German Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 If you could choose anyone in Westeros to be King who would it be. Preferably these characters shouldn't date back from before Roberts Rebellion.My list is.1) Renly Baratheon- is my top pick because it is the most realistic scenario. He is highly qualified, having all the charms of Robert but also a bit of Stannis' pragmatic leadership skills. He is one of the few characters of GOT who actually cares about the Smallfolk of Westeros and is loved for it. 2) Rheager Targeryean 3) Garlan the Gallant 4) Jon Arryn 5) Doran Martell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazfemur Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 honestly? Tywin. No joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 honestly? Tywin. No joke. Hmmm. Never actually though about this... He definitely would be respected which would bring peace to the realm. He isn't cruel for cruelties sake. He's a great administrator. I could see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihlus Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Renly Baratheon with Stannis as Hand seems like the best case scenario. Renly has the personal charisma and some knowledge of politics (he's not a political genius, but he's not a complete moron either), Stannis is the one who can actually competently run the realm and command the armies. He also inspires respect in the men under his command, if Storm's End, Winterfell, and the Wall are any indication. Too bad Stannis was older and Renly turned out to be kind of a dope... Hmmm. Never actually though about this... He definitely would be respected which would bring peace to the realm. He isn't cruel for cruelties sake. Tysha, Elia, a bunch of people in King's Landing, and a bunch of people in the Riverlands would all like to have a word with you. Tywin would make a terrible king. He's Stupid Evil to a suicidal extent. . He is one of the few characters of GOT who actually cares about the Smallfolk of Westeros and is loved for it. He only acted like he cared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazfemur Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Hmmm. Never actually though about this... He definitely would be respected which would bring peace to the realm. He isn't cruel for cruelties sake. He's a great administrator. I could see it. think of it, he only did what he did for HIS family for family's sake, be it cruel, but once on top. he would enforce his own rules, but i dont think theyd be overly too harsh. unless a tax hike to pay back the lannister debts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Guy Garlan Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Edmure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hand to King Davos Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Davos. Dude is morally good, but also intelligent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minstral Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I nominate another king. King Pitch Fork. Got the spikiest crown around, and we make him king when the others prove to not be so kingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tyrion I Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I nominate another king. King Pitch Fork. Got the spikiest crown around, and we make him king when the others prove to not be so kingly. :lmao: We could also have King Pyre. On a more serious note, I'd go with Tywin. In his years as Aerys' Hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boarsbane Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Renly Baratheon with Stannis as Hand seems like the best case scenario. Renly has the personal charisma and some knowledge of politics (he's not a political genius, but he's not a complete moron either), Stannis is the one who can actually competently run the realm and command the armies. He also inspires respect in the men under his command, if Storm's End, Winterfell, and the Wall are any indication. Too bad Stannis was older and Renly turned out to be kind of a dope... Tysha, Elia, a bunch of people in King's Landing, and a bunch of people in the Riverlands would all like to have a word with you. Tywin would make a terrible king. He's Stupid Evil to a suicidal extent. When has Stannis proven he can run the kingdoms? He would clash with Renly and brood in jealousy nonstop. Renly and Tywin would be a better combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Mac Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Edmure Similar to yours but I'd choose Hoster, with Edmure eventually succeeding him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minstral Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 :lmao: We could also have King Pyre. On a more serious note, I'd go with Tywin. In his years as Aerys' Hand. The true power behind Aery's and Stannis's reign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viserys - The last dragon Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Renly Baratheon with Stannis as Hand seems like the best case scenario. Renly has the personal charisma and some knowledge of politics (he's not a political genius, but he's not a complete moron either), Stannis is the one who can actually competently run the realm and command the armies. He also inspires respect in the men under his command, if Storm's End, Winterfell, and the Wall are any indication. Too bad Stannis was older and Renly turned out to be kind of a dope... Tysha, Elia, a bunch of people in King's Landing, and a bunch of people in the Riverlands would all like to have a word with you. Tywin would make a terrible king. He's Stupid Evil to a suicidal extent. He only acted like he cared. All of this. My pick would be Aemon the dragonknight however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Santa of House Claus Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Tywin is an interesting choice. He is both highly skilled and highly experienced, but it is his tactics that are the problem. He does not really inspire loyalty, ruling through fear more then anything. Which, in peace times really is not that big of a deal because he would have no need to destroy a rebellious house, root and stem. No Baratheon would make my list. Doran Martell is another interesting choice, again very skilled and capable, but I wonder just how tight a grip he has on Dorne. I like him, but do not know enough about him really to pick him. Edmure, no, just no, I was not at all impressed with him. He did not come a cross nearly smart enough. Hoster might not be a bad choice, but even more so the with Doran, we really don't know that much about him. Garlan, or maybe more realistically as he is the eldest, Willas, would not be a bad choice, the Tyrells seem both very well loved and very savy at the game. Rhaegar, hmmm, by all accounts a great prince, but we really do not know for sure, his friends remember him fondly, but that is to be expected. My problem would be the risk of him becoming his father in time. Ned/Robb Stark, many might think this to be my obvious answer, and I think either would do a very good job, especially if they were able to establish themselves a little first. They inspire great loyalty and seemed to always be thinking about what was best for the Realm, not themselves, but they also would not want the job and could easily fall victim to the less savory sort of people that politics always attracts. Jon Arryn, he seemed to be very competent and able to play the game enough to protect himself, while still being a very honorable man. I think I have to choice Jon Arryn as my choice to be KING. Ned and Tywin are close seconds, Ned maybe because I like his heir more then the heirs for any of the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George48 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Stannis Baratheon: he is all around capable, just and most of all: he gives a shit about Westeros. I think that he would make a great king. Jon Arryn: he is a good administrator, a decent commander and honourable. He did a very good job as Hand for 15 years. Davos Seaworth: one of the most decent guys in the series Tywin Lannister: great administrator and decent commander but he focuses too much on family Eddard Stark: good honourable king that would unite the kingdom and have a great reputation For other "young" figures (Jon, Aegon, Edmure, Dany...) I would need more information and most of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihlus Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 When has Stannis proven he can run the kingdoms? He would clash with Renly and brood in jealousy nonstop. Renly and Tywin would be a better combo. Stannis ran the realm alongside Jon Arryn, and was apparently a pretty good ruler of Dragonstone going by how loyal the former Targ followers are to him. Tywin does not belong in any position of authority. He's Stupid Evil to the core. He keeps doing comically cruel things for no reason other than to stroke his own ego, and it keeps making him enemies (Tyrion, Dorne, North/Riverlands, etc.). The only reason he lasted as long as he did in the books was because of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Santa of House Claus Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Stannis ran the realm alongside Jon Arryn, and was apparently a pretty good ruler of Dragonstone going by how loyal the former Targ followers are to him. Tywin does not belong in any position of authority. He's Stupid Evil to the core. He keeps doing comically cruel things for no reason other than to stroke his own ego, and it keeps making him enemies. The only reason he lasted as long as he did in the books was because of luck. I hope that bit about Stannis being a good ruler on Dragonstone was sarcasm, the bannerman to Dragonstone were not very loyal to him. As for Tywin, he is many things, but not stupid. He last as long as he did because of his brains, his cruelty, and from starting in the position of most powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihlus Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 As far as I know, they were. Many are still following him into the North, and they all followed him when he was about to take on Renly. Not one of them abandoned him there. Some switched sides at Blackwater, but that was a combination of them being left behind and them facing certain death otherwise. The men who were able to launch a counterattack to save Stannis (under the Bastard of Nightsong) also seemed really loyal. No, he's stupid. A smart person would not do so many moronically cruel and impractical things solely to stroke their own ego, like murdering hundreds over his son being taken captive on non-existent evidence, burning the continent's main bread basket right before the winter, having his son traumatized by having the woman he loved gang-raped in front of him, acting like a neglectful and abusive father resulting in f'd up children, refusing to give Gregor over to the Dornish after Tyrion tried to make an alliance with them, and ordering the murder of the princess of Dorne solely to spite her family for getting a good marriage alliance. Tywin is a petty, murderous, egotistical bully. He is not king material. He got by on luck in this story. There are so many places where he could've lost, but didn't because of some plot gift in his favor (Stannis gets delayed several days by a storm, Renly decides to crown himself, Ned warns Cersei, Bronn just happens to be there to save Tyrion, Ned rejects Renly's idea for a coup, Melisandre kills Renly, Littlefinger recruits the Tyrells, Robert dies, Littlefinger keeps the Vale out of the conflict, Frey is a douche bag, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minsc Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 3) He didn't have a tenth the tactical ability Stannis and to some extent Robert had. Randyll Tarly was his blade, it wielded itself for the most part. And yet he came up with a much better strategy then Stannis, and he didn't have a year to prepare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustard Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I'm a Davos fanboy but I like him better as Hand. Would it be too cliche to answer Jon? I guess not, seeing as nobody else did. Edit) I take that back. Mance Rayder would make a great King. He's exceedingly intelligent, a proven leader, and (unlike Renly) cares more about his people than his reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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