Redemptionists
First appears in Book 1: The Three-Body Problem, chapter 16 (16)
Appearances
B1
B2
B3
What you know
Book 1: The Three-Body Problem
- Ch 21Most attendees at the meeting are Redemptionists, who would side with the government in a crackdown.
- Ch 29The Redemptionists are a religious ETO faction who worship Trisolaran civilization as the Lord, which is itself in crisis and needs saving.
- Ch 29Most Redemptionists hope to save Trisolaris without Earth's invasion, believing solving the three-body problem would do so; solving it became a religious ritual.
- Ch 29Some Redemptionists with a sense of duty exposed the ETO's background to governments, so the Adventists see them as the greatest threat.
- Ch 30The Redemptionists worship the alien civilization as a god, and most of their armed forces are loyal to Ye Wenjie.
Connections
- part ofEarth-Trisolaris Organization
- enemy ofAdventists
- member ofEarth-Trisolaris Organization
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 29ETO factions described
The ETO divides into Adventists, Redemptionists and a rising Survivors faction, each with different motives, and the Adventists and Redemptionists nearly fight a civil war.
- Book 1 · Ch 29Three Body game used for recruitment
The ETO develops the Three Body game to spread Trisolaran religion and recruit members, making it the cradle of the Redemptionists.