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* AnachronismStew: Tsubaki flies a B-Wing, which won't be invented until ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'', and even in ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' wouldn’t be invented until the Galactic Civil War.
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* AnachronismStew: Tsubaki flies a B-Wing, which won't be invented in the current canon until ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'', and even in ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' it wouldn’t be invented until the Galactic Civil War.
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* AnachronismStew: Tsubaki flies a B-Wing, which won't be invented until ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels''.
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* AnachronismStew: Tsubaki flies a B-Wing, which won't be invented until ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels''.''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'', and even in ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' wouldn’t be invented until the Galactic Civil War.
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** Tsubaki is a Jedi who falls in love with an exiled royal but [[StarcrossedLovers can never truly be with her]], just like Anakin and Padmé and [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Obi-Wan and Satine]]. And like the previous two, Tsubaki and Misa's love ends in tragedy.
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** Tsubaki is a Jedi who falls in love with an exiled royal but [[StarcrossedLovers can never truly be with her]], just like Anakin and Padmé and [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Obi-Wan and Satine]]. And like the previous two, Tsubaki and Misa's love ends in tragedy.tragedy by the doing of a Sith lord.
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* DownerEnding: Tsubaki's vision comes to pass as he is tricked into cutting down Misa, his love. In desperation, he pledges himself to Masago and the Dark Side to successfully revive her. The story ends with the princess alive but a prisoner, with the Masago and her new apprentice setting out to expand their territory.
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* DownerEnding: Tsubaki's vision comes to pass as he is tricked into cutting down Misa, his love. In desperation, he pledges himself to Masago and the Dark Side to successfully revive her. The story ends with the princess alive but a prisoner, with the Masago and her new apprentice setting out to expand their territory.
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** Like in the film, the short is about a warrior helping a princess against a rival warlord.
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* ShoutOut: To Creator/AkiraKurosawa's ''Film/TheHiddenFortress'', one of George Lucas's inspirations for ''Franchise/StarWars''.
** Senshu and Kamahachi are based on Tahei and Matashichi, the inspirations for C-3PO and R2-D2.
** Misa is named after Misa Uehara, the actress for Princess Yuki.
** Senshu and Kamahachi are based on Tahei and Matashichi, the inspirations for C-3PO and R2-D2.
** Misa is named after Misa Uehara, the actress for Princess Yuki.
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* DownerEnding: Tsubaki's vision comes to pass as he is tricked into cutting down Misa, his love. In desperation, he pledges himself to Masago and the Dark Side to successfully revive her. The story ends with the Princess princess alive but a prisoner, with the Masago and her new Apprentice apprentice setting out to expand their territory.
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* Myth/JapaneseMythology: Mention is made of a creature called a Nue (a {{yokai}} considered to be the Japanese chimaera) and a group of people called Orochi (named for Yamata no Orochi, a snake monster).
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* IDidWhatIHadToDo: After Misa is brought back from the dead, she asks in horror what Tsubaki had done, to which he responds this trope word for word.
* Myth/JapaneseMythology: Mention is made of a creature called aNue nue (a {{yokai}} considered to be the Japanese chimaera) and a group of people called Orochi (named for Yamata no Orochi, a snake monster).
* Myth/JapaneseMythology: Mention is made of a creature called a
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** Tsubaki is a Jedi who falls in love with an exiled royal but [[StarcrossedLovers can never truly be with her]], just like Anakin and Padmé and [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Obi-Wan and Satine]]. And like the previous two, Tsubaki and Misa's love ends in tragedy.
** Like Anakin in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', Tsubaki is haunted by [[DreamingOfThingsToCome visions of his lover dying]], though he doesn't know that the figure is Misa. Tsubaki is convinced he can prevent this tragedy, only to discover [[SelfFulfillingProphecy he made the tragedy happen himself]], and is manipulated into falling to the Dark Side by a Sith Lord promising to save his lover's life.
** Tsubaki is a Jedi who falls in love with an exiled royal but [[StarcrossedLovers can never truly be with her]], just like Anakin and Padmé and [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Obi-Wan and Satine]]. And like the previous two, Tsubaki and Misa's love ends in tragedy.
** Like Anakin in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', Tsubaki is haunted by [[DreamingOfThingsToCome visions of his lover dying]], though he doesn't know that the figure is Misa. Tsubaki is convinced he can prevent this tragedy, only to discover [[SelfFulfillingProphecy he made the tragedy happen himself]], and is manipulated into falling to the Dark Side by a Sith Lord promising to save his lover's life.
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* YouCantFightFate: Tsubaki believes that whatever he keeps seeing in his prophetic visions, he can prevent it from happening. However, he's warned by his master that it will come to pass and that once it happens, he won't be there to save him. Masago taunts him over his belief that he can fight destiny as she sets up those events to happen, leading to his fall.
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* AnachronisticStew: Tsubaki flies a B-Wing, which won't be invented until ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels''.
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* AnachronisticStew: AnachronismStew: Tsubaki flies a B-Wing, which won't be invented until ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels''.
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A princess ousted by a traitorous relative enlists the aid of a Jedi knight Knight to help her reclaim her throne. The Jedi, however, is tested by harrowing premonitions stemming from the darkness lingering within him. To what lengths will he go to protect his charge...?
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* AnachronisticStew: Tsubaki flies a B-Wing, which won't be invented until ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels''.
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** "Akakiri" means "custody", as in, the connections and ties between people. While referring to the love between Tsubaki and Misa, it also means that they're both literally in the custody of Masago at the end.
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** "Akakiri" means "custody", as in, the connections and ties between people. While people, referring to the love between Tsubaki and Misa, it also means that they're both literally in the custody of Masago at the end.Misa.
** Additionally, the homophone 切り (''kiri'') means "limits, bound, end" and "to cut", as in, Tsubaki both figuratively and literally cutting down Misa and their relationship, leading him down the path of the Sith.
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* UntranslatedTitle: "Akakiri" means "custody" -- a term which, in the context of the Japanese language, refers to ties between people. However, by the end of the short, Tsubaki and Misa are metaphorically and literally in the custody of a Sith.
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* UntranslatedTitle: "Akakiri" means "custody" -- a term which, in the context of the Japanese language, refers to ties between people.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: 赤霧, or ''Akakiri''.
** "Akakiri" means "custody", as in, the connections and ties between people. While referring to the love between Tsubaki and Misa, it also means that they're both literally in the custody of Masago at the end.
** Literally, 赤 (''aka'') means "red" and 霧 (''kiri'') means "fog", referring to the violent visions that Tsubaki is plagued by throughout the short.
** "Akakiri" means "custody", as in, the connections and ties between people. While referring to the love between Tsubaki and Misa, it also means that they're both literally in the custody of Masago at the end.
** Literally, 赤 (''aka'') means "red" and 霧 (''kiri'') means "fog", referring to the violent visions that Tsubaki is plagued by throughout the short.
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* TheBadGuyWins: Masago retains her hold the throne and gains a new apprentice.
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* TheBadGuyWins: Masago retains her hold on the throne and gains a new apprentice.
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* [[EvilUncle Evil Aunt]]: Masago is a Sith Lord who usurped the throne from her brother the king and forced her niece Misa into exile.
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* [[EvilUncle Evil Aunt]]: EvilAunt: Masago is a Sith Lord who usurped the throne from her brother the king and forced her niece Misa into exile.
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* HistoryRepeats: [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Once again]], a young Jedi falls to the Dark Side after a Sith Lord promises them the ability to save the life of a loved one.
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* TheBadGuyWins: Masago retains her hold the throne and gains a new apprentice.
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* UntranslatedTitle: "Akakiri" means "custody" -- a term which, in the context of the Japanese language, refers to ties between people. However, by the end of the short, Tsubaki and Misa are both '''literally''' in the custody of a Sith.
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* UntranslatedTitle: "Akakiri" means "custody" -- a term which, in the context of the Japanese language, refers to ties between people. However, by the end of the short, Tsubaki and Misa are both '''literally''' metaphorically and literally in the custody of a Sith.
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* UntranslatedTitle: "Akakiri" means "custody" -- a term which, in the context of the Japanese language, refers to ties between people. However, by the end of the short, Tsubaki and Misa are both '''literally''' in the custody of a Sith.
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* DownerEnding: The Jedi's vision comes to pass as he is tricked into cutting down his love. In desperation, he gives in to the Dark Side to successfully revive her. The story ends with the Princess alive but a prisoner, with the Sith and her new Apprentice setting out to expand their territory.
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* CaptainErsatz: Senshu and Kamahachi, the two foolish guides that help Tsubaki and Misa on their journey, are clearly based on Tahei and Matashichi, the two characters from ''Film/TheHiddenFortress'' that were explicit inspirations for C-3PO and R2-D2.
* DownerEnding:The Jedi's Tsubaki's vision comes to pass as he is tricked into cutting down Misa, his love. In desperation, he gives in pledges himself to Masago and the Dark Side to successfully revive her. The story ends with the Princess alive but a prisoner, with the Sith Masago and her new Apprentice setting out to expand their territory.territory.
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