Playing dead

Playing dead was the act of feigning death (people and animals) or destruction (starships) to avoid being attacked or to lure the enemy closer.
It was a common tactic employed in zombie movies. In 2259, a away team sneaked a shuttle past Gorn forces by playing dead. )
In 2266, Captain James T. Kirk suggested the play dead to draw a Romulan ship out. ()
In 2370, a Ferengi ship was playing dead until the approached it. ()
Opossums were known for playing dead () which gave rise to the synonymous term "playing possum". In 2377, Kathryn Janeway rejected Chakotay's suggestion that a damaged Hirogen ship was a trap for , stating that "The Hirogen aren't the type to play possum". ()
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