coping with losing a special ability theme
A character had an ability that made them somewhat special but then looses that ability and must cope with the associated feelings and potential loss of status.
Examples
In tng4x10 "The Loss" Counselor Deanna Troi looses her emphatic/telepathic powers and can no longer sense minds and emotions. Frustrated by this comparative handicap in her work and with a feeling that she has become useless to her fellow crew-members, she becomes distraught and attempts to resign.
3 total · 1 choice · 1 major · 1 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tng4x10 | choice | Troi struggled to continue serving as the ship counsellor after losing her empathic powers. The 2D beings lacked a third dimension. |
| tng3x13 | major | Q struggled to adjust to life after having been stripped of his godlike powers. |
| tng6x07 | minor | It became painfully obvious to Picard that he could no longer function as ship captain after his body was reduced to that of 12-year-old child in a transporter mishap. |