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* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and some of JRR Tolkien's other works feature Zerg Rush tactics, typically by orc or goblin forces. |
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and some of JRR Tolkien's other works feature Zerg Rush tactics, typically by orc or goblin forces. |
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** The forces of evil can also be surprisingly clever tacticians, though, as several major defeats for the good guys show. They just almost always have the numerical advantage and decide to make use of it. |
** The forces of evil can also be surprisingly clever tacticians, though, as several major defeats for the good guys show. They just almost always have the numerical advantage and decide to make use of it. |
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* In the ''[[Warhammer |
* In the ''[[Warhammer 40,000]] [[Grey Knights]]'' novel, the Allking of Sophano Secundus had an army with horses and spears that just rushed at the Grey Knights, which Alaric actually thought would have killed them because of sheer numbers. They were able to get away though, suffering one casualty and another with an injury while the army of Sophano Secundus lost countless. |
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* Sheer numbers are the primary thing which made the People's Republic of Haven such a threat to the far more technologically advanced Star Kingdom of Manticore in the ''[[Honor Harrington]]'' series. In fact, the Battle of Manticore in ''At All Costs'' is a classic Zerg Rush strategy, as it's an attempt to claim outright military victory before the Manticorans can get their latest [[Game Breaker]] deployed throughout their fleet. |
* Sheer numbers are the primary thing which made the People's Republic of Haven such a threat to the far more technologically advanced Star Kingdom of Manticore in the ''[[Honor Harrington]]'' series. In fact, the Battle of Manticore in ''At All Costs'' is a classic Zerg Rush strategy, as it's an attempt to claim outright military victory before the Manticorans can get their latest [[Game Breaker]] deployed throughout their fleet. |
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** Though they aren't willing to admit it, the same is even more true of the Solarian League. Complacent in their superiority, they never upgraded their technology during the 20-plus-year [[Lensman Arms Race]] between Haven & Manticore and are largely content to throw men and ships at problems. As the Harrington trope page itself says, [[We Have Reserves|even their reserves have reserves.]] |
** Though they aren't willing to admit it, the same is even more true of the Solarian League. Complacent in their superiority, they never upgraded their technology during the 20-plus-year [[Lensman Arms Race]] between Haven & Manticore and are largely content to throw men and ships at problems. As the Harrington trope page itself says, [[We Have Reserves|even their reserves have reserves.]] |
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