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* AFatherToHisMen: Deconstructed. The Commandant likes to frame himself this way, but is ultimately a cruel and manipulative monster, who also molests the young boys under his command.
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* AntiVillain: Agu doesn’t want to commit acts like murder but once he is a soldier for the NDF, there is no going back.
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* TagalongKid: Once his family is killed, he flees the village and is found by the commandant, who recruits him for the NDF.
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* VillainousBreakdown: The Commandant goes through this at the end, once he realizes that the battalion intends to abandon him. He warns them all that they'll think of him when they're poor and not getting any support, but it finally hits him when Agu (the one soldier who initially protects him when the other soldiers aim their guns) leaves as well.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Once Agu and the rest of the soldiers abandons, The Commandant simply exits the story and doesn’t appear again.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Once Agu and the rest of the soldiers abandons, The Commandant simply exits the story and doesn’t appear again.
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* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: The Commandant goes through this at the end, once he realizes that the battalion intends to abandon him. He warns them all that they'll think of him when they're poor and not getting any support, but it finally hits him when Agu (the one soldier who initially protects him when the other soldiers aim their guns) leaves as well.
well.]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: Once Agu and the rest of the soldiersabandons, abandons him, The Commandant simply exits the story and doesn’t appear again.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: He has his ChildSoldiers go through a TrainingFromHell when recruiting them, where some of them mey not even ''survive''. He also psychologically abuses Agu into killing an innocent man. Not only this, but he turns out to be a child molester as well.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: Once Agu and the rest of the soldiers
* WouldHurtAChild: He has his ChildSoldiers go through a TrainingFromHell when recruiting them, where some of them mey not even ''survive''. He also psychologically abuses Agu into killing an innocent man. Not only this, but he turns out to be a child molester as well.
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* TheSociopath: A cold and ruthless warlord with no regard for human lives whatsoever. He murder, rapes innocent people and even molests children in his army.
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* TheSociopath: A cold and ruthless warlord with no regard for human lives whatsoever. He murder, murders and rapes innocent people and even molests children in his army.
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* TheLeader: Of the Native Defence Force rebel army.
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* TheLeader: Of the Native Defence Force rebel army.army, where Agu becomes a soldier for.
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The protagonist of the movie. A young boy who looses his family in a war in an unnamed African country at the hands of the military, he escapes and is recruited by a rebellion force lead by a ruthless man.
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The protagonist of the movie. A young boy who looses his family in a war in an unnamed African country at the hands of the military, he escapes and is recruited by a rebellion force lead by a ruthless man.leader.
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* EvilMentor: Works as one as well, since he has his soldiers subjected to TrainingFromHell.
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* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: One of the first things he does once he has reqruited Agu is to force him to kill an innocent man to prove his worthiness, ”courage”, while the man begs for his life while the commandant doesn’t give Agu a choice.
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* KarmaHoudini: After everyone in his army abandones him, it is left unknown what happens to him as he simply exits the movie. But we didn’t see him recieve any real punishment for his crimes.
* KickTheDog: He ambushes a gang of students and has Agu forced to kill one of them, who pleads and begs for his life, but the commandant doesn’t care and says that they’re terrorists and leaves Agu no choice.
* KickTheDog: He ambushes a gang of students and has Agu forced to kill one of them, who pleads and begs for his life, but the commandant doesn’t care and says that they’re terrorists and leaves Agu no choice.
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* KarmaHoudini: After everyone in his army abandones him, it is left unknown what happens to him as he simply exits the movie. But we didn’t ZigZagged: [[spoiler: We don’t see him recieve any real punishment for his crimes.
crimes. But everyone in his army eventually have had enough and abandones him and it is left unknown what happens to him afterwards, [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse as he simply exits the movie]].]]
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** He ambushes a gang of students and has Agu forced to kill one of them, who pleads and begs for his life, but the commandant doesn’t care and says that they’re terrorists and leaves Agu nochoice.choice.
** He molests the children and at one time does the same to Agu.
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** He ambushes a gang of students and has Agu forced to kill one of them, who pleads and begs for his life, but the commandant doesn’t care and says that they’re terrorists and leaves Agu no
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* NoNameGiven: He is simly referred to as ”The Commandant” or ”The Commander”.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: He rapes Agu, a ''child'', at one point and is implied to have done the same to other child soldiers like Strika.
* SinkOrSwimMentor: The Commandant not only puts the kids through TrainingFromHell, but precedes the first mission they go on, a bridge assault, by telling them that he's only taking the brave.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: He rapes Agu, a ''child'', at one point and is implied to have done the same to other child soldiers like Strika.
* SinkOrSwimMentor: The Commandant not only puts the kids through TrainingFromHell, but precedes the first mission they go on, a bridge assault, by telling them that he's only taking the brave.
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* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: One of the first things he does once he has reqruited Agu is to force him to kill an innocent man to prove his worthiness, while the man begs for his life while the commandant doesn’t give Agu a choice.
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[[folder: Agu]]
The protagonist of the movie. A young boy who looses his family in a war in an unnamed African country at the hands of the military, he escapes and is recruited by a rebellion force lead by a ruthless man.
* ChildSoldiers: He becomes one in the Native Defense Force.
* ForcedIntoEvil: When he is recruited by The Commandant and becomes a soldier in the NDF. The first thing he is forces to do to prove himself is to kill a completely innocent man, which he had no other choice but to do. Then he continues to go along with whatever evil acts the commandant commands the army to do.
* HeroicBSOD: He has several of these throughout the movie. Such as after he was forced to kill an innocent man, he throws up in guilt.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: The Commandant]]
A warlord and the leader of the Native Defence Force rebel army, who recruits Agu as one of his many child soldiers.
* AxCrazy: The Commandant is a cold and sociopathic warlord who commands his army to murder and rape completely innocent people, whom have nothing to do with the actual enemies he claims to be fighting against.
* BigBad: The main antagonist of the movie and the most evil man in the film.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He may be charismatic and seems nice to Agu when he recruits him, but he is actually an evil man who will not only kill enemy soldiers but random innocent people for no reason. Oh, and he also turns out to be a child molester who rapes Agu at one point.
* ForTheEvulz: He has his army killing and raping innocent people for no other reason than he enjoys it.
* ItsAllAboutMe: The Commandant's actions in the last third of the film are motivated by him realizing that he's been passed over for the position he wants and is instead being KickedUpstairs. To that end, he decides to fight against the rest of the rebels to maintain his pride.
* KarmaHoudini: After everyone in his army abandones him, it is left unknown what happens to him as he simply exits the movie. But we didn’t see him recieve any real punishment for his crimes.
* KickTheDog: He ambushes a gang of students and has Agu forced to kill one of them, who pleads and begs for his life, but the commandant doesn’t care and says that they’re terrorists and leaves Agu no choice.
* TheLeader: Of the Native Defence Force rebel army.
* ManipulativeBastard: He has the charisma to recruit many children and teens.
* TheSociopath: A cold and ruthless warlord with no regard for human lives whatsoever. He murder, rapes innocent people and even molests children in his army.
* VillainousBreakdown: The Commandant goes through this at the end, once he realizes that the battalion intends to abandon him. He warns them all that they'll think of him when they're poor and not getting any support, but it finally hits him when Agu (the one soldier who initially protects him when the other soldiers aim their guns) leaves as well.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Once Agu and the rest of the soldiers abandons, The Commandant simply exits the story and doesn’t appear again.
[[/folder]]
The protagonist of the movie. A young boy who looses his family in a war in an unnamed African country at the hands of the military, he escapes and is recruited by a rebellion force lead by a ruthless man.
* ChildSoldiers: He becomes one in the Native Defense Force.
* ForcedIntoEvil: When he is recruited by The Commandant and becomes a soldier in the NDF. The first thing he is forces to do to prove himself is to kill a completely innocent man, which he had no other choice but to do. Then he continues to go along with whatever evil acts the commandant commands the army to do.
* HeroicBSOD: He has several of these throughout the movie. Such as after he was forced to kill an innocent man, he throws up in guilt.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: The Commandant]]
A warlord and the leader of the Native Defence Force rebel army, who recruits Agu as one of his many child soldiers.
* AxCrazy: The Commandant is a cold and sociopathic warlord who commands his army to murder and rape completely innocent people, whom have nothing to do with the actual enemies he claims to be fighting against.
* BigBad: The main antagonist of the movie and the most evil man in the film.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He may be charismatic and seems nice to Agu when he recruits him, but he is actually an evil man who will not only kill enemy soldiers but random innocent people for no reason. Oh, and he also turns out to be a child molester who rapes Agu at one point.
* ForTheEvulz: He has his army killing and raping innocent people for no other reason than he enjoys it.
* ItsAllAboutMe: The Commandant's actions in the last third of the film are motivated by him realizing that he's been passed over for the position he wants and is instead being KickedUpstairs. To that end, he decides to fight against the rest of the rebels to maintain his pride.
* KarmaHoudini: After everyone in his army abandones him, it is left unknown what happens to him as he simply exits the movie. But we didn’t see him recieve any real punishment for his crimes.
* KickTheDog: He ambushes a gang of students and has Agu forced to kill one of them, who pleads and begs for his life, but the commandant doesn’t care and says that they’re terrorists and leaves Agu no choice.
* TheLeader: Of the Native Defence Force rebel army.
* ManipulativeBastard: He has the charisma to recruit many children and teens.
* TheSociopath: A cold and ruthless warlord with no regard for human lives whatsoever. He murder, rapes innocent people and even molests children in his army.
* VillainousBreakdown: The Commandant goes through this at the end, once he realizes that the battalion intends to abandon him. He warns them all that they'll think of him when they're poor and not getting any support, but it finally hits him when Agu (the one soldier who initially protects him when the other soldiers aim their guns) leaves as well.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Once Agu and the rest of the soldiers abandons, The Commandant simply exits the story and doesn’t appear again.
[[/folder]]
