power corrupts theme
Someone who was decent gains power and because of the power becomes nasty.
21 total · 7 choice · 6 major · 8 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ds94x09 | choice | Kor and Work became drunk on the thoughts of the power that would come from ruling the Klingon Empire |
| movie: All the King's Men (1949) | choice | Willie Stark started out as an idealistic, morally upright, campaigner for the people. When he realized that he was being outmaneuvered by his unscrupulous political adversaries he decided to become more Machiavellian himself. He became a populist, and was soon elected governor. However, as time went on it became evermore obvious that he was using blackmail, pork-barrel dealings, hired goons and suchlike dirty and corrupt tricks. |
| tng1x10 | choice | Riker utterly corrupted by Q |
| tos1x01 | choice | Gary Mitchell :: Gary is a textbook example |
| tos1x07 | choice | Charlie Evans :: superpowers turns Charlie into spoiled brat |
| tos2x22 | choice | Henoch :: Henoch but not Sargon |
| tos3x12 | choice | power corrupted Parmen among other Platonians |
| ic1976e06 | major | Tiberius became exceedingly decadent as emperor, going so far as to have had a wild sex party in the palace. |
| movie: Algol: Tragedy of Power (1920) | major | Robert Herne is so corrupted by power that he refuses to give the perpetual energy machine for to the people for the betterment of humanity |
| movie: Throne of Blood (1957) | major | as Washizu rose in rank we saw him become even more cruel, suspicious, and erratic |