Let That Be Your Last Battlefield story
The Enterprise picks up the last two survivors of a war-torn planet who are still committed to destroying each other aboard the ship.
32 total · 4 choice · 11 major · 17 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ethnic hatred | choice | Left-Cheronians and Right-Cheronians |
| racism in society | choice | Bele, who was black on the right side and white on the left, was of the view that Lokai and his people, who were colored in a reverse manner, were incapable of self-discipline, making a negotiated peace between their peoples impossible. Lokai held similar views of Bele and his people, and these prejudices and antagonisms were central to the unfolding of the story. |
| the desire for vengeance | choice | Bele, Lokai :: Bele and Lokai for one another |
| war of mutual annihilation | choice | hate and racism led to ultimate war |
| alternate points of view | major | Bele and Lokai |
| biologically distinguished being | major | The Cheron aliens were bilaterally colored with some being black on the right side and white on the left, and other vice versa. |
| fortitude | major | Bele :: Bele hunting for 50,000 years |
| hatred | major | Bele, Lokai :: Lokai and Bele mutual |
| interfactional mediation | major | Kirk between Bele and Lokai |
| lesson in humility | major | Bele, Lokai :: Bele and Lokai |