As is the case with all pages detailing Nightmare Fuel, Spoilers Off
Both material series have their own share of unsettling and gruesome content, but this story shows for once how us tellurians would deal with the arrival and occupation of a massive fascist empire from across the stars that can easily conquer or obliterate the very planet on a whim.
Darth Vader in particular, who provides the bulk of these entries, has always been walking Nightmare Fuel, but now the audience is provided a perspective of how a monstrously powerful and terror-inducing the black armored warlord from another galaxy would appear from the perspective of a normal Earthling.
- When Darth Vader makes his appearance known to the rest of the rebel Black Knight, well... let's just say they almost had the same reaction as the rebels who died trying to pass on the Death Star Plans.
- Vader eventually catches up with Zero and traps him in a Force Grip. Had it not been for the timely arrival of Luke, Vader would have unmasked Lelouch right then and there. And simply considered it from Lelouch's perspective — he internally admits he is more terrified than he has ever felt in his life.
- Mao's Game:
- Lelouch has a frightening dream where he confronts a monstrous version of Darth Vader as he tries to drown the boy.
- Tamaki is kidnapped by Mao and to keep the Black Knights busy while he pulls his scheme with Lelouch, he has Tamaki buried alive in a field and leaves the rebels to guess where to dig him out before he runs out of oxygen. And if Kallen doesn't shoot Lelouch, he can remotely detonate a bomb he planted next to Tamaki's casket.
- If that's not terrifying enough, Darth Vader seems to be close to learning Zero's true identity.
- Cheering Mao: At the end of the chapter, not only is it implied that Darth Vader learns Lelouch is alive, but that he has also learned his identity as Zero.
- Nunnally and Threepio Held Hostage: It's well-established what Wookies will do to anyone that even mildly irks them, but even the only onscreen instance where Chewie is shown ripping someone's arm out of their socketnote , it was accidental and played for comedy. When he performs the agonizing deed on Mao, who had tried to take Nunnally and C-3PO hostage in addition to having just stabbed Chewie thrice while attempting to escape, the royally pissed off Wookie made damn sure this time it hurt.
- The ending of Tea and Moonglow sees the gathering of the bounty hunters as they are briefed by Vader about their contract for the capture of Luke and Zero. Having such "scum" scouring across one galaxy for their target(s) is bad enough, but now the Empire is about to set them loose on this one planet, and more specifically to one territory. And that's not yet considering some of the major players implied to be among these new hires...
