Preparations Pt 2
"anybody can use a gun, but you can't control where the bullet goes if it misses or goes through your target, and i for one prefer to avoid collateral damage. a handheld weapon is easier to control, but it's got to feel right in my hands, doesn't it?"
Resistance
The waneshan pursuers _had_ non-energy weapons, the shepherd knew; they were holding their fire to avoid risking collateral damage. "well?" shannon prompted the distracted shepherd. "you want me to exposit?" "might be helpful."
Chaos Chapter 4: Lurking
"we can't afford that kind of collateral damage. and, on a more personal level, it goes against everything i stand for. i don't like the idea of killing another pokemon, even one as evil as calhoun. we are rescue teams, not executioners."
Battle for Hadleigh Chapter 5: Evacuation
"anyone else fighting alongside me at this point would only be collateral damage, and i won't risk anymore casualties in this fight."
Once, twice and again!
If they _were_ civilian ships, coda would be liable for needless collateral damage. if they were not, though, they were delaying a mission in which time was of the essence. "black rook. don't reckon the guard asked at indigo hills, did they?"
Hurricane Kim Chapter 27
I always knew that the presence of the military was a double-edged sword and it seemed like the collateral damage that that weapon could inflict even when used properly had become too much of a liability for the time being.
The Rune Tapper: Part II Murderous Reprisal
Any collateral damage caused by us ending it will be on them. besides, we aren't the ones who tunneled beneath the streets and filled the underground with blasting powder."