History Recap / StarWarsRebelsS3E05ImperialSupercommandos

* TheProducerThinksOfEverything: Rau left behind his helmet back in [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS2E11TheProtectorOfConcordDawn "The Protector of Concord Dawn"]] when he made a run for it. As there have previously been errors regarding helmets being left behind in an area that isn't likely to be accessed again (such as [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS2E06BloodSisters "Blood Sisters"]], which ended with Sabine's helmet either supposedly having been blown up or left with Ketsu) or {{Hammerspace}}, Rau is never given time to find it, but instead finds a lone helmet on the ground from one of his men and keeps it.

** The lead Supercommando is Gar Saxon, who first appeared as a member of Death Watch in ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir''.
*** When the Siege of Mandalore was put in as the final arc in ''TCW'', Saxon was one of Maul's forces, which was (chronologically) the first time we saw him in animation, despite those episodes being made years later.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Saxon is the Viceroy of Mandalore and personally leads the Supercommandos.

* UnreliableNarrator: On both sides when Saxon and Sabine meet. While Sabine tells Ezra not to believe a word he says, she agrees with him and addresses him by name after claiming to not know him, and her comment on how only Saxon has benefited from the Empire suggests she has a personal grudge.
** It [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS3E14LegacyOfMandalore later]] transpires that Saxon was lying about Sabine's mother having joined the Imperial Supercommandos. She merely aligned her clan with the Empire to avoid getting destroyed by them.

* YouCantGoHomeAgain: The Protector base is attacked and burnt down before the events of the episode, and [[KillEmAll there were no survivors]], except for the absent leader, Fenn Rau.

*** When the Siege of Mandalor was put in as the final arc in ''TCW'', Saxon was one of Maul's forces, which was (chronologically) the first time we saw him in animation, despite those episodes being made years later.

** When the Supercommandos show up, Rau tries to leave in the ''Phantom II'' at the first opportunity. He makes it into space, but has a change of heart and decides to help the Rebels.

* DramaPreservingHandicap: For some reason or another, whether it's him hiding his abilities or going along with Sabine's plan to escape or blocking fire while holding onto Sabine, Ezra almost never gets a direct fight with the Supercommandos. Given how easily Jedi were able to take out lone Mandalorians in 'Clone Wars'', and the fact that the one direct fight he gets is over in ten seconds (and he isn't even trying to fight the guy, just damage his jetpack to make him crash), it's understandable why.

* JetPack: Sabine ''finally'' gets one. Too bad it gets damaged when she leaves Saxon, but being the Tech Genius she is it will probably be fine later.

* YouHaveFailedMe: The Empire ordered the Imperial Supercommandos to slaughter the Protectors for failing to report rebel activity as well as failing to prevent the rebels from using their hyperspace routes.

* NotSoDifferent:
** Rau has SkewedPriorities and wants {{Revenge}}, like Sabine back in his debut episode.
** Sabine's thoughts on strategy being an art sound like something a certain Grand Admiral reciprocates.

* BloodlessCarnage: We never see the dead bodies of the Protectors, only a stray and [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar bloodstained]] helmet.

* BloodlessCarnage: We never get to see the bodies of the Protectors, only a stray, [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar bloodstained]] helmet.

* ConscienceMakesYouGoBack: Fenn Rau was considering leaving Sabine and Ezra to their fates, but decides against it once he realized Sabine had true honor and comes back to rescue them.

** Ezra is still getting grief for the destruction of the ''Phantom'' in [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsStepsIntoShadow "Steps Into Shadow"]], with Hera telling him not to wreck the ''Phantom II''.

* DramaPreservingHandicap: For some reason or another, whether it's him hiding his abilities or going along with Sabine's plan to escape or blocking fire while holding onto Sabine, Ezra almost never gets a direct fight with the Supercommandos. Given how easily Jedi were able to take out lone Mandalorians in ''TCW'', and the fact that the one direct fight he gets is over in ten seconds (and he isn't even trying to fight the guy, just damage his jetpack so he crashes), it's understandable why.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Foreground, but Ezra grins when Sabine insults the Supercommandos' armor.

* HeroicBSOD: Rau is left almost catatonic at the sight of the wrecked compound, realizing his men have been wiped out. It takes him a while to react to anything.
* IdiotBall: Ezra wandering off when he's supposed to be watching Rau leads to Rau ambushing them and taking the shuttle back to Concord Dawn. Later, Sabine gives Rau the task of securing the ''Phantom II'', and he promptly flies off and strands them. They lampshade it to each other both times.