1 | [[quoteright:298:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/683f4e58_b67a_4aad_9906_d9c590c83085.jpeg]] [[caption-width-right:298:]] ''War Girls'' is a futuristic reimagining of the Nigerian Civil War, taking place in 2172. Onyii and her adopted younger sister Ify live in a Biafran refuge camp, which gets attacked by Nigerian soldiers. The two are separated, with Onyii becoming a Biafran soldier while Ify has settled into a life studying in Nigeria. Written by Creator/TochiOnyebuchi, this book was published in 2019. |
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4 | !!This work contains examples of: |
5 | * ActionBomb: Near the beginning, a suicide bomber starts the attack on the War Girl camp. |
6 | * AmazonBrigade: The War Girls, a group of female soldiers that includes Onyii. |
7 | * ArtificialHuman: The Biafrans construct synthetic soldiers or “synths”. One is assigned to work with each War Girl. They are known as abd. |
8 | * ChildSoldier: The abd are children, and Onyii started fighting in the war when she was eight. |
9 | * CombatByChampion: When Onyii attacks the Nigerians alone, Daren challenges her to a fight to the death. [[spoiler: Onyii wins.]] |
10 | * {{Cyborg}}: Onyii has a robotic arm and eye. |
11 | * DeathFakedForYou: [[spoiler: When Ify is sentenced to death, Onyii replaces the lethal serum with one that merely knocks her out, then rescues her from the morgue.]] |
12 | * DrivenToSuicide: After [[spoiler: Ginika dies, her abd Golibe shoots himself.]] |
13 | * ExplosiveLeash: During a hostage situation, the War Girls strap C-4 to the hostages and threaten to detonate them if the Nigerians attack. |
14 | * GrayAndGreyMorality: While both sides have sympathetic characters, both sides also commit rather reprehensible actions. |
15 | * HostageSituation: The War Girls capture several traders helping the Nigerians, and negotiate for their release. |
16 | * HumongousMecha: Both sides of the war use giant mecha suits to fight. |
17 | * PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler: The Biafrans win the war, but the War Girls have trouble rejoicing after so many of them have died.]] |
18 | * {{Revenge}}: Onyii’s main motivation for a large part of the book is to avenge Ify, because she thinks the Nigerians killed her. [[spoiler: When Ify learns that Onyii killed her mother, she goes on a revenge quest.]] |
19 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: After the War Girls [[spoiler: kill Daurama]], Daren disobeys orders and kills several of them and their abd. Later in the book, Onyii goes to fight the Nigerians on her own after they attack her city. |
20 | * ShoutOut: Many story elements are reminiscent of ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' and indeed, Onyebuchi pitched the book as "Gundam [[RecycledInSpace in Africa]]". |
21 | * UncertainDoom: The last time [[spoiler: Chinelo]] is seen, she’s in a coma, and it’s never made clear whether she survives or not. |
22 | * YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler: Ify learns that Onyii killed her mother, and decides to take revenge.]] |
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