duty vs. friendship theme
Someone is forced to choose between following their duty, and helping a friend.
Examples
In tos1x13 "The Galileo Seven", Captain Kirk was torn between his duty to the Federation to deliver medicine on the one hand, and his duty to continue his search for Spock on the other.
39 total · 3 choice · 23 major · 13 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ds96x15 | choice | Miles torn over whether or not to follow Federation orders and betray Liam Bilby |
| tos1x15 | choice | Spock :: Spock |
| voy7x24 | choice | The Doctor must decide whether to obey Janeway's orders or save her life |
| bbf1x11 | major | Should Sinclair help his friend Garibaldi while he was on the run from the law or turn him in to Earthforce Security forces. |
| bbf3x08 | major | Zack was torn between Nightwatch and friends on Babylon 5 |
| ds91x06 | major | Miles skirting orders to help Tosk escape hunters |
| ds92x20 | major | Benjamin refused to support his old friend Calvin Hudson in joining the Maquis cause |
| ds92x21 | major | Benjamin refused to support his old friend Calvin Hudson in joining the Maquis cause |
| ds93x21 | major | Garak had to choose between torturing Odo and disobeying his mentor Tain |
| ds93x24 | major | Kira with having to convince her old friends to return the soil reclamators to the Bajoran government |