#Hold the line trope full#
In rare cases it ends with Kill'Em All and a full blown The Bad Guy Wins. Or only sweetened by the loyalty, friendship, and unyielding honor of the doomed forces, leading to It Has Been an Honor-and the Dying Moment of Awesome. More usually this trope is a set up for a Downer Ending, perhaps sweetened by one or two survivors Left for Dead, or sent away to Bring News Back. Sometimes, the dogged opposition causes the enemy forces to decide to take an end-run about you. Sometimes, The Cavalry or the Big Damn Heroes do show up out of the blue. And also Truth in Television, it usually ends badly for the smaller force, but occasionally can become a Pyrrhic Victory for the larger. Vastly disproportionate forces may be needed to get at such forces in Real Life. If the forces are in a place with good defences, Truth in Television. You can even hope that the casualties you inflict may aid others on your side when you are gone. Take as many of the bastards with you as you can. No matter that they outnumber you so badly that you can kill a hundred of them and still be overwhelmed. For every drop of blood you shed-shed a gallon of theirs.
There is only one thing to do: make them pay. The chance to cross the Line in the Sand has come and gone. Surrender will not be accepted, or is dishonourable, or will lead to a Fate Worse Than Death. The Siege has not killed you all, but the battle is over.
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