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From there on, Matt works to bring down ''Hellywood'' from within, but after Hamdo orders Matt to do the unthinkable, he tricks Hamdo, an act that backfires once Hamdo learns of it, and then orders Sara to be raped, which {{spoiler|results in her getting pregnant.}} Hating himself for not being able to save her, Matt tries to give them a chance to escape, while also meeting Shu and Lala-Ru. However, thanks to Sara, they manage to escape, where they are found by Sis, who brings them to Zari-Bars, where they think they can be safe from ''Hellywood'' forever. Matt struggles with his Christian faith, but finds a way to believe again after an encounter with a holy man in the desert, and begins to reestablish his relationship with Sara, who is coming to terms with what happened to her.

* [[Canon Foreigner]]: Matt, obviously, being an original character. The Disciples as well.

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Matt's hacking skills and Lala-Ru's healing powers.

* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: Hamdo forces Matt and Sara to go through this constantly. It almost breaks both of them, but thanks to their love for each other, they make it through it.

* [[Complete Monster]]: Just like his character from the show, King Hamdo is definitely this trope. [[Word of God|NKSCF]] said that he tried to imagine Hamdo doing and saying things that could only be performed by his English voice actor Jack Taylor, which he says has gotten a very positive response from his reviewers.

{{quote| '''Abelia''': “I admire the ferocity behind your eyes, boy. What is your name?”<br />

'''Matt''': “Richard Bachman, but my friends call me Stephen King,” I said, smirking. }}

* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]: Sara has her moments, but it's all a facade, which she eventually breaks out of.

* [[Doomed Hometown]]: What happened to Tabool, Boo, and Nabuca's homes, and eventually {{spoiler|Zari-Bars for Sis and her children.}}

* [[Dying Town]]: They're all over the place, but there is some hope that some of them may be revitalized later on.

* [[Dysfunction Junction]]: And how! It's amazing any of the characters stay as stable as they normally are.

* [[Eternal English]]: Something that the author explains by means of all people having a universal translator implanted into their heads. Matt and Sara have their forcibly introduced, leaving scars on their heads as a result.

* [[Fauxlosophic Narration]]: Matt does this every now and then to spice things up. Like usual, he lampshades its use.

* [[Nerds Are Virgins]]: While more of a [[Geek]], Matt is definitely a virgin by choice, as is Sara, who is definitely nowhere close to being either a nerd or a geek. {{spoiler|It's implied at the end of the epilogue that they'll be busy having fun once they get married.}}

* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: The interrogation scene with Schermz, the first time that Matt has to deal with the fact that Sara {{spoiler|was raped}}, and the gigantic plant creature that almost killed them. Hamdo is probably the scariest anime character ever devised.

* [[Not Afraid of You Anymore]]: Matt gets a moment in the closing chapters with Hamdo.

* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Matt does this purposefully in order to help Hamdo as little as possible, because he has a massive amount of information that could easily be used to further Hamdo's goals.

* [[Religion Is Right]]: At least that's what Matt and Sara believe in. Whether it's right or not is [[Word of God|left up to the reader.]]

* [[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped]]: Being optimistic about life is a very good thing, religious faith is something that should be respected and should only be something that you truly believe in, and that [[Title Drop|life is worth living.]] However, when NKSCF first started, he was not as great at doing this as he turned out to be later, and was more [[Anvilicious]] than necessary. Thanks to some constructive criticism from his reviewers, he [[Word of God|admitted that he got better at this.]]

* [[Stepford Smiler]]: For a time, Matt becomes this, merely being happy because he doesn't want anyone to know how he really feels about his lot in life. {{spoiler|He gets better.}}

* [[Supporting Protagonist]]: Sara, which becomes [[Hilarious in Hindsight]] as {{spoiler|she is also telling her own version of the story to a recording, which makes Matt the supporting protagonist of her story.}}