Bro lost all of his aura in the span of one scene...
Here's another Game of Thrones character who got controversial long before Season 8. And also one way more infamous than Robb Stark.
What is Game of Thrones?[]
I think most of you know this show, but those who don't, Game of Thrones is a HBO show and the adaptation the novels A Song of Ice and Fire written by George R.R Martin. It shows the internal struggles and deceptions within the Seven Kingdoms as everyone attempt to seize the infamous Iron Throne and rule.
Who's Stannis?[]
Stannis Baratheon is the brother of King Robert Baratheon. When he heard his brother died, and that his heir, Joffrey, wasn't his biological son but the incestuous child of Cersei and Jaime Lannister, Stannis vowed to go to war against the Lannisters, aided his his loyal right-hand Davos Seaworth and the mystical priestess Melisandre. During his campaign, he kills his younger brother Renly, who stood in his way, and then almost takes King's Landing during the Battle of The Blackwater only to be pushed back by Tywin Lannister's forces. Later on in the show, Stannis hears of the return of the White Walkers, and marches his forces to the Wall, where he defeats Mance Rayder's Wildling army. He decides to march onto a Bolton-occupied Winterfell next, his campaign is hindered by the snow and cold. Melisandre convince Stannis to sacrifice his own daughter Shireen to make the snow disappear, which works, but then Stannis's wife Selyse commits suicide while most of his soldiers run away and defect. Stannis is innevitable defeated by Ramsay Bolton during a short battle near Winterfell, and is then found and killed by Brienne of Tarth in the woods, who wanted to avenge Renly.
What Do People Like About Him?[]
- He's a geniune extremist, whose claim to the Iron Throne is righteous since he's Robert's brother while Joffrey isn't even his real son, which caused a lot of people to side with Stannis during the War of The Five Kings.
- He's a skilled general, having earned a reputation for being a charismatic and ruthless tactician, who survived the long and painful siege of Storm's End during Robert's Rebellion, nearly took King's Landing by force, and defeated Mance Rayder's army almost instantly.
- He has many badass moments and iconic lines, such as "A good act does not wash the bad, nor a bad the good", and is also shown to be a great fighter and leader durin the siege of King's Landing.
- Despite being merciless toward his enemies he's also shown to be honorable and honest, such as when he gives Renly a chance to join him and decides to have Melisandre kill him only after his brother clearly refused, rewarded Davos for his loyalty despite his past crimes and only had his fingers cut off, and also respected Jon Snow's position as Lord Commander of the Night's Watch and approved his decisions. People also liked his relationship with his daughter, at least before he killed her.
- His blunt and sharp personnality is also the reason many people like his badass side, and is also behind many memes within the Game of Thrones community.
- While he did a lot of horrible things, such as killing his brother and sacrificing his daughter, these moments were meant to humanize him and make him more complex, since most of his bad deeds have understandable motives behind it.
- Before Season 5 of the show, Stannis had alone gathered a large group of fans, who nicknamed him "The Mannis" and made a series of memes around him around the Internet, showing the character's popularity and how quick fans were compelled by him.
What Do People Dislike About Him?[]
- While killing Renly was a necessary evil and also made sense to his character, burning his own daughter to the stake, however, wasn't to the eyes of many people. First off, Stannis (and to a larger extent Melisandre) was massively hated for doing such an unforgivable act, since he was murdering his only heir and Shireen was a beloved side character. Some also say it was out-of-character for him to do such a thing, since it would make no sense for a pragmatic man like Stannis to kill his kin under Melisandre's influence, which just turns him into a delusional and dependant fanatic, which caused a lot of people to stop liking him.
- His defeat at Ramsay's hands is also laughable: after Shireen's death, his wife commits suicide, all of the horses were stolen, and litteraly most of his troops (including Melisandre herself) ran away, leaving Stannis to be ultimately bested by Ramsay's infamous "twenty good men". His death was also underwhelming since we don't get to see Brienne beheading him, leading fans to believe he actually survived. People feel like Stannis was completely ruined in Season 5 and it's for those reasons so many turned against him.
Final Verdict:[]
I'd say yes. The first victim of David and Dan's stupidity belongs on this wiki.