Cassian
The youngest clone of the Genetic Dynasty.
Cassian Bilton portrays Brother Dawn in the 2021 Apple TV+ television series Foundation. He was cast in December 2019. In the series, Brother Dawn is a young clone of Emperor Cleon I being trained to succeed Brother Day. Sean T. Collins of Decider described Bilton's Dawn as 'seemingly aroused equally by the gorgeous Sareth's unabashed come-ons and their secret rebellion against his older bro.' Cooper Carter plays Brother Dawn as a child in season one.
Lore & Background
In the 2021 television series adaptation Foundation, the 12,000-year-old Empire has been ruled for 400 years by a revolving triumvirate of Cleon I clones: Brother Day, Brother Dusk, and Brother Dawn. Dawn is a young Cleon being trained to succeed Brother Day. In season one, Dawn conceals his color blindness, an anomaly among the Cleons, from Day and Dusk. He and Day also exhibit signs of unprecedented emotions, making them less detached and cruel than their predecessors, which Dusk believes will spell their doom. It is eventually revealed that the rebel movement has tampered with the Cleon genetics, facing the current Day with the fact that the bloodline is now tainted. Dusk insists that Dawn, who was easily manipulated by the rebels, be destroyed, but Day shows compassion. Demerzel, however, recognizes the danger that Dawn now poses to the dynasty, and kills him.
Reader's Guide
Brother Dawn is a young clone being trained to succeed Brother Day. His arc in season one involves concealing his color blindness, an anomaly among the Cleons, and exhibiting unprecedented emotions. He is easily manipulated by the rebels, leading Dusk to insist he be destroyed. Day shows compassion, but Demerzel kills Dawn to protect the dynasty. In season two, a subsequent Day decides to halt the degradation of the bloodline by marrying Queen Sareth of Cloud Dominion. Demerzel is revealed to be the real power behind the Imperial throne, guiding humanity on a millennial scale. The genetically corrupted Cleons increasingly veer from the path she has set for them, and she begins to act more overtly autonomous, thwarting their choices and actions, and even killing and replacing them with new copies as necessary.
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