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* OminousObsidianOoze: Armus, a living oil slick MadeOfEvil; while he can take on a roughly humanoid form, he always retains his tarry complexion
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* OminousObsidianOoze: Armus, a living oil slick MadeOfEvil; while he can take on a roughly humanoid form, he always retains his tarry complexioncomplexion.
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* TonightSomeoneDies: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdWb7rk1oWI The promo]] for the episode promised that one of the crew wouldn't be making it out alive, with Tasha, Troi, and Riker all being shown in life-threatening situations. It's the first of the three that ends up getting killed.
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* TonightSomeoneDies: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdWb7rk1oWI The promo]] original episodic promo for the episode (viewable on the Blu-ray release) promised that one of the crew wouldn't be making it out alive, with Tasha, Troi, and Riker all being shown in life-threatening situations. It's the first of the three that ends up getting killed.
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* BreakTheHaughty: Picard [[LaserGuidedKarma returns fire]] to Armus's KickTheDog actions with ''words'', which are the only thing that can really harm him.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: And Picard [[LaserGuidedKarma delivers it right back]] to Armus with ''words'', which are the only thing that can really harm him.
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** The ship's crew is gambling on the outcome of the martial arts tournament. Canon would later establish that money became obsolete in the 22nd century.
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** The ship's crew is gambling on the outcome of the martial arts tournament. Canon would later establish that money became obsolete in the 22nd century. (That said, nothing confirms that they're betting with actual money; it could just be for fun, like the iconic poker games later in the series.)
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* IAmTheNoun: Picard quotes to Armus that "all spirits are enslaved that serve things evil." He replies "I do not ''serve'' things evil; I '''am''' evil."
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* IAmTheNoun: Picard quotes to Armus that [[Creator/PercyByssheShelley "all spirits are enslaved that serve things evil." He replies evil"]]. His reply: "I do not ''serve'' things evil; I '''am''' evil."
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-->'''Picard:''' A great poet once said: "All spirits are enslaved that serve things evil."\\
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-->'''Picard:''' [[Creator/PercyByssheShelley A great poet poet]] once said: "All spirits are enslaved that serve things evil."\\
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* CondescendingCalmness: Picard does this for good reason, to egg Armus on in order for him to lose his concentration and allow the ''Enterprise'' to beam up Troi and the injured shuttle pilot.
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* TragicMonster: For all the evil Armus commits, he had no choice in being created as the [[AlwaysChaoticEvil thing]] he is, and is incapable of being anything else. [[AndIMustScream Forever stranded and alone]] on a barren planet [[WhoWantsToLiveForever with only his rage, hatred, insanity and loneliness]].
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* TragicMonster: For all the evil Armus commits, he had no choice in being created as the [[AlwaysChaoticEvil thing]] he is, and is incapable of being anything else. In the end, he is [[AndIMustScream Forever forever stranded and alone]] on a barren planet [[WhoWantsToLiveForever with only his rage, hatred, insanity and loneliness]].
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* TragicMonster: For all the evil Armus commits, he had no choice in being created as the [[AlwaysChaoticEvil thing]] he is. And is incapable of being anything else. [[AndIMustScream Forever stranded and alone]] on a barren planet with only his rage, hatred, insanity and loneliness.
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* TragicMonster: For all the evil Armus commits, he had no choice in being created as the [[AlwaysChaoticEvil thing]] he is. And is, and is incapable of being anything else. [[AndIMustScream Forever stranded and alone]] on a barren planet [[WhoWantsToLiveForever with only his rage, hatred, insanity and loneliness.loneliness]].
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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Armus clearly wants to die and his suffering to end, but is incapable of doing so, instead stuck for all eternity on an empty world with his rage and despair.
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Ben is shown transporting out of the shuttle at the same time as Troi. Two transporter signals are shown; one on Troi in the foreground of the scene and the other on Ben, who is barely visible while he is slumped over the top of the flight console.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Troi notes that her fellow shuttlecraft crewmember Ben is still alive and greatly wounded. In the end, we see Troi get transported out, but not Ben. There's never any mention of whether he was rescued as well or whether he recovered.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Troi notes that her fellow shuttlecraft crewmember Ben is still alive and greatly wounded. In the end, we see Troi get both are transported out, but not Ben. There's never any there's no mention of whether he was rescued as well or whether he not Ben ultimately survived or recovered.
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* IAmTheNoun: Picard quotes to Armus that "all spirits are enslaved that serve things evil." He replies "I do not serve things evil I ''am'' evil."
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* IAmTheNoun: Picard quotes to Armus that "all spirits are enslaved that serve things evil." He replies "I do not serve ''serve'' things evil evil; I ''am'' '''am''' evil."
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* ChekhovsGun: The holocube with Tasha's funerary message is given to Data, [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E9TheMeasureOfAMan where it will play an important role]] [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E22TheMostToys in the coming seasons]].
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* MeaningfulFuneral: The episode ends with the senior officers on a holodeck, where a message recorded by Tasha in case of her demise is played for them. The holocube that contains the message is later given to Data.
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* AnAesop: Tasha's death shows that our heroes won't always be saved by PlotArmour, and they don't always get to die heroically.
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* AnAesop: Tasha's death shows serves as a reminder that our heroes won't always be saved by PlotArmour, and they don't always get to die heroically.
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* AnAesop: Tasha's death shows that our heroes won't always be saved by PlotArmour, and they don't always get to die heroically.
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* VillainousBreakdown: Armus undergoes an epic one in the finale, utterly broken by Picard's speech.
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'''Original air date:''' April 25, 1988
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* {{Deconstruction}}: What if the security personnel RedShirt wasn't some anonymous character but one of the main cast?
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* WhamEpisode: The series was never the same after this episode. [[GrowingTheBeard In a good way.]]
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* WhamEpisode: The series sudden death of a main cast member in the midst of its first season was never quite a shock at the same after this episode. [[GrowingTheBeard In a good way.]]time.
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* WrongGenreSavvy: Reading his emotions, Troi feels a great need from Armus and initially assumes he just wants to break the spirit of the others. While such an idea does amuse him, she later figures out that what he really wants is a way off the planet and to be reunited with those who abandoned him.
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** The ship's crew is gambling on the outcome of the martial arts tournament. Canon would later establish that money became obsolete in the 22nd century.
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* BaitAndSwitch: The camera zooms in on Geordi studying Armus through his visor while Riker is talking. You'd expect that Geordi would reveal some insight about the creature he'd gained from his special sight, but it's really just setting up Armus knocking Geordi's visor off his face as a cruel game.
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* GhostExtras: Yar apparently had no other friends on the Enterprise except everyone in the main cast. You'd think she might have wanted to say something to some of her subordinate security officers.
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* MadeOfEvil: Armus claims to be a [[TitleDrop skin of evil]] cast off by titans who thought that by ridding themselves of him, they could escape the bonds of destructiveness. He has zero redeeming qualities. He kills because he thinks it will amuse him. He tortures, physically and psychologically for the same reason. He is literally a black tar pit of hate that was cast off long ago. The only thing that might provoke sympathy is that he had no choice in his creation, and his evil nature is torture for him as well, being in a constant state of undirected hatred and rage.\\\
Creator/JonathanFrakes spoke candidly about what a vile monster he is. In one encyclopedia he discussed being pissed at how Starfleet would show Armus mercy, and even used a PrecisionFStrike to express his feelings.
Creator/JonathanFrakes spoke candidly about what a vile monster he is. In one encyclopedia he discussed being pissed at how Starfleet would show Armus mercy, and even used a PrecisionFStrike to express his feelings.
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* MadeOfEvil: Armus claims to be a [[TitleDrop skin of evil]] cast off by titans who thought that by ridding themselves of him, they could escape the bonds of destructiveness. He has zero redeeming qualities. He kills because he thinks it will amuse him. He tortures, physically and psychologically for the same reason. He is literally a black tar pit of hate that was cast off long ago. The only thing that might provoke sympathy is that he had no choice in his creation, and his evil nature is torture for him as well, being in a constant state of undirected hatred and rage.\\\
Creator/JonathanFrakes spoke candidly about what a vile monster he is. In one encyclopedia he discussed being pissed at how Starfleet would show Armus mercy, and even used a PrecisionFStrike to express his feelings.
Creator/JonathanFrakes spoke candidly about what a vile monster he is. In one encyclopedia he discussed being pissed at how Starfleet would show Armus mercy, and even used a PrecisionFStrike to express his feelings.
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* AsYouKnow: The Chief Engineer (for this episode) announces his name and rank when Picard hails him, even though Picard would be well aware of who his Chief Engineer is. This is because he's the last in a revolving door of temporary Chief Engineer characters spread across season one.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHer: Tasha Yar. Let's just say that you're not likely to find too many fans who agree with Creator/GeneRoddenberry's choice to give her a deliberately senseless death rather than a HeroicSacrifice of some sort. Even the new writing staff that took over in Season 3 thought it was such an awful idea that they specifically wrote "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E15YesterdaysEnterprise Yesterday's Enterprise]]" to give Yar a better send-off.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHer: Tasha Yar. Let's just say Yar tries to ignore Armus and walk around him, only for it to unexpectedly kill her with a single blow. Creator/GeneRoddenberry insisted that you're not likely to find too many fans who agree with Creator/GeneRoddenberry's choice to give her a deliberately Yar's death be senseless death rather than a HeroicSacrifice of some sort. Even the new writing staff that took over in Season 3 thought it was such an awful idea that they specifically wrote "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E15YesterdaysEnterprise Yesterday's Enterprise]]" to give Yar a better send-off.
* FirstNameBasis: For some reason, both Troi and Picard refer to the injured redshirt on Shuttlecraft 13 simply as "Ben."
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* KarmaHoudini: In the end, the only retribution Armus can get is staying stranded on Vagra II.
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* RealityEnsues: Turns out a main character can die just as easily and pointlessly as a {{redshirt}}.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Troi notes that her fellow shuttlecraft crewmember Ben is still alive and greatly wounded. In the end, we see Troi get transported out, but not Ben. There's never any mention of whether he was rescued as well or whether he recovered.
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Worf isn't bristling over the promotion. He's just sad that Yar died.
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** Worf is also seen bristling when he's given a FieldPromotion to Security Chief when Tasha is killed. Seeing as KlingonPromotion would be a big thing throughout the following years, it seems strange to see Worf do this. However, if one subscribes to the idea they were developing feelings for one another...
