sacrificing a friend to save one's self theme
A character must choose whether to accept their own demise, typically death or capture, or whether to callously sacrifice a friend to save themself.
Examples
Captain Kirk decided to maroon his old friend Gary on an uninhabited planet after Gary developed dangerous psychic abilities in tos1x01 "Where No Man Has Gone Before".
3 total · 1 choice · 2 major
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tz2002e1x42 | choice | Five college students deliberated whom of them should be sacrificed to countermand an ancient Aztec curse. |
| movie: The Land Unknown (1957) | major | Should the three men stranded in the Antarctic jungle leave Margaret Hathaway behind with the demented Dr. Carl Hunter in exchange for being given a means of escape? |
| tos1x01 | major | Kirk :: Kirk decides to maroon Gary |