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* OutsideContextProblem: Most of the story's horror comes from the fact that the Galaxy Far, Far Away is the least likely place to think of for a ZombieApocalypse, even one localized in a starship. Most of the characters of the story are constantly on a "what the ''hell'' are those things?!" level of nervousness.
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** Not to mention that the leader of the aformentioned [[spoiler:cannibals]] is named [[Literature/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream Gorrister]].

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** Not to mention that the leader of the aformentioned aforementioned [[spoiler:cannibals]] is named [[Literature/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream Gorrister]].
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** [[spoiler:Gorrister]], right before Sartoris [[KickTheSonOfABitch throws him to the zombies]], gets a horrified MyGodWhatHaveIDone look on his face.

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** [[spoiler:Gorrister]], right before Sartoris [[KickTheSonOfABitch [[KarmicDeath throws him to the zombies]], gets a horrified MyGodWhatHaveIDone look on his face.
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* KickTheDog: Trig and Kale find the only escape pod remaining onboard. Just as they are about to enter it they are cornered by Sartoris, who threatens both of them (keeping in mind Trig is merely 13 years old) with a mouthful of blaster bolts if they take the pod. He then uses it to escape himself. First he kills their dad, then he leaves them to die at the hands of the ravenous undead.

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* KickTheDog: Trig and Kale find the only escape pod remaining onboard. Just as they are about to enter it they are cornered by Sartoris, who threatens both of them (keeping in mind Trig is merely 13 years old) with a mouthful of blaster bolts if they take the pod. He then uses it to escape himself.himself; earlier it had been revealed the escape pod can seat three. First he kills their dad, then he leaves them to die at the hands of the ravenous undead.



* VillainProtagonist: Sartoris is one of the main characters and for the majority of the book being a traitorous as swipe responsible for the Longos brothers being orphans and abandons the entire crew of the Purge to die, it isn’t until [[spoiler:he narrowly survives the cannibalistic crew]] that he begins showing any sympathetic traits.

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* VillainProtagonist: Sartoris is one of the main characters and for the majority of the book being is a traitorous as swipe responsible for dick who killed the Longos Lango brothers being orphans father in the backstory and abandons later steals the entire crew of the Purge to die, it only escape pod from them. It isn’t until [[spoiler:he [[spoiler: Sartoris narrowly survives the cannibalistic crew]] that he begins showing any sympathetic traits.
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Asskicking Leads To Leadership is the new name of the trope.


* AssholeVictim: It’s easier to count the sympathetic casualties as between the sadistic prison gangs, abusive guards, and [[spoiler:cannabilistic Imperials]] decency runs pretty short in the story.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: It is inmplied that Sartoris's unbridled brutality is part of the reason he leads the guards on ''Purge''.

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* AssholeVictim: It’s easier to count the sympathetic casualties as between the sadistic prison gangs, abusive guards, and [[spoiler:cannabilistic [[spoiler:cannibalistic Imperials]] decency runs pretty short in the story.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: It is inmplied implied that Sartoris's unbridled brutality is part of the reason he leads the guards on ''Purge''.



* BeautyIsNeverTarnished / BeautyEqualsGoodness: {{Played straight}} with Zahara Cody, with the former being subverted right near the end.

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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished / BeautyEqualsGoodness: {{Played straight}} PlayedStraight with Zahara Cody, with the former being subverted right near the end.

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