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* BreakTheCutie: And ''how''?
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* PsychopathicManchild: Throws temper tantrums whenever he doesn’t get his way, which often end violently. When Lala-Ru won’t speak to him, he starts screaming, shouting and touching her inappropriately.
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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Big time. His crusade to kill the brutal King Hamdo leads him to commit some pretty heinous acts himself, namely [[spoiler:shooting Sis and letting her slowly bleed to death.]] When the village doctor flat out tells him that he's become no better than Hamdo, [[spoiler:Elamba shoots him dead.]]
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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Big time. His crusade to kill the brutal King Hamdo leads him to commit some pretty heinous acts himself, namely [[spoiler:shooting Sis shooting [[spoiler: Sis]] and letting her [[spoiler:her]] slowly bleed to death.]] death. When the village doctor flat out tells him that he's become no better than Hamdo, [[spoiler:Elamba Elamba shoots him dead.]]
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* KickTheDog: Personally orders to find and execute the soldier who ran away during the [[spoiler:Hellywood launch]].
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* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: [[EstablishingCharacterMoment Hamdo is introduced]] abusing and then fatally strangling his own pet cat, setting his character's tone as a dangerously insane and violent man.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Hamdo’s only quality is his ability to convince people to follow him. He appeals to Abelia’s love for him when he needs her, uses his vision of world peace to inspire his soldiers and tells the children as soon as they’ve won, they can all go home to their villages..
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* AllLovingHero: Refuses to kill anybody and adhere to the strict dictatorial rules around Hellywood.
* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: The standard 'hero of another world' story is beaten apart mercilessly with Shu being the means to do so. Despite trying his best to do what he believes is right regardless of the consequences, he barely does much of anything to actually change things for the better. However, he eventually manages to successfully [[spoiler:restore Lala Ru's faith in humanity through his IncorruptiblePurePureness]].
* TheFettered: Shu strictly adheres to his own moral code without ever budging.
* IdiotHero: Debatable. He ''is'' [[JustifiedTrope just a kid]], after all.
* IdiotHero: Debatable. He ''is'' [[JustifiedTrope just a kid]], after all.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Subverted, while Shu appears to hold his own well against Nabuca in a fight after spending time in the harsh living conditions of Hellywood, he's chided for his reckless fighting style that's stated to be completely impractical for real combat and is pretty well helpless to stop any of the atrocities that happen around him.
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* ThisMeansWar: You can ''see'' it in his eyes. When [[spoiler:he witnesses Nabuca's death]], he decides to completely undo Hamdo's regime, save Lala Ru, and take Hellywood apart.
* TookALevelInBadass: Subverted, while Shu appears to hold his own well against Nabuca in a fight after spending time in the harsh living conditions of Hellywood, he's chided for his reckless fighting style that's stated to be completely impractical for real combat and is pretty well helpless to stop any of the atrocities that happen around him. Eventually played straight when [[spoiler:Nabuca dies right in front of him.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Subverted, while Shu appears to hold his own well against Nabuca in a fight after spending time in the harsh living conditions of Hellywood, he's chided for his reckless fighting style that's stated to be completely impractical for real combat and is pretty well helpless to stop any of the atrocities that happen around him. Eventually played straight when [[spoiler:Nabuca dies right in front of him.]]
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Having regained her faith in humanity through Shu, she floods Hellywood and restores water to the world, managing to save the captive civilians from Sis' village at the cost of her own life.]]
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* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: She finds herself inspired by Shu's example and in the finale [[spoiler:performs a HeroicSacrifice to save the civilians from Sis' village.]]
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Sara tries to [[spoiler:abort her child]] but Sis convinces her otherwise and the show plays it that Sara is taking out the anger towards her rapist on her [[spoiler:unborn child]] and needs to get over this misplaced rage.
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* PinballProtagonist: Deconstructs the idea of having a child sent to another world and changing it for the better. While Shu tries very hard to save everyone he can, his role is much more observational for the audience, while the two sides fighting go through their conflict to the same end as though he was never there.
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* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Hamdo preaches a peace he will create for the whole world and that the mass killings he orders are necessary but he's so power-hungry that it becomes apparent he only cares for his own personal gain.
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* ImporantHaircut: As she escapes from Hellywood after killing her would be rapist, Sara cuts her hair, symbolizing her transformation from a victim of the vile nation to a fighter.
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* NeversOfSteel: Uncaringly tells Abelia she is of no use to Hamdo and faces the angered woman’s gun without even changing expression.
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* AnthropromorphicPersonification: WordOfGod states that Lala-Ru represents nature. This can be seen in the industrialist Hellywood attempting to capture her and take the last of the natural resources she possesses.
* CastFromLifePoints: Her pendent causes water to flow out [[spoiler:but each time it is used, her life span is depleted and it will (and does) eventually kill her.]]
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[[folder:Shu]]
!!Shuzo “Shu” Matsutani
The protagonist. Shu was taken from his world to the new one by a mysterious transportation device after meeting Lala-Ru. Despite the hardships he witnesses around him, he maintains an optimistic outlook on life and wishes to help others.
* TheBerserker: A less violent example than most but in kendo and practice fights, Shu shows immense strength but little in the way of defense of strategy, preferring to charge blindly at his opponent without any concern for his own safety.
* BreakTheCutie: Averted, every time Shu appears to be broken down or beaten, his optimistic attitude still resurfaces. Even after he watches [[spoiler:Hellywood troops rip a village apart]], he’s still determined to save everyone that he can, not even stifling over [[spoiler:being held in a cell while awaiting execution.]]
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Shu refuses to let innocents be punished. He immediately involves himself in keeping Lala-Ru from Hellywood and tries to save a village of people Hamdo had ordered to be pillaged, despite being tortured and threatened with execution time and time again.
* DoesNotLikeGuns: Shu hates weapons he could kill someone with and prefers to arm himself with his kendo stick, which he uses to smack people around without causing any permanent harm.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Shu refuses to be broken by Hellywood’s corruptive system and is the only one to always question the ridiculous orders he gets. His way of seeing things eventually leads [[spoiler:Nabuca]] to have a HeelFaceTurn.
* NiceGuy: Shu is a very friendly person and does everything in his power to keep people from getting hurt. Moments after meeting Lala-Ru, he’s willing to risk his life to keep her safe and when he’s recruited as a soldier, refuses to kill for Hamdo’s insane rule.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: There’s nothing remarkable about Shu, he just happened to be where Lala-Ru was when Abelia transported them back to Hellywood. His present-day, “normal” attitude leads him to question the brutal tyranny Hamdo pushes on his followers.
* PluckyGirl: Male example. Shu is a spirited and optimistic boy, who retains his sense of humor and positive attitude even as he is tortured and beaten down in the harsh world he’s been thrown into.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Lala-Ru’s blue. While she’s collected, Shu is a passionate young boy who exclaims loudly when he gets excited and often finds himself in trouble thanks to his impulsiveness.
* TechnicalPacifist: Shu hates killing and will beat people down if they’re being violent but refuses to do any permanent damage to anyone.
* WideEyedIdealist: Shu believes that conflict and violence should always be avoided and maintains a pacifist attitude despite the atrocities commited around him. He tells a fellow soldier that he won’t kill even in self-defense.
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[[folder:Lala-Ru]]
!!Lala-Ru
A strange, silent girl that Shu meets on top of a smoke stack after school. After they’re transported into a strange new world together, we find out that Lala-Ru has the power to bring water to the world and that a war is currently going on to gain possession of her power.
* AnthropromorphicPersonification: WordOfGod states that Lala-Ru represents nature. This can be seen in the industrialist Hellywood attempting to capture her and take the last of the natural resources she possesses.
* CastFromLifePoints: Her pendent causes water to flow out [[spoiler:but each time it is used, her life span is depleted and it will (and does) eventually kill her.]]
* TheCynic: Lala-Ru holds a very bleak outlook on mankind because of the constant wars they’re held over her to squander the precious water her pendent holds.
* EmotionlessGirl: Lala-Ru rarely smiles and never raises her voice. While she appears almost robotic, she’s actually upset with humanity’s treatment of the Earth and hates interacting with them because of their selfishness.
* MysteriousWaif: First appears as a silent female, whose presence leads to Shu being dragged into the world where Hamdo was searching for her. Soon after, she’s revealed to have a pendent which the BigBad seeks for himself.
* NeversOfSteel: Uncaringly tells Abelia she is of no use to Hamdo and faces the angered woman’s gun without even changing expression.
* ReiAyanamiExpy: A quiet, blue-haired girl who shows little emotion and is revealed to have [[spoiler:inhuman powers.]]
* ShyBlueHairedGirl: Not necessarily shy but Lala-Ru is extremely antisocial due to her bitter outlook on humans.
* TheStoic: Generally uninterested in conversation, Lala-Ru always maintains a level expression and monotone speaking manner.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Lala-Ru tells another character she’s thousands of years older than they are.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Shu’s red. Where he’s passionate and loud, Lala-Ru is somber from depression and lack of faith in humanity. While he has tendency to scream obnoxiously, Lala-Ru never raises her voice.
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* AntiVillain: Nabuca isn’t a cruel person by nature and he’s only bitter because of the absolute hell he’s been made to live through. Whenever he gets the chance, he prefers to deter people from attacking him and isn’t comfortable with killing.
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* IDidWhatIHadTo: Nabuca is determined to survive the war with Hellywood and return to his home village. To this end he admits to having personally executed his fellow ChildSoldiers when they tried escape and is seen assisting with the army’s village raids.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite Nabuca’s cold exterior, he does care for people and [[spoiler:shoot Shu in the leg]] to keep him out of combat when other soldiers would have killed him.
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[[folder:Sara]]
!!Sara Ringwalt
A young girl from America who was transported to Hellywood with Shu. As a girl, she is used as a sex slave instead of a child soldier and suffers at least one brutal rape that shatters her.
* ChildByRape: Her rape leads to [[spoiler:pregnancy.]]
* ImporantHaircut: As she escapes from Hellywood after killing her would be rapist, Sara cuts her hair, symbolizing her transformation from a victim of the vile nation to a fighter.
* RapeAsDrama: Sara’s rape in the second episode is used to set the tone of the series as much darker from the fairly lighthearted first episode.
* SexSlave: Used as one, she’s seen being delivered to adult soldiers in Hamdo’s army who force themselves upon her.
* WillNotBeAVictim: After being raped by at least one soldier, Sara finds herself in the clutches of yet another, who brags about having killed the most enemies during a battle. As he tries to sexually assault her, Sara suddenly attacks him and manages to beat him to death, before escaping Hellywood.
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[[folder:Boo]]
!!Boo
The youngest of the main child soldiers. Boo is a kind young boy but Hamdo’s corruption has left him confused about right and wrong. Although he is at first loyal to the king, Shu’s points about their nation’s cruelty resonates with him.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Boo is unaware of the harm Hellywood spreads and just wants to help his friends and return home one day. When Shu points out the cruelty of their nation, Boo is the first to start questioning the orders they’re given.
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[[folder:Tabool]]
!!Tabool
A bitter young soldier who resents the weak and is extremely loyal to King Hamdo. According to Nabuca, he wasn’t always as cold but he became callous with his time in Hellywood.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Hates that Nebuca is a better combatant than himself and whines when he feels the latter’s victory in their combat practice was “unfair”.
* {{Jerkass}}: Tabool has become a hard-hearted young man and disdainful enough to mock and harm anyone he sees as weaker than himself, regularly trying to abuse Shu.
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Begins to enjoy war more and more as the show goes on and eventually tells Nabuca he has no intention of ever leaving Hellywood.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Nabuca claims that Tabool used to be a good kid until he was corrupted by Hellywood’s propaganda.
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[[folder:Hamdo]]
!!King Hamdo
The insane ruler of Hellywood and the series’ main antagonist. While he preaches of his desire to spread peace across the land, all of his actions show him to be a cruel tyrant, who delights in causing pain and only cares about his own gains.
* AmbiguousDisorder: While it’s clear Hamdo is insane, his exact personality disorder seems to involve childish outbursts and a complete inability to regulate or control his emotions. Additionally, the way Hamdo cringes and speaks sometimes seems to indicate he’s suffering from some kind of pain.
* BigBad: The cause of conflict, as he uses Hellywood to instigate war against villages to take resources (both inanimate and human), which puts the world in a desperate state of conflict.
* TheCaligula: Hamdo can be an effective [[ManipulativeBastard manipulator]] but he’s just as incompetent as he is cruel. His overly emotional reactions lead to him making very poor decisions and he’s heavily reliant on [[HyperCompetentSidekick Abelia]] to keep his power.
* DirtyCoward: Hamdo breaks down every time his security is threatened, despite demanding his soldiers put their lives on the line for his cause. At one point he has a missile fired upon his own troops to keep the enemy away from him and his base.
* DirtyOldMan: He strokes Lala-Ru’s hair while interrogating her about the whereabouts of the pendent and another scene heavily implies he rapes her, as he closes in on her before the scene changes.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Hamdo is utterly self-concerned. He wishes to created a world that worships him and freaks out if his security is threatened in anyway, putting no value on anyone’s life but his own.
* ManipulativeBastard: Hamdo’s only quality is his ability to convince people to follow him. He appeals to Abelia’s love for him when he needs her, uses his vision of world peace to inspire his soldiers and tells the children as soon as they’ve won, they can all go home to their villages..
* NonActionBigBad: He’s cowardly and prefers to stay behind the lines when it’s safe but still manages to subvert this by showing himself to be a decent shot when two assassins attack him in his chambers.
* PsychopathicManchild: Throws temper tantrums whenever he doesn’t get his way, which often end violently. When Lala-Ru won’t speak to him, he starts screaming, shouting and touching her inappropriately.
* WouldHurtAChild: Molests Lala-Ru and orders Shu be tortured to find the pendant’s location, not to mention forcefully recruiting children into his army before sending them off to die in combat.
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!!Abelia
Hamdo’s second-in-command and as he claims, the only one he can trust. She isn’t anywhere near as monstrous as the king but she’s completely devoted to him and will follow his orders without question, even if they are needlessly cruel or tactically inadvisable.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Holds feelings for Hamdo and follows him because of them. At his end, he only ever seems to care about her when he’s scared or needs something.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: A generally dismissive and cold commander who has the intelligence and ability to maintain Hellywood.
* TheDragon: Hamdo’s most trusted follower and the one to oversee the day-to-day running of his base.
* GreenEyedMonster: Jealous of the importance Hamdo places upon Lala-Ru and pulls a gun on her, claiming she’ll shoot the girl, out of anger towards her.
* HyperCompetentSidekick: Abelia is far more intelligent than Hamdo and actually a reasonable planner. Unfortunately, she doesn’t always get to show this off as Hamdo will often demand she follow his orders which tend to border of StupidEvil.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Follows Hamdo out of her love for him, regardless of the horrible things he makes her do that she clearly disagrees with.
* TheStoic: In marked contrast to [[PsychopathicManchild Hamdo]], Abelia is at all times calm and composed.
* TheStrategist: Hamdo is far too insane to come up with reasonable plans so Abelia is usually put in charge of giving out orders and creating objectives for soldiers.
* WouldHurtAChild: Beats Shu under Hamdo’s orders and becomes so angered with him not giving her information that she begins to pistol whip his face until her subordinate has to stop her before she kills him. She also threatens to shoot Lala-Ru at another point.
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[[folder:Sis]]
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[[folder:Elamba]]
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[[folder:Soon]]
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[[folder:Shu]]
!!Shuzo “Shu” Matsutani
The protagonist. Shu was taken from his world to the new one by a mysterious transportation device after meeting Lala-Ru. Despite the hardships he witnesses around him, he maintains an optimistic outlook on life and wishes to help others.
* TheBerserker: A less violent example than most but in kendo and practice fights, Shu shows immense strength but little in the way of defense of strategy, preferring to charge blindly at his opponent without any concern for his own safety.
* BreakTheCutie: Averted, every time Shu appears to be broken down or beaten, his optimistic attitude still resurfaces. Even after he watches [[spoiler:Hellywood troops rip a village apart]], he’s still determined to save everyone that he can, not even stifling over [[spoiler:being held in a cell while awaiting execution.]]
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Shu refuses to let innocents be punished. He immediately involves himself in keeping Lala-Ru from Hellywood and tries to save a village of people Hamdo had ordered to be pillaged, despite being tortured and threatened with execution time and time again.
* DoesNotLikeGuns: Shu hates weapons he could kill someone with and prefers to arm himself with his kendo stick, which he uses to smack people around without causing any permanent harm.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Shu refuses to be broken by Hellywood’s corruptive system and is the only one to always question the ridiculous orders he gets. His way of seeing things eventually leads [[spoiler:Nabuca]] to have a HeelFaceTurn.
* NiceGuy: Shu is a very friendly person and does everything in his power to keep people from getting hurt. Moments after meeting Lala-Ru, he’s willing to risk his life to keep her safe and when he’s recruited as a soldier, refuses to kill for Hamdo’s insane rule.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: There’s nothing remarkable about Shu, he just happened to be where Lala-Ru was when Abelia transported them back to Hellywood. His present-day, “normal” attitude leads him to question the brutal tyranny Hamdo pushes on his followers.
* PluckyGirl: Male example. Shu is a spirited and optimistic boy, who retains his sense of humor and positive attitude even as he is tortured and beaten down in the harsh world he’s been thrown into.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Lala-Ru’s blue. While she’s collected, Shu is a passionate young boy who exclaims loudly when he gets excited and often finds himself in trouble thanks to his impulsiveness.
* TechnicalPacifist: Shu hates killing and will beat people down if they’re being violent but refuses to do any permanent damage to anyone.
* WideEyedIdealist: Shu believes that conflict and violence should always be avoided and maintains a pacifist attitude despite the atrocities commited around him. He tells a fellow soldier that he won’t kill even in self-defense.
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[[folder:Lala-Ru]]
!!Lala-Ru
A strange, silent girl that Shu meets on top of a smoke stack after school. After they’re transported into a strange new world together, we find out that Lala-Ru has the power to bring water to the world and that a war is currently going on to gain possession of her power.
* AnthropromorphicPersonification: WordOfGod states that Lala-Ru represents nature. This can be seen in the industrialist Hellywood attempting to capture her and take the last of the natural resources she possesses.
* CastFromLifePoints: Her pendent causes water to flow out [[spoiler:but each time it is used, her life span is depleted and it will (and does) eventually kill her.]]
* TheCynic: Lala-Ru holds a very bleak outlook on mankind because of the constant wars they’re held over her to squander the precious water her pendent holds.
* EmotionlessGirl: Lala-Ru rarely smiles and never raises her voice. While she appears almost robotic, she’s actually upset with humanity’s treatment of the Earth and hates interacting with them because of their selfishness.
* MysteriousWaif: First appears as a silent female, whose presence leads to Shu being dragged into the world where Hamdo was searching for her. Soon after, she’s revealed to have a pendent which the BigBad seeks for himself.
* NeversOfSteel: Uncaringly tells Abelia she is of no use to Hamdo and faces the angered woman’s gun without even changing expression.
* ReiAyanamiExpy: A quiet, blue-haired girl who shows little emotion and is revealed to have [[spoiler:inhuman powers.]]
* ShyBlueHairedGirl: Not necessarily shy but Lala-Ru is extremely antisocial due to her bitter outlook on humans.
* TheStoic: Generally uninterested in conversation, Lala-Ru always maintains a level expression and monotone speaking manner.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Lala-Ru tells another character she’s thousands of years older than they are.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Shu’s red. Where he’s passionate and loud, Lala-Ru is somber from depression and lack of faith in humanity. While he has tendency to scream obnoxiously, Lala-Ru never raises her voice.
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[[folder:Nabuca]]
!!Nabuca
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* AntiVillain: Nabuca isn’t a cruel person by nature and he’s only bitter because of the absolute hell he’s been made to live through. Whenever he gets the chance, he prefers to deter people from attacking him and isn’t comfortable with killing.
%%* HeelFaceTurn
* IDidWhatIHadTo: Nabuca is determined to survive the war with Hellywood and return to his home village. To this end he admits to having personally executed his fellow ChildSoldiers when they tried escape and is seen assisting with the army’s village raids.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite Nabuca’s cold exterior, he does care for people and [[spoiler:shoot Shu in the leg]] to keep him out of combat when other soldiers would have killed him.
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[[folder:Sara]]
!!Sara Ringwalt
A young girl from America who was transported to Hellywood with Shu. As a girl, she is used as a sex slave instead of a child soldier and suffers at least one brutal rape that shatters her.
* ChildByRape: Her rape leads to [[spoiler:pregnancy.]]
* ImporantHaircut: As she escapes from Hellywood after killing her would be rapist, Sara cuts her hair, symbolizing her transformation from a victim of the vile nation to a fighter.
* RapeAsDrama: Sara’s rape in the second episode is used to set the tone of the series as much darker from the fairly lighthearted first episode.
* SexSlave: Used as one, she’s seen being delivered to adult soldiers in Hamdo’s army who force themselves upon her.
* WillNotBeAVictim: After being raped by at least one soldier, Sara finds herself in the clutches of yet another, who brags about having killed the most enemies during a battle. As he tries to sexually assault her, Sara suddenly attacks him and manages to beat him to death, before escaping Hellywood.
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[[folder:Boo]]
!!Boo
The youngest of the main child soldiers. Boo is a kind young boy but Hamdo’s corruption has left him confused about right and wrong. Although he is at first loyal to the king, Shu’s points about their nation’s cruelty resonates with him.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Boo is unaware of the harm Hellywood spreads and just wants to help his friends and return home one day. When Shu points out the cruelty of their nation, Boo is the first to start questioning the orders they’re given.
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[[folder:Tabool]]
!!Tabool
A bitter young soldier who resents the weak and is extremely loyal to King Hamdo. According to Nabuca, he wasn’t always as cold but he became callous with his time in Hellywood.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Hates that Nebuca is a better combatant than himself and whines when he feels the latter’s victory in their combat practice was “unfair”.
* {{Jerkass}}: Tabool has become a hard-hearted young man and disdainful enough to mock and harm anyone he sees as weaker than himself, regularly trying to abuse Shu.
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Begins to enjoy war more and more as the show goes on and eventually tells Nabuca he has no intention of ever leaving Hellywood.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Nabuca claims that Tabool used to be a good kid until he was corrupted by Hellywood’s propaganda.
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!Hellywood
[[folder:Hamdo]]
!!King Hamdo
The insane ruler of Hellywood and the series’ main antagonist. While he preaches of his desire to spread peace across the land, all of his actions show him to be a cruel tyrant, who delights in causing pain and only cares about his own gains.
* AmbiguousDisorder: While it’s clear Hamdo is insane, his exact personality disorder seems to involve childish outbursts and a complete inability to regulate or control his emotions. Additionally, the way Hamdo cringes and speaks sometimes seems to indicate he’s suffering from some kind of pain.
* BigBad: The cause of conflict, as he uses Hellywood to instigate war against villages to take resources (both inanimate and human), which puts the world in a desperate state of conflict.
* TheCaligula: Hamdo can be an effective [[ManipulativeBastard manipulator]] but he’s just as incompetent as he is cruel. His overly emotional reactions lead to him making very poor decisions and he’s heavily reliant on [[HyperCompetentSidekick Abelia]] to keep his power.
* DirtyCoward: Hamdo breaks down every time his security is threatened, despite demanding his soldiers put their lives on the line for his cause. At one point he has a missile fired upon his own troops to keep the enemy away from him and his base.
* DirtyOldMan: He strokes Lala-Ru’s hair while interrogating her about the whereabouts of the pendent and another scene heavily implies he rapes her, as he closes in on her before the scene changes.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Hamdo is utterly self-concerned. He wishes to created a world that worships him and freaks out if his security is threatened in anyway, putting no value on anyone’s life but his own.
* ManipulativeBastard: Hamdo’s only quality is his ability to convince people to follow him. He appeals to Abelia’s love for him when he needs her, uses his vision of world peace to inspire his soldiers and tells the children as soon as they’ve won, they can all go home to their villages..
* NonActionBigBad: He’s cowardly and prefers to stay behind the lines when it’s safe but still manages to subvert this by showing himself to be a decent shot when two assassins attack him in his chambers.
* PsychopathicManchild: Throws temper tantrums whenever he doesn’t get his way, which often end violently. When Lala-Ru won’t speak to him, he starts screaming, shouting and touching her inappropriately.
* WouldHurtAChild: Molests Lala-Ru and orders Shu be tortured to find the pendant’s location, not to mention forcefully recruiting children into his army before sending them off to die in combat.
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[[folder:Abelia]]
!!Abelia
Hamdo’s second-in-command and as he claims, the only one he can trust. She isn’t anywhere near as monstrous as the king but she’s completely devoted to him and will follow his orders without question, even if they are needlessly cruel or tactically inadvisable.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Holds feelings for Hamdo and follows him because of them. At his end, he only ever seems to care about her when he’s scared or needs something.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: A generally dismissive and cold commander who has the intelligence and ability to maintain Hellywood.
* TheDragon: Hamdo’s most trusted follower and the one to oversee the day-to-day running of his base.
* GreenEyedMonster: Jealous of the importance Hamdo places upon Lala-Ru and pulls a gun on her, claiming she’ll shoot the girl, out of anger towards her.
* HyperCompetentSidekick: Abelia is far more intelligent than Hamdo and actually a reasonable planner. Unfortunately, she doesn’t always get to show this off as Hamdo will often demand she follow his orders which tend to border of StupidEvil.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Follows Hamdo out of her love for him, regardless of the horrible things he makes her do that she clearly disagrees with.
* TheStoic: In marked contrast to [[PsychopathicManchild Hamdo]], Abelia is at all times calm and composed.
* TheStrategist: Hamdo is far too insane to come up with reasonable plans so Abelia is usually put in charge of giving out orders and creating objectives for soldiers.
* WouldHurtAChild: Beats Shu under Hamdo’s orders and becomes so angered with him not giving her information that she begins to pistol whip his face until her subordinate has to stop her before she kills him. She also threatens to shoot Lala-Ru at another point.
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!Others
[[folder:Sis]]
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[[folder:Elamba]]
!!Elamba
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[[folder:Soon]]
!!Soon
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