Red Steves (Subspecies)

## Red Steve

A default Red Steve

The Red Steves are a type of Chromatic Steve that populate The Overworld in the Rainbow Quest Universe. They are the smartest of the Chromatic colored steves and the most technologically advanced. The fundamental idea behind the Red Steves is Wisdom.

## Appearance

All base Chromatic Steves have the same type of patterns and texturing. The Red Steves sport a dark crimson on the edge of their bodies, with a light pinkish tone moving inward. Some Red Steves do wear clothes, however.

## History

The Red Steves were one of the colors in the spectrum of Chromatic Steves that Origin Steve created. This was shown when the Great Librarian's spirit was informing Sabre of the origin of the Steve Realm. No further information is given prior to the events of Steve Legends, though.

In Steve Legends, we learn that the Red Steves had a group of specialized Red Steves called The Elites. These elites were in charge of vast discovery of the Red Kingdom. This group of Red Steves had only a few members, known as Colle, Sharp, Beef, Spark, and the Elite Leader. They were stationed in the Red Kingdom in a place called the Great Academy.

In Steve Legends: Episode 1, we find out that the Red Steves were unaware of the other Chromatics until Colle discovered the Biome Steves. After the discovery of the Biome Steves, Colle was introduced to Genesis. Genesis, who created the Biome Steves, informed Colle that there were others like him; other Chromatic Steves.

So far, not much information is given about the Red Steves as a whole past this point in Steve Legends. They did however get explained further during the events of Rainbow Quest and Rainbow Quest Aftermath.

At the beginning of Rainbow Quest, the Red Steves were known to only have a few remaining members left, as the rest had presumably been destroyed. Throughout the series, there were only a few instances in which one showed up. The first one of these encounters was the Red Steve that Sabre met after first entering the Steve Realm. This Red Steve would help Sabre understand the fundamental concept of Steves, the Darkness, and the quest he was destined to go on. This Red Steve only made it until Rainbow Quest: Episode 4, where he became infected by Darkness and was forced to be destroyed by Orange Steve at the end of the episode. There wasn't another Red Steve appearance until Rainbow Quest: Episode 16, where Rainbow Red made his debut. After Rainbow Red became Reverse Steve, there was another break before a Red Steve was present in the series. This time there were two of them that had made their first appearance; Faceless, and the Great Librarian. Right before the events of the Corrected Sun, a mysterious figure approached Sabre in an Abandoned Library. This figure would keep his identity a secret for eleven episodes, until Sabre followed him without his knowledge and discovered that he was a Red Steve.

After running into the Red Steve while he was teleporting, Sabre was transferred to a garden filled with red flowers and benches. Once he explained himself, Sabre was welcomed into the Red Steve's home, where he learned that there was an entire civilization of Red Steves still around, and that they had been hiding for generations.

Throughout the rest of Rainbow Quest, Sabre visited the Red Kingdom on multiple occasions. These constant visits are what indirectly created Hypno Steve, and brought the mysterious figure and Sabre closer together. After becoming close, Sabre dubbed the mysterious figure the nickname "M". He was called this for the remainder of the series.

Sabre kept this knowledge to himself until Light Steve, Green Steve, and Yellow Steve with the Leather Chestplate were told about it by Sabre towards the ending of Rainbow Quest.

Even after they were informed, the three of them kept it to themselves until Rainbow Quest Aftermath: Episode 1, when M, now the Red Leader, informed Light Steve that he would be revealing the Red Steves to the public, and they would be attempting to be reincorporated into steve society. Once being revealed, the Red Steves brought technology and wisdom to all the Kingdoms, brought back the idea of the Great Academy, and assisted the other steves with many projects that were being started.

## Powers and Abilities

Like the other Chromatic Steves, Red Steves possess the power of Lightning Manipulation. Red Steves can summon lightning with just a thought. These powers can be channeled through weapons, as shown in Steve Legends when Colle uses his iron sword to summon lightning.

Teleportation is also something that all Chromatics share. They can teleport to any location in the world if they have been there before. Certain dimensions are only accessible by certain steves, such as The Time Dimension or The Spirit World. Similar to lightning, some steves prefer to channel this power through objects, such as Colle's sword or Time Steve's chronometer.

Regeneration is the third and final ability all Chromatic Steves share. Green Steves heal the fastest out of the seven colors, and have the ability to heal others. Originally Red Steves had the ability to self-heal but gave this power up to live longer. It is unknown when they gave this power up.

Silent teleportation is something only the Red Steves possessed, and later Time Steve. It is a power that has only been shown in Rainbow Quest and onward. This ability is the same as regular teleportation, but more useful in stealth situations, when the sound of teleportation lightning would be too risky. It is unknown when the Red Steves learned how to use this ability.

Fireball Manifestation is an ability only native to Red Steves and Demon Void Steve. This ability has only been shown for Red Steves in Steve Legends, and it is unknown if Red Steves possess this ability by the time Rainbow Quest takes place. Fireballs were used in Demon Void's Final Battle, but it is unknown what allowed him to have this power. This is a Red Steve's main long-range attack along with lightning, as shown when Colle was chasing the Corrupted Giant in pursuit of the Heart of Winter.

In Rainbow Quest and onward, the Red Steves have Extended Lifetimes. Some Red Steves ended up living for generations. The takeaway, though, is that they were no longer able to self-heal naturally. This unfortunate trade off is what caused the Red Leader to be unable to heal himself after being attacked by Elemental Steve. This forced Professor Red to use some of Sabre's essence to heal the Red Leader, resulting in his transformation into Hypno Steve.

Due to their representation of Wisdom, Red Steves possess Increased Intelligence compared to the other Chromatic Steves. This is partially due to their constant pull to discovery and information.

## Weaknesses

The Red Steves do not possess many weaknesses, almost none. In most cases they can use their wisdom to determine the best way of going about a situation. Resulting in their optimal outcome more often than not.

The one fundamental drawback that they have is their inability to naturally regenerate, making fatal wounds more damaging and less treatable than a normal steve. This weakness is only present in Rainbow Quest and onward, though.

## Technology

The Red Steves are the most technologically advanced of all the Steves, having mastered the power of redstone thanks to Professor Red's studies. The Red Steves are in possession of The Core, which is the most versatile power source in the Steve Realm. With this, they brought power to all the overworld kingdoms, the only exception being the Green Kingdom, as they did not want it.

Professor Red developed teleporting devices, traps, and even weapons with this technology. This vast knowledge of redstone is what allowed the Red Steves to conceal themselves for generations, using the Redstone Towers situated atop the mountains surrounding the Red Kingdom.

The most powerful invention of the professor's however, was a droid called Assistant Steve. Assistant Steve was so advanced, that he could control pretty much anything in the Red Kingdom with simply a thought. This was by far Professor Red's proudest creation.

## Notable Red Steves

* Red Steve (Sabre's First Friend)
* Red Leader
* Rainbow Red
* Ghost Steve
* Faceless
* The Great Librarian
* The Red Spirit
* M (Rainbow Quest)
* M (Twisted Rainbow)
* Professor Red
* Hypno Steve
* Colle
* Beef
* Sharp
* Spark
* Elite Leader
* Red King

## Trivia

* Though not canon to the Rainbow Quest universe, while building the hollywood-style set for the "What happens once I log off of the Steve Server?" video, there was a joke about all the Red Steves working behind the scenes and, as a result, not being in the Rainbow Quest videos as often as the other Chromatic Steves. This joke was approved, and so there are an abundance of Red Steves working food stands and other jobs in the background of that video.