the desire for professional success theme
A character seeks ever further promotion, influence, recognition, rank, or salary etc. in their chosen line of work. Usually they want career advancement.
95 total · 13 choice · 44 major · 38 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahh2x02 | choice | Larry's ambition in life, perhaps owing to his destitute childhood, was to become a movie star, and he wasn't above using people to his ends to get there. |
| ahp3x13 | choice | Warren and his wife were both desperate to advance Warren's career, to the point of murder. |
| ahp5x24 | choice | Jimmy was not above exploiting what turned out to be his mother's own death to advance his career in Hollywood. |
| columbo1971e2x06 | choice | Dr. Mayfield tried to commit murder because he wanted to advance his career more quickly. He wanted to announce success in his research project, but Dr. Hiedemann stood in the way. |
| columbo1971e9x03 | choice | Oscar Finch wanted a high-profile position in Governor Montgomery's future administration, and murdered Frank Staplin whose blackmailing threatened those designs. The Congressman Paul Mackey had designs on the White House. |
| ds93x14 | choice | Nog wished to pursue a career in Starfleet so he wouldn't end up wasting his talent working in a bar like his father |
| tftc1989e4x05 | choice | The story follows the aging model Helen as she resorts to murder in a last ditched effort to jump start her career. |
| tng3x26 | choice | Shelby :: Riker lacked and Shelby had in abundance |
| tng6x24 | choice | Thomas Riker :: Tom lost 10 years on the planet and was eager to catch up while Riker had forsaken the love of his life |
| tng7x15 | choice | Sito Jaxa, Sam Lavelle, Taurik :: Junior officers |