diff --git a/redbot/core/bot.py b/redbot/core/bot.py
index 3e7b002dc..6f7194d97 100644
--- a/redbot/core/bot.py
+++ b/redbot/core/bot.py
@@ -63,14 +63,17 @@ def _is_submodule(parent, child):
     return parent == child or child.startswith(parent + ".")
 
 
-# barely spurious warning caused by our intentional shadowing
+# Order of inheritance here matters.
+# d.py autoshardedbot should be at the end
+# all of our mixins should happen before,
+# and must include a call to super().__init__ unless they do not provide an init
 class RedBase(
-    commands.GroupMixin, dpy_commands.bot.BotBase, RPCMixin
-):  # pylint: disable=no-member
-    """Mixin for the main bot class.
-
-    This exists because `Red` inherits from `discord.AutoShardedClient`, which
-    is something other bot classes may not want to have as a parent class.
+    commands.GroupMixin, RPCMixin, dpy_commands.bot.AutoShardedBot
+):  # pylint: disable=no-member # barely spurious warning caused by shadowing
+    """
+    The historical reasons for this mixin no longer apply
+    and only remains temporarily to not break people
+    relying on the publicly exposed bases existing.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, *args, cli_flags=None, bot_dir: Path = Path.cwd(), **kwargs):
@@ -640,6 +643,9 @@ class RedBase(
             await self.rpc.initialize(self.rpc_port)
 
     async def start(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Overridden start which ensures cog load and other pre-connection tasks are handled
+        """
         cli_flags = kwargs.pop("cli_flags")
         await self.pre_flight(cli_flags=cli_flags)
         return await super().start(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -1237,12 +1243,6 @@ class RedBase(
         await asyncio.sleep(delay)
         await _delete_helper(message)
 
-
-class Red(RedBase, discord.AutoShardedClient):
-    """
-    You're welcome Caleb.
-    """
-
     async def logout(self):
         """Logs out of Discord and closes all connections."""
         await super().logout()
@@ -1273,6 +1273,13 @@ class Red(RedBase, discord.AutoShardedClient):
         sys.exit(self._shutdown_mode)
 
 
+# This can be removed, and the parent class renamed as a breaking change
+class Red(RedBase):
+    """
+    Our subclass of discord.ext.commands.AutoShardedBot
+    """
+
+
 class ExitCodes(IntEnum):
     # This needs to be an int enum to be used
     # with sys.exit