religious fervor theme

A character exhibits an obsessive enthusiasm related to their religion.

Examples

Worf encountered zealous Klingons who resurrected their Messiah in tng6x23 "Rightful Heir".

12 total · 6 major · 6 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ent3x12 major A group of Triannons were on a pilgrimage to venerate Xindi spheres.
movie: Empire of Ash (1988) major Shepherd was a religious fanatic who led a band of loyal followers.
movie: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) major Sybok went on an insane quest to the center of the galaxy to find God.
movie: Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008) major The Federation icon Omar Anoke became a religious fanatic and started worshiping the bug god, Behemecoytal, whom he considered to be the one true God. The film concluded with the devout Christian Holly Little preaching to a crowd of bug hating Federation citizens.
movie: The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) major Much was made of the Necromongers being religious fanatics that were going around the universe forcing people to convert to their religion or else be put to the sword.
tng6x23 major Klingon priests
bbf3x02 minor there were zealous space monks of various species
ldr2019e4x06 minor The Lupo exhibited extraordinary zeal when they traveled across the galaxy to wreak havoc upon Earth in the name of their Messiah, a dolphin dubbed "Blackfin".
movie: Riddick (2013) minor The preacher Luna was regarded as something of a religious nutjob by his comrades.
movie: Through a Glass Darkly (1961) minor Karin's visions made her excessively religious.