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* ResignInProtest: Admiral Souther provides the page quote when he quits as UN fleet commander rather than obey the order to destroy Deimos.
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Arrival at Tycho Station is tense, but the Rocinante crew defuses the situation by explaining what is going on at Thoth Station and where the data is going. Fred Johnson pulls together a strike team from rival Outer Planets Alliance factions, killing one of their leaders in the process. Rocinante is assigned as the mission's muscle, engaging the station's defenses and clearing a path for the boarding party. The station is not prepared to defend itself, and falls easily to the team. On capturing the lead scientist on the project, Antony Dresden, the man is uninterested in who he answers to as long as he can continue his work. While explaining the source, dangers, and possibilities of the protomolecule, he is shot in the head by Miller.

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Arrival The arrival at Tycho Station is tense, but the Rocinante ''Rocinante'' crew defuses the situation by explaining what is going on at Thoth Station and where the data is going. Fred Johnson pulls together a strike team from rival Outer Planets Alliance OPA factions, killing one of their leaders in the process. Rocinante process to assert dominance. The ''Rocinante'' is assigned as the mission's muscle, engaging the station's defenses and clearing a path for the boarding party. The station is not prepared to defend itself, itself and falls easily to the team. On After capturing the lead scientist on the project, Dr. Antony Dresden, the man he says that he is uninterested in who he answers to as long as he can continue his work. While explaining the source, dangers, and possibilities of the protomolecule, he is shot in the head by Miller.



* AdmiringTheAbomination: Doctor Dresden has a serious case of this. He almost sells Holden and Fred Johnson on it.
* BoardingParty: Fred Johnson has to get fifty OPA volunteers to assault Spin Station. His recruitment pitch is a failure until he airlocks a dissenter and reveals what the stakes are.

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* AdmiringTheAbomination: Doctor Dr. Dresden has a serious case of this. He almost sells Holden and Fred Johnson on it.
* BoardingParty: Fred Johnson has to get fifty OPA volunteers to assault Spin Station.the station. His recruitment pitch is a failure until he airlocks a dissenter and reveals what the stakes are.



** Miller deals with Doctor Dresden this way.
** Subverted when an apparent RedShirt gets shot in the face, only for it to turn out to be a [[ABloodyMess nonlethal gel]] round that doesn't penetrate his helmet.

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** Miller deals with Doctor Dr. Dresden this way.
** Subverted when an apparent RedShirt Diogo gets shot in the face, only for it to turn out to be a [[ABloodyMess nonlethal gel]] round that doesn't penetrate his helmet.



* BreachingPod: Field improvised versions consisting of a "tin can taped to a rocket".

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* BreachingPod: Field improvised Field-improvised versions consisting of a "tin can taped to a rocket".



* CurbStompBattle: The OPA finds the military onboard the station to be woefully unprepared, their main defence being the [[TheDreaded stealth ship]].

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* CurbStompBattle: The OPA finds the military presence onboard the station to be woefully unprepared, underpowered, with their main defence being the [[TheDreaded stealth ship]].



** Miller's shooting of Dresden. He can tell Fred Johnson and Holden are being tempted into a DealWithTheDevil, so he kills the devil before the heroes can commit.

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** Miller's shooting of Dr. Dresden. He can tell Fred Johnson and Holden are being tempted into a DealWithTheDevil, so he kills the devil before the heroes can commit.



* ForScience: Doctor Dresden's motivation. He has no loyalty to TheConspiracy and is entirely willing to work on the OPA's behalf as long as he's allowed to work without interference.
* HerrDoktor: Doctor Dresden invokes a lot of these tropes. Also, MadScientist and ForScience.
* InHarmsWay: No-one would blame Miller if he sat out the high risk assault, but he insists on joining the BoardingParty.

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* ForScience: Doctor Dr. Dresden's motivation. He has no loyalty to TheConspiracy and is entirely willing to work on the OPA's behalf as long as he's allowed to work without interference.
* HerrDoktor: Doctor Dr. Dresden invokes a lot of these tropes. Also, MadScientist and ForScience.
* InHarmsWay: No-one Nobody would blame Miller if he sat out the high risk high-risk assault, but he insists on joining the BoardingParty.



* MoodWhiplash: When Miller disconnects the scientists from their virtual world they instantly attack in a rage, and are shot by the startled OPA troops.

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* MoodWhiplash: The room with the scientists is eerily quiet, since they are unresponsive to outside stimuli - they can't see the approaching team or hear anyone talking to them. When Miller disconnects the scientists from their virtual world world, they instantly attack lash out in a rage, and are shot by the startled OPA troops.



** Miller kills Dr Dresden, who was prepared to reveal all about TheConspiracy. All the data is encoded so only he could access it.
* RedshirtArmy: Once they've boarded Spin Station, the only resistance is from guards armed with non-lethal gel rounds that can't penetrate a spacesuit. Which as just as well as few of the OPA appear to have proper training--Miller has to take command and tell them how to do a search and clear.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Miller kills Doctor Dresden before a deal can be struck between him, Holden, and Fred Johnson. [[ZigZaggingTrope ZigZagged]], since Miller didn't ''want'' a deal to be struck, believing that if Dresden were allowed to continue his work, he could commit further acts of genocide.
* SacrificialPlanet: To placate the warmongers in the UN, Avasarala suggests Demios as a lightly-manned target for a retaliation strike. The head of the UN military resigns in protest.
* SentryGun: Spin Station is not only defended by the stealth ship, there's a fixed anti-meteor weapon that complicates matters as well.
* StealthHiBye: Alex is angsting to Amos over how they didn't try to save more on Eros, then turns to find that Amos has disappeared and there's a beautiful girl in his place who was told by Amos that Alex would buy her drinks if she listened to him talk.

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** Miller kills Dr Dr. Dresden, who was prepared to reveal all about TheConspiracy. All the data is encoded so only he could access it.
* RedshirtArmy: Once they've boarded Spin Station, the station, the only resistance encountered by the boarders from Tycho is from guards armed with non-lethal gel rounds that can't penetrate a spacesuit. Which as just as well well, as few of the OPA appear to have proper training--Miller training--they end up killing the guards before they find out the rounds were basically paintballs, and Miller has to take command and tell them how to do a search and clear.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Miller kills Doctor Dr. Dresden before a deal can be struck between him, Holden, and Fred Johnson. [[ZigZaggingTrope ZigZagged]], since Miller didn't ''want'' a deal to be struck, believing that if Dresden were allowed to continue his work, he could would commit further acts of genocide.
* SacrificialPlanet: To placate the warmongers in the UN, Avasarala suggests Demios Deimos as a lightly-manned target for a retaliation strike. The head of the UN military resigns in protest.
* SentryGun: Spin Station is not only defended by the stealth ship, but there's a fixed anti-meteor weapon that complicates matters as well.
* StealthHiBye: Alex is angsting to Amos over how they didn't try to save more on Eros, then turns to find that Amos has disappeared and there's disappeared; a beautiful girl sits in his place who was place, told by Amos that Alex would buy her drinks if she listened to him talk.



* WellIntentionedExtremist: Dr Dresden; not only will the protomolecule help humanity evolve into SpacePeople, he believes that it is an AssimilationPlot by aliens against Earth, so they need to study it in a controlled environment. What happened on Eros was a NecessaryEvil for that to happen.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Dr Dr. Dresden; not only will does he think that the protomolecule will help humanity evolve into SpacePeople, but he also believes that it is an AssimilationPlot by aliens against Earth, so they need to study it in a controlled environment. What happened on Eros was a NecessaryEvil for that to happen.
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-->'''Miller:''' What's the go signal...for the uh...for the assault?
-->'''Drummer:''' ''(points at bulkhead of BreachingPod)'' That will explode and turn into a door. Good hunting.

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-->'''Miller:''' What's the go signal... for the, uh... for the uh...for the assault?
-->'''Drummer:''' ''(points
assault?\\
'''Drummer:''' ''[points
at bulkhead of BreachingPod)'' BreachingPod]'' That will explode and turn into a door. Good hunting.

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* CuttingTheKnot: Fred Johnson deals with the [[WeAreStrugglingTogether head of Black Sky challenging his authority]] by [[ThrownOutTheAirlock airlocking]] him.

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* CuttingTheKnot: CuttingTheKnot:
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Fred Johnson deals with the [[WeAreStrugglingTogether head of Black Sky challenging his authority]] by [[ThrownOutTheAirlock airlocking]] him.him.
** Miller's shooting of Dresden. He can tell Fred Johnson and Holden are being tempted into a DealWithTheDevil, so he kills the devil before the heroes can commit.
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* SacrificialPlanet: Aware of the push to war, Avasarala offers Demios as a lightly-manned target for a retaliation strike. The head of the UN military resigns in protest.

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* SacrificialPlanet: Aware of To placate the push to war, warmongers in the UN, Avasarala offers suggests Demios as a lightly-manned target for a retaliation strike. The head of the UN military resigns in protest.

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