History Recap / StarWarsRebelsS2E02RelicsOfTheOldRepublic

** A Clone Wars-era Republic AT-TE walker vs three modern Imperial AT-AT walkers. RealityEnsues as its only advantage is its smaller size and greater stability, lacking in both armor and firepower compared to the newer AT-AT. The AT-TE's main cannon can't even penetrate an AT-AT's armor until they fire into the less armored neck joint, while the [=AT-ATs=]' cannons tear right through the AT-TE, even briefly disabling the smaller walker. The [=AT-ATs=] even have superior strength, as Wolffe (who was piloting the AT-TE) tried to push into an AT-AT's legs to throw it off balance, but fails when the AT-AT starts pushing back. Had it not been for the assistance of the Jedi, the AT-TE would have stood no chance against its successors.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The clones have a poster of a green Twi'lek woman posing suggestively in a SexyBacklessOutfit, and a pinup depicting Padmé in a slit-skirt that shows off her leg. The first is largely hidden by the angles, while the latter is at the edge of the screen during Wolffe and Rex's conversation with Kallus.

* LampshadeHanging: When the clones first see the new Imperial AT-ATs, and they they only have 4 legs directly under them (as opposed to their AT-TE's 6 legs and wider stance) Wolfe scoffs and wonders why they haven't just fallen over from being too top heavy. This echoes a common criticism of their design by Star Wars fans.

UpgradeVsPrototypeFight: As seen above. AT-TE vs AT-AT & Clone Troopers vs Storm Troopers.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Darth Vader calling Konstantine's Star Destroyer away to pick up the Inquisitor prevents him from closing off the rebels' escape.

!!Tropes in this episode:

* BadassBoast: Rex doesn't think highly of the Stormtroopers.
-->'''Rex:''' If it's a fight you want, I hope you brought a better class of soldier than those . . . ''stormtroopers''.\\

* FreezeFrameBonus: During the scene where Rex and Wolffe are talking to Kallus, a pin-up of Senator Padmé Amidala can be seen on the wall. It comes from the "Bad Batch" story reel of ''The Clone Wars''.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The clones have a poster of a green Twi'lek woman posing suggestively in a SexyBacklessOutfit, and a copy of the noseart of the ship of the Bad Batch, depicting Padmé in a slit-skirt that shows off her leg. The first is largely hidden by the angles, while the latter is at the edge of the screen during Wolffe and Rex's conversation with Kallus.

* HoldYourHippogriffs: While the Rebels and clones are under attack from the Imperials, Ezra states that the group are "sitting mynocks" on the plains.

* PutOnABus: At the end, Rex shows up to greet Ahsoka, but no mention is made of how Gregor and Wolffe are passing the time, initially making it a case of WhatHappenedToTheMouse. [[WordOfGod Pablo Hidalgo later mentioned in a Rebels Recon episode]] that they stayed on Seelos (as not only did the ''Ghost'' crew come specifically for Rex, [[ThereAreNoTherapists Wolffe and Gregor's mental health would be detrimental to the rebel cause for the time being]]), but now have a new mobile home in the hijacked [=AT-AT=].
* QuantityVsQuality: Rex finds the Stormtroopers to be inferior to clones, but Kallus boasts that he has a lot of them to spare.

** The long-standing HypotheticalFightDebate about a clash between a Republic AT-TE versus an Imperial AT-AT finds its answer in this episode. The AT-TE proves to be inferior in pretty much every respect; it's slower, lighter, and has less powerful cannons that cannot penetrate the AT-AT's armor except at the weak and hard to hit neck joint. It is also not helped that the clone's AT-TE is older, has been poorly maintained due to lacking replacement parts, and been modified to act as a sort of land fishing boat; while the AT-AT walkers are fresh off out of the factory by comparison. The only reason it manages to do any damage at all is because of the sandstorm and distractions by the ''Ghost'' crew. WordOfGod states that the [=AT-ATs=] that appear in this episode are larger and more powerful than the [=AT-ATs=] from ''The Empire Strikes Back''.
** Clone Troopers vs Stormtroopers. While the clone troopers enthusiastically charged headlong into a fight they had little chance of winning, the stormtroopers fled pathetically once they found themselves in a similar position. Kallus even stating that the clone troopers were "obsolete" at the start of the battle, before asking if the clone troopers were insane once they had closed the distance. If the fight had been between them and only one AT-AT, they may have actually won out of sheer skill. They closed the distance to Kallus' AT-AT, where their main cannon would be much more effective, and could have fired into its neck if the 2[[superscript:nd]] AT-AT hadn't opened fire at them.

* HeroicSecondWind: The clone's AT-TE gets one during the showdown with the [=AT-ATs=], after a bad hit briefly cripples it.

* HeroicSecondWind: The clone's AT-TE gets it during the showdown with the [=AT-ATs=], after a bad hit briefly cripples it.
-->'''Rex:'' C'mon, it's just a scratch. Keep moving forward, soldier!

-->'''Rex:''' Just like the old days.

* ConscienceMakesYouGoBack: Kanan is willing to ditch the clones, but Ezra's constant prodding finally convinces him to help.

* TheLastDance: The clone troopers aboard the AT-TE see it as this: Going out fighting a great foe while helping some Jedi complete their mission, just like back in the Clone Wars; or eventually die in the middle of nowhere when their RapidAging some day gets the better of them. Averted when the Jedi come back to save them. As Rex put it: "Just like the old days!"

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The clones have a poster of a green Twi'lek woman posing suggestively in a SexyBacklessOutfit, and a copy of the noseart of the ship of the Bad Batch, depicting Padmé in a slit-skirt that shows off her leg. The first is largely hidden by the angles, while the latter is at the edge of the screen during Wolffe and Rex's conversation with Kallus.

* ChewingTheScenery: When Wolffe charges the AT-TE at Kallus's AT-AT, he, fittingly for his name, howls like a wolf.

* SpannerInTheWorks: Vader calling off Kallus's Star Destroyer for a rendezvous with the Fifth Brother prevents it from intercepting the ''Ghost''. Konstantine even complains to this effect, but the Fifth Brother doesn't care.
* TheLastDance: The clone troopers aboard the AT-TE see it as this: Going out fighting a great foe while helping some Jedi complete their mission, just like back in the Clone Wars; or eventually die in the middle of nowhere when their RapidAging some day gets the better of them. Averted when the Jedi come back to save them. As Rex put it: "Just like the old days!"

* MutualDisadvantage: The sandstorm is used to blind the sensors of both the AT-TE and the Empire's [=AT-ATs=]. However, because the Jedi are on the former, they can use their force senses to see the [=AT-ATs=], but once the rebels fire, Kallus will easily track their position.

* Determinatior: Kallus will ''not'' let a sandstorm stop them from chasing the rebels, and doesn't care if following them in the storm is suicidal.

* MutualDisadvantage: The sandstorm is used to blind the sensors of both the AT-TE and the Empire's [=AT-ATs=]. However, because the Jedi are on the former, they can use their force senses to see the [=AT-ATs=].

** A Clone Wars-era Republic AT-TE walker vs three modern Imperial AT-AT walkers. RealityEnsues as its only advantage is its smaller size and greater stability, lacking in both armor and firepower compared to the newer AT-AT. The AT-TE's main cannon can't even penetrate an AT-AT's armor until they fire into the less armored neck joint, while the AT-AT's cannons tear right through the AT-TE, even briefly disabling the smaller walker. The AT-AT's even have superior strength, as Wolffe (who was piloting the AT-TE) tried to push into AT-AT's legs to throw it off balance, but fails when the AT-AT starts pushing back. Had it not been for the assistance of the Jedi, the AT-TE would have stood no chance against its successors.

* TheAtoner: Wolffe makes it clear at the beginning of the episode that he is truly apologetic for selling out the Jedi out of paranoia and fear for his brothers' safety, first by attempting to backtrack on his sellout and then fighting against Agent Kallus's [=AT-ATs=] alongside the other clones to cover the ''Ghost'' crew's escape, even if it meant [[RedemptionEqualsDeath dying]]. Luckily for him, the crew came back to save their lives, preventing the last part.

** A Clone Wars-era Republic AT-TE walker vs three modern Imperial AT-AT walkers. RealityEnsues as its only advantage is its smaller size and greater stability, lacking in both armor and firepower compared to the newer AT-AT. The AT-TE's main cannon can't even penetrate an AT-AT's armor until they fire into the less armored neck joint, while the AT-AT's cannons tear right through the AT-TE, even briefly disabling the smaller walker. The AT-AT's even have superior strength, as Wolffe (who was piloting the AT-TE) tried to push into AT-AT's legs to throw it off balance, but fails when the AT-AT starts pushing back. Had it not been for the assistance of Jedi, the AT-TE would have stood no chance against its successors.
** Even earlier, when the TIE fighter finds and attacks the group, they employ a few Clone Wars-era weapons: Sabine fires a DC-15A blaster rifle and Zeb opens up with a Z-6 rotary blaster cannon, before Gregor finally downs it with a RPS-6 rocket launcher.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The clones have a poster of a green Twi'lek woman posing suggestively in a SexyBacklessOutfit, and a copy of the noseart of the ship of the Bad Batch, depicting Padmé in a slit-skirt that shows off her leg. The first is largely hidden by the angles, while the latter is at the edge of the screen during Wolffe's and Rex's conversation with Kallus.
* HoldYourHippogriffs: While the Rebels and Clones are under attack from the Imperials, Ezra states that the group are "sitting mynocks" on the plains.
* HypocriticalHumour: When he's reunited with Ahsoka, Rex tries to lighten the mood by teasing her about how old she got. Rex, being a clone, suffers from RapidAging and biologically is in his mid-fifties. Ahsoka is polite enough not to call him on it.

* TheLastDance: The clone troopers aboard the AT-TE see it as this: Going out fighting a great foe while helping some Jedi complete their mission, just like the back in the Clone Wars; or eventually die in the middle of nowhere when their RapidAging some day gets the better of them. Averted when the Jedi come back to save them. As Rex put it: "Just like the old days!".

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Darth Vader calling Konstantine's Star Destroy away to pick up the Inquisitor prevents him from closing off the rebels' escape.

** Even earlier, when the TIE fighter finds and attacks the group, they employ a few Clone Wars era weapons: Sabine Wren fires a DC-15A blaster rifle, Jeb opens up with a Z-6 rotary blaster cannon, before Gregor finally downs it with a RPS-6 rocket launcher.

* BlatantLies: When Wolffe answers Kallus's transmission, he tries to pass off his earlier report of a Jedi presence as a glitch with his ElectronicEye and him being senile. Unfortunately for Wolffe and his conscience, the probe droid from the previous episode saw everything and transmitted it back to Kallus.

** A Clone Wars era Republic AT-TE walker vs three modern Imperial AT-AT walkers. RealityEnsues as its only advantage is its smaller size and greater stability, lacking in both armor and firepower compared to the newer AT-AT. The AT-TE's main cannon can't even penetrate an AT-AT's armor until they fire into the less armored neck joint, while the AT-AT's cannons tear right through the AT-TE, even briefly disabling the smaller walker. The AT-AT's even have superior strength, as Wolffe (who was piloting the AT-TE) tried to push into AT-AT's legs to throw it off balance, but fails when the AT-AT starts pushing back. Had it not been for the assistance of Jedi, the AT-TE would have stood no chance against its successors.

* FailedASpotCheck: The Imperials fail to find the ''Ghost'' when it's shut down to hide from their radar. They could have found it by simply looking out the window, or it might have been seen by a passing TIE Fighter.

* LastStand: Rex, Wolffe and Gregor try to pull one to cover the Rebels' escape, even ramming their AT-TE into the legs of Kallus's AT-AT in an attempt to knock it over. When that fails to work, Rex defiantly shouts at Kallus to come out and fight. Fortunately, Kanan has a change of heart and comes back to save the day.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Darth Vader calling Konstantine's ship to pick up the Inquisitor prevents him from closing off the rebel's escape.

* TheLastDance: The clone troopers aboard the AT-TE see it as this: Going out fighting a great foe while helping some Jedi complete their mission, just like the back in the Clone Wars; or eventually die in the middle of nowhere when their RapidAging some day gets the better of them. Averted when the Jedis come back to save them. As Rex put it: "Just like the old days!".

** Clone Troopers vs Stormtroopers. While the clone troopers enthusiastically charged headlong into a fight they had little chance of winning, the stormtroopers fled pathetically once they found themselves in a similar position. Kallus even stating that the clone troopers were "obsolete" at the start of the battle, before asking if the clone troopers were insane once they had closed the distance. If the fight had been between them and only one AT-AT, they may have actually won out of sheer skill. They closed the distance to Kallus' AT-AT, where their main cannon would be much more effective, and could have fired into its neck if the 2nd AT-AT hadn't opened fire at them.

* TheLastDance: The clone troopers aboard the AT-TE see it as this: Going out fighting a great foe while helping some Jedi complete their mission, just like the back in the Clone Wars; or eventually die in the middle of nowhere when their AcceleratedAging some day gets the better of them. Averted when the Jedis come back to save them. As Rex put it: "Just like the old days!".