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Recap / Star Wars: The Clone Wars S4E20 "Bounty"

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Who we are never changes, who we think we are does.

After the destruction of the Nightsisters clan, Asajj Ventress travels around the Galaxy, until she eventually arrives on Tatooine. After killing a Bounty Hunter, she agrees to fill in his place in the group he belonged to, in order to finish a job.


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  • Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance: "Kage" means "shadow" in Japanese. The Kage warriors have dark skin and they're ninja-like warriors.
  • Big Creepy-Crawlies: The milodons used as mounts by the Kages resemble centipedes the length of city buses.
  • Beneath the Earth: Due to Quarzite's highly pressurized atmosphere, it's uninhabitable on the surface, so the Belugans and Kages dwell in a vast cavern system lit by luminescent crystals.
  • Bond One-Liner: In response to Oked snapping, "I'm talking to you, lady!", Ventress skewers him with one of her lightsabers and quips "I'm not much of a talker".
  • Breather Episode: While action-packed, with some genuinely dark themes touched upon, this episode is much Lighter and Softer than either the previous one, or the following two.
  • Bride and Switch: Variation. Once Ventress learns that the "cargo" they were protecting was not only a living person but one being delivered for a forced marriage, it seems as if she is still a heartless villain who is Only in It for the Money, since she insists she will bring the chest containing the bride to Otua Blank herself. But when the chest is opened (after she's departed with the payment), it instead holds the Bound and Gagged (and very angry) Boba Fett. Blank has the expected reaction.
  • Bullying a Dragon: Boba tries to put Ventress in her place when she demands a 50/50 split after they're the last two bounty hunters standing. Ventress replies with a Force-choke and follows up by stuffing him in a crate.
  • Bureaucratically Arranged Marriage: Pluma Sodi was kidnapped from her family and people in order to be wed to Otua Blank, the dictator of the Belugans.
  • The Cameo: Embo is seen leaving a meeting with Boba Fett as Bossk and Latts arrive with Ventress.
  • Character Development: Ventress goes through quite a big one, which caused her to decide to let the Sodi siblings go.
  • Cool vs. Awesome: Alien bounty hunters vs Ninjas!
  • Damsel in Distress: Pluma Sodi was kidnapped to be Otua Blank's bride. That's distress alright.
  • Drowning My Sorrows: Arriving on Tatooine, Ventress goes straight to a bar, where she orders a short drink, gulps it down in one, and immediately orders another.
  • Dwindling Party: The crew defending the bounty on the train are whittled down through death or falling off the train until it's just Ventress and Boba left.
  • Everyone Has Standards: Ventress ultimately decides not to deliver Pluma to Otua Blank, and when she sees the man himself, she's disgusted by the idea of him marrying Pluma.
  • Fat Bastard: Otua Blank. He is a pudgy pervert and an unpopular ruler.
  • Glowing Gem: The vast caverns of Quartzite are lit by numerous clusters of large, glowing purple crystals.
  • I Need a Freaking Drink: Ventress, following the events of the previous episode, lands on Tatooine and immediately finds the nearest cantina.
  • Ironic Last Words: When confronted by Krismo demanding the release of his sister, the last thing Major Rigosso says before being killed by a thrown dagger is "Over my dead body!"
  • Join or Die: A variation: Bossk and Latts Razzi basically tell Ventress if she doesn't take Oked's place on the job, they'll hand her over to the authorities for killing him. Needing the money, Ventress doesn't have any problem going along with it.
  • Noble Demon: Ventress starts showing some real principles in this episode, choosing to save Pluma from her forced marriage to Otua Blank, and dividing the money from the job fairly with the other bounty hunters (even Boba, whom she betrayed and stuffed in a crate).
  • "Not So Different" Remark: Ventress, after hearing Pluma Sodi's story, comes to realize that the girl's predicament is very similar to hers.
  • Oh, Crap!: The Kage warriors when Ventress pulls out her lightsabers and reduces their knives to scrap metal.
  • Pet the Dog:
    • Though he doesn't realize the reality of the situation, Boba tries to reassure Pluma during the fight when she falls out.
    • Ventress decides to let Pluma and Krismo go once she realizes the reality of the situation.
  • Space Elevator: Quarzite has one as, due to its high-pressure atmosphere, it's impossible to land on it with spacecraft.
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Zigzagged. While Ventress has nothing but contempt for Boba Fett on account of his youth, she works quite well with the other bounty hunters.
  • Too Dumb to Live: Oked is a bounty hunter who tries to hit on Ventress and won't take the hint she's not interested. Ventress has to drive the point home with a lightsaber.
  • Train Job: The Kage warriors try one in order to free Pluma from her captors.
  • You Have No Idea Who You're Dealing With: Boba says this almost verbatim to Ventress... who simply Force-chokes him and throws the line back in his face.
  • Young and in Charge: The adolescent Boba Fett is in charge of the bounty hunters seen in this episode. Ventress is surprised by his youth, but none of the other hunters have any problem taking orders from him.

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