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{{quote|"''You're wrong! You have made your own Order vulnerable. The [[Title Drop|fate of the Jedi]] now rests with leaders who are weaker and less experienced than you. That decline will continue until the Order is locked in a hopeless struggle with its government and all but helpless. Then it will die again.''"|'''[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Koro_Ziil The Hidden One]'''}}
'''''Fate of the Jedi''''' is a nine-book novel series in the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]], set about two years after ''[[Legacy of the Force]]''. It's an attempt to make up for for Jacen Solo's [[Character Derailment]] in that series, which was in turn tried to correct for issues from ''[[New Jedi Order]]''. The jury's still out on whether it will require an [[Author's Saving Throw]] of its own.
Like ''Legacy of the Force'', it's being written by three rotating authors: [[Aaron Allston]], Christie Golden (who replaced Karen Traviss after she dropped out), and Troy Denning.
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* ''Lost Tribe of the Sith: Sentinel'' (2011)
* ''Lost Tribe of the Sith: Pantheon'' (2011)
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* [[Aborted Arc]]: The way that {{spoiler|Jaina breaks up with Jag}}, only for the relationship to instantly get repaired the next book, makes it obvious that the authors back-tracked due to fan backlash. Not to mention that {{spoiler|Kyp/Jaina was [[Ship Tease|teased]] just before the break-up}}, and how in ''Ascension'', {{spoiler|Tahiri and Jag spend a lot of time together}}.
** This could be more a case of the authors [[Teasing Creator|messing with the fans]] over the [[Epileptic Trees]] and [[Foregone Conclusion|Foregone Conclusions]] due to the Force-sensitive [[Star Wars Legacy|Emperor Fel]].
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*** But to him, Luke may ''not'' return. He's optimistic that he will, but with the conditions of Luke's exile, it could be years before he does. He can't be an effective leader if there is a large subset of Jedi wondering in the back of their Force-powered minds if his decisions are what Luke would have done. It's a symbolic gesture of reinforcing the idea that he's in charge and what he says goes. If there are things about his administration that Luke wouldn't approve of, well then they'll have to be cleared up when he gets back.
*** {{spoiler|Kenth Hamner ended up breaking under the pressure of his post. He ended up dueling Saba, which resulted in his death. He did realize that he and Daala made the mistake of thinking too much like soldiers (i.e. expecting everyone to just obey their orders and not even try to earn their respect).}}
* [[A Handful for
* {{spoiler|[[All Your Base Are Belong to Us|All Your Jedi Temple Are Belong To Us]]}}: Subverted. {{spoiler|The Jedi leave Coruscant, and the Sith move into their temple. But [[Lizard Folk|Barabels don't abandon their nests]]}}…
* [[Amplifier Artifact]]: The Codex
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** After he criticizes her actions, Vestara demonstrates that he's [[Not So Different|much more like the Sith than he'd like to admit]]. He [[Shut Up, Kirk|acknowledges and shuts up.]]
* [[Apocalypse Maiden]]: Ben, in Jacen's vision.
* [[Arc Welding]]: ''Apocalypse'' ties in elements from ''[[Star Wars:
* [[Armor-Piercing Question]] / [[Armor-Piercing Slap]]: How Vestara got Rhea to realize that Abeloth had the Sith search team under her thrall.
** Ben also pulls an [[Armor-Piercing Slap]] on Vestara in Ascension. {{spoiler|In order to basically be able to read her diary, just after hacking into her room}}. [[Never Live It Down|Yeah,]] it was an [[Out-of-Character Moment]]…
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* [[Author Existence Failure]]: While not a literal example (he survived), Aaron Allston's heart attack delayed Backlash's release for several months.
* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: The cover of ''Ascension''.
* [[Badass Grandpa|Badass]] [[Never Mess
** Grand Lord Vol is very old, very evil, and the most powerful member of the Lost Tribe of the Sith. He's so badass that he actually manages to ''[[Mind Rape]] Abeloth!!!''
* [[Badass Normal]]: Many in the series.
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* [[Beware the Superman]]: Brought up a few times in regards to the Jedi. It'd be more convincing it wasn't, well, [[Card-Carrying Villain|Daala]] bringing it up.
* [[Big Bad]]: {{spoiler|Abeloth}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Big Bad Duumvirate]]: In ''Ascension'', the [[Lost Tribe]] allies with Abeloth. [[Deal
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* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: In ''Vortex'', Luke and Ben end up getting surrounded by an army of Sith. Then the Jedi reinforcements arrive to save the day.
** Subverted in ''Conviction'', {{spoiler|Luke [[The Chessmaster|manipulates]] Vestara, so that she'll lead the Sith into a Big Damn Ambush!}}
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* [[Body Surf]]: Abeloth gains the ability to control multiple bodies at once, but her presence tends to ruin the bodies of non-Force users.
* [[Brain Bleach]]: [[Invoked]] in ''Conviction''.
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'''Vestara''': "''We still have plenty of cans of droch spray.''"
'''Ben''': "''Yeah, but do we have any bottles of brain bleach?''" }}
* {{spoiler|[[Broke Your Arm Punching Out Cthulhu]]: Besides the fact that the [[Final Battle]] left Luke near-death and comatose, it is repeatedly implied that they have [[From a Single Cell|only temporarily dealt with]] Abeloth. Ben receives an updated vision of a galaxy in chaos being attacked by [[Eldritch Abomination]] tentacles, and in the three months between the climax and the ending, [[No Ending|she has already attacked some people despite being vanquished.]]}}
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* [[The Chosen One]]: Allana seems to be headed this way with the frequency of people having visions of her sitting on the Throne of Balance (i.e. having some big part to play in leading the galaxy).
** Anakin Solo however deconstructs this idea in ''Abyss''. He feels it isn't fair for anybody to place all their hopes on one person.
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** In ''Vortex'', Taalon sees the vision of Allana and is scared out of his mind of the idea of the galaxy being ruled by a "Jedi Queen." Even Abeloth seems determined not to let this future come to pass. In ''Conviction'', {{spoiler|a Sith strike team attempts to assassinate Tenel Ka because they (correctly) fear that she is or will be the mother of the Jedi Queen}}.
** By ''Ascension,'' Abeloth has decided to do everything to become this Queen, as a stepping stone to godhood.
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** Ben Skywalker, though Vestara also gives him a run for his money.
** Jaina also programmed her ship's astromech droid to be this.
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'''Rowdy''': RUNNING AWAY BECAUSE IT IS SO OBVIOUSLY OUTMATCHED PERHAPS. }}
* [[Death World]]:
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* [[Deus Exit Machina]]: Luke and Ben are both unable to deal with Daala consolidating her power because they are elsewhere. {{spoiler|Of course, where they are may be more important.}}
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: Vestara points out that the biggest weakness the Lost Tribe suffers is their overall ignorance and lack of knowledge about the galaxy as a whole, making them easy to fool.
* [[Did We Just Have Tea
** Played straight in ''Ascension''. {{spoiler|The Lost Tribe spend three days, preparing to celebrate Abeloth's visit (including a parade and a [[Masquerade Ball|Masquerade)]]}}. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Abeloth:
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* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]:
** In ''Allies'', {{spoiler|Luke apparently manages to kill a literal [[Eldritch Abomination]], with some Sith assistance.}} Unfortunately, it gets better.
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* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Cha Niathal
* [[Animal Wrongs Group|Droid Wrongs Group]]: Made all the more embarrassing by the fact that an eight-year-old discredits them.
* [[Dropped a Bridge
** Also, in ''Ascension'', {{spoiler|Grand High Lord Vol is killed by Abeloth behind the scenes, while Gavar Khai is killed early in the novels in a throwaway battle.}}
* {{spoiler|[[
* [[Dying Like Animals]]: All different kinds, in the background of ''Apocalypse''.
* [[Dynamic Entry]]: Boba Fett makes a sudden and ''awesome'' appearance in ''Conviction'' when he {{spoiler|breaks [[Cardboard Prison|Daala out of prison]]}}.
* [[Do Not Taunt Cthulhu]]: Sith Lord Darish Vol tried this on {{spoiler|Abeloth by telling her she was hideous, despised and would never be loved after seeing her greatest need was to feel loved. In response, Abeloth left him both extremely weak and in great pain, then proceeded to destroy the city of Tarv and kill thousands with powerful waves of Force energy. Justified, however, as Abeloth was trying to [[Kill and Replace]] Vol, and after seeing into her mind with the Force (which only happened because Vol was desperate and Abeloth recklessly left her mind unguarded), he learned of her desire and taunting her about was the only thing he could think of to fight her off. He also tried to kill her in retaliation, but failed.}}
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: {{spoiler|Abeloth}}
* [[Eldritch Location]]: Abeloth's home planet. Plants eat animals, animals photosynthesize, and it seems to be the location of Force purgatory. And it's in the middle of a black hole cluster. Can't forget that.
* [[Emotion Eater]]:
** {{spoiler|Abeloth}} gains her power by feeding off peoples' negative emotions.
** The mutated Dream Singer feeds off of the terror created by the nightmares it causes.
* [[Enemy Mine]]:
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** Haydnat Treen is basically an expy of Viqi Shesh from NJO, except instead of collaborating with Vong, she is working for Imperial hardliners. Kuat seems to be the new Bothawui.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Vol, the Grand High Lord of the Lost Tribe of the Sith. In ''Ascension'' {{spoiler|he comes face to face with Abeloth's true form, recognising her for what she is and the evil that she represents. Far from trying to take control of it or enslave it like the Sith had planned up until that point, he roundly rejects any chance of alliance in horror at how evil she truly is, culminating in a mental duel that results in Abeloth being wounded almost as badly as she was in her encounters with Luke Skywalker}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Everything's Deader
* [[Evil vs. Evil]]: {{spoiler|The battle between the Sith and Nightsisters at the end of Backlash. The Sith completely [[Curb Stomp Battle|curbstomp]] the Nightsisters without having to kill any of them}}.
* [[Failed a Spot Check]]:
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* [[Failsafe Failure]]: Subverted. While planning for a possible coup against Daala, the Jedi learn that they can lock down the entire Senate Hall on command by tricking the security system into thinking the Hall is under attack by the Yuuzhan Vong. Even though the Yuuzhan Vong are no longer a serious threat, nobody bothered to remove the program. Similarly, {{spoiler|Daala}} is broken out of prison thanks to exploiting several failsafes in the prison security system, such as vents not being sealed in the event of a gas attack so that the gas can be vented out.
* [[Face Stealer]]: How was Abeloth able to take {{spoiler|Callista}}'s form and mess with Luke? Because she ate her several years ago! She also eats several other characters in the course of the story.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: Ever since a certain [http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/FOTJ_Ascension_Excerpt_On_SWcom_139020.asp excerpt from ''Ascension''] was released, Gavar Khai has been called "[[Recycled in Space|Space]] [
* [[Fetch Quest]]: The Aing-Ti send Luke and Ben out to recover some of their holy relics that their religion prevents them from touching. Luke and Ben ponder the [[Fridge Logic]] as to how they collected the relics in the first place.
* [[First Kiss]]: For Ben and Vestara, in ''Ascension''.
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* [[Glasgow Grin]]: Vestara has a small scar at the edge of her mouth that serves as a compact one of these.
* [[Gallows Humor]]: This conversation:
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{{spoiler|'''Leia:''' "''Han!''"}}
{{spoiler|'''Han:''' "''Oh, right. My mistake. Nobody move, this is a coup.''"}} }}
* [[General Ripper]]: The series points out why it's an ''extremely'' bad idea to put one (like Daala) into a position of power. It becomes extremely apparent when losing her position makes her revert to her previous [[Complete Monster]] personality.
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* [[God Save Us From the Queen]]: Daala, taken [[Up to Eleven]].
* [[Goodbye, Cruel World]]
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* [[Good Feels Good]]: In ''Ascension'', Vestara says this {{spoiler|is one of the reasons she wants to become a Jedi}}. Granted, at least one of the others is [[Dating Catwoman|her relationship with Ben]].
* [[Guys Smash, Girls Shoot]]: Luke and Ben tend to fight with their [[Laser Blade|lightsabers]], while Vestara and Jaina tend to fight with [[Shock and Awe|force lightning]] and from [[Old School Dogfighting|a star-fighter]], respectively. For example, in ''Vortex'', {{spoiler|Vestara throws her lightsaber to an unarmed Luke and then starts shocking Abeloth.}}
* [[Madness Tropes|Insanity]]: Force Psychosis; it really doesn't fit any one trope, it's more of a mix. In short; it causes Force-sensitives to go completely nuts and think everyone is an impostor. They also [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|gain high-level Force powers]], but that's [[Inverted Trope|after the fact]].
* [[Sean Connery Is About to Shoot You|Han Solo Is About To Shoot You]]: The cover of ''Vortex''.
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* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: Practically Vestara's ''hobby''. Most of her [[Inner Monologue|Inner Monologues]] are this, even!
* [[Helium Speech]]: Ben decides to annoy his father near the end of ''Outcast'' with this jaunty little piece:
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''Where grass of green could once be seen, are only gray and brown.''
''My childhood home, while I did roam, became a place of sadness.''
''Now I return, my heart does yearn for times of light and gladness.'' }}
* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]: Vestara. [[Discussed]] by Luke and Jaina:
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* [[Hero
* [[Hidden Depths]]:
** Wynn Dorvan is shown to be an extremely skilled sabacc player after he wins a sabacc tournament against hundreds of the best players in the galaxy.
** In ''Conviction'', Han proves that he actually knows how to manipulate people into doing what he wants without having to actually shoot them. Leia is extremely impressed:
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*** Even before that, in ''Vortex'', he played Daala like a fiddle, and even had to hide his confidence so that he wouldn't give his plan away.
* [[Hidden Elf Village]]: Quite a few actually. The Sanctuary of the Baran Do Sages, the Aing-Ti world, Sinkhole Station for the Mind Walkers, the island community for the Fallanassi, and Kesh for the Lost Tribe of the Sith.
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* [[Hope Spot]]: The middle of ''Ascension'': Luke is back on Coruscant and is leading the Jedi Order once again; Moff/Senatorial conspiracy is falling apart; all three villains (Abeloth, Daala and Lost Tribe) are on the run with few resources left; Vestara chooses to become a Jedi and [[Only Sane Man|Wynn Dorvan]] is about to be elected Chief of State. And then it all goes to Hell.
* [[Humans Are Ugly]]
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'''Ben''': "''This, from the man who's worn a bowl-cut hairstyle almost all his adult life.''" }}
* [[Hurricane of Puns]]: In ''Conviction'', Threepio {{spoiler|has a bomb implanted into him by Sith assassins}}. After it's discovered and removed, R2 can't stop making puns at Threepio's expense.
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* [[Karma Houdini]]: Averted ''hard''. Remember that Sith girl that assassinated Pellaeon and tortured and molested Ben? She's on the cover of a book titled ''Conviction''. [[Cover Drop|I wonder what will happen…]] The trope gets [[Played With]] later: the trial looks like it's going well for her… {{spoiler|but then she his convicted and sentence to death. ''Then'' she escapes.}}
* [[Karmic Death]]: Not exactly a death, but {{spoiler|Javis Tyrr}} gets his comeuppance in ''Allies'' when {{spoiler|Dorvan finds and publically reveals evidence of him illegally spying}}. In the same book, {{spoiler|Captain Faala is killed in the Mind Walker realm when the angry spirits of her old enemies drag her to her death}}.
* [[Kill It
** Han uses a flamethrower and really enjoys doing so.
** Allana has troubling visions of {{spoiler|her mother getting killed by a "Burning Man"}}.
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* {{spoiler|[[Les Collaborateurs]]: Most of the Lost Tribe of Sith, for Abeloth.}}
* [[Like an Old Married Couple]]: Ben and Vestara, [[Discussed]] in ''Conviction'', between Mayor Snaplaunce and Luke.
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'''Luke''': "''No.''"
'''Snaplaunce''': "''They argue like one.''"
'''Luke''': "''So you are a couple with every one of your political opponents?''"
'''Snaplaunce''': "''Oh, well struck, Master Skywalker.''" }}
* [[Lost Tribe]]: The Lost Tribe of the Sith.
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* [[Naughty Tentacles]]: While on Abeloth's planet, Vestara is attacked by carnivorous vines that wrap around her body to immobilize her. Also, while fighting Abeloth, Luke is strangled into submission by her tentacles when she grapples him. Cue the [[Fetish Fuel]].
* [[Negative Space Wedgie]]: The Kathol Rift and the Maw Cluster.
* [[New Powers
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]:
** It's implied that Centerpoint Station, which our heroes destroyed in ''[[Legacy of the Force]]'', was the thing [[Sealed Evil in
** ''Apocalypse'' reveals that {{spoiler|Jacen's previous actions in [[Legacy of the Force]] by trying to change the future were what freed Abeloth from her prison.}} Also, it's revealed that {{spoiler|Anakin Skywalker's [[Star Wars:
*** {{spoiler|Not that the latter case was even remotely Anakin's fault. In this case the Hero Who Broke It is the Father for bringing Anakin to the planet in the first place, and only if you believe that Anakin's presence there is what killed the three of them given that the Father brought him there because he saw that his kids were ''already'' fighting each other. It was The Son who is actually responsible for the deaths of the other two, and as he was [[The Dark Side]] incarnate he wouldn't really be any better than Abeloth if it came down to the two of them.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: When Daala escapes prison, so does Tahiri.}}
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* [[Plot Armor]]: An egregious instance of this shows up in ''Apocalypse'': Who will survive the first wave of a Jedi-only assault force? The ones who had been named in earlier books, of course! Compounded when one character has thoughts about how they were friends with some of the (never named) deceased, highlighting [[Red Shirt|this effect]].
* [[Pointless Doomsday Device]]: It turns out Centerpoint Station wasn't [[Eldritch Abomination|so]] [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|pointless]].
* [[Powered Armor]]: Some of the Void Jumper [[Space Marines]], called "Stompers", wear suits of these. Having them back-fires {{spoiler|when the [[Everything's Deader
* [[The Power of Love]] / [[Love Redeems]]: Jaina [[Invoked Trope|invokes]] this, while vouching for Vestara:
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* [[Precursors]]: A ''lot'' of hints as to the Celestials…
** Besides prophecies about the "[[Regularly-Scheduled Evil|Destructors]]" and "[[The Chosen One|Skyborn]]." Abeloth's lair [[Chekhov's Gun|had Destructor ruins inside]], and [[Epileptic Trees|Ben Skywalker]] ''[[Epileptic Trees|was]]'' [[Epileptic Trees|born in space]].
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** We get one of these in ''Ascension''. {{spoiler|The slave revolts are being caused by Imperial conspirators? Well, there go the last bits of [[Black and White Morality]] from this story!}}
* [[Rule of Three]]: In ''Conviction'', Lieutenant Jevon Thewles' apartment is being raided:
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'''Jevon''': "''Can I get up?''"…
'''Jevon''': "''Can I get up?''"…
'''Guard''': "''Yes, sit up.''"
'''Jevon''': "''Can I get dressed?''"… }}
* [[Sacrificial Lamb]]: Kani, alias KP (Kenth's Pet). {{spoiler|She volunteers to go speak with the Mandalorians outside the Temple, reasoning that they won't feel threatened by an unarmed teenager. Unfortunately for her, this means that the Mando leader has no qualms about unceremoniously shooting her dead in public.}}
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Supernatural Powers]]: Discussed between Luke and Daala. Of course, the Force can't really be a witness later, and the Force does have a dark side.
* [[Sealed Evil in
* [[Secret Police]]: In ''Allies'', it's implied that Daala is seriously considering using the Mandalorians as a covert "peacekeeping" force by sending them to conflict zones on the payroll of GA front companies to put them under the guise of protecting corporate interests. Then in ''Conviction'', she starts doing it openly, {{spoiler|which means that eventually no one of importance really protests when the Jedi remove her from power}}.
* [[Self-Made Orphan]]:
** When one of the Baran Do Sages hears Luke's request to learn techniques picked up by Jacen Solo, she asks if it's safe - there is the possibility that these techniques, designed for and by Kel Dor, who are distinctly nonhuman, might have adverse effects on a human mind. If they do have such effects, and they turned someone like Jacen into what he became, how much worse off would the galaxy be if it happened to Luke Skywalker? Luke wants to learn anyway, believing that they now know how to pick up on any of the signs. When his son asks what if the effect is sudden and total, Luke gets Ben to ''agree to kill him''. And he does, with difficulty.
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'''Luke''': "''Only under certain circumstances. Not just because I insist you eat your vegetables.''" }}
** In ''Ascension'', {{spoiler|Vestara kills her father. Her mother was already killed earlier when Abeloth destroyed the Sith capital.}}
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* [[Shaped Like Itself]]: Boba Fett's disguise. he even changes his body language so people will think someone's impersonating him.
* [[Shout-Out]]:
** In ''Allies'', Ackmena is an abolitionist, in honor of the late Bea Arthur. In the same book, Dyon knocks someone out by [[Star Trek
** In ''Conviction'', when at a bar, Moff Lecersen orders a drink called the "[[Doctor Who|Sonic Screwdriver]]".
** Ben's line: "What if you're Luke Skywalker today and Darth Starkiller tomorrow?" 'Starkiller' was the original last name assigned to Luke in early drafts of ''[[Star Wars]]''. It's been referenced in various ways in much of the EU.
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** Appeared to happen {{spoiler|to the Jaina\Jag ship. However, they made up pretty much one book later.}}
* [[Ship Tease]]: This banter between [[Mentor Ship|Jaina and Kyp]] in ''Allies'':
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'''Kyp:''' "I know. It's just so wrong, but I can't help it." }}
* [[Sidetracked
* [[Space Marine]]: The GFFA's troops are this trope incarnate. [[Shout-Out|One of them even]] [[Alien|falls asleep during a combat drop.]]
* [[Spell My Name
* [[Spirit World]]: Wherever it is the Mind Walkers go when they use their eponymous power (which seems to be some sort of astral projection), which may or may not be the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Netherworld_of_the_Force netherworld of the Force]. Evidence towards the former is the fact that {{spoiler|Mara appears to be in some sort of purgatory after the events of ''Sacrifice''.}}
** Interesting to note that Mara seems to be stuck along with Anakin and Jacen in the netherworld "lake", yet her Force Ghost, along with Vader's and others, appears to Cade Skywalker 100 years later in the Legacy comic (Ossus arc).
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* [[Stating the Simple Solution]]: Surprisingly enough, ''Taalon'' advocates just executing Luke when Abeloth manages to capture him, but is quicky overruled.
* [[Stealth in Space]]: [[Conversed]] for Stealth-X fighters, in ''Backlash''.
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'''Kyp''': "''[[In Space
* [[Stockholm Syndrome]]: [[Played for Laughs]], with a Bothan secretary in ''Conviction''.
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'''Secretary''': "''Forgive me, General. But I won't help you, and you won't sell me. You're a hero of the Alliance.''"
'''Han Solo''': "''Leia, I swear, I hate having a good reputation. I HATE it!''" }}
* [[Storming the Castle]]: {{spoiler|The Jedi built [[All Your Base Are Belong to Us|their temple]]'s defenses a little too well.}} [[The Cavalry]] only {{spoiler|turn it into a battle of attrition.}} [[It Got Worse|And that was before]] the {{spoiler|[[Everything's Deader
* [[Stuffed Into the Fridge]]:
** In ''Allies'' we ''finally'' find out what happened to {{spoiler|Callista}}, and what happens to {{spoiler|Akanah}}.
** About {{spoiler|Callista}}, in ''Conviction'', {{spoiler|she's actually in [[A Fate Worse Than Death
* [[Take Me to Your Leader]]: After blasting his way through a room's lock, and stunning the guards:
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'''Leia''': "''Han.''"
'''Han Solo''': "''Sorry, Leia. Sometimes I can't help myself.''" }}
* [[Take That]]:
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** ''Ship'' delivers a huge [[Take That]] to the One Sith.
** Also, the series seems to be one huge plot thread pointing that in retrospect, making Daala the Galactic Alliance Head of State was pretty much a ''very bad idea''.
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*** {{spoiler|[[Dark Horse Victory|The denizens of the galaxy prefer a ''terrorist'' over her…]]}}
* [[Teleporters and Transporters]]: The Aing-Tii can use the force to teleport themselves and objects. Mostly notably they use it and [[Seers|Flow-walking]] to navigate the rift where they live. They end up teaching Luke how to do this.
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* [[Title Drop]]: See the Hidden One's rant at the top of the page.
** We get a second one in ''Vortex''.
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* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: During the {{spoiler|Jedi coup}}, a cameraman breaches the security line around the Senate Hall and starts moving forward to get a better shot as the security officers, busy trying to hold off an angry mob, yell at him to stop since he's about to walk into range of the giant automated laser cannons designed to shoot intruders. A security officer is forced to shoot the cameraman with a stun bolt to keep him from getting vaporized.
** The Lost Tribe of the Sith {{spoiler|find a very powerful entity living in the ruins of a force that is prophesied to destroy their civilization, a prophecy that they have found evidence supporting. Then, they [[Apocalypse How|invite this entity to their planet.]]}}
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* [[The Uriah Gambit]]: Tahiri's prison warden was a close friend of Pellaeon, so in order to get revenge on her, he deliberately places her within the general prison population, which mostly consists of criminals that the Jedi have put away, some of them having been personally arrested by Tahiri herself. She's also warned by her attorney to watch out for security droids that might suddenly "malfunction" around her.
* {{spoiler|[[Utopia Justifies the Means]]: Saba as Chief of State?}}
* [[Villain
** [[Hero
** By ''Allies'', Daala is pretty clearly a main villain of the storyline. With her approval rating plummeting due to her gross mishandling of the Jedi situation, she decides to force the Jedi to bend to her will, by ordering a massive Mandalorian fleet to blockade the Temple. When she learns that the Mandalorian commander has amplified her orders to "massacre without warning anyone who exits the Temple who is not the specific individual we're trying to kidnap, and we'll burn the whole place to the ground tomorrow if our demands aren't met." she reacts with a "[[Incredibly Lame Pun|meh]]".
** In ''Ascension'', the Sith try their hand at this, getting a hold of the media. Apparently, the tough news service from earlier books just grabbed onto the [[Idiot Ball]].
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* [[Weak but Skilled]]: Dyon, who lacks the Force powers necessary to become a Jedi but makes up for it [[Guns Akimbo|Blasters Akimbo]]
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Ben and Vestara, both. It doesn't keep Ben from mocking her about it, though.
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** Of course, {{spoiler|"Papa" isn't the same as "Father". To understand, "Papa" is the fictional Jedi father who is [[Freud Was Right|more like Luke than Gavar]], and "Father" is someone who starts out loving her, though he only doesn't beat her because she never needed to be beaten, and ultimately adopts a [[You Have Failed Me...]] attitude.}}
** Funnily enough, Gavar is impressed by Ben's fighting skills, and Luke is impressed by Vestara's cunning. If only they could trade fathers…
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Daala. Admiral Bwua'tu in ''Allies'' thinks that she is doing wrong things for the right reasons. {{spoiler|Five minutes later he is attacked by false Jedi.}}
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* [[Why Am I Ticking?]]: {{spoiler|Threepio}} in ''Conviction''. R2-D2 responds to this with a [[Hurricane of Puns]].
* [[The Woman Wearing the Queenly Mask]]: While not an actual queen, Daala shows shades of this as she begins chafing under the pressure of being the Galactic Alliance Chief of State.
* [[Woman Scorned]]: {{spoiler|What Ship says will [[Took a Level
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: Abeloth's primary motivation for her atrocities was desiring to be loved, as she feared losing her family (which was largely her own fault in the first place that she did lose The Ones as her family). However, by the time of the current time in the novels, she's ''long'' abandoned the Woobie aspect of her.
* [[Working Title]]: ''Fate of the Jedi's'' working title was ''Star Wars Odyssey''.
* [[You Cannot Grasp the True Form]]: Abeloth, though it's speculated that she ''might'' be a Celestial. The Aing-Tii Prophet's predictions corroborate this.
** {{spoiler|Both Luke and Vestara can see her true form (
** According to Lost Tribe mythology, Abeloth might be a Destructor, a race of powerful beings that regularly exterminate all life in the galaxy. [[Mass Effect|Sounds familiar]]
** The Killiks try to describe what Abeloth and the Celestials are, but aren't very good at it, citing that it's something mortals simply can't comprehend.
*** Abeloth started out as a mortal though.
* [[You Keep Using That Word]]: Vestara is worried about Jedi genocide on the Sith because of a desire for revenge. Ben starts to think about how the Jedi's goal isn't genocide, just… to destroy the Sith. He wisely shuts up upon realizing how stupid that sounds.
* [[You No Take Candle]]: C-3PO's translation of Keshri. Justified, as the language had never been heard before by the galaxy.
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* [[Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters]]: Even said so.
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