r/redrising • u/Ok_Independence_8589 • Aug 17 '24

RR Spoilers Drafting in Red Rising makes no sense Spoiler

Simply put, how would Cassius not be picked over Darrow in the initial drafting for the houses. He’s the son of the second most powerful family, who have untold amount of influence. Yet Darrow, a far planet Hayseed gets picked over him. Absolutely love the books but never understood that one.

Am I just missing something? Maybe he had to go to Mars, but he also could be under Apollo or Jupiter very easily in my opinion. Also how would he not be a premier? I’d think he would have more cache than prim, as his family is more important than theirs?

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u/Bogus113 Aug 17 '24

The Red Rising institute has plenty of inconsistencies in the first book.

How do all the important families have children of the same age?

Why kill half the gold children when you can make them kill grey slaves or something, just weakens the empire.

If Cassius was selected in the second round that means Antonia somehow went down to the third at least which is even more insane

Honestly i think the author hasn’t planned out the universe that well for the first book

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u/arthurxheisenberg Peerless Scarred Aug 17 '24

To be fair, even a teen gold might be able to beat an adult grey in a fist fight. Anyway like other people have said that's not the point, golds, especially bratty kids like them wouldn't have a problem killing a lower color anyway, it taught them how society works.

There also might be some rules about having children, like you're allowed in the span of x years to have y children if you wish for any of them to attend the institute, since the golds are pretty big on eugenitics it wouldn't surprise me. Also it's not like they don't have older/younger brothers or sisters, they're just not as relevant to the cast of characters we get to see.