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* LateArrivalSpoiler: Xena pulls a HeelFaceTurn. Again, try to contain your shock.
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* LateArrivalSpoiler: Xena pulls a HeelFaceTurn. Again, try to contain your shock.Anyone seeing this episode after September 1995 will see this coming thanks Xena getting her own show
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* RememberTheNewGuy : Darphus is Xena’s second in command. He was nowhere to be seen in The Warrior Princess
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Xena turns out to be this to her army, actively opposing harming innocents and valuing actual loyalty over those just interested in wealth. Deconstructed in that this makes it really easy for Darphus to rally the other men against her.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Xena turns out to be this to her army, actively opposing harming innocents and valuing actual loyalty over those just interested in wealth. Deconstructed in that this makes it really easy for Darphus to rally the other men against her.
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->Written by Robert Bielak
->Directed by Jack Perez
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!!This episode provides examples of:
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Xena shows Salmoneus mercy in part for finding him amusing.
* BloodKnight: Darphus is quite content to kill anyone in the path of the army. Unfortunately for Xena, the men feel similarly and side with him.
* {{Cliffhanger}}: After the heroes depart, Darphus is resurrected by Ares. The war god's emissary tells Darphus that he'll get a chance for revenge against Xena provided he kills Hercules first. When Darphus asks how he can possibly achieve such a task, the emissary presents him with [[Recap/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneysS1E11TheVanishingDead Graegus]].
-->'''Emissary:''' This beast can give you that help. Under your control, it can destroy Hercules once and for all.
* DeathIsCheap: Darphus gets stabbed in the heart, but that's no issue for Ares.
* {{Determinator}}: Xena when pushing her way through the eponymous gauntlet.
* DisguisedInDrag: Salmoneus had the misfortune of being in a village targeted by Xena's army. To save himself, he donned a dress and wig, as well as a scarf to cover his beard. The disguise was working until the scarf got pulled away.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: Darphus openly scoffs at Xena's preference for not harming civilians. He'd much rather just slaughter everyone in his path.
* DueToTheDead: Before leaving Parthus, Hercules and Iloran take the time to bury the dead.
* EasilyForgiven: Hercules and Iloran don't begrudge Spiros for his attack, due to the horrific tragedy he's suffered.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Before her HeelFaceTurn, Xena denounces Darphus for slaughtering women and children.
** Even though Xena survives the gauntlet, Darphus orders her killed. The other men, however, refuse to violate this principle.
* EvilLaugh: The episode ends with a red-eyed Darphus doing this.
* GuileHero: With the army so large, Hercules and friends resort to guile tactics to knock out those doing solo patrols; they also set the horses loose when no one's looking. Their actions buy time to evacuate the civilians at the next village and prepare for an all-out fight.
* HeelFaceTurn: Xena when coming back to help against her former army.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice:
** During the final battle, Spiros engages Cretus and sees the guy is wearing a bracelet he had given to his wife. Spiros immediately realizes what Cretus did, knocks him down, and drives a spear into him.
** How Xena disposes of Darphus during their duel, getting him right in the heart.
* ImprobableInfantSurvival: In a village where all the inhabitants are slaughtered, a lone baby survives. Cretus killed the child's mother and was certain he had gotten the little one, too.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Cretus murdered an unarmed woman and stole her bracelet. Spotting the bracelet during the final battle, the woman's vengeful husband deduces what Cretus did and kills him.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: Xena pulls a HeelFaceTurn. Again, try to contain your shock.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Xena is as vicious as ever against her enemies, but she actively refuses to harm innocent civilians. Darphus doesn't share such a concern, to the point of razing one village to the ground and wanting to murder a baby just so he can say everyone died.
-->'''Salmoneus:''' Believe me, compared with Darphus, she looks like the goddess of love and light.
* TheManBehindTheMan: Ares doesn't appear in-person and instead has a hooded emissary deliver his message to Darphus. By providing Graegus, Ares becomes this to Darphus, as well.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Spiros reluctantly agreed to leave Parthus in order to find help against the approaching army. Coming back to find everyone he cared about dead, he had this reaction.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: Attempted. Hercules tries to console Spiros in his grief by saying he knows what it's like to lose a family. Spiros says that means Hercules knows firsthand that absolutely nothing he says can make him feel better.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Because he saw Hercules and Iloran at the scene of the massacre, Spiros initially thinks they're responsible and attacks them.
* PreMortemOneLiner: "That bracelet belonged to my wife!"
* ProperlyParanoid:
** Salmoneus warns Xena that Darphus isn't in her corner. Unfortunately, by the time he's made this warning, it's already too late.
** After the horses are let loose, Darphus realizes this is the work of Hercules.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Darphus after being resurrected by Ares.
* RobbingTheDead: Cretus lifted a bracelet off a woman after killing her.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Xena makes a show of threatening not to return the baby to Spiros to see if he'll go PapaWolf or not. When he does, she expects him to be a good father.
* TheStarscream: Darphus is constantly questioning Xena's authority, even causing a massacre while she's gone. He ultimately convinces the other men to side with him.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: While talking to a grieving survivor at the scene of an attack, Hercules is told the leader was a woman "like a demon from Hades" and has this reaction.
-->'''Hercules:''' A woman.\\
'''Iloran:''' Do you know who did this?\\
'''Hercules:''' I've got an idea.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Seeing Salmoneus was right about Xena, Hercules passes up the chance to kill her.
-->'''Hercules:''' Killing isn't the only way of proving you're a warrior, Xena. I think you know that.
* ThrowTheDogABone: The surviving baby turns out to be Spiros's son.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Xena turns out to be this to her army, actively opposing harming innocents and valuing actual loyalty over those just interested in wealth. Deconstructed in that this makes it really easy for Darphus to rally the other men against her.
* VillainCred: Xena loses hers by protecting the baby. She engages Hercules one-on-one in the hopes of killing him and regaining her standing with her army.
* WeMeetAgain: Hercules and Xena when greeting each other.
* WhamEpisode: Hercules redeems Xena.
* WhamShot: Graegus entering during the final scene.
* WideEyedIdealist: Salmoneus when convincing Hercules that Xena can be redeemed.
* WouldHurtAChild: Darphus is perfectly content to kill a surviving baby. Cretus even thought he had already killed the child after killing the mother.
* WouldntHurtAChild: Xena threatens to kill anyone who harms the baby.
->Directed by Jack Perez
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!!This episode provides examples of:
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Xena shows Salmoneus mercy in part for finding him amusing.
* BloodKnight: Darphus is quite content to kill anyone in the path of the army. Unfortunately for Xena, the men feel similarly and side with him.
* {{Cliffhanger}}: After the heroes depart, Darphus is resurrected by Ares. The war god's emissary tells Darphus that he'll get a chance for revenge against Xena provided he kills Hercules first. When Darphus asks how he can possibly achieve such a task, the emissary presents him with [[Recap/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneysS1E11TheVanishingDead Graegus]].
-->'''Emissary:''' This beast can give you that help. Under your control, it can destroy Hercules once and for all.
* DeathIsCheap: Darphus gets stabbed in the heart, but that's no issue for Ares.
* {{Determinator}}: Xena when pushing her way through the eponymous gauntlet.
* DisguisedInDrag: Salmoneus had the misfortune of being in a village targeted by Xena's army. To save himself, he donned a dress and wig, as well as a scarf to cover his beard. The disguise was working until the scarf got pulled away.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: Darphus openly scoffs at Xena's preference for not harming civilians. He'd much rather just slaughter everyone in his path.
* DueToTheDead: Before leaving Parthus, Hercules and Iloran take the time to bury the dead.
* EasilyForgiven: Hercules and Iloran don't begrudge Spiros for his attack, due to the horrific tragedy he's suffered.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Before her HeelFaceTurn, Xena denounces Darphus for slaughtering women and children.
** Even though Xena survives the gauntlet, Darphus orders her killed. The other men, however, refuse to violate this principle.
* EvilLaugh: The episode ends with a red-eyed Darphus doing this.
* GuileHero: With the army so large, Hercules and friends resort to guile tactics to knock out those doing solo patrols; they also set the horses loose when no one's looking. Their actions buy time to evacuate the civilians at the next village and prepare for an all-out fight.
* HeelFaceTurn: Xena when coming back to help against her former army.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice:
** During the final battle, Spiros engages Cretus and sees the guy is wearing a bracelet he had given to his wife. Spiros immediately realizes what Cretus did, knocks him down, and drives a spear into him.
** How Xena disposes of Darphus during their duel, getting him right in the heart.
* ImprobableInfantSurvival: In a village where all the inhabitants are slaughtered, a lone baby survives. Cretus killed the child's mother and was certain he had gotten the little one, too.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Cretus murdered an unarmed woman and stole her bracelet. Spotting the bracelet during the final battle, the woman's vengeful husband deduces what Cretus did and kills him.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: Xena pulls a HeelFaceTurn. Again, try to contain your shock.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Xena is as vicious as ever against her enemies, but she actively refuses to harm innocent civilians. Darphus doesn't share such a concern, to the point of razing one village to the ground and wanting to murder a baby just so he can say everyone died.
-->'''Salmoneus:''' Believe me, compared with Darphus, she looks like the goddess of love and light.
* TheManBehindTheMan: Ares doesn't appear in-person and instead has a hooded emissary deliver his message to Darphus. By providing Graegus, Ares becomes this to Darphus, as well.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Spiros reluctantly agreed to leave Parthus in order to find help against the approaching army. Coming back to find everyone he cared about dead, he had this reaction.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: Attempted. Hercules tries to console Spiros in his grief by saying he knows what it's like to lose a family. Spiros says that means Hercules knows firsthand that absolutely nothing he says can make him feel better.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Because he saw Hercules and Iloran at the scene of the massacre, Spiros initially thinks they're responsible and attacks them.
* PreMortemOneLiner: "That bracelet belonged to my wife!"
* ProperlyParanoid:
** Salmoneus warns Xena that Darphus isn't in her corner. Unfortunately, by the time he's made this warning, it's already too late.
** After the horses are let loose, Darphus realizes this is the work of Hercules.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Darphus after being resurrected by Ares.
* RobbingTheDead: Cretus lifted a bracelet off a woman after killing her.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Xena makes a show of threatening not to return the baby to Spiros to see if he'll go PapaWolf or not. When he does, she expects him to be a good father.
* TheStarscream: Darphus is constantly questioning Xena's authority, even causing a massacre while she's gone. He ultimately convinces the other men to side with him.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: While talking to a grieving survivor at the scene of an attack, Hercules is told the leader was a woman "like a demon from Hades" and has this reaction.
-->'''Hercules:''' A woman.\\
'''Iloran:''' Do you know who did this?\\
'''Hercules:''' I've got an idea.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Seeing Salmoneus was right about Xena, Hercules passes up the chance to kill her.
-->'''Hercules:''' Killing isn't the only way of proving you're a warrior, Xena. I think you know that.
* ThrowTheDogABone: The surviving baby turns out to be Spiros's son.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Xena turns out to be this to her army, actively opposing harming innocents and valuing actual loyalty over those just interested in wealth. Deconstructed in that this makes it really easy for Darphus to rally the other men against her.
* VillainCred: Xena loses hers by protecting the baby. She engages Hercules one-on-one in the hopes of killing him and regaining her standing with her army.
* WeMeetAgain: Hercules and Xena when greeting each other.
* WhamEpisode: Hercules redeems Xena.
* WhamShot: Graegus entering during the final scene.
* WideEyedIdealist: Salmoneus when convincing Hercules that Xena can be redeemed.
* WouldHurtAChild: Darphus is perfectly content to kill a surviving baby. Cretus even thought he had already killed the child after killing the mother.
* WouldntHurtAChild: Xena threatens to kill anyone who harms the baby.
