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->''Fear is a malleable weapon.''

A group of [[LaResistance rebels]] from the Separatist planet Onderon seeks the help of the Jedi Order in freeing their home. The Council decides to heed Anakin's advice, and sends him, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, and Rex to teach them how they can conduct their war in the most efficient way possible.

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!!Tropes:

* AnachronicOrder: Adi Gallia, who is killed in the previous episode, appears on the Jedi Council, which means this episode is set prior to "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E1Revival Revival]]" (5:01).
* BoomHeadshot: Rex says that headshots are the only decisive way to kill a Separatist droid, a combat move he's ''particularly'' fond of.
* CallBack: Ahsoka and Lux discuss their adventure on Carlac back in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E14AFriendInNeed A Friend in Need]]".
* CallForward: Anakin finds Steela's marksmanship [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack "Impressive. Most impressive."]]
* ContinuityNod:
** While teaching the rebels how to fight droidekas, Ahsoka tells them that a distraction from the front coupled with an attack from behind where they're blind will give them a kill... as memorably demonstrated by Rex in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS2E5LandingAtPointRain Landing at Point Rain]]", walking through a droideka's shield from behind while it was distracted by Ahsoka.
** To the old ''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Legends]]'' canon--not only is the first sight of Onderon one of dense jungle while its capital city is named Iziz, the rebels are shown riding various monstrous fauna, which is a reference to the titular "Beast Riders of Onderon" which were introduced in ''ComicBook/TalesOfTheJedi''. However, since the "demon moon" Dxun is not mentioned, presumably these creatures are native to the planet.[[labelnote:*]] Thanks to the ContinuityReboot, there is also no reference made to the former rulers of Onderon having been dark side Force-users, but since Amanoa and Ommin were both killed (and Freedon Nadd's spirit was obliterated) and Galia rejected her parents' ways, one could assume that such influence is now long gone or else Dooku would have shown more interest in the planet, [[BroadStrokes allowing for both continuities to fold together]].[[/labelnote]]
* CranialProcessingUnit: The rebels are trained to shoot Separatist droids in the head; even a limbless battle droid can still transmit intelligence to headquarters if its head is intact.
* FriendlySniper: Steela, and she's quite proud of her abilities.
* GrayAndGrayMorality: This episode opens with the Jedi pondering the wisdom of training terrorists (an insurgency) against a legitimate government (our king has long been silenced), demonstrating the Jedi Order's growing difficulty with politics and the necessities of war.
* GreenEyedMonster: Ahsoka and Steela are both jealous of each other's relationship with Lux, although Ahsoka is able to get past these feelings easier than Steela, who takes considerably longer to warm up to her.
* HandsOnApproach: Lux does this when he's trying to show Steela how to roll a droid popper through a droideka's shield. Ahsoka is not impressed.
* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: We first meet Saw Gerrera in this episode. While he seems like an over-enthusiastic and over-aggressive member of a resistance movement, he goes on to play a major role in ''Rebels'' and commands the Partisans in ''Rogue One.'' Further, this is where he learns the skills that make him so dangerous to the Empire later in his life.
* LoveTriangle: Both Ahsoka and Steela seem to be rather attracted to Lux.
* MySisterIsOffLimits: Saw is rather annoyed by Steela's seemingly reciprocated affection towards Lux.
* MythologyGag: The Jedi send Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Ahsoka to train and advise, nothing more. This matches the Original Trilogy's alignment of the Rebellion with the North Vietnamese and the Empire with the US; where the US sent its army into Vietnam, the Soviets only sent advisors and weapons.
* LaResistance: The Onderon freedom fighters.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Discussed. Obi-Wan's main concerns regarding Anakin's plan of training rebels is his fear that they'd be training terrorists. Little does he know [[ProperlyParanoid he's right]], and Saw will one day become the man who will use ''[[WellIntentionedExtremist any]]'' [[WellIntentionedExtremist tactic if it helps him fight the Empire.]]


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