the life of a loved one vs. the lives of many theme
A character must choose between the life and/or well being of a loved one on one hand, and the lives and/or well being of a group of other people on the other.
Examples
Captain Picard was in a crux when Natasha Yar got abducted by ebony skinned aliens who held a desperately needed vaccine in tng1x04 "Code of Honor".
11 total · 2 choice · 5 major · 4 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tos1x28 | choice | Kirk :: let Edith die or not |
| voy5x20 | choice | Janeway could save Voyager by sending Seven to join the Think Tank aliens |
| ds93x19 | major | Benjamin may have had to kill Jennifer (mirror) in order to save the other rebels |
| ent4x05 | major | Should Jeremy Lucas release the codes to Arik Soong to save his friend from an excruciating death? |
| ent4x10 | major | Should Archer allow Emory Erickson to continue his efforts to rescue his son from another dimension at the risk of losing more of the crew? |
| ent4x21 | major | Tucker was coerced into helping the mad terrorist with threats towards himself and T'Pol. |
| tng1x04 | major | Picard :: Picard chooses whether to allow Tasha to fight |
| ds93x09 | minor | Benjamin negotiated to have Tom Riker handed over to Cardassian custody in return for saving the Defiant and its crew |
| ent3x16 | minor | Phlox refused imaginary T'Pol's request to wake up Tucker so that he could give his live to save Enterprise from destruction, but lose his life in the process. |
| movie: Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla (1974) | minor | Should Professor Miyajima agree to the spaceman's demand to repair Mechagodzilla in exchange for them sparing the life of his daughter Ikuko? |