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| - A Suicide Attack is an attack intended to kill others and inflict widespread damage, in which the attacker expects or intends to die in the process. In the Halo Universe, it is commonly, though not exclusively, used by Unggoy troops due to their cannon-fodder status, and the general disregard for their lives by their Sangheili or Jiralhanae commanders.
- A suicide attack is an attack designed to inflict the maximum amount of damage and causalities in an action where the perpetrators expect to be killed in the process. The Breen starship tactic, Skotha Reverse utilises suicide attacks by Breen attack fighters to slow down enemy vessels. (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon) The USS Odyssey was destroyed by a suicide run by a Jem'Hadar attack ship. (DS9: "The Jem'Hadar")
- A cousin to Taking You with Me and a technique used by the Cornered Rattlesnake, a Suicide Attack is a type of attack where explosives are strapped to a person's body and detonated, or put in a car or truck and driven by the would-be suicidee and detonated. Truth in Television, needless to say (terrorists do this all the freakin' time.) Some involuntary instances are cases of Why Am I Ticking?. Contrast with Suicide Mission. Examples of Suicide Attack include:
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| - A suicide attack is an attack designed to inflict the maximum amount of damage and causalities in an action where the perpetrators expect to be killed in the process. The Breen starship tactic, Skotha Reverse utilises suicide attacks by Breen attack fighters to slow down enemy vessels. (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon) The USS Odyssey was destroyed by a suicide run by a Jem'Hadar attack ship. (DS9: "The Jem'Hadar") In 2373, the Ghevros destroyed a Klingon outpost and docked fleet with a warp speed suicide run. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 2: Starships of the Cardassian Union) During the Liberation of Benzar the Romulan vessel, Otoroth was destroyed in a suicide run at a Jem'Hadar battle cruiser. (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon) Vastly outnumbered by the Federation Alliance fleet during the First Battle of Chin'toka the five squadrons of Jem'Hadar attack ships resorted to ramming the Klingon warships that engaged them, destroying or crippling fifteen Klingon vessels. (DS9: "Tears of the Prophet") The Cardassian space station, Bethra Nor was destroyed by a suicide run by the IKS Qa'tang, opening a hole in the Dominion's lines. (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon) The IKS Gor'Vas destroyed a Breen battleship in the Chin'toka system during the Battle of the Three Suns with a suicide run. (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon) A suicide attack by a Jem'Hadar battle cruiser stripped the atmosphere of Sentala III during the Dominion War. (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon) During the Battle of Sol the USS Adventure attempted to ram the Mer'jot Ducmre to prevent it from firing its main weapon, which would have destroyed Earth. (Star Trek: Adventure: "Once More Unto the Breach") During Operation Telenoes, Leeroy Jenkins ordered her ship, the USS Vortex, on a collision course with a Mirak battleship, ultimately destroying it with a suicide run. (RIS Bouteina: "Distress Call")
- A cousin to Taking You with Me and a technique used by the Cornered Rattlesnake, a Suicide Attack is a type of attack where explosives are strapped to a person's body and detonated, or put in a car or truck and driven by the would-be suicidee and detonated. Truth in Television, needless to say (terrorists do this all the freakin' time.) Some involuntary instances are cases of Why Am I Ticking?. Action Bomb is when this is treated as a Heroic Sacrifice rather than a case of We Have Reserves. Unlike Why Am I Ticking? (where the person rigged with explosives has been so rigged against his or her will, and is perhaps unaware of it until the kaboom) it's voluntary either way. When the trope is considered to be Suicide Attack, though, the bomber has usually been indoctrinated to believe it to be noble and just; needless to say, this means that the Suicide Attacker is more often than not a terrorist suicide bomber, or a mook for an Evil Empire that has reserves, and either way they're a Card-Carrying Villain. (The Redshirt Army sometimes uses Suicide Attacks too, though if the good guys are resorting to this, the work is probably using Grey and Grey Morality at best.) An Action Bomb is the straight-up heroic version, who blows himself up to make absolutely certain that his explosive is killing the Big Bad or one of his most dangerous subordinates, or outright destroying the Big Bad's lair/superweapon/plans/army/evil stuff. Furthermore, the Action Bomb resorts to this after considering all other options and deciding that they just won't do enough damage to the enemy in a timely enough fashion, or more commonly, when circumstances such as being under attack or captured by the bad guys prevent the formulation or execution of a less risky plan. Finally, the Action Bomb sometimes survives his attack, while the Suicide Attack is in virtually all cases Exactly What It Says on the Tin. Contrast with Suicide Mission. Examples of Suicide Attack include:
- A Suicide Attack is an attack intended to kill others and inflict widespread damage, in which the attacker expects or intends to die in the process. In the Halo Universe, it is commonly, though not exclusively, used by Unggoy troops due to their cannon-fodder status, and the general disregard for their lives by their Sangheili or Jiralhanae commanders.
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