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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Averted; Servalan orders Mori to kill the crew of the Liberator (though Mori is overconfident and fails to do so). When her battle commander offers to destroy the Liberator after failing to capture it, she approves its destruction, which is only averted by the [[EarthShatteringKaboom destruction of Obsidian]].
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** The Liberator is in geostationary orbit around Obsidian, so it can only scan one half of the planet at the time. The Federation cruisers are hiding on the other side of the planet until it's time to strike.

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** The Liberator is in geostationary orbit around Obsidian, so it can only scan one half of the planet at the a time. The Federation cruisers are hiding in a similar orbit on the other side of the planet Obsidian until it's time to strike.strike at the Liberator.
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* TheBait: Servalan has lured the Liberator with a rumor that Blake is or was on Obsidian.
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* StealthInSpace: Servalan's force has to hide from both the Liberator and the detectors on Obsidian, so there's a lot of this.

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* StealthInSpace: Servalan's force has to hide from both the Liberator and the detectors on Obsidian, so there's a lot of this.StealthInSpace:
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** Servalan's ship can get close to Obsidian because the man in charge of their detectors is secretly aiding her. When it's time for her invasion, she simply has Orac analyse those defenses and pick out a blind spot.
** The Liberator is in geostationary orbit around Obsidian, so it can only scan one half of the planet at the time. Servalan's taskforce is hiding on the other side of the planet.

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** Servalan's ship battle fleet can get close to Obsidian because the man in charge of their detectors is secretly aiding her. When it's time for her invasion, she simply has Orac analyse those defenses and pick out a blind spot.
** The Liberator is in geostationary orbit around Obsidian, so it can only scan one half of the planet at the time. Servalan's taskforce is The Federation cruisers are hiding on the other side of the planet.planet until it's time to strike.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: Hower kills his son Bershar when it's revealed he has [[IDontWantToDie no intention of keeping to the Vow]].

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* YouHaveFailedMe: Hower kills his son Bershar when it's revealed he has [[IDontWantToDie no intention of keeping to the [[SuicidePact Vow]].



-->'''Bershar:''' You're mad! You're all mad! We've no way of keeping the vandals out. We must defend ourselves or we'll die, all of us. {{I don't want to die}}, not for a stupid ideal that can never work! [[HumansAreBastards Homosapians cannot be changed]], don't you understand that?

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-->'''Bershar:''' You're mad! You're all mad! We've no way of keeping the vandals out. We must defend ourselves or we'll die, all of us. {{I IDontWantToDie I don't want to die}}, die]], not for a stupid ideal that can never work! [[HumansAreBastards Homosapians cannot be changed]], don't you understand that?
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** Servalan's ship can get close to Obsidian because the man in charge of their detectors is secretly aiding her. When it's time for her invasion, she simply has Orac analyse those defenses and pick out a blind spot.
** The Liberator is in geostationary orbit around Obsidian, so it can only scan one half of the planet at the time. Servalan's taskforce is hiding on the other side of the planet.



* YoureInsane

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* YoureInsaneYoureInsane
-->'''Bershar:''' You're mad! You're all mad! We've no way of keeping the vandals out. We must defend ourselves or we'll die, all of us. {{I don't want to die}}, not for a stupid ideal that can never work! [[HumansAreBastards Homosapians cannot be changed]], don't you understand that?

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* WalkInChimeIn: Mori on Avon.

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* WalkInChimeIn: Mori on Avon.Avon wants to know why the Federation cruisers aren't firing.
-->'''Avon:''' They must be holding back for a concerted effort. They are all going to fire at once.
-->'''Mori:''' [entering flight deck] Wrong. If they did that they would destroy the ship, and we don't want that, do we Avon?
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Vila says he bribed someone to give him a lower intelligence rating so he wouldn't be drafted as a Federation captain. Avon snarks accordingly.

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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Vila says he bribed someone to give him a lower intelligence rating [[DraftDodging so he wouldn't be drafted drafted]] as a Federation captain.officer. Avon snarks accordingly.
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-->'''Avon:''' Yes, [Orac's] very efficient, but then so is the whole ship. [Begins to walk toward Zen.] The greatest single factor is our armament, together with our main computer, Zen, as targets bear, main blasters will fire. [Mori gets OhCrap look] Nine zero, full thrust.
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* IceKing
-->'''Vila:''' There isn't a volcano alive that would dare to swallow Avon. He's cold enough to put out the fire anyway.
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* AnswerCut: Hower asks; if Tarrant is seeking recruits and a base, who's he afraid of? Cut to Servalan.

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* AnswerCut: Hower asks; if Tarrant is seeking recruits and a base, allies, who's he afraid of? Cut to Servalan.
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* WithAllDueRespect
-->'''Hower:''' You were once a Federation space captain, you said.
-->'''Tarrant:''' Yes, I was, for a time, until I deserted.
-->'''Hower:''' You still sound like one.
-->'''Tarrant:''' And you, sir, with great respect, sound like somebody who doesn't realize the danger he's in.

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* MultipleChoicePast: Vila notes that Tarrant claims to be a lot of things.

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* MultipleChoicePast: Vila notes that MultipleChoicePast:
-->'''Vila:''' Oh, yes,
Tarrant claims to be says he was a space captain, but then he says a lot of things.things, and you don't have to believe it all, do you?
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* AnswerCut: Hower asks; if Tarrant is looking for recruits and a base of operations, who's he afraid of? Cut to Servalan.

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* AnswerCut: Hower asks; if Tarrant is looking for seeking recruits and a base of operations, base, who's he afraid of? Cut to Servalan.



* DoomsdayDevice: It's not clear whether this works by creating a supervolcano or just spreading radioactive fallout.

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* DoomsdayDevice: It's not clear whether this works by creating a supervolcano or just spreading radioactive fallout.



* IDieFree

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* IDieFreeIDieFree: The Pyroans choose death rather than enslavement.



* LuddWasRight

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* LuddWasRightLuddWasRight: Hower believes that the human race has advanced far enough in technology.
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* DoomsdayDevice

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* DoomsdayDeviceDoomsdayDevice: It's not clear whether this works by creating a supervolcano or just spreading radioactive fallout.

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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Bershar wanted to form an alliance with Servalan in exchange for helping her capture the Liberator. But Servalan plans to invade Obsidian all along, once Orac gives her a way past their detection system.
* ContinuityNod: Various references are made to the Galactic War and its consequences. The crew are trying to find Blake, who's still missing (though there's no mention of Jenna).

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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Bershar wanted to form an alliance with Servalan in exchange for helping her capture the Liberator. But Servalan plans intends to invade Obsidian all along, regardless once Orac gives her a way past their detection system.
* ContinuityNod: ContinuityNod:
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Various references are made to the Galactic War and its consequences. consequences.
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The crew are trying to find Blake, who's still missing (though there's no mention of Jenna).
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* TheBigBoard: Servalan has one that looks like a game of VariantChess.

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* TheBigBoard: Servalan has one that looks like a game of VariantChess.board game.

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* IDontWantToDie: Bershar



* SuicidePact: All Pyroans have taken a Vow to renounce violence, and because this would make them vulnerable to any invader have agreed to detonate the DoomsdayDevice rather than submit.



* TokenEvilTeammate: An InvokedTrope with Bershar. When told his conditioning wasn't perfect, Hower figured that having one member of their society who wasn't a total pacifist would be useful as a defense.

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* TokenEvilTeammate: An InvokedTrope with Bershar. When told his conditioning wasn't perfect, Hower figured that having one member of their society who wasn't a total pacifist would be useful as a defense. Unfortunately it backfires as Bershar decides IDontWantToDie.



* YouHaveFailedMe: Hower kills his son Bershar when it's revealed he has no intention of keeping to the Vow.

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* YouHaveFailedMe: Hower kills his son Bershar when it's revealed he has [[IDontWantToDie no intention of keeping to the Vow.Vow]].
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* MercyLead: Mori gives the Pyroan messengers a chance to run, but they don't move.
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* MulipleChoicePast: Vila notes that Tarrant claims to be a lot of things.

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* MulipleChoicePast: MultipleChoicePast: Vila notes that Tarrant claims to be a lot of things.

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* StunGuns: The Pyroans use a KnockoutGas projector. In a concentrated dose it's a DeadlyGas as well.

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* StockQuotes: Mori says, "I ask the questions!" like the black-clad fascist he is.
* StunGuns: The Pyroans use a KnockoutGas projector.[[KnockoutGas narcotic spray]] gun. In a concentrated dose it's a DeadlyGas as well.
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* {{Autodoc}}: Avon's splint repairs his broken arm.



* BoundAndGagged: Which doesn't do much good if the person being gagged is a telepath.



* IDontWantToDie: Bershar



* MagicalComputer: Lampshaded by Mori and denied by a LiteralMinded Orac.



* WalkInChimeIn: Mori on Avon.



* YouHaveFailedMe: Hower kills his son Bershar when it's revealed he has no intention of keeping to the Vow.

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* YouHaveFailedMe: Hower kills his son Bershar when it's revealed he has no intention of keeping to the Vow.Vow.
* YoureInsane
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* BadassBandolier: Mori has a row of pouches hanging over one shoulder.
* TheBigBoard: Servalan has one that looks like a game of VariantChess.


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* LuddWasRight


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* MulipleChoicePast: Vila notes that Tarrant claims to be a lot of things.


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* NotSoDifferent: Hower notes that former-Federation captain he may be, but Tarrant still sounds like one.
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** The effect when two Pyroans are fading and reappearing as they prance across the fields towards Servalan and Mori.
** The robot with its blinking groin lights.

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** The effect when where two Pyroans are fading and reappearing as they [[MeadowRun prance across the fields fields]] towards Servalan and Mori.
** The robot android with its blinking groin lights.

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* InstantSedation: Averted; the KnockoutGas if fired over their heads as a mist.
* KnockoutGas: It can fire DeadlyGas too.

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* InstantSedation: Averted; the KnockoutGas if is fired over their heads the target as a mist.
* KnockoutGas: It can fire DeadlyGas too.
mist and drifts down on them.
-->'''Tarrant:''' Is it raining? ''(keels over)''


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* StunGuns: The Pyroans use a KnockoutGas projector. In a concentrated dose it's a DeadlyGas as well.
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* BrandishmentBluff: Played straight with Vila (See ICanSeeYou), averted with the Pyroans. The Federation fleet goes to invade thinking the Pyroans will never carry out their threat. They do.

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* BrandishmentBluff: Played straight with Vila (See (see ICanSeeYou), averted with the Pyroans. The Federation fleet goes to invade thinking the Pyroans will never carry out their threat. They do.
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* BigRedButton: At least this one has a protective cover.
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* DistractedByTheSexy
-->'''Vila:''' Pretty? Yes, I suppose [Dayna] is. I hadn’t really noticed.
-->'''Avon:''' We’ve seen you not really noticing, frequently.

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