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
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |