Magnetic Manacles

Magnetic Manacles first appear in Golden Son as the sleek, field-locked restraints used to bind Darrow during his humiliating public procession at the Triumph, symbolizing the Golds' cold efficiency and technological superiority. Throughout the series, these manacles evolve from simple tools of captivity into recurring symbols of both oppression and resistance, appearing in contexts ranging from high-profile political imprisonments to battlefield captures. Their presence underscores the tension between the Society's rigid hierarchy and the growing rebellion's struggle to break free from it.