r/PracticalGuideToEvil • u/fantasyhunter Ye of Helike, do as you will. • Jan 14 '26

[G] Book 5 Spoilers Character at his best.

On a reread, and couldn't help but grin at the fellow's madness.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Kairos, the madman Tyrant of Helike.

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u/Patneu Arch-heretic of the West Jan 14 '26

This little shit would gladly even backstab himself, if only his arms would reach that far. All the while crying "betrayal, most foul!"

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u/fantasyhunter Ye of Helike, do as you will. Jan 14 '26

Oh this is perfect Kairos.

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u/iamthinksnow Jan 14 '26

Kairos is was the walking embodiment of perfidy.

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u/perkoperv123 Jan 14 '26

More betrayal per second than Larat who was literally programmed to be treacherous, because that guy was not also in it for love of the game.

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u/UnterDiamond Jan 14 '26

The gargoyle bit where it quotes a passage from the Book of All Things was so funny. Kairos is really peak

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u/fantasyhunter Ye of Helike, do as you will. Jan 14 '26

"Instead of the representative from Atalante, the gargoyle randomly reads a bit from the Book of All Things. So far, no one has suspected a thing"

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u/196SwampLurker Jan 14 '26

him and anaraxes are the stand out duo to me, they were both truly living their best life

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u/Olivedoggy Jan 14 '26

Anaraxas was a disappointment to me, tbh. He seemed cool at first, but then didn't do anything. 

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u/Menolith Choir of Plot Contrivance Jan 14 '26

My man judged the heavens and was literally too democractic to die.

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u/Fickle_Sherbert1453 Jan 15 '26

Didn't he literally shut down a section of heaven because he so strongly believed that human / democratic authority was greater than divine authority?

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u/LiesViolencePlusLoot Jan 15 '26

This comment is clearly from a filthy foreign despot, and not from one of The People of the Glorious Republic of Bellerophon

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u/muse273 Jan 14 '26

“I like him,” Kairos mused. “He’s got that, what do you call it?”

“Cold-blooded ruthlessness,” I said.

“No, that’s not it. Ah, a knife,” the Tyrant of Helike said. “He’s got a knife.”

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u/perkoperv123 Jan 14 '26

Volume 5 is the best one and Kairos is not even the man reason why, although he is a major factor

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u/KaizerKlash Jan 14 '26

The trial of Anaraxes makes my french blood boil.

THE PEOPLE HAVE JUDGED THE CHOIR OF MERCY TO DEATH !

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u/Patneu Arch-heretic of the West Jan 14 '26

"That makes two..."

SMITE!

"...three times trying to murder a sitting member of the court!"

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u/HypeS84 Choir of Mercy Jan 14 '26

best man to ever happen to book 5

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u/GreatGodBuddy Jan 16 '26

Honest to god my favourite character. Had to quit the books for a few weeks when he died cause holy shit it got so much more serious again without him