History Recap / StarWarsRebelsS2E12LegendsOfTheLasat

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Hondo is already known for this, but here, he takes it to new heights. First, he sells the two Lasats to the Empire; then he tips Ezra off about the sale so the Rebels will rescue them; then he sells the Rebels out to the Empire when they show up to investigate; then he tips Ezra off about the incoming stormtroopers and seals several corridors to make their escape easier; then, when captured by the Empire, he sells out the Rebels to them ''again''; then finally, he tips Ezra off to the tracking device he left in the transmitter, allowing Ezra to destroy it.

* ShoutOut: WordOfGod says that the ethereal and minimalist music composed for the black hole cluster sequence was a homage to composer Phillip Glass (best known for his work on the soundtrack to ''Film/{{Koyaanisqatsi}}'').

* IWantThemAlive: Kallus re: the rebels.

* LegendFadesToMyth: The colony on Lasat was founded so long ago that they completely forgot it wasn't their homeworld. The way home survived as legend, but that it ''is'' the way home did not.

* TheThreeFacesOfAdam: The Child, the Fool, and the Warrior. Initially Zeb believes he's the Warrior, is disappointed to learn he's the child, eventually achieves a measure of wisdom in learning that he is all three.

* SceneryPorn: The imploded star cluster and nebulae look gorgeous.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The Prophecy of Three, as explained by Chava, states that the Child must save the Warrior and the Fool. Zeb is established to be the Child, and while the Fool's identity is left ambiguous, Agent Kallus is explicitly stated to be the Warrior.

!!Tropes in this episode:

** The airless planet Hondo and Ezra went to in [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS2E04BrothersOfTheBrokenHorn "Brothers of the Broken Horn"]] returns -- the ''Ghost'' crew pick up the refugees here.
* CanonImmigrant: Ashla, a name for the Light Side of the Force used by the ancient Jedi in ''Legends'', is the Lasat name for the Force here. Which was itself a MythologyGag: "Ashla" first showed up in Lucas's early drafts for "The Star Wars".

* KneelBeforeFrodo: Chava and Gron kneel before Zeb, who responds with a FacePalm.

* LegendFadesToMyth: The colony on Lasat was founded so long ago that they completely forgot it wasn't thier homeworld. The way home survived as legend, but that it ''is'' the way home did not.

* PlayingBothSides: Though Hondo is nominally on the side of the Rebels, he nevertheless swings back and forth as convenient. He sold the Lasats to the Empire, told the Rebels about the sale (leaving his role out, of course), sold the Rebels out to the Empire when he was caught by them, warned the Rebels that the Empire was coming and sealed some blast doors to aid their escape, and finally aids Kallus when he's caught yet again. For his final act, he tells Ezra of the tracking beacon in the transmitter he gave Ezra, allowing Ezra to destroy it.
* ThePromisedLand: Lira San is one for the Lasats, as it's their original world and safe from the Empire.

* SadisticChoice: Kallus gives the crew the choice between being destroyed by the black holes or surrendering to him. The crew TakeAThirdOption by using the Force to get through the cluster maze safely, while Kallus cannot follow due to not having the same abilities [[note]] ironic considering Kallus also owns a bo-rifle, likely not knowing it possesses the ability[[/note]].

-->"Hondo could use a little help."

-->"Well, finding these unfindable enemies of yours should be no problem for Hondo."

* SadisticChoice: Kallus gives the crew the choice between being destroyed by the black holes or surrendering to him. The crew TakeAThirdOption by using the Force to get through the cluster maze safely, while Kallus cannot follow due to not having the same abilities.

* CanonImmigrant: Ashla, a name for the Light Side of the Force used by the ancient Jedi in ''Legends'', is the Lasat name for the Force here. That was itself a MythologyGag: "Ashla" first showed up in Lucas's early drafts for "The Star Wars".

* CanonImmigrant: Ashla, a name for the Light Side of the Force used by the ancient Jedi in ''Legends'', is the Lasat name for the Force here.

* NotSoExtinct: Zeb is not the LastOfHisKind, as he thought, there are other Lasats on Lira San, and that was their ancestral home.

* SadisticChoice: Kallus gives the crew the choice between getting crushed by the black holes, destroyed, or surrendering to him. The crew TakeAThirdOption by using the Force to get through the cluster maze safely, while Kallus cannot follow due to not having the same abilities.
* SceneryPorn: The imploded star cluster and the nebulae look gorgeous.

* SoProudOfYou: Hondo says this after Ezra bluntly tells him that he had no intention of paying him for finding the Lasats.

* ThirdPersonPerson: Hondo isn't normally one for this, but he does it when asking Kanan and Sabine for help hiding the unconscious and/or dead Imperials in the cargo container Chava and Gron were hiding in.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The Prophecy of Three, as explained by Chava, states that "the Child must save the Warrior and the Fool". Zeb is established to be the Child, and while the Fool's identity is left ambiguous, Agent Kallus is explicitly stated to be the Warrior.