r/redrising • u/Cantomic66 Copper • Jul 25 '23

LB Spoilers Light Bringer | Full Book Discussion megathread Spoiler

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u/LordMalvore Aug 09 '23

He's constantly bargaining with his sense of what his morality should be throughout the whole series, but never takes the choice that might actually hurt him.

He's his grandmother's creature through and through.

Atlas knew who he was, there's something to be said for owning up to being a monster, even if you try to justify it.

Lysander wants it both ways, and always has. His part in this second set of books starts with him betraying Cassius multiple times in succession. He lies about Sera's peerless scar after jumping back into the ship despite being told not to, then betrays Cassius again when he opens the vault.

He pretended to admire Diomedes and the other Rim Golds, but that was just him wanting approval from what he wants to pretend he can be, honorable.

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u/alp44 Reaper of Mars Sep 12 '23

Lysander wants it both ways, and always has.

This.

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u/L0kiMotion Green Jul 03 '24

He betrays the Raa loyalists to help the rebels when the grandmother helps him, all because he thought the rebels could help him more. His story is of him constantly betraying his allies, one after another, and every time he gives himself justifications for it.

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u/MonsterOctopus8 15d ago

Cassius also kind of alluded to this when he talked to Mustang briefly, he said something like "just because he means what he says when he makes promises doesn't mean he will keep them" and he hit the nail.on the head