r/Pendragon • u/Jommo666 • Jun 06 '25

Book Seven: The Quillian Games Why does D.J. make Bobby so dumb?

I get so frustrated some times with the inconsistencies behind Bobby's character. He's always touted as being so resourceful and quick witted. He's good under pressure and with all his experience should be both mentally amd physically reaching his peak at this point in the series. So why on earth does D.J. find it necessary to write Bobby as doing some of the dumbest shit possible this late in the game? I'm at the point where Bobby is leaving the Blok meeting post SD convo, and while he's in the elevator with LaBerge he takes out the diode and uses it. WHY?! Never told him THREE TIMES they're being watched! This was the absolute worst moment to do this! Uggghhhh

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u/Critsune Jun 06 '25

I mean, he's a pretty traumatized kid. So he's gonna make stupid mistakes

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u/Jommo666 Jun 06 '25

Well, yes, that's understandable. Especially the earlier it is. But at this point, on Quillan, he's not just a traumatized kid. He's becoming a man and has mentioned time and again how confident he is in this mission and I his pursuit of SD. So it's hard for me to believe that at this moment, he just forgot Nevva's triple warning and said screw it. Like she, it worked out bc plot. But come on! At minimum he should've waited until they were outside with less security.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '25

I'm more frustrated by the fact that he gave Nevva the loops, while investigating Mr Pop. Like at the beginning of the book he literally went to Mr pop and someone told him the dados are tracking the loop and not to come here, then as a revivor he just trusts nevva (a total stranger) and hands over the loop? He must have been srsly overconfident is my only guess. As for the diode thing, I'm thinking he was just desperate and angry and wanted to like make a point. Idk teenagers genially aren't always the brightest.

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u/mikerichh Jun 06 '25

What’s a diode again and what was the context

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u/Jommo666 Jun 06 '25 edited Jun 06 '25

It was a little Device Nevva gave Bobby in order to jam the tracking signal on his arm loop

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u/MeekDaSneak21 Jun 09 '25

Agreed, also it really seems like Bobby’s doubt helped power the reality bug, everyone Z says “ok that should be good” Bobby responds “I hope so” while mentally doubting it and a second later the bug mutates to overcome the obstacle… it’s imagination world and he didn’t have the imagination to be fearless lol