It only works temporarily, but she gets a computer password out of him before he turns back. Dual Wielding: At one point, Zahara does this with syringes in order to administer an antivirus to an already-zombified victim.Driven to Suicide: As the Longo brothers make their way past the quiet prison cells, they see that some of the sick inmates ended their suffering by killing themselves.This is not your average Star Wars novel. Darker and Edgier: In every way possible.Cover Drop: Characters split up from Zahara and Kale come across two Stormtrooper helmets as they trek through the Star Destroyer, and one of them hangs on a hook as depicted on the cover of the novel.Cool Old Guy: Von Longo was apparently one of these.Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are: Used in the chase between Trig and a zombified Kale.He turns on both his own boss and on the men he finds in the Freebird, although with the latter this is understandable since they did try to eat him. Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Sartoris.Censored Child Death: In a very gruesome way when an infant Wookiee is devoured by its parents.Bloodier and Gorier: Than anything else in Star Wars.Better to Die than Be Killed: Several officers on Purge kill themselves when infected by the virus, in order to avoid the painful death that awaits them.Beauty Is Never Tarnished / Beauty Equals Goodness: Played straight with Zahara Cody, with the former being subverted right near the end.