Father of Hosts Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Robert liked having sex and drinking. I can get behind that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackViper Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Bobby B. is a coward.That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad the Bold Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 How many threads around here quickly spiral down to establishing definitions of rape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhaenysBee Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Only because you like Rhaegar :PI like Robert also, no matter how flawed he is, he's a jolly drunken fellow who is great company when drunk and proves that winning a Throne is different to sitting on it.Yep :blushing: :D (But hey, hasn't Rhaegar suffered enough too? :P) Anyways, in the show I totally enjoyed Robert... Mark Addy's portrayal was really fun, especially in the Lancel scenes. But I still dislike him as a person. Like, in real life, I've always had difficulties abiding people like Robert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan_Snow Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 There is no one in ASOIAF I would rather have leading my army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeirwoodTreeHugger Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 How many threads around here quickly spiral down to establishing definitions of rape?About 50 a day? :bang: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alienarea Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 I should know better but just can't help it. I have tried with other characters but its not the same. Robert Baratheon is my favourite. He's flawed but aren't we all? I know I am. Bob was an alcoholic,sex addict who displayed some seriously self-destructive behaviour but there are no therapists in Westeros. I know he abused Cersei and was a disinterested father. I know he almost bankrupted the realm. I get it. But there were positives too and I can't forget the Hammer swingin, ass kickin rebel he was in his youth. Bob wasn't meant to be King and he was pretty much lied to and pandered to by his council. Hell even Ned lied to Bob. No wonder he didn't give a shit in the end. Kings Landing will chew you up and spit you out.So come on, in the world of ASoIaF who would you have wanted to be fighting with and then having a victory feast with? Surely Bob B and his mega hammer of ass kickery!So own up forumers! You know its wrong sometimes but who can't you help loving despite your better judgement? At least Bob hasn't chucked any kids out of windows ;)Yes.And don't forget he killed the harp playing emo prince. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Robert's Warhammer Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 Yes.And don't forget he killed the harp playing emo prince.That gets a big tick in my pro column :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueEyedCrow Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Robert Baratheon seems like the "Bro" of Westeros. Excessive drinking, total sexaholic, people were cool to his face but sneered at him behind his back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grand old duke of stark Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Robert is larger than life with appetites larger than life. I've seen him compared to Henry VIII of England. But at least Robert didn't marry six wives and behead two. And he didn't break away from his faith and persecute those who followed the 'old religion'. He was a good war leader and a loyal friend. He remained loyal to his memory of Lyanna, and though he deserves demerits for hitting Cersei. Probably she gave as good as she got. Certainly, in the end she gave better by killing him. Once the Targaryens were defeated, his biggest mistake--morally if not strategically--was accepting the Lannisters' violence in the SAck of KL as a fait accompli and more or less rewarding them by marrying Cersei and keeping Jaime in the Kingsguard. As king, he presided over a peaceable kingdom and quickly put down the one threatening rebellion. He had the wisdom (or luck) of naming Jon Arryn as Hand. Arryn ran the kingdom well, with little of the roiling and toiling that characterised Henry VIII's reign. It is not Robert's fault that so much jockeying for the succession was going on behind his and Arryn's backs. It was precisely those political machinations that tripped up Ned, who had no experience with such things. So as a king and a man, Robert was mediocre but better than many. As a terrific, dynamic character....what's not to like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tam Stark Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 i really liked him but hes not in my top ten, i think tv bob was more appealing and in real life hed be the one you'd want to party with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Señor de la Tormenta Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Baratheon is my favourite house, and Bob my favourite character. No doubts about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nami Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 I agree show Robert is better. I liked him on the showI don't like Robert from the books. Maybe because we actually know more about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Mac Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 I agree show Robert is better. I liked him on the showI don't like Robert from the books. Maybe because we actually know more about him.Or maybe because the show humanized him more. The scene with Cersei was masterful.I feel like if we got a Robert POV, many would change their opinion of him. A lot of people around here like to paint him as a 1 dimensional buffoon. When in fact, I'm sure there are many sides to him we didn't get to see. If I can say anything about the Baratheon bros, it's that they're private men. They don't seem to like to talk about their emotions all that much, so getting into their heads would do wonders in making them seem more full fleshed characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jslay427 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Taking cheap shots at other flawed characters. Fair enough. At least Jamie has never sexually assaulted anyone.True, he was too busy ramming his sister. Trying to defend Jamie is futile, no matter how great a character he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nami Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 True, he was too busy ramming his sister. Trying to defend Jamie is futile, no matter how great a character he is.Trying to defend either of them is futile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crownslayer Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 I love robert baratheon as a character. The fact that he just pursued whatever gave him pleasure whilst being this incredible warrior and charismatic leader makes him a very enjoyable character to me. If only he didn't get fat after he took the throne though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Flashheart Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Erroneous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Swim Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 I really liked Robert Baratheon, but I also found him tragic. He wasn't a bad guy, but he wasn't cut out for being King; he should have been a general or heck, even just a hedge knight - anything where he would get work with his hands (and warhammer). He was made for action, but instead all he got to do was to sit on an ugly throne and "rust unburnished". And that didn't work for him at all. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father of Hosts Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Robert never hit Rhaegar with his warhammer. The sheer weight of Robert's awesomeness caved in Rhaegar's chest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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