Pegasus Bomb

The Pegasus Bomb first appears in Golden Son as a devastating orbital weapon deployed by the Sovereign to crush the Rising on Mars, marking the moment when the war between Gold and the lowColors escalates from planetary to interplanetary. Its deployment signals the end of any pretense of mercy, transforming the conflict into a total war that reshapes the political landscape of the Solar System. Across the series, the Pegasus Bomb becomes a symbol of the old regime’s willingness to annihilate entire populations rather than relinquish power, haunting later books as both a tactical precedent and a moral warning.