▁Tre y ; ▁his ▁true ▁name ▁is ▁Tra h ern ▁C rom well ▁Tor rance . ▁ ▁Matth ias ▁ ▁The ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁Among ▁the ▁En emy . ▁ ▁Matth ias ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁a ▁hom eless ▁but ▁deeply ▁religious ▁man ▁named ▁Samuel ▁Jones ▁along ▁with ▁two ▁other ▁third ▁children , ▁Per cy ▁and ▁Al ia . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁taught ▁the ▁children ▁necessary ▁skills ▁to ▁surv ive , ▁including ▁creating ▁false ▁ID ▁cards , ▁and ▁inst illed ▁within ▁Matth ias ▁moral ▁values , ▁such ▁as ▁not ▁learning ▁to ▁hate ▁others . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁central ▁figure ▁of ▁Among ▁the ▁En emy , ▁Matth ias ▁and ▁his ▁friends ▁are ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁Population ▁Police ; ▁while ▁they ▁escape , ▁Per cy ▁and ▁Al ia ▁are ▁injured ▁and ▁eventually ▁separated ▁from ▁Matth ias , ▁who ▁ends ▁up ▁being ▁rec ru ited ▁into ▁the ▁Population ▁Police . ▁ ▁There , ▁he ▁must ▁overcome ▁his ▁gr ief ▁and ▁helps ▁N ina ▁and ▁her ▁friends ▁dis rupt ▁and ▁destroy ▁the ▁Population ▁Police ' s ▁plans . ▁ ▁En emy ▁characters ▁Jason ▁Bar st ow ▁A ▁student ▁at ▁Hend r icks ▁School ▁for ▁Boys , ▁Jason ▁is ▁actually ▁a ▁sp y ▁plant ed ▁by ▁the ▁Population ▁Police ▁as ▁a ▁supposed ▁third ▁child ▁using ▁the ▁alias ▁" Sc ott ▁Ren ault " ▁at ▁Hend r icks ▁to ▁expose ▁potential ▁third ▁children , ▁and , ▁using ▁N ina ▁Id i ' s ▁( who ▁he ▁said ▁was ▁" be aut iful ") ▁love ▁for ▁him , ▁children ▁at ▁its ▁sister