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* DwindlingParty: Echo leaves to join Rex in his mission to help the regs, and the Bad Batch is down to four.
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* DwindlingParty: Echo leaves to join Rex in his mission to help the regs, and the Bad Batch is down to four.
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* ChekhovsGun: Given how much attention is paid to the fact that ipsium will explode if not handled correctly, it's pretty much guaranteed that it'll explode at some point. Sure enough, it does, and traps the Bad Batch inside a mine.

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* ChekhovsGun: Given how much attention is paid to the fact that ipsium will explode if not handled correctly, it's pretty much guaranteed that it'll explode at some point. Sure enough, it does, and traps the Bad Batch inside a mine. It [[ChekhovsBoomerang later helps them]] blast a way ''out'' of the mine.
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* ShoutOut: The crew getting caught in an AnimalStampede within a gorge calls to mind ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994The Lion King]]'', though in their case, it was caused by a force of nature and not an actual villain, and EverybodyLives. Wrecker in particular has a moment when he disappears beneath the stampede only to dramatically leap out to safety, just like Mufasa.

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* ShoutOut: The crew getting caught in an AnimalStampede within a gorge calls to mind ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994The ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 The Lion King]]'', though in their case, it was caused by a force of nature and not an actual villain, and EverybodyLives. Wrecker in particular has a moment when he disappears beneath the stampede only to dramatically leap out to safety, just like Mufasa.

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* KickTheDog: Even with her hands seemingly legitimately being tied, Cid is extremely smug in telling the crew they’re on their own and makes fun of them for getting their ship stolen. Even when Hunter protests they don’t have enough food to make it through a few days, Cid coldly hangs up while he’s talking.



* ShoutOut: The crew getting caught in an AnimalStampede within a gorge calls to mind ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', though in their case, it was caused by a force of nature and not an actual villain, and EverybodyLives.

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* ShoutOut: The crew getting caught in an AnimalStampede within a gorge calls to mind ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994The Lion King]]'', though in their case, it was caused by a force of nature and not an actual villain, and EverybodyLives. Wrecker in particular has a moment when he disappears beneath the stampede only to dramatically leap out to safety, just like Mufasa.
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* NoAntagonist: Other than the person who stole the crew's ship, there's no Imperial or anyone else for the crew to fight, and the course of the conflict is merely a force of nature.

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* NoAntagonist: Other than the person who stole the crew's ship, there's no Imperial or anyone else for the crew to fight, and the course cause of the conflict is merely a force of nature.
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* DidYouThinkICantFeel: At the end of his heart-to-heart with Omega, Tech calmly explains that, while he may be processing Echo's departure in a different way than her, that doesn't mean he isn't upset about it.

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* DidYouThinkICantFeel: At the end of his heart-to-heart with Omega, Tech calmly explains that, while he may be processing Echo's departure in a different way than her, she, that doesn't mean he isn't upset about it.

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* MadeOfExplodium: Ipsium. It's so volatile in liquid form that simply jostling it enough will cause it to explode. A small vial of it explodes with enough force to cause a cave-in, and the large vein of it Omega later finds is said to be powerful enough to destroy the entire mine.


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* RidiculouslyPotentExplosive: Ipsium. It's so volatile in liquid form that [[HairTriggerExplosive simply jostling it enough will cause it to explode]]. A small vial of it explodes with enough force to cause a cave-in, and the large vein of it Omega later finds is said to be powerful enough to destroy the entire mine.
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* HeroicBSOD: Omega spends most of the episode in an emotional funk over Echo parting ways with the group.
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* MadeOfExplodium: Ipsium. A small vial of it explodes with enough force to cause a cave-in, and the large vein of it Omega later finds is said to be powerful enough to destroy the entire mine.

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* MadeOfExplodium: Ipsium. It's so volatile in liquid form that simply jostling it enough will cause it to explode. A small vial of it explodes with enough force to cause a cave-in, and the large vein of it Omega later finds is said to be powerful enough to destroy the entire mine.
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* ShoutOut: The crew getting caught in an AnimalStampede calls to mind ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', though in their case, it was caused by a force of nature and not an actual villain, and EverybodyLives.

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* ShoutOut: The crew getting caught in an AnimalStampede within a gorge calls to mind ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', though in their case, it was caused by a force of nature and not an actual villain, and EverybodyLives.
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* NoAntagonist: Other than the person who stole the crew's ship, there's no Imperial for the crew to fight and the course of the conflict is mere a force of nature.

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* NoAntagonist: Other than the person who stole the crew's ship, there's no Imperial or anyone else for the crew to fight fight, and the course of the conflict is mere merely a force of nature. nature.
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* ShoutOut: The crew getting caught in an AnimalStampede calls to mind ''Disney/TheLionKing'', though in their case, it was caused by a force of nature and not an actual villain, and EverybodyLives.

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* ShoutOut: The crew getting caught in an AnimalStampede calls to mind ''Disney/TheLionKing'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', though in their case, it was caused by a force of nature and not an actual villain, and EverybodyLives.
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* NoAntagonist: Other than the person who stole the crew's ship, there's no Imperial for the crew to fight and the course of the conflict is mere a force of nature.


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* ShoutOut: The crew getting caught in an AnimalStampede calls to mind ''Disney/TheLionKing'', though in their case, it was caused by a force of nature and not an actual villain, and EverybodyLives.
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* AnimalStampede: The crew is forced to escape from a stampede of antelope-like creatures in the gorge, as they are fleeing the approaching storm.


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* InsultBackfire: Wrecker sarcastically rants at Tech that he should carry the ipsium - and Tech agrees on the spot.


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* UngratefulBastard: Narrowly averted. Cid claims to be too busy to come save the crew and taunts them about it, but when Tech brings up the multiple times they’ve had to save her bacon, she gruffly concedes the point and asks for a few days to figure something out.
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: Tech, blunt as ever, repeatedly fails to take Omega's feelings about Echo's departure and the theft of the ''Havoc Marauder'' into consideration, not out of malice or indifference, but due to him processing his own emotions differently. Once he sits down and talks it out with Omega, they come to an understanding.


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* MinimalistCast: This episode only features six characters, only five of whom have any lines (and even then, the lines are only delivered by three actors, as Creator/DeeBradleyBaker voices Hunter, Wrecker, and Tech).


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The Batch leaving their ship empty, unattended, and out of sight of their position leads to it being stolen and flying off before they can catch up to it or even notice the ship had been taken.

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* OnlySaneMan: Hunter remains the only level-headed member of the team throughout the episode, having to put up with both Tech and Wrecker's constant bickering and Omega's emotional troubles.
* PapaWolf: Hunter and Wrecker are both understandably angry with Tech for upsetting Omega and they both sternly tell him to check on her after she goes off to be alone. Tech later immediately jumps into a dark crevasse after Omega after she falls in while trying to harvest more ipsium and saves her from drowning.



* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Echo's departure has clearly destabilised the group, with Tech butting heads with Wrecker (and to a lesser extent, Omega) throughout the entire episode.

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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Echo's departure has clearly destabilised the group, with Tech butting heads with Wrecker (and to a lesser extent, Omega) throughout the entire episode. Though Tech and Omega mostly patch things up by the end of the episode after a heart-to-heart about Echo's departure from the team.
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The Bad Batch undertake their first mission since Echo's departure, to harvest a mine that Cid has purchased. Things are complicated when the ''Marauder'' is stolen, leaving them stranded and causing tensions to rise within the group.
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* AllForNothing: Downplayed. When they finally reach the spaceport they've been heading towards in search of help, they find that it's been abandoned for some time, and while they're able to contact Cid for help, she can't get there in time before their rations run out. They did, however, manage to find a large quantity of ipsium along the way.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Tech rationalises that they need to move on from Echo's departure because "that's what soldiers do", Omega hits him with two in quick succession.
-->'''Omega''': We're more than [soldiers]. We're a family. Aren't we?\\
'''Tech''': [''clearly taken aback''] Uhh... well... yes. Of course we are.\\
'''Omega''': Then why aren't you acting like it?\\
[''Tech is completely silent'']
* BothSidesHaveAPoint: While Omega rightly calls out the other Bad Batch members for seemingly not caring about Echo's departure, they repeatedly note that she cares ''too much'', and is letting her feelings get in the way of her work.
* BrutalHonesty: Tech is called out for this after bluntly telling Omega that the Bad Batch existed before Echo joined and will still exist without him. While true, it also completely fails to comfort Omega at all and she ends up running off.
* CallBack: While demanding help from Cid, Tech brings up the times they [[Recap/StarWarsTheBadBatchS1E13Infested helped her get her parlour back from Roland Durand]] and [[Recap/StarWarsTheBadBatchS2E4Faster settled her debt with Millegi]]. Cid retorts, "I didn't ask for a recap, Goggles", but caves in anyway.
* ChekhovsGun: Given how much attention is paid to the fact that ipsium will explode if not handled correctly, it's pretty much guaranteed that it'll explode at some point. Sure enough, it does, and traps the Bad Batch inside a mine.
* DidYouThinkICantFeel: At the end of his heart-to-heart with Omega, Tech calmly explains that, while he may be processing Echo's departure in a different way than her, that doesn't mean he isn't upset about it.
* MadeOfExplodium: Ipsium. A small vial of it explodes with enough force to cause a cave-in, and the large vein of it Omega later finds is said to be powerful enough to destroy the entire mine.
* NeverMyFault: Tech and Wrecker constantly blame each other for the loss of the ''Marauder'' and, later, the ipsium. The latter is subverted when Tech eventually concedes that it was his fault for dropping it, and promises to make up for it by finding more.
* RayOfHopeEnding: On the surface, this is one of the Bad Batch's {{Darkest Hour}}s: they're trapped on a DeathWorld wracked by violent storms, with a case full of a volatile mineral that will explode and kill them if they get caught in the storm, without enough rations to last until help arrives and with seemingly no settlements anywhere within reach. Nonetheless, Omega is confident they'll find a way to get through it.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Echo's departure has clearly destabilised the group, with Tech butting heads with Wrecker (and to a lesser extent, Omega) throughout the entire episode.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Wrecker's reaction, almost verbatim, when he learns that the alternate exit Tech and Omega stumbled across is accessed by falling down a chasm into a fast-moving body of water and then letting it sweep you over a waterfall.
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