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* NoodleIncident: The Off-Colors' ListOfTransgressions comes off as this. Apparently, they've stolen Emerald's personal shuttle, crashed it shortly after, impersonated officers at a "cosmic jubilee", and stole Emerald's beloved star ship (despite it being guarded by "67 elite Citrines"). The details behind these incidents are sadly not disclosed (but based on the reactions of Rhodonite and the Rutiles, they're ''very'' entertaining).
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'''Padparadscha:''' Technical Advisor With the Power to Predict the Past\\

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'''Padparadscha:''' Technical Advisor With [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman the Power to Predict the Past\\Past]]\\
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'''Stevonnie:''' An Experience''

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'''Stevonnie:''' [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E37AloneTogether An Experience''Experience]]''

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Lars rises to the occasion.

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Lars rises to the occasion.'''Original airdate:''' January 5th, 2018

'''Production code:''' 1053-141


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Lars rises to the occasion.
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IUEO now so the name needs to be called cool in-story


'''Stevonnie:''' And best friends wouldn’t do anything to hurt each other!
* AwesomeMcCoolName: It seems that high-ranking Gems like Emerald have a tendency to give their ships these. After all, why else call a ship "Sun Incinerator" or "Destiny Destroyer"?

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'''Stevonnie:''' And best friends wouldn’t wouldn't do anything to hurt each other!
* AwesomeMcCoolName: It seems that high-ranking Gems like Emerald have a tendency to give their ships these. After all, why else call a ship "Sun Incinerator" or "Destiny Destroyer"?
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* HeroicRROD: It seems as if Lars had shaken off his insecurities after being resurrected, but hearing that Sadie moved on reveals that he still has self-confidence and dependency issues. It takes Connie and Steven to snap him out of it in the middle of the dogfight and move on at the moment.



* RealityEnsues: It seems as if Lars had shaken off his insecurities after being resurrected, but hearing that Sadie moved on reveals that he still has self-confidence and dependency issues. It takes Connie and Steven to snap him out of it in the middle of the dogfight and move on at the moment.
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* AesopAmnesia: After learning that the rest of Beach City have carried on without him as if he hasn't been stranded out in space, Lars briefly relapses into his previous Self-Loathing state. A pep talk from Steven gets him to quickly snap out of it.

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* AesopAmnesia: After learning that the rest of Beach City have carried on without him as if he hasn't been stranded out in space, Lars briefly relapses into his previous Self-Loathing self-loathing state. A pep talk from Connie and Steven quickly gets him to quickly snap out of it.
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* MotifMerger: The console on the Star Skipper has the Crystal Gems' star logo behind what is presumably Lars' personal logo (a skull with a vertical dash on the eye).
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* ExactWords: Emerald admits that Lars is correct that she won't destroy her own stolen ship, but she is perfectly fine with disabling it so the Off Colors can't escape in it.
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* HumansAreLeaders: The Off-Colors have existed for a long time, skulking around Homeworld. Lars joins them. In less than a month, he's their leader, and they've gone from trying to avoid detection by the Diamonds to becoming space pirates, directly engaging enemy fleets and raiding Homeworld's outposts.

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* {{Cliffhanger}}: The episode ends with Stevonnie's fighter jet crash landing on a nearby planet.

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* CharacterTitle: Lars Barriga has become "Lars of the Stars", a badass SpacePirate.
* {{Cliffhanger}}: The episode ends with Stevonnie's fighter jet crash landing crash-landing on a nearby planet.
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* TheXOfY: "Lars '''of''' the Stars".

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* AnAesop: Even if someone misses you while you're gone, you shouldn't be insulted if they can get along without you.



* AlliterativeName: '''The Star Skipper''', and the '''Destiny Destroyer'''.
* AnAesop: Even if someone misses you while you're gone, you shouldn't be insulted if they can get along without you.

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* AlliterativeName: '''The Star The '''Star Skipper''', and the '''Destiny Destroyer'''.
* AnAesop: Even if someone misses you while you're gone, you shouldn't be insulted if they can get along without you.
Destroyer'''.



'''Both:''' ''(as they Fuse)'' Because you're best friends!\\

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'''Both:''' ''(as ''[as they Fuse)'' Fuse]'' Because you're best friends!\\



* BatmanGambit: Two in short succession. First, Emerald manages to follow and corner the Off Colors with her much larger flagship, reveals that their engines have a traceable signature, and gives them an ultimatum of surrender or be destroyed. Lars, however, scoffs and calls her bluff, even ordering their shields lowered - forcing Emerald to admit she doesn't want to destroy the ship they're on.

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* BatmanGambit: Two in short succession. First, Emerald manages to follow and corner the Off Colors with her much larger flagship, reveals that their engines have a traceable signature, and gives them an ultimatum of surrender or be destroyed. Lars, however, scoffs and calls her bluff, even ordering their shields lowered - forcing Emerald to admit she doesn't want to destroy the ship they're on.



** Stevonnie is labeled as "an experience," which is how Garnet described the fusion back in "Alone Together".
** Lars is able to bypass most Gem security on account of not having one, just like how the drones back in "Off Colors" couldn't detect him.
** We learn the name of Steven, Sadie and the Cool Kids' band: Sadie Killer and the Suspects.
** Stevonnie says that if piloting a ship is like driving a car, they'll be able to do it.

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** Stevonnie is labeled as "an experience," experience", which is how Garnet described the fusion back in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E37AloneTogether "Alone Together".
Together"]].
** Lars is able to bypass most Gem security on account of not having one, just like how the drones back in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E3OffColors "Off Colors" Colors"]] couldn't detect him.
** We learn the name of Steven, Sadie and the Cool Kids' band: [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E9SadieKiller Sadie Killer Killer]] and the Suspects.
** Stevonnie says that if piloting a ship is like [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E11BeachCityDrift driving a car, car]], they'll be able to do it.



* CompanionCube: Emerald [[ThePreciousPreciousCar values the Sun Incinerator so highly]] she refuses to heavily damage it even when it's hijacked, and apparently agrees with Lars's assessment that it's her "best friend".

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* CompanionCube: Emerald [[ThePreciousPreciousCar values the Sun Incinerator so highly]] she refuses to heavily damage it even when it's hijacked, and apparently agrees with Lars's Lars' assessment that it's her "best friend".



** Lars's care package includes the skull gauges he wore in "Horror Club" and "Tiger Philanthropist", which fortuitously [[DressedToPlunder match]] his SpacePirate getup.

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** Lars's care package includes the skull gauges he wore in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E41HorrorClub "Horror Club" Club"]] and [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E18TigerPhilanthropist "Tiger Philanthropist", Philanthropist"]], which fortuitously [[DressedToPlunder match]] his SpacePirate getup.



** The Sun Incinerator, Emerald's fastest ship stolen by the Off Colors.

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** The Sun Incinerator, Emerald's fastest ship ship, stolen by the Off Colors.



* DelayedReaction: As usual, Padparadscha says information moments after it already occurred. This gets played with when she "predicts" Emerald is about to fire but will miss on purpose -- [[BatmanGambit just as Lars predicted]], but to which the rest of the crew were unaware.

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* DelayedReaction: As usual, Padparadscha says information moments after it already occurred. This gets played with when she "predicts" Emerald is about to fire but will miss on purpose -- [[BatmanGambit just as Lars predicted]], but to which the rest of the crew were unaware.



* FallingIntoTheCockpit: Stevonnie takes up the wheel of Lars's SpaceFighter so he can stay in command on the Sun Incinerator. They succeed, apparently because of its [[UniversalDriversLicense similarity to an Earth car]].

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* FallingIntoTheCockpit: Stevonnie takes up the wheel of Lars's Lars' SpaceFighter so he can stay in command on the Sun Incinerator. They succeed, apparently because of its [[UniversalDriversLicense similarity to an Earth car]].



* GrandTheftPrototype: The Off Colors escaped Homeworld by stealing the [[CoolStarship Sun Incinerator]]. They apparently didn't bother being discreet about it, as Lars taunts Emerald by asking how they're going to catch up with her ''fastest'' ship.

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* GrandTheftPrototype: The Off Colors escaped Homeworld by stealing the [[CoolStarship Sun Incinerator]]. They apparently didn't bother being discreet about it, as Lars taunts Emerald by asking how they're she's going to catch up with her ''fastest'' ship.



* HeroOfAnotherStory: To the extent that in the time since Steven last saw them, Lars and the other Off Colors have come to live as main characters in a sci-fi anime seemingly independent of ''Steven Universe'' complete with title cards and established early-mid-series character and plot dynamics.

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* HeroOfAnotherStory: To the extent that in the time since Steven last saw them, Lars and the other Off Colors have come to live as main characters in a sci-fi anime seemingly independent of ''Steven Universe'' Universe'', complete with title cards and established early-mid-series character and plot dynamics.



'''Lars:''' ''(chuckles)'' [[BadassBoast Stole 'em.]]
* MeaningfulEcho: Lars repeats his "bingo bongo" line and hand gesture from "The Good Lars", but while that was a very poor attempt at acting cool, this time he's ''genuinely'' confident and doing it to taunt Emerald. It also serves as the "target locked" phrase in his experimental fighter.

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'''Lars:''' ''(chuckles)'' ''[chuckles]'' [[BadassBoast Stole 'em.]]
* MeaningfulEcho: Lars repeats his "bingo bongo" line and hand gesture from [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E22TheGoodLars "The Good Lars", Lars"]], but while that was a very poor attempt at acting cool, this time he's ''genuinely'' confident and doing it to taunt Emerald. It also serves as the "target locked" phrase in his experimental fighter.



* NoHarmRequirement: [[ExploitedTrope Exploited by Lars]]. When Emerald has the gang cornered, he cleverly realizes that Emerald won't use any lethal force on them because she doesn't want to [[WeaksauceWeakness hurt her ship]]. He calls her on her bluff and uses this to escape.

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* NoHarmRequirement: [[ExploitedTrope Exploited by Lars]]. Lars.]] When Emerald has the gang cornered, he cleverly realizes that Emerald won't use any lethal force on them because she doesn't want to [[WeaksauceWeakness hurt her ship]]. He calls her on her bluff and uses this to escape.



** The arrival of the Destiny Destroyer is heralded by sirens, large 'WARNING' notifications popping up, and Rhodonite calling "a huge battleship is approaching fast" -- exactly how ''Videogame/{{Darius}}'' [[BossWarningSiren announced]] its bosses.

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** The arrival of the Destiny Destroyer is heralded by sirens, large 'WARNING' notifications popping up, and Rhodonite calling "a huge battleship is approaching fast" -- exactly how ''Videogame/{{Darius}}'' [[BossWarningSiren announced]] its bosses.



* TimeSkip: {{Implied}}: Sadie Killer and the Suspects now have a name and fans, meaning that there was a gap between this episode and "Kevin Party".

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* TimeSkip: {{Implied}}: Sadie Killer and the Suspects now have a name and fans, and Connie's hair has grown from the haircut she had last episode, meaning that there was a gap between this episode and [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E10KevinParty "Kevin Party".Party"]].



* TookALevelInKindness: Zigzagged. Lars is much warmer with Steven and cares more about his parents than previously shown. But finding out Sadie has flourished without him briefly reduces him to [[HeroicBSOD his insecure selfishness]] -- thanks to an ArmorPiercingQuestion from Connie, however, he gets over himself in time to bluff Emerald into attacking them.

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* TookALevelInKindness: Zigzagged. Lars is much warmer with Steven and cares more about his parents than previously shown. But finding out Sadie has flourished without him briefly reduces him to [[HeroicBSOD his insecure selfishness]] -- thanks to an ArmorPiercingQuestion from Connie, however, he gets over himself in time to bluff Emerald into attacking them.



* WhatTheHellHero: Steven and Connie call Lars out on his InUniverse {{Wangst}} over believing Sadie is living her life just to spite him, telling him that she's been worried sick and misses him greatly but she simply has to live her life regardless.



* WhatTheHellHero: Steven and Connie call Lars out on his InUniverse {{Wangst}} over believing Sadie is living her life just to spite him, telling him that she's been worried sick and misses him greatly but she simply has to live her life regardless.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Steven and Connie call Lars out on his InUniverse {{Wangst}} over believing Sadie is living her life just to spite him, telling him that she's been worried sick and misses him greatly but she simply has to live her life regardless.
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* AesopAmnesia: After learning that the rest of Beach City have carried on without him as if he hasn't been stranded out in space, Lars briefly relapses into his previous Self-Loathing state. A pep talk from Steven gets him to quickly snap out of it.
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Connie's hair was simply tied up in a ponytail, it hasn't grown back at all...yet.


* TimeSkip: {{Implied}}: Connie's hair has grown from chin length to shoulder length, and Sadie Killer and the Suspects now have a name and fans, meaning that there was a gap between this episode and "Kevin Party".

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* TimeSkip: {{Implied}}: Connie's hair has grown from chin length to shoulder length, and Sadie Killer and the Suspects now have a name and fans, meaning that there was a gap between this episode and "Kevin Party".
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Finally found a scanned version of this.


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'''Stevonnie:''' What's that?

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'''Stevonnie:''' What's that?[[FlatWhat Whuzzat?]]
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* CaptainSpaceDefenderOfEarth: While commanding the ship, Lars puts on the mannerisms of this trope, such as heroically gesturing when making crazy, but heroic, decisions.
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* FreezeFrameBonus: The target is labeled "Bingo Bongo" on the ship.
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* NoHarmRequirement: [[ExploitedTrope Exploited by Lars]]. When Emerald has the gang cornered, he cleverly realizes that Emerald won't use any lethal force on them because she doesn't want to [[WeaksauceWeakness hurt her ship]]. He calls her on her bluffs and uses this to escape.

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* NoHarmRequirement: [[ExploitedTrope Exploited by Lars]]. When Emerald has the gang cornered, he cleverly realizes that Emerald won't use any lethal force on them because she doesn't want to [[WeaksauceWeakness hurt her ship]]. He calls her on her bluffs bluff and uses this to escape.
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* NoHarmRequirement: [[ExploitedTrope Exploited by Lars]]. When Emerald has the gang cornered, he cleverly realizes that Emerald won't use any lethal force on them because she doesn't want to [[WeaksauceWeakness hurt her ship]]. He calls her on her bluffs and uses this to escape.
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Fusion, Fusing, and Fuse are proper nouns.


'''Both:''' ''(as they fuse)'' Because you're best friends!\\

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'''Both:''' ''(as they fuse)'' Fuse)'' Because you're best friends!\\
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-->'''Lars:''' I'd never do this to hurt Sadie because...\\

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-->'''Lars:''' ''No!'' I'm doing this because I have to! I'd never do this to hurt Sadie Sadie, because...\\



'''Both:''' ''(as they Fuse)'' Because you're best friends!\\

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'''Both:''' ''(as they Fuse)'' fuse)'' Because you're best friends!\\
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'''Both:''' ''(as they fuse)'' Because you're best friends!\\

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'''Both:''' ''(as they fuse)'' Fuse)'' Because you're best friends!\\
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* SpaceX: Lars says the Off Colors got so far to Earth by committing "a couple of space crimes" against Homeworld.
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'''Both:''' Because you're best friends!\\

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'''Both:''' ''(as they fuse)'' Because you're best friends!\\
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* DelayedReaction: As usual, Padparadscha says information moments after it already occurred. This gets played with when she "predicts" Emerald is about to fire but will miss on purpose -- [[BatmanGambit just as Lars predicted]] but to which the rest of the crew were unaware.

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* DelayedReaction: As usual, Padparadscha says information moments after it already occurred. This gets played with when she "predicts" Emerald is about to fire but will miss on purpose -- [[BatmanGambit just as Lars predicted]] predicted]], but to which the rest of the crew were unaware.

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* ContinuityNod: Lars's care package includes the skull gauges he wore in "Horror Club" and "Tiger Philanthropist", which fortuitously [[DressedToPlunder match]] his SpacePirate getup.

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* ContinuityNod: ContinuityNod:
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Lars's care package includes the skull gauges he wore in "Horror Club" and "Tiger Philanthropist", which fortuitously [[DressedToPlunder match]] his SpacePirate getup. getup.
** One of the things Lars mentions is waiting for him at home is his [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E21JokingVictim trampoline]].



* DelayedReaction: As usual, Padparadscha says information moments after it already occurred. This gets played with when she "predicts" Emerald is about to fire but will miss on purpose - [[BatmanGambit just as Lars predicted]] but to which the rest of the crew were unaware.

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* DelayedReaction: As usual, Padparadscha says information moments after it already occurred. This gets played with when she "predicts" Emerald is about to fire but will miss on purpose - -- [[BatmanGambit just as Lars predicted]] but to which the rest of the crew were unaware.

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* LiteralMinded: The Rutiles think that Beach City is a planet of sand and water.


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* {{Planetville}}: Discussed; [[HumansThroughAlienEyes the Rutiles think]] that Beach City is a ''[[SingleBiomePlanet planet]]'' of sand and water.

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