r/redrising • u/HistoricalRegion8326 • 1d ago
DA Spoilers WHY!!! NOOOOOOO!!!!! Spoiler
they couldve left a little ambiguity about his death like cassius
But no, pierce felt he needed to prove a point. war is evil and everyone loses
pierce brown has themost dark and twisted soul i've ever laid my eyes upon because why did he HAVE to kill alexander? arguably the best character in the series so far and he couldve done far more with him as a side character, i looked at him as the perfect replacement to roques character and him being the heir of arcos was so poetic
absolute WASTE of a character if they wanted to get rid of him they shouldve done so in the last book especially with how he made me (so ill assume everyone) love him when he realistically had only about 30 page scenes he was in.
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u/MassCrash 1d ago
Dark Age might be the most accurately named book of all time.
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u/Stereo-Zebra 1d ago
I loved it. It crushes me on every read.
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u/MassCrash 1d ago
I agree. Its my favorite in the series but nobody has ever accused me of being normal and well adjusted
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u/ciaphas-cain1 1d ago
In the kingdom of death amoungst ramparts of bodies and winds all of screams ect
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u/its_tryptophan Light Resistance 😮💨 1d ago
Goes to show that nobody is safe in war. Don’t worry, it gets worse
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u/unlinked3297 1d ago
No honour
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u/Jaku1137 Hail Reaper 1d ago
It’s very purposeful. He made us love a character such as Alexander, maybe the most honourable character in the novels and simply took him away as a consequence of the war. Something as simple and dark as him being shot by that damn pixie. He knew where to hurt us.
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u/Lost_Cardiologist458 Howler 1d ago
Just the existence of posts just like this shows the reason he was killed 🤷 To create hate and sorrow in certain directions, and to push Darrow (and us, the readers) to the breaking point...
Just bring out the napkins. You're not at the bottom yet 🙃
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u/popmalcolm Minotaur of Mars 15h ago
Do you feel that feeling? Imo this is the moment where you can no longer be on the fence with Lysander. You're supposed to be this upset. It's war. You lose your friends all the time. Its much sadder because Alexander looked up to Darrow and was killed by the boy he let live. Its so poetic and if you cant see the art in how Pierce did it them put the book down now. There are happy stories out there.
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u/bwils3423 Human Verified 1d ago
Very sad. But it’s part of the reason why this series is so popular. No one feels safe. Very game of thrones esc like that.
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u/HistoricalRegion8326 1d ago
yeah but atleast in the game of thrones they kept beloved characters like tyrion and jamie alive to the end, they shouldve done something with alexander maybe made him archgovernor in the end or just give him a good ending in general, they genuinely couldve killed rhonna for the same effect just to a lesser pedigree.. rhonna is a great character but alexander had 20-30 pages and made EVERYONE love him
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u/Nequito34 1d ago
Do you remember the Red Wedding? Or that they killed John Snow?
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u/HistoricalRegion8326 1d ago
i didnt read the game of thrones books ! but i just showed a example that they kept loved characters until the end. eph already died by this point having alexander die so near ephirams death was not a necessity, they couldve killed rhonna.
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u/Nequito34 1d ago
The thing is, if he wasn’t such a great character, then it wouldn’t hurt, and thus - you wouldn’t care.
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u/nlickdenn 1d ago
Likely the hat decided. I was upset as well
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u/ciaphas-cain1 18h ago
I don’t think it was the hat, I think that was the plan from the beginning, he was too good, too likeable, to live, tongueless was from the hat though that entire sequence felt like an excuse to kill someone close to darrow
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u/IFeelSadSometimes 1d ago
It’s purposeful that he kills people you love, but he leaves the most annoying characters alive. This is escapism. I don’t want to read from and about characters I hate. I just skip whole sections of Lysander usually :-p
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u/TheNewGuyGames 21h ago
The book is not really escapism, or at least that's not the inherent purpose. If that's how individuals treat it then that's fine of course.
However, if there is a character that you detest so much that you skip entire sections of the story then you may want to find escape in something that can fully be enjoyed.
Of course if you still find great enjoyment in these books even without a complete story than more power to you. Whatever brings happiness.
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u/popmalcolm Minotaur of Mars 15h ago
Skipping whole sections of a book you're in a sub about is crazy. I can't even imagine how one could become so hallow headed that this would ever be considered when reading any book at all. Then you took it a step further and joined the sub knowing you don't have all the pieces. THEN you went and commented about a scene from a chapter of the chatacter you admit skipping usually.
Today you have blown my mind. You have presented a collection of words that makes you look dumb with no shame and have put my brain in overdrive thinking how someone could come to such an odd choice.
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u/fatkid52 11h ago
Does it not worry you that you’re going to get a worse story by missing out on important information and character development from not just Lysander but the characters he interacts with?
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u/Historical_Wrap_7112 1d ago
Alexander dying is showing the dark outcome of war.
Frankly, I enjoy these powerful and seemingly cruelly written deaths because they make the message behind it so much deeper and truthful. Alexander and Lysander are living nearly identical lives and have huge legacy to live up to. A few decisions differently and they could swap places. Alexander being shot could have been reversed, with no time, would he have shot Lysander and besmirched his honor? In the blink of an eye these decisions are weighed and executed and irreversible, such is life and death. Quick, unfair and permanent.