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* ShoutOut: WordOfGod cites the X-Wings as inspired by the P-51 Mustang "Cadillac of the skies" SignatureScene from ''Film/EmpireOfTheSun''.
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* MythologyGag: "VideoGame/RebelAssault" was also the name of a series of PC games.
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* MythologyGag: "VideoGame/RebelAssault" was also the name of a series of PC games.games from the early 1990's.
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* LeeroyJenkins: Skerris is so determined to take Hera down that he disobeys orders and Thrawn, with mild regrets, allows his man to be killed by his Star Destroyer's batteries.
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* StopHittingYourself: Hera lures Skerris into Thrawn's flagship's batteries: either Thrawn refuses to shoot her or accepts Skerris as a target. Thrawn regrets his man's loss, but is willing to see Skerris die if it means taking out Hera. When Thrawn's batteries disable both Hera's and Skerris's shields, she takes him down such that he crashes into a light cruiser, destroying it. On top of that, the cruiser then crashes into a Star Destroyer, taking it down as well. There's a reason even AcePilot Wedge considers Hera TheAce.
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* CurbStompCushion: Hera manages to get her squadron through the blockade... but they're all destroyed and only a few manage to survive to crash on the surface. She likewise manages to get a few solid punches in on Rukh, but he's a badass assassin and she's an ace pilot.
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* AntiClimax: ''Star Wars'' fans have been waiting four years to ''finally'' see X-wings in action, especially after how the series tweaked the first canon appearances of other fighters, suggesting the X-wing was a response to the TIE Interceptor and Defender.[[note]]Under ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' the X-wing predated the TIE Interceptor and TIE Defender, but in Rebels, both advanced Imperial fighters appear first[[/note]] It lasts all of about five minutes, and ends with every single one shot down in flames.
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* AntiClimax: ''Star Wars'' fans have been waiting four years to ''finally'' see X-wings in action, especially after how the series tweaked the first canon appearances of other fighters, suggesting the X-wing was a response to the TIE Interceptor and Defender.[[note]]Under ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' the X-wing predated the TIE Interceptor and TIE Defender, but in Rebels, ''Rebels'', both advanced Imperial fighters appear first[[/note]] It lasts all of about five minutes, and ends with every single one shot down in flames.
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* BadBoss: A rare display by Thrawn. When his gunners take aim at Hera, he doesn’t care that Skerris is in the way and lets him get killed in the crossfire.
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* BadBoss: A rare display by Thrawn. When his gunners take aim at Hera, he doesn’t care that Skerris is in the way and lets him get killed in the crossfire. It's justified here since Skerris wouldn't have been in the line of fire if he just followed orders.
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* BadBoss: A rare display by Thrawn. When his gunners take aim at Hera, he doesn’t care that Skerris is in the way and lets him get killed in the crossfire.
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* RealityEnsues: In the previous episode, Rebel leadership warned Hera they might not have the resources to perform a military strike on Lothal and those concerns turn out to be completely justified. The assault by Phoenix Squadron is underequipped, underprepared, and ends with them being thoroughly outplayed by Thrawn who in turn was armed with a superior force and ample time to prepare.
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* RealityEnsues: In the previous episode, Rebel leadership warned Hera they might not have the resources to perform a military strike on Lothal and those concerns turn out to be completely justified. The assault by Phoenix Squadron is underequipped, underprepared, and ends with them being thoroughly outplayed by Thrawn who in turn was armed with a superior force and ample time to prepare.
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** Back in "Call to Action", Ezra urged the civilians fight against the Empire. Here, while they're still mostly helpless, the passerby near Hera's crash site warn her that the Empire is looking for her and give her directions to a safe place.
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** Back in "Call to Action", Ezra urged the civilians to fight against the Empire. Here, while they're still mostly helpless, the a passerby near Hera's crash site warn warns her that the Empire is looking for her and give gives her directions to a safe place.
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** Ezra allows Kanan [[ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself save Hera himself]], to the surprise of Sabine and the others, considering they're TrueCompanions.
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* CarFu: Hera saves Mart by grabbing a Stormtrooper transport and ramming into them even as Mart grabs a rifle and fights back.
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* LaResistance: After she climbs out of her X-Wing, a group of citizens gather round Hera and tell her she needs to run. Downplayed, but to be expected, since the Rebellion has been forced off of Lothal for some time.
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* TakeAThirdOption: Hera lures Skerris into the path of Thrawn's flagship in an effort to either force Skerris to back off or Thrawn to stop firing. Skerris is too determined to stop and Thrawn doesn't care, so he orders his ship to fire anyway. "He's falling right into Syndulla's trap." Result? Hera, instead of continuing to try to escape, destroys Skerris, ''then'' escapes.
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* AntiClimax: ''Star Wars'' fans have been waiting four years to ''finally'' see X-wings in action, especially after how the series tweaked the first canon appearances of other fighters, suggesting the X-wing was a response to the TIE Interceptor and Defender.[[note]]Under ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' the X-wing predated the TIE Interceptor and TIE Defender, but in Rebels, both advanced Imperial fighters appear first[[/note]] It lasts all of about five minutes, and ends with every single one shot down in flames.
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* [[TheBadGuyWins The Bad Guys Win]]: [[BadassInDistress Hera is captured]] by Rukh and Pryce at the end of the episode. Also, Lothal's factories remain secure.
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* TheWorfEffect: After effortlessly killing nearly every rebel pilot he's come across, Skerris finally goes up against Hera in a dogfight. She tricks him into disabling his shields and kills him with a well-placed shot.
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** After effortlessly killing nearly every rebel pilot he's come across, Skerris finally goes up against Hera in a dogfight. She tricks him into disabling his shields and kills him with a well-placedshot.shot.
** The X-wings themselves suffer this. Despite being one of ''the'' iconic ships of the franchise and established in lore as one of the best fighters in service on either side during the Rebellion, Hera's X-wings barely make it past the blockade and are ultimately annihilated.
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** The X-wings themselves suffer this. Despite being one of ''the'' iconic ships of the franchise and established in lore as one of the best fighters in service on either side during the Rebellion, Hera's X-wings barely make it past the blockade and are ultimately annihilated.
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** The X-Wings showing up for the first time. One of the most iconic starships in the franchise- if not all of science fiction- and this is their first chronological moment.
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* ActionPrologue: The episode starts with Hera leading a HyperspeedAmbush against the blockade over Lothal.
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* UnfriendlyFire: During their dogfight in orbit, Hera lures Skerris' TIE Defender right into the path of Thrawn's flagship, so they both take hits from the destroyer's turbolasers which strip their shields, putting them on more equal footing.
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* WeHaveReserves: Phoenix squadron may have breached the first defense line of fighters and capital ships in orbit of Lothal, but Thrawn anticipated that and deployed a second screen of TIE Fighters in the atmosphere, ready and waiting for them.
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* ShoutOut: WordOfGod cites the CrowningMomentOfAwesome by the X-Wings as inspired by the P-51 Mustang "Cadillac of the skies" SignatureScene from ''Film/EmpireOfTheSun''.
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** The assault scene has Hera order her squadron to "lock S-foils into attack position" and Thrawn order his officers to alert all commands and deploy the fleet.
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** Skerris is shot down by Hera, after getting his shields disabled by his own fellow Imperials when he refuses to listen to Thrawn's orders.
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** Skerris is shot down by Hera, after getting his shields disabled by his own fellow Imperials when he refuses his refusal to listen to Thrawn's orders.orders leads him right into their line of fire on Hera.
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** Skerris is shot down by Hera, after getting his shields disable by his own fellow Imperials when he refuses to listen to Thrawn's orders.
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* CrazyPrepared: Apparently, Thrawn remembered what happened the last time an officer didn't heed his order to halt pursuit of another rebel commander. This time around, Thrawn made sure no tricks will save Hera, not even an impossible-to-execute DisasterDominoes effect.
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* EpicFail[=/=]DisasterDominoes: Captain Skerris crashes into a light cruiser, which then falls into the bridge of a Star Destroyer, snapping it off. Ludicrously impossible? Yes. Unexpected? Not for Thrawn.
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