Frightened females cower underneath burqa-like garments. Terrified Persians cower under the hooves of the Caesar's horse in the chaos of battle. The Hebrews cower in fear before Abimelech until Samson incites them into defiant action. The city's defenders cower and hide from the griffins. The Satanists cower while our heroes escape across the rooftops. As Kevin and the dwarves cower, Evil prepares to unleash his ultimate power. I will never cower before any earthly master nor bend to any threat. After a brief respite, Baskeyfield again came under heavy fire; he refused to cower. Fred knocks him out and goes to cower in a corner. Jaufre is offended by the informant for presuming he would cower at such news. Despite his intellect, Maria Theresa's force of personality often made Joseph cower. Commenting on the incursion, Roberto said, "this time the slaves did not cower". As Kathy and Lizzy cower in the ambulance, the monster kills the EMT team. Other variations included a "no cower" rule, which was faster-paced and concentrated more on offense.