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* TooDumbToLive: Not a single one of the Resistance soldiers Dark Arrow attacks at the beginning thinks of just firing their weapon at him instead of charging towards him, which naturally gets them all killed.

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* TooDumbToLive: Not a single one of the Resistance soldiers Dark Arrow attacks at the beginning thinks of just firing their weapon at him instead of charging towards him, which naturally gets them all killed. Of course, [[StatusQuoIsGod this is generally the case with Mooks... they never shoot at the main characters.]]

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* ActionPrologue:
** On Earth-X, Dark Arrow cleans out a Resistance Base and kills Guardian.
** In Central City, Flash is having a fight with King Shark.
** In Star City, Green Arrow is fighting a bunch of ninjas.
** 1138 AD England, The Legends are robbing a bunch of royal tax collectors.
** On Earth-38 in National City, Kara is fighting a Dominator.
* BadBadActing: Sara and Alex acting like they've just met in front of Kara after sleeping with each other is ''not'' convincing in the slightest.



* DefiantToTheEnd: Earth-X's Guardian doesn't show fear when Dark Arrow prepares to kill him.



* DidntThinkThisThrough: Dark Arrow and Overgirl mount an attack on Barry's wedding, as they assumed the heroes would be caught flatfooted and they could take them out easily. Instead, they get beaten and the heroes now have an idea of who they are.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Dark Arrow and Overgirl mount an attack on Barry's wedding, as they assumed the heroes would be caught flatfooted and they could take them out easily. Instead, they get beaten and the heroes now have an idea of who they are. Reverse-Flash even calls them out on their foolishness and how it cost them Prometheus.


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* {{Expy}}: The costume of Earth-X's Guardian bears resemblence to [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Captain America]].


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* ForgottenFallenFriend: {{Averted}}, Stein and Caitlin talk about Ronnie at some point.


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* {{Irony}}: When the wedding pastor comments on how happy everybody is to be here, the camera lingers on several people who are actually quite upset, like Alex, Oliver and Felicity.


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* JustLikeRobinHood: The Legends actually get confused for him when they are robbing the royal tax collectors.


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* NoodleIncident: It isn't explained in the ActionPrologue how King Shark broke out of A.R.G.U.S. custody.


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* SexForSolace: Sara and Alex engage in some.


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* SwappedRoles: Oliver actually comments on how ''he'' used to do the mentoring when Barry gives him some advice on his relationship with Felicity.


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* TooDumbToLive: Not a single one of the Resistance soldiers Dark Arrow attacks at the beginning thinks of just firing their weapon at him instead of charging towards him, which naturally gets them all killed.


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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: How Iris reacts to their wedding being crashed by a horde of Nazis.

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* LaResistance: The opening shows Dark Arrow raiding a resistance base and killing Earth-X's version of Guardian.


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* LaResistance: The opening shows Dark Arrow raiding a resistance base and killing Earth-X's version of Guardian.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Fully played for laughs as Alex is horrified at drunkenly hooking up with Sara, while Sara is utterly casual about it and Kara is outright ''delighted''.

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* ActionDressRip: Sara and Alex, in tandem, when the Earth-X soldiers crash the wedding.



* BestTropeEver: After the fight with the Earth-X invaders ends, Mick enthusiastically pronounces this the [[LargeHam "BEST WEDDING EVER!"]]



* CombatDressRip: Sara and Alex, in tandem, when the Earth-X soldiers crash the wedding.



* ItsTheBestWhateverEver: After the fight with the Earth-X invaders ends, Mick enthusiastically pronounces this the [[LargeHam "BEST WEDDING EVER!"]]



SeenItAll: When Barry asks Kara what happened to Mon-El:

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* SeenItAll: When Barry asks Kara what happened to Mon-El:



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* TechnoBabble:
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* BestTropeEver: After the fight with the Earth-X invaders ends, Mick enthusiastically pronounces this the [[LargeHam "BEST WEDDING EVER!"]]


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* TheCastShowoff: Kara singing at the wedding.
* CombatDressRip: Sara and Alex, in tandem, when the Earth-X soldiers crash the wedding.
* DanceBattler: Wally shows some elements of this, at super-speed no less!


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* GunsInChurch: Even before the Nazis crashed the wedding, Mick brought his flame gun, and Oliver brought a bow.


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* MomentKiller: Felicity blurting out that she doesn't want to marry Oliver, loud enough to get everyone's attention.


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SeenItAll: When Barry asks Kara what happened to Mon-El:
--> '''Kara:''' The end of the world.
--> '''Barry:''' Faced that three times.
--> '''Kara:''' Time travel.
--> '''Barry:''' I've been there a lot.
--> '''Kara:''' He's married to someone else.
--> '''Barry:''' [[SubvertedTrope ...oh. That's... I got nothing for that, I'm sorry.]]


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TechnoBabble:
--> '''Stein:''' This is a molecular resequencing smart virus with a non-normative reciprocal action.
--> '''Jax:''' [[LampshadeHanging Do you just make up scientific words to make yourself sound smarter?!?]]
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** Former [[Series/TheGreatestAmericanHero superhero]] William Katt as the minister.
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* LaResistance: The opening shows Dark Arrow raiding a resistance base and killing Earth-X's version of Guardian.
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* WhamShot: Dark Arrow and Overgirl are Oliver and Kara's doppelgangers, respectively. And Eobard Thawne is still alive and once against wearing Harrison Wells's face.
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-->'''Cisco:''' What Squidward here means to say is we took the data you extrapolated from [[UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton Newton]] and curated with Galileo...

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-->'''Cisco:''' What Squidward here means to say is we took the data you extrapolated from [[UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton Newton]] and curated with Curie and Galileo...

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* BedmateReveal: On the dawn of the wedding, Alex wakes up, then shortly afterwards realizes Sara is sleeping next to her.
* TheCameo:
** King Shark in the opening scene, fighting the Flash.
** Captain Singh and his husband at the wedding procession, sitting right next to Mick.



* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Mick spends the entire wedding procession catching some Z's, and no one bothers to wake him up.



** Cisco calling Harry [[Series/SpongebobSquarepants Squidward]] while discussing with Stein and Jax on how to diffuse the Firestorm Matrix safely.

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** Cisco calling Harry [[Series/SpongebobSquarepants [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Squidward]] while discussing with Stein and Jax on how to diffuse the Firestorm Matrix safely.



* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When she shows up nearly late to the wedding, Alex claims she was out "jogging... fully clothed." Then Sara arrives and foregoes any pretense about the fact that she and Alex had sex.

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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When she shows up nearly late to the wedding, Alex claims she was out "jogging... fully clothed." Then Sara arrives and foregoes any pretense about the fact that she and Alex had sex.
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* InSpiteOfANail: Earth-X's Reverse-Flash still looks like Harrison Wells, even though there, presumably, wouldn't be a reason for him to.
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* InSpiteOfANail: Earth-X's Reverse-Flash still looks like Harrison Wells, even though there, presumably, wouldn't be a reason for him to.
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* {{Foil}}: The forces of Earth X are from a different Earth as opposed to an alien planet, like the Dominators were.

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* {{Foil}}: The forces of Earth X Earth-X are from a different Earth as opposed to an alien planet, like the Dominators were.



* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Everything on Earth X is red and black, including the sky.

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* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Everything on Earth X Earth-X is red and black, including the sky.



** Stein modifying the STAR Labs cure into a smart virus that can rearrange the genetic code using a spider extract, leading Jax asking if Stein is trying to turn him into [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Spider-Man]].

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** Stein modifying the STAR S.T.A.R. Labs cure into a smart virus that can rearrange the genetic code using a spider extract, leading Jax asking if Stein is trying to turn him into [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Spider-Man]].



* ThoseWackyNazis: Earth X is the result of the Nazis winning World War II.

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* ThoseWackyNazis: Earth X Earth-X is the result of the Nazis winning World War II.



* TheWorfEffect: Dark Arrow is shown easily beating and then killing Earth X Guardian, both to establish that he's evil and to give an impression of how dangerous he is.

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* TheWorfEffect: Dark Arrow is shown easily beating and then killing Earth X Earth-X Guardian, both to establish that he's evil and to give an impression of how dangerous he is.
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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: The first notable character to die is Earth X James Olsen / Guardian, who's still a hero and is killed by Dark Arrow.

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* BeamOWar: Supergirl and Overlady dueled with their heat vision clashing up in the sky.

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* BeamOWar: Supergirl and Overlady dueled Overgirl duel with their heat vision clashing up in the sky.



* DidntThinkThisThrough: Dark Arrow and Overlady mount an attack on Barry's wedding, as they assumed the heroes would be caught flatfooted and they could take them out easily. Instead, they get beaten and the heroes now have an idea of who they are.

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* DesignatedGirlFight: When the big battle starts, Supergirl and Overgirl quickly square off against each other, as they're pretty much the strongest characters on either side.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Dark Arrow and Overlady Overgirl mount an attack on Barry's wedding, as they assumed the heroes would be caught flatfooted and they could take them out easily. Instead, they get beaten and the heroes now have an idea of who they are.



* MirrorMatch: Supergirl vs. Overgirl, and Green Arrow vs. Dark Arrow.



** Cisco calling Harry [[Series/SpongebobSquarepants Squidward]] while discussing with Stein and Jax on how to diffuse the Firestorm matrix safely.

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** Cisco calling Harry [[Series/SpongebobSquarepants Squidward]] while discussing with Stein and Jax on how to diffuse the Firestorm matrix Matrix safely.



* SmokeOut: After being overwhelmed by the heroes at the wedding, Dark Arrow uses a light-generating grenade to obscure his escape with Earth X Supergirl.

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* SmokeOut: After being overwhelmed by the heroes at the wedding, Dark Arrow uses a light-generating grenade to obscure his escape with Earth X Supergirl.Overgirl.



* ThunderClap: Supergirl used this technique to stun Overlady and deliver a heavy punch hard enough to cause the Nazis to retreat.

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* ThunderClap: Supergirl used this technique to stun Overlady Overgirl and deliver a heavy punch hard enough to cause the Nazis to retreat.

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* ThunderClap: Supergirl used this technique to stun Overlady and deliver a heavy punch hard enough to cause the Nazis to retreat.



* ThunderClap: Supergirl used this technique to stun Overlady and deliver a heavy punch hard enough to cause the Nazis to retreat.

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* ThunderClap: Supergirl used this technique to stun Overlady and deliver a heavy punch hard enough to cause the Nazis to retreat.----
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** Stein modifying the STAR Labs cure into a smart virus that can rearrange the genetic code using a spider extract. leading Jax asking if Stein is trying to turn him into [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Spider-Man]].

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** Stein modifying the STAR Labs cure into a smart virus that can rearrange the genetic code using a spider extract. extract, leading Jax asking if Stein is trying to turn him into [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Spider-Man]].
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-->'''Cisco''' What Squidward here means to say is we took the data you extrapolated from [[UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton Newton]] and curated with Galileo...

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-->'''Cisco''' -->'''Cisco:''' What Squidward here means to say is we took the data you extrapolated from [[UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton Newton]] and curated with Galileo...
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* BeamOWar: Supergirl and Overlady dueled with their heat vision clashing up in the sky.



* DisintegratorRay: How the wedding pastor got killed by the Nazis.



* ShoutOut: Several to list:
** Cisco calling Harry [[Series/SpongebobSquarepants Squidward]] while discussing with Stein and Jax on how to diffuse the Firestorm matrix safely.
-->'''Cisco''' What Squidward here means to say is we took the data you extrapolated from [[UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton Newton]] and curated with Galileo...
** Stein modifying the STAR Labs cure into a smart virus that can rearrange the genetic code using a spider extract. leading Jax asking if Stein is trying to turn him into [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Spider-Man]].



* TheWorfEffect: Dark Arrow is shown easily beating and then killing Earth X Guardian, both to establish that he's evil and to give an impression of how dangerous he is.

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* TheWorfEffect: Dark Arrow is shown easily beating and then killing Earth X Guardian, both to establish that he's evil and to give an impression of how dangerous he is.is.
* ThunderClap: Supergirl used this technique to stun Overlady and deliver a heavy punch hard enough to cause the Nazis to retreat.
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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: The first notable character to die is Earth X James Olsen / Guardian, who's still a hero and is killed by Earth X Arrow.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Earth X Arrow and Supergirl mount an attack on Barry's wedding, as they assumed the heroes would be caught flatfooted and they could take them out easily. Instead, they get beaten and the heroes now have an idea of who they are.

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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: The first notable character to die is Earth X James Olsen / Guardian, who's still a hero and is killed by Earth X Dark Arrow.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Earth X Dark Arrow and Supergirl Overlady mount an attack on Barry's wedding, as they assumed the heroes would be caught flatfooted and they could take them out easily. Instead, they get beaten and the heroes now have an idea of who they are.



* SmokeOut: After being overwhelmed by the heroes at the wedding, Earth X Arrow uses a light-generating grenade to obscure his escape with Earth X Supergirl.

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* SmokeOut: After being overwhelmed by the heroes at the wedding, Earth X Dark Arrow uses a light-generating grenade to obscure his escape with Earth X Supergirl.



* TheWorfEffect: Earth X Arrow is shown easily beating and then killing Earth X Guardian, both to establish that he's evil and to give an impression of how dangerous he is.

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* TheWorfEffect: Earth X Dark Arrow is shown easily beating and then killing Earth X Guardian, both to establish that he's evil and to give an impression of how dangerous he is.
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->See ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX''.

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->See ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX''.->This episode is the first of the four-part ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'' {{Crossover}} event between ''Series/Supergirl2015'', ''Series/TheFlash2014'', ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', and ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''. The episodes in chronological order are "[[Recap/Supergirl2015S3E8CrisisOnEarthXPart1 Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1]]", "[[Recap/ArrowS6E8CrisisOnEarthXPart2 Crisis on Earth-X, Part 2]]", "[[Recap/TheFlash2014S4E8CrisisOnEarthXPart3 Crisis on Earth-X, Part 3]]", and "[[Recap/LegendsOfTomorrowS3E8CrisisOnEarthXPart4 Crisis on Earth-X, Part 4]]".

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* BlackDudeDiesFirst: The first notable character to die is Earth X James Olsen / Guardian, who's still a hero and is killed by Earth X Arrow.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Earth X Arrow and Supergirl mount an attack on Barry's wedding, as they assumed the heroes would be caught flatfooted and they could take them out easily. Instead, they get beaten and the heroes now have an idea of who they are.



* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Everything on Earth X is red and black, including the sky.



* SigilSpam: The Nazis do love their swastikas, which are hung everywhere.
* SmokeOut: After being overwhelmed by the heroes at the wedding, Earth X Arrow uses a light-generating grenade to obscure his escape with Earth X Supergirl.



* ThoseWackyNazis: Earth X is the result of the Nazis winning World War II.

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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When she shows up nearly late to the wedding, Alex claims she was out "jogging... fully clothed." Then Sara arrives and foregoes any pretense about the fact that she and Alex had sex.
* ThoseWackyNazis: Earth X is the result of the Nazis winning World War II.II.
* TheWorfEffect: Earth X Arrow is shown easily beating and then killing Earth X Guardian, both to establish that he's evil and to give an impression of how dangerous he is.
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* SoLastSeason: Kara's first scene has her give a CurbStompBattle to a Dominator, even calling it "so last year."
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* SanDimasTime: While in 1138AD England, Sara abruptly remembers that the Legends never [=RSVP=]ed for Barry's wedding.

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* SanDimasTime: While in 1138AD 1138 AD England, Sara abruptly remembers that the Legends never [=RSVP=]ed for Barry's wedding.
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* JustInTime: To ridiculous degrees, the other Arrowverse characters [[SanDimasTime more or less]] waited until ''the day before Barry's wedding'' to [=RSVP=].
* SanDimasTime: While in 1138AD England, Sara abruptly remembers that the Legends never [=RSVP=]ed for Barry's wedding.
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->See ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX''.
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The heroes of Earth-1 must contend with an invasion by a hostile world in the multiverse.

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The heroes of Earth-1 (and Supergirl) must contend with an invasion by a hostile world in the multiverse.
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The heroes of Earth-1 must contend with an invasion by a hostile world in the multiverse.
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* {{Foil}}: The forces of Earth X are from a different Earth as opposed to an alien planet, like the Dominators were.
* ThoseWackyNazis: Earth X is the result of the Nazis winning World War II.

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