political assassination theme

An individual or faction uses the targeted killing of important people for the purpose of military and political advantage.

Examples

A traitorous Klingon conspired with the Romulans to brainwash Geordi into assassinating another Klingon and frame the Federation in tng4x24 "The Mind's Eye".

45 total · 2 choice · 24 major · 19 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
bbf2x06 choice an assassin worked to prevent independence
movie: The Conformist (1970) choice Marcello was ordered to kill an anti-fascist hiding in Paris
ahp2x17 major Richard murdered Martin's competitor for the governor post.
bbf2x09 major G'Kar plotted, some Centauri actually did assassinate
bbf2x13 major professor would have been assassinated
bbf5x01 major there was a long list of assassinations quoted
ds93x20 major Obsidian Order Cardassians plotted to assassinate Garak and others
ic1976e09 major Cassius and his fellow conspirators successfully carried out a plan to assassinate Caligula.
movie: All the King's Men (1949) major The story culminated with Governor Willie Stark getting assassinated by a disgruntled former supporter outside the statehouse amid the chaos following his acquittal on an impeachment charge.
movie: Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993) major The plot centered on an attempted to assassinate Ambassador Kosh.