WYLB
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And the death reports are still coming in 
Payback is a bitch 
It gets up to over a billion by the time of A Stitch in Time.
"Some would say the number is commensurate with Cardassian complicity."
"Some would say the number is commensurate with Cardassian complicity."
With the Cardassian Empire spread over many worlds, I've wondered what percentage of the population on Cardassian Prime that would be. A massive bombardment from space by the Dominion should have killed nearly everyone on the planet fairly quickly. Any ideas?
But there was never any such bombardment from space.
As you'll recall, the Founder had sent most of the Jem Hadar in the command facility out into the streets to join in the extermination. Which points to a largely ground-based operation.
I have no doubt that there was an aerial contribution, but I tend to think it was secondary.
As you'll recall, the Founder had sent most of the Jem Hadar in the command facility out into the streets to join in the extermination. Which points to a largely ground-based operation.
I have no doubt that there was an aerial contribution, but I tend to think it was secondary.
From the pictures of Cardassia in WYLB, the destruction looks devastating. Hard to picture it as the result of ground forces, but it must be possible. I would have thought that bombardment from space, then ground forces mopping up the survivors would have been more efficient, and faster. I don't find any mention of it though, and I may have inferred that tactic from what I thought had taken place when Lacarian City was destroyed.
^that makes the most sense ...also the capital has a large collection of govt leaders ... and you need these people to legitimize any treaties, cease fires etc.
Might leave them for last, but not if they were going to exterminate the entire population.
^ I tend to think it was mostly ground based, for that very reason. The Dominion was pretty busy 'upstairs' - especially after what remained of the Cardassian forces changed sides.
I think we're forgetting the possibility of an actual aerial bombardment. I mean, in the real world, there's a clear distinction between airplanes and spaceships. The Dominion might have had airplanes on Cardassia that obviously wouldn't do any good in the space battle above... but could help out the infantry in slaughtering the Cardassians in their little twilight of the Gods.
I believe mechanized ground weaponry was mentioned in "Nor the Battle to the Strong...". I suppose Picard's jeep-thingy would count as well.
Really, the Dominion probably just turned the orbital defenses on the planet and openened fire, ala President Clark. It's not as if the Allies were going to get in range of them anytime soon. The glimpses that we saw were consistent with cities that had been carpet bombed.
Really, the Dominion probably just turned the orbital defenses on the planet and openened fire, ala President Clark. It's not as if the Allies were going to get in range of them anytime soon. The glimpses that we saw were consistent with cities that had been carpet bombed.
^ Good point. A likely scenario.
I imagined a smaller type of fighter as well, something like the Son'a one in Insurrection that launched the drones.
I think one of WYLB's many fubars is not showing the damage being done or making it clear for what length of time the damage was being done. TV shows are for showing, not telling. As such, I didn't feel the impact of the damage since some burning buildings etc. doesn't really carry much of an emotional punch as seeing what's actually going on would.
At least in the previous time when they used the same cop-out of millions dead without actually showing anything, they had Weyoun deliver the line. Which was the very next best thing to actually showing it, and somewhat softened the lameness of not showing it. But alas, no such luck in WYLB.
At least in the previous time when they used the same cop-out of millions dead without actually showing anything, they had Weyoun deliver the line. Which was the very next best thing to actually showing it, and somewhat softened the lameness of not showing it. But alas, no such luck in WYLB.
Yeah, I always like more CGI rather than less. Though it should have been done, look at the dialog between a very angry Founder adn Weyoun.
"I want the Cardassians exterminated!"
"Which ones?"
"All of them! The entire population."
"That, will take some time."
"Then I suggest that you begin at once!"
Like Seth said. Payback is a bitch! If Sisko, Admiral Ross and Martok had taken another hour discussing whether to move on to Cardassia . . . .
"I want the Cardassians exterminated!"
"Which ones?"
"All of them! The entire population."
"That, will take some time."
"Then I suggest that you begin at once!"
Like Seth said. Payback is a bitch! If Sisko, Admiral Ross and Martok had taken another hour discussing whether to move on to Cardassia . . . .
It's kinda cruel. when Garak tries to keep Odo from linking with the Founder or even when he stands in the Founder's way when she is about to press the button to end it all, he's literally killing millions of Cardies each second.
Yes, that was indeed a great exchange also, as any Weyoun exchange is (only exception in the whole series being in his final scene in which for the first time ever, Weyoun's dialogue was bland, cliche and truncated; which was another major fubar of WYLB in my view).
The subsequent problem with the quoted exchange is that there was no followup exchange between Weyoun and the Founder in regards to the progress in that directive or aftermath of the directive.
Hearing it boringly stated by Federation members just isn't the same, not be a longshot.
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