Does a dead sibling become a source of strength or guardian for a living sibling? An enemy? Does the living sibling absorb some of the qualities of the dead guy? This thought arose on a recent thread and seemed worth consideration in its own post. We have a number of important and POV characters whose siblings died in combat, tragically or violently: Brienne / Galladon Stannis / Renly Jon / Robb Tommen / Joffrey Theon / Rodrik and Maron Ned / Br