History Main / TerrorismTropes

** IrishExplosivesExpert: A (Northern) Irish terrorist who learned how to make and use bombs during UsefulNotes/TheTroubles.

** AnimalWrongsGroup: Eco-terrorists who are specifically targeting people for causing harm to non-human animals.

** TheKlan: The UsefulNotes/KuKluxKlan, an infamous white-supremacist terrorist organization which originated from the United States.
** ThoseWackyNazis: (Neo-)Nazis and other militant fascists who wish to violently impose "Aryan" racial supremacy in their countries.

** TheExtremistWasRight: Not only were the terrorist's beliefs proven correct, but their methods may be justified too.
** NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: The terrorist claims that they have good intentions, but it's rather obvious that they're only committing their crimes for more self-serving motives.

** MadBomber: A terrorist who plants a lot of explosives and blows up anything they can.

** HostageVideo: Terrorists record a threatening video message featuring someone they've kidnapped, using them as a bargaining chip to make political/ransom demands.
*** SnuffFilm: If the terrorists lose their patience or just simply want to instill fear in their enemies, then they'll murder the hostage execution-style and [[MurderDotCom upload the gruesome footage to the internet]].
** RansomDrop: A discreet way to deliver a ransom to the criminals.

** SuicideAttack: Some terrorists are so devoted to their cause that they'll go far enough to [[MurderSuicide get both themselves and others killed]], usually through the use of explosives.

** RansomDrop: A discreet "kidnapped victim for ransom" exchange.

** RansomDrop: A discreet method of delivering what the terrorists want in exchange for safely releasing their hostage.

* PostNineElevenTerrorismMovie: Political action-thriller films about America's UsefulNotes/WarOnTerror.

* TheFundamentalist: Religious extrememists who openly antagonize other religions and other people who antagonize it.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Any terrorist who strongly believes in some form of ethnic nationalism, racial supremacism, or religious sectarianism will likely try to commit violent hate crimes against any "undesirable" people around them.

Terrorism is defined by [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] as "the use of violence, or threatened use of violence, in order to achieve a political, religious, or ideological aim". Some things associated with terrorism include murders, bombings, shootings, hostage-taking, and other threats. There are numerous real-world terrorist groups that make an appearance in fiction and countless fictional ones. They are usually portrayed as villainous.

Terrorism is defined by [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] as "the use of violence, or threatened use of violence, in order to achieve a political, religious, or ideological aim". Some things associated with terrorism include murders, bombings, shootings, hostage-taking, and other threats. There are numerous real-world terrorist groups that make an appearance in fiction and countless fictional ones. They are usually portrayed as villainous.

* NationalismIsDestructive: Many terrorists are motivated by nationalistic ideologies.

* NationalismIsDestructive: Many terrorists are motivated by nationalism.

* MartyrdomCulture: Many extremists are willing and often expected to die for their cause.

* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Rebels and revolutionaries engage in a reign of terror against anyone who is (perceived to be) a counter-revolutionary or loyalist of the old regime.

* {{Spree Kill|er}}ing: A terrorist may decide to commit a homicidal rampage at a crowded (public) place, trying to massacre as many people as possible with whatever weapons they have (blades, firearms, explosives, vehicles, etc).

* FalseFlagOperation: A group executes a (staged) terrorist attack with the goal of framing their enemies or rivals for doing it.

* NebulousEvilOrganisation: A terrorist organization that remains mysterious and anonymous to the public.

* RestrainedResistanceRecklessRebellion: Where two (or more) [[LaResistance resistance movements]] have the same objective (most often opposition to a [[TheEmpire tyrannical regime]]), but one is much more willing to resort to actions that would be considered terrorism.

* MartyrdomCulture: Many extremists are willing and often expected to die for their cause.

** HostageVideo: Terrorists record a threatening video message featuring someone they've kidnapped, either to make political/ransom demands, or to just simply [[SnuffFilm murder the hostage execution-style]] to instill fear in their enemies.

* RansomDrop: A means of delivering what the terrorists want in exchange for releasing a hostage.
* RestrainedResistanceRecklessRebellion: Where two (or more) groups have the same objective (most often opposition to TheEmpire), but one is much more willing to resort to actions that would be considered terrorism.

* SuicideAttack: Some terrorists are so devoted to their cause that they'll go far enough to [[MurderSuicide get both themselves and others killed]], usually through the use of explosives.

* DirtyCommunists: Militant socialists who want to violently overthrow all forms of capitalism and private businesses.

* EvilReactionary: Old-fashioned extremists who intend to remodel the society based on their ideologies opposed to the established societies' interests.

* TheCoup: An attempt to overthrow the established government through illegitimate means other than full-scale rebellion, mostly through terror attacks by foreign forces.

* EmptyQuiver: A nuclear weapon that falls into the wrong hands.