Technical Pacifist: Difference between revisions

* The [[Gundam Wing]] Team becomes [[Technical Pacifist|Technical Pacifists]] in [[The Movie]], primarily because {{spoiler|the enemy soldiers have been lied to by their leader and think they're fighting for a noble cause when, in fact, it's all about said leader's mad desire for revenge. As soon as the deception is revealed, every single pilot surrenders willingly.}}

** Quatre was like this from the beginning: his family, the aristocratic Winner foundation, are [[Actual Pacifist|Actual Pacifists]] who follow the ideals of "Total Pacifism". Quatre, on the other hand, believes that fighting and even killing is sometimes necessary, but he doesn't consider it a good or even preferable solution. Notably, he's the only one of the Wing team that bothers calling for his enemies' surrender before fighting them.

* Early on in ''[[Crossbone Gundam]]'', the [[Space Pirate|Crossbone Vanguard]] intentionally spares the lives of [[The Empire|Jupiter Empire]] pilots because (like the ''[[Gundam Wing]]'' example) they don't know the full scope of their leader's plans. If not for this, [[The Hero]] Tobia would have been killed in the first chapter<ref>He thought the CV were bad guys and jumped into the nearest unoccupied machine to fight them off</ref>. Later on, however, we learn that the Empire [[We Have Reserves|executes pilots who escape for wasting resources]], rendering the Vanguard's mercy rather pointless.

* [[Nikola Tesla]] would never lay a hand on anybody. Heavens no! Why would he do that when he has a perfectly functional [[Atomic Robo|Atomic Robot]] to do it ''for'' him?

* Durnik starts out this way in the [[Belgariad]] -- letting an attacker be sucked down by [[Quicksand Sucks|killer quicksand]] rather than axe the guy's head in, for instance.

* Subverted by the Aiel in [[The Wheel of Time]]. A [[Proud Warrior Race]] that bizarrely doesn't use swords, {{spoiler|you later find out that their ancestors were [[Actual Pacifist|Actual Pacifists]] and the pledge not to use a sword was part of a general pledge against violence, using the sword as a metaphor for all weapons, that got twisted over the years into a prohibition on a particular weapon but not on being a warrior in general.}}

* The invading aliens in ''[[The Butterfly Kid]]'' are physiologically incapable of harming another being themselves -- but have no qualms about manipulating other beings into fighting against each other in order to see them wiped out.

* In ''[[Ultraman]] Cosmos'', Ultraman Cosmos is a pacifist and normally makes a token effort to subdue and calm down the monster he's fighting to the point his Luna Form has no real [[Finishing Move|Finishing Moves]] that can kill. If faced with a monster he cannot subdue peacefully, or is truly evil, he has to switch to his more combat able Corona Mode, which can still calm monsters down if needed. His [[Super Mode|Eclipse Mode]] reflects this as well, with a finishing beam that only kills evil beings, passing through everything else. His support team, EYES, also tend to take this perspective on monsters, trying to subdue them, while the military tries to kill them, which often ends up re-enraging said monster EYES took care of. This actually comes back to help as on several occasions, the monsters and aliens they've spared or helped do come back to help out humanity, leading to a rather epic [[Gondor Calls for Aid]] moment in the third [[The Movie|movie]] after Cosmos is {{spoiler|killed by Ultraman Justice}}.

** In 3rd edition, since increased customization allowed for followers of different gods (including gods of war) to specialize in different areas, this was dropped and it was made so that the average cleric only has proficiency in simple weapons--the kind anyone could pick up with basic trainng: clubs, staves, maces, and so on, but including edged weapons like daggers and spears, and ranged weapons like crossbows (as opposed to just slings as in previous editions). This reflects a relative lack of combat training (compared to fighters, barbarians, and so on). They can, however, use advancement opportunities to learn more advanced use of weapons, and priests of the aforementioned gods of war can even start play with significant skill in their god's favored weapon if they pick the right powers.

** 4th Edition's Shielding Cleric counts as well. You're not actually harming the enemies yourself--the Technical part comes in when you're leaving them stunned and with vulnerability 20 next to [[Awesome McCoolname|Shanky McRogue...]]

** Along with a number of other Pacifism variants, ranging from [[Technical Pacifist|Cannot Kill]] to [[Actual Pacifist|Total Nonviolence]].

* ''[[Mirror's Edge]]'' on the Xbox 360 has two achievements that play this trope straight: 'Pacifist' (complete a single mission without firing a shot) and 'Test of Faith' (complete the game without firing a shot that hits a guard). Now, the thing to note is firing a shot -- for the purposes of these achievements, it is perfectly acceptable to smash the enemies in the face with your knee or their own guns, kick them in the face to send them careening off of buildings, and otherwise brutalize them...as long as you don't ''shoot'' them. (of course, the ONE shot you actually HAVE to shoot in ONE sequence in Chapter {{spoiler|8}} probably does kill someone, but it doesn't count if the bullet does NOT hit anyone directly. ( {{spoiler|it hits an engine if you aimed correctly.}}) Same thing for using the {{spoiler|handgun in chapter 4}} - if it doesn't hurt anyone, you can still get the achievement)