Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20161030153351/@comment-31.205.75.38-20161101165406

MetallicArcher wrote: The Schnees seem to be some form of pseudo-royalty... I wouldn't put marriage between cousins to be beyond them. Unlikely. Pseudo-aristocracy is pretty accurate but plenty of very wealthy families today are pseudo-aristocratic yet don't engage in inbreeding.

I do wonder if Atlas is effectively a military-industrial oligarchy, given James has two seats on the council. One as a general, one as the head of Atlas Academy and the Schnees hold a lot of power. James did not get his position by being elected and the Schnees seem to get what they want with money