History Recap / StarWarsRebelsS3E03HerasHeroes

* ItIsPronouncedTroPay:
** Thrawn uses the proper Twi'leki pronunciation for Hera's name, rather than the Basic translation used by everyone else[[labelnote:*]]including her father[[/labelnote]], to demonstrate how much he's learned about their culture.
** Similarly, Captain Slavin's name keeps being pronounced differently. Cham calls him "Slah-ven". Thrawn refers to him as "Slay-vin".

** Thrawn taking a piece of valuable cultural art for his own collection, and Hera's utter disgust at it, is reminiscent of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_theft_and_looting_during_World_War_II art theft and looting of occupied countries]] during World War II and the devastation felt by those whose art was taken.

* ActionPrologue: Cham and Numa being chased by stormtroopers. The ''Ghost'' provides a GunshipRescue.

* ItsPronouncedTroPay:

* DamselInDistress: Thrawn takes Hera captive. She doesn't get out of it alone, but she does [[DamselOutOfDistress organize the escape]].

Hera's rebel supply mission to Ryloth becomes personal when she and the Ghost crew brave overwhelming Imperial forces to recover a memento from her ancestral home.

* BrickJoke: In the opening scene, Cham reassures Numa that his daughter is always serious, even when planning something crazy like swooping in and picking them up while they're being chased. At the end, he's surprised Hera is serious... about blowing up their old home.

** Similarly, Captain Slavin's name keeps being pronounced differently. Hera's father calls him "Slah-ven". Thrawn refers to him as "Slay-vin".

** We return to the surface of Ryloth and the capital city of Lessu, both last seen in ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''.

* ContinuityNod: A subtle one; Ezra is surprised when Hera intends to blow up her house and asks her if she's really going to do it. [[YouCantGoHomeAgain His own house was blown up]] back in [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsTheSiegeOfLothal "The Siege of Lothal"]], and he came across the aftermath in [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS2E09Legacy "Legacy"]].

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Zeb quotes the trope to a Scout Trooper who, in an impressive move, runs his speeder into the Ghost's cargo bay, while jumping off ready to fight. Sadly for him, the cargo bay had four more armed people ''plus'' the two he was chasing.

** Chopper is once again sporting his Imperial paint job.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Thrawn seems fairly contemptuous of Slavin's xenophobia, and when Slavin ignorantly says they should just destroy the Kalikori, Thrawn loses his cool for a moment and grabs him by the throat, looking ready to kill him.

** Hera when Thrawn and another Imperial officer just so happen to be behind the doorway she was about to walk through.
** Hera gets another moment when Thrawn reveals that he knows exactly what it was that she tried to steal from the office, and why it would be worthless to anybody outside the Syndulla family.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Captain Slavin isn't just racist, but he's also classist towards servants, contemptuously telling Hera to return to the kitchen.
* ShipTease: A small bit, but Hera counting Kanan as separate from the rest of the crew hints at her feeling of family are different for him than the others.

--> '''Thrawn:''' War is in your blood. I study the art of war. Work to perfect it. But you, you were forged by it.

* AccentRelapse: Hera tries using her natural Twi'lek accent while operating in disguise, but she drops it right before Thrawn reveals that he knows exactly who she is.

* ContinuityNod: A subtle one; Ezra is surprised when Hera intends to blow up her house and asks her if she's really going to do it. [[YouCantGoHomeAgain His own house was blown up]] back in "[[Recap/StarWarsRebelsTheSiegeOfLothal The Siege of Lothal]]" and he came across the aftermath in "[[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS2E09Legacy Legacy]]".

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Zeb quotes the trope to a Scout Trooper who in an impressive move runs his speeder into the Ghost's cargo bay, while jumping off ready to fight. Sadly for him the cargo bay had four more armed people plus the two he was chasing.

** Ezra, but he can actually fit into Stormtrooper armor now that he's grown (specifically, Scout Trooper armor).
** Chopper once again is sporting his Imperial paint job.

** Thrawn uses the proper Twi'leki pronunciation for Hera's name, rather than the Basic translation used by everyone else, to demonstrate how much he's learned about their culture.
** Similarly, Captain Slavin's name keeps being pronounced differently. Hera's father calls him "Slah-ven." Thrawn refers to him as "Slay-vin."
* LogicalWeakness: Thrawn is able to gain a significant advantage over Free Ryloth by learning about Twi'lek culture, but as Hera has lived with the rebellion and ''Ghost'' crew for quite some time she's picked up aspects of their cultures, making her harder to predict. Thrawn is fully aware of this, and sets up the prisoner exchange so he could learn more about her.

** Hera gets another moment when Thrawn reveals that he knows exactly what it was that Hera tried to steal from the office and why it would be worthless to anybody outside the Syndulla family.

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: In-universe used by Hera to [[HiddenInPlainSight help enforce her disguise in front of Imperials]] that she's simply another Twi'lek refugee. Good thing some don't see the logic in a Ryloth-accented rebel Twi'lek from offworld.

--> '''Thrawn''': War is in your blood. I study the art of war. Work to perfect it. But you, you were forged by it.

* ContinuityNod:
** A more subtle one; Ezra is surprised when Hera intends to blow up her house and asks her if she's really going to do it. [[YouCantGoHomeAgain His own house was blown up]] back in "[[Recap/StarWarsRebelsTheSiegeOfLothal The Siege of Lothal]]" and he came across the aftermath in "[[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS2E09Legacy Legacy]]".

** In a more mild version, the Kalikori is a totem on which Twi'lek families add a piece of art for every generation, similar to heritage quilts on Earth.

* ItsPronouncedTroPay: Thrawn uses the proper Twi'leki pronunciation for Hera's name, rather than the Basic translation used by everyone else, to demonstrate how much he's learned about their culture.

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* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Thrawn gets awfully close to Hera's ear as he taunts her about how the Rebels are fools. He's also pretty hands-on when he tries to straighten Slavin's uniform in the wake of having his BerserkButton is pushed.

* BerserkButton: Thrawn grabs Slaven by the shirt collar and hisses in his face when Slaven complains that they should destroy the Kalikori instead of keeping it. He quickly composes himself, noting that not everyone shares his appreciation for art.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Thrawn seems fairly contemptuous of Slaven's xenophobia, and when Slaven ignorantly says they should just destroy the Kalikori, Thrawn loses his cool for a moment and grabs him by the throat, looking ready to kill him.

* FantasticRacism: Captain Slaven hates Twi'leks, degrading them as primitive savages with every opportunity and expressing the opinion that the Kalikori should be destroyed because it's a symbol of their culture. Thrawn, on the other hand, is more subtle and fetishistic, seeming to regard Hera as an interesting piece of artwork for him to analyze and expressing "respect" for their culture by assuring Hera that he would keep the Kalikori in a place of honor while degrading the true meaning of it as a Syndulla totem. Notably, Hera seems a lot more offended by Thrawn than Slaven.

* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Thrawn gets awfully close to Hera's ear as he taunts her about how the Rebels are fools. He's also pretty hands-on when he tries to straighten Slaven's uniform in the wake of having his BerserkButton is pushed.
* NotSoStoic: Thrawn, when Slaven presses his BerserkButton by insulting the Kalikori. He recovers quickly, but the break in his composure is notable.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Thrawn snaps out of his DissonantSerenity and outright snarls at Slaven when the captain suggests destroying the Kalikori.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Captain Slaven isn't just racist, but he's also classist towards servants, contemptuously telling Hera to return to the kitchen.

* TrapIsTheOnlyOption: The ''Ghost'' crew and Cham recognize that Slaven's hostage trade offer is a trap, but Cham sees his daughter's life as worth the sacrifice and trusts the crew to work with the situation to get her out. Fortunately, Hera has her own plan to get out of it.

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* OhCrap: Hera when Thrawn and another Imperial officer just so happen to be behind the doorway she was about to walk through.

* TrapIsTheOnlyOption: The ''Ghost'' crew and Cham recognize that Slaven's hostage trade offer is a trap, but Cham sees his daughter's life as worth the sacrifice. Fortunately, Hera has her own plan to get out of it.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Zeb quotes the trope to a Stormtrooper who in an impressive move runs his speeder into the Ghost's cargo bay, while jumping off ready to fight. Sadly for him the cargo bay had four more armed people plus the two he was chasing.

* DamselInDistress: Thrawn takes Hera captive.

* MythologyGag: In the ''Legends'' video game ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic The Old Republic]]'', Kalikori was the name of a Twi'lek pilgrim/refugee village that was illegally settled on Tython despite the Senate's refusal due to how dangerous the largely unexplored planet could be.

** A more subtle one; Ezra is surprised when Hera intends to blow up her house and asks her if she's really going to do it. [[YouCantGoHomeAgain His own house was blown up]] back in "[[Recap/StarWarsRebelsTheSiegeOfLothal The Siege of Lothal" and he came across the aftermath in "[[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS2E09Legacy Legacy]]".