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* DullSurprise: When Valeska murders her son, Blackfire seems to be the only one who saw it coming.
-->'''Blackfire:''' ''(Sarcastically)'' What a surprise.
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* CutLexLuthorACheck: Invoked: the Five Families might be criminals but they are still businessmen, and demand to know how Crane's drug causing chaos on the streets will increase their profits. Crane says he has refined the drug and is prepared for mass distribution, which they will control.

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* CutLexLuthorACheck: Invoked: Invoked; the Five Families might be criminals criminals, but they are still businessmen, businessmen and demand to know how Crane's drug causing chaos on the streets will increase their profits. Crane says he has refined the drug and is prepared for mass distribution, which they will control.
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-->'''Crane:''' Guys, relax. [[IfIWantedYouDead If I was going to gas you]], you'd already be laying on the floor, peeling your skin off, starting with your eyelids.
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* WeCanRuleTogether: Played straight; Blackfire was able to seize power after killing her parents, but her ZeroPercentApprovalRating after this act means she can't rule effectively, so she came to Earth to ask her sister to join her as co-rulers.

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* WeCanRuleTogether: Played straight; Blackfire was able to seize power after killing her parents, but her ZeroPercentApprovalRating after this act means she can't rule effectively, so she came to Earth to ask her sister to join her as co-rulers. It's not shown what Starfire thinks of this idea, but she's at least willing to accept them pairing up as a SiblingTeam to take down Crane.

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* CutLexLuthorACheck: Invoked: the Five Families might be criminals but they are still businessmen, and demand to know how Crane's drug causing chaos on the streets will increase their profits.

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* CutLexLuthorACheck: Invoked: the Five Families might be criminals but they are still businessmen, and demand to know how Crane's drug causing chaos on the streets will increase their profits. Crane says he has refined the drug and is prepared for mass distribution, which they will control.


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* RobotsThinkFaster: Oracle updates itself the moment it comes online.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: After Valeska goes back on Starfire's agreement by killing her son despite Starfire promising to protect him, Starfire proceeds to give Valeska a painful death in the form of incineration and reduced her to ashes.

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* IWarnedYou: Starfire thinks her sister will say "I told you so", but Blackfire actually approves of her killing Valeska despite it losing them a valuable lead. In fact, it causes her to open up about her own motives for killing their parents. The harm is minimized when one of Valeska's goons provides a lead instead.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After Valeska goes back on Starfire's agreement by killing her son despite Starfire promising to protect him, Starfire proceeds to give Valeska a painful death in the form of incineration and reduced her to ashes.
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* WeCanRuleTogether: Played straight; Blackfire was able to seize power after killing her parents, but her ZeroApprovalRating means she can't rule, so she came to Earth to ask her sister to join her as co-rulers.

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* WeCanRuleTogether: Played straight; Blackfire was able to seize power after killing her parents, but her ZeroApprovalRating ZeroPercentApprovalRating after this act means she can't rule, rule effectively, so she came to Earth to ask her sister to join her as co-rulers.
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* AttackHello: Unsurprisingly, Gar knocking on Molly's door at three in the morning after a wave of random attacks gets a pistol brandished in his face.
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* CutLexLuthorACheck: Invoked: the Five Families might be criminals but they are still businessmen, and demand to know how Crane's drug causing chaos on the streets will increase their profits.
* TheDreaded: The crime bosses are visibly nervous when Scarecrow reveals himself as [[TheManBehindTheMan the man behind Red Hood.]]



* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The moment the Titans show up, the crime bosses all walk out on Crane's operation. Unfortunately Crane too is able to escape, taking Jason with him.
* ShipTease: Connor is visibly awed by Blackfire's [[FormFittingWardrobe form-fitting battle armor]], while she in turn is impressed by his abilities and wants to know if he has anything else in his toolkit. Meanwhile Barbara and Dick rekindle their relationship.



* TokenGoodTeammate: This episode established Gar as the only one who is trying to help Jason compared to the others.

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* TokenGoodTeammate: This episode established Gar as the only one who is trying to help Jason compared to the others.others.
* WeCanRuleTogether: Played straight; Blackfire was able to seize power after killing her parents, but her ZeroApprovalRating means she can't rule, so she came to Earth to ask her sister to join her as co-rulers.
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* FalseReassurance: Crane assures Jason that he's not Batman, so he's not going to get angry over Jason stealing his product. Jason then takes a snort of said product and keels over, as Crane has [[TamperingWithFoodAndDrink doped it up]] in anticipation of Jason doing so. "Like I said, I'm not Batman."


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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Crane drugs Jason to bring him back under his control. He then hacks into Oracle and lays a trap for the Titans, blowing up a helpless victim right in front of them, to convince Barbara to destroy Oracle so it can't be used to locate him. However the identity of the deceased victim is a clue to his location, and with Red Hood immobilized he can only fume helplessly while the Titans take apart his drug factory on the eve of his success.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: After Valeska goes back on Starfire's agreement by killing her son despite Starfire promising to protect him, Starfire proceeds to give Valeska [a painful death in the form of incineration and reduced her to ashes.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: After Valeska goes back on Starfire's agreement by killing her son despite Starfire promising to protect him, Starfire proceeds to give Valeska [a a painful death in the form of incineration and reduced her to ashes.
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* BaitAndSwitch: After Starfire and Blackfire bring Michael and Valeska, it looks to be a tearful reunion between the two...only for Valeska to give Michael a BoomHeadshot.

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* BaitAndSwitch: After Starfire and Blackfire bring Michael and Valeska, Valeska back together, it looks to be a tearful reunion between the two...only for Valeska to give Michael a BoomHeadshot.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: After Valeska goes back on Starfire's agreement by killing her son despite Starfire promising to protect him, Starfire proceeds to give Valeska a painful death in the form of incineration and reduced her to ashes.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: After Valeska goes back on Starfire's agreement by killing her son despite Starfire promising to protect him, Starfire proceeds to give Valeska a [a painful death in the form of incineration and reduced her to ashes.



* ReducedToAshes: Starfire does this to Valeska after she kills her son.

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* ReducedToAshes: ReducedToDust: Starfire does this to burns Valeska to ashes after she kills her son.

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* BaitAndSwitch: After Starfire and Blackfire bring Michael and Valeska, it looks to be a tearful reunion between the two...only for Valeska to give Michael a BoomHeadshot.



* TranquilFury: Starfire clearly shows this before making Valeska experience an excruciating death.

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* ReducedToAshes: Starfire does this to Valeska after she kills her son.
* TranquilFury: Starfire clearly shows this before making Valeska experience [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath an excruciating death.death]].

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* GodzillaThreshold: Dick and Barbara consider using Oracle to be this.
-->'''Dick''': If we don't use it, more people are gonna die. You and I both know that.\\
'''Barbara''': I promised myself I wouldn't.\\
'''Dick''': You didn't get rid of it, did you? Why not?\\
'''Barbara''': Because I imagined a moment in the future so terrible that we might need it. \\
'''Dick''': That moment, we're here.



* OffingTheOffspring: Mob boss Valeska Nox offers to give up Crane's location to Starfire and Blackfire if they reunite her with her son Michael. However, as soon as they bring Michael to her, she promptly shoots him in the head for being an FBI informant.

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* OffingTheOffspring: MythologyGag: Valeska Nox's first name is also the ''last'' name of a certain pair of brothers from [[Series/{{Gotham}} another version of Gotham City]].
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Mob boss Valeska Nox offers to give up Crane's location to Starfire and Blackfire if they reunite her with her son Michael. However, as soon as they bring Michael to her, she promptly shoots him in the head for being an FBI informant.informant.
** Blackfire reveals that her and Starfire's parents were planning to do this to her in order to placate an angry populace who wrongly blamed her for Starfire remaining on Earth, which was [[CrimeOfSelfDefense why she killed them]].
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* LaserGuidedKarma: After Valeska goes back on Starfire's agreement by killing her son despite Starfire promising to protect him, Starfire proceeds to give Valeska a painful death in the form of incineration and reduced her to ashes.


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* TranquilFury: Starfire clearly shows this before making Valeska experience an excruciating death.
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* OffingTheOffspring: Mob boss Valeska Nox offers to give up Crane's location to Starfire and Blackfire if they reunite her with her son Michael. However, as soon as they bring Michael to her, she promptly shoots him in the head for being an FBI informant.
* PreMortemOneLiner: After Valeska kills her son Michael, Starfire tricks her into shaking her hand, and incinerates her with her powers.
-->'''Kory:''' …I like to shake on my deals.\\
'''Valeska:''' Fair enough, Titan. (''shakes her hand'')\\
'''Kory:''' I’m not only a Titan… I’m a ''Queen''.
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Gotham's crime families meet to discuss the fear toxin's hold on the city - only to be confronted by the mastermind himself. As Dick and Barbara consult the Oracle to preempt Crane's next move, Starfire and Blackfire reach an understanding.
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* BittersweetEnding: The Titans might've failed to save Jason but they're close to stopping the Scarecrow. In addition, Gar reveals that he still wants to bring Jason back to the Titans and recruits help from Jason's old friend.
* TokenGoodTeammate: This episode established Gar as the only one who is trying to help Jason compared to the others.

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