History Recap / StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E7DarknessOnUmbara

* TheNeidermeyer: Krell, in spades. While Anakin Skywalker is compassionate and treats his clone troopers with respect, Krell is the exact opposite; and orders them to attack head-on with no cover instead of taking their suggestions of better tactics.

-->'''Krell:''' CT-7567. Do you have a malfunction in your design? You've pulled your forces back from taking the capital city. The enemy now has control of this route. This entire operation has been compromised, because of your failure.\\

'''Rex:''' Sir, if I may address your accusation, I followed your orders. Even in the face of a plan, that was, in my opinion, severely flawed. A plan that cost us men. Not clones! Men! As sure as it is my duty to remain loyal to your command, I also have another duty. To protect those men.

* DoubleMeaningTitle: [[EvilAllAlong In retrospect]], the episode title refers to more than just the literal environment on Umbara. And even aside from Krell, the fact Rex and the other clones have to face increasingly difficult [[ToBeLawfulOrGood moral dilemmas]] throughout the arc is also the main theme.

* DoubleMeaningTitle: [[EvilAllAlong In retrospect]], the episode title refers to more than just the literal environment on Umbara. Even aside from Krell, the fact Rex and the other clones have to face increasingly difficult [[ToBeLawfulOrGood moral dilemmas]] throughout the arc is the main theme.

* DoubleMeaningTitle: [[EvilAllAlong In retrospect]], the episode title refers to more than just the literal environment on Umbara. Even aside from Krell, the fact Rex and the other clones have to face increasingly difficult [[ToBeLawfulOrGood moral dilemmas]] throughout the arc is the main theme.

* MultipurposeTongue: The vixus has a long tongue tipped with a clawed hang-like structure, which it uses to grab prey to drag into its mouth.

* OffModel: When Krell first addresses Rex by his CT designation, his goatee is clearly missing.

* AttackAttackAttack: Krell's main strategy for taking the capital city, despite the fact that the clone troopers have little to no information on the militia they will encounter.

* FeedItABomb: Fives kills the by tossing it a thermal detonator when its tongue shoots out to eat him. The creature promptly swallows the detonator and dies when it explodes in its gut.

* MechanicalBugs: The Umbarans release a small, scuttling six-legged root called a millicreep among the troopers, throwing them into confusion as its darts among their feet and fatally electrocutes several of them by touching them with its long, electrified tail.

* FeedItABomb: Fives kills the [[ManEatingPlant vixus]] this way via feeding it a thermal detonator.

* StupidEvil: Well, more "stupid jerkass." Krell's orders seem to be cruel for the sake of it, and are considerably less effective than not being a jerkass would be.

* ChekhovsGunman: General Krell is mentioned for the first time in the series during the opening briefing. It doesn't take long before he takes over this episode.

* {{Jerkass}}: Take a wild guess which character is this trope.

* {{Jerkass}}: Take a wild guess which character is this.

* FeedItABomb: Fives kills the [[ManEatingPlant vixus]] this way, by feeding it a thermal detonator.

* FeedItABomb: Fives kills the vixus this way, by feeding it a thermal detonator.

* GeneralRipper: Krell, in spades. While Anakin Skywalker is compassionate and treats his clone troopers with respect, Krell is the exact opposite.

The Republic military launches a grand offensive to re-take the planet of Umbara, with Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] Legion taking a key role in the campaign. But shortly after the battalion has landed on the planet, Anakin is abruptly recalled to Coruscant on the Chancellor's request, with Jedi Master Pong Krell sent to take temporary command of his troops. And as Rex, Fives, and the rest of the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] quickly discover, Krell only cares about victory at all costs, with highly aggressive strategies that result in more casualties then necessary...

* FantasticRacism: Krell looks down on the clone troopers in both a figurative and literal sense, starting off with responding to Rex saying that it's an honour to be serving under him with a statement that he's surprised a clone can understand the value of honor. The look on Rex's face in response indicates that he might have heard comments like that before, but definitely ''not'' coming out of the mouth of a ''Jedi''.

* {{Jerkass}}: Take a wild guess.

* BadBoss: Treat your subordinates like crap? Check. Refuse to listen to anyone else's opinions? Check. Blame someone else for a failed mission, despite the fact it was your idea in the first place? Double check. Threaten someone at swordpoint who just called you out for belittling your second in command? ''Check and mate.''

* GeneralRipper: Krell, in spades. While Anakin Skywalker is compassionate and treats his troops with respect, Krell is the exact opposite.

* AttackAttackAttack: Krell's main strategy for taking the capital city, despite the fact that the clones have little to no information on the militia they will encounter.

* FantasticRacism: Krell looks down on the clone troopers in both a figurative and literal sense, starting off with responding to Rex saying that it's an honour to be serving under him with a statement that he's surprised a clone can understand the value of honour. The look on Rex's face in response indicates that he might have heard comments like that before, but definitely ''not'' coming out of the mouth of a ''Jedi''.

* FantasticRacism: Krell looks down on the clones in both a figurative and literal sense, starting off with responding to Rex saying that it's an honour to be serving under him with a statement that he's surprised a clone can understand the value of honour. The look on Rex's face in response indicates that he might have heard comments like that before, but definitely ''not'' coming out of the mouth of a ''Jedi''.