Orion
SupportingAlso known as: Orion xe Aquarii
Orion's squat frame bulges with shoulders like forged iron, azure tattoos glowing on dark skin under pale arctic eyes. Bald and commanding, she smirks with a pilot's knowing edge. You sense the math of stars in her every calculated step.
Orion xe Aquarii, the plump dark-skinned Blue navigator with azure math tattoos and piercing pale eyes, bursts onto the scene in *Golden Son* as a smirking technical powerhouse piloting the Pax amid fierce fleet battles, her promotion to captain marking her as a vital ally to Darrow's burgeoning rebellion. In *Morning Star*, she evolves into a muscular, ferociously quiet fleet commander, her predatory smile flashing during the Rising's climactic space maneuvers that propel Darrow toward victory. Across the trilogy, Orion embodies the diverse coalition's unyielding technical might, transitioning from deck-bound pilot to bridge-essential strategist in the war for the stars.
Physical Description
Orion is a plump dark-skinned Blue woman around 40, her squat body dominated by massive shoulders, bald pate adorned with swirling digital azure tattoos on crown, temples, hands, and neck—equations like Larmor’s formula and Maxwell’s. Pale arctic eyes pierce sharply. Often in captain's uniform with winged star badge, she paces with smirking authority. Skin nearly as dark as her form-fitting black uniform, Orion boasts a muscular, broad-shouldered build with meaty, powerful hands. Her large pale eyes dominate a strong face, often curved into a nasty white smile revealing sharp edges. She stands tall and commanding, exuding intensity on the bridge, every movement precise and forceful.
Evolution
Golden Son
Orion, the plump dark-skinned Blue with azure math tattoos, pilots with squat power from command planks, promoted to captain with winged star badge. Her pale eyes and activated tattoos mark her on the Pax's deck, smirking amid battles. Ally to Darrow, she embodies technical might in the fleet's heart.
- Promoted to captain, earning a winged star badge for her piloting prowess.
- Pilots the Pax from command planks with squat power during intense fleet battles.
- Displays activated azure math tattoos and pale eyes on the deck, smirking amid chaos.
- Serves as a key ally to Darrow, embodying the fleet's technical might.
Morning Star: Book III of the Red Rising Trilogy
Orion xe Aquarii emerges as a key ally on the bridge during critical maneuvers, her dark skin and muscular frame a stark contrast to the chaos of war. With large pale eyes and a predatory smile, she supports Darrow's fleet in pivotal space engagements. Her brief but intense role underscores the Rising's diverse coalition, leaving an impression of quiet ferocity amid the stars.
- Commands Darrow's fleet as a key ally on the bridge during critical space maneuvers.
- Her dark skin, muscular frame, large pale eyes, and predatory smile contrast the war's chaos.
- Supports pivotal engagements, underscoring the Rising's diverse coalition.
- Leaves a lasting impression of quiet ferocity in the stars.
Relationships
Orion serves as a loyal Blue fleet commander and ally to Darrow, starting as a piloting ally in book 2 and solidifying into a bridge-essential supporter during critical maneuvers in book 3, her role evolving with the rebellion's escalating space warfare.
Book Appearances
Golden Son
First appears Ch 21
Morning Star: Book III of the Red Rising Trilogy
First appears Ch 58