History Recap / StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E1CloneCadets

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Shaak Ti agrees that El-Les' belief that Domino Squad can do better is founded, but has no problem with Bric having removed their ascension cables because real battles are not forgiving environments.

* DramaticIrony: Hevy promises 99 that he'll be back someday. In the chronologically later-set "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E5Rookies Rookies]]" (his first appearance), he dies.
* DrillSergeantNasty: Bric, who believes that Domino Squad's poor performance means that they should be shuffled off to maintenance duty. During their re-run of the Citadel simulation, Bric even makes sure that Domino Squad does not have ascension cables to make the test harder.

* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Commander Colt's number one rule for clones is that they fight together. When Domino Squad leaves behind a wounded Droidbait in favor of pursuing their objective, Colt fails the team immediately and chews them out for it.

* EmbarrassingNickname: Echo doesn't like his nickname, but the others point out that they call him that because he keeps unnecessarily repeating orders.

* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: One of the reasons Domino Squad fail their final exam is because they failed to do this. When Commander Colt tells them off for their mistakes, he seems to count leaving behind a wounded Droidbait as the worst of them.

* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: One of the reasons Domino Squad fails their final exam is because they failed to do this. When Commander Colt tells them off for their mistakes, he seems to count leaving behind a wounded Droidbait as the worst of them.

* MeaningfulName: It’s revealed that Echo was named for his habit of repeating what was just said, while Fives was named for his birth number (CT-555) being a RepetitiveName.

* DrillSergeantNasty: Bric, who thinks that Domino Squad's poor performance means that they should be shuffled off to maintenance duty. During their re-run of the Citadel simulation, Bric even makes sure that Domino Squad does not have ascension cables to make the test harder.

* CallForward: Fives and Echo approach Shaak Ti to ask for a transfer to another squad, which she denies. "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E5Rookies Rookies]]" already established that the two of them will be the only members of Domino Squad to survive the battle of the Rishi moon, and are subsequently inducted into the 501st Legion.

* CallForward: Fives and Echo approach Shaak Ti to ask for a transfer to another squad, which she denies. "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E5Rookies Rookies]]" already established that the two of them will be the only members of Domino Squad to survive the battle of the Rishi moon.

* DramaticIrony: Hevy promises 99 that he'll be back someday. In his first appearance (the chronologically later-set "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E5Rookies Rookies]]"), he dies.

* AppropriatedAppellation[=/=]InsultBackfire: Cutup acquires his nickname with pride after Bric calls him that as an insult.

* EmbarrassingNickname: Echo doesn't like his nickname, but the others point out they call him that because he keeps unnecessarily repeating orders.

* AnachronicOrder: This episode takes place before "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E5Rookies Rookies]]" (1:05) and "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E2ARCTroopers ARC Troopers]]" (3:02). This episode is also set directly after the [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsMovie pilot movie]].

* UnexplainedAccent: Cutup apparently has an almost Scottish-sounding accent at times for no discernable reason, especially since none of the other clones have it.

* DramaticIrony: Hevy promises 99 that he'll be back someday. In his first appearance (the later-set "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E5Rookies Rookies]]"), he dies.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: The members of Domino Squad — Hevy, Fives, Echo, Cutup, and Droidbait — have a hard time working together during the first Citadel run, so they fail.

As the two bounty hunters who work as training sergeants disagree on what to do with Domino Squad, Jedi Master Shaak Ti, overseeing training, agrees with the compassionate El-Les to let Domino Squad re-try the exercise once more, even as the squad's members argue amongst themselves over their poor performance. But if the Dominoes fail once again, they won't ever see a real battlefield...

* DoNotCallMePaul: When it looks like Domino Squad is going to fail, Hevy takes being addressed by his name (rather than CT-782) poorly.

* UnexplainedAccent: Cutup seems to have an almost Scottish-sounding accent at times for no discernable reason, especially since none of the other clones have it.

As the two bounty hunters who work as training sergeants disagree on what to do with the Dominoes, Jedi Master Shaak Ti, overseeing training, agrees with the compassionate El-Les to let Domino Squad re-try the exercise once more, even as the squad's members argue amongst themselves over their poor performance. But if the Dominoes fail once again, they won't ever see a real battlefield...

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Shaak Ti agrees that El-Les' belief that Domino Squad can do better is founded, but has no problem with Bric having removed their grappling lines because real battles are not forgiving environments.

* DrillSergeantNasty: Bric, who thinks that Domino Squad's poor performance means they should be shuffled off to maintenance duty. During their re-run of the Citadel simulation, Bric even makes sure that Domino Squad does not have ascension cables to make the test harder.

* AnachronicOrder: This episode takes place between "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E5Rookies Rookies]]" (1:05) and "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E2ARCTroopers ARC Troopers]]" (3:02). This episode is also set directly after the [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsMovie pilot movie]].

* AnachronicOrder: This episode takes place "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E5Rookies Rookies]]" (1:05) and "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E2ARCTroopers ARC Troopers]]" (3:02). This episode is also set directly after the [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsMovie pilot movie]].

* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: One of the reason Domino Squad fails their final exam is because they failed to do this. When Commander Colt tells them off for their mistakes, he seems to count leaving behind a wounded Droidbait as the worst of them.

* MythologyGag: One of the Citadel exercises is run using [[Film/THX1138 variant THX, version 1138]].

* DrillSergeantNasty: Bric, who thinks that Domino Squad's poor performance means they should be shuffled off to maintenance duty. During their re-run of the Citadel simulation, Bric even makes sure that Domino Squad don't have grappling lines to make it harder.