History Recap / StarWarsVsWarhammer40KE44TheLightFlickers

* DavidVersusGoliath: A rare EvilVersusEvil example can be seen in the duel between Tahr Whyler and Palpatine. Whilst Tahr relies on his massive psychic strength, Palpatine counters with far greater finesse and an unmatched expertise at subterfuge and [[MasterOfIllusion illusions]], making him the "David" to Tahr Whyler's "Goliath". During their climactic battle in the Warp, Tahr initially incarnates himself as a gargantuan [[DraconicAbomination 100-armed dragon]], whilst Palpatine becomes an eerily dark shadow. Tahr's psychic attacks manifest as overwhelming onslaughts of fire and lightning, whilst Palpatine weaves deadly multifacted attacks where repelling one attack only allows two more to take its place, forming intricate webs of death. When their exhaustion snaps them both back to real-space, though Tahr is fully planning on using Palpatine's offer to talk to wait for the chance to rebuild his strength and launch a fresh crushing offensive, he gets outgambitted by Palpatine, who recovers first and uses Tahr's emotional reaction to his words to create a tiny hole in the Inquisitor's psychic defenses that allows him to catch Tahr in a ForceChoke. When Tahr breaks out of the ForceChoke with his pure power, something unprecedented in Sith history, Palpatine still gets the upper hand by slipping away invisibly from Tahr's line of sight whilst leaving behind an illusory double, which Tahr futilely attempts to crush with a massive telekinetic onslaught, only realizing that he's been duped as Palpatine grabs him by the scalp. If Omni-Kraiden hadn't turned out to be NotQuiteDead and used that to teleport himself and Tahr away, Palpatine would have killed the Inquisitor.

* DavidVersusGoliath: A rare EvilVersusEvil example can be seen in the duel between Tahr Whyler and Palpatine. Whilst Tahr relies on his massive psychic strength, Palpatine counters with far greater finesse and an unmatched expertise at subterfuge and [[MasterOfIllusion illusions]], making him the "David" to Tahr Whyler's "Goliath". During their climactic battle in the Warp, Tahr initially incarnates himself as a gargantuan [[AnimalisticAbomination 100-armed dragon]], whilst Palpatine becomes an eerily dark shadow. Tahr's psychic attacks manifest as overwhelming onslaughts of fire and lightning, whilst Palpatine weaves deadly multifacted attacks where repelling one attack only allows two more to take its place, forming intricate webs of death. When their exhaustion snaps them both back to real-space, though Tahr is fully planning on using Palpatine's offer to talk to wait for the chance to rebuild his strength and launch a fresh crushing offensive, he gets outgambitted by Palpatine, who recovers first and uses Tahr's emotional reaction to his words to create a tiny hole in the Inquisitor's psychic defenses that allows him to catch Tahr in a ForceChoke. When Tahr breaks out of the ForceChoke with his pure power, something unprecedented in Sith history, Palpatine still gets the upper hand by slipping away invisibly from Tahr's line of sight whilst leaving behind an illusory double, which Tahr futilely attempts to crush with a massive telekinetic onslaught, only realizing that he's been duped as Palpatine grabs him by the scalp. If Omni-Kraiden hadn't turned out to be NotQuiteDead and used that to teleport himself and Tahr away, Palpatine would have killed the Inquisitor.

* ParallelConflictSequence: This episode switches between Darth Sidious vs. Tahr Whyler, and Captain Fordo and his clone troopers vs. the Tempered Hands inside the Axumite Spires.

* WeCanRuleTogether: A villain-to-villain variant. Once Palpatine is done demonstrating to Tahr Whyler just how much of a HopelessBossFight the Inquisitor is in, the Sith Lord offers the possibility of an alliance between the Sith and the Inquisition, claiming that they could rule the Republic, the Imperium, and the entire galaxy if they were to [[VillainTeamUp join forces]]. Tahr rejects Palpatine's offer in the heat of the moment and escapes, but Palpatine is confident that he has already planted the seed of an alliance in Tahr's mind.

* FantasticRacism: While the Imperium hating xenos is nothing new, Saint Lazarus's internal POV narration in Part 2 reveals that he wouldn't even willingly negotiate with a nonhuman and is only considering Ahsoka's offer of a ceasefire because she is supposedly an abhuman.

* MistakenIdentity: In Part 2, Tahr mistakenly believes that Sidious is a Jedi Master and addresses him as such during their duel, earning himself a ForceChoke from Sidious, who is not amused in the slightest at the misunderstanding.

* Omega and Oracle Squad slowly begin to overwhelm the Imperial fleet, Omega's ignorance to the fact she is commanding actual Republic ships in a real battle allowing her to enact ruthlessly pragmatic tactics. However, the Imperium discovers their command vessel and disrupts their connection to the fleet, just as Omega finally learns the truth and has an emotional breakdown. [[OhCrap Just as an Eversor Assassin rampages through the ship they're on...]]

* Omega and Oracle Squad slowly begin to overwhelm the Imperial fleet, Omega's ignorance to the fact she is commanding actual Republic ships in a real battle allowing her to enact ruthlessly pragmatic tactics. However, the Imperium discovers their command vessel and launches a counterattack, just as Omega finally learns the truth and has an emotional breakdown.

* MistakenIdentity: In Part 2, Tahr mistakenly believes that Sidious is a Jedi Master and addresses him as such during their duel, earning himself a ForceChoke from Sidous, who is not amused in the slightest at the misunderstanding.

* MistakenIdentity: In Part 2, Tahr mistakenly believes that Sidious is a Jedi Master and addresses him as such during their duel, earning him a ForceChoke as he unknowingly pushed one of the few {{Berserk Button}}s that Palpatine has.

* MistakenIdentity: In Part 2, Tahr mistakenly believes that Sidious is a Jedi Master and addresses him as such during their duel, earning him a ForceChoke from Sidious as it's one of the few {{Berserk Button}}s he has.

* EvilVersusEvil: Part 2 has Tahr Whyler duels against Darth Sidious while Aayla and the other Jedi helplessly watch.

* WeCanRuleTogether: A villain-to-villain variant. Once Palpatine is done demonstrating to Tahr Whyler just how much of a HopelessBossFight the Inquisitor is in, the Sith Lord offers an alliance between the Sith and the Inquisition, claiming that they could rule the Republic, the Imperium, and the entire galaxy all together if they were to [[VillainTeamUp join forces]]. Tahr rejects Palpatine's offer in the heat of the moment and escapes, but Palpatine is confident that he has already planted the seed of an alliance in Tahr's mind.

* WeCanRuleTogether: A villain-to-villain variant. Once Palpatine is done demonstrating to Tahr Whyler just how much of a HopelessBossBattle he's fighting, the Sith Lord offers an alliance between the Sith and the Inquisition, claiming that they could rule the Imperium and the entire galaxy together if they were to [[VillainTeamUp join forces]]. Tahr rejects Palpatine's offer in the heat of their duel and escapes, but Palpatine is confident that he has already planted the seed of an alliance in Tahr's mind.

* Omega and Oracle Squad slowly begin to overwhelm the Imperial fleet, Omega's ignorance to the fact she is commanding actual Republic ships in a real battle allowing her to enact ruthlessly pragmatic tactics. However, the Imperium discovers their command vessel and launches a counterattack.
* As Asokha Tano's blood is tested to prove her claims of being an abhuman rather than an alien, and to screen for other genetic corruptions, and Farnus is interrogated to prove him free of mind control or heresy, Saint Lazarus and Leahandra Ordane debate over Asokha's offer of a ceasefire. The Adeptus Mechanicus weighs in on Lazarus' side, determined to recover Nerva Sharp due to her recent bonding with an Imperial Knight. Lazarus decides he has no choice but to meet Asokha.
* Captain Fordo continues to lead his clone troopers against the Tempered Hands inside the Axumite Spires in bitter combat. His men are ultimately wiped out by a deadly act of sabotage with ship-scale melta-bombs, the Marines sacrificing suits of powered armor as decoys so they can withdraw before the blast. Only Fordo and the Jedi Oppa Fasicis escape.

* Once Tahr has fled, Palpatine takes stock of the situation. He is confident that he has planted seeds that will allow him to subvert Tahr as his next apprentice. Then he notes that Aayla is still alive and conscious. He considers killing her, but decides to spare her, as perhaps she too may embrace the Dark Side, now that she has seen its power. ----

'''Part 2:''' Palpatine and Tahr Whyler engage in a no-holds-barred duel. Omega and the Oracle Team discover the truth behind their combat "simulation" at the worst possible moment. Lazarus struggles with whether he should trust Ahsoka. The battle between Fordo's clone troopers and the Tempered Hands inside the Axumite Spires reaches its conclusion.
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* EvilVersusEvil: In the part 2 preview, Tahr Whyler duels against Darth Sidious while Aayla and the other Jedi helplessly watch.

* YouFightLikeACow: Inquisitor Tahr Whyler exchanges witty insults with Darth Sidious during their duel in the Episode 44 Part 2 preview.

* MirroredConfrontationShot: Done in the background of the episode cover art for Part 2 with Palpatine and Tahr Whyler.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Downplayed. Space Marines are genetically-enhanced super soldiers originally created by the Imperium's GodEmperor and the Imperials view the Astartes as their god's "angels of death." Fordo, an unaugmented clone trooper, kills one by stabbing him in the eye with a vibroblade.