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* In ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' this is often averted as dialogue options in the main storylines occasionally allow you to make preemptive attacks on enemies. PlayedStraight in the BountyHunter Hoth arc however, as the player is sent after an infamous Trandoshan {{Space Pirate|s}}. When they first meet him, he declares the player NotWorthKilling and just casually walks past them while siccing his {{mooks}} on them, and the player just ''stands there and lets him walk'', [[{{Padding}} dragging what should've been a ten-minute quest out for hours]] on [[ThatOneLevel one of the game's most hated planets]].

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* In ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' this ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'':
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is often averted as dialogue options in the main storylines occasionally allow you to make preemptive attacks on enemies. PlayedStraight in the BountyHunter Hoth arc however, as the player is sent after an infamous Trandoshan {{Space Pirate|s}}. When they first meet him, he declares the player NotWorthKilling and just casually walks past them while siccing his {{mooks}} on them, and the player just ''stands there and lets him walk'', [[{{Padding}} dragging what should've been a ten-minute quest out for hours]] on [[ThatOneLevel one of the game's most hated planets]].planets]].
** In TheEmpire's version of the ''Onslaught'' expansion, you defeat Jedi Master Leeha Narezz and have her at your mercy. If you opt to finish her off, for no reason your ally Darth Krovos stops you from taking the two seconds and makes you wait for [[CollapsingLair the temple to start collapsing]]. If you try again during the cutscene as you're making your escape, she manages to evade your attacks and pull a VillainExitStageLeft.

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