Line #13 ShoutOut/RedRising

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1	The series is filled with so many references that few people can recognize them all on their first read through.
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3	! In General
4	* Beyond specific pop-culture references, the trilogy is filled to the brim with reference to Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology, with a few biblical references thrown in for good measure.
5	* And that's not even counting the sheer number of references to real-world historical figures or classic works of literature.
6	* On a more specific note, the first part of Antonia's last name (Gold children born from extramarital affairs are given hyphenated surnames) is [[Franchise/HarryPotter Severus]].
7	! Red Rising
8	* On his way to meet Mickey for the first time, Darrow walks past two Greens advertising a VR simulation of [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Osgiliath]]
9	* During the course of his education, Darrow mentions listening to audiobooks of ''Literature/TheGreatGatsby'', ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'', ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'', ''Literature/TheIliad'', ''{{Literature/Ulysses}}'', ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo'', ''{{Literature/Metamorphosis}}'', and ''{{Literature/Anabasis}}''.
10	* [[UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler Vlad Dracula]] gets a mention.
11	* Upon being told about the [=ArchGovernor's=] son, Darrow asks if the Jackal is supposed to be a predestined [[UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat Alexander]], [[UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar Caesar]], [[UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan Genghis]], or [[Literature/EndersGame Wiggin]]
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13	! Golden Son
14	* While escaping from Luna, Darrow's response to a Blue telling him their odds of survival is [[Franchise/StarWars "Never tell me the odds."]]
15	* While he and Darrow take The Pax a few chapters later, Darrow says [[{{Film/Serenity}} "They can't stop the signal"]]
16	* When discissing the potential existence of aliens, Victra refers to a Drake-[[Creator/GeneRoddenberry Roddenberry]] [[ShownTheirWork equation.]]
17	* During the Iron Rain, Darrow describes the sight of a Gold shedding their thermal armor as looking like a [[Literature/ParadiseLost Miltonian angel.]]
18	! Morning Star
19	* At the start of the book, Victra is imprisoned in cell 2187, [[Film/ANewHope the same cell number as Princess Leia]].
20	* On page 64:
21	-->'''Sevro:''' [[Film/TheWarriors "Reaper! Reaper! Come out and play-e-ay"]]
22	* When listing the notable creations of Gold technology and Carvers, Quicksilver references [[Literature/TheHobbit Mirkwood]]
23	* Ragnar shoots down Cassius and Aja's ship with a [[Literature/StarshipTroopers Sarissa missile]].
24	* Mustang's flagship is named [[Literature/JohnCarterOfMars Dejah Thoris]]
25	* After killing a Gold named Felica, Victra remarks [[{{Film/Friday}} "Bye]] [[MemeticMutation Felicia"]]
26	* When Darrow and Victra confront Roque on the bridge of the ''Colossus'', Victra says "You're in a corner, poet," referencing the famous Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey where most of England's greatest writers are buried.

Context ShoutOut / RedRising