what if the fate of the world was in my hands theme

We imagine what it would be like if we were in a situation where our choice of action would have a direct and profound impact on the populated world. For example, this would apply if we were the only one present to stop a super- villain from destroying Earth.

37 total · 5 choice · 32 major

Story	Level	Motivation
blackmirror6x05	choice	The demon Gaap declared that the end of the world would take place in three days, should Nida fail to ritually sacrifice three people within that time frame.
movie: Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)	choice	It was up to at ordinary California married couple of twenty years to prevent Emperor Tod Spengo from blowing up the Earth with his "Super Death Ray Laser".
movie: Titan AE (2000)	choice	It was up to a mysterious map possessing Cale, and to a lesser extent Akima, to save humanity from the genocidal Drej aliens. In the end they succeeded in vanquishing the Drej and creating a new Earth - the original Earth had been destroyed in a Drej attack.
tz1985e3x01	choice	We learned that Uncle Edgar was singlehandedly to thank for keeping the world from going "poof".
tz2002e1x42	choice	Five college students came to think that it was up to them to make the sun reappear in the sky before the Earth froze solid.
as1985e2x21	major	A sentient plant-like alien known as "Cabbage Man" threatened to destroy the Earth if the Miss Stardust beauty pageant doesn't allow contestants from other worlds to compete. It fell on Joe Willoughby, a middling public relations man, to pull the necessary strings to allow such contestants to participate.
futurama4x10	major	It was revealed to Fry that only he could stop the flying brains from destroying the universe.
ldr2019e4x10	major	Jeffory and his fellow stray cats took it upon themselves to thwart Satan in his attempt to coerced an insane poet into writing a poem that would destroy the world. Although their main motive may have been to protect own possession, the poet, rather than altruism.
movie: 2067 (2020)	major	It was up to Ethan to travel 407 years into the future to find a cure for a strange sickness that was going to wipe out humanity.
movie: Armageddon (1998)	major	It was up to Harry Stamper's close-knit team of oil well drillers to stop a gigantic asteroid on a collision course with Earth.