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

StoryLevelMotivation
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