History Recap / StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E5Rookies

* OffModel:
** Echo has a red binocular visor attached to his helmet, which disappears in a few shots throughout the episode.
** During the shot where Rex pulls off the helmet of the downed commando droid disguised as a clone, looking at Cody's legs will reveal the complete and total absence of the armor piece on his right thigh.
** General Grievous' cloak clasp vanishes at one point.

* BorrowedCatchphrase: Rex says Roger Roger, while impersonating a commando droid to get back into the base.

** Later on, Rex inverts it by impersonating a commando droid to get the droids to open the door. The commando droids on guard duty don't take notice of his customized armor.

%%* BorrowedCatchphrase:

But under the cover of a meteor shower, a squad of Separatist commando droids lands near the lonely outpost and attacks, with only Hevy, Fives, and Echo being able to escape with their lives (they lost their squad mate Cutup to one of the giant Rishi eels). As Cody and Rex arrive at the outpost, their suspicions raised by a commando droid doing a poor impression of a clone over the comm channel, they and the three "shinies" have to warn the Republic about an incoming Separatist invasion before it's too late.

* EliteMooks: The commando droids are first introduced in this episode.

* GoForTheEye: Rex kills the Rishi eel this way.

** Rex says this to the commando droid that opens the door: "Roger, ''Roger''." ''[headshots it]''
** Also, Hevy...
--->'''Battle Droid:''' Reinforcements reporting. Open up!\\
''[base door opens, revealing Hevy]''\\
'''Hevy:''' Didn't say "please"! ''[opens fire]''
** ...twice.
--->'''Battle Droid:''' Do we take prisoners?\\
'''Hevy:''' I... don't.\\
''[Hevy [[HeroicSacrifice detonates the explosives, destroying the base]][=]=]''

* BorrowedCatchphrase: See PreMortemOneLiner.

* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: While Anakin and Obi-Wan only make cameos in this episode, it sets up the Domino Squad subplot that weaves throughout ''The Clone Wars''.

* [[CaptainSmoothAndSergeantRough Commander Smooth and Captain Rough]]: Cody and Rex are the smooth commander and rough captain respectively. This trope is demonstrated very well when they first meet the trio of rookies; Rex immediately holds them at blaster-point and orders them to take their helmets off (as a result of the disguised commando droid above), and then, after killing the Rishi eel, introduces himself and then adds that they should call him "Captain or 'sir'". Cody then simply introduces himself.

* DwindlingParty: Domino Squad. In order of death, Droidbait is the first to be killed by the invading Separatist droids, Cutup is eaten alive by a Rishi eel, and Hevy is forced to pull a HeroicSacrifice when the bomb's remote has a malfunction. Only Echo and Fives survive.

But under the cover of a meteor shower, a squad of Separatist commando droids lands near the lonely outpost and attacks, with only Hevy, Fives, and Echo being able to escape with their lives (losing squadmate Cutup to one of the giant Rishi eels). As Cody and Rex arrive at the outpost, their suspicions raised by a commando droid doing a poor impression of a clone over the comm channel, they and the three "shinies" have to warn the Republic about an incoming Separatist invasion before it's too late.

But under the cover of a meteor shower, a squad of Separatist commando droids lands near the lonely outpost and attacks, with only Hevy, Fives, and Echo being able to escape with their lives (losing squadmate Cutup to one of the giant Rishi eels). As Cody and Rex arrive at the Rishi outpost base, their suspicions raised by a commando droid doing a poor impression of a clone over the comm channel, they and the three "shinies" have to warn the Republic about an incoming Separatist invasion before it's too late.

But under the cover of a meteor shower, a squad of Separatist commando droids lands near the lonely outpost and attacks, with only Hevy, Fives, and Echo being able to escape with their lives (losing squadmate Cutup to one of the giant Rishi eels). As Cody and Rex arrive at the Rishi base, their suspicions raised by a commando droid doing a poor impression of a clone over the comm channel, they and the three "shinies" have to warn the Republic about an incoming Separatist invasion before it's too late.

But under the cover of a meteor shower, a squad of Separatist commando droids lands near the lonely outpost and attacks, with only Hevy, Fives, and Echo being able to escape with their lives (losing squadmate Cutup to one of the giant Rishi eels). As Cody and Rex arrive at the base, their suspicions raised by a commando droid doing a poor impression of a clone over the comm channel, they and the three "shinies" have to warn the Republic about an incoming Separatist invasion before it's too late.

The Republic outpost on the remote Rishi moon, one of many stations that form a line of defence for the planet Kamino, is largely manned by rookie clones who, for the most part, are bored by the fact that nothing ever seems to happen — except for Echo, who likes that he has time to catch up on the reg manuals, something that makes his squadmate Hevy wonder what's wrong with him. The sergeant in command of the outpost, O'Niner, ''is'' a combat veteran and reminds his men that the station is a vital outpost, so they need to take the job seriously. He informs the troopers that there are some officers on their way to the base, so they had better have everything squared away for inspection. The officers in question are Commander Cody and Captain Rex, the former of whom reports the status of the inspection tour to Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker before heading for the Rishi moon.

* AnachronicOrder: This episode takes place between "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E1CloneCadets Clone Cadets]]" (3:01) and "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E2ARCTroopers ARC Troopers]]" (3:02).

* BreakoutCharacter: Due to the rookie squad proving so popular among fans, Fives and Echo ended up becoming recurring characters with their own subplot.

* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: While Anakin and Obi-Wan make cameos in this episode, it sets up the Domino Squad subplot that weaves throughout ''The Clone Wars''.

* BreakoutCharacter: Hevy, Echo, and Fives are this to many fans. Cutup and Droidbait are this to a lesser extent due to their deaths.

* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: While Anakin and Obi-Wan make cameos in this episode, it sets up the Domino Squad subplot that weaves throughout ''The Clone Wars'' [[spoiler:which will lead to TheReveal about the control chips in the clone troopers that takes vital importance in the final story arc]].