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* NotSoDifferent: Jennifer tries to encourage Khalil by pointing out that she too killed for Odell.

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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferentRemark: Jennifer tries to encourage Khalil by pointing out that she too killed for Odell.
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* StealthPun: Jefferson ''pierces'' Gravedigger with his lightning blast.

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* CategoryTraitor: Lynn is shocked that Gravedigger is on the Markovian's side, as an american.

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* CategoryTraitor: Lynn is shocked that Gravedigger is on the Markovian's Markovians' side, as an american.American.



* EvilLaugh: Tobias has one when he realizes that an Extraction Team is storming the Markovian's base.

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* EvilLaugh: Tobias has one when he realizes that an Extraction Team is storming the Markovian's Markovians' base.



* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Lynn uses Gravedigger's powers to force Colonel Mosin to put on his own ShockCollar and later forces him to shock himself unti he passes out.

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Lynn uses Gravedigger's powers to force Colonel Mosin to put on his own ShockCollar and later forces him to shock himself unti until he passes out.



** The Markovian's built a blast door that is able to withstand Jefferson's and Anissa's combined assault, which only breaks down after Erica releases several absorbed punches from Anissa.
** Despite Khalil's extensive martial arts knowledge, Gravedigger is able to handily dispatch him.

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** The Markovian's Markovians built a blast door that is able to withstand Jefferson's and Anissa's combined assault, which only breaks down after Erica releases several absorbed punches from Anissa.
** Despite Khalil's extensive martial arts knowledge, Gravedigger is able to handily dispatch him.him.
* WorkingWithTheEx: Jennifer and Khalil go on the mission together.
* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Mother]]: Brandon finally confronts Jace, but Grayle stops him from killing her.
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Black Lightning and his team descend upon Markovia on a mission to rescue Lynn who finds herself in even more trouble when she meets Gravedigger, a metahuman on the Markovian side.
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* AffablyEvil: Gravedigger is friendly, honourable and wants to avoid unnecessary bloodshed.
* AtrociousAlias: A drunken Jefferson tells Gambi he never much cared for "Black Lightning", but it stuck.
* BatmanGrabsAGun: Jefferson is willing to kill to get Lynn back.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: When Jefferson objects to saving Tobias Whale, Major Grey points out that he is the only one who can provide them with a stabilizing element for the pod kids.
* CategoryTraitor: Lynn is shocked that Gravedigger is on the Markovian's side, as an american.
* CompellingVoice: Gravedigger's metahuman powers give him complete control over anybody he orders around. The only one immune to it is Khalil. Lynn eventually develops a counter against it and then replicates it to control Colonel Mosin.
* CurbStompCushion: Despite getting some good hits in and earning Gravedigger's respect, the latter still dispatches Khalil fairly easily.
* EvilLaugh: Tobias has one when he realizes that an Extraction Team is storming the Markovian's base.
* GiveMeAReason: After having enough of Sergeant Grayle's aggressive behaviour, Brandon powers up and dares him to come at him.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Lynn uses Gravedigger's powers to force Colonel Mosin to put on his own ShockCollar and later forces him to shock himself unti he passes out.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Jefferson blasts Gravedigger so hard that the lightning pierces through his torso.
* InternalReveal:
** Sergeant Grayle tells Jefferson about the order to kill Lynn if she can't be extracted. Fortunately, TC has already turned off Erica's brainchip by then.
** Jefferson learns that Tobias Whale has found out his secret identity.
* LogicalWeakness: Brandon, whose powers are earthbound, gets air-sick and unstable when flying for too long. Khalil has to PressurePoint him using Kyūsho Jitsu to keep him quiet.
* MakeWayForTheNewVillains: Gravedigger puts Colonel Mosin in his place and takes over the operation.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Dr. Jace lampshades that Gravedigger didn't earn his moniker for nothing.
* NearVillainVictory: Gravedigger paralyzes the entire team, save for the wounded Khalil and Lynn, who is forced to go with him to save her friends lives. Then a badly wounded Jefferson arrives at the last second and blasts Gravedigger, enabling the team to escape.
* NoSocialSkills: Erica finds TC pretty creepy, especially after he touches her hair. Though as he later reveals, he didn't actually mean to hit on her, he disabled her brainchip.
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Brandon makes it clear that he doesn't care one bit about the mission, and the second he hears where Dr. Jace is, he goes rogue, only being stopped from killing her by Sergeant Grayle at the last second.
* NotSoDifferent: Jennifer tries to encourage Khalil by pointing out that she too killed for Odell.
* PetTheDog: It's not entirely clear if she is genuinely concerned, or merely [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatic]], but Jace seems genuinely concerned over Lynn's safety this episode.
* ReluctantHero: Khalil at first refuses to join Jefferson's team twice.
* TheResenter: Jennifer is still angry at Anissa and her father for keeping Khalil's fate secret from her.
* SaveTheVillain:
** Jefferson is forced to rescue Tobias, much to his chagrin.
** Sergeant Grayle saves Dr. Jace from being killed by Brandon.
* SoProudOfYou: Gambi notes on how far Jefferson has come, and how proud his father would've been of him.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork:
** Jefferson's RagtagBunchOfMisfits clearly don't like working with each other. Grayle and Brandon can't stand each other, Erica finds TC creepy, Anissa doesn't trust Khalil, just for starters.
** Lynn decides to work together with Dr. Jace to counter Gravedigger's powers and escape.
* UnknownRival: Dr. Jace doesn't even know who Brandon is.
* VillainExitStageLeft: Tobias gets away when Gravedigger dispatches Jefferson.
* TheWorfEffect:
** The Markovian's built a blast door that is able to withstand Jefferson's and Anissa's combined assault, which only breaks down after Erica releases several absorbed punches from Anissa.
** Despite Khalil's extensive martial arts knowledge, Gravedigger is able to handily dispatch him.

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