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What kind of intelligent? Tywin and Doran are quite cunning, but have clearly limited emotional intelligence and are totally unable to realize the emotional states and inner worlds of their children, and that contributes to their plans unravelling. Compare Tywin to Roose Bolton, who like Tywin is quite abusive to his family - but Roose is able to use that to his advantage, where Tywin eventually pushes his son to patricide.

Based on a general intelligence encompassing strategy, emotional stability, self-discipline, and intellectual attainment, my list is:

  1. Varys
  2. Maester Aemon
  3. Galazza Galare
  4. Roose Bolton
  5. Brynden Rivers / Bloodraven
  6. Mance Rayder
  7. Rhaegar Targaryen
  8. Petyr Baelish / Littlefinger
  9. Tyrion Lannister
  10. Tywin Lannister
  11. Barbrey Dustin
  12. Melisandre
  13. Stannis Baratheon
  14. Lothar Frey
  15. Walder Frey
  16. Catelyn Stark
  17. Eddard Stark
  18. Bobby B
  19. Theon Greyjoy
  20. Hizdahr zo Loraq
  21. Brandon Stark
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47 minutes ago, velo-knight said:

What kind of intelligent? Tywin and Doran are quite cunning, but have clearly limited emotional intelligence and are totally unable to realize the emotional states and inner worlds of their children, and that contributes to their plans unravelling. Compare Tywin to Roose Bolton, who like Tywin is quite abusive to his family - but Roose is able to use that to his advantage, where Tywin eventually pushes his son to patricide.

Based on a general intelligence encompassing strategy, emotional stability, self-discipline, and intellectual attainment, my list is:

  1. Varys
  2. Maester Aemon
  3. Galazza Galare
  4. Roose Bolton
  5. Brynden Rivers / Bloodraven
  6. Mance Rayder
  7. Rhaegar Targaryen
  8. Petyr Baelish / Littlefinger
  9. Tyrion Lannister
  10. Tywin Lannister
  11. Barbrey Dustin
  12. Melisandre
  13. Stannis Baratheon
  14. Lothar Frey
  15. Walder Frey
  16. Catelyn Stark
  17. Eddard Stark
  18. Bobby B
  19. Theon Greyjoy
  20. Hizdahr zo Loraq
  21. Brandon Stark

^ I aggree with that list,i'll only add Euron as 6th

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My definition of intelligence has to do with concrete examples of people showing ther intelligence at work or obviously having a lot of knowledge about a subject than most people. The smartest people on my list have shown both of these. 

I tried to limit it to only living characters and a good representation of Male and Female. 

  1. Petyr Bealish 
  2. Varys
  3. Qyburn
  4. Doran Martell
  5. Quaithe 
  6. Marwyn
  7. Rodrick the Reader
  8. Old Nan
  9. Ghost of High Heart
  10. Tyrion Lannister
  11. Roose Bolton
  12. Lother Frey
  13. Asha Greyjoy
  14. Val
  15. Barbary Dustin
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1. Tywin Lannister  2. Mance Rayder  3. Littlefinger  4. Walder Frey  5. Roose Bolton  6. Maester Aemon  7. Grand Maester Pycelle  8. Stannis Baratheon  9. Tyrion Lannister  10. Kevan Lannister... bottom five in no particular order are Cersei, Jaime, Catelyn, Lysa, Arianne.

Stannis Baratheon and the Blackfish are the two most interesting adults.

EDIT:  I just remembered Qyburn, he is likely in my top 3.

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On 2017-04-07 at 0:12 AM, Lame Lothar Frey said:
  1. Who in your opinion is the most intelligent 1adult in the story?
  2. Please rank the list below in order of most intelligent to least.  You can add or omit from the list.  Do not include pre-teen and 2teens.
  3. Pick the most interesting character on the list to you.

 

  • Tyrion Lannister
  • Varys
  • Catelyn Tully
  • Gallaza Galare
  • Skahaz Mo Kandaq
  • Tywin Lannister
  • Petyr Baelish
  • Maester Aemon
  • Mance Rayder
  • Stannis Baratheon
  • Mellissandre
  • Lord Walder Frey
  • Lothar Frey
  • Roose Bolton
  • Theon Greyjoy
  • Barbrey Dustin
  • Brandon Stark
  • Ned Stark
  • Robert Baratheon
  • Rhaegar Targaryen
  • Hizdahr Zo Loraq

1I want to make sure that we have a consistent definition of what constitutes an adult for our topic.  Eighteen is considered an adult in France.  Yours may differ.  Sooooo let's set the age of adulthood to 20 and above. 

213-19 are teens rather than adults in our topic and I will release another topic for that age group soon.  Do not count them here. 

I added a link to the first discussion below. 

 

Leaf

Bloodraven

Caithe

the Kindly Man

Maester Aemon

Varys

Tywin Lannister

Doran Martell

Rhaegar Targaryen

Mellissandre

Petyr Baelish

Xaaro Xan Daxos

Hizdahr Zo Loraq

Tyrion Lannister

Gallaza Galare

Mance Rayder

Cersei Lannister

Lord Walder Frey

Roose Bolton

Barbrey Dustin

Stannis Baratheon

Lothar Frey

Skahaz Mo Kandaq

Catelyn Tully

Ned Stark

Robert Baratheon

Brandon Stark

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