Timony cu Podginus

Minor

There's a frantic energy to this tiny man, his copper curls bouncing like coiled springs as he wobbles into view. His manicured hands flutter with precise agitation, hinting at a mind that schemes in whispers. You can't help but wonder what petty empire he's plotting to build from the shadows.

Timony cu Podginus emerges in the Red Rising Saga as a quintessential mid-tier antagonist, first manifesting in Red Rising as a sniveling Copper with copper curls who torments Darrow during the Institute trials through petty bureaucratic cruelty. His inferiority complex drives him to act as a tyrant until his swift demise underscores the Society's brutal hierarchy. Reappearing in Golden Son as a fat, sweaty informant peddling secrets to the highest bidders, Timony's craven loyalty to power sees him betray allies for favor from House Bellona before vanishing once more. Across the books, he embodies the parasitic and spineless nature of those clinging to the edges of Gold society.

Contains info from Book 2+

Physical Description

Timony cu Podginus is a minute, middle-aged man, scarcely reaching the height of those around him, with bouncy copper curls that frame his sharp, pinched face. His skin carries the warm undertone typical of his Copper caste, and his small, manicured hands are impeccably groomed, nails polished to a gleam. He wobbles unsteadily on substandard gravBoots, clad in ornate robes embroidered with metallic threads that accentuate his status. His eyes dart with sly calculation, and his presence is one of fussy agitation, like a coiled mechanism ready to unwind. A middle-aged Copper man, corpulent and fatter than most, with thinning hair plastered thinly across his scalp. He sweats profusely, his flushed skin perpetually glistening, especially around his jowly face and thick neck. His small, shrewd eyes peer out from puffy features, and his pudgy hands are burdened with heavy gold rings on nearly every finger. Dressed in lavish, embroidered robes befitting his Color, he carries an unctuous presence, slouched and uneasy in his own excess.

Evolution

Red Rising

Timony cu Podginus enters as a sniveling Copper antagonist, a minute man with copper curls and wobbling gravBoots who torments Darrow in the early days of his Institute trials with cruel, bureaucratic malice. Driven by his inferiority complex among the Golds, he wields his minor authority like a petty tyrant, only to meet a swift and fitting end that underscores the brutal hierarchy of the Society. In the end, he embodies the spineless mid-tier Golds who crumble under true pressure, a fleeting villain whose downfall brings a grim satisfaction.

Enters as sniveling Copper antagonist with copper curls and wobbling gravBoots
Torments Darrow in early Institute trials using cruel bureaucratic malice
Wields minor authority like a petty tyrant fueled by inferiority complex among Golds
Meets a swift and fitting end that highlights the brutal hierarchy

Book Appearances

Red Rising

First appears Ch 3

Thistle

Ugly Dan