History Recap / StarWarsTalesOfTheEmpireS1E5Realization

* CurbStompBattle: After Barriss renounces the Inquisitorius, she and the Fourth Sister come to blows. The fight doesn't even last five seconds as Barriss instantly forces the Fourth Sister off the mountain when she ignites her lightsaber.

* TokenCompetentMinion: Although Barriss is a terrible Inquisitor in terms of embracing the Dark Side, she's a far better Jedi hunter than Lyn. Rather than using threats of violence to make the villagers spill the beans on their quarry, Barriss sweet talks a child into giving her the location of the Jedi, even removing her helmet to show her gentle face. And unlike the Fourth Sister, who gets knocked out by the fugitive Jedi in their duel, Barriss is able to fend off the fugitive Jedi with relative ease and successfully convince them to surrender. Unsurprisingly, the Fourth Sister is [[CurbStompBattle easily defeated by Barriss]] when the latter betrays the Inquisitors.

** Lyn certainly believes in that the Empire will bring peace and order to the galaxy, despite using InsaneTrollLogic to rationalize away all evidence suggesting otherwise.

* CurbStompBattle: After renouncing the Inquisitorius, the Fourth Sister and Barriss come to blows. The fight doesn't even last five seconds as Barriss instantly forces the Fourth Sister off the mountain when she ignites her lightsaber.

* {{Demonisation}}: Before resorting to threats, the Fourth Sister tries to get the villagers to give up the Jedi survivor by presenting Jedi as terrifying monsters who use mind control to get their way. Since at least some of the villagers have actually met a Jedi, and that the Inquisitors represent an Empire that has them living in squalor, none of the villagers are inclined to believe her or cooperate.

* SavedByCanon: Given that the Fourth Sister is still alive during the events of 'Series/ObiWanKenobi' set 9 BBY, its clear she survives her fall.

* SparedByCanon: Given that the Fourth Sister is still alive during the events of 'Series/ObiWanKenobi' set 9 BBY, its clear she survives her fall.

* GoodCopBadCop: Barriss takes on the role of the empathetic good cop, using her kindness to persuade a child villager to share information about the Jedi fugitive. In stark contrast, the Fourth Sister is the intimidating bad cop, resorting to direct threats to achieve her objective.

* RuleOfSymbolism: Just as the last episode symbolizes Barriss putting on the Inquisitor helmet as the death of her Jedi identity, her discarding of the helmet at the end of the episode symbolizes her rebirth as a Jedi once more. Furthermore, since the helmet also resembles her disguise as the Hooded Assailant, it also symbolizes Barriss overcoming her inner darkness that has plagued her since the [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsAhsokaTheFugitiveArc Fugitive arc]].

* AccidentalTruth: The fugitive Jedi accuses Inquisitor Barriss Offee of being a traitor and murderer, which is a very fitting description of Barriss in the past few episodes featuring her despite Barriss's insistence she's not. However, the fugitive Jedi likely didn't realize they were talking to Barriss because she has been wearing a face-concealing mask with a vocal distorter, and thus is likely referring to the general fact that all Inquisitors are traitors and murderers since they were once former Jedi who now hunt their fellow, former friends.

** While Barriss has enough common sense to question the Empire's approach, she has convinced herself that the Jedi brought upon their own demise due to their hubris, that she is not a murderous traitor, and that the Empire will bring peace to the galaxy. But in the end, the blatant contradictions prove too much for Barriss and she turns against the Inquisitors upon realizing that they are far worse than the Jedi could ever be.

* CurbStompBattle: After renouncing the Inquisitorius, Fourth Sister and Barriss come to blows. The fight doesn't even last five seconds as Barriss instantly forces Fourth Sister off the mountain when she ignites her lightsaber.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Barriss, who believed (and still believes) the Jedi were too hubristic and felt the best way to solve ''that'' was to resort to terrorism and murder, draws the line at summarily executing rogue Jedi.
* GoodCopBadCop: Barriss takes on the role of the empathetic good cop, using her kindness to persuade a child villager to share information about the Jedi fugitive. In stark contrast, Fourth Sister is the intimidating bad cop, resorting to direct threats to achieve her objective.
* HeelFaceTurn: Fourth Sister's utter ruthlessness in slaughtering the villagers and trying to kill the Jedi survivor horrifies Barriss and convinces her to become a Jedi again.

* JerkassHasAPoint: The Fourth Sister rudely shuts Barriss down for questioning the intel on their quarry, but the information turns out to be accurate, justifying Fourth Sister's confidence, if not her attitude.

* TokenCompetentMinion: Although Barriss is a terrible Inquisitor in terms of embracing the Dark Side, she is a far better Jedi hunter than Lyn. Rather than using threats of violence to make the people, Barriss sweet talks a child into giving her the location of the Jedi, even removing her helmet to show her gentle face. And unlike the Fourth Sister, who gets knocked out by the fugitive Jedi in their duel, Barriss is able to fend off the fugitive Jedi with relative ease and successfully convince them to surrender. Unsurprisingly, the Fourth Sister is [[CurbStompBattle easily defeated by Barriss]] when the latter betrays the Inquisitors.

* AccidentalTruth: The fugitive Jedi accuses Inquisitor Barriss Offee as a traitor and murderer, which is a very fitting description of Barriss in the past few episodes featuring her despite Barriss's insistence she's not. However, the fugitive Jedi likely didn't realize they were talking to Barriss because she has been wearing a face-concealing mask with a vocal distorter, and thus is likely referring to the general fact that all Inquisitors are traitors and murderers since they were once former Jedi who now hunt their fellow, former friends.

* DefectorFromDecadence: After seeing how cruel and murderous an Inquisitor has to be to hunt down Jedi survivors, Barriss deserts the Inquisitorious and goes back to being a Jedi.

* UncertainDoom: The Fourth Sister lands a blow on the Jedi with her lightsaber, and as the episode ends Barriss tries tending to them... while they're on top of a mountain far from any medical tech that could conceivably help, but the next episode makes no answer of what became of them.

* HeelRealization: It's right there in the title, no less. Bariss realizes the Empire is far worse than the Jedi, and turns her back on the Inquisitorus.

* TokenCompetentMinion: Although Barriss is a terrible Inquisitor in terms of embracing the Dark Side, she is a far better Jedi hunter than Lyn. Rather than using threats of violence to make the people, Barriss sweet talks a child into giving her the location of the Jedi, even removing her helmet to show her gentle face. And unlike the Fourth Sister, who gets knocked out by the fugitive Jedi in their duel, Barriss is able to fend off the fugitive Jedi with relative ease and successfully convince them to surrender. Unsurprisingly, the Fourth Sister is [[CurbStompBattle easily curb stomped by Barriss]] when the latter betrays the Inquisitors.

* BelievesInTheirOwnLies:

* BelieveInTheirOwnLies:

* BelievingInTheirOwnLies:

* TokenComptentMinion: Although Barriss is a terrible Inquisitor in terms of embracing the Dark Side, she is a far better Jedi hunter than Lyn. Rather than using threats of violence to make the people, Barriss sweet talks a child into giving her the location of the Jedi, even removing her helmet to show her gentle face. And unlike the Fourth Sister, who gets knocked out by the fugitive Jedi in their duel, Barriss is able to fend off the fugitive Jedi with relative ease and successfully convince them to surrender. Unsurprisingly, the Fourth Sister is [[CurbStompBattle easily curb stomped by Barriss]] when the latter betrays the Inquisitors.

** While Barriss has enough common sense to question the Empire's approach, she has convinced herself that the Jedi brought upon their own demise due to their hubris, that the Inquisitors' ways are better, and that the Empire will bring peace to the galaxy.

* UncertainDoom: The Fourth Sister lands a blow on the Jedi with her lightsaber, and as the episode ends Barriss tries tending to him... while they're on top of a mountain far from any medical tech that could conceivably help, but the next episode makes no answer of what became of him.

* CurbStompBattle: After renouncing the Inquisitorius, Fourth Sister and Barriss come to blows. The fight doesn't even last five seconds as Barriss instantly Force pushes Fourth Sister off the mountain the moment she ignites her lightsaber.
* GoodCopBadCop: Barriss acts as the good cop while searching for the Jedi fugitive, using kindness to convince the villagers to give them information. The Fourth Sister is the bad cop, using blatant threats to get her way.

* NoNameGiven: The Jedi fugitive is unnamed, and credited simply as "The Jedi".