Especially if you even think about doing this to children. To elaborate: this trope is often what is being inflicted upon the people Kenshiro must save, and is an excellent way to encourage him to pop some heads.Just as much with the evil Pirates in One Piece.Wyald, the leader of the Black Dog Knights, just LOVES to invoke this trope.Inevitable in Vinland Saga, a manga about Vikings.The downside is that creates a lot of resentment from the population, turns enemy troops fanatical and invites reprisals, damages the economic value of the area you conquer, postpones cultural assimilation by decades, and can become addictive to the troops, which is a big problem when they return home.Īnd remember, to avoid ( even more) Squick, it's rape, pillage, then burn. It raises morale among the attacking forces, demoralizes the victims, and builds a fearsome reputation which can among be used to coerce surrender. It provides food, supplies, and funds for an army far away from home which is in constant need of all three. It should be noted that as nasty as this trope can get, its not entirely unjustified in terms of cold hard pragmatism, at least in less civilized settings. It is also one reason why peasants in older times tolerated kings and nobles who were quite nasty, as the alternative was almost always constant chaos caused by dozens and dozens of rival warlords. In many civilizations, it was not resolved until power, money, and land were consolidated under noblemen and kings rich enough to afford standing armies. This is generally a problem in areas without a strong government to keep order, even today. If this problem persists, villagers may resort to hiring The Magnificent Seven Samurai. This activity is a common pastime of The Horde. Sometimes appears, though not as frequently, in the Wild West or Medieval European Fantasy. Rape, Pillage and Burn is guaranteed to appear in any work involving Pirates or Horny Vikings. This gives an excellent opportunity for the bad guys to Kick the Dog. Raping is optional( -ly shown), but the town is almost always burned down afterward. A group of bandits, pirates, or even mooks working for a Big Bad cause trouble primarily by sacking the town - that is, looting, damaging property, and sometimes even murdering and kidnapping innocent townsfolk. One of the many ways your hometown can become a Doomed Hometown.
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