History Main / AttackOnOneIsAnAttackOnAll

* ''Series/BabylonFive'': In the prequel ''[[Recap/BabylonFiveFilm01InTheBeginning In The Beginning]]'', The disastrous first contact event that results in a Human attack on a Minbari fleet which kills their leader Dukhat is taken as an assault on the entire Minbari race and they embark on a genocidal holy war of revenge.

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* ''Film/CrimsonTide'': Rebel leader Radchenko tells the world that as president, he will kill ten thousand citizens of any nation who kills one Russian citizen.
* ''{{Film/Thor}}'': After the frost giant attack on Asgard's treasure room that was easily repelled by the Destroyer, Thor calls it a declaration of War against Asgard while Odin dismisses it as the rash actions of a few individuals who paid for it with their lives.
* ''{{Film/Watchmen}}'': Rorschach says that the murder of the Comedian is an attack on all costumed vigilantes, retired or otherwise.
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In the episode ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E8ColdWar Cold War]]'', the Doctor remarks that this is the Martian warrior code and the Ice Warrior general Skaldak later echoes the same. Skaldak sees his capture and imprisonment on the Russian submarine as an attack on the entire Ice Warrior race, and so intends to annihilate humanity as retribution.
* ''Series/BabylonFive'': In the prequel ''[[Recap/BabylonFiveFilm01InTheBeginning In The Beginning]]'', The disastrous first contact event that results in a Human attack on a Minbari fleet which kills their leader Dukhat is taken as an assault on the entire Minbari race and they embark on a genocidal holy war of revenge.
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* A heroic example in the ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourWorldsGreatestHeroes'' episode "[[Recap/FantasticFourWorldsGreatestHeroesDoomsday Doomsday]]"; when ComicBook/DrDoom attacks Reed, the other three attack him.
-->'''Ben''': If you attack one of us, Doom...you attack all of us.
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An extreme form of SpeciesLoyalty, this can be a product of BlueAndOrangeMorality, an AbsoluteXenophobe or [[TheParanoiac Paranoid]] mentality, or a convenient excuse made by a BloodKnight to declare war. RationalizingTheOverkill as a necessary duty to protect the whole is quite common and can lead to a GuiltFreeExterminationWar. Sometimes said group considers their code of conduct as TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies and will have no qualms about harming the individuals of their neighbors, often due to MoralMyopia, a LackOfEmpathy for outsiders, or [[MightMakesRight confidence in their superior strength]].

While this reaction has elements of DisproportionateRetribution, MisplacedRetribution and RevengeByProxy, the intention is usually self-defense through war and genocide rather than revenge.

An extreme form of SpeciesLoyalty, this can be a product of BlueAndOrangeMorality, an AbsoluteXenophobe or [[TheParanoiac Paranoid]] mentality, or a convenient excuse made by a BloodKnight to declare war. RationalizingTheOverkill as a necessary duty to protect the whole is quite common and can lead to a GuiltFreeExterminationWar. Sometimes said group considers their code of conduct as TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies and will have no qualms about harming the individuals of their neighbors, either due to MoralMyopia or [[MightMakesRight confidence in their superior strength]].

Sometime groups, nations or entire species' protect their individuals fiercely. Though you might be dealing with anything from a [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race]] to a HiveMind, be very careful how you treat its members because they consider harm to one of them to be a declaration of war against all of them and will respond in kind.

Sometimes a group, nation or entire species protects its individuals fiercely. Though you might be dealing with anything from a [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race]] to a HiveMind, be very careful how you treat its members because they consider harm to one of them to be a declaration of war against all of them and will respond in kind.

Sometimes a group, nation or entire species protects its members fiercely. Though you might be dealing with anything from a [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race]] to a HiveMind, be very careful how you treat its members because they consider harm to one of them to be a declaration of war against all of them and will respond in kind.

This reaction has elements of DisproportionateRetribution, MisplacedRetribution and RevengeByProxy, but the goal here is usually self defense through genocide rather than revenge.

This can be a product of BlueAndOrangeMorality, an extreme KnightTemplar, AbsoluteXenophobe or [[TheParanoiac Paranoid]] mentality, or a convenient excuse made by a BloodKnight to declare war. RationalizingTheOverkill as a necessary duty to protect the whole is quite common and can lead to a GuiltFreeExterminationWar.

This reaction has elements of DisproportionateRetribution, MisplacedRetribution and RevengeByProxy, but the goal here is self defense through genocide rather than revenge.

This can be a product of BlueAndOrangeMorality, an extreme KnightTemplar, AbsoluteXenophobe or [[Paranoid TheParanoiac]] mentality, or a convenient excuse made by a BloodKnight to declare war. RationalizingTheOverkill as a necessary duty to protect the whole is quite common and can lead to a GuiltFreeExterminationWar.

This can be a product of BlueAndOrangeMorality, an extreme KnightTemplar or AbsoluteXenophobe mentality, or a convenient excuse made by a BloodKnight to declare war. RationalizingTheOverkill as a necessary duty to protect the whole is quite common and can lead to a GuiltFreeExterminationWar.

Sometimes a group, nation or entire species protects its members fiercely. You might be dealing with anything from a [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race]] to a HiveMind. Be very careful how you treat its members, because they consider harm to one of them to be a declaration of war against all of them and will respond in kind.

This can be a product of BlueAndOrangeMorality, an extreme KnightTemplar or AbsoluteXenophobe mentality, or a convenient excuse made by a BloodKnight to declare war. RationalizingTheOverkill as necessary to protect the whole is quite common.

A SubTrope of DisproportionateRetribution and SisterTrope to MisplacedRetribution and RevengeByProxy.

This can be a product of BlueAndOrangeMorality, an extreme KnightTemplar mentality or a convenient excuse made by a BloodKnight to declare war.

(Work in progress)

* ''Series/BabylonFive'': In the prequel [[Recap/BabylonFiveFilm01InTheBeginning In The Beginning]], The disastrous first contact event that results in a Human attack on a Minbari fleet which kills their leader Dukhat is taken as an assault on the entire Minbari race and they embark on a genocidal holy war of revenge.

(Work in progress)

* ''Film/Watchmen'': Rorschach says that the murder of the Comedian is an attack on all costumed vigilantes, retired or otherwise.

* ''Series/BabylonFive'': In the prequel ''Recap/BabylonFiveFilm01InTheBeginning'', The disastrous first contact event that results in a Human attack on a Minbari fleet which kills their leader Dukhat is taken as an assault on the entire Minbari race and they embark on a genocidal holy war of revenge.

Work in progress.