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* BreakThemByTalking: Krell tries this on Rex when he sees that the captain is hesitant to execute on him, but [[KilledMidSentence Dogma wasn't having any of it]].


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* ShutUpHannibal: Dogma kills Krell with Fives' blaster while Krell tries to taunt Rex for his unwillingness to execute him.

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* DualWielding: General Krell dual-wields double-bladed lightsabers.

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* DualWielding: General Krell dual-wields double-bladed lightsabers.lightsabers...[[{{Foreshadowing}} just like Darth Maul]].



* EvilAllAlong: Krell fell to the Dark Side sometime before the events of this story arc. His entire campaign was designed to deliver Umbara into the hands of the Separatists to ingratiate himself to Count Dooku and become his new Sith apprentice.

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* EvilAllAlong: Krell fell to the Dark Side sometime before the events of this story arc. His entire campaign was designed to deliver Umbara into the hands of the Separatists to ingratiate himself to Count Dooku and become his new Sith apprentice. Foreshadowed obliquely by him having been put in charge in the first place thanks to Palpatine recalling Anakin, making him and his role already suspect by association.



* GoodCounterpart: Subverted. While his reckless tactics, BloodKnight attitude of victory at any cost, and racism toward the clones made his goodness questionable from the start, Krell was at least supposedly on the side of the Republic--but like Grievous he essentially fights with four blades thanks to having four arms, and he accomplishes this by employing a pair of double-bladed lightsabers like those Darth Maul used. This actually ends up being {{Foreshadowing}} of his being EvilAllAlong, and his intention to both become a Dark Side apprentice and specifically serve Dooku as a Separatist makes him even more like Maul and Grievous.



* JustFollowingOrders: Dogma tries to claim this mindset as justified for the clone troopers by their Kamino programming, no matter what Krell's orders are (after the latter had claimed any clones who would not do so must therefore be defective). Jesse and eventually Rex refuse to accept it, saying the clones have minds of their own that can choose what they do and why--and must.



* SpoilerTitle: Knowing the title beforehand, Krell's EvilAllAlong reveal and the carnage he causes in both the friendly fire incident and the effort to arrest him aren't quite as surprising as they should be.

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* SpoilerTitle: Knowing the title beforehand, Krell's EvilAllAlong reveal and the carnage he causes in both the friendly fire incident and the effort to arrest him aren't quite as surprising as they should be. Although it could be justified by the results so far of his "incompetence."


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* ToBeLawfulOrGood: A large part of the clone troopers' struggle throughout the arc. In the end Rex chooses the latter and is backed up by the rest of his men--except Dogma. Who then still gets to do the right thing by killing Krell for having violated the law.
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* OffModel: Fives' kama is missing in two shots: first when he starts to stand up when he and Jesse are released from the brig, and then later when Rex begins to question Krell.

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* CallForward: When Captain Rex leads a squad to attempt to arrest Krell, the entire sequence and the nature of their actions are strongly reminiscent of both Order 66 and Mace Windu's attempt to arrest Palpatine in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. Krell even says, "It's treason, then" before tearing into his would-be captors, just as Palpatine will before doing the same.

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When Captain Rex leads a squad to attempt to arrest Krell, the entire sequence and the nature of their actions are strongly reminiscent of both Order 66 and Mace Windu's attempt to arrest Palpatine in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. Krell even says, "It's treason, then" before tearing into his would-be captors, just as Palpatine will before doing the same.same.
** Krell claims to have "foreseen" that the Jedi will lose the Clone Wars and the Republic will be "torn apart from the inside", and of course, this comes to pass in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.



* FiveSecondForeshadowing: If you listen closely during the firefight in the woods, you can tell that the dying cries of the "Umbarans" are actually those of clone troopers, even before Rex figured it out.



* MoleInCharge: General Krell, though he's not actually working for the Separtists; by Krell's own admission, his efforts on Umbara are meant to prove his worth to Dooku and become his new apprentice.

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* MoleInCharge: General Krell, though he's not actually working for the Separtists; Separatists ''yet''; by Krell's own admission, his efforts on Umbara are meant to prove his worth to Dooku and so he can become his new apprentice.
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-->"Everyone, stop firing! We're shooting at our own men! They're not Umbarans! They're clones! Take off your helmets! Show them you're not the enemy! They're clones! Everyone, stop firing! Cease fire! They're not Umbarans! They're clones!"

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-->"Everyone, stop firing! We're shooting at our own men! They're not Umbarans! They're clones! Take off your helmets! Show them you're not the enemy! They're clones! Everyone, stop firing! Cease fire! They're not Umbarans! They're clones! Look! We're clones! We're all clones!"
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-->"Everyone stop firing! We're shooting at our own men! They're not Umbarans! They're clones! Take off your helmets! Show them you're not the enemy! They're clones!"

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-->"Everyone -->"Everyone, stop firing! We're shooting at our own men! They're not Umbarans! They're clones! Take off your helmets! Show them you're not the enemy! They're clones! Everyone, stop firing! Cease fire! They're not Umbarans! They're clones!"
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-->"Everyone stop firing! We're shooting at our own men! They're not Umbarans! They're clones! Take off your helmets! Show them you're not the enemy! They're clones!"

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* DramaticIrony: Krell accurately foresees that the Jedi Order won't survive the Clone Wars, but his response is to try and ally himself with Count Dooku, whom the audience is aware will meet his end even before the Jedi.



* EvilAllAlong: Krell fell to the Dark Side sometime before the events of this story arc.

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* EntertaininglyWrong: Krell foresaw the downfall of the Jedi and the rise of a new order, but his belief that Dooku will be a part of that new order is mistaken, though Krell isn't in any position to know better.
* EvilAllAlong: Krell fell to the Dark Side sometime before the events of this story arc. His entire campaign was designed to deliver Umbara into the hands of the Separatists to ingratiate himself to Count Dooku and become his new Sith apprentice.



* FailedASpotCheck: Fives doesn't notice that Dogma has grabbed his sidearm until after Dogma has shot Krell dead.



* {{Hypocrite}}: Krell is indignant that Rex and his troops "dare to attack a Jedi". After being captured, he admits that he no longer considers himself a Jedi, but clearly still wants the respect afforded to one.
* IFightForTheStrongestSide: Krell admits that his treachery is based on the ([[VillainHasAPoint accurate]]) belief that the Jedi are doomed to lose the Clone Wars. He intends to make a place for himself among the Separatists and the Sith.



* LaserGuidedKarma: Shortly after deeming Dogma "the biggest fool of them all", Krell is shot dead, mid-gloat, by said fool.



* MoleInCharge: General Krell.

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* MoleInCharge: General Krell.Krell, though he's not actually working for the Separtists; by Krell's own admission, his efforts on Umbara are meant to prove his worth to Dooku and become his new apprentice.


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* UndignifiedDeath: Not long after boasting of his lofty goals and while mocking Rex, General Krell is killed when Dogma, whom Krell mocked as "the biggest fool of them all", shoots him InTheBack while Krell is down on his knees.


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* VillainHasAPoint: No one present is aware of it, but Krell is right about the [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith impending downfall of the Jedi Order]] and the rise of [[TheEmpire a new order]].
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* AntiMutiny: Captain Rex leads the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] and the 212[-[[superscript:th]]-] to arrest Jedi General Pong Krell when it becomes clear that Krell has fallen to the Dark Side and is working to undermine the Republic's forces on Umbara, having started by tricking the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] and the 212[-[[superscript:th]]-] into attacking each other. Rex tells his men beforehand that what they're about to do could be considered treasonous.

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* AntiMutiny: Captain Rex leads the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] and the 212[-[[superscript:th]]-] to arrest Jedi General Pong Krell when it becomes clear that Krell has fallen turned to the Dark Side and is working to undermine the Republic's forces on Umbara, having started by tricking the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] and the 212[-[[superscript:th]]-] into attacking each other. Rex tells his men beforehand that what they're about to do could be considered treasonous.



* GeneralFailure: Subverted. As it turns out, he's not incompetent, he's intentionally sabotaging the Republic's efforts on Umbara so he'll have a good accomplishment to present to Dooku when he defects to the Separatists.

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* GeneralFailure: Subverted. {{Subverted}}. As it turns out, he's Krell is not incompetent, he's intentionally sabotaging the Republic's efforts on Umbara so he'll have a good accomplishment to present to Dooku when he defects to the Separatists.
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* CallForward: When Captain Rex leads a squad to attempt to arrest Krell, the entire sequence and the nature of their actions are strongly reminiscent of both Order 66 and Mace Windu's attempt to arrest Palpatine in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. Krell even says, "It's treason, then," before tearing into his would-be captors, just as Palpatine will before doing the same.

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* CallForward: When Captain Rex leads a squad to attempt to arrest Krell, the entire sequence and the nature of their actions are strongly reminiscent of both Order 66 and Mace Windu's attempt to arrest Palpatine in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. Krell even says, "It's treason, then," then" before tearing into his would-be captors, just as Palpatine will before doing the same.



* DiesWideOpen: The 212[-[[superscript:th]]-] Attack Battalion clone that Rex unhelmets to discover that his men are shooting at other clones.

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* DiesWideOpen: The 212[-[[superscript:th]]-] Attack Battalion clone that Rex unhelmets unhelms to discover that his men are shooting at other clones.
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* FaceHeelTurn: General Krell is revealed in this episode to have undergone this trope.

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* FaceHeelTurn: General Krell is revealed in this episode to have undergone this trope. He once was a genuine Jedi, but sometime in the past offscreen, turned evil.



* GeneralFailure: Pong Krell. It is better to have rested soldiers than tired soldiers, better to have high morale than low morale, and better to attack from cover than to attack without any cover. Krell sends tired soldiers to attack a city out in the open where they can be easily gunned down like fish in a barrel, and all this after letting them all know that as far as he's concerned they're expendable pieces of junk. He's no Sun Tzu, that's for sure. As it turns out, he's intentionally sabotaging the Republic's efforts on Umbara so he'll have a good accomplishment to present to Dooku when he defects to the Separatists.

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* GeneralFailure: Pong Krell. It is better to have rested soldiers than tired soldiers, better to have high morale than low morale, and better to attack from cover than to attack without any cover. Krell sends tired soldiers to attack a city out in the open where they can be easily gunned down like fish in a barrel, and all this after letting them all know that as far as he's concerned they're expendable pieces of junk. He's no Sun Tzu, that's for sure. Subverted. As it turns out, he's not incompetent, he's intentionally sabotaging the Republic's efforts on Umbara so he'll have a good accomplishment to present to Dooku when he defects to the Separatists.
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* FaceHeelTurn: General Krell.

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* FaceHeelTurn: General Krell.Krell is revealed in this episode to have undergone this trope.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Though Rex doesn't say this, the look on his face after he finds out his troops have been killing their comrades spells it out. Tup makes it explicit.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Though Rex doesn't say this, the look on his face after he finds out his troops clone troopers have been killing their comrades spells it out. Tup makes it explicit.



-->"I've officially lost my sense of humour."

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-->"I've officially lost my sense of humour.humor."
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* HeroicBSOD: Rex has a brief one after finding out about the fact that his men were killing other clones after being tricked by General Krell into thinking that they were Umbarans.

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* HeroicBSOD: Rex has a brief one after finding out about the fact that his men were killing other clones after being tricked by General Krell into thinking that they were disguised Umbarans.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Though Rex doesn't say this, the look on his face after he finds out about the fact that his troops shot his own comrades spells it out. Tup makes it explicit.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Though Rex doesn't say this, the look on his face after he finds out about the fact that his troops shot his own have been killing their comrades spells it out. Tup makes it explicit.
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* AndThenWhat: At the end of the Umbara arc, a dejected Rex and Fives discuss the war. When Fives attempts to cheer Rex up by pointing out that the war will eventually end, Rex wonders what will happen to all the clones once it does. Fives does not know, and cannot think of anyone who does.

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* AndThenWhat: At the end of the Umbara arc, this episode, a dejected Rex and Fives discuss the war. When Fives attempts to cheer Rex up by pointing out that the war will eventually end, Rex wonders what will happen to all the clones once it does. Fives does not know, and cannot think of anyone who does.



-->'''Krell:''' Eventually you'll have to do the right thing and– ''[Dogma shoots him]''

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-->'''Krell:''' Eventually Eventually, you'll have to do the right thing and– ''[Dogma shoots him]''



** General Krell's horrendous battle tactics are revealed to be part of his plan to sabotage the Republic advance in preparation for his defection to the Separatists. By giving his clones impossible assignments, they would be easily defeated, and ultimately wiped out, by the Separatist forces.

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** General Krell's horrendous battle tactics are revealed to be part of his plan to sabotage the Republic advance in preparation for his defection to the Separatists. By giving his clones impossible assignments, they would be easily defeated, and ultimately wiped out, by the Separatist forces.droid armies.
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* ArcVillain: General Krell.

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* ArcVillain: General Krell.Krell serves the role as the true antagonist of this story arc after the Separatist Alliance.
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* CallBack: Dogma is warned to avoid stepping on one of the vines lying on the ground, with Tup pointing out that it is actually a tentacle for a vicious carnivorous creature and that he saw Hardcase attacked by one just like it (in the first episode of the arc, [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E7DarknessOnUmbara "Darkness on Umbara"]]).

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* CallBack: Dogma is warned to avoid stepping on one of the vines lying on the ground, with Tup pointing out that it is actually a tentacle for a vicious carnivorous creature and that he saw Hardcase attacked by one just like it (in the first episode of the arc, [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E7DarknessOnUmbara "Darkness "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E7DarknessOnUmbara Darkness on Umbara"]]).Umbara]]").



* MauveShirt: Waxer, who was given a lot of focus and likeability back in [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E20InnocentsOfRyloth "Innocents of Ryloth"]], dies in the friendly fire attack.

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* MauveShirt: Waxer, who was given a lot of focus and likeability back in [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E20InnocentsOfRyloth "Innocents "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E20InnocentsOfRyloth Innocents of Ryloth"]], Ryloth]]", dies in the friendly fire attack.
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* DressingAsTheEnemy: Krell tricks the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] and a platoon of the 212[-[[superscript:th]]-] into fighting each other by making them both think they're facing Umbarans who are using this tactic with stolen clone armour and weapons.

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* DressingAsTheEnemy: Krell tricks the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] and a platoon of the 212[-[[superscript:th]]-] into fighting each other by making them both think they're facing Umbarans who are using this tactic with stolen clone armour armor and weapons.



* FriendOrFoe: Krell invokes it by separately getting both the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] and part of the 212[-[[superscript:th]]-] to believe they're going after a force of Umbarans who have stolen clone armour as disguises, so they believe each other to be the enemy when the two units meet before Rex finds out the truth.

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* FriendOrFoe: Krell invokes it by separately getting both the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] and part of the 212[-[[superscript:th]]-] to believe they're going after a force of Umbarans who have stolen clone armour armor as disguises, so they believe each other to be the enemy when the two units meet before Rex finds out the truth.
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* EvilAllAlong: Krell fell to the Dark Side sometime before the events of this arc.

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* EvilAllAlong: Krell fell to the Dark Side sometime before the events of this story arc.
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* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Played straight and subverted. The clones are members of the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] and thus wear blue, and the "enemy Umbarans" wearing stolen uniforms wear yellow. Except the "enemies" are actually clones from the 212[-[[superscript:th]]-] Attack Battalion, and both sides have been told the other were impersonators so they would wipe each other out.

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* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Played straight and subverted. The clones clone troopers are members of the 501[-[[superscript:st]]-] and thus wear blue, and the "enemy Umbarans" wearing stolen uniforms wear yellow. Except the "enemies" are actually clones clone troopers from the 212[-[[superscript:th]]-] Attack Battalion, and both sides have been told the other were impersonators so they would wipe each other out.
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* DualWielding: General Krell dual-wields double-bladed lightsabers!

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* DualWielding: General Krell dual-wields double-bladed lightsabers!lightsabers.
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* ChekhovsGun: A vixus, a [[CombatTentacles combat-tentacled]] ManEatingPlant, attacked Hardcase and Fives in [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E7DarknessOnUmbara "Darkness on Umbara"]], the first episode of the arc. In this episode, Tup uses one to lure Krell into a trap.

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* ChekhovsGun: A vixus, a [[CombatTentacles combat-tentacled]] ManEatingPlant, attacked Hardcase and Fives in [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E7DarknessOnUmbara "Darkness "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E7DarknessOnUmbara Darkness on Umbara"]], Umbara]]", the first episode of the arc. In this episode, Tup uses one to lure Krell into a trap.
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* SarcasmFailure: Jesse, usually a DeadpanSnarker, has this to say on the prospect of being executed on Krell's orders:
-->"I've officially lost my sense of humour."

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