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{{quote|''"Only one man could kill this many Russians. Bring his Guitar to me!"''|'''Death''', observing the results of [[Curb Stomp Battle|our Hero's confrontation with the Red Army.]]}}

 

In an alternate world, Russia and the U.S. nearly destroyed each other in nuclear war in 1957, with only a couple of remaining outposts of civilization left. The most prominent is Lost Vegas, ruled by [[Elvis Presley]]. However, "after 40 rockin' years, the King is dead."

 

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* [[After the End]] - Complete with ''[[Mad Max]]'' style neo-barbarians.

* [[Alternate History]]

* [[Arrow Catch]]: When Death's minions (who all use bows with [[Bottomless Magazines|unlimited arrows]]) chances upon Buddy when he's separated from his sword, he appears to just be dodging their [[A-Team Firing]]. When he gets up from one of his rolls, however, he throws away a bundle of arrows in each hand.

* [[Badass]] - Buddy.

** Although judging from what we see, Buddy might actually ''be'' the real Buddy Holly.

* [[Dance Battler]] - Buddy.

* [[The Fifties]] - What's left of society still looks like it, since the nuclear war took place then - and most everywhere is far from recovered even four decades later.

* [[The Grim Reaper]] - happens to look like [[Guns N' Roses|Slash]].

* [[Heroic BSOD]]

* [[I'm a Humanitarian]] - Buddy tries to drop the kid off with a family like this.

* [[Katanas Are Just Better]]

* [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]] - So, so many.

* [[One-Man Army]] - Buddy versus the remnants of the Russian Army. See the quote above if you have any questions as to who won.

* [[Parental Abandonment]] - The Kid's mother is killed before his eyes at the beginning; he latches onto Buddy in part because Buddy killed his mother's killer.

* [[The Power of Friendship]] - {{spoiler|When Death finally catches up to Buddy, Buddy willingly throws away his guitar pick, to concede in his quest to become King. But Death refuses, saying that he's really after what Buddy values most. Realizing that means The Kid, Buddy yells, "You can't have him!"}} Which leads up to...

* [[The Power of Rock]]

* [[Tagalong Kid]]

* [[Take Up My Sword]] - {{spoiler|At the end of the movie, the Kid literally takes up Buddy's sword, along with his guitar, suit, and glasses. The final scene of the movie is him literally ''turning into'' Buddy as he walks towards Lost Vegas. Straightforward symbolism? Or [[Wild Mass Guessing|has Buddy's spirit done this before]]?}}

* [[Weaksauce Weakness]] - {{spoiler|In an [[Homage]] to ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'', Death is killed by getting wet.}}

* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?]] - Hoo boy....

 

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