History ComicBook / StarWarsDoctorAphra

* ModestyBedsheet: Aphra gets a couple of "morning after" scenes in Issue #35 where she makes use of this, first with Domina and then with a random club hookup.

* CanonImmigrant: During the flashbacks of Issue #29, one of the Sith the Ascendant are fighting is a member of the Sith species.

* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler: The Ascendant are introduced as an ancient Sith-worshiping cult dabbling in a technology that even the Sith shied away from, with the ObviouslyEvil design of their techology and sinister rituals supporting this image. However, memories of the Spark Eternal reveal that they were actually a noble group who sought to use their technology to fight the ancient Sith.]]

* WhipItGood: Kho Phon Farrus wields the Whip of Sorrows, an Ascendant tech whip which can absorb energy (such as blaster bolts) and then redirect it.

* AssassinOutclassin: In Issue #16, a [[spoiler: Crimson Dawn]] mole tries to stab Domina. She responds by effortlessly grabbing the woman's arm, snatching the knife she's wielding, and then stabbing her in the back with it.

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doctor_aphra_1.jpg]]

* ClarkesThirdLaw: The Ascendant were an ancient cult who sought to replicate the power of the Force using technology. Their inventions range from simple tricks such as magnetic gloves to artifacts which are for all intents and purposes the same as the Force (remove such as the thought dowser and Spark Eternal.

* PoisonousFriend:
** Triple-Zero and BT-1 murder a gangster who was after Aphra without her knowledge.
** Aphra is captured by a band of Rebels who are trying to create a superweapon based on Death Star technology behind Mon Mothma's back.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

[[[AC:This description was copied in violation of our Administrivia/{{Plagiarism}} policy. Please replace it with original writing.]]]

[[center:[[AC:It is a period of opportunity. In a\\
galaxy oppressed by the cruelty of\\
Imperial forces, there is little hope\\
for the future. But for those used to\\
operating on the fringes, there\\
is much potential for profit.\\
\\
Having successfully faked her own death at\\
Darth Vader's hands, rogue archaeologist\\
DOCTOR APHRA is back to doing what she does best:\\
locating and liberating rare artifacts. By\\
her side are a pair of homicidal droids and\\
Wookiee bounty hunter Black Krrsantan,\\
looking to collect on Aphra's debts.\\
\\
A valuable find has Aphra feeling pretty good.\\
With her archaeology accreditation, she'll be\\
able to sell the relic for its true value -- but soon\\
finds that her doctorate has been temporarily\\
revoked. Even worse, the man behind Aphra's\\
suspension is her own father....]]]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The last we saw of Triple-Zero and Bee-Tee in the original run, the former had been reduced to a head, and the latter to his processing unit. Despite Aphra taking them with her, they've yet to show up since. This is partially addressed in Issue #8, when Sana inquires into their whereabouts and Aphra states that she thinks they're freelancing.

** Kho's ultimate goal is the Spark of Eternity, the culmination of the Ascendant's research, which can transform a non-Force sensitive person into a Dark Side wielder on the level of a Sith Lord.

** In the prison arc, Aphra and Lopset get scanned for life signals. It detects ''three'' life signals, which causes confusion and they assume it’s a glitch. [[spoiler:The third life signal is the creature that Evazan is using the mask his face.]]

* UsedToBeASweetKid: According to Aphra and Sana, Kho Phon Farrus used to be a friendly nerd back when they were all university students, which is a vast difference from the mass murdering psychopath she is now.

* AcademyOfEvil: Aphra ultimately sells the Rur crystal to the "Shadow University". Though they are not shown doing anything particularly evil, the fact that they were included in Aphra's AuctionOfEvil and the fact that Aphra says she admires them imply that they are this. They also threaten to expose Aphra's cheating and get her doctorate revoked again if she does not sell the Rur crystal to them.

** Kho Phon Farrus, a rival archeologist specializing in Ascendant artifacts, claims that she is this to Aphra. Naturally, Doctor Aphra has so many enemies that Kho is barely on her radar at first.

* ArchEnemy: The Tagge family as a whole seems set to become this to Aphra.

It also received [[https://www.starwars.com/news/doctor-aphra-an-audiobook-original-revealed a full-cast "audiobook"]] expanding her first appearance from the ''Darth Vader'' comic, released in July 2020.