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thatother1dude Ready to see true darkness from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#1: Mar 17th 2011 at 11:12:43 PM

These are essentially two different tropes:

  • Killing a superhumanly powerful medic only loyal to one side as a valid tactic, as described in the body of the page and demonstrated by the picture. Mostly found in but not exclusive to video games.
  • The war crime of killing realistically-powerful non-combatant medics.

The former should probably stay on this page, but the latter should probably be move to a new page under a new name.

edited 17th Mar '11 11:12:59 PM by thatother1dude

troacctid "µ." from California Since: Apr, 2010
#2: Mar 17th 2011 at 11:15:07 PM

The latter is Square Peg Round Trope, so yeah, it doesn't belong here.

Rhymes with "Protracted."
Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
thatother1dude Ready to see true darkness from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Ready to see true darkness
#4: Mar 18th 2011 at 8:24:42 AM

[up]Yes, that is one of the rules mentioned, but we don't have a page for examples in fiction of it being broken.

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#5: Mar 18th 2011 at 8:31:14 AM

We probably should have a page for War Crimes or whatever.

Somebody want to YKTTW that?

edited 18th Mar '11 8:31:29 AM by Deboss

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nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#6: Mar 18th 2011 at 1:20:02 PM

Well, we do have Obligatory War Crime Scene, but that's specifically for when the good guys commit one to show that War Is Hell.

thatother1dude Ready to see true darkness from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Ready to see true darkness
#7: Mar 18th 2011 at 4:51:38 PM

[up]Although people keep putting in examples from both sides.

edited 18th Mar '11 4:51:47 PM by thatother1dude

Leaper Since: May, 2009
#8: Jun 28th 2011 at 11:33:09 PM

Came across this at random.

So... is the work done here?

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