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* TheBusCameBack: All of the team's ragtag allies come back. Hondo and Melch, Vizago, Wollf and Gregor, Ketsu, Kallus, Ryder...
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: We still don't know if the loth-wolves are natural animals or manifestations of the Force. Either way, the Force is with Ezra, and he is empowered by Lothal.
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* TookALevelInBadass: As Kanan did a few seasons back, Ezra has become a Jedi Knight, and he shows it.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: For all his faults (and they are many), Hondo genuinely cares about Ezra and is willing to risk his life for the boy.
-->'''Hondo:''' Madam, for that boy, there is nothing I would not do.
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* TheCavalry: First, the ''Ghost'', which appears right as Pryce has the Rebels cornered; then, the loth-wolves, which Wzra summons to truly turn the tide.

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* TheCavalry: First, the ''Ghost'', which appears right as Pryce has the Rebels cornered; then, the loth-wolves, which Wzra Ezra summons to truly turn the tide.
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'''The spirit of Lothal:''' [[''literally sends in an army'']]

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'''The spirit of Lothal:''' [[''literally [''literally sends in an army'']]army'']
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** The title is a reference to Gandalf telling Pippin that Frodo and Sam only had "a fool's hope" of succeeding in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': ''Literature/TheReturnOfTheKing''.

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** The title is a reference to Gandalf telling Pippin that Frodo and Sam only had "a fool's hope" of succeeding in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': ''Literature/TheReturnOfTheKing''.''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings: The Return of the King''.
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** The title is a reference to Gandalf telling Pippin that Frodo and Sam only had "a fool's hope" of succeeding in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings: ''Literature/TheReturnOfTheKing''.

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** The title is a reference to Gandalf telling Pippin that Frodo and Sam only had "a fool's hope" of succeeding in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings: ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': ''Literature/TheReturnOfTheKing''.
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** The title is a reference to Gandalf telling Pippin that Frodo and Sam only had "a fool's hope" of succeeding in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings: The Return Of The King''.

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** The title is a reference to Gandalf telling Pippin that Frodo and Sam only had "a fool's hope" of succeeding in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings: The Return Of The King''.''Literature/TheReturnOfTheKing''.
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Misuse. Pet The Dog is an isolated act of kindness from a character who's otherwise villainous, anti-heroic, or at least a jerk, which doesn't apply to Ezra and Ryder.


* PetTheDog: Ezra gives Ryder the honor of slapping the cuffs on Pryce when they take her prisoner.

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** Wolffe and Gregor moved into the [=AT-AT=], which [[WhatCouldHaveBeen would've been seen at the end of]][[invoked]] [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS2E02RelicsOfTheOldRepublic "Relics of the Old Republic"]] though was confirmed by WordOfGod.
*** And the name of their new home? Joopa Base.

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** Wolffe and Gregor moved into the [=AT-AT=], which [[WhatCouldHaveBeen would've been seen at the end of]][[invoked]] [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS2E02RelicsOfTheOldRepublic "Relics of the Old Republic"]] though was confirmed by WordOfGod.
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WordOfGod. And the name of their new home? Joopa Base.

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* BatmanGambit: Ezra banks on the fact that, while Thrawn would potentially see through Ryder's FakeDefector ruse, Pryce would fall for it and rush straight in without a second thought, luring her right to them. It works.



* TheCavalry: Again, the wolves.

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* TheCavalry: Again, First, the wolves.''Ghost'', which appears right as Pryce has the Rebels cornered; then, the loth-wolves, which Wzra summons to truly turn the tide.



* CrazyEnoughToWork: Hondo's plan to get past the blockade is to have the ''Ghost'' wait just on the edge of a hyperspace lane, knowing that Imperial supply ships regularly use it. Assuming the ship doesn't crash into them, it'll arrive close enough for them to mag-clamp to the cargo crates using maneuvering thrusters, allowing the ''Ghost'' to run on minimal power and remain undetected.

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* CrazyEnoughToWork: Hondo's plan to get past the blockade is to have the ''Ghost'' wait just on the edge of a hyperspace lane, knowing that Imperial supply ships regularly use it. Assuming the ship doesn't crash into them, it'll arrive close enough for them to mag-clamp to onto the cargo crates using maneuvering thrusters, allowing the ''Ghost'' to run on minimal power and remain undetected.



* DisneyVillainDeath: Ezra kicks Rukh off a cliff, but it's {{Subverted}} when Rukh saves himself.

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* DisneyVillainDeath: Attempted on Rukh twice, first by Ezra kicks Rukh kicking him off a cliff, but and then again by a loth-wolf hurling him off the cliff. The first time, it's {{Subverted}} when subverted, as Rukh saves himself.manages to grab onto the cliff and stop himself; the second time, his fate is left ambiguous.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Ezra tells Ryder that he doesn't need an army to take the capital back from Governor Pryce, only "one man". Cut to Pryce who, after a short discussion, receives a transmission from Ryder...



'''Ezra:''' [opens his eyes]\\
'''The spirit of Lothal:''' [Literally sends in an army]]

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'''Ezra:''' [opens [''opens his eyes]\\
eyes'']\\
'''The spirit of Lothal:''' [Literally [[''literally sends in an army]]army'']]



* IWantThemAlive: Pryce re Ezra.

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* IWantThemAlive: Pryce re Ezra.Once again said regarding Ezra, this time by Governor Pryce. She repeats it before sending Rukh and the stormtroopers into the cave.



* RousingSpeech: Ezra gives one.

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* RousingSpeech: Ezra gives one.one to the others, assuring them that with Governor Pryce defeated, they can drive the Empire out of the rest of Lothal and prove to the rest of the galaxy that it can be beaten.



* YouAndWhatArmy: A variation. Rukh asks Ezra where his army is when he sees him apparently cowering in a cave. Then Ezra grins as a pair of eyes rise from the darkness and he ignites his lightsaber, revealing the loth-wolf pack.

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* YouAndWhatArmy: A variation. Rukh asks Ezra where his army is when he sees him apparently cowering in a cave.the cave, seemingly alone. Then Ezra grins as a pair of eyes rise from the darkness and he ignites his lightsaber, revealing the loth-wolf pack.
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-->'''Ruhk:''' Where's your army now, Jedi?\\
'''Ezra:''' [opens his eyes]\\
'''The spirit of Lothal:''' [Literally sends in an army]]
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* PetTheDog: Ezra gives Ryder the honor of slapping the cuffs on Pryce when they take her prisoner.
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* ChekovsArmy: With the Alliance not committing troops, the Spectres assemble a team of their own. See BackForTheFinale above.

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* ChekovsArmy: ChekhovsArmy: With the Alliance not committing troops, the Spectres assemble a team of their own. See BackForTheFinale above.



* DeuxExMachina: Subverted. While the wolves are literally this as extensions of the will of the Force, their arrival is foreshadowed earlier in the episode.

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* DeuxExMachina: DeusExMachina: Subverted. While the wolves are literally this as extensions of the will of the Force, their arrival is foreshadowed earlier in the episode.
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* ChekovsArmy: With the Alliance not committing troops, the Spectres assemble a team of their own. See BackForTheFinale above.
* CoDragons: Fittingly, [[TheHeavy Thrawn’s]] two Dragons Pryce and Rukh are dealt with in the penultimate episode of the season and series.


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* DeuxExMachina: Subverted. While the wolves are literally this as extensions of the will of the Force, their arrival is foreshadowed earlier in the episode.

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* ContinuityNod: Gregor references the Wolfpack, Wolffe's old squad, when they meet the lothwolves.



* MythologyGag:
** When the loth-wolves show up, Gregor references Wolffe's old squad the Wolf Pack.
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* TakingYouWithMe: Pryce fears [[YouHaveFailedMe Thrawn will have her executed for her failures]] and wants to capture the rebels to placate him. She then warns her lieutenant that if she is to suffer that fate for failing Thrawn, she'll make sure he'll suffer the same for failing her.

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* TakingYouWithMe: Pryce fears [[YouHaveFailedMe Thrawn will have her executed for her failures]] and wants to capture the rebels to placate him. She then warns her lieutenant that if she is to suffer that fate for failing Thrawn, she'll make sure he'll suffer his head is on the same for failing her.chopping block too.

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* AllThereInTheManual: When Ryder contacts Governor Pryce to surrender, he uses her first name and speaks to her with a certain familiarity. The novel ''Thrawn'' shows she had a hand in Ryder's arrest for treason, and took his job as Governor of Lothal with the support of Grand Moff Tarkin.



* CanonImmigrant: Among the Imperial ships blockading Lothal are re-canonized versions of the Dreadnaught-class heavy cruisers from ''Legends'', a class of ship that played a very prominent role in ''Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy''.



** Among the Imperial ships blockading Lothal, there are re-canonized version of the Dreadnaught-class heavy cruisers from ''Legends'', a class of ship that played a very prominent role in ''Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy''.
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** The title is a reference to Gandalf telling Pippin that Frodo and Sam only had "a fool's hope" of succeeding in ''Literature/TheReturnOfTheKing''.

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** The title is a reference to Gandalf telling Pippin that Frodo and Sam only had "a fool's hope" of succeeding in ''Literature/TheReturnOfTheKing''.''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings: The Return Of The King''.
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* DisneyVillainDeath: Ezra kicks Rukh off a cliff, but it's {{Subverted}} when Rukh saves himself.
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* IWantThemAlive: Pryce re Ezra.
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* TakingYouWithMe: Pryce fears Thrawn will have her executed for her failures and wants to capture the rebels to placate him. She then warns her lieutenant that if she is to suffer that fate for failing Thrawn, she'll make sure he'll suffer the same for failing her.

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* TakingYouWithMe: Pryce fears [[YouHaveFailedMe Thrawn will have her executed for her failures failures]] and wants to capture the rebels to placate him. She then warns her lieutenant that if she is to suffer that fate for failing Thrawn, she'll make sure he'll suffer the same for failing her.
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* EnemyRisingBehind: Inverted. The loth-wolves's eyes rise behind Ezra when they're preparing to attack, but they're allies to Ezra, not enemies.

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