Why do people like Stannis?

[A Man Has Said]

1) -He has a strict moral code that he applies to everyone but himself.

2) -Since he's the lawful king, anyone who opposes him or disagrees is a traitor and deserves to die.

3) -He's entitled to everything under the sun, so don't deny him anything. If he wants to take castles on the Wall, which he has no right to at all, don't get in his way.

4) -He doesn't really want to be king, but he'll do anything to be king, including committing grave crimes. So, not too many points for consistency either on motivation or 'lawfulness.'

5) -The reason that the vast majority of members of The Kingsmen, or Stannis Champions or whatever they call themselves these days support Stannis is that they like being a member of a group and it prevents them from being objective. It's commonly referred to as 'groupthink' but technically it's known as

, a recognized form of cognitive bias. It's the same reason that people become and stay religious fanatics - they like the feeling of belonging.

[A Man Has Said]

Stannis is basically the Ron Paul of Westeros.

[E-Ro]

http://i.imgur.com/CmTmw9M.jpg drops mic

[The Don Dadda]

1) -He has a strict moral code that he applies to everyone but himself.

2) -Since he's the lawful king, anyone who opposes him or disagrees is a traitor and deserves to die.

3) -He's entitled to everything under the sun, so don't deny him anything. If he wants to take castles on the Wall, which he has no right to at all, don't get in his way.

4) -He doesn't really want to be king, but he'll do anything to be king, including committing grave crimes. So, not too many points for consistency either on motivation or 'lawfulness.'

5) -The reason that the vast majority of members of The Kingsmen, or Stannis Champions or whatever they call themselves these days support Stannis is that they like being a member of a group and it prevents them from being objective. It's commonly referred to as 'groupthink' but technically it's known as

, a recognized form of cognitive bias. It's the same reason that people become and stay religious fanatics - they like the feeling of belonging.

Nailed it

[Stannis Eats No Peaches]

1) -He has a strict moral code that he applies to everyone but himself.

2) -Since he's the lawful king, anyone who opposes him or disagrees is a traitor and deserves to die.

3) -He's entitled to everything under the sun, so don't deny him anything. If he wants to take castles on the Wall, which he has no right to at all, don't get in his way.

4) -He doesn't really want to be king, but he'll do anything to be king, including committing grave crimes. So, not too many points for consistency either on motivation or 'lawfulness.'

5) -The reason that the vast majority of members of The Kingsmen, or Stannis Champions or whatever they call themselves these days support Stannis is that they like being a member of a group and it prevents them from being objective. It's commonly referred to as 'groupthink' but technically it's known as

, a recognized form of cognitive bias. It's the same reason that people become and stay religious fanatics - they like the feeling of belonging.

You have very weird reasons for liking a character.

[The Great Walrus]

http://i.imgur.com/CmTmw9M.jpg drops mic

Good for you Ero, good for you.

[StannisBamfatheon]

Now explain to me what Stannis has done that is so great because I don't see it.

Get some new material brah, this is the board equivalent of "what's the deal with airplane food?!"

[The Don Dadda]

http://i.imgur.com/CmTmw9M.jpg drops mic

The 'furious' defender of Stannis used to think that he needed taking down one post at a time?

[E-Ro]

Slimed yet again, man were on a roll.

The 'furious' defender of Stannis used to think that he needed taking down one post at a time?

:laugh: :rofl: yes, it looks that way.

[The Red Melli]

I like Stannis he's such an fascinating character. Well at least in my opinion.

[The Great Walrus]

The 'furious' defender of Stannis used to think that he needed taking down one post at a time?

Yes, i was a defender of Dany at one point.

[Ser Shaggydog]

only thing I dont like about Stannis is Melisandre. and Selyse too i guess

[Stannis Eats No Peaches]

Get some new material brah, this is the board equivalent of "what's the deal with airplane food?!"

I like Stannis...but hate aeroplane food... :blink:

[The Don Dadda]

Yes, i was a defender of Dany at one point.

Pray tell what sparked your change of allegiance?

[JeepCSC]

Stannis' moral compass is flawed. Though in a world like Westeros, where absolute power (or even the hint of it) seems to make people absolute idiots and/or insane, Stannis seems fairly well-adjusted.

[Stannis Eats No Peaches]

Pray tell what sparked your change of allegiance?

:dunno: Common sense?

[E-Ro]

Pray tell what sparked your change of allegiance?

A powerful mixture of logic, well reasoned arguments, and no ad hom when debating.

[The Great Walrus]

Pray tell what sparked your change of allegiance?

A combination of a reread, and truly acknowledging her many mistakes while presiding over Meereen.

[Mark Antony]

He raised Davos up! If i knew nothing else about him it would be enough.

[Jasta11]

While I'm not a ''stan-stan'', I like his determination and his willingness to go help the Watch. He also gets some cool lines and interacts with characters I like (Davos, Asha, Jon as LC). He's also a nice character to explore, I get the feel that while he kids himself as to his importance, he genuinly feels that taking the throne is his duty (I do think he also has personnal ambitions that he doesn't admit). He also seems like a decent ruler, showing some amount of pragmatism and mercy to his enemies, in contrast to most other rulers in the series being incompetent or cruel, or both.

That being said, I think he has several flaws (most notably being influenced by Melissandre and his sometimes reckless approach to strategy) so I'm not a big fan. But I like him enough to rout for him in the North, and as King if there must be a King; personally I'd prefer to be rid of that silly iron chair.