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* FinalBossPreview: Anakin fights Obi-Wan in the Well of the Dark Side, a pre Mustafar, as a taste of their future final battle after the Clone Wars have ended, though he's not selfish in his desires to save the Galaxy yet...
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* FinalBossPreview: Anakin fights Obi-Wan in the Well of the Dark Side, a pre Mustafar, pre-Mustafar, as a taste of their future final battle after the Clone Wars have ended, though he's not selfish in his desires to save the Galaxy yet...
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* HeroicSuicide: The Father of Mortis stabs himself with the dagger, taking away Son's power and distracting the Son enough for Anakin to kill him.
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* HeroicSuicide: The Father of Mortis stabs himself with the dagger, taking away the Son's power and distracting the Son enough for Anakin to kill him.
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* FinalBossPreview: Anakin fights Obi-Wan in the Well of the Dark Side, a pre Mustafar, as a taste of their future final battle after the Clone Wars have ended, though he's not selfish in his desires to save the Galaxy yet...
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* SpoofAesop: This whole arc reflects a popular misunderstanding of Taoism, the taijitu ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taijitu the circle with swirly black and white teardrops]]), and the light and dark side of the Force. The Taijitu isn't, in the Star Wars verse, comprised of both the light and dark side, rather the whole of the taijitu is the light side, and the dark side rejects it entirely. Accepting life and death, the will of the Force, being in harmony with the cosmos is the light side, which is what Lucas meant by saying Anakin "will restore balance to the Force"; he's to remove the imbalance, the disharmony of the dark side. There can be no balance between the two.
** There is, however, an alternative interpretation of these episodes, that they demonstrate that balance is impossible, that the dark side will consume the light side and, ultimately, the Force itself. This is precisely what happens as the Son kills the Daughter and the Father finally dies, having consumed himself trying to keep his son in check.
** There is, however, an alternative interpretation of these episodes, that they demonstrate that balance is impossible, that the dark side will consume the light side and, ultimately, the Force itself. This is precisely what happens as the Son kills the Daughter and the Father finally dies, having consumed himself trying to keep his son in check.
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** The main leitmotif of “Battle of the Heroes” is heard prominently after the Son tells Anakin he has a gift for him.
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* DesecratingTheDead: The Son breaks into the Daughter's tomb to steal the Dagger of Mortis, though he leaves her body undisturbed and solemnly returns her to rest once he has what he wants.
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* DesecratingTheDead: The Son breaks into the Daughter's tomb to steal the Dagger of Mortis, [[SubvertedTrope though he leaves her body undisturbed and solemnly returns her to rest once he has what he wants.wants]].
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The Son mournfully laments that his sister was the one person he truly loved. After the Father stabs himself, the Son is horrified and begs him not to die, proving that, despite what he said, he loved his father as well.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The Son mournfully laments that his sister was the one person he truly loved. After the Father stabs himself, the Son is horrified and begs him not to die, proving that, despite what he said, said beforehand, he loved his father as well.
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: The Father of Mortis erases Anakin's memory of seeing the future along with his own actions that resulted from it.
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: The Father of Mortis erases Anakin's memory of seeing the future along with his own actions that resulted from it.it in order to preserve the timeline.
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* VaderBreath: Darth Vader's iconic breathing is heard at the end of Anakin's vision, punctuating the horrific foretelling of things to come.
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* VaderBreath: Darth Vader's iconic breathing is heard at the end of Anakin's vision, vision alongside his helmet, punctuating the horrific foretelling of things to come.
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** Shown the horrors that await in his future, Anakin chooses to side with the Son in order to destroy both Palpatine and the Jedi in order to bring peace and order to the galaxy. Ironically, despite [[ItsAllAboutMe the nature]] of the Dark Side, Anakin's motives are quite selfless, and he's acting in the interest of preventing the harm he will cause as Darth Vader.
** The Son proclaims that, with Anakin's help, he intends to destroy Darth Sidious and end war, corruption, and suffering throughout the galaxy. While he is manipulating Anakin into joining him, the audience is given no indication that the Son is lying.
** The Son proclaims that, with Anakin's help, he intends to destroy Darth Sidious and end war, corruption, and suffering throughout the galaxy. While he is manipulating Anakin into joining him, the audience is given no indication that the Son is lying.
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** Shown the horrors that await in his future, Anakin chooses to side with the Son in order to destroy both Palpatine and the Jedi in order to bring peace and order to the galaxy. Ironically, despite [[ItsAllAboutMe the nature]] of the Dark Side, Anakin's motives are quite selfless, and here he's acting in the interest of preventing the harm he will otherwise cause as Darth Vader.
** The Son proclaims that, with Anakin's help, he intends to destroy Darth Sidious and end war, corruption, and suffering throughout the galaxy. While he is manipulating Anakin into joining him, the audience is given no indication that the Son is lying. [[AmbiguousSituation Of course, given what he represents and his contrary behavior, who knows?]]
** The Son proclaims that, with Anakin's help, he intends to destroy Darth Sidious and end war, corruption, and suffering throughout the galaxy. While he is manipulating Anakin into joining him, the audience is given no indication that the Son is lying. [[AmbiguousSituation Of course, given what he represents and his contrary behavior, who knows?]]
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* YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou: Anakin says this to Rex after being mysteriously returned to the exact time and place where they started the arc.
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* YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou: Anakin understandably says this to Rex after being mysteriously returned to the exact time and place where they started the arc.
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* BigNo: Anakin, when the Son shows him his future and eventual transformation into Darth Vader.
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* BigNo: Anakin, [[https://youtu.be/RD16oerX2CY?t=53 Anakin has this when the Son shows him his future and eventual transformation into Darth Vader.]]
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* HeroicSuicide: The Father of Mortis stabs himself with the dagger, taking away the Son's power and distracting the Son enough for Anakin to kill him.
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* HeroicSuicide: The Father of Mortis stabs himself with the dagger, taking away the Son's power and distracting the Son enough for Anakin to kill him.
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* CallForward:
** The Son lures Anakin to the Dark Side the exact same way Darth Sidious does two years later: by promising to help him prevent his visions of disaster, change the future, and bring peace to the galaxy. For extra irony, what's the future vision they're trying to prevent? ''Sidious turning Anakin to the Dark Side in the first place''.
** Obi-Wan confronts a Dark Side-corrupted Anakin in a volcanic environment, just as he will in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. This time, it's Anakin who escapes and leaves Obi-Wan behind, though of course, Obi-Wan is just fine.
** The Son lures Anakin to the Dark Side the exact same way Darth Sidious does two years later: by promising to help him prevent his visions of disaster, change the future, and bring peace to the galaxy. For extra irony, what's the future vision they're trying to prevent? ''Sidious turning Anakin to the Dark Side in the first place''.
** Obi-Wan confronts a Dark Side-corrupted Anakin in a volcanic environment, just as he will in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. This time, it's Anakin who escapes and leaves Obi-Wan behind, though of course, Obi-Wan is just fine.
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* FutureMeScaresMe: After seeing what would happen in the future, Anakin is on the floor.
-->'''[[BrokenTears Anakin:]]''' I will do such horrible things...
-->'''[[BrokenTears Anakin:]]''' I will do such horrible things...
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* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Anakin's premature turn to the Dark Side here contrasts with his future fall; in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', Anakin is lured by promises of the power to save his beloved wife, a selfish, if understandable motive, and his fall is followed by mass murder and fatally throttling his beloved wife. Here, his motives are much more selfless, seeking to prevent the pain he would cause as Darth Vader. Unlike his aggressive and hateful meeting with Obi-Wan in the film, here, Anakin is calm and apologetic, albeit resolute.
* AffablyEvil: After joining the Son, Anakin genuinely apologizes to Obi-Wan, and notes with regret that he considers the destruction of the Jedi to be a necessity.
* AffablyEvil: After joining the Son, Anakin genuinely apologizes to Obi-Wan, and notes with regret that he considers the destruction of the Jedi to be a necessity.
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* DramaticIrony: In this episode, Anakin turns to the Dark Side a couple of years early in order to prevent the events of the Original Trilogy from happening. The first thing he tells Obi-Wan is that the Jedi will have to be exterminated to keep them from interfering with his vision for peace, which is exactly what will happen in ''Revenge of the Sith''.
* FlashForward: The Son of Mortis shows Anakin a vision of the future in which he sees the major events that will occur in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' along with the destruction of Alderaan that will occur in ''Film/ANewHope''.
* FlashForward: The Son of Mortis shows Anakin a vision of the future in which he sees the major events that will occur in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' along with the destruction of Alderaan that will occur in ''Film/ANewHope''.
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* DramaticIrony: CurbStompBattle: The Son overpowers Anakin after easily deflecting two hits. He defeats Obi-Wan and Ahsoka with even ''less'' trouble.
* DesecratingTheDead: The Son breaks into the Daughter's tomb to steal the Dagger of Mortis, though he leaves her body undisturbed and solemnly returns her to rest once he has what he wants.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: The Father cradles the Son as he dies.
* DramaticIrony:
** In this episode, Anakin turns to the Dark Side a couple of years early in order to prevent the events of the Original Trilogy from happening. The first thing he tells Obi-Wan is that the Jedi will have to be exterminated to keep them from interfering with his vision for peace, which is exactly what will happen in ''Revenge of the Sith''.
** The Father tells Anakin that the future he saw is not set in stone. The audience is well aware that it ''will'' come to pass.
* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: The Father professes love for his son before the final battle.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The Son mournfully laments that his sister was the one person he truly loved. After the Father stabs himself, the Son is horrified and begs him not to die, proving that, despite what he said, he loved his father as well.
* EvilGloating: Having successfully turned Anakin, the Son smiles and brags to Obi-Wan.
-->'''The Son''': He's ''mine'' now.
* EvilLaugh: The Son lets out an impressive one as he leaves Obi-Wan stranded in the Well of the Dark Side.
* FlashForward: The Son of Mortis shows Anakin a vision of the future in which he sees the major events that will occur in''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', along with the destruction of Alderaan that will occur in ''Film/ANewHope''.''Film/ANewHope''.
* ForegoneConclusion: As Anakin had no knowledge of his future or Palpatine's evil nature in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', that information will obviously be forgotten by the end of the episode.
* DesecratingTheDead: The Son breaks into the Daughter's tomb to steal the Dagger of Mortis, though he leaves her body undisturbed and solemnly returns her to rest once he has what he wants.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: The Father cradles the Son as he dies.
* DramaticIrony:
** In this episode, Anakin turns to the Dark Side a couple of years early in order to prevent the events of the Original Trilogy from happening. The first thing he tells Obi-Wan is that the Jedi will have to be exterminated to keep them from interfering with his vision for peace, which is exactly what will happen in ''Revenge of the Sith''.
** The Father tells Anakin that the future he saw is not set in stone. The audience is well aware that it ''will'' come to pass.
* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: The Father professes love for his son before the final battle.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The Son mournfully laments that his sister was the one person he truly loved. After the Father stabs himself, the Son is horrified and begs him not to die, proving that, despite what he said, he loved his father as well.
* EvilGloating: Having successfully turned Anakin, the Son smiles and brags to Obi-Wan.
-->'''The Son''': He's ''mine'' now.
* EvilLaugh: The Son lets out an impressive one as he leaves Obi-Wan stranded in the Well of the Dark Side.
* FlashForward: The Son of Mortis shows Anakin a vision of the future in which he sees the major events that will occur in
* ForegoneConclusion: As Anakin had no knowledge of his future or Palpatine's evil nature in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', that information will obviously be forgotten by the end of the episode.
* InTheBack: Anakin fatally wounds the Son by stabbing him in the back.
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* MoreThanMindControl: The Son doesn't take over Anakin with a bite the way he did Ahsoka. Instead, he talks Anakin into succumbing by playing on his fears.
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* MindRape: The Son forces Anakin to see his future, despite Anakin's pleas to stop.
* MoreThanMindControl: The Son doesn't take over Anakin with a bite the way he did Ahsoka. Instead, he talks Anakin into succumbing by playing on hisfears.fears and torturing him with a vision of the future.
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* OffingTheOffspring: Early in the episode, the Father concludes that the only way to stop the Son is to kill him. While he doesn't do so himself, the Father nevertheless enables the death of the Son by distracting him long enough for Anakin to do the deed.
* PetTheDog: Despite succumbing to the Dark Side, Anakin doesn't attack or try to kill Obi-Wan, simply leaving him in the Well after genuinely apologizing for his betrayal, a sharp contrast to [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith the next time]] they meet as enemies in a volcanic environment.
* PetTheDog: Despite succumbing to the Dark Side, Anakin doesn't attack or try to kill Obi-Wan, simply leaving him in the Well after genuinely apologizing for his betrayal, a sharp contrast to [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith the next time]] they meet as enemies in a volcanic environment.
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* VaderBreath: Darth Vader's iconic breathing is heard at the end of Anakin's vision, punctuating the horrific foretelling of things to come.
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* VillainHasAPoint: Horrific as it is, nothing in the vision the Son shows to Anakin is untrue.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist:
** Shown the horrors that await in his future, Anakin chooses to side with the Son in order to destroy both Palpatine and the Jedi in order to bring peace and order to the galaxy. Ironically, despite [[ItsAllAboutMe the nature]] of the Dark Side, Anakin's motives are quite selfless, and he's acting in the interest of preventing the harm he will cause as Darth Vader.
** The Son proclaims that, with Anakin's help, he intends to destroy Darth Sidious and end war, corruption, and suffering throughout the galaxy. While he is manipulating Anakin into joining him, the audience is given no indication that the Son is lying.
** Shown the horrors that await in his future, Anakin chooses to side with the Son in order to destroy both Palpatine and the Jedi in order to bring peace and order to the galaxy. Ironically, despite [[ItsAllAboutMe the nature]] of the Dark Side, Anakin's motives are quite selfless, and he's acting in the interest of preventing the harm he will cause as Darth Vader.
** The Son proclaims that, with Anakin's help, he intends to destroy Darth Sidious and end war, corruption, and suffering throughout the galaxy. While he is manipulating Anakin into joining him, the audience is given no indication that the Son is lying.
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** Anakin, seeing the monster he will become, doesn't say it outright but his face says it all (although in this case, it's "My God, What Will I Do").
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** Anakin, seeing the monster he will become, doesn't say it outright outright, but his face says it all (although in this case, it's "My God, What Will I Do").
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* ResetButton: The Father's amnesia spell does this for the episode. In some ways, the episode is slightly like an alternate-universe version of ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', complete with Anakin turning to the DarkSide and fighting Obi-Wan around a lava pit, so it has to be negated for the real ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' to take place.
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* ResetButton: The Father's amnesia spell does this for the episode. In some ways, the episode is slightly like an alternate-universe version of ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', complete with Anakin turning to the DarkSide Dark Side and fighting Obi-Wan around a lava pit, so it has to be negated for the real ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' to take place.
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* HeroicSuicide: The Father of Mortis stabs himself with the dagger, taking away the Son's power, and distracting the Son enough for Anakin to kill him.
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* HeroicSuicide: The Father of Mortis stabs himself with the dagger, taking away the Son's power, power and distracting the Son enough for Anakin to kill him.
