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What ever the reason, it's still an incredible loss, and no one will ever forget it. Sometimes it's described as a Noodle Incident in some stories. Could have been a Pyrrhic Victory for the attackers. Perhaps this defeat was due to a surprise attack. Sometimes it could be a turning point in the war, but not always: any faction could suffer a defeat like this and not necessarily be defeated. Said planet-ship falls anyway, sending a horrible chill down the spines of the Federation. In fiction (and in Real Life) during a great war there's a certain strategic loss that is very significant to the point of being demoralizing, shocking, and iconic in universe.Īs an example: The Federation is fighting an intergalactic war against Scary Dogmatic Aliens, but there's one place in the galaxy that has no chance in hell of ever falling at the hands of the enemy: A planet-sized starship that's armed with weapons of mass destruction, fortified by thousands of automated defenses, an armada of the most powerful warships ever built, guarded by countless space fighters, mechanized infantry, and genetically bred elite warriors, all commanded by the most brilliant military genius in the galaxy and his handpicked staff. Augustus, the first Emperor of Rome's restrained reaction to the loss of the Battle of Teutoberg Forest.
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