magnanimity in victory theme
Someone is forgiving to a rival they have bested.
Examples
Riker graciously declined Portal 6-3's offer to destroy a party of conniving Ferengi in tng1x05 "The Last Outpost".
11 total · 1 major · 10 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tos1x19 | major | Captain Kirk let his Federation outpost destroying Gorn counterpart live after besting him in an epic, one on one battle of brains versus brawn on some uncharted planet. |
| ent2x24 | minor | A.G. Robinson humbly accepted being selected to pilot an historic test flight over his competitor Archer. |
| play: Henry IV Part 2 (1599) | minor | especially Lord Chief Justice expected the newly anointed King Henry V to wreck petty vengeance, but Henry V surprised everyone by showing a dignified magnanimity |
| tng1x05 | minor | Riker refrained from having the Ferengi destroyed by the Delphi Ardu star system guardian. |
| tng1x19 | minor | Mordock, upon being awarded entry into Starfleet Academy over Wesley, argued that it should be Wesley who gets the nod on account that Wesley had lost points because he's helped Mordock. |
| tng5x01 | minor | Worf refused to kill the young usurper to the Klingon chancellorship when the rightful chancellor commanded him to do so. |
| tos1x02 | minor | Captain Kirk took a conciliatory tone with First Federation starship captain Balok after snatching victory from the jaws of defeat at the hands of Balok. |
| tos1x24 | minor | Captain Kirk dropped all charges against Khan without being obligated to do so after retaking the Enterprise from Khan's control. |
| tos3x01 | minor | Captain Kirk refrained himself from killing the Earps after he and his landing party members bested the Earps in a barnyard showdown. |
| tos3x12 | minor | Captain Kirk refrained from exacting vengeance on Parmen once he got the upper hand. |