History Recap / StarWarsTheBadBatchS1E11DevilsDeal

* LowerDeckEpisode: The Bad Batch have a short scene delivering weapons to Gobi, but otherwise are absent, the plot focusing on Ryloth and the Syndulla family, specifically Hera before she became a rebel though with Crosshair as the main villain of the episode.

** Turbo Tanks are already being used as prisoner transports now that the war is over. They'll still be performing this duty by the time of ''Film/RogueOne''.

* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Hera meets the Bad Batch on the supply run to Ryloth's moon. Hera will go on meet Kanan Jarrus, who was the padawan Hunter let go in the first episode.

* HonorBeforeReason: Hower invokes this to Charm when he points a blaster at Taa.

* OriginStory:

* XanatosGambit: Rampart captures Hera and Gobi and allows the other Twi'lek insurgents to report back about it, knowing Cham will launch a rescue mission that will, at the very least, incriminate him as a fellow insurgent. When the raid succeeds, Rampart surrenders, putting Taa in front of Cham. Either Cham kills Taa, or Crosshair frames him for it.

** Rampart shows Eleni and Gobi the Imperial doonium refinery, which he claims will help parts of the Galaxy affected by the Separatists and their corporate backers during the Clone Wars, is eerily similar to Krennic's claims about Project Celestial Power providing free renewable energy to parts of the Galaxy during the events of ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]''. Likewise, Cham's role in the episode is a {{Foil}} to Galen Erso, whose daughter will also be part of the Rebellion years later.
* CharacterAsHimself: As in ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'', Chopper is credited as playing himself. This also helps to avoid any [[LateArrivalSpoiler late arrival spoilers]] for that show regarding who actually voices him.

* TisOnlyABulletInTheBrain: Orn Free Taa is shot in the side of his head by Crosshair, but can be seen still breathing and his hand moves after he collapses. Rampart has the Syndulla's arrested for the ''attempted'' assassination of the senator, further confirming his survival. It’s not too outlandish, considering [[{{Kevlard}} the massive amount of blubber present even on his head]].

* ADayInTheLimelight: This episode is focused entirely on a young Hera Syndulla, and serves as her official introductory episode. Omega and the Bad Batch only appear in a single scene, to set up the next episode.

* DoomedByCanon: Played with, as we know from ''Rebels'' that Eleni is going to die soon, but as Cham is still alive in that show, it’s left in question whether it will happen now, with them arrested together.

---> '''Hera''': [[LampshadeHanging I never said we were at the refinery]].

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Had Orn Free Taa not begged the Imperials to find an excuse to get rid of Cham Syndulla, the Empire would have had complete control over Ryloth with little to no civil unrests thanks to Cham's charisma keeping the populace happy. By framing Cham for a crime he did not commit, the Empire will have major civil unrests and rebellions on Ryloth for years to come.

** Thanks to ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'', we know that Hera, Chopper, and Cham will all survive this ordeal and go on to join the Rebel Alliance. Sadly we also know from conversations between Cham and Hera, Eleni will most likely not survive.

* XanatosGambit: Rampart surrenders, putting Taa in front of Cham. Either Cham kills Taa, or Crosshair frames him for it.

* ADayInTheLimelight: This episode is focused entirely on a young Hera Syndulla, and serves as her official introductory episode.

** {{Foreshadowing}}: The Bad Batch giving weapons to Gobi, Hera, and the Free Ryloth movement from Cid's contacts hints that Cid herself is more aware of the state of the Galaxy than she let on.

** Rampart shows Eleni and Gobi the Imperial doonium refinery, which he claims will help parts of the Galaxy affected by the Separatists and their corporate backers during the Clone Wars, is eerily similar to Krennic's claims about Project Celesial Power providing free renewable energy to parts of the Galaxy during the events of ''Literature/Catalyst''.

* AdultFear: Hera gets arrested and convicted of treason by the Empire for sneaking off on Gobi's supply run, which forces Cham and Eleni to attack the convoy to rescue her and end up getting arrested themselves. Earlier in the episode, Hera also got caught spying on an Imperial mining facility but Howzer lets Cham off with a warning.

* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: Far more understated than most examples, but Admiral Rampart's strategy of feigning surrender and then shooting Senator Taa (who is technically a civilian) to frame the Twi'lek rebels would very likely be considered a war crime in RealLife.

* INeverSaidItWasPoision: Eleni gently reveals to Hera that she knew about her and Chopper spying on the doonium refinery on Gobi's orders, even though Hera never said that to Cham.

* OutOfFocus: The Bad Batch only show up for one scene, dropping off a weapons shipment to the nascent Twi'lek resistance movement.

** Orn Free Taa apparently survives his ''attempted'' assassination at the end of the episode so that he can make it to ''Literature/LordsOfTheSith'' set a few years later. Hilariously, a deadly incident that [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse puts him out of the story]] makes Darth Vader wonder if he survived and Sidious responds that he expects him somehow find a way to do so.

** Turbo Tanks are already being used as prisoner transports now that the war is over. They’ll still be performing this duty by the time of Rogue One.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Had Orn Free Taa not begged for the Imperials to find an excuse to get rid of Cham Syndulla, the Empire would have had complete control over Ryloth with little to no civil unrests thanks to Cham's charisma keeping the populace happy. By framing Cham for a crime he did not commit, the Empire will have major civil unrests and rebellions on Ryloth for years to come.

* ADayInTheLimelight: This episode is focused entirely on a young Hera Syndulla.

* LowerDeckEpisode: The Bad Batch have a short scene delivering weapons to Gobi, but otherwise are absent, the plot focusing on Ryloth and the Syndulla family, though with Crosshair as the main villain of the episode.