» Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:56 am
Jon Snow definitely is one of the coolest characters, same with Stannis Baratheon.
Stannis is just such an ass, but not in a bad way. At the end of Robert's Rebellion, Stannis was being under siege by Mace Tyrell and Paxter Redwyne. It lasted like a year or something, until Ned Stark came down and lifted it. Stannis was able to survive because Davos smuggled onions in past the blockage. After the war was said and done, Stannis knighted Davos for saving the day, but cut off his fingers for smuggling.
WTF? How cool is that?
Then the whole "I HAVE to be king" mentality is pretty cool. One of my favorite quotes in the series is: "Kings have no friends, only subjects and enemies."
What a stern badass. Those who haven't read the books are in for a treat when he's introduced in the series.
Barristan is likable because he's the only good guy who succeeds, really. Not the deadliest fighter, though. I feel like any of Aerys' kingsguard would hold their own or best them, primarily Gerold Hightower or Arthur Dayne. And if you only mean living characters, then there's still the Mountain...