Sabah

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> *"Look at you... Fang, you look wonderful. Very grown up. Very cool. This is a wonderful thing you are doing."*
> —Sabah to Fang on the final day
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**Sabah** is the mother of Fang and Naser in *Goodbye Volcano High*. Her husband is Saeed.

## Appearance

Sabah is a dark grey pterodactyl with salmon pink markings on her snout, wings and finger tips. She has red eyes and dark black hair with some parts of it grey and tied into a bun. She is seen wearing a pale yellow blouse and a golden necklace.

## Personality

She is described by Fang as an upfront woman unafraid to tell her opinions. She does not really understand why Fang is non-binary and struggles to not use Fang's deadname sometimes out of habit. Sabah is a “tough love” style of parent who has a dry and deadpan sense of humor. Sabah is also mentioned to not be a creative type.

Both Sabah and Saeed are stern, and it can come off as unsympathetic and distant, even to the degree Fang feels Sabah does not take them seriously. Sabah and her husband also may be interpreted as somewhat prudish, as it is implied they were offended Reed's outfit does not cover his armpits.

## Background

Although never made explicitly clear, it is hinted that Sabah and Saeed are immigrants from another region on Earth or Pangea, or that they descend from a family of immigrants, as they have faint accents.

Before the events of the game, Sabah and Saeed went to Isla Nublar.

## *Goodbye Volcano High*

Near the beginning of the game, Fang finds a fridge memo written by Sabah about how they have gone to Isla Nublar. The memo asks Fang and Naser to be responsible, although it also annoys Fang because it has Fang's deadname. Fang soon has a piano performance for Naser and the player may allow a video recording to be sent to Fang's parents. If agreed to, Naser will later comment that they enjoyed the video.

The family later has a video call and Sabah comments Fang looks tired. Saeed comments that him and Sabah will be flying back home tomorrow due to the news of the meteor, which Sabah corrects is an asteroid. Naser reveals Fang found a spot in the Battle of the Bands, although Sabah doesn't seem too impressed, asking, "So what, you win money or something?" Sabah mentions she doesn't want to come home to a house that looks like a robbery happened and the call ends.

Fang and Naser eventually learn their parents can't come home due to the asteroid shutting down airports. Despite this, the siblings are able to call their parents on the final day so that Sabah and Saeed can watch Worm Drama perform on the roof of Volcano High. Sabah also comments she likes Fang's look, finding it very cool and mature. Sabah and Saeed look especially moved by the emotional show.

## Trivia

* Her name has Hebrew and Arabic roots. It can mean "from Sheba", "morning" or "promise". The "morning" meaning can be seen as somewhat ironic because her child Fang is not a morning person, adding contrast how different Fang is to their mother.
* Sabah's memo has an additional line "don't misbehave just because we are gone". It is said in Sabah's voice but does not appear on the memo itself. The developers have been alerted of this mistake so it may be fixed in a future patch.
* Sabah's deadnaming of Fang has made some players feel uncomfortable. According to the game's website, *"It was important for us to accurately reflect the struggles queer people with unaccepting families face in the real world. Misgendering and deadnaming are an unfortunate reality for too many trans and nonbinary teens, and the game tries to portray that with sensitivity and care."*
* Sabah and Saeed's absence in the game has made a lot of players wonder about the timeline of the game, since it suggests they are gone nearly the entire school year. Director Kyle McKernan mentioned that the developers didn't want parents involved much with the story, and clarified, *"We kept the timeline pretty vague intentionally. There were a lot of narrative bits and bobs that got changed or moved around or combined so things got a bit wonky but overall the whole story is meant to take place over a number of months in the last year of school. That said, the parents thing specifically became a question we had and we opted to keep it vague that they kept getting delayed in order to solidify a bit of “the parents are busy” at the start and also a lot of “the outside world is getting really messy and the parents are continuously struggling to find a way home”.*

## Gallery

Visual referenceNaser and Fang on the phone with their parents during the final daySaeed and Sabah crying on the final day

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