the desire for glory theme

A character wants nothing better than to become famous for great and grand achievements such as the vanquishing of foes.

23 total · 4 choice · 10 major · 9 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
bbf1x14 choice Walker Smith sought glory and prestige in the ring.
ds94x09 choice Kor boasted that statues of him would be erected and songs about him would be sung upon returning to homeworld with the Sword of Khaless
movie: Lawrence of Arabia (1962) choice Lawrence wanted to be a prophet of war or something
tas1x16 choice Tchar :: Tchar
as1985e2x10 major Elma's one purpose in life, besides making money, was to win the Yarborough County pumpkin-growing contest. She had tried and failed every year for the past two decades.
bbf1x13 major Lord Kiro wanted the Eye for the glory that it brought. Londo wanted to the Centauri to return to their former state of glory and power in the galaxy.
ds92x19 major Klingons sought death in battle and reminisced about past glories
ds94x01/02 major Martok sought glory in battle over the Cardassians and Dominion
ds95x15 major Vorta explained how Worf was motivated to fight to the death by archaic longing for honor
ds97x21 major Gowron assumed direct command of Klingon forces so that he would get the glory that came from victory over the Dominion.