Ruby Daly

Ruby Daly is one of the four main protagonists of the science fiction thriller novel The Darkest Minds and its 2018 film adaptation.
She was portrayed by Amandla Stenberg.
== Biography ==
In the far future, An unexpected disease killed 98% of children population, under the age Twenty, children who survived the disease developed superhuman abilities. Ruby was one of the children who survived the disease. One night, Ruby went to her parents’ room and embraced them because she didn’t want them to worry about her. But Ruby unknowingly erased her parents' memories of her, with her telepathic powers. The next morning, Ruby’s mother Susan Daly didn’t recognize her and then Ruby was taken and put on a bus, which took her to a concentration camp, where children who have powers would belong. A doctor explained to Ruby that all children were segregated by color, Greens (who have Enhanced Intelligence), Blues (who have Telekinetic Abilities), Yellows (who have Electrokinesis), Reds (who have Pyrokinesis), and Oranges (who have Telepathic Abilities), but Reds and Oranges are the most dangerous though they’re very rare. After examining Ruby, The Doctor discovered she’s an Orange and was about to kill her with a lethal injection, but luckily Ruby was able to push the doctor into thinking she’s a Green.
Six years later, Ruby is eventually discovered to be an Orange. A woman helped Ruby escape from the camp and took her to a man, but Ruby then meets a little girl named Suzume (Zu), who is a Yellow, and she runs away from the man and woman. Ruby then meets two other teenagers Liam and Charles (Chubs) who are now being chased by a woman named Lady Jane, who is basically a bounty hunter, but they eventually escape Lady Jane, with a little help from the man and woman who members of the Children’s League.
Liam explained to Ruby that he, Chubs, and Zu are looking a compound called East River, which is a place where all children can be safe and live together on the outside, and the Slip Kid whose in charge of East River is an Orange. Ruby and the others then go to an abandoned mall, to get more supplies for the road, only to run into four Blues who work for the Slip Kid. Ruby and the others then leave the mall the next day and she’s finally going home, only to realize that because of what did in the past her parents wouldn’t recognize her, then she leaves the house. Ruby decided to rejoin Liam and the others, only to run into Lady Jane again, but this time Ruby used her powers on Lady Jane, compelling her to walk away and keep walking no matter what. Ruby explains to the others that the reason she didn’t tell them the truth was because she didn’t want them to be afraid of her and that she can’t fully control her powers. Ruby and the others continue their journey to East River, and when they finally found it they then meet the Slip Kid who turned out to be Clancy Gray.
In the end, Ruby kissed Liam as she erased his memories of her and then joined the Children’s League, to help lead them against Clancy Gray.
== Powers and Abilities ==
=== Powers ===
* Telepathy: As an Orange, Ruby possesses telepathic abilities. She can see people’s thoughts and memories, cause hallucinations/illusions, implant emotions or ideas and take full control over someone’s actions. But unlike Clancy, Ruby can see, project and erase people’s memories of her as well as push her thoughts onto others.
== Trivia ==
* In the film, Ruby has dark brown hair instead of light brown hair, due to being portrayed by Amandla Stenberg.
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