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* AscendedExtra: Fitchner's wife, Bryn, who was already dead before the original series even began, appears in person and gets more development.
** Specifically in the comics, [=ArchGovernor=] Nero au Augustus, the BigBad of the first novel, appears as a cameo in the first 2 issues of the comic, but returns for a more expanded role in the third volume.
* BadassAndBaby: Fitchner and baby Sevro in the final issue.
** Specifically in the comics, [=ArchGovernor=] Nero au Augustus, the BigBad of the first novel, appears as a cameo in the first 2 issues of the comic, but returns for a more expanded role in the third volume.
* BadassAndBaby: Fitchner and baby Sevro in the final issue.
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* AscendedExtra: AscendedExtra:
** Fitchner's wife, Bryn, who was already dead before the original series even began, appears in person and gets more development.
** Specifically in the comics, [=ArchGovernor=] Nero au Augustus, the BigBad of the first novel, appears as a cameo in the first 2 issues ofthe comic, volume 1, but returns for a more expanded role in the third volume.
** Volume 3 features a cameo from Tiberius and Julia au Bellona, neither of whom had many significant in-person appearances in the novels before Volume 3 released.
* BadassAndBaby: Fitchner and baby Sevro in the final issue.
** Fitchner's wife, Bryn, who was already dead before the original series even began, appears in person and gets more development.
** Specifically in the comics, [=ArchGovernor=] Nero au Augustus, the BigBad of the first novel, appears as a cameo in the first 2 issues of
** Volume 3 features a cameo from Tiberius and Julia au Bellona, neither of whom had many significant in-person appearances in the novels before Volume 3 released.
* BadassAndBaby: Fitchner and baby Sevro in the final issue.
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** In the second issue, fans finally get to witness the graduates of the Institute receiving the mark of the Peerless Scarred, something that only ever occurred off-screen in the books.
** The third issue's flashback portion takes place on Triton. Fitchner mentioned in the novels that this was where he met his wife.
** In the final issue, [[spoiler: Bryn sings the iconic Reaping Song from the first novel to calm baby Sevro as they escape from Whitehold]].
* OddlySmallOrganization: Since the Sons of Ares are still in their infancy, the resistance group consists of a single cell made up of two Reds, a Gray, a Green, and Ares himself.
* OnceMoreWithClarity: Issue 5 brings the flashbacks full circle to the beginning of the first issue.
** The third issue's flashback portion takes place on Triton. Fitchner mentioned in the novels that this was where he met his wife.
** In the final issue, [[spoiler: Bryn sings the iconic Reaping Song from the first novel to calm baby Sevro as they escape from Whitehold]].
* OddlySmallOrganization: Since the Sons of Ares are still in their infancy, the resistance group consists of a single cell made up of two Reds, a Gray, a Green, and Ares himself.
* OnceMoreWithClarity: Issue 5 brings the flashbacks full circle to the beginning of the first issue.
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** In the second issue, issue of Volume 1, fans finally get to witness the graduates of the Institute receiving the mark of the Peerless Scarred, something that only ever occurred off-screen in the books.
** Thethird issue's flashback portion in the third issue of Volume 1 takes place on Triton. Fitchner mentioned in the novels that this was where he met his wife.
** In the finalissue, issue of volume 1, [[spoiler: Bryn sings the iconic Reaping Song from the first novel to calm baby Sevro as they escape from Whitehold]].
Whitehold]].
** Volume 3 ends with Fitchner becoming the Proctor of House Mars at the Institute, the job he has in the original novel.
* OddlySmallOrganization: Since the Sons of Ares are still in their infancy, the resistance group consists of a single cell made up of two Reds, a Gray, a Green, and Areshimself.
himself.
** Subverted in Volume 3, which focuses on Fitchner and Ryanna growing the small ragtag band with individual codenames into a massive army.
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** Volume 3 ends with Fitchner becoming the Proctor of House Mars at the Institute, the job he has in the original novel.
* OddlySmallOrganization: Since the Sons of Ares are still in their infancy, the resistance group consists of a single cell made up of two Reds, a Gray, a Green, and Ares
** Subverted in Volume 3, which focuses on Fitchner and Ryanna growing the small ragtag band with individual codenames into a massive army.
* OnceMoreWithClarity: Issue 5 of Volume 1 brings the flashbacks full circle to the beginning of the first issue.
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** Bryn's capture [[spoiler: was ordered by Arturius, as part of an effort to protect Fitchner from the consequences of his actions in the hopes of convincing him to accept a job on the Board of Quality Control.]]
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** Bryn's capture [[spoiler: was ordered by Arturius, as part of an effort to protect Fitchner from the consequences of his actions in the hopes of convincing him to accept a job on the Board of Quality Control.]]Control]].
** Kavax was the one who got Fitchner hired as the Proctor of House Mars at the Institute.
** Kavax was the one who got Fitchner hired as the Proctor of House Mars at the Institute.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: When the Lovelock Engine at Triton's north pole fails, protocol dictates that Fitchner be evacuated first while the expendable Reds are left to fend for themselves. [[spoiler: Instead, Fitchner runs straight for ground zero to help evacuate the engine crew.]]
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: When the Lovelock Engine at Triton's north pole fails, protocol dictates that Fitchner be evacuated first while the expendable Reds are left to fend for themselves. [[spoiler: Instead, Fitchner runs straight for ground zero to help evacuate the engine crew.]]crew]].
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: [[spoiler: Ryanna decides she's done with the rebellion after Fitchner kills her lover Roran and other Sons of Ares in order to maintain his cover]].
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: [[spoiler: Ryanna decides she's done with the rebellion after Fitchner kills her lover Roran and other Sons of Ares in order to maintain his cover]].
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** Issue 4. [[spoiler: Doran is dead, and the Board of Quality Control, under the direction of Arturius, has taken both Bryn and Sevro.]]
** Issue 5. [[spoiler: Arturius is the one responsible for Bryn and Sevro's abduction, trying to convince Fitchner to accept a job at the Board of Quality Control by offering to "erase his mistakes"]].
** Issue 6. [[spoiler: Bryn manages to get Sevro to Fitchner before she's re-captured, but Arturius arrives and forces Fitchner to leave with Baby Sevro, sparing father and son as a gesture of love before sending Bryn to her execution]].
** Issue 5. [[spoiler: Arturius is the one responsible for Bryn and Sevro's abduction, trying to convince Fitchner to accept a job at the Board of Quality Control by offering to "erase his mistakes"]].
** Issue 6. [[spoiler: Bryn manages to get Sevro to Fitchner before she's re-captured, but Arturius arrives and forces Fitchner to leave with Baby Sevro, sparing father and son as a gesture of love before sending Bryn to her execution]].
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** Volume 1, Issue 4. [[spoiler: Doran is dead, and the Board of Quality Control, under the direction of Arturius, has taken both Bryn and Sevro.]]
** Volume 1, Issue 5. [[spoiler: Arturius is the one responsible for Bryn and Sevro's abduction, trying to convince Fitchner to accept a job at the Board of Quality Control by offering to "erase his mistakes"]].
** Volume 1, Issue 6. [[spoiler: Bryn manages to get Sevro to Fitchner before she's re-captured, but Arturius arrives and forces Fitchner to leave with Baby Sevro, sparing father and son as a gesture of love before sending Bryn to her execution]].
** Volume 1, Issue 5. [[spoiler: Arturius is the one responsible for Bryn and Sevro's abduction, trying to convince Fitchner to accept a job at the Board of Quality Control by offering to "erase his mistakes"]].
** Volume 1, Issue 6. [[spoiler: Bryn manages to get Sevro to Fitchner before she's re-captured, but Arturius arrives and forces Fitchner to leave with Baby Sevro, sparing father and son as a gesture of love before sending Bryn to her execution]].
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** [[spoiler: Doran is torn apart by Devourers in Issue 4]].
** [[spoiler: Bryn is executed in Issue 6]].
** [[spoiler: Fennix dies in the second chapter of Volume 2]].
** [[spoiler: Cylax kills himself to avoid capture in the fourth chapter of Volume 2]].
** [[spoiler: Doran is torn apart by Devourers in Issue 4]].
** [[spoiler: Bryn is executed in Issue 6]].
** [[spoiler: Fennix dies in the second chapter of Volume 2]].
** [[spoiler: Cylax kills himself to avoid capture in the fourth chapter of Volume 2]].
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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Doran is eaten by Devourers in the service tunnels of the Board of Quality Control's headquarters]].
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* SpoiledByTheFormat: Ares' identity was a key plot point in the ''Red Rising'' trilogy. If you're reading the first issue, you already know who he really is.
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Sons of Ares is an ongoing series from Dynamite Comics by Pierce Brown. The series serves as a prequel to his ''Literature/RedRising'' novel series, focusing on the origins of the rebel group known as the [[LaResistance Sons of Ares]].
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Volume two, containing six chapters, was released on February 18th, 2020.
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Volume two, ''Wrath'', containing six chapters, was released on February 18th, 2020.
Volumethree will be three, ''Forbidden Song'', was released digitally in April 2023.
March 2023 and physically in April.
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** Specifically in the comics, [=ArchGovernor=] Nero au Augustus, the BigBad of the first novel, appears as a cameo in the first 2 issues of the comic, but returns for a more expanded role in the third volume.
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* BigFancyHouse: The Vardan estate in the second issue's flashback portion.
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* BigFancyHouse: A common trait among high-ranked Golds.
** The Vardan estate in the second issue's flashback portion.
** The Vardan estate in the second issue's flashback portion.
** The Bellona and Augustus' estates in Volume 3.
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* BittersweetEnding: By the end of the series, [[spoiler: Arturius has Bryn executed, but he allows Fitchner and the Sons of Ares to leave wit Sevro as a warning, and after Bryn's funeral, Fitchner dons the mantle of Ares and begins the rebellion against Gold]].
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* BittersweetEnding: By the end of the series, first volume, [[spoiler: Arturius has Bryn executed, but he allows Fitchner and the Sons of Ares to leave wit Sevro as a warning, and after Bryn's funeral, Fitchner dons the mantle of Ares and begins the rebellion against Gold]].Gold]].
** The third and final volume ends on one as well: [[spoiler: Fitchner accomplishes all of his objectives, and events leading up to the beginning of the original novel have been set in motion. But Ryanna cannot handle losing so many people to Fitchner's cause and leaves the Sons to return to Triton]].
** The third and final volume ends on one as well: [[spoiler: Fitchner accomplishes all of his objectives, and events leading up to the beginning of the original novel have been set in motion. But Ryanna cannot handle losing so many people to Fitchner's cause and leaves the Sons to return to Triton]].
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** In the third volume, Fitchner comments that the Sons of Ares would kill him if they learned he was a Gold, alluding to the fact that Harmony will one day sell him out to the Jackal upon learning his true identity.
** Fitchner takes lessons from Matteo in how to speak like a high-class Gold, much like Darrow will do in ''Red Rising''.
** Fitchner takes lessons from Matteo in how to speak like a high-class Gold, much like Darrow will do in ''Red Rising''.
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** The third volume features a flashback to the feud between House August and Bellona from [=ArchGovernor=] Nero's childhood and his subsequent courtship with Iona au Bellona that were both referenced in ''Golden Son''.
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* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: [[spoiler: Cylax throws himself off a building in Agea to escape Arturius' lurchers]].
* CallForward:
** In solidifying their plans for revolution, Fitchner tells Quicksilver "you don't tie two boats together in a storm," a saying that would later be used in the novels to convince Darrow of Quicksilver's allegiance to the Sons of Ares.
** In solidifying their plans for revolution, Fitchner tells Quicksilver "you don't tie two boats together in a storm," a saying that would later be used in the novels to convince Darrow of Quicksilver's allegiance to the Sons of Ares.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: [[spoiler: Everything Arturius does after coming back into the story in Issue 4 is motivated by an unrequited crush on Fitchner]].
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* CrazyJealousGuy: [[spoiler: Everything Arturius does after coming back into hates the story in Issue 4 is motivated by an unrequited crush on Fitchner]].fact that Fitchner married a Red]].
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: Fitchner fakes Prospera's death so that he can collect information from her mother without actually having to kill her]].
* GladiatorGames: Hecuba au Rhodes is a fan of watching Obsidians fight in these.
* KilledOffForReal:
** [[spoiler: Doran is torn apart by Devourers in Issue 4]].
** [[spoiler: Bryn is executed in Issue 6]].
** [[spoiler: Fennix dies in the second chapter of Volume 2]].
** [[spoiler: Cylax kills himself to avoid capture in the fourth chapter of Volume 2]].
** [[spoiler: Doran is torn apart by Devourers in Issue 4]].
** [[spoiler: Bryn is executed in Issue 6]].
** [[spoiler: Fennix dies in the second chapter of Volume 2]].
** [[spoiler: Cylax kills himself to avoid capture in the fourth chapter of Volume 2]].
* MutualKill: [[spoiler: Hecuba au Rhodes and her daughter Prospera kill each other in Volume 2, Chapter 4]].
** The first 2 chapters of Volume 2 focus on [[spoiler: Fitchner seeking revenge on Arturius au Vardan for Bryn's death]].
* SpaceBase: Locus Folium 9, a shipyard hidden in the asteroid best where Quicksilver is constructing [[ColonyShip Colony Ships]] in secret.
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* WhamEpisode: Issue 4. [[spoiler: Doran is dead, and the Board of Quality Control, under the direction of Arturius, has taken both Bryn and Sevro.]]
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* WhamEpisode: WhamEpisode:
** Issue 4. [[spoiler: Doran is dead, and the Board of Quality Control, under the direction of Arturius, has taken both Bryn and Sevro.]]
** Issue 4. [[spoiler: Doran is dead, and the Board of Quality Control, under the direction of Arturius, has taken both Bryn and Sevro.]]
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** Issue 6. [[spoiler: Bryn manages to get Sevro to Fitchner before she's re-captured, but Arturius arrives and forces Fitchner to leave with Baby Sevro, sparing father and son as a gesture of love before sending Bryn to her execution]].
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** Issue 6. [[spoiler: Bryn manages to get Sevro to Fitchner before she's re-captured, but Arturius arrives and forces Fitchner to leave with Baby Sevro, sparing father and son as a gesture of love before sending Bryn to her execution]].execution]].
* WouldHurtAChild: In Volume 2, [[spoiler: Fitchner is willing to kill Arturius' infant son for revenge. He grows out of it by the end of the novel]].
* WouldHurtAChild: In Volume 2, [[spoiler: Fitchner is willing to kill Arturius' infant son for revenge. He grows out of it by the end of the novel]].
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* BigBad: Arturius is set up as this when it's revealed that [[spoiler: He's the one responsible for Bryn and Fitchner's abduction.]]
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* BigBad: Arturius is set up as this when it's revealed that [[spoiler: He's the one responsible for Bryn and Fitchner's abduction.]]abduction]].
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** On a lesser note, the flashback panels indicate that Fitchner's year at the Institute was ''even more violent'' than what Darrow's class experienced, and that year was the one with cannibalism and crucifixions.
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** On a lesser note, the flashback panels indicate that Fitchner's year at the Institute was ''even more violent'' than what Darrow's class experienced, and that ''that'' year was the one with cannibalism and crucifixions.
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** When Bryn was abducted by the Board of Quality Control, [[spoiler: they took Sevro as well.
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Sons of Ares is a miniseries an ongoing series from Dynamite Comics by Pierce Brown. The series serves as a prequel to his ''Literature/RedRising'' novel series, focusing on the origins of the rebel group known as the [[LaResistance Sons of Ares]].
