A recent study finds connected components of representations of a surface group in the exceptional Lie group G₂′ that are neither deformations of the usual Fuchsian representations nor part of higher‑rank Teichmüller theory. The authors build cyclic G₂′–Higgs bundles, called α‑bundles and β‑bundles, inside special slices of the Lie algebra linked to the two simple roots of 𝔤₂^ℂ. Using the non‑abelian Hodge correspondence, each such bundle yields a representation π₁(S)→G₂′. They prove that every polystable α‑bundle gives a P_α‑Anosov representation, while most β‑bundles that are also Hodge bundles are P_β‑Anosov. The paper also shows that the fundamental group of a certain locally homogeneous G₂′/P_σ–manifold is an invariant of the connected component of the representation. This leads to lower bounds on how many distinct connected components of P_α‑ and P_β‑Anosov representations exist inside the two non‑Hitchin parts of the G₂′ character variety: at least 3g–4 and 3g–3 components in one part, and at least 2g–2 in the other. The authors note that their proof for P_β‑Anosov representations applies only to Hodge β‑bundles; it does not yet cover all β‑bundles. These results broaden the known landscape of exotic representation components in higher‑rank groups and highlight new geometric structures arising from Higgs bundle techniques.