sacrifice for one's beliefs theme
A character does a self-sacrificial thing for the sake of a cause, or idea, they believe in.
29 total · 8 choice · 19 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| bbf1x20 | choice | Zathras gave his life to be remembered for bringing peace to the galaxy. |
| ds96x02 | choice | Jem'Hadar went to their deaths willingly; Bajoran mystic hanged herself in protest |
| ent2x19 | choice | Archer risked getting into a conflict with the Klingon Empire by aiding the Arin'Sen refugees. Archer's lawyer Kolos took risks for Archer at his tribunal, and choose to stay in the mines in order to reform society in the end. |
| movie: 12 Angry Men (1957) | choice | especilly juror 9 stood up alone against immense peer pressure, for his belief in justice |
| movie: Scent of a Woman (1992) | choice | Charlie was willing to risk his own life to stop Frank's suicide; Charlie also was willing to give up all his career prospects by not snitching on his classmates |
| movie: The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) | choice | in th end Joan went willingly to her own burning rather than forswear her king and faith |
| play: Julius Caesar (1599) | choice | Brutus and his co-conspirators risked everything for the sake of their Republican ideals, and in the end paid with their lives |
| tng7x09 | choice | Serova :: Serova killed herself to prove warp drive was destroying the fabric of space |
| bbf2x14 | major | Lennier did some kind of self sacrifice at the end |
| bbf2x18 | major | Delenn and Lenar took a great risk in going to aid the Markab in their isolation |