Lucky 13 story
After two crews on the Dropship #13-02313 are lost, other Marines become superstitious and give the unlucky ship to rookie Lt. "Cutter" Colby. Cutter flies twenty missions without casualty; under her charge, the ship is renowned as "Lucky 13". Cutter, loyal to her craft, passes up upgrading to newer models. On its last mission 13 is shot down, but all its occupants survive. The troops evacuate as Cutter occupies enemy combatants; when overwhelmed, Cutter sets 13 to self-destruct to kill as many enemy troops as it can. After reaching the trench, Cutter watches as the ship does not detonate until enemy troops take over, where 13 takes them all down with her. Cutter is awarded numerous medals and a cutting-edge new ship, but she longs for one more mission with Lucky 13. Cast: Samira Wiley, Daisuke Tsuji, Nestor Serrano, Stanton Lee, Noshir Dalal, Jeffrey Pierce, David Paladino, Jeff Schine, Melissa Sturm Directed by: Jerome Chen. Story by: Marko Kloos.
5 total · 2 choice · 2 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| crew's attachment to their ship | choice | Cutter formed a special attachment to the Lucky 13 troop transport aircraft. She declined switching to a better craft when given the opportunity, and later got a gaudy "Lucky 13" tattoo on her forearm. In the end, after the ship had been destroyed she longed fly just one more mission with it. |
| reliable streak of luck | choice | Cutter flew twenty missions without casualty; under her charge, the ship became renowned as "Lucky 13". |
| military related work | major | The story follows a rookie U.S. Marine, Lt. "Cutter" Colby, as she and her comrades engaged hostile enemy forces. |
| sacrifice to defeat an enemy | major | Cutter sacrificed her beloved ship to defeat the enemy, in the end. |
| bad luck signs | minor | After two crews on the Dropship #13-02313 were lost, other Marines become superstitious and gave the unlucky ship "13" to rookie Lt. "Cutter" Colby. |