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The late ruler of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.

* [[Arranged Marriage]]: To Cersei.

* [[The Atoner]]: After his [[Hunting Accident]], he tries to make amends and asks Ned to stop the attack on Daenerys Targaryen.[[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Only his request came too late]].

* [[Berserk Button]]: Mentioning the Targaryens around him.

* [[Blood Knight]]

* [[The Mourning After]]: He still mourns the loss of Lyanna Stark, his late fiancé. To the point of [[Wrong Name Outburst|drunkenly calling Cersei Lyanna]] on their wedding night, [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|igniting her spite against him]].

* [[Nostalgia Filter]]: He repeatedly longs for the "good old days." Renly finally [[Rant-Inducing Slight|calls him on this]] in "A Golden Crown."

* [[Not So Different]]: Ned calls him out on his plans to have Daenerys killed as being no better than "The Mad King."

* [[Pyrrhic Victory]]: His rebellion resulted in him becoming king, but the woman whose abduction was his entire impetus for rebelling died, and he was left married to someone he despises.

* [[Rant-Inducing Slight]]: When Ned resigns as Hand of the King, Robert completely loses his temper.

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: In "The Kingsroad," he stops drinking for long enough to point out that children fighting is normal and not something that requires royal intervention. The rest of the time? Not so much.

* [[Revenge]]: His intense hatred for the Targaryens stems from Rhaegar Targaryen's kidnapping of his late betrothed Lyanna Stark.

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Middle brother between Robert and Renly. Lord of Dragonstone. Third in line for the throne.

 

=== Tropes: ===

* [[Arranged Marriage]]

* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: {{spoiler|After his navy is destroyed, he leads the charge into Kings Landing himself, killing several Lannister soldiers with ease. His men actually have to drag him kicking and screaming off the battlefield once it becomes clear that they have lost the battle.}}

** [[Badass Boast]]: Note the quote.

** [[Badass Cape]]

* [[The Chosen One]]: According to Melisandre, he is the means to convert the Seven Kingdoms to the faith of the Lord of Light.

* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: He might join a war where he has the smallest army because [[Principles Zealot|Law says so]], but he's not above using {{spoiler|witchcraft to kill his enemies behind the lines}} rather than suicidally charging against them.

* [[Freudian Trio]]: He's the Superego of the Baratheon siblings.

* [[Grammar Nazi]]: Injustice will be punished, usurping would-be kings must be made to kneel... and it's "fewer fingers", not "less fingers".

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: has a barely notable one when he sees Davos' ship burn down in wildfire, and a much more obvious one when he sees what appears to be ''[[El Cid Ploy|his dead brother Renly]]'' riding to the rescue of King's Landing in "Blackwater."

* [[Heroes Love Dogs]]: Stannis mentions his affection for dogs - "loyal creatures" in his eyes. It's somewhat subverted in that during the Siege of Storm's End, he and his men were forced to eat all the castle hounds in order to survive.

* [[Honor Before Reason]]: Davos suggested to Stannis that he ally with Renly or Robb Stark, and the armies they provide, against the overwhelming Lannister force that opposes them. Stannis rejects the offer, stating that he'll not treat with either rival claimants or thieves. Note that at this point in time Stannis has by far the ''smallest'' force out of all the contenders in the War, and yet he's willing to take on ''all'' of the opposition (including Renly's massive Reach-Stormlands army and Robb's Northern-Riverlands army), alone if need be.

* [[In Harm's Way]]: He accompanies his troups to King's Landing and personally leads them to storm the battlements.

* [[Prince Charmless]]: Completely dry and uncharismatic, according to most. Proves to be right by the time Season 2 starts.

** In ''Blackwater'', he manages to use this to his advantage. His men look to him for [[Rousing Speech]], and instead he delivers a single sentence. ''It works.''

* [[Principles Zealot]]: Even though his biggest enemies are Joffrey and the Targaryens, he won't make peace with Renly, who calls himself King despite being younger than Stannis, nor Robb, who has declared the North and the Riverlands a separate kingdom. All three are thieves to his eyes, and he likely figures that as long as all three are working against each other they're actually doing him a favor.

* [[Secret Keeper]]: Averted when the first thing he does with the information about Joffrey's true parentage is to tell it to as many people as possible so no one can claim ignorance, and says that Ned only telling him was a mistake on Ned's part. <ref> This is a notable change from the books, where he WAS the one who brought his suspicions to Jon Arryn in the first place and helped him investigate, but then left court out of fear for his life and resentment Robert didn't make him Hand. It was only Ned Stark and his older brother's death that pushed him into action, and made him take a more decisive stance.</ref>

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Robert's youngest brother, Lord of Storm's End, and Master of Laws on Robert's Small Council. Fourth in line for the throne.

* [[Divided We Fall]]: In "You Win or You Die," Robert's death and Joffrey's ascent to the throne causes him, who's more or less on Ned's side, to become exasperated with Ned's support of Stannis and leave King's Landing.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Shows signs of this when he treats with his brother.

'''Renly''': I suppose if we used the same the battle would be terribly confusing. }}

** From the same scene:

* [[Freudian Trio]]: He's the Ego of the Baratheon brothers.

* [[Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling]]: Of the two Baratheon siblings at King's Landing, one has never failed to attend to important matters and takes part in shaping the future of the realm... and the other is Robert.

* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}: {{spoiler|Despite being set up as a major player in the game of thrones, he gets unceremoniously killed off by Melisandre's shadow son}}.

* [[Perfectly Arranged Marriage]]: To [[The Beard|Margaery Tyrell]], sister to his lover, Ser Loras.

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Is this towards Ned, and generally has a much better grasp on the situation in the country than does his brother who is ruling it.

* [[The Resenter]]: He believes that he would make a far better king than either of his brothers or Robert's sons, but he's fourth in line for the throne and the line is unlikely to shorten. All signs point to him being ''right'', [[Royally Screwed-Up|not that that's saying much.]]

* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: Leaves in "You Win or You Die" when Ned refuses to support Renly's bid for the throne.

* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: He thinks before he acts, prefers council meetings to hunting, and seems to be faithful to one man that he trusts and listens to. See Robert's entry to contrast.

** Also in play versus Stannis. Renly is a cheeky, likeable guy who makes jokes, cares about his men, has lots of friends, is happy with his long-time couple and has no problem ignoring the laws of succession if he believes it's better for the realm (or, you know, [[Despotism Justifies the Means|if it makes him king]]). Stannis is a gray and dour man with no sense of humor, does not care about what other people feel or think, has no friends besides Davos, and always follows the law to the letter (even if it means being unfaithful to his wife).

* [[Transparent Closet]]: His and Loras' relationship seems to be an open secret. To put this into perspective, his betrothed, Margaery Tyrell knows about it, and simple Lannister bannermen joke about Loras "[[Double Entendre|stabbing Renly Baratheon for years, and Renly ain't dead!]]"

 

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A mysterious red-headed eastern priestess that worships 'The Lord of Light'. She's convinced that Stannis is [[The Messiah]] of her religion.

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A former smuggler who gained his knighthood by smuggling onions to the besieged Storm's End, garrisoned by Stannis and his men, during Robert's Rebellion. For the onions he was granted knighthood and lands, for the smuggling Stannis cut out three fingers of his right hand.

* [[The Lancer]]: To Stannis' [[The Hero]]

* [[Meaningful Name]]: Commands Stannis' war fleet.

* [[Never Learned to Read]]: Due to his humble origins.

* [[Nouveau Riche]]: A rare honorable and heroic example.

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An old Maester serving Stannis Baratheon at Dragonstone.

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A powerful Lysene pirate and mercenary. Also old friend of Davos.

=== Tropes: ===

* [[Hollywood Atheist]]: Type VII - he rubs his atheism on deeply religious Matthos for the lulz.

* [[Pirate]]

* [[Pride]]: "I'm a pirate. I'm an ''excellent'' pirate."

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Davos' son and scribe to King Stannis.

 

* [[Composite Character]]: In the books, Davos has six sons, several of whom go with him into battle, but only Matthos is ever seen in the series. He fulfills the job of scribe rather than Maester Pylos and follows the Lord of Light like Devan Seaworth.

* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Mauve Shirt]]}}

 

 

 

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