History Recap / StarWarsRebelsS3E02TheAntillesExtraction

** Earlier, when Skerris and his wingmen trounce the A-wing escorts, the crippled transport begs for its life by saying they are unarmed and that the Empire has no right to fire on them, with the TIE Interceptors' refusal to spare them to show how ruthless they are. But since the transport was already willingly escorted by declared enemies of the Empire in open war with them, that made it a perfectly valid military just like merchant ships in convoys from all sides were routinely sunk by their opponents in WorldWarTwo.

* CurbStompBattle: Phoenix Squadron gets in a skirmish with a squadron of TIE Interceptors. Didn't work out so well for the former.

* BootCampEpisode: This episode has Sabine join the Skystrike Academy to extract cadets who want to defect. Unfortunately, the ISB was on their tail.

** Kallus lets Sabine and co. escape and tells them which levels to avoid, then instructing her to "[[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS2E15TheHonorableOnes Tell Garazeb Orrelios, we're even.]]"

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Kallus' behavior in this episode is suspicious to say the ''least''. Not even mentioning the whole "actively helping Sabine and co. escape", he also doesn't tell Governor Pryce who the infiltrator is despite knowing who Sabine is, and he also has some ''very'' interesting facial expressions.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Kallus' behaviour in this episode is suspicious to say the ''least''. Not even mentioning the whole "actively helping Sabine and co. escape", he also doesn't tell Governor Pryce who the infiltrator is despite knowing who Sabine is, and he also has some ''very'' interesting facial expressions.

** Skerris looks similar to one of the TIE pilots in the fanmade short ''[[WebVideo/TIEFighterShortFilm TIE Fighter]]''.

* BootCampEpisode: This episode has Sabine join the Skystrike Academy to extract cadets who want to defect. Unfortunately, ISB was on their tail.

** Sabine decides using a TIE Bomber for her escape with Wedge and Hobbie. While it sacrifices speed, it will hold up much longer than an ordinary TIE against a ZergRush and the TIE Interceptors. She asks Wedge if he can pilot, to which he replies, "I can fly anything", much like what [[Film/TheForceAwakens Poe Dameron would say to Finn in their escape from the First Order.]]

* DefectorFromDecadence: As Sabine used to be an Imperial cadet herself, she's now helping at least a couple other cadets including Wedge escape from an Academy too.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Kallus' behavior in this episode is suspicious to say the ''least''. Not even mentioning the whole "actively helping Sabine and co. escape", he also doesn't tell Governor Pryce who the infiltrator is despite knowing who Sabine is, and he also has some ''very'' interesting facial expressions.

* LuredIntoATrap: Pryce arranges for the cadets to go on a training exercise after an extended lockdown in which Kallus was attempting to root out the potential defectors. Seeing this as their best chance, Sabine and the defectors take it. Then Pryce triggers charges on their fighters which separate the solar panels and leave the cockpits without power, while the TIE Interceptors sent along force the Rebellion cruiser to retreat.

--> '''Pryce:''' The Empire taught me well.\\

* ContinuityNod:
** Ezra ''also'' went undercover in an Imperial Academy, back in [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS1E04BreakingRanks "Breaking Ranks"]]. Like how Kanan was concerned about him back then, Ezra is about Sabine as well.

* EqualOpportunityEvil: We've never gotten any indication of any female Imperial FacelessGoons onscreen[[note]] The books and comics have shown female Stormtroopers, though[[/note]], but Sabine pretending to be one and no one batting an eye confirms this trope within the show. Other female TIE pilots are shown here and there, including other cadets and one supervising the simulators.

** The red-marked TIE Interceptor of Capt. Skerris is a reference to the [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/d/d7/X-wing_24_07.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150817232403 similarly red-highlighted]] elite 181st Imperial Fighter Wing of Legends continuity. It was also led by [[TheRedBaron Baron Soontir Fel]], the WorthyOpponent of said continuity's Wedge.

* NearVillainVictory: Pryce captures the traitors and kills one of them, routes out Sabine, and when they manage to escape their comms jam so they can't contact the Rebellion while Skerris comes within a hair's breadth of shooting them down. If the cruiser hadn't stuck around, all three would have been dead or captured.

** Sabine decides using a TIE Bomber for her escape with Wedge and Hobbie. While it sacrifices speed, it will hold up much longer than an ordinary TIE against a ZergRush and the TIE Interceptors. She asks Wedge if he can pilot, to which he replies, 'I can fly anything.', much like what [[Film/TheForceAwakens Poe Dameron would say to Finn in their escape from the First Order.]]

--> '''Wedge:''' [[BlatantLies We were just about to rescue you!]]\\

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Kallus' behavior in this episode is suspicious to say the ''least''. Not even mentioning the whole "actively helping Sabine and co. escape", he also doesn't tell Governor Pryce who the infiltrator is despite knowing who Sabine is, and he also has some ''interesting'' facial expressions.

* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: Part of the TIE simulator involves shooting down a disabled transport while it's transmitting surrender and that there are wounded aboard. Cadets who hesitate or refuse are then "killed" by the Ghost, to demonstrate that pilots must put their orders above everything else.

** In Legends, Montross was a bounty hunter who competed for clone army template against Jango Fett in ''VideoGame/BountyHunter''

* DyeHard: In-universe. Sabine goes back to what is presumably her natural hair colour for the mission. Compared to how she normally looks, it's quite jarring.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Kallus' behaviour in this episode is suspicious to say the ''least''. Not even mentioning the whole "actively helping Sabine and co. escape", he also doesn't tell Governor Pryce who the infiltrator is despite knowing who Sabine is, and he also has some ''interesting'' facial expressions.

* LuredIntoATrap: Pryce arranges for the cadets to go on a training exercise after an extended lockdown in which Kallus was attempting to root out the potential defectors. Seeing this as their best chance, Sabine and the defectors take it. Then Pryce triggers charges on their fighers which separate the solar panels and leave the cockpits without power, while the TIE Interceptors sent along force the Rebellion cruiser to retreat.

--> '''Pryce''': The Empire taught me well.\\
'''Sabine''': My clan taught me better! *elbows Pryce into the electric prod, taking her out*

** There's a new Fulcrum, now that Ahsoka, the original Fulcrum, is gone. They've also carried over her [[SigilSpam symbol]], which was last used in her Fulcrum debut episode, [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS1E05OutOfDarkness "Out of Darkness"]].

** Ezra ''also'' went undercover in an Imperial Academy, back in [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS1E04BreakingRanks "Breaking Ranks"]]. Like how Kanan was concerned about him during that time period, Ezra is of Sabine as well.
* CurbStompBattle: Phoenix Squadron gets in a skirmish with a squadron of TIE Interceptors. Didn't work out so well with the former.

--> '''Wedge''': [[BlatantLies We were just about to rescue you!]]\\
'''Sabine''': [[DeadpanSnarker That's cute.]]

* DyeHard: Sabine goes back to what is presumably her natural hair color for the mission. Compared to how she normally looks, it's quite jarring.

-->'''Wedge''': [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Are you serious?!]]\\
'''Sabine''': Welcome to the Rebellion.

* MythologyGag: The red-marked TIE Interceptor of Capt. Skerris is a reference to the [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/d/d7/X-wing_24_07.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150817232403 similarly red-highlighted]] elite 181st Imperial Fighter Wing of Legends continuity. It was also led by [[TheRedBaron Baron Soontir Fel]], the WorthyOpponent of said continuity's Wedge.

** Earlier, when Skerris and his wingmen trounce the A-wing escorts, the crippled transport begs for its life by saying they are unarmed and that the Empire has no right to fire on them, with the TIE Interceptors' refusal to spare them to show how ruthless they are. But since the transport was already willingly escorted by declared enemies of the Empire in open war with them, that made it a perfectly valid military target even in most real life rules of enagagement.

* HopeSpot: When Fulcrum is first mentioned, Ezra questions if Ashoka is back. This is quickly shot down by Hera, who notes that there are several agents with this code name.

** Earlier, when Skerris and his wingmen trounce the A-wing escorts, the crippled transport begs for its life by saying they are unarmed and that the Empire has no right to fire on them, with the TIE Interceptors' refusal to spare them to show how ruthless they are. But since the transport was already willingly escorted by declared enemies of the Empire in open war with them, that made it a perfectly valid military target even in most real life rules of enagagement.

* NearVillainVictory: Pryce captures the traitors and kills one of them, routes out Sabine, and when they manage to escape their comms jam so they can't contact the Rebellion and Skerris comes within a hair's breadth of shooting them down. If the cruiser hadn't stuck around, all three would have been dead or captured.

** The simulated ''Ghost'' "killing" pilots who hesitate in the training run is actually a very valid lesson in counter-insurgency and counter-terror warfare. "Unarmed civilians" often aren't (or are being used by actual armed insurgents) and in the real world, hanging around and hesitating ''would'' have resulted in the real ''Ghost'' killing them. Not to mention that low-level pilots not in a position to know the entire situation can't make calls like that without putting themselves at risk.

* VillainHasAPoint: The simulated ''Ghost'' "killing" pilots who hesitate in the training run is actually a very valid lesson that especially in counter-insurgency and counter-terror warfare "unarmed civilians" often aren't (or are being used by actual armed insurgents) and in the real world, hanging around and hesitating ''would'' have resulted in the real ''Ghost'' killing them. Not to mention that low-level pilots not in a position to know the entire situation can't make calls like that without putting themselves at risk.
** Earlier, when Skerris and his wingmen trounce the A-wing escorts, the crippled transport begs for its life by saying they are unarmed and that the Empire has no right to fire on them, with the TIE Interceptors' refusal to spare them to show how ruthless they are. But since the transport was already willingly escorted by declared enemies of the Empire in open war with them, that made it a perfectly valid military target even to most real life rules of enagagement.

** Earlier, when Skerris and his wingmen trounce the A-wing escorts, the crippled transport begs for its life by saying they are unarmed and that the Empire has no right to fire on them, with the TIEs' refusal to show how ruthless they are. But since the transport was already willingly escorted by declared enemies of the Empire in open war with them, that made it a perfectly valid military target even to most real life rules of enagagement.

-->'''Wedge''': YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe\\

* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: While Wedge is glad to hear that the Rebellion has come to help him, he's pretty astounded to hear that Sabine's actually just making this up as she's going along and says this verbatim.

* AcademyOfEvil: Skystrike is one of them.

** Skerris looks similar to one of the TIE pilots in the fanmade short, ''[[WebVideo/TIEFighterShortFilm TIE Fighter]]''.

* MythologyGag: The red-marked TIE Interceptor of Capt. Skerris is a reference to the similarly red-highlighted elite 181st TIE Interceptor Squadron of Legends continuity. It was also led by [[TheRedBaron Baron Soontir Fel]], the WorthyOpponent of said continuity's Wedge.