Tropes:
- All for Nothing: Ara's hope that destroying the Dark Side of the Mirror of Prophesy will end the war is proven wrong when she realizes that both sides are the same, the two sides are connected and one cannot exist without the other.
- Bittersweet Ending: More sweet than bitter. While the mission to destroy the Dark Head was ultimately unsuccessful, Ara and Toul do manage to find peace with themselves at the end. Plus, they killed a Sith along the way, avenging Toul's master.
- The Coats Are Off: Bichan takes off his mask and coat to fight Toul.
- Compressed Hair: Ara can keep her mid-back length hair underneath her hat with surprising ease.
- Dark and Troubled Past: Toul's master was killed by a Sith and he struggles to this day to keep his fear and anger of that day in check.
- Like an Old Married Couple: Ara and Toul spend the majority of their conversations arguing with each other, but the end shows that underneath it all they still trust and respect each other.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Toul and Bichan, representing the light and dark sides of the Force and the colour of their respective lightsaber blades. As they fight, the two statues representing both sides of the force glow in both blue and red at the same time, showing Ara that there is darkness and light in everything, and one cannot exist without the other.
- Scars Are Forever: Bichan burned part of Toul's mouth with his lightsaber blade, so the young Jedi wouldn't forget their first battle against each other.
- Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Ara’s vision in her childhood depicts a duel among three figures, but she cannot decipher its meaning. At the climax she realizes the figures are Toul, Bichan, and herself, here because of her mission to destroy the seeming cause of the prophecies.Ara: The third figure... was me.
- Villain Takes an Interest: Toul survived his initial encounter with Bichan, the Sith who killed his master, because the latter saw his potential as an apprentice. So when the two sense each other on Dolgarak, Bichan practically jumps at the opportunity to bring the boy to the Dark Side.
- We Can Rule Together: Bichan encourages Toul to give in to his anger and fear, and join him as a Sith apprentice. Toul refuses.
