History Main / WoundedGazelleWarcry

* In ''Series/{{Attila}}'', a royal Roman lady gets imprisoned in a monastery. Wanting to flee this fate, she sends a letter to UsefulNotes/AttilaTheHun, who gladly acts like he's under TheDulcineaEffect and invades the Roman empire for her sake. Attila and the lady are both portrayed as down-to-earth politicians who know exactly what they are doing. She needs freedom, he needs an excuse to invade the empire, and they could both use the good PR of an epic romantic tale for the masses to admire.

* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'''s backstory has this happen in the finale of the Battle of Terra. The Emperor is unwilling to hurt Horus because he's his favorite son, and still [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight believes that he can be redeemed from what he's done.]] Horus rips off one of his arms and severely injures him, after already killing one of his "brothers", the primarch Sanguinius. One Imperium soldier (an ordinary human, temporarily retconned as one of the Emperor's bodyguards) tries to save the Emperor by attacking Horus, only to be obliterated with a glance. The Emperor takes this to mean that Horus is too far gone and destroys Horus' body, mind, and ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill soul.]]''

* Backfires in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure''. Learning that Greymon's digievolution is powered by his courage, an impatient Tai attempts to force it by jumping in front an enemy attack. Since this is [[StupidSacrifice less "courageous"]] and more TooDumbToLive, the digievolution is distorted and Greymon becomes the evil [=SkullGreymon=].

* The death of [[spoiler: Agent Coulson]] at Loki's hand in ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' rallies the heroes to stop their in-fighting and work as a team to ''avenge'' him. After Nick Fury shows them a blood spattered TragicKeepsake and the heroes rush off to save the day, another agent points out how Fury invoked this trope with some FridgeLogic about how the departed comrade never kept that keepsake on his person so Fury must have taken it from his locker and put the blood on there intentionally.

* ''Hel'' has the song ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLkSf6rQgSc Mörker,]]'' an inspirational sermon about how the protagonist lacks the strength, goodness, bravery, honesty, selflessness and overall mental health she would need to save the world alone. So we all have to unite and to it together instead. Would make a good page quote if the song was in English.

* The British celtic queen Boudica used her abuse at the hands of the occupying Romans (she was flogged, her daughters raped) to rally the Iceni in a revolt.

The role of the [[DistressedDamsel helpless innocent victim]] is hard to combine with taking drastic action yourself. But it can be the perfect role if your goal is to let ''others'' take action: Your plight may give them the adrenaline rush, social justification, or whatever they need to take action and strike down your foes.

Compare and contrast WoundedGazelleGambit: The similarity is that in both tropes, a person uses the role of victimhood to his or her own advantage. The difference is that in the gambit they're manipulating someone to take their side (which may or may not be for the benefit of the manipulated -- usually not), while in this trope they're {{empower|ment}}ing a person or group for their mutual benefit. Also, the gambit always uses a false victimhood, while the warcry does not have to contain any deceit. On the contrary, a real plight is a better weapon than a pretended one. However, the character might blur the line between self-sacrifice and victimhood, putting themself in harm's way so their allies can get the chance to rescue them or avenge them. If such a step is taken for nothing, it might make them a MartyrWithoutACause.

Depending on the setting, this warcry either can be used by individuals and groups regardless of gender or it is restricted to AlwaysFemale. Or it's somewhere in between. In a patriarchal (male-dominated) society, it becomes easier for women to use this warcry while making it harder for them to wield power in other ways. In a setting where MenAreTheExpendableGender, it's very hard for a man to use this warcry.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk1996'': A non-battle example in "Innocent Blood." Hulk was trapped under rubble, turning back into Bruce Banner, and affected by a faulty tranquilizer, which would kill him if he returned to human form before it wore off. To make him turn into the Hulk and save himself, Rick Jones pretended to be hurt and called for help.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk'': A non-battle example in "Innocent Blood." Hulk was trapped under rubble, turning back into Bruce Banner, and affected by a faulty tranquilizer, which would kill him if he returned to human form before it wore off. To make him turn into the Hulk and save himself, Rick Jones pretended to be hurt and called for help.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Exiern}}'', Mira [[http://www.exiern.com/?p=1304 saves her boyfriend Ctyx by letting him save her]]. A big scary guard is threatening to kill him, but his fear does not trigger his SuperpoweredEvilSide. And thus she draws the guard's attention to herself, sobbing for mercy and everything - turning Ctyx's fear into the rage he need to activate his powers.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlack'': The Series, J is trapped in a LotusEaterMachine and L enters his mind to bring him back to reality. He resists her attempts to snap him out of it, so she lets herself get mortally wounded, telling him that unless he wakes up, she will die in reality as YourMindMakesItReal.

* This tactic is frequently used by members of various minority groups that are known to have been victims of severe persecution in the past, to rally sympathy and support or deflect criticism even when it's deserved. [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Let's not go into any specifics, please.]]

* This tactic is frequently used by members of various minority groups that are known to have been victims of severe persecution in the past, to rally sympathy and support or deflect criticism even when it's deserved. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Let's not go into any specifics, please.]]

* ''Hel'' has the song ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLkSf6rQgSc Mörker]]'', an inspirational sermon about how the protagonist lacks the strength, goodness, bravery, honesty, selflessness and overall mental health she would need to save the world alone. So we all have to unite and to it together instead. Would make a good page quote if the song was in English.

* In an {{early|InstallmentWeirdness}} chapter of Manga/YuGiOh, Anzu deliberately endangers herself in order to lure Yugi's alter ego [[LovesMyAlterEgo who she has a crush on into coming out]].

* In ''Series/{{Attila}}'', a royal Roman lady gets imprisoned in a monastery. Wanting to flee this fate, she sends a letter to UsefulNotes/AttilaTheHun, who gladly takes on the role of RomanticHero and invades the Roman empire for her sake. Attila and the lady are both portrayed as down-to-earth politicians who know exactly what they are doing. She needs freedom, he needs an excuse to invade the empire, and they could both use the good PR of an epic romantic tale for the masses to admire.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'''s backstory has this happen in the finale of the Battle of Terra. The Emperor is unwilling to hurt Horus because he's his favorite son, and still [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight believes that he can be redeemed from what he's done.]] Horus rips off one of his arms and severely injures him, after already killing one of his "brothers", the primarch Sanguinius. One Imperium soldier (an ordinary human, temporarily retconned as one of the Emperor's bodyguards) tries to save the Emperor by attacking Horus, only to be obliterated with a glance. The Emperor takes this to mean that Horus is too far gone and destroys Horus' body, mind, and ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill soul.]]''

* In ''Series/{{Attila}}'', a royal Roman lady gets imprisoned in a monastery. Wanting to flee this fate, she sends a letter to AttilaTheHun, who gladly takes on the role of RomanticHero and invades the Roman empire for her sake. Attila and the lady are both portrayed as down-to-earth politicians who know exactly what they are doing. She needs freedom, he needs an excuse to invade the empire, and they could both use the good PR of an epic romantic tale for the masses to admire.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' episode "Michaelangelo Meets Bugman Again", the [[VillainOfTheWeek villain of the week]], the Swatter, an obvious ripoff of the Shredder, is causing destruction all over the city with his remote-controlled termites, and Michaelangelo tries to get Brick Bradley angry at the idea of April being in danger, which almost works, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero only for her to show up just in time before he can transform into Bugman]], but then [[HypocriticalHumor he gets angry anyway after she insults him for his white loincloth that is supposed to represent the ability to have inner peace]], and then he transforms into Bugman.

* This tactic is frequently used by various minority groups that are known to have been victims of severe persecution in the past, to rally sympathy and support or deflect criticism even when it's deserved. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Let's not go into any specifics, please.]]

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk'' had Bruce Banner trapped under a pile of rubble and starting to die from a faulty tranquilizer. To make him turn into the Hulk and save himself, one of his friends pretends to be in danger.

* In ''Film/{{Attila}}'', a royal Roman lady gets imprisoned in a monastery. Wanting to flee this fate, she sends a letter to AttilaTheHun, who gladly takes on the role of RomanticHero and invades the Roman empire for her sake. Attila and the lady are both portrayed as down-to-earth politicians who know exactly what they are doing. She needs freedom, he needs an excuse to invade the empire, and they could both use the good PR of an epic romantic tale for the masses to admire.

* In ''Attila'', a royal Roman lady gets imprisoned in a monastery. Wanting to flee this fate, she sends a letter to AttilaTheHun, who gladly takes on the role of RomanticHero and invades the Roman empire for her sake. Attila and the lady are both portrayed as down-to-earth politicians who know exactly what they are doing. She needs freedom, he needs an excuse to invade the empire, and they could both use the good PR of an epic romantic tale for the masses to admire.

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* In ''Attila'', a royal Roman lady gets imprisoned in a monastery. Wanting to flee this fate, she sends a letter to AttilaTheHun, who gladly takes on the role of RomanticHero and invades the Roman empire for her sake. Attila and the lady are both portrayed as down-to-earth politicians who know exactly what they are doing. She needs freedom, he needs an excuse to invade the empire, and they could both use the good PR of an epic romantic tale for the masses to admire.

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* ''Hel'' has the song ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLkSf6rQgSc Mörker]]'', an inspirational sermon about how the protagonist lacks the strength, goodness, bravery, honesty, selflessness and overall mental health she would need to save the world alone. So we all have to unite and to it together instead. Would make a good page quote if the song was in English.

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* The death of [[spoiler: Agent Coulson]] at Loki's hand in ''Film/TheAvengers'' rallies the heroes to stop their in-fighting and work as a team to ''avenge'' him. After Nick Fury shows them a blood spattered TragicKeepsake and the heroes rush off to save the day, another agent points out how Fury invoked this trope with some FridgeLogic about how the departed comrade never kept that keepsake on his person so Fury must have taken it from his locker and put the blood on there intentionally.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' episode "Michaelangelo Meets Bugman Again", the [[VillainOfTheWeek villain of the week]], the Swatter, an obvious ripoff of the Shredder, is causing destruction all over the city with his remote-controlled termites, and Michaelangelo tries to get Brick Bradley angry at the idea of April being in danger, which almost works, only for her to show up just in time before he can transform into Bugman, but then [[HypocriticalHumor he gets angry anyway when she insults him for his white loincloth that is supposed to represent the ability to have inner peace]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' episode "Michaelangelo Meets Bugman Again", the [[VillainOfTheWeek]], the Swatter, an obvious ripoff of the Shredder, is causing destruction all over the city with his remote-controlled termites, and Michaelangelo tries to get Brick Bradley angry at the idea of April being in danger, which almost works, only for her to show up just in time before he can transform into Bugman, but then [[HypocriticalHumor he gets angry anyway when she insults him for his white loincloth that is supposed to represent the ability to have inner peace]].

* In "WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles" episode "Michaelangelo Meets Bugman Again", the [[VillainOfTheWeek]], the Swatter, an obvious ripoff of the Shredder, is causing destruction all over the city with his remote-controlled termites, and Michaelangelo tries to get Brick Bradley angry at the idea of April being in danger, which almost works, only for her to show up just in time before he can transform into Bugman, but then [[HypocriticalHumor he gets angry anyway when she insults him for his white loincloth that is supposed to represent the ability to have inner peace]].