History Recap / StarWarsRebelsS1E13FireAcrossTheGalaxy

* ActorAllusion: [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender This is not the first time]] Jason Isaacs voices a high-ranking figure of his empire, duels one of his enemies atop a bridge, and upon defeat [[DrivenToSuicide chooses death]] [[HonorBeforeReason rather than face the consequences of their failures]] considering the latter a FateWorseThanDeath.

* WhamEpisode: The Inquisitor dies, the Rebels finally get to see the extent of the nascent Alliance, Fulcrum's identity is revealed, and the last minute of the episode introduces a new and deadly playmate for the ''Ghost'' crew next season... Darth Vader.

* LetsGetDangerous: After Ezra is apparently killed by the Inquisitor, Kanan takes a moment to calm down and collect himself. After taking a breath, he tells his opponent that he's made a mistake in (seemingly) killing his Padawan: now Kanan has nothing left to fear. He proceeds to utterly stomp the Inquisitor using a combination of DualWielding and GunAndSword.
** Later given extra depth, when it's revealed that Ezra only fell to a lower catwalk and is fine, something Kanan could have seen clearly. The Inquisitor couldn't kill Ezra, because the Force is ''their'' ally.

* TookALevelInBadass: Inspired by ''almost'' losing Ezra, Kanan realizes there is something greater than fear, and defeats the Inquisitor.
** The Rebellion as a whole does as well. Inspired by the ''Ghost'''s example rescuing Kanan and calling for help, the fighters of the Rebellion have decided to move out of the shadows and take a more visible role fighting the Empire. Also, the citizens of the Empire have been inspired and are rising up against it.

* TookALevelInBadass: When Kanan thinks Ezra has been killed, he takes up both his and Ezra's lightsabers. In the ensuing fight, he [[WreckedWeapon destroys the Inquisitor's lightsaber]] and leaves him hanging from a ledge.

* AirVentPassageway: Ezra uses this to get to Kanan's cell after he seals the only other way through.

* FateWorseThanDeath: The Inquisitor mentions this just before he falls, in reference to what Vader would do to him for his failure.

* SwordAndGun: When Kanan is wielding both his and Ezra's lightsabers, it also qualifies as this due to Ezra's lightsaber having a built-in blaster.

* WhoIsDriving: Played with. After the successful rescue, Ezra asks who's piloting the ''Ghost'', since Chopper is flying the Imperial transport.

* DeadManSwitch: Tarkin has the ''Sovereign'' broadcast on an all-clear signal at regular intervals while giving the rest of the fleet specific orders to immediately send boarding parties if they miss a broadcast interval.

* DisneyDeath: The Inquisitor throws his lightsaber at Ezra. Though Ezra deflects it, it still nicks him and Ezra falls off the bridge to a lower level. Kanan assumes him to be dead, but he wakes up after the commercial break.

* FreezeFrameBonus: For the first time, the SWEU acknowledges that when you cut through a thick metal wall with a lightsaber and show the edges glowing red hot, that they'll be ''red hot'', as, in a blink and you'll miss it bit of comedy, Ezra cuts his way into the ship and touches the hot edges of the hole he made.
%% * 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.

* GunAndSword: Kanan takes advantage of the blaster-mode of Ezra's lightsaber to keep the Inquisitor unbalanced by alternating between modes. When he picks up his own lightsaber later on, he continues to use this strategy.

* MidfightWeaponExchange: Kanan and Ezra wield each other's lightsabers in the final swordfight since the Inquisitor had taken Kanan's and they both know Kanan is the better swordsman. Ezra ends up swiping Kanan's from the Inquisitor's belt while he's distracted by Kanan.

-->'''Stormtrooper:''' Oh no, not again!

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The Inquisitor taunts Kanan with his survival of Order 66, deeming him a coward for running and allowing his master to die.

* WhamEpisode: The Inquisitor dies, the Rebels finally get to see the extent of the nascent Alliance, Fulcrum's identity is revealed, and the last two minutes of the episode introduce a new and deadly playmate for the ''Ghost'' crew next season... Darth Vader.

* RealityEnsues: For the first time, the SWEU acknowledges that when you cut through a thick metal wall with a lightsaber and show the edges glowing red hot, that they'll be ''red hot'', as, in a blink and you'll miss it bit of comedy, Ezra cuts his way into the ship and touches the hot edges of the hole he made.

* FamousLastWords:
-->'''The Inquisitor:''' You have no idea what you've unleashed here today. There are some things far more frightening than death.

* CallForward: [[Film/ANewHope A subordinate tells Tarkin that they should abandon ship.]] For obvious reasons, he actually listens this time.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The Inquisitor committing suicide after losing Kanan by letting himself fall isn't exactly family friendly, is it?

* BigNo: Kanan delivers one after the Inquisitor attacks Ezra.

** After the group is cut off from the only way to get to Kanan, Hera notes that Ezra still has a way to get there: the airvents. Ezra has made liberal use of such vents over the course of the series.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Kanan is forced to remember the moment when he watched his master die.
* DeadManSwitch: Tarkin has the ''Sovereign'' broadcast an all clear signal at regular intervals while giving the rest of the fleet specific orders to immediately send boarding parties if they miss a broadcast interval.

* LetsGetDangerous: After Ezra is apparently killed by the Inquisitor, Kanan takes a moment to calm down and collect himself, before telling his opponent how he's made a mistake since Kanan now has nothing left to fear. He proceeds to utterly stomp the Inquisitor using a combination of DualWielding and GunAndSword.
* MidfightWeaponExchange: Kanan and Ezra wield each other's lightsabers in the final swordfight, since the Inquisitor had taken Kanan's and they both know Kanan is the better swordsman. Ezra ends up swiping Kanan's from the Inquisitor's belt while he's distracted by Kanan.

* ShipTease: Kanan and Hera share some very affectionate banter and a hug when they reunite.

* VehicularTurnabout: While Sabine is distracting stormtroopers, Zeb hijacks an Imperial transport. The crew also flies the stolen TIE fighter from [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS1E02FighterFlight "Fighter Flight"]], with a new paintjob courtesy of Sabine.

* WorthyOpponent: The Inquisitor acknowledges the combined threat of Kanan and Ezra at this stage to be a fight worthy of his time. Then, when Kanan declares he no longer fears the Inquisitor, the smile on the villain's face says it all.

-->"You would've done the same for me. In fact, [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsSparkOfRebellion you have]]."