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* SmallRoleBigImpact: Only appears for two chapters, but his actions directly lead to [[spoiler: the death of Ulysses Barca, and his presence in the story helps to establish the Red Hand's child bride scheme]].
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: He's in the dark about his Queen's true identity.
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An arbiter who hired Ephraim to steal various artifacts in ''Iron Gold''.
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* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler:After she sells out Ephraim to the Duke of Hands, the Duke decides to reward her by letting Ephraim decide to what to do with her, and when Ephraim says to let her go, the Duke has her [[ExactWords dropped off of a skyscraper.]]]]
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* InsistentTerminology: Refers to Trigg as his husband, despite the fact that they weren't married yet at the time of Trigg's death in ''Morning Star'', because he feels that calling Trigg his fiance cheapens the relationship they had together.
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* LackOfEmpathy: Ephraim does naturally feel empathy for others, however he uses the drug zoladone, which suppresses a person's ability to feel empathy, like candy to deal with the dubious actions he commits.
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!! Due to the prevalence of [[LateArrivalSpoiler Late Arrival Spoilers]] and [[FirstEpisodeTwist First Episode Twists]] in both the ''Literature/RedRising'' and ''Literature/IronGold'' series, spoilers from ''Literature/RedRising'', ''Golden Son'', and ''Morning Star'' may be unmarked. Read at your own risk.
!! The Red Hand
[[folder: The Red Hand in general]]
A terrorist group that originated as
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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: They force girls as young as twelve into being their child brides so that they can breed a second generation of soldiers.
* RenegadeSplinterFaction: The group originated from renegade Sons of Ares.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: They see themselves as noble freedom fighters battling for a better future for Reds, but are seen as terrorists by everyone else because their preferred method is indiscriminatly murdering anyone they perceive as being a collaborator with Gold, and anyone who tries to protect their intended targets, or generally anyone who gets in their way.
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!!! Red Hand Leadership
[[folder: Harmony]]
The founder and leader of the Red Hand. She served as Dancer's lieutenant in the Sons of Ares during the first novel who broke away from the Sons after she becomes more concerned with short-term vengeance than long term success.
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* ArtificialLimbs: [[spoiler: she lost an arm in between books and has a robotic arm when Darrow sees her again in ''Golden Son'']].
* TheBusCameBack: Returned in ''Iron Gold'' after being absent from ''Morning Star''.
* FantasticRacism: In ''Golden Son'', she's developed this towards anyone who isn't a Red.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Kicked into a nest of adult Pitvipers, who burrow inside her to lay their eggs]].
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: By the beginning of ''Golden Son'', she's willing to kill Golds at any cost, no matter how many innocent lowColors get caught in the crossfire.
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: As of ''Golden Son'', she no longer cares about the Sons of Ares' long term goals and only wants to kill as many Golds as she can.
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: She almost tricked Darrow into performing a SenselessSacrifice by revealing Eo's secret pregnancy]].
* PutOnABus: Was absent from ''Morning Star'' after being rescued from the Jackal's prison in ''Golden Son''.
* RenegadeSplinterFaction: [[spoiler: Forms one between ''Red Rising'' and ''Golden Son'' due to differing views on how to run the Sons of Ares.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: By the time of her appearance in ''Golden Son''. Then she gets even worse in the Sequel Series.
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[[folder: Cormac O'Vadros]]
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[[folder: Duncan]]
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!! The Syndicate
[[folder: The Syndicate in genera]]
The most notorious crime organization in the Solar System.
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* StagedPopulistUprising: The Jackal notes in ''Golden Son'' that the leaders of the Syndicate were all chosen by Octavia. After the end of ''Morning Star'', the organization's leadership undergoes a shakeup [[spoiler: but is still ultimately under the direction of the Society's leadership]].
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!!! Syndicate Leadership
[[folder: The Queen]]
->See the [[Characters/RedRisingBoneriders Boneriders]] page.
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[[folder: The Duke of Hands]]
One of the main enforcers of The Syndicate.
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* TheDragon: As one of the Dukes of the Syndicate, he fills this role to his queen.
* FantasticRacism: Hates Golds with a violent passion.
* FauxAffablyEvil: His affable behavior is only an act.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler: Virginia uses the psychospyke technology she acquired from Octavia's vaults to erase all of the Duke's memories]].
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: His fate after having his mind wiped in ''Dark Age'' remains unknown]].
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Repeatedly slaps Pax to get a reaction out of him after the boy is abducted by Ephraim]].
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!!! Syndicate Operatives
[[folder: Oslo]]
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[[folder: Gorgo]]
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!! Horn Gang
[[folder: The Horn Gang in general]]
A team of thieves operating on Luna who are hired in ''Iron Gold'' to steal the most valuable thing in the worlds.
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!!! Gang Members
[[folder: Ephraim ti Horn]]
Trigg's fiancé and one of the POV characters of the sequel series. He served with the Sons of Ares after his lover's death before turning to a live of crime when he go
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* AndShowItToYou: [[spoiler: Dies at the end of ''Dark Age'' when Volsung Fa rips his heart out and eats it]].
* AscendedExtra: Was only mentioned in ''Morning Star'' before finally appearaning as one of the narrators in ''Iron Gold''.
* BoxedCrook: [[spoiler: After Mustang and Holiday discover his complicity in the abduction of Pax and Electra, they immediately conscript him to help rescue the kids instead]].
* ChekhovsGunman: Mentioned multiple times throughout ''Morning Star'', and finally appears as a main character in ''Iron Gold''.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Darrow is rebel leader who believes in people's ability to grow and be better. Ephraim is a mercenary who believes the worst of everyone.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: [[spoiler: In ''Dark Age'', he has no idea what to do with his future now that his days as a freelancer on Luna are over. As he works to help train the Obsidian Skuggi to prepare for Sefi's acquisition of Cimmeria, he starts to find a purpose again in helping the Obsidians build a new home for themselves]].
* FunctionalAddict: Frequently uses a new drug that mutes his emotions to dull the pain of losing Trigg.
* GentlemanThief: What he's become since leaving the Sons of Ares.
* HappilyMarried: To the late Trigg ti Nakamura.
* InsistentTerminology: Refers to Trigg as his husband, despite the fact that they weren't married yet at the time of Trigg's death in ''Morning Star'', because he feels that calling Trigg his fiance cheapens the relationship they had together.
* TheLostLenore: His husband Trigg was killed in the opening chapters of ''Morning Star''.
* ParentalSubstitute: [[spoiler: despite their harsh parting in ''Iron Gold'', Volga still considers him her father figure when they reunite in ''Dark Age'']].
* PrivateMilitaryContractor: Served as one of these until ''Morning Star'', and specialized in recovering stolen art.
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[[folder: Volga Fjorgen]]
->See the [[Characters/RedRisingObsidians Obsidians]] page.
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[[folder: Dano Sunshine]]
A young Red working as part of Trigg's heist team.
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[[folder: Cyra si Lamensis]]
A Green who works as the hacker for Trigg's group.
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* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: The Syndicate drop her off the side of an under-construction skyscraper for betraying Ephraim's trust]].
* {{Hackette}}: She's the hacker in their little band of thieves.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: After they drop off the kids]].
* TheMole: [[spoiler: She'd been spilling Ephraim's secrets to the Syndicate all along]].
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[[folder: Figment]]
The Brown who [[spoiler: abducted Lyria on behalf of Victra at the end of ''Iron Gold'']], and one of Ephraim's main rivals in the criminal underworld.
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* PuppeteerParasite: [[spoiler: It’s implied that the ''real'' Figment is the cybernetic implant implanted in the mercenary’s body, which may have been partially controlling her, and was also the source of her bio-engineered abilities. When it latches onto Lyria after its original host dies, it addresses ''her'' as the new Figment.]]
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!! Due to the prevalence of [[LateArrivalSpoiler Late Arrival Spoilers]] and [[FirstEpisodeTwist First Episode Twists]] in both the ''Literature/RedRising'' and ''Literature/IronGold'' series, spoilers from ''Literature/RedRising'', ''Golden Son'', and ''Morning Star'' may be unmarked. Read at your own risk.
!! The Red Hand
[[folder: The Red Hand in general]]
A terrorist group that originated as
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* RenegadeSplinterFaction: The group originated from renegade Sons of Ares.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: They see themselves as noble freedom fighters battling for a better future for Reds, but are seen as terrorists by everyone else because their preferred method is indiscriminatly murdering anyone they perceive as being a collaborator with Gold, and anyone who tries to protect their intended targets, or generally anyone who gets in their way.
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[[folder: Harmony]]
The founder and leader of the Red Hand. She served as Dancer's lieutenant in the Sons of Ares during the first novel who broke away from the Sons after she becomes more concerned with short-term vengeance than long term success.
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* ArtificialLimbs: [[spoiler: she lost an arm in between books and has a robotic arm when Darrow sees her again in ''Golden Son'']].
* TheBusCameBack: Returned in ''Iron Gold'' after being absent from ''Morning Star''.
* FantasticRacism: In ''Golden Son'', she's developed this towards anyone who isn't a Red.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Kicked into a nest of adult Pitvipers, who burrow inside her to lay their eggs]].
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: By the beginning of ''Golden Son'', she's willing to kill Golds at any cost, no matter how many innocent lowColors get caught in the crossfire.
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: As of ''Golden Son'', she no longer cares about the Sons of Ares' long term goals and only wants to kill as many Golds as she can.
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: She almost tricked Darrow into performing a SenselessSacrifice by revealing Eo's secret pregnancy]].
* PutOnABus: Was absent from ''Morning Star'' after being rescued from the Jackal's prison in ''Golden Son''.
* RenegadeSplinterFaction: [[spoiler: Forms one between ''Red Rising'' and ''Golden Son'' due to differing views on how to run the Sons of Ares.]]
* TookALevelInJerkass: By the time of her appearance in ''Golden Son''. Then she gets even worse in the Sequel Series.
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!!! Red Hand Soldiers
[[folder: Cormac O'Vadros]]
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[[folder: Duncan]]
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!! The Syndicate
[[folder: The Syndicate in genera]]
The most notorious crime organization in the Solar System.
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* TheDreaded:
* StagedPopulistUprising: The Jackal notes in ''Golden Son'' that the leaders of the Syndicate were all chosen by Octavia. After the end of ''Morning Star'', the organization's leadership undergoes a shakeup [[spoiler: but is still ultimately under the direction of the Society's leadership]].
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!!! Syndicate Leadership
[[folder: The Queen]]
->See the [[Characters/RedRisingBoneriders Boneriders]] page.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: The Duke of Hands]]
One of the main enforcers of The Syndicate.
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* TheDragon: As one of the Dukes of the Syndicate, he fills this role to his queen.
* FantasticRacism: Hates Golds with a violent passion.
* FauxAffablyEvil: His affable behavior is only an act.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler: Virginia uses the psychospyke technology she acquired from Octavia's vaults to erase all of the Duke's memories]].
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: His fate after having his mind wiped in ''Dark Age'' remains unknown]].
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Repeatedly slaps Pax to get a reaction out of him after the boy is abducted by Ephraim]].
[[/folder]]
!!! Syndicate Operatives
[[folder: Oslo]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Gorgo]]
[[/folder]]
!! Horn Gang
[[folder: The Horn Gang in general]]
A team of thieves operating on Luna who are hired in ''Iron Gold'' to steal the most valuable thing in the worlds.
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* DwindlingParty: By the end of ''Dark Age'', [[spoiler: Volga is the only member of the group still alive]].
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!!! Gang Members
[[folder: Ephraim ti Horn]]
Trigg's fiancé and one of the POV characters of the sequel series. He served with the Sons of Ares after his lover's death before turning to a live of crime when he go
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* AndShowItToYou: [[spoiler: Dies at the end of ''Dark Age'' when Volsung Fa rips his heart out and eats it]].
* AscendedExtra: Was only mentioned in ''Morning Star'' before finally appearaning as one of the narrators in ''Iron Gold''.
* BoxedCrook: [[spoiler: After Mustang and Holiday discover his complicity in the abduction of Pax and Electra, they immediately conscript him to help rescue the kids instead]].
* ChekhovsGunman: Mentioned multiple times throughout ''Morning Star'', and finally appears as a main character in ''Iron Gold''.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Darrow is rebel leader who believes in people's ability to grow and be better. Ephraim is a mercenary who believes the worst of everyone.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: [[spoiler: In ''Dark Age'', he has no idea what to do with his future now that his days as a freelancer on Luna are over. As he works to help train the Obsidian Skuggi to prepare for Sefi's acquisition of Cimmeria, he starts to find a purpose again in helping the Obsidians build a new home for themselves]].
* FunctionalAddict: Frequently uses a new drug that mutes his emotions to dull the pain of losing Trigg.
* GentlemanThief: What he's become since leaving the Sons of Ares.
* HappilyMarried: To the late Trigg ti Nakamura.
* InsistentTerminology: Refers to Trigg as his husband, despite the fact that they weren't married yet at the time of Trigg's death in ''Morning Star'', because he feels that calling Trigg his fiance cheapens the relationship they had together.
* TheLostLenore: His husband Trigg was killed in the opening chapters of ''Morning Star''.
* ParentalSubstitute: [[spoiler: despite their harsh parting in ''Iron Gold'', Volga still considers him her father figure when they reunite in ''Dark Age'']].
* PrivateMilitaryContractor: Served as one of these until ''Morning Star'', and specialized in recovering stolen art.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Volga Fjorgen]]
->See the [[Characters/RedRisingObsidians Obsidians]] page.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Dano Sunshine]]
A young Red working as part of Trigg's heist team.
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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: He's killed by Kavax when the heist team arrives to abduct Electra and Pax]].
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[[folder: Cyra si Lamensis]]
A Green who works as the hacker for Trigg's group.
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* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: The Syndicate drop her off the side of an under-construction skyscraper for betraying Ephraim's trust]].
* {{Hackette}}: She's the hacker in their little band of thieves.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: After they drop off the kids]].
* TheMole: [[spoiler: She'd been spilling Ephraim's secrets to the Syndicate all along]].
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!!! Other Mercenaries
[[folder: Figment]]
The Brown who [[spoiler: abducted Lyria on behalf of Victra at the end of ''Iron Gold'']], and one of Ephraim's main rivals in the criminal underworld.
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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Dies from her wounds during the evacuation of the Pandora]].
* PuppeteerParasite: [[spoiler: It’s implied that the ''real'' Figment is the cybernetic implant implanted in the mercenary’s body, which may have been partially controlling her, and was also the source of her bio-engineered abilities. When it latches onto Lyria after its original host dies, it addresses ''her'' as the new Figment.]]
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