Nami Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Isn't weird how Jon has absolutely no physical resemblance to Rhaegar? Not even his height. Dany in her vision sees Rhaegar as a tall man, taller than Viserys, yet Jon also didn't get this from him.He's all Stark, from hair to toe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plume Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 He's still a teenager growing. Maybe somebody(Benjen?) one day will note how tall he has grown. He did get the brooding mood trait :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assjfjgjsgjljljglgjfjsduar Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I think he actually has Rhaegar's temperament. Not all resemblances are physical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindchap Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Isn't weird how Jon has absolutely no physical resemblance to Rhaegar? Not even his height. Dany in her vision sees Rhaegar as a tall man, taller than Viserys, yet Jon also didn't get this from him.He's all Stark, from hair to toe.I think he may have looked at least a little like Rhaegar, that could account for GRRM making Maester Aemon's character blind, for someone who spent a good deal of time with Rhaegar he would almost certainly recognize more subtle similarities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nami Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 I think he may have looked at least a little like Rhaegar, that could account for GRRM making Maester Aemon's character blind, for someone who spent a good deal of time with Rhaegar he would almost certainly recognize more subtle similarities.I thought Meister Aemon only talked with Rhaegar through letters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binga Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 He looks a lot like his official father, Ned Stark. If Rhaegar is his real father then Jon inherited his emo traits from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkAndFullOfTurnips Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 It's not really that strange. I know many people who look exactly like one parent and almost nothing like the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic 8 Ball Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I have a daughter who looks like an exact clone of her mother.I only know she is mine because her fourth toes are slightly clubbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binga Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I have a daughter who looks like an exact clone of her mother.I only know she is mine because her fourth toes are slightly clubbed. Your daughter is a secret Targaryen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser John Snow Tergaryan Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I think he actually has Rhaegar's temperament. Not all resemblances are physical.Which is pretty odd considering he never knew Rhaegar... Genetics do not interfere with ones temperament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binga Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Which is pretty odd considering he never knew Rhaegar... Genetics do not interfere with ones temperament. wat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assjfjgjsgjljljglgjfjsduar Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Which is pretty odd considering he never knew Rhaegar... Genetics do not interfere with ones temperament.Actually I'm pretty sure that a lot of behavioral traits fall on the nature end of nature vs. nurture. Adopted kids, for example, tend to express the traits of their biological parents, not their adopted ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkAndFullOfTurnips Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Which is pretty odd considering he never knew Rhaegar... Genetics do not interfere with ones temperament.They do, though. And that's not an opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic 8 Ball Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Which is pretty odd considering he never knew Rhaegar... Genetics do not interfere with ones temperament.As a Psychiatrist, I say "The Hell They Don't!!!!".Genetics walk all over environment when it comes to temperament. You can direct the innate tendencies, but you can't alter the fundamental shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assjfjgjsgjljljglgjfjsduar Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 As a Psychiatrist, I say "The Hell They Don't!!!!".Genetics walk all over environment when it comes to temperament. You can direct the innate tendencies, but you can't alter the fundamental shape.I only took a semester of psych at university and even I know this. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Señor de la Tormenta Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 There is a resemblance in how crows turn against jon and how rhaegar starts roberts rebelion...they both lack of communication skills, have some sort of secret agenda, and expect other people to follow their lead without complaining, both misscalculate the effect of their actions in other people and how those were going to react against it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwordInDaDarkness Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Which is pretty odd considering he never knew Rhaegar... Genetics do not interfere with ones temperament.I've read that genetics do count towards one's personality. So he didn't have to know Rhaegar to be like Rhaegar. Add to that a good serving of Ned, his personality is both nature and nurture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florina Laufeyson Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Isn't weird how Jon has absolutely no physical resemblance to Rhaegar? Not even his height. Dany in her vision sees Rhaegar as a tall man, taller than Viserys, yet Jon also didn't get this from him.He's all Stark, from hair to toe.Umm..he may not look like Rhaegar but damn the Seven if i dont get the impression that Jon is basically how Rhaegar acted (without the Targ royalness).which is pretty odd considering he never knew Rhaegar... Genetics do not interfere with ones temperament.Peh. This is a fantasy story. GRRM is also very liberal and...wonky with genetics anyway. Im pretty sure he aimed to form an idea of what kind of person Rhaegar was through Jon. If this isnt his intent, ill fucking eat my hat. ALSO FUCKING NINJA'D BY LIKE EVERYBODY EVER! AGH. Although i never touched genetics. Its funny how my dad described his aunt who i met like once in my whole life when i was like 7. She sounded a lot like me. HUH!How does Rhaegar come off to people? Standoffish but not exactly a douchecanoe. Melancholy, "eyes full of pain", brooding sort. Kept to himself, only a very small handful of people knew Rhaegar really really well. (like Ser Arthur. Sam is Jon's Ser Arthur! :D) He was well liked by many but a mystery as well. But also may have had a temper. GEE THIS SOUNDS FAMILIAR! Hrurr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light a wight tonight Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Which is pretty odd considering he never knew Rhaegar... Genetics do not interfere with ones temperament.We all know what Ygritte says repeatedly......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assjfjgjsgjljljglgjfjsduar Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 How does Rhaegar come off to people? Standoffish but not exactly a douchecanoe. Melancholy, "eyes full of pain", brooding sort. Kept to himself, only a very small handful of people knew Rhaegar really really well. (like Ser Arthur. Sam is Jon's Ser Arthur! :D) He was well liked by many but a mystery as well. But also may have had a temper. GEE THIS SOUNDS FAMILIAR! HrurrYou said it better than I did, just because you used the word "douchecanoe." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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