History Recap / StarWarsVsWarhammer40KE44TheLightFlickers

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

* UnderestimatingBadassery: Tahr continually underestimates Darth Sidious throughout their duel despite Sidious repeatedly proving to be more powerful than he expected. Tahr's refusal to acknowledge how badly Sidious outmatches him honestly begins to approach IRejectYourReality levels in this episode. Even when Sidious {{no sell}}s Tahr's most powerful attacks, constantly outmaneuvers him during their psychic duel in the Warp, and ''forces Tahr to temporarily submit'', the Inquisitor is still somehow convinced that he's going to defeat Sidious ''any'' moment now. The only reason he doesn't die is because Omni-Kraiden turns out to be NotQuiteDead and teleports Tahr away to safety due to [[KnowWhenToFoldEm knowing when a battle is lost]].

* UnderestimatingBadassery: Tahr continually underestimates Darth Sidious throughout their duel despite it becoming increasingly apparent that Sidious is far more powerful than Tahr expected. Tahr's refusal to acknowledge how outmatched he is against Sidious honestly begins to approach IRejectYourReality levels in this episode. Even when Sidious {{no sell}}s Tahr's most powerful attacks, constantly outmaneuvers Tahr during their psychic duel in the Warp, and ''forces Tahr to temporarily submit'', the Inquisitor is still somehow convinced that he's going to defeat Sidious ''any'' moment now. The only reason he doesn't die is because Omni-Kraiden turns out to be NotQuiteDead and teleports Tahr away to safety due to [[KnowWhenToFoldEm knowing when a battle is lost]].

** Palpatine says the line [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack "Search your feelings, Inquisitor Whyler, you know this to be true"]] while delivering his WeCanRuleTogether offer and claiming that the Dark Side can make Tahr more powerful than the God-Emperor ever could.

** Palpatine says the line [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Search your feelings, Inquisitor Whyler, you know this to be true]] while delivering his WeCanRuleTogether offer and claiming that the Dark Side can make Tahr more powerful than the God-Emperor ever could.

* MythologyGag: In response to Tahr demanding to know how Sidious was able to dispel the daemon fire that he unleashed upon him, Sidious merely replies [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith "The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities the weak and shortsighted consider to be unnatural."]]

* DespairEventHorizon: Aayla's POV sections ends with her crossing it after she witnesses Palpatine and Tahr's duel, and the full extent of their power. This bring her to the horrifying realization that the Jedi never stood no chance of defeating either and she gives in to despair before blacking out.

* SparingTheAces: Palpatine chooses not to kill Aayla Secura despite her being a witness to his identity as a Sith Lord. This is because he can sense that Aayla's faith in the Jedi has been irreparably shaken from seeing Tahr and Palpatine's power and realizing that the Jedi never stood a chance of defeating the Sith, which would make her a perfect candidate to be converted to the Dark Side and for a new apprentice of his.

* SparingTheAces: Palpatine chooses not to kill Aayla Secura despite her being a witness to his identity as a Sith Lord. This is because he can sense that Aayla's faith in the Jedi has been irreparably shaken from seeing Palpatine power and realizing that the Jedi never stood a chance of defeating the Sith, which would make her a perfect candidate to be converted to the Dark Side.

* PragmaticVillainy: Palpatine chooses not to kill Aayla Secura despite her being a witness to his identity as a Sith Lord.

* SelectiveObliviousness: During the Oracle Team's segment of the episode, it's shown that everyone by this point has deduced their "strategy simulation" is real except for Omega, who is willfully ignoring all the signs and hints which the rest of her team had already picked up on. This is because acknowledging the truth for Omega would mean having to accept responsibility for the countless lives lost during the space battle over Axum as a result of her tactical decisions. It's not until Omega's command console is hacked into by the [=AdMech=] and Sprout finally tells her the truth in no uncertain terms that she stops being selectively oblivious and immediately has an [[HeroicBSOD emotional breakdown]] from the realization.

* SelectiveObliviousness: During the Oracle Team's segment of the episode, it's shown that everyone by this point has deduced their "strategy simulation" is real except for Omega, who is willfully ignoring all the signs and hints which the rest of her team had already picked up on due to the fact that acknowledging the truth would been accepting responsibility for the countless Republic lives lost under her command against the Imperial Fleet. It's not until the [=AdMech=] hack into Omega's computers and trick her into handing access over to the Imperials, followed by Sprout finally telling Omega the truth in no uncertain terms, that she stops being selectively oblivious and immediately has an [[HeroicBSOD emotional breakdown]].

* WhamShot: Near the end of Omega's segment of the episode, when the narrator describes how the Imperials sent an "emissary" to board Omega's command ship, the video then cuts to the image of said emissary: an '''Eversor Assassin'''.

* PsychicStrangle: Palpatine puts Tahr into a Force-choke out of irritation in response to Tahr continuing to mistake him for a Jedi.

* PsychicStrangle: Palpatine puts Tahr into a Force-choke in response to Tahr continuing to mistake him for a Jedi.

* WhamSpot: Near the end of Omega's segment of the episode, when the narrator describes how the Imperials sent an "emissary" to board Omega's command ship, the video then cuts to the image of said emissary: an Eversor Assassin.

** Palpatine learns more about the God-Emperor of Mankind and the Inquisition's inner workings from reading Tahr's mind during their mental duel. This leaves Tahr shaken and causes him to view Palpatine as a serious threat.

** Omega and the Oracle Team find out that they've been commanding a real battle all this time. Omega [[HeroicBSOD doesn't take it well.]]

* InternalReveal: Omega and the Oracle Team find out that they've been commanding a real battle all this time. Omega [[HeroicBSOD doesn't take it well.]]