ruthlessness theme

A character pursues their objectives without taking pity on others.

Examples

Arctus Baran used pain implants to control the crew of his mercenary vessel in tng7x04 "The Gambit, Part I" and tng7x05 "The Gambit, Part II".

103 total · 2 choice · 32 major · 69 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ent4x18 choice The mirror universe Enterprise crew were ruthless and sadistic.
ent4x19 choice The mirror universe Enterprise crew were ruthless and sadistic. Archer killed, tortured, and assassinated in effort to become the new Terran emperor.
ahp2x08 major The callous businessman Mr. Brenner had no compunctions about throwing two old ladies out of their home, while each of the two old ladies resorted to cold blooded tactics in order to keep the place.
ahp2x29 major Mr. Williams was a pointedly ruthless crime boss: in particular, he was not much in the habit of having his subordinates second chances. He took a perverted pleasure in ordering a young protégé to kill the protégé's own beloved girlfriend.
ds92x23 major mirror Kira; mirror Odo in running the mines
ds96x02 major Keevas ruthlessly sent the Jem'Hadar soldiers to their deaths
ent4x04 major Malik was ruthless in his leadership of the Augments.
ent4x05 major Malik was ruthless in his leadership of the Augments.
ent4x06 major Malik was ruthless in his leadership of the Augments.
ent4x15 major Klingons were conspicuously ruthless in killing their own people.