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The collection of seasons 6 to 8 of ''[[
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== Reconstruction (Season 6) ==
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* [[Anyone Can Die]]: {{spoiler|South, Church, Delta, Omega, Gamma and the rest of the AI fragments the Meta had in its possession. [[Word of God]] says that the EMP did successfully wipe out all the AI in the blast radius, including Church himself, so while Epsilon possesses the personality of Church and Delta, along with (presumably) the other fragments including Omega and Gamma, in its memory, the true beings that had been seen up until that point were successfully [[Killed Off for Real]].}}
** {{spoiler|This directly contradicts the ''Recreation'' Trailer, which shows Alpha-Church still watching over Valhalla.}}
*** {{spoiler|1=Also, Epsilon's memories (especially given his apparent ability to absorb new ones from the people around him) seem precise enough to actually bring the AI "[[Back
* [[Arc Words]]: From Reconstruction onward, "Memory is the key". Lampshaded by Caboose in Recreation:
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'''Caboose:''' What? I thought we were done with that part. }}
* [[Artifact Title]]: Arguable for ''Blood Gulch Chronicles'' seasons 3-5, but from this season onward is really when the titular teams of '''''Red vs Blue''''' essentially ally to fight a greater threat (save for whenever Sarge feels there's a good opportunity at hand to betray the Blues). Every time the teams separate again, it tends to be during time taking place between seasons.
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* [[Broken Pedestal]]: Lopez makes it clear (to the audience) that the devotion he showed to Sarge from Season 2 has all but vanished.
* [[Car Fu]]: The Meta's first encounter with the Reds.
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: "You have ''got'' to be kidding me" quickly becomes one for Wash.
* [[Cerebus Syndrome]]: The previous series was more or less a zany, absurd comedy throughout, all the way up until its surprising [[Bittersweet Ending]]. Reconstruction, though still very funny, has more of emphasis on a coherent plot and a dramatic storyline rather than just amusing antics. It also retcons much of the previous series (see below).
* [[Cerebus Retcon]]: In the original series, Church comes back as a ghost after being killed off. In [[Wham! Episode|Episode 16]] of ''Reconstruction,'' it's explained that {{spoiler|ghosts aren't real and that Church is actually the original AI, Alpha. We also learn that the Red vs. Blue "war" is just an elaborate training simulation and psychological experiment set up by Project Freelancer.}}
* [[Changing of the Guard]]: "Recovery One" introduced Washington as a completely new protagonist. He is joined by the majority of the original cast eventually, however.
* [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]: Agent South Dakota.
* [[The Comically Serious]]: Washington.
* [[Compilation Movie]]
* [[Continuity Snarl]]: Most of the series thus far still makes sense within the context of Church being {{spoiler|an AI}}.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: Whereas the Blood Gulch seasons were light on drama and action but heavy on comedy, the Recollection Trilogy (especially "Reconstruction") is the opposite.
* [[Deconstruction]] of the parodic nature of "Blood Gulch Chronicles". All the wacky hijinks they had in the previous series, they get punished for and are now dealing with a more realistic military. There is an actual reason for all those robots and AI programs that kept popping up all over the place. Even the pointlessness of fighting a base in the middle of a box canyon is addressed. The parodic personalities of the Blood Gulch team meeting the more serious military personalities only made it even funnier.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: [[Arc Words|Memory]] [[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories|is key.]]
* [[Doing
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* [[Epilogue Letter]]: The last episode of "Reconstruction".
* [[Evil Overlord]]: Washington claims the Director is one of these, and that the teams' ultimate goal is to defeat him.
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* [[Gainax Ending]]
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Most of the major characters have levels of this, except, surprisingly, Washington.
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(A loud thud is heard above them on the roof.)
'''Washington''': "What the hell was that?!"
'''Sarge''': "Come on! Do you even need to ask?" }}
* [[Gotta Catch Em All]]: The Meta wants to collect all of the secret tech and AIs from the Freelancers.
* [[He Who Must Not Be Seen]]: The Director of Project Freelancer is never shown and his subordinate, the Councilor, is only ever seen as a shadowy outline in the first episode.
* [[Hollywood Hacking]]: Hilariously [[Discussed Trope|discussed]] and [[Averted Trope|averted]] by Grif and Simmons:
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'''Simmons''': 'Educated'...? Okay, fine. ''This'' computer is a dedicated interface with a highly developed security protocol. The information we are accessing is stored on a ''separate'' database with its own dedicated hardware. That system has its own distinct layer of security. From what I can tell, the two systems verify their identities by trading randomly generated 2056-bit encryption keys. I'm trying to spoof one of those keys now. [[Sarcasm Mode|So, I'm all ears, any suggestions]]?
'''Grif''': Oh yeah, I've seen that before. You should try uploading a virus to the mainframe.
'''Simmons''': Jesus!
'''Grif''': I find that viruses which feature laughing skulls tend to work the best.
'''Simmons''': Shut the fuck up and let me work! }}
* [[I Can't Do This
* [[I Resemble That Remark]]
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'''Grif''': Your face is immature. }}
* [[The Juggernaut]]: The Meta.
* [[Killed Mid-Sentence]]: {{spoiler|Agent South Dakota.}}
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'''Wash''': Yes. }}
* [[Killed Off for Real]]: {{spoiler|South Dakota, the Alpha and the other AI fragments, including Delta and Omega.}}
* [[Kill Him Already]]: Averted...
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]:
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'''Church:''' "We don't! That's part of our charm! Quit fucking it up!" }}
* [[Leitmotif]]: The Meta's recurring theme, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw2VDWB-u2Y&feature=related "(When) Your Middle Name Is Danger"].
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* [[Only Sane Man]]: Wash whenever he has to interact with the characters from the previous seasons. His presence is the primary cause of [[Cerebus Syndrome]]. The Meta is the cause of the rest.
* [[Punny Name]]: Might be an accident, might not be that Agent Washington, aka ''Wash'', is the cleanup crew for the Freelancers. Cleanup. Wash. Think about it.
* [[Reconstruction]]: All the video game tropes picked apart in the Blood Gulch Chronicles are being put back together. And, ya know, [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Replacement Goldfish]]: Judging by the Director's words, probably {{spoiler|Tex}}.
* [[Secret Keeper]]: Agent Washington, until [[Wham! Episode|Episode 16]].
* [[Sequel Hook]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Grif at the end of the follow-up mini-series "Red vs. Blue: Relocated"
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* [[Shaggy Dog Story]]: {{spoiler|1=The Freelancer Program was created as a means to fight the aliens. In so doing, they tortured the Alpha into fragmenting itself so that it could provide AIs for implantation experiments. However, you realize that the Freelancer Program was a near total failure, with every soldier we've seen going crazy, dying, getting critically injured, or otherwise flunking out. So they wasted a lot of time, effort, resources, and people to fail at what they were doing. The only time it gets close to any type of success was when they captured Junior, but then he was either blown up or escaped when the hatch opened.}}
* [[Space Marine]]: With the Meta bearing down on Command, Grif asks Simmons to change his affiliation to "Freelancer". Caboose has a similar request.
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** Ignoring, of course, that technically speaking, his job title already ''is'' "space marine"...
* [[Surrounded
* [[Title Drop]]:
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'''Caboose''': " [[Insistent Terminology|Blue versus Red.]] No one says Red versus Blue. It sounds stupid when you say it like that." }}
* [[Tomato in
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{{spoiler|'''Washington''': That's not the reaction I expected.}} }}
* [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch]]: "Boo, motherfucker!"
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* [[Trying Not to Cry]]: When Sarge leave Lopez, he says with a choking voice that he promised himself he wouldn't cry.
* [[Unperson]]: The Reds try to "defeat" the Blues by deleting them from the Command database.
** The episode also [[Lampshade Hanging|hangs a lampshade]] on [[Ret
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'''Simmons:''' I don't wanna talk about it. }}
* [[Voice of the Legion]] The Meta's [[A Is]] all talk at once sometimes, and in the trailer for ''Reconstruction'' The Meta carves on the wall ''We Are The Meta''.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: Caboose is the only member of the main cast to carry an Assault Rifle rather than a Battle Rifle or other signature weapon. Then there's the Meta's Brute Shot.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: The Director. His experiments were supposed to help humanity win the War against the Aliens. [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog|Even if everything he did ended in failure]]. And his torture of the Alpha was {{spoiler|essentially a torture of himself, at least in his view.}}
* [[Wham! Episode]]: Chapter 16, then again in the closing moments of Chapter 19.
** All with one simple closing {{spoiler|"Sincerely Yours, The Former Director of Project Freelancer, Doctor Leonard Church."}}
* [[Wham! Line]]: A particularly large one on the series as a whole.
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** Also, the closing line of the series, as seen under Wham Episode above.
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]: Averted due some surprisingly progressive legislation concerning Artificial Intelligences - it is implied in the Director and Chairman's memos that AIs are citizens, and have strict moral guidelines in place for dealing with them, {{spoiler|more of which are added in "honor" of the Director after his actions concerning the Alpha are brought to light}}.
** Also averted in how the other characters react to [[A Is]] (and discovering that {{spoiler|Tex and Church are also [[A Is]]}}). For the most part, the Reds and Blues treat [[A Is]] just like any other person. In contrast, Freelancers treat them more like tools, because that's all they were for Freelancers, although this seems to change if they've been together for a long time (York/Delta, Wyoming/Gamma, even Tex/Omega, although that doesn't mean they like each other)
* [[Word of God]]: {{spoiler|1=On a podcast, Burnie reveals that Sigma was the A.I. assigned to Agent Maine, and this led him to become the Meta. Also, the Tex that appeared in Blood Gulch Chronicles was one of the AIs captured by the Meta.}}
* [[Worst Aid]]
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* [[Atomic F-Bomb]]: Simmons gives one {{spoiler|while being chased by the Meta.}}
* [[Back
* [[Badass]]: {{spoiler|Tucker, all of a sudden.}}
* [[Badass Decay]]: Arguably, the Meta, who was the most dangerous thing around in ''Reconstruction'' now reduced to being Washington's lackey with most of his powers stripped away.
* [[Bavarian Fire Drill]]: {{spoiler|An artifact hunter convinces the Blood Gulch team that he and his alien partner are in charge of a base by just claiming he's in command when they killed the actual officers}}.
* [[Breather Episode]]: In the context of the Recollection Trilogy, at least; this season is considerably more lighthearted and has a slower pace than "Reconstruction" and "Revelation".
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* [[Brick Joke]]: Sort of: A sponsor's-only ending for an Episode in ''Reconstruction'' shows that Doc was called to Last Resort by the Reds, but they were all gone by the time he arrived. A deleted scene in this season's DVD shows that, after a whole season, ''he's still there.''
* [[Continuity Nod]]: To Season 1.
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** A later one comes in episode 14, when {{spoiler|Tucker}} mentions they shouldn't touch the weapon he's supposed to be guarding because for all they know it could make them all sterile, a reference to the fifth season when Church speculates what the Red Team's new delivery is and theorizes a weapon that "makes anyone wearing blue armor sterile".
** Simmons claiming he can't be racist against robots, since he's a quarter robot himself, pointing out that time Sarge turned him into a cyborg.
** After {{spoiler|Church comes back}}, his memory is a little fuzzy, and what he does know is mostly based on what Caboose has told him; for instance, he calls Sarge a pirate captain.
** Also, he thinks Grif is yellow, just like how Grif is seen inside Caboose's head.
*** And that he spells his name with two "f"s.
** Let's just say that it's full of plot points from previous seasons making a come back and being referenced. Every episode adds at least two or three to the pile.
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Lopez is becoming snarkier with every episode.
* [[Dynamic Entry]]: {{spoiler|Tucker attempts to do one to a pair of C.T.'s goons with a Chopper, but [[Subverted Trope|ends up missing]].}}
* [[Easy Amnesia]]/[[Who's
* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]: Washington}}.
* [[A Form You Are Comfortable With]]: Epsilon appears to Caboose as Delta because it knows Caboose trusted Delta. Although Caboose is a little unclear on the concept, so the benefit was largely wasted on him.
* [[Friendly War]]: By this point the two teams spend more time being an extremely messed-up family that occasionally still shoot at each other for old times' sake, than actual enemies.
* [[Friendship Moment]]: {{spoiler|Despite how often Simmons is annoyed by Donut, he still tries to save the latter after he is shot by Washington.}}
* [[How Do I Shot Web?]]: The monitor robot has no idea how to use any of his functions; he doesn't even know every power that he has.
* [[Ironic Echo]]: In "Recovery One", there was a dialogue where South asks for a moment with her dead brother, Washington coldly says she has one minute, South bitterly says she guesses she should be thankful, and Wash says he guesses she better get started. {{spoiler|In this series, almost the exact same words crop up regards Wash having five minutes to make a deal with the Chairman, with Wash echoing South's dialogue and a guard echoing Wash's.}}
* [[Lowered Monster Difficulty]] / [[Conservation of Ninjutsu]]: ''Way'' back in Season 4, a ''single'' Alien was so badass it could effortlessly decimate Omega and his robot army, and could even curbstomp Tex in seconds. Now, in ''Recreation'', we see them get slaughtered en masse by one [[Badass]]. Possibly a [[Justified Trope]] if the alien from "Blood Gulch Chronicles" was just a particular Bad Ass himself, or if the robots he was taking out just weren't that well made.
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* [[Made of Iron]]: Caboose survived stepping on a landmine which blew him hundreds of feet into the air crashing into a jeep without even pausing.
* [[Man On Fire]]:
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** The above even applies to the [[Rule of Funny]], with Caboose's random base fires:
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Recreation" has two separate meanings. Re-creation refers to {{spoiler|Church's return as Epsilon}} and recreation as in fun activities refers to this being the [[Lighter and Softer]] season of ''Recollection''.
* [[Miniseries]]: "Relocated" (four episodes).
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* [[Never Trust a Trailer]]: Tex was shown in "Recreation"'s trailer, but never appeared in the series itself.
** As was {{spoiler|the original Church.}}
* [[The Not
* [[Oh Crap|OH FUCK!]]: Simmons' reaction upon seeing the Meta.
* [[Percussive Maintenance]]: Caboose tries to fix a robot's memory issues by hitting it with his gun. And it apparently ''worked''.
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* [[Promoted Fanboy]]: Gavin Free was originally just a fan of series from the beginning, but took over from Burnie Burns as director for ''Relocated'' and most of ''Recreation''.
** [[Hilarious Outtakes]]: There's an audio clip of "Gavino" reading The Director's letter from the Reconstruction Trailer, before Burnie interrupts, clarifying that he didn't want him to be "The Director for the season" he wanted him to "direct the season".
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'''Burnie:''' Get the fuck out of the booth, okay? }}
* [[Self
* [[Shaggy Dog Story]]: The Reds vs. The Meta.
* [[Shoo Out the Clowns]]: {{spoiler|Donut is killed at the end, paving the way for the much more serious and dramatic ''Revelation''}}.
* [[Surrounded
* [[Took a Level
* [[Trailer Spoof]]: The trailer's beginning is more or less identical to the trailer for ''Reconstruction''. It then changes when Caboose causes an explosion in Blue base.
* [[Two
* [[Unfamiliar Ceiling]]: Subverted for laughs when Donut keeps passing out and coming to, and each time he's told strange stories about what has been happening while he was asleep, which makes him wonder and ask how long he's been out. Turns out he's only been out for a few minutes, and the stories sound strange because it's Caboose who's been telling him the news.
* [[Vertigo Effect]]: The second episode of ''Relocation'' has this when Caboose sneaks up on Simmons.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: Simmons seems to have adopted the Rocket Launcher as his.
* [[What Happened to
* [[Your Mom]]: After they lose Caboose (again):
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'''{{spoiler|Tucker:}}''' Just go find the guy!
'''Grif:''' So sad...
'''{{spoiler|Tucker:}}''' {{spoiler|I fucked your sister}}. }}
** A rare case of this being the actual truth.
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The last in the Recollection Trilogy, centering around the memories and AIs. The first showing also revealed that [[Monty Oum]], the creator of [[Haloid]] and [[Dead Fantasy]], is now part of the [[Rooster Teeth]] staff.
* [[And the Adventure Continues...]]: After all the shenanigans, damage, lies, victories and defeats of the last 8 seasons, they decided {{spoiler|to return to their Training program because they liked it and to hell if its not real for command, ''its real for them''}}. The fact that technically they had shown to be the biggest badasses in the entire series {{spoiler|far beyond mere trainees}}, literally surviving and defeating one [[One-Man Army]] after another while thousands of others didn't, make it all the more [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|intense]].
* [[Affably Evil]]: {{spoiler|Washington}} shows qualities of this and [[Evilly Affable]] at various points, showcasing what happens when [[The Comically Serious]] loses patience and goes to [[The Dark Side]].
* [[A God Am I]]: Church takes a little too well to the aliens worshiping him.
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'''Church:''' Yeah, they eat that technology stuff up. You gotta know your audience, man. }}
* [[Almighty Janitor]]: {{spoiler|Despite only being 'trainees' used as practice for Freelancers, the Blood Gulch Red and Blue teams managed to take down: [[Super Soldier|Omega]], [[One-Man Army|Tex]], [[The Juggernaut|the Meta]] and dozens of badasses without suffering casualities. At the very least, [[Mad Scientist|Sarge]] and [[Badass Normal|Tucker]] are ''far'' more skilled than their status as simulation-fodder suggests.}}
* [[And I Must Scream]]: Arguably a subversion. {{spoiler|Church and Tex's imprisonment in the AI capture unit would seem like this, but the narration at the end suggests that the two will finally find happiness with each other. Keep in mind that finding happiness with Tex is something Church has been trying to do for the ''entire series.''}}
* [[Animation Bump]]: Thanks to [[Monty Oum]], fully animated CGI sequences are inserted into the standard ''[[Halo]]'' game-engine [[Machinima]].
* [[Anti-Villain]]: {{spoiler|Wash}} has a degree of this, especially after you realize that the reason {{spoiler|Wash}} is after the BG crew is because he was sent to prison because they didn't hand over Epsilon like he told them to.
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: In the first episode of "Revelation", the others try insulting Church to make him angry enough do the 'laserface' again. The insults are that 'he's ugly and nobody likes him,' 'he's annoying and his team sucks' and 'he's round and can't wear pants.' While none of them make him angry, the last one is the only one that manages to depress him.
* [[Art Evolution]]: With [[Monty Oum]] of ''[[Dead Fantasy]]'' fame helping out in the latest season, the production values have taken a noticeable upswing.
* [[Art Shift]]: The creator of ''[[Haloid]]'' and ''[[Dead Fantasy]]'' is now working with [[Rooster Teeth]], leading to sequences where, though high quality, the shift is noticeable.
* [[Autobots Rock Out]]: "Red vs. Blue", used in at the end of "Revelation" with the Reds and Tucker vs. the Meta {{spoiler|with all of his equipment back online.}}
* [[Badass]]: Several characters throughout the series, most notably Tex and the Meta.
* [[Badass Normal]]: Agent Washington seems to be this. A close examination of his performance in the big fight in Episode 19 indicates he's not in the same superhuman league as Tex or the Meta, but he still manages to hold his own and while he's not the melee powerhouse that the Meta is, he's still a more competent fighter than any of the Blood Gulch crew as well as a ''damn'' good shot (all after being blow up and visibly injured by a bunch of landmines, I might add).
** {{spoiler|Both Sarge and Tucker count for this category, although not on the same level as Wash. Sarge because he was willing to get up close with the Meta to put his (really Wash's) plan into action, while Tucker has just become a great fighter all around, for a non-freelancer; Tucker's exploits include holding off C.T.'s forces on his own, slicing in half a warthog and a huge ass crate in a moments notice, and, most of all, stabbing the Meta through the chest with his sword, which would kill anyone else almost instantly. While nowhere near the level of the shown freelancers, both Sarge and Tucker are extremely competent soldiers. Honorable mention to Grif for wrestling the Meta's bruteshot away, leading to Tucker's stabbage.}}
** Episode 20 seems to confirm it, As Wash finally hits his limit, and can't keep fighting. He did take an explosive round at point blank.
** Grif as well, when you get down to it. {{spoiler|A normal human would've died ''dozens'' of times in that fight with Tex. Grif has also been surviving explosions, falls, blunt-force trauma and bullets that should've killed him since Season Two... from both enemies ''and'' allies!}}
* [[Barrier
* [[Bat Deduction]]: Sarge's piecing-together of the situation at Valhalla [[Crowning Moment of Funny|quickly devolves into this]], after starting out as a basic [[Sherlock Scan]].
* [[Behind the Black]]: The Meta somehow fails to notice that {{spoiler|there's a tow hook and about fifty yards of cable attached to his chest}} until the camera pans down for [[The Reveal]].
** If you listen closely Sarge is actually only attaching the hook at the moment he mentions this to the Meta.
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* [[Berserk Button]]: In an attempt to seal themselves from the Meta, the Reds try to make Church angry so that he activates his "[[Eye Beams|laser face]]" in order to block the entrance by causing the wall to collapse. None of their insults have any effect beyond just mildly ticking him off. Then he sees {{spoiler|Agent Washington. Laser face ensues.}}
* [[Big Bad Duumvirate]]: Washington and the Meta.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: "How about you pick on someone your own size?!". Immediately subverted at the start of the next episode, when the hero just gets a beating for his trouble. Further subverted in that {{spoiler|Tex}} was kicking everyone's asses for a good seven minutes beforehand.
** Then played straight in episode 19, when {{spoiler|Caboose, Tucker, and the Reds fly in on the Pelican, and save Wash, Doc, and Church from the Meta, if only for a moment}}.
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* [[Big No]]: Church, when the Meta {{spoiler|uses the capture unit on Tex}}.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Even though {{spoiler|our plucky heroes escape and the Big Bad is defeated, once again the Director seems to have escaped justice and Church and Tex are again lost, possibly forever. In an upbeat coda, however, Church makes peace with his nature and admits that, in spite of everything, the memories he has from his life are good ones, and now he has all the time in the world to wait for Tex to come back to him.}}
* [[Book Ends]]: ''Reconstruction'' began with a soldier looking at the dead body of a Freelancer as the camera panned up in Valhalla, showing a huge number of characters (so many that the creators actually had to run several games and use splitscreen to get that many). ''Revelation'' ends with a soldier looking at {{spoiler|Tex's body}} in Avalanche and the camera pans up to show a similar shot.
** The final scene of the season is a bookend {{spoiler|for the entire series thus far, with the original Blue Team, in the Reach Blood Gulch map, talking about how the Reds got a new car.}}
*** Similarly, the first and final ''[[Halo 3]]'' maps which are used before the show presumably goes on to be filmed in Halo Reach match the first and final maps used in Halo 1 before they moved to ''[[Halo 2]]''. When filming in ''[[Halo 1]]'', they started with Blood Gulch and finished with Sidewinder. With ''[[Halo 3]]'' they start with Valhalla (spiritual remake of Blood Gulch) and end with Avalanche (spiritual remake of Sidewinder).
* [[Brick Joke]]: Episode 4. "Private Jimmy was here." In episode 10 we get almost a literal translation of the original brick joke when four characters are thrown into the air by an explosion. Sarge, Tucker, and Simmons land at the same time, and then Grif comes down after a lengthy delay. And lands in a [[Groin Attack|much less comfortable position.]]
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* [[Butt Monkey]]: Grif and the other previous [[Butt Monkey|Butt Monkeys]] seem to be getting off relatively light this season. Then episode 10 comes along and turns ''everyone'' into the butt monkey for seven minutes. Strange though it may sound, Wash is actually the Butt Monkey for this season. He's been kicked around and stabbed in the back for pretty much his whole life, so he decides that enough is enough and {{spoiler|turns evil}}. What's his reward? Endless hassle, bickering, humiliation, and a surprising number of ass kickings.
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: Tucker was providing his own sound effects for his sword way back in season four, and again briefly in "Recreation", but it is only in episode 10 that they start to qualify as this.
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* [[Captain Obvious]]: Episode 10. {{spoiler|"Agent Tex is a bit of a [[Badass]]."}}
* [[Car Fu]]: In the first new CGI scene, {{spoiler|Grif drives the Warthog through the wall and right into Washington.}}
* [[Catchphrase Interruptus]]: Done by Sarge, to himself.
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* [[Character Development]]: After Sarge snaps out of his [[Heroic BSOD]]. He softly leaves his hatred against the Blues behind him, gives a rather epic [[Rousing Speech]] that even drives Grif to help him, and sets out with the rest to make everyone from the Project Freelancer pay for what they did to them.
** {{spoiler|Washington, after a lifetime of betrayal, finally betrays someone himself. When they welcome him back with open arms, he is audibly shocked and contemplating what this means to him.}}
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** In Chapter 12, we learned that Recovery Beacons won't activate inside the backup Freelancer facility. The immediate crisis is resolved and Tex and Epsilon-Church head off to a mysterious snowy facility alone. In the remote location, {{spoiler|Tex shoots Epsilon-Church in order to activate his Recovery Beacon and bring Wash and the Meta to her.}}
** When "Revelations" first started, the series' main cover was an image of Tex's helmet with the faceplate shattered. {{spoiler|In Episode 19, we see the events that cause this to happen.}}
** The Meta's Brute Shot is almost literally one, albeit in a bit of a strange fashion. {{spoiler|The Meta uses it to save himself from falling off the cliff after the fight with Tex. Later, when he tries to [[Taking You
** And finally, the towing cable on the Warthog.
* [[Chekhov's Skill]] a [[Stealth Pun|Meta Example]] when the Meta gets his AI abilities back (invisibility, shield dome etc.) {{spoiler|and turns on Washington}} to fight the Reds and Blues. These abilities are very similar to the armor abilities in [[Halo: Reach]] (the next game after ''[[Halo 3]]'') also Washington uses a knife, which is also something new to ''[[Halo]]'' gameplay in Reach.
* [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]: What's that? {{spoiler|Turns out the Meta was only looking out for itself? Wow, that's so... characteristic.}}
* [[Compilation Movie]]
* [[Conspicuous CG]]: Just a little. The textures are a little too shiny, and ironically, the CG is a little too fluid compared to the jerky movements of the game engine. Still awesome, but you can always pick out a CG character in a shot before they've even done anything impossible within the game engine.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: [[Word of God|Bernie Burns has said]] that "memory" is a key theme of the Revelation season, and thus it is full of them to reinforce that:
** The CGI Warthog has six pedals.
** The aliens calling Washington "Shisno."
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*** Sadly, {{spoiler|it doesn't stop Tex from using Sarge's shotgun like a croquet mallet, slamming him in his balls}}, and make him smash into Simmons.
** Tucker's sword doesn't work for anyone else.
** "That doesn't seem physically possible!"
** That flashback in season one when Tex attacked Sidewinder/Avalanche? Tex brings it up when they go back there, and you realize {{spoiler|that was when she tried to save Alpha and failed.}}
** When Tex is mentioning that Gamma was one of the [[A Is]] that tortured Alpha, the computer terminal that housed Gamma can be seen on a nearby wall.
** The Freelancer training facility's A.I. {{spoiler|(which sounds exactly like Sheila) is named F.I.L.S.S. This was also the name of the original Sheila before Church accidentally changed it during his time travel adventures}}.
** Sarge (along with Grif and Simmons) end up in a grainy, black-and-white version of reality (just like when Sarge was shot and near death back in Season 1), and once again believes it to be the afterlife. It's actually revealed to be a recovery buffer for Project Freelancer units awaiting retrieval by a Recovery Agent, further [[Doing
** {{spoiler|Agent Washington: "That was the second worst throw ever. Of all time." Doc: "Hey, what did you expect? I ran track in high school."}}
** {{spoiler|"Does that thing kinda look like a big cat to you?"}}
* [[Crazy Prepared]]: in Episode 19, we see that {{spoiler|Tex has rigged the entire glacier with mines and hidden weapons to even the odds against The Meta and Washington.}}
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]] / [[No
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: The Meta, which is really impressive as he doesn't technically talk.
* [[Death Cry Echo]]: {{spoiler|The Meta lets out one final echoing roar as it plunges to its doom. Like all the Meta's sounds, it's [[Nightmare Fuel]]. }}
* [[Defiant to
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: Even the entire armed forces of the UNSC couldn't take out the Meta. Compared to the Reds and Blues, he might as well be a [[Physical God]]. {{spoiler|And they take him down (possibly for good this time) in the span of a few minutes.}} and it's ''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Awesome.]]''
* [[Disney Death]]: {{spoiler|Grif}}.
* [[Disney Villain Death]]: {{spoiler|After 3 seasons, this is how the Meta is finally dispatched.}} He was {{spoiler|a [[Badass Normal]] without any functioning equipment units when he fell}} and the response unit certainly sounds sure that he's dead. However, it's unknown whether the UNSC forces [[Never Found the Body|found a body]].
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* [[Dynamic Entry]]: Project Freelancer's secret weapon ''punches a sealed metal door off its hinges''. Bad. Ass.
* [[Easily Forgiven]]: In Episode 19, the Reds and Blues are surprisingly amicable towards Washington when they finally catch up with him and Church, especially when you consider the fact they weren't around to witness his [[Heel Face Turn]] following the Meta's betrayal.
* [[Epic Fail]]: Technically what it becomes of Blood Gulch teams. {{spoiler|They were teams of the lowest of the lowest in the army, formed to train the freelancers in "real" heavy combat. Instead they ended up killing 2/3 of the entire group, including the 4 strongest ones and literary bringing the entire project crashing to the ground}}. Say what you will about the idiots, when they go down, they go down spectacularly.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: {{spoiler|After spending the entire season as the main villain, even Washington is shocked at the extent The Meta will go in its pursuit of power.}}
* [[Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting]]: Hey, [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|it's]] just what happens when you get Monty Oum involved.
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*** One could argue that {{spoiler|Grif}} is more of a [[The Big Guy|Big Guy]], while {{spoiler|Caboose}} is more of [[The Heart]]; {{spoiler|Caboose doesn't do any fighting, whereas Grif does, and Caboose is also much more sensitive and caring than Grif is.}}
* [[Flat What]]: Simmons uses one of these when he reflexively grabs onto the jeep that Grif and Sarge are riding in while flying through the air at high speed to escape an explosion.
* [[Flip
** With some [[Retcon]] thrown in as well, since {{spoiler|Donut was not really dead but in Recovery Mode all along}}. It's possible [[Rooster Teeth]] planned this, and were intentionally misleading in that commentary so as to preserve the secret.
* [[Foe Yay]]: [[Invoked Trope]]. The Meta ''really'' doesn't want to pull Doc out of the wall by his codpiece. [[Lampshade Hanging|It'd just be weird.]]
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** When {{spoiler|Tex}} points a shotgun at Grif's head, Simmons cries out in genuine concern.
** When Grif jumps on the Meta and tries to grapple it, Sarge holds his fire despite having a clean shot at the Meta so as not to hit Grif. Especially touching when you realize that it's the one time in the entire series when shooting Grif (in order to hit Meta) would actually have been a legitimate strategy.
** At the end of the final fight, Simmons dives forward trying to [[Take My Hand|grab Grif's hand]] before the Meta can drag him over the edge.
** {{spoiler|The relationship between Sarge and Grif in battle is noticeably different than their normal interactions. There is the aforementioned Grif saving Sarge from the flying warthog incident, but more importantly Sarge seems to rely on Grif in battle. The best example is in the finale where Sarge allows the Meta to grab a hold of him in order to attach the tow cable to him. Sarge's entire plan relied on Grif figuring out what to do, and that shows a great deal of trust in the minor junior private negative first class.}}
** The final exchange between Epsilon-Church and Caboose where Church says goodbye to Caboose for the last time.
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* [[Gatling Good]]: {{spoiler|Tex}} pulls out one in the Reunion episode out of the snow in order to fight {{spoiler|the Meta}}!
* [[Gainax Ending]]: {{spoiler|Church willfully traps himself inside the capture unit in order to find Tex, with the environment inside the capture unit taking the form of his past memories in Blood Gulch (except created in Reach). Knowing that it could take him forever to find Tex and that they will probably never escape from the capture unit, Church concludes that if he is going to forever live through his memories than they might as well be good ones.}}
** Although there is one thing that comes of it all, as Wash said earlier in the season, it was just evidence, no matter the condition the unit was in, and would be used as such.
* [[Goomba Stomp]]: The Meta does this to the Warthog.
* [[Gone Horribly Right]]: For the director, {{spoiler|the [[Red vs. Blue]] teams were created to put Freelancers in realistic, potentially deadly simulations to perfect and weed out the participants while using the dregs of the army}}. Blood Gulch proved to be [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits|highly incompetent and efficient at the same time]] in this regard [[Serial Escalation|beyond his wildest expectations]].
* [[Grievous Harm
** In the Finale {{spoiler|the Meta throws Sarge at the other Reds, leaving Tucker to face him one-on-one.}}
* [[Groin Attack]]: This happens to Grif over and over and [[Crowning Moment of Funny|over]] and [[Running Gag|over]] and [[No One Could Survive That|over]] again...
** Seven times.
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* [[Healing Shiv]]: Well more like a healing ''explosion'' at the end of "Up to Eleven". It causes a whole bunch of [[Healing Potion|health packs]] to fall on the Reds.
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* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]] - By the end of this season you'll realize the saddest part of the Freelancer existence: the only side they are reliably and consistently on is their own.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Sarge experiences one after he learns the true nature of the Red vs. Blue battles in Episode 17. In Episode 18 he snaps out of it in style.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Episode 19. Washington looks like he's about pull one off {{spoiler|when the Meta betrays him after getting his abilities back. Luckily, the Reds, Caboose and Tucker [[Big Damn Heroes|crash-land on top of the Meta in the Pelican]].}}
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* [[Humiliation Conga]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke9wtbzGjCI This].
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: The Meta. Maybe.
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'''Doc:''' ...Does he eat people?
'''Wash:''' Do you really want to find out?
'''Doc:''' No. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Maybe.]] If we use another person, sure. It sounds kinda interesting. }}
* [[Impaled
* [[Interesting Situation Duel]]: {{spoiler|Tex's}} beatdown on the Red's and Tucker in the Freelancer base filled with teleporters and her fight with {{spoiler|Wash and Meta}} on Avalanche utilizing timed explosives and collapsing ice.
* [[Ironic Echo]]: Sarge gives one to one of the first one-liners of the series... before going into a fantastic [[Rousing Speech]] centered around that one line. {{spoiler|[[Arc Words|"You ever wonder why we're here?"]]}}
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** A possibly unintentional example: at the end of ''Blood Gulch Chronicles'', Church asked Tex what would happen after she helped O'Malley in his plan, and her response was "I guess we'll find out." In Episode 17 of this season, {{spoiler|when Epsilon-Church asks Tex why she's betraying their location to Washington and the Meta}}, her response is "That's exactly what I plan to find out."
* [[It's Popular, Now It Sucks]]: Don't panic, it's an in-universe example. Namely, how Caboose feels about the aliens taking to worshiping Epsilon Church.
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'''Grif''': Hey, I already told you, that's still ''not cool''. That will ''never be cool''. Ever. }}
* [[Jossed]]: For a while, fans had speculated that Sarge and (after Recreation) Tucker might be able to match Tex in terms of combat skill. Then she returns in Episode 10 and utterly curbstomps the both of them without taking a hit or breaking a sweat. Episode 19 further implies that Sarge's early takedown of Tex back in Season 1 was a result of [[Worf Had the Flu]].
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* [[Last Stand]]: Episode 19. Although she fares very well against them, even going so far to give the impression she ''could'' have beaten them individually, {{spoiler|Tex's fight against Washington and the Meta turns into this as she starts to take hits}}.
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: {{spoiler|In spite of their revealed status as disposable cannon fodder for Project Freelancer, the Reds and Blues rally together to take down the seemingly unstoppable Meta, one of Project Freelancer's deadliest legacies.}}
* [[Licked
* [[Literal Cliff Hanger]]: In the finale {{spoiler|Grif manages to save himself from falling off the cliff using the Meta's Brute Shot after slipping from [[Take My Hand|Simmons' grasp]].}}
* [[Lotus Eater Machine]]: Inside the {{spoiler|Epsilon Capture Unit, Epsilon Church decides to relive his memories of Blood Gulch while he waits for Tex's return.}}
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* [[Made of Iron]]: The Freelancers in general, but Meta makes the other two look like plasticine with his endurance. Seriously, watch the last two episodes and see just HOW much damage he takes within a 20 minute timeframe. Kinda makes one wonder {{spoiler|whether he actually died from that fall}}.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Sarge's]] real name is [[Heroic BSOD|revealed in Chapter 17]] to be: {{spoiler|Sarge}}
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* [[Mythology Gag]]: The pistol isn't quite as effective as it used to be.
** And the older rocket launchers have heat seeking.
* [[Nigh Invulnerability]]: In the final episodes, the Meta proves to be even more unstoppable than before. {{spoiler|Tex and later Washington manage to land several good hits on it (including a backbreaker move and multiple knife cuts), but none of those even slow it down. Even being ''stabbed straight through the chest'' with the Energy Sword by Tucker (something that has been shown to be a one-hit-kill against everyone else it's been used on) only seems to inconvenience it slightly, although the sword does seem to slow the Meta down just enough for Sarge to set up its final defeat using the Warthog's tow cable.}}
** [[Continuity Nod]] to ''Reconstruction.'' In this and ''Recreation,'' the lack of {{spoiler|1=an AI meant he couldn't use his armor enhancements, like his Overshields, Invisibility, Bubble Shield (remember that one?), and his [[Super Strength]] was diminished. Now, with what is possibly the most complete AI besides the Alpha in his head, he is virtually unstoppable.}}
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: Simmons thanks Doc for his willingness to be left behind to the Meta, even while Doc frantically tries to convince him he isn't willing.
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** I suspect they intended the translation to be "bloody murder" and thus a callback gag to the Sidewinder troop who ran around literally screaming "bloody murder".
*** That would make sense if there a humorous nature to what happens during the song, but considering [[The Hero Dies|what happened]], that's unlikely.
* [[Painfully
* [[Plot Tailored to
* [[The Power of Friendship]] - On the DVD commentary, Burnie Burns says the only reason the teams can {{spoiler|take down the Meta}} is because they know each other so well and can communicate in ways that can get them around their obvious disadvantages.
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: In Chapter 17, Tex delivers one to Epsilon-Church.
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'''Tex:''' {{spoiler|You can't even help yourself. That's why you made me, Church. You made me to take on all the things you can't handle, just like you always have.}} }}
* [[Required Secondary Powers]]: Subverted. When someone catches a large crate, the metal floor underneath them buckles. When the crate is thrown, we also see two dents where it was held up.
* [[Restraining Bolt]]: The armor for the Reds and Blues have a remote lockdown ability to control rogue elements. {{spoiler|Caboose uses this to stop Tex, but ends up paralyzing everyone else, save himself because his armor is outdated and lacks the shutdown feature.}}
* [[Rousing Speech]]: In episode 18, {{spoiler|Sarge delivers a truly epic one to both teams, which [[Misfit Mobilization Moment|mobilizes them to take the fight to the Freelancers.]]}}
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'''Grif:''' You're not?
'''Sarge:''' Nope. I'm going. That's it. You want to come? Come on. But I don't expect you to. Simmons will probably tell you that statistically some of us will probably die.
'''Simmons:''' All of us.
'''Sarge:''' All of us. All of us will probably die. But that's not what's important. Let me ask you two a question... you ever wonder why we're here?
'''Grif:''' (''both look at each other'') Umm... it does seem to be one of life's great mysteries...
'''Sarge:''' No, I mean you! What are YOU doing here?! You always act like you want to quit. You could have left whenever you wanted, nobody would have stopped you! So why are ya here? And you, Simmons!
'''Simmons:''' Me?
'''Sarge:''' You say you want to be in charge. They would've given you your own squad a dozen times over! You know it, and I know it. And you, Tucker. As much as I hate to say it, you're actually good at being a soldier!
'''Tucker:''' I am?
'''Sarge:''' I know you like to make yer' rude comments and pretend like it doesn't matter! But an entire alien RACE chose to make you their hero! So why are YOU here? And Caboose... ummm... it's good to see you?
'''Caboose:''' Thanks. I'm loving the whole speech so far.
'''Sarge:''' Maybe you're all here because this is the only place you fit in. Maybe you're here because you don't have anywhere else to go. Maybe you're here because you want to be here. The reason doesn't matter! What matters is that you're here. For all we know, Tex and Church are dead. That means we're the only ones who know what's happened, and the only ones who can prevent them from covering it up! The way I figure it... these Freelancers guy want to use us, take us away from our families, and send us all over the daggone galaxy just to test if their agents are ready for the big fight? Well... guess I'm interested in showin' em just what exactly what a big fight is all about! Time to clean a slate! I'm not orderin' ya too! I'm not even asking ya. You do... what ya GOTTA do, Private Grif. }}
* [[Samus Is a Girl]]: {{spoiler|C.T. Who was also the Freelancer Connecticut.}}
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** {{spoiler|GRIIIIIIF!}}
* [[Sherlock Scan]]: Sarge goes from this to [[Bat Deduction]] when he contacts Simmons.
* [[Shout
** In episode twelve, Doc's shout echoes one of [[Rookie of the Year|another surprised doctor]].
** The opening to chapter 19 seems very similar to one of the ''[[Halo 3]]'' trailers.
*** Actually it looks more like several parts from a PSP MiniS Game by the name of "Hysteria Project" to me.
*** Yeesh. Am I the only one who completed the campaign mode for ''[[Modern Warfare|Modern Warfare 2]]''?
** When the rest of the Blood Gulch crew shows up in a pelican to try and save Tex and Church, what else would happen but they crash it, as almost every single Pelican in the actual ''[[Halo]]'' games seem to.
*** In episode twenty, a soldier mentions they actually have a budget of one crashed Pelican per mission, in ''[[Halo 3]]'' it seems at least one crashes per mission.
** Washington's "..but I've never seen a line of horses crash into the battlefield from outer space" line as {{spoiler|[[Big Damn Heroes|the remaining Reds and Blues crash-land with the Pelican]] }} could be referencing the way the Flood invaded the Ark in ''[[Halo 3]]''.
** When Doc gets stuck in the wall he looks like [[Star Wars|Han Solo frozen in carbonite]].
** Episode 10 involves a fight in [[Portal (
* [[Spanner in
** {{spoiler|[[Subverted Trope|Actually, if not for Doc, Wash would have fallen off a cliff in finale.]]}}
* [[Stealth Pun]]: The episode "This One Goes To Eleven" (aside from the [[Up to Eleven|obvious lampshade]]) is Chapter 10... which leads into Chapter 11.
* [[Stockholm Syndrome]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Doc, who wants Wash to know that [[Subverted Trope|he is NOT suffering from this.]]
** {{spoiler|[[Double Subversion|Although he may be wrong]], depending on [[Your Mileage May Vary|your interpretation]] of Episode 19. Are his actions because of this trope, or because he's a pacifist who's taken a Hippocratic oath?}}
* [[Strange Minds Think Alike]]: Sort of. When radioed, Simmons doesn't get a chance to let Sarge know that they're being held hostage. After the end of the transmission, Sarge casually announces the exact situation at Valhalla, then goes on to justify it using increasingly convoluted reasoning.
** Also, when Washington spots a trap, and notices that it must be a Freelancer since they had run that exact situation in several drills, Doc asks "But if they're a Freelancer, wouldn't they know you'd realize this?" Washington thinks he's overthinking this, then mines activate all around them.
* [[Super Speed]]: Grif, after Simmons tried to upgrade his armor with Freelancer attachments.
* [[Taking You
** Last Words:
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* [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything]]: Kind of. The final episode of "Revelation" came out the day before ''[[Halo: Reach|Reach]]'' did.
* [[This Is Gonna Suck]]: Said by Tucker in Episode 19 {{spoiler|right before the Pelican "lands"}}:
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'''Grif:''' Land. Right.
'''Sarge:''' You do know how to land this, don't you?
'''Grif:''' Sure. That just means "Stop flying", right?
'''Sarge:''' BRACE FOR IMPACT!
'''Tucker:''' Oh shit, this is gonna suck!
'''Caboose:''' I still haven't gotten my peanuts yet. }}
** Also:
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'''Simmons:''' "Get 'im!"
'''Grif:''' "We're gonna fucking die!" }}
* [[Took a Level
* [[Too Kinky to Torture]]: Doc is so cheerful and wants so badly to be friends that he completely fails to act appropriately frightened, despite being held hostage, threatened, and beaten by an over-the-edge special forces soldier and a nigh-unstoppable insane killing machine.
* [[Tranquil Fury]]: When the aliens draw an image of Washington in the sand, with the word "[[Fantastic Racism|shis]][[Continuity Nod|no]]" next to it.
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'''Washington''': It says... peace talks have broken down. [[Kill'Em All|Now we do it our way.]] }}
* [[Unflinching Walk]]: Sarge has one in Chapter 20 {{spoiler|when he advances on the Meta, on his own, blasting away with his shotgun before hooking the Warthog's tow cable onto the Meta's armour.}}
* [[Up to Eleven]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by the title of episode 10 [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|for]] [[Curb Stomp Battle|good]] [[Took a Level
* [[The Unintelligible]]: The Meta is making... some sort of noise. I guess it's speech? Kind of?
** [[Intelligible Unintelligible]]: Wash seems to understand what he's saying, although that's often [[Rule of Funny]] in effect.
** It's possible that the Meta uses the same voice modifying technology that Tex and C.T. use to mask their gender. Conceivably the same technology could also serve as a translator by working in reverse, which would explain why only Freelancers can understand him.
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* [[Versus Title]]
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Doc was not at all pleased that Simmons left him stuck in the wall, whilst at the same time, "volunteering" him to stay behind and "sacrifice" himself.
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'''Doc''': Start by remembering me now! Simmons! }}
** When Caboose accidentally ruins Tucker's plan to distract an enemy whilst Simmons prepares an ambush, Tucker calls out to Caboose, stooging off Simmons' position.
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* [[War for Fun
* [[Why Are You Looking At Me Like That?]]?: Grif gets this treatment at the end of episode 18, when he wonders who they're gonna get to drive the mysterious vehicle they'll be using to save Church, Tex and take on the Freelancers.
* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: [[Invoked Trope|Invoked]] during the team's fight in episode 10.
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'''Sarge''': I don't know! I've never hit a girl in my life!
'''Simmons''': Yeah! I noticed! Try harder! }}
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: A German suplex is used in episode 10. Later, something resembling a backbreaker is thrown into a fight.
* [[Worf Had the Flu]]: In the second-to-last episode, it's revealed that Tex is destined to always fail at the last moment, because {{spoiler|she's based on the memory of the Director's lost love who died in combat, and the trauma of her death is an integral part of how the Director remembers her.}} This explains how, throughout the series, Tex always managed to get captured, killed, or knocked-out at a critical moment without accomplishing anything of actual importance despite being the series' biggest badass.
* [[World of Cardboard Speech]]: {{spoiler|Epsilon-Church}} delivers one in the final scene of Revelation
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* [[Worst Aid]]: While still not ''great'' at any medical matters, Doc has definitely improved since ''Blood Gulch Chronicles''. {{spoiler|He was able to bring Wash back from the brink of death in the final episode.}}
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