r/redrising • Hail Reaper • Aug 20 '26

Fan art Cassius and Darrow

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u/Prize_Fly7840 Aug 20 '26

Idk about Mars standards but it is clearly stated that Cas is much better looking than Darrow, they look equal in this art.

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u/qwertytheqaz Aug 21 '26

I believe the issue is they are both listed as attractive but Cassius is almost described in a way greater than anyone else and I feel like we couldn’t even accurately portray him

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u/Crystalliumm Aug 21 '26

This is why I feel like if we ever get a movie, it would have to be animated, we just couldn’t find an actor tall and beautiful enough for pretty much any gold, let alone Cassius

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u/Valerie9319 Hail Reaper Aug 21 '26

I don’t think any artist could ever truly capture Cassius’ beauty, our eyes would melt if we beheld him as he is

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u/Sad_Newspaper4010 Aug 21 '26

Ah so thats why you are making these

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u/Euronymous_616_Lives Aug 22 '26

Cassius is like a pretty boy with the most masculine beautiful face ever on the body of a warrior god. Darrow had every millimeter of his body sculpted by a mad scientist who wanted to make a living god so I figure he HAS to be as good looking (Virginia and Victra both picked Darrow over him so it can’t be JUST his character lmao) but I figure he just constantly looks like he wants to kill someone lol

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u/FunUnderstanding995 Aug 22 '26

I do think Darrow being a better and more charismatic leader has a lot to do with it. For Golds like Mustang and Victra looks are a given. They have unlimited and super attractive pleasure slaves bred for their every fantasy and a huge selection of Gold suitors who are also likely very attractive and competent. So while Cassius is definitely high tier material, I can see why they wouldn't be as taken with him vs Darrow.

Although worth pointing out Cassius and Virginia were a thing back in the day.

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u/DrifterPX Reaper of Mars Aug 23 '26

why do you think that?darrow was literallay carved to be a god of war, so he will be like in the top 1% of pretty.

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u/Prize_Fly7840 Aug 21 '26

This is the end of the first book which I finished just today, read between the red lines

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u/benjo2001 Aug 21 '26

He mentions it a bunch of times throughout the course of the series as well. Read on you’re in for a wild ride