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Quanyails
Since: Mar, 2010
Shrikesnest
Since: May, 2009
2012-05-29 18:39:58
See also: Failure Is the Only Option
"Pale Ebenezer thought it wrong to fight, but Roaring Bill (who killed him) thought it right." - Hillaire Belloc, The Pacifist

Is there a trope for a battle that must be lost, plot-wise? If not, I'm sure it's trope-worthy. I know it's common at least in JRP Gs.