respect for an enemy theme

A character exhibits feelings of admiration toward an enemy owing to their abilities or achievements.

16 total · 6 major · 10 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ds94x05 major Kira develops respect for Dukat and vice versa
ldr2019e3x07 major After watching the intelligent rats struggle bravely against the killbot, Mason came to admire their cause. He commiserated with the intelligent rats after watched them mourn their fallen comrades.
movie: Heat (1995) major story came back to how Neil and Vincent came to appreciate each other's situation and intelligence - in the end the clasped hands
movie: Riddick (2013) major Riddick and his pursuer Colonel Johns came to respect one another over the course of the story. At the film's conclusion, Riddick praised Johns for being a better man than Johns' cowardly son before flying off into deep space.
pieceofcake1988e1x03 major The story made a recurring point about the English pilots respecting their German counterparts: The English admired the daring taunt of the German pilot who had tossed a chamber pot on their airfield. One of the English spoke respectfully to a befuddled lone German survivor from the bomber they had shot down. The aforementioned chamber pot was tossed around at the headquarters and evidently kept as a curiosity of some interest.
tos1x08 major Kirk/unnamed Romulan commander of tos1x08 :: Kirk at Romulan commander and vice versa
bbf1x17 minor Sinclair and Neroon came to respect one another.
bbf4x15 minor Londo and G'Kar
ds92x21 minor Benjamin for Dukat and vice versa
ds95x15 minor Jem'Hadar warrior refused to kill Worf in fight to the death out of respect for Worf's never quit attitude