Line #59 Characters/RedRisingTheSociety


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2	[[Characters/RedRisingSolarRepublic The Rising & Solar Republic]] \| [[Characters/RedRisingDarrowsFamily Darrow's Family ]]\| [[Characters/RedRisingHouseBarca House Barca]] \| [[Characters/RedRisingHouseTelemanus House Telemanus]] \| [[Characters/RedRisingHowlers The Howlers]] \| [[Characters/RedRisingSonsOfAres The Sons of Ares]] \| [[Characters/RedRisingRimDominion The Rim Dominon]] \| [[Characters/RedRisingHouseRaa House Raa]] \| '''The Society''' \| [[Characters/RedRisingHouseLune House Lune]] \| [[Characters/RedRisingHouseGrimmus House Grimmus]] \| [[Characters/RedRisingHouseBellona House Bellona]] \| [[Characters/RedRisingHouseAugustus House Augustus]] \| [[Characters/RedRisingBoneriders The Boneriders]] \| [[Characters/RedRisingGorgons The Gorgons]] \| [[Characters/RedRisingTheInstitute The Institute]] \| [[Characters/RedRisingObsidians The Obsidians]] \| [[Characters/RedRisingCriminalsAndTerrorists Criminals and Terrorists]]-]]]
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4	!! 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.
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6	[[foldercontrol]]
7	!! The Society
8	[[folder: The Society in general]]
9	The ruling civilization of the Solar System at the beginning of ''Literature/RedRising''.
10	----
11	* FascistButInefficient: The Society regime prioritizes control and subjugation at the expense of what would actually be efficient.
12	* RepressiveButEfficient: In terms of military logistics, terraforming, and infrastructure, many characters note that the Society is frighteningly efficient.
13	[[/folder]]
14
15	!! Golds
16	!!! The Board of Quality Control
17	[[folder: The Board in general]]
18	The organization responsible for enforcing the Golds' views of genetics.
19	----
20	* PopulationControl: Their role is to maintain the Society's population as well as manage the "quality" of it's population.
21	[[/folder]]
22	[[folder: Varus au Celinius]]
23	A Gold responsible for maintenance of Board of Quality Control facilities. The early Sons of Ares captured and interrogated him in order to track down Bryn.
24	----
25	* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: Ryanna executes him when Doran accidentally reveals Fitchner's name in front of him]].
26	* DefiantCaptive: Refuses to cooperate with the Sons when they try to get his dataPad password. At least until they start torturing him.
27	* Fingore: Ares cuts his hand in half to get him to talk.
28	* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler: He's killed when Doran slips up and reveals the names of the early Sons of Ares]].
29	* HiddenDepths: His initial dialogue depicts him as the stereotypical decadent Pixie, yet he effortlessly identifies his captors by the way they talk and.
30	* SherlockScan: Identifies his captors' colors based on various cues like language (only Reds use the word "Bloodydamn") or body odor (Greens smell like caffeine from all the coffee they drink and oil from their implants).
31	[[/folder]]
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33	[[folder: Arturius au Vardan]]
34	[[spoiler: Fitchner's friend from the Institute]]. He was Primus of House Jupiter for his year, and went on to become a Prefect for the Board of Quality Control.
35	----
36	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: [[spoiler: It turns out that he fell in love with Fitchner, but Fitchner had already married Bryn]].
37	* BigBad: Of the ''Sons of Ares'' comic. He's responsible for [[spoiler: Sevro and Bryn's abduction, along with Bryn's execution.]]
38	* BigBadFriend: [[spoiler: He knows Fitchner married and had a child with Bryn, and their abduction was intended as his idea of a favor to help Fitchner avoid the consequences of his actions in exchange for taking a position at the board of Quality Control.]]
39	* BetrayalByInaction: When his mother orders him to sever all ties with Fitchner, he complies with her demands.
40	* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: Fitchner]] takes his reluctance to oppose his mother rather hard.
41	* CrazyJealousGuy: [[spoiler: his actions in the second half of the comment are motivated by his unrequited attraction to Fitchner]].
42	* IHaveYourWife: He's the one who [[spoiler: took Bryn]].
43	[[/folder]]
44	!!! Olympic Knights
45	[[folder: Lorn au Arcos]]
46	The retired Rage Knight and [[spoiler: grandfather to Lysander.]]
47	----
48	* TheDreaded: He calmly threatens to kill anyone who gets within two meters of Darrow when confronting [[spoiler: Pliny]] in ''Golden Son'', and nobody is willing to call his bluff.
49	* EarlyBirdCameo: Has one brief appearance during the Drafting in ''Red Rising'', before returning as a major character in ''Golden Son''.
50	* FantasticRacism: despite being nice to all of his servants, he views Obsidians as little more than mindless killing machines.
51	* MauveShirt: Only part of the cast for one book, but his scenes are memorable ones.
52	* NiceToTheWaiter: Greets each of his servants by name.
53	* OldMaster: One of the most famous in the whole solar system. Is well over a hundred years old and can still kick ass.
54	* RetiredBadass: Until Darrow drags him out of retirement kicking and screaming in ''Golden Son.''
55	[[/folder]]
56	[[folder: Kalindora au San]]
57	The maternal aunt of Alexandar au Arcos and the new Love Knight of the Society Remnant. She and Atalantia were close friends with Lysander's mother [[spoiler: and are responsible for her death]].
58	----
59	* DeathbedConfession: [[spoiler: When dying from poison, she admits to Lysander that she and Atalantia were responsible for his parents' deaths]].
60	[[/folder]]
61
62	!!! The Boneriders
63	-> See [[Characters/RedRisingBoneriders their separate page]].
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65	!!! The Gorgons
66	-> See [[Characters/RedRisingGorgons their separate page]].
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68	!!! The Institute
69	-> See the [[Characters/RedRisingTheInstitute Institute page]].
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71	!!! Gold Houses
72	Gold Houses with their own pages:
73	* [[Characters/RedRisingHouseBarca House Barca]]
74	* [[Characters/RedRisingHouseTelemanus House Telemanus]]
75	* [[Characters/RedRisingHouseRaa House Raa]]
76	* [[Characters/RedRisingHouseLune House Lune]]
77	* [[Characters/RedRisingHouseGrimmus House Grimmus]]
78	* [[Characters/RedRisingHouseBellona House Bellona]]
79	* [[Characters/RedRisingHouseAugustus House Augustus]]
80	!!! House Votum
81	[[folder: Scorpio au Votum]]
82	[[/folder]]
83	[[folder: Cicero au Votum]]
84	The heir to House Votum, the ruling family of Mercury. He serves in the Society Remnant's Scorpion Legions.
85	----
86	* TheIdealist: Cicero is a Reformer who truly believes in making a better society.
87	* TheLancer: Arguably this to Lysander in ''Light Bringer''.
88	* NobleDemon: One of the more sympathetic Golds of the Society in the sequel series.
89	* ObfuscatingStupidity: Is much more clever and thoughtful then he lets other see.
90	[[/folder]]
91	[[folder: Horatia au Votum]]
92	[[/folder]]
93	!!! House Carthii
94	[[folder: Asmodeus au Carthii]]
95	Head of House Carthii, the ruling family of Venus.
96	----
97	* ChekhovsGunman: Name-dropped in ''Iron Gold'' before appearing personally in ''Dark Age''.
98	[[/folder]]
99	[[folder: Valeria au Carthii]]
100	[[/folder]]
101
102	!!! House Valii
103	[[folder: Tactus au Rath]]
104	A young man who serves in Darrow and Mustang's army at the Institute.
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106	* AmbiguouslyBrown: his skin is described as looking like honeyed oak. WordOfGod confirms he's of mediterranean descent.
107	* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Tactus is fully capable and willing of turning on anyone. Ultimately subverted, however, as [[spoiler: he turns back to Darrow's side.]]
108	* EvenEvilHasStandards: In spite of being a true TokenEvilTeammate with ChronicBackstabbingDisorder who uses drugs and is guilty of AttemptedRape, Tactus has some lines he won't cross. [[spoiler: Specifically, and importantly, he WouldntHurtAChild]].
109	* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Right after Tactus steps down from threatening to kill Lorn's family and rejoins Darrow's side Lorn kills him anyway, not believing that people can actually change.]]
110	* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Whether Tactus is a good guy or not depends heavily on circumstances. While he does genuinely have a certain friendship with Darrow, he's also willing to [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder switch sides on a dime.]]
111	* HiddenDepths: Revealed to be a skilled enough musician that Darrow, attempting to encourage their friendship, gives him a Stradivarius. Unfortunately, his upbringing leaves him so leery of gifts he sells it...[[spoiler: or at least tried to. Apparently, he kept it, and was practicing to repay Darrow with some music before he broke ranks from Augustus]].
112	* JerkAss: Tactus is a misogynstic asshole fully willing to betray and murder his own allies. [[spoiler: He eventually softens up into a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and dies a noble death.]]
113	* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Since he refuses to kill Lorn's grandchildren, [[spoiler: Darrow and he reconnect their friendship for all of a few minutes before Lorn kills him in retribution]].
114	* TokenEvilTeammate: Darrow allies with various parties through the course of the books, but Tactus proves among the most depraved, being a ruthless, backstabbing attempted rapist with a vile streak a mile wide, although he has his HiddenDepths and good qualities to be sure.
115	* TragicVillain: Oh, yeah, Tactus is a ''bad'' fellow, being an attempted rapist, addict, and traitor. All that said, it's made clear that Tactus doesn't know what to do with his life, just wants the approval of his family, and any Gold is bound to have serious personality defects due to their upbringing. Tactus is a TokenEvilTeammate for a reason, but that doesn't keep Darrow from allowing him on his side due to seeing that he can be better, and [[spoiler: his death remains tragic, with him dying just after choosing the side of good and befriending Darrow.]]
116	* UndyingLoyalty: Despite his backstabbing tendencies, he still believes that Darrow is worth following.
117	* WellDoneSonGuy: Tactus truly wants the approval of his family, which drives him to some of his worst acts.
118	* WouldNotHurtAChild: Tactus, for all he's awful, refuses to hurt or kill children.
119	[[/folder]]
120	[[folder: Tharsus au Valii-Rath]]
121	->See the [[Characters/RedRisingBoneriders Boneriders]] page.
122	[[/folder]]
123	[[folder: Apollonious au Valii-Rath]]
124	The older brother of Tactus and Tharsus. He was captured by the Solar Republic during the TimeSkip after a failed assassination attempt against Mustang.
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126	* AxCrazy: Orders [[spoiler: The Ash Lord's cronies]] cut up and fed to the crabs in Venus' oceans upon [[spoiler: returning home from Deepgrave]]. [[spoiler: Blinds the warden of Deepgrave on his way out]].
127	* BoxedCrook: [[spoiler: The Howlers liberate him from prison in order to use his rivalry with the Carthii family and the Ash Lord to destabilize the Gold loyalists on Venus]].
128	* ChekhovsGunman: Prior to ''Iron Gold'', Tharsus was the only one of Tactus' brothers to be named and appear in person.
129	* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Darrow breaks him out of Deepgrave so that the Howlers can use his credentials to get onto Venus and assassinate the Ash Lord]].
130	* FauxAffablyEvil: Puts on a veneer of culture, but he's a complete psychopath underneath.
131	* RedBaron: Apolloniuos is also known as the "Minotaur of Mars."
132	* WickedCultured: Apollonious has a very poetic, refined way of speaking and is a skilled violinist in addition to being an AxCrazy warrior.
133	[[/folder]]
134
135	!!! Other Golds
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137	[[folder: Roque au Fabii]]
138	One of Darrow's classmates at The Institute and the son of a prominent Gold senator. He's drafted into House Mars at The Institute, and becomes a lancer for House Augustus after he graduates.
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140	* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: [[spoiler: He kills himself rather than become a prisoner of the Rising in ''Morning Star.'']]
141	* CartwrightCurse: Having Roque's love may as well by paramount to [[LoveHurts bringing him pain]]. [[spoiler:Every single one of his romantic interests dies or betrays him--or in Tactus's case, both.]]
142	* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: After Darrow completely annihilates his forces in ''Morning Star'', he commits suicide out of shame.]]
143	* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:Does this to Darrow.]]
144	* EvilFormerFriend: [[spoiler: To Darrow in ''Morning Star''.]]
145	* ICanChangeMyBeloved: His interactions with Tactus in ''Golden Son'' qualify.
146	* LoveHurts: ''Oh boy''. This guy has to be the most unlucky person ever when it comes to love. In order: [[spoiler:Lea dies, Quinn dies, Tactus dies, and his Pink lover betrays him. And for just that extra string, that last one brings about the downfall of his fleet, guaranteeing he will be most remembered for his one failure, which drives him to suicide.]]
147	* WarriorPoet: He's the most balanced and philosophical out of house Mars, and often waxes poetic, whether his friends are interested or not.
148	* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:Darrow realizes that this has happened in ''Golden Son''; unfortunately, he doesn't realize how bad it's become.]]
149	* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:In ''Golden Son'' he betrays Darrow to his enemies and kills most of his former friends.]]
150	** From Roque's point of view, this applies to Darrow, who from his point of view got Quinn murdered for no reason at all save to satisfy his own incomprehensible ambition.
151	[[/folder]]
152
153	[[folder: Seneca au Cern]]
154	A Gold in the Society's Tenth Legion who serves as Ajax au Grimmus's second in command.
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156	* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: A Centurion in Ajax's Iron Leopards.
157	[[/folder]]
158
159
160	!! Coppers
161	[[folder: Timony cu Podginus]]
162	The chief administrator of the mine of Lykos on Mars.
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164	* CorruptBureaucrat: Implied in the first book and then confirmed in ''Golden Son'' when Darrow points out that the mine's output doesn't match up with the totals he reports.
165	* HolierThanThou: Acts as if he's superior to the other colors in Lykos.
166	[[/folder]]
167
168	[[folder: Bondilus cu Tancrus]]
169	A member of the Board of Quality Control sent to ensure that students don't cheat on the entrance exam.
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171	* LesCollaborateurs: He's part of the Board of Quality Control, making him a great deal more involved in the oppression of the masses than the other Coppers.
172	* SmallRoleBigImpact: Only appears for a single scene in the first book, but without him certifying that Darrow didn't cheat on the entrance exam, nothing that happened over the rest of the saga would have been possible.
173	* SpearCarrier: His only role in the story is to interview Darrow after he takes the Institute's entrance exam to verify that he didn't cheat.
174	[[/folder]]
175
176	!! Oranges
177	[[folder: Glirastes]]
178	An Organge architect and inventor living on Mercury. He defected to the Republic on the condition that Darrow keep civilian casualties to a minimum by launching an Iron Rain.
179	----
180	* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[spoiler: First he supported the Society. Then he defected to the Republic. Then when he believed that Darrow broke his promises, he turns back to the Society once he finds out Lysander is still alive]].
181	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Glirastes betrays the Republic and allows Lysander and the Society to secure a great victory at Heliopolis. This eventually gets him captured on Atalantia's orders, tortured, and killed when Lysander abandons him.]]
182	* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: [[spoiler: Atalantia has him caged and put on a leash to punish Lysander for plotting against her, and warns that any further disobedience from him will result in Glirastes' execution]].
183	* IntergenerationalFriendship: [[spoiler: With Lysander au Lune]].
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185	[[/folder]]
186
187	!! Grays
188	[[folder: Ugly Dan]]
189	A Gray working as a police officer in Lykos.
190	----
191	* ArtificialLimbs: Has a robotic arm after he lost his original one in battle.
192	* JerkAss: He treats the Reds in the mines horribly.
193	* EliteMook: One of the only Grays from Lykos referred to by name.
194	* PoliceBrutality: Prone to this when making arrests.
195	[[/folder]]
196	[[folder: Rhone ti Flavinius]]
197	The former second officer of Legio XIII Dracones under Aja au Grimmus. [[spoiler: When Lysander returns to the Society during ''Dark Age'', he and the remaining Preatorians return to their previous service under House Lune]].
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199	* BadassNormal: "Normal" is relative in this universe, but Rhone, a Gray, has killed many Obsidians and Golds, who would both normally be considered outside his weight class.
200	* CrazyPrepared: Rhone is always on the lookout for danger and has a plan to kill anyone he meets. [[spoiler: He uses a veritable arsenal of hidden weapons in his fight against Lysander.]]
201	* FantasticRacism: Rhone is prejudiced against Reds, [[spoiler: and ''Light Bringer'' hints that he resented Lysander's choice to celebrate a Gamma at the end of the battle of Phobos.]]
202	* FromNobodyToNightmare: From a street urchin named Fleabite to the most famous Gray in the solar system and one of the leaders of House Lune's Praetorian Guard.
203	* HappinessInSlavery: Willingly serves the Hierarchy and House Lune because of how the Legions gave him a home and a purpose after growing up on the streets of Luna.
204	* {{Hypocrite}}: Rhone ti Flavinius, champion of the Hierarchy and the Society, [[spoiler: reveals himself in his final fight to be experienced with razors.]] This is forbidden to his color.
205	* MasterOfAll: Lysander thinks Rhone is mainly deadly at range, [[spoiler: but he discovers in their fight that he's a terror in melee as well.]]
206	* PraetorianGuard: To House Lune.
207	* UndyingLoyalty: To Lysander as the last of House Lune. [[spoiler: Or so Lysander thinks at first. In truth, Rhone's UndyingLoyalty is towards the Society.]]
208	[[/folder]]
209	[[folder: Demetrius ti Interimo]]
210	An archCenturion of Legio XIII Dracones who serves as [[spoiler: one of Lysander's personal bodyguards in ''Light Bringer'']].
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212	* BloodKnight: Consistently holds the top spot in the Praetorian's competition for who can make the most kills.
213	[[/folder]]
214	[[folder: Markus ti Lacrima]]
215	A centurion of Legio XIII Dracones who serves as [[spoiler: one of Lysander's personal bodyguards in ''Light Bringer'']].
216	----
217	[[/folder]]
218	[[folder: Drusilla ti Pistris]]
219	A decurion of Legio XIII Dracones who serves as [[spoiler: one of Lysander's personal bodyguards in ''Light Bringer'']].
220	----
221	[[/folder]]
222	[[folder: Kyber ti Umbra]]
223	A Praetorian who serves as Lysander's personal bodyguard in ''Light Bringer''.
224	----
225	* TokenGoodTeammate: The only named member of Lysander's Praetorian detail who isn't [[spoiler: collaborating with Atlas and the Gorgons]].
226	* UndyingLoyalty: To Lysander, House Lune and the Blood.
227	[[/folder]]
228
229	!! Browns
230	[[folder: Exeter]]
231	Glirastes' butler.
232	----
233	* HappinessInSlavery:
234	* LesCollaborateurs: Willingly serves Lysander and seeks to restore the Society's rule over Mercury
235	[[/folder]]

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