History Recap / StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E5Rookies

* AnachronicOrder: This episode takes place between the Season 3 episodes, “[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E1CloneCadets Clone Cadets]]” and “[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E2ARCTroopers ARC Troopers]]”.

* AnachronicOrder: This episode takes place between the Season 3 episodes, [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E1CloneCadets "Clone Cadets"]] and [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E2ARCTroopers "ARC Troopers"]].

* AnachronicOrder: This episode takes place between the two episodes of the Season 3 premiére, [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E1CloneCadets "Clone Cadets"]] and [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E2ARCTroopers "ARC Troopers"]].

* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: The droids try to convince Rex and Cody to leave by disguising their faces with clone helmets. Near the end of the episode, Rex fools them into opening the door by using the torn off head of one of the droids.

* BoomHeadshot: Rex takes out three commando droids this way -- the disguised one, the one that opens the door and the first one he shoots when they storm the control room.

* [[CaptainSmoothAndSergeantRough Commander Smooth and Captain Rough]]: Cody and Rex respectively.

* PreMortemOneLiner: Rex, to the droid that opened the door: "Roger, ''Roger''." ''[headshots it]''

--> '''Battle Droid''': Reinforcements reporting. Open up!
--> (''Base door opens, revealing Hevy''.)
--> '''Hevy''': Didn't say 'please'! (''opens fire'')

--> '''Battle Droid''': Do we take prisoners?
--> '''Hevy''': I... don't.
--> (''Hevy [[HeroicSacrifice detonates the explosives, destroying the base]]''.)

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

* BoomHeadshot: Rex takes out two of the commando droids this way -- the disguised one, and the one that opens the door.

-->''The best confidence builder is experience.''

-->'''Rex:''' Looks like we got ourselves a batch of shinies, Commander.\\

* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: The droids try to convince Rex and Cody to leave by disguising their faces with clone helmets. Near the end of the episode Rex fools them into opening the gate by using the torn off head of one of the droids.

!!This episode provides examples of:

* BreakOutCharacter: Hevy, Fives, and Echo. Cutup and Droidbait to a lesser extent.

* AnachronicOrder: This episode takes place between the two episodes of the Season 3 prèmiere, [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E1CloneCadets "Clone Cadets"]] and [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E2ARCTroopers "ARC Troopers"]].

* BittersweetEnding: The invasion attempt is thwarted and the Separatist fleet retreats. Sadly, three members of Domino Squad are now dead, including Hevy. But hey, Echo and Fives are inducted into the 501st.

* FacePalm: Cody, on Rex's plan to get the door opened by impersonating a commando droid:

* BoomHeadshot: Rex takes out one of the disguised Commando Droids this way.

* HeroicSacrifice: Heavy detonates the bomb manually, when the remote has a malfunction.

->'''Rex:''' Looks like we got ourselves a batch of shinies, Commander.\\

* AnachronicOrder: This episode takes place between the two episodes of the Season 3 prémiere, "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E1CloneCadets Clone Cadets]]" (3x01) and "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E2ARCTroopers ARC Troopers]]" (3x02).

* AnachronicOrder: This episode takes place between the two episodes of the Season 3 premier, "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E1CloneCadets Clone Cadets]]" (3x01) and "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E2ARCTroopers ARC Troopers]]" (3x02).
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor
* BreakOutCharacter: Heavy, Fives, and Echo. Cutup and Droidbait to a lesser extent.

* BittersweetEnding: The invasion attempt is thwarted and the Separatist fleet retreats. Sadly, three members of Domino Squad are now dead, including Heavy. But hey, Echo and Fives are inducted into the 501st.

* PrecisionFStrike: Contains two of them, in the form of the line "What the hell was that?!".

!!!!This episode provides examples of:

* GenreSavvy: As soon as Rex sees the droid attack flare from the survivors, he shoots the "Clone Trooper" they've been talking to in the head.

--> '''Rex:''' Looks like we got ourselves a batch of Shinies here.
--> '''Echo:''' Shinies, sir?
--> '''Rex:''' That's right. Your armor. It's shiny and new. Just like you.

* AnachronicOrder: This episode takes place between the two episodes of the Season 3 premier, "Clone Cadets" (3x01) and "ARC Troopers" (3x02)

* BreakOutCharacter: Heavy, Fives and Echo. Cutup and Droidbait to a lesser extent.

* BoomHeadShot: Rex takes out one of the disguised Commando Droids this way.

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

An important outpost that's scanning the space surrounding Kamino, protected by a squad of rookie clone troopers are attacked by the Separatist army.

* BreakOutCharacter: Hevy, Fives and Echo. Cutup and Droidbait to a lesser extent.
* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: [[spoiler: The droids try to make Rex and Cody go away from the base by disguiseing their faces with clone helmets. Near the end of the episode Rex fools them into opening the gate by using the torn off head of one of the droids.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The invasion attempt is thwarted and the Separatist fleet retreats. Sadly, three members Domino Squad are now dead, including Hevy. But hey, Echo and Fives are now inducted into the 501st.]]
* BoomHeadShot: Rex took out one of the disguised Commando Droids this way.

* DwindlingParty: [[spoiler: Domino Squad. In order of death: Droidbait, who was the first to be killed by the invading droids, Cutup was eaten alive by a Rishi eel, and Hevy was forced to pull a HeroicSacrifice when the bomb's remote had a malfunction. Only Echo and Fives survived.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Hevy detonated the bomb manually, when the remote had a malfunction.]]
* LowerDeckEpisode: Anakin and Obi-Wan only had cameos in this episode.
* NewMeat: Provides the current page quote:

* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: The droids infiltrate the base by disguiseing their faces with clone helmets. Near the end of the episode Rex fools them into opening the gate by using the torn off head of one of the droids.

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

--> '''Rex:''' Looks like we got ourselves a batch of Shinies here.
--> '''Echo:''' Shinies, sir?
--> '''Rex:''' That's right. Your armor. It's shiny and new. Just like you.

* NewMeat: This exchange:

!!Tropes

* BrickJoke: The droids infiltrate the base by disguiseing their faces with clone helmets. Near the end of the episode Rex fools them into opening the gate by using the torn off head of one of the droids.