coping with the defeat of one's people theme
A character deals with the news that their country, or suchlike faction, has suffered a major setback, up to and including a total wipeout. The setback is typically military in nature and of such a scale that, at minimum, it can be said to hurt the national pride.
10 total · 1 choice · 7 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| voy4x26 | choice | Arturis' people assimilated by the Borg |
| bbf3x17 | major | Emperor Londo was distraught |
| ds96x01 | major | seventh fleet had been wiped out and things were grim on space station |
| ic1976e03 | major | Augustus, Tiberius, Germanicus and others were devastated to hear that the 17th, 18th, and 19th legions had been wiped out to the man. Thereafter, Augustus became preoccupied with taking retribution on and recovering his precious eagles. |
| movie: Gone with the Wind (1939) | major | The story shows various people of the Confederate South dealing with the realization that the Yankees had won. |
| play: Henry VI Part 2 (1594) | major | the English were angry at having lost territory and being driven out of France |
| voy4x15 | major | The Maquis and B'Elanna in particular |
| voy5x03 | major | B'Elanna |
| ldr2019e4x04 | minor | Croak very nearly croaked as his gang, the Soooooots, had been wiped out by the 400 baby-shaped gargantuans. |
| play: Henry VI Part I (1592) | minor | the English lamented losing territory in France and being forced to a shameful peace |