Hypnos
L'Empereur
The most overrated person to ever not appear in the series. Well, let's say second.
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The most overrated person to ever not appear in the series. Well, let's say second.
diwa
hiraya manawari
Not appear? He was there at the last season. Granted, just one episode but he was there.
Hypnos
L'Empereur
Flashbacks don't count. Plus the show runners only buffed him up for that scene because he was popular with audiences.
diwa
hiraya manawari
Well, Stark and Reed killed him so he can't be on the present times. Damn. It's Jon Snow's fault.
Hypnos
L'Empereur
Good riddance I say.
Mion
Always Tired
No I went with Yronwood instead.
WanderingJester
Cool shuppy waddling away from explosions
... And still not new IC posts. Idk if I'm looking forward to @Akio's response at this point or dreading it.
Probably both
Probably both
TheFordee20
One Thousand Club
My charactets were accepted. So prepare for a lot of IC posts soon-ish.
Hypnos
L'Empereur
@ailurophile @ArisenMoon Is it okay with you guys if I make Vaella a year older and Aelyx a year younger? Looking back at character sheets we've got three Targaryen children who are all the same age.
ailurophile
hm
fine by me, i've just been imagining her in her twenties so a year won't matter. @Hypnos
Hypnos
L'Empereur
She should now be twenty-five, four years younger than Aegor, and nine year older than Aegon.
Grammatic
Knight of Nevermore
I can live with that.
ailurophile
hm
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Hypnos
L'Empereur
Aelyx should now be twenty-three, six years younger than Aegor and seven older than Aegon.
Hypnos
L'Empereur
Is anyone planning to do anything with House Blackwood in the near future?
TheFordee20
One Thousand Club
Falon's first post is up!
Leusis
Two Thousand Club
I'd put money on at least a dozen different characters beating Arthur Dayne in single combat.
WanderingJester
Cool shuppy waddling away from explosions
TheAncientCelt
The Leech Lord
I dunno. I think Aemon the Dragon Knight is more overrated. Especially considering just how little we know and how far back in time he lived. Taking into consideration how realistic GRRM is with legends and perceptions being skewed, I wanna say that Aemon's been made into a chicken from a few feathers.
Hypnos
L'Empereur
Aemon is far enough back that people accept that most of what is said about him is exaggerated, with Ser Arthur most people think that he is the best and most valiant knight ever to grace the seven kingdoms.
TheAncientCelt
The Leech Lord
His hype, while certainly romanticized, holds more weight than most other characters who we haven't seen.
I'm sure Ser Arthur Dayne isn't capable of knocking away someone like Ser Loras with ease, like Jaime claims. But, I'd still probably put him at top 3-5 most skilled knights, and probably top 5 warriors of the recent age. There are enough top tier characters who sing his praise that, even if he's only slightly above or just on par with them, he's already a legendary knight.
WanderingJester
Cool shuppy waddling away from explosions
What? You don't think Aemon can move at the speed of light and kill the best knights of the realm at the time with a toothpick?
...TREASON!
TheAncientCelt
The Leech Lord
What? You don't think Aemon can move at the speed of light and kill the best knights of the realm at the time with a toothpick?
...TREASON!
Well, he died by the hands of the Dornish. .
Couldn't be that great.
WanderingJester
Cool shuppy waddling away from explosions
That's what he wanted you to think! Aemon's actually still alive, after fighting his way out of Westeros. He's now currently in the Shadow Lands, singlehandedly holding back an army of Balrogs like some sort of Gandalf on Steroids.
TheAncientCelt
The Leech Lord
Been awhile since we all screamed at each other over top ten lists and tiers. I'ma bring it back, but I am super rusty on ASOIAF lore. Mistakes may be made.
Top Ten Most Skilled Fighters;
Top Ten(-ish) Warriors of the Recent Age;
I am prepared for the insults and comments.
Top Ten Most Skilled Fighters;
- Barristan the Bold (Barristan the not too old to steal your gold)
- Jaime Lannister
- Arthur Dayne
- Khal Drogo (as a fighter and on martial skills alone, he's god tier. Equipment and fighting Westerosi/European styled opponents? Not so impressive)
- Rhaegar Targaryen (Stood on a comparable level to Barristan in the Tilt, Jaime thought he was a good swordsman, as well)
- Oberyn Martell
- Ser Garlen Tyrell (Skills comparable to Ser Loras, but fights against multiple opponents)
- The Black Fish (Got hype enough to give Jaime a legendary battle)
- Ser Loras Tyrell (Compared to the Prodigious and Young Jaime Lannister)
- Qyuran Half Hand (A Legend Beyond the Wall, and for good reason
Top Ten(-ish) Warriors of the Recent Age;
- Prime Robert Baratheon (Monster with a warhammer even Ned couldn't pick up for long periods of time. Fast, powerful, and a slightly downsized Mountain but with more cognitive functions)
- Prime Barristan the Bold (One of the most skilled warriors in the world, ballsy and not totally reliant on his armor or weaponry, as shown when he killed two gold cloaks with his bare hands)
- Jaime Lannister (Used as a measuring stick for all young men who appear to show great skills and natural strength when it comes to dueling and being a swordsman.)
- The Mountain / Sandor Clegane (Roughly equal in my mind, for different reasons. Both fight like savage, wild men. Whereas the Mountain has rudimentary skills as a knight, Sandor is a more developed, and weaker version of Robert who's especially deadly thanks to his rather wild nature in battle.)
- Arthur Dayne (Sword of the Morning, spoken highly by nigh everyone, Most likely on par with a young Barristan the Bold or a Prime Jaime Lannister - sans the experience. Big downfall for me and probably what led to him getting backstabbed.
- Oberyn Martell (Even ignoring the poison, he's fast enough and skilled enough with a spear that in single combat, he's probably going to beat you. In a battle his flamboyant style is less effective, but then so are most of these characters.)
- The Black Fish (While everyone here can probably say they would make a legendary match for Jaime, this hype always stood out to me. He never so much complimented Sandor or the Mountain that way, acknowledging that he'd have to be careful when fighting them, and he never gave Loras so much of praise. The only person who received something comparable would be Barry, Rhaegar, and the Black Fish. And we know he was close to/admired two of them for most of his life.
- Garlan Tyrell (For the reasons I listed above. He's less of a mounted fighter, Loras' specialty, but he has comparable if not greater skills to his cousin(brother?) who was compared to the young and ambitious Jaime Lannister)
- Rhaegar Targaryen (On horse back, he was able to match and then beat Barry. He was a late bloomer, to our knowledge, when it came to seriously fighting and yet he covered what would've been years of training to surpass 90% of the kingdoms knights. Regarded as one of the best knights out there.)
- Ser Loras (Good hype, known as his generations Jaime Lannister, essentially. Though he's inexperienced and reckless, with a knack more for the tilts and horse riding, instead of battle.)
- Syrio Forell
- Victarion Greyjoy
- Eddard Stark
- Bronn
- Mance Rayder
- Qyuran Half Hand
- Jorah Mormont
- Brienne of Tarth
I am prepared for the insults and comments.
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