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Everyone and I mean EVERYONE tunes into the warcross games, somehow, Warcross is the only game everyone plays.

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The Sidekick/Mentor turned Anti-Villain archetype (Classic plot twist in dystopian novels meaning "hey the guy I was working for and trusted turned out not trustworthy and stabbed me in the back, time to side with the guys I was fighting the entire time" Hideo being that thought to be trustworthy person)

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Seemingly Villain but Hero (he wasn't exactly a villain since his aim from the start of the book never changed, he just seemed like a villain)

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The mother figure. She took care of Emika in a way and helped her get prepared for the Warcross game.

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The chosen hero and naive protagonist of the book, got absolutely played by Hideo.

(SPOILERS FOR THE SECOND BOOK BELOW)

SHE THEN GOT PLAYED BY ZERO IN THE SECOND BOOK AND JUST BARELY SCRAPED BY WITH PLOT ARMOR, I MEAN HOW NAIVE DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO BE TRICKED TWICE IN A ROW IN THE TIME SPAN OF A WEEK

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People put their memories into files into an electronic device, it seems that the people have a lot of faith in the lenses' ability to keep stuff secure and safe.

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Richest man on Earth (probably) and most powerful by the end of the book since he's able to control anyone who's uses the lenses Hideo's company produces (which is pretty much the entire population of Earth considering the fact that the lenses were free)

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It's been mentioned once or twice in the book, where there'd be illegal gambling on Warcross games hosted in the dark web, where cheats are legal and losing could end you up on an assasination board

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At first in the story we think that Hideo is a "good" character, with only the intention of protecting his property, but it turns out that he just wanted Emika to keep anyone from interrupting his plan to install an algorithm that'd effectively put everyone under his control (which he succeeds in doing). Then it turns out that the main "villain" Zero, was only trying to stop Hideo from going through with his plan.

(SPOILERS FOR SECOND BOOK BELOW)

THEN IT TURNS OUT IN THE SECOND BOOK THAT ZERO ONLY WANTED TO HYJACK HIDEO'S ALGORITHM AFTER IT GOT INSTALLED AND IT ALSO TURNS OUT THAT HIDEO WAS ONLY TRYING TO FIND HIS BROTHER THROUGH THE ALGORITHM BY FINDING THE PEOPLE WHO KIDNAPPED HIS BROTHER (Sasuke) WHO THEN TURNS OUT TO BE ZERO WHO THEN TURNS OUT TO NOT BE SASUKE EXACTLY BECAUSE HIS MEMORIES GOT MESSED WITH WHO THEN TURNS OUT TO BE SASUKE BECAUSE EMIKA AND HIDEO MANAGED TO PULL A PROTAGONIST PLOT ARMOR THING AND RESTORED SASUKE'S MEMORY, Also turns out that Sasuke likes a girl named Jax.

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Amazing hacker who managed to get through Warcross' security system and is constantly attempting to exert his power in order to stop Hideo's plan.

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Another hacker who managed to get through Warcross' security system and is constantly trying to exert her power to capture Zero and is submitting to Hideo's power.

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The police in this book put out bounties for criminals because they can't handle the amount of petty criminals due to Warcross making more opportunities for crime to occur.

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A bounty hunter that was also undercover on the mission Emika was on.

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This society was similar to ours. The social issues were mostly the same. Both the dystopian world and ours have social issues like loss of loved ones, the community, poverty, power, coping, family issues, etc.

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The virtual glasses are a free piece of technology made by Hideo. Which he then used to control everyone who had them by getting inside their head. These virtual glasses allow you to enter the spectacular virtual Warcross game. This game is very popular worldwide.

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In this annual Warcross competition you get placed into a team. Everyone has different roles but everyone's main objective is to grab the other team's artifacts using strategies and teamwork.

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Warcross by Marie Lu is a dystopian novel that's unique in the way that its set in a virtual world and not a world that's at war or infected with a plague. Emika Chen, was a teenage girl who struggled to keep up with her rent payment ever since her dad died. Her life changed when she one day hacked into the warcross competition. Warcross was a virtual game that over millions played everyday. It can be played using a free set of digital glasses that were created by Hideo, a young billionaire genius. She then was found out by Hideo and got an offer she couldn't resist. She is then whisked off into Tokyo to uncover the mystery of the so called villain, Zero. Overall, this book was filled with many plot twists that keeps you reading. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a young adult, romance and dystopian novel.