RenlyIsNotRight Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I went to a concert in Willimsburg this past weekend, so this has been pretty fresh in my mind - which ASOIAF character is the most likely to be a bonafide hipster icon? Here are my nominees...Stannis: He's already prematurely balding, is careful about what he eats and pays very close attention his beard maintenance. If he lived in the modern world, he'd straight up be crusing through the streets of Portland rocking flannel and blasting this ironically while still having the same scowl on his face the entire time. The image is pretty fucking beautiful if you ask me.Edmure: This dude is already the Andrew W.K. of Westeros, so that pretty much qualifies him immediately. His sister dropped his nephew off at his apartment to babysit, but he spends all day off sampling the selection at the local microbreweries, and gets yelled at when he stumbles home drunk at the end of the night.Darkstar: Everything about him is already ironic gold, need I say more?Davos: Dat beard, need I say more?Any other suggestions welcome - admittedly I'm just a kid from the suburbs who likes craft beer and record stores so my knowledge of hipster culture is a bit limited. Lets get this going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittleFinger Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Craster. He brought back vintage incest and then made it his own. Dat beard. Drinks a kind of mead you've probably never heard of. Sacrificed babies to ice demons before it was cool and mainstream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlKnight Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Roose - Blasé, dress in radioactive colours with dubious patterns, raises his kid in a very open way, is much too superior too all that nortmen too engage in fight, has a baby face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordStoneheart Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Hipsters don't exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReleaseTheHound Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Definitely jojen"Dude you've seriously never heard this story?""Dude i have the green sight it's extremely rare" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNinjaDC Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Mannis, it is known. Not saying he is not a character deserving a fandom, but he is the face of hipster fan favorites, often used to differentiate book & show fans. Besides him, the general hipster trend as of late is a fondness for corrupt characters, and a justification for their actions: -Cersei, "she is just a woman ahead of her time..." -Tywin, "the desolation of the Riverlands was justified retaliation from a over-caring father." -Marsh, "Jon Snow broke his vows, and deserved every stab!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Duncan The Average Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 The entire North "Oh is that so? you worship the Seven, how nice for you. Lately I've really been getting into some of the old gods, but I doubt you've ever heard of them." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimJames Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Daenarys."Westros is too mainstream, so I moved to Essos." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rippounet Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 The entire North "Oh is that so? you worship the Seven, how nice for you. Lately I've really been getting into some of the old gods, but I doubt you've ever heard of them." You forgot: "Oh, we're not ruled by the Iron Throne, we have another King, but you've probably never heard of him". And speaking of the King in the North, I'd definitely nominate Robb for: "Oh, I was promised to another girl, but I chose this one instead... Because I felt like it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rrachel Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Viserys... he wore his crown before it was cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tyrion I Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 - Tywin- Roose Bolton- Darkstar- Davos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archmaester Drew Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 The Brotherhood without Banners have their own subculture of retro bearded anarchists -- but you've probably never heard of them... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaworth'sShipmate Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Stannis is not a hipster. He is too "old-school" with little tolerance for what he would think as "artsy BS." Marillion perhaps? Daario Naharis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batbob45 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 no mention ofNew age faith Mel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenlyIsNotRight Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Stannis is not a hipster. He is too "old-school" with little tolerance for what he would think as "artsy BS." Marillion perhaps? Daario Naharis? Marillion is the college fratboy who loves Dave Matthews Band and Daario is an Ed Hardy t shit wearing guido. The closest approximation I can give to that is that Daario sort of bears a resemblance to Riff Raff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Bean Corbray Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Ser Balon Swann of the Kingsguard. Everyone else running around with a sword but he specialized in the Morning Star. It's an obscure weapon, difficult to master, you've probably never used it. But it's so much better than a sword if you really know what you're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drunkard Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Stannis being a hipster reminds me of this little exchange in GTA:V. "You... are a hipster!" "What?" "You're a hipster." "I hate hipsters." "Classic hipster denial." "I abhor hipsters. I eat them for fun!" "Hipsters love saying they hate hipsters." "Well, I really fucking do!" "Self hatred. Common hipster affliction." "Only because I'm living out here away from the Bean Machines, and the bankers?" "You're gentrifying. Soon, the skinny jeans will show up, then the skinny lattes, and then the bankers. And you'll be somewhere else starting the cycle all over again. Maybe you're not a classic garden variety hipster, but you're what the hipsters aspire to be. You, Trevor, are the proto-hipster." "I don't know what you're talking about. I don't agree with what you're saying. You're talking bullshit. And you're trying to wind me up. But I'm very, very angry, and I want this conversation to stop right away." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaworth'sShipmate Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Marillion is the college fratboy who loves Dave Matthews Band and Daario is an Ed Hardy t shit wearing guido. The closest approximation I can give to that is that Daario sort of bears a resemblance to Riff Raff. But like hipsters marillion is really into guitars and songs he composes himself. His music might be a bit mainstream though.. Is he like a fratboy because of his rapey intentions toward Sansa, and his general sleeping around? the BWB seems hipsterish... Darkstar too... Patch face too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Typer of Dorne Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 The Dothraki, It is known Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaworth'sShipmate Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Ser Balon Swann of the Kingsguard. Everyone else running around with a sword but he specialized in the Morning Star. It's an obscure weapon, difficult to master, you've probably never used it. But it's so much better than a sword if you really know what you're doing. Morning star is the mace on the chain right? It seems like a really cumbersome, bad kind of weapon, which might be hard to parry with, or pull out of someone once you stick it in them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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