If you could bring someone back to life...

[Tysha]

If you could bring one character back to life, who would it be?
My heart says Robb, but he is not very interesting as a character and I think he would die again anyway, what a waste. So I think Oberyn, what a potential... (Or maybe I'll save this for Jaime who is definitely going to die )

 

[Pyan]

Why not rewind the the whole thing, and bring back Eddard?

 

[Charming Serpent]

Oberyn, no hesistation.

 

[viZion]

After thinking about it for a bit, I've got to go with Oberyn as well.

 

[Weasel Soup]

My initial responce before I even opened the link was Oberyn.

My just to be annoying responce is Lysa Arryn.

My wild card selection would be Lyanna Stark.

 

[Junomidge]

Eddard! What a different set of books it would be.

 

[TK-421]

Never Ned. His death cemented many people's hook into this series and it just wouldn't be as interesting.

Oberyn is a good choice.

If he is dead, which I do not think he is, then it has to be Sandor Clegane.

 

[Boaz]

Robb, Eddard, and Oberyn? Nah.

Robb was a good kid. He would've anchored a high school football team and been Prom King, but he needed more time and resources to achieve his goals.

Eddard was a big fish in a little pond that got thrown into an ocean with huge predators.

Oberyn thought himself a consumate player. His problem was that he only played on small stages and wowed the Dornish bumpkins. When he finally made it to Broadway, he bombed.

Re-writing the story to bring back characters appeals to me only for Aemon Targaryen, Tywin Lannister, and mayhaps Renly Baratheon.

Like Eddard, Aemon is a treasure trove of knowledge, insight, and secrets. I wanted to know what he knew.

Lord Tywin was the consumate player in my book. Oh Littlefinger plots and Oberyn fought, but Tywin could do both well. He commanded respect (and fear) from everyone.

Renly was good at making jokes and conversation. He was a great blend of realist and dreamer.

But in the end... I say bring back Azor Ahai and lets get on with the big fight!

 

[Tysha]

Oh I forgot, you are not allowed to say baby Aegon, because HE IS SO ALIVE lol

Oh, Renly or Oberyn, that's a difficult decision.. Renly was very interesting character with so much potential. Smart, logical, realistic, funny and pretty. He would be a good king - kind and fair, never making stupid mistakes like Robb or Eddard, still being a good guy. Sure, he would never forget about his own interests, still..

 

[devilsgrin]

Initially i agreed with bringing back Oberyn, but the compelling Renly arguments have swayed me. I liked him right from the start, his description from Ned's perspective when we first meet Renly as Ned and Robert are returning from Winterfell to KL... he seemed so lively and princely... in all the good and... 'bad' ways.
so my vote goes to Renly... i believe the sanctioning of his own brother's foul murder was the nail in the coffin of my absolute loathing for Stannis.

 

[Lubbock]

Of course i have to take the holy route first
I wouldnt bring any of them back, their deaths is what made these books to what they are.

But on an unholy route, i would bring Renly back he was just the sort og person who could have won the throne and he was always fun to read about


But yes the Red Viper was one of the most fascinating characters that i would love to have read more about

 

[scalem X]

Qhorin Halfhand!

Just because of his coolness.

 

[Young stormlord]

I would say... son of Davos (don't care which one). They were nice people.

 

[Boaz]

Renly... would be a good king - kind and fair, never making stupid mistakes like Robb or Eddard

Renly might be better than Robert. I don't know if he'd been better than Robb. Robb imitated his father's hand's on approach... Renly would have imitated Robert's Hand's On approach. Being older than Robb and more experienced, Renly was able to delegate. But I tend to think that Renly would have distanced himself ultimately from actually ruling as Robert did.

The worst quality about Renly would have been his difficulties in producing an heir of his loins. He'd have had Robert's bastards coming out of the woodwork like roaches to make claims.

I don't think Renly would have been a capable ruler, but he might have surrounded himself with very capable people. I think Renly was a fun character to read.

 

[DeannaBelle]

Oh I forgot, you are not allowed to say baby Aegon, because HE IS SO ALIVE lol

Oh, Renly or Oberyn, that's a difficult decision.. Renly was very interesting character with so much potential. Smart, logical, realistic, funny and pretty. He would be a good king - kind and fair, never making stupid mistakes like Robb or Eddard, still being a good guy. Sure, he would never forget about his own interests, still..

Are you serious? He may be kind and fair, but I think being a king would require more. Sure, he could sit at the throne and look pretty, but I get the impression his flailing had gestures would land him some pretty bad scrapes from that Iron chair.

Remember what Catelyn observed of him when she went to treat in his camp? He was a boy plying dress-up. I did that often enough as a child (I swore I was going be the first queen of the US because my coutry would be better off with a just monarch), but I grew out of it. Renly...

 

[Tysha]

Renly might be better than Robert. I don't know if he'd been better than Robb. Robb imitated his father's hand's on approach... Renly would have imitated Robert's Hand's On approach. Being older than Robb and more experienced, Renly was able to delegate. But I tend to think that Renly would have distanced himself ultimately from actually ruling as Robert did. .

Robb maybe a better king than Renly, but not in Westeros. In Westeros it's not enough to be honest, honorable and kind. Yes, Robb was a good battle leader too, but he is his father's son when it comes to intrigues and plotting.
Renly is not Robert, Robert was quite simple man - fighting, drinking, whoring.
Renly is much more than that. Yes, he likes to party, but it's not the same, he is smart, so he knows when to be serious.

The worst quality about Renly would have been his difficulties in producing an heir of his loins. He'd have had Robert's bastards coming out of the woodwork like roaches to make claims..

Oh come on, it's not that hard, so he didn't like girls, he still could produce children. He would close his eyes and pretend it's a rose boy and not a rose girl

I don't think Renly would have been a capable ruler, but he might have surrounded himself with very capable people. I think Renly was a fun character to read.

The sad thing that there is no one to tell his story. Rhaegar is interesting character and there are lotsa people who can tell us about him, same with Oberyn. But Renly.. Loras is dying.. Robert is dead, Stannis never been close to him...

Are you serious? He may be kind and fair, but I think being a king would require more. Sure, he could sit at the throne and look pretty, but I get the impression his flailing had gestures would land him some pretty bad scrapes from that Iron chair.
Remember what Catelyn observed of him when she went to treat in his camp? He was a boy plying dress-up. I did that often enough as a child (I swore I was going be the first queen of the US because my coutry would be better off with a just monarch), but I grew out of it. Renly... .

By "fair" I meant just. So no, beauty is not the quality that made him a good king. He was smart, he knew when to run from King's landing, when and who to marry, he had a pretty good chance... And I don't think that what is Catelyn saw was just a boy playing dress-up - it was a King, clever one, with great army and right marriage.

 

[DeannaBelle]

By "fair" I meant just. So no, beauty is not the quality that made him a good king. He was smart, he knew when to run from King's landing, when and who to marry, he had a pretty good chance... And I don't think that what is Catelyn saw was just a boy playing dress-up - it was a King, clever one, with great army and right marriage.

In the US, we almost never say "fair" to mean beauty, we always mean "just" or "equal."

What was fair about him taking a throne that legally should have been Stannis'? (not that I delight in the thoughts that brings) People reguarded Stannis as just, but he kind of missed the whole point of justice...

Renly may dispense justice and mercy freely enough, and the people did love him... Yes. But .... I can't put my finger on it, but the people needed more than Renly. Could you see Renly preparing for winter? Sending armies to fight the Others? No. Why? I think he was in La-La-Land like Robert. "Others? What Others? You're always so serious and boring, kings hand of mine!"

 

[Tysha]

In the US, we almost never say "fair" to mean beauty, we always mean "just" or "equal."

What was fair about him taking a throne that legally should have been Stannis'? (not that I delight in the thoughts that brings) People reguarded Stannis as just, but he kind of missed the whole point of justice...

Well, the same justice that was in Robert's rebellion (that our honorable Eddard took part in)

Renly may dispense justice and mercy freely enough, and the people did love him... Yes. But .... I can't put my finger on it, but the people needed more than Renly. Could you see Renly preparing for winter? Sending armies to fight the Others? No. Why? I think he was in La-La-Land like Robert. "Others? What Others? You're always so serious and boring, kings hand of mine!"

Well, maybe he is not the perfect king, but imho he is a better king than Robb, Balon, Joffery or Stannis...
He wanted to help Ned (but Ned refused because of his stupid honor). He could be tough when it needed:
“If you cannot keep the king’s peace, Janos, perhaps the City Watch should be commanded by someone who can.”

And you have others things:
"The Hound snorted and tossed the broken antler into the crowd, where the commons began to punch and claw over the little bit of gold, until Lord Renly walked out among them and restored the peace."

"..strong yet generous, clever, just, diligent, loyal to my friends and terrible to my enemies, yet capable of forgiveness, patient-“
“-humble?” Catelyn supplied.
Renly laughed. “You must allow a king some flaws, my lady.”

We didn't really know Renly good enough, to judge him.. But he made a good impression on me... Whether he could be a good king or not, I wish he was still alive...

 

[Charming Serpent]

Oberyn!!!

 

[Young stormlord]

Balon Greyjoy.