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* PunchClockVillain: They let Aerys do pretty much whatever he pleased because it was in their job description, however unpleasant a few of them found it to be. [[spoiler: Though at least in Dayne, Whent and the various Lord Commanders' cases (in Ser Barristan's case, he eventually asks himself pointed questions about just why he saved Aerys from Duskendale when his death there would have brought Rhaegar to the Throne; Jaime, too, seems to regret failing Rheagar... if not quite as much), it seems that things were a lot more complex, as all their actions during and after Aerys' reign suggest.]]
* ToughActToFollow: [[Invoked]] Both Ser Jaime and Ser Barristan feel this way about this generation of the Kingsguard. One reason why it declined under Robert is that there were five vacant positions to fill in immediately after a devastating war (a war which killed many great knights) and a long peacetime that followed which, while good for the realm, did not create vacancies for better contenders (or many seasoned veterans to fill them, even if there were vacancies).
* ToughActToFollow: [[Invoked]] Both Ser Jaime and Ser Barristan feel this way about this generation of the Kingsguard. One reason why it declined under Robert is that there were five vacant positions to fill in immediately after a devastating war (a war which killed many great knights) and a long peacetime that followed which, while good for the realm, did not create vacancies for better contenders (or many seasoned veterans to fill them, even if there were vacancies).
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* PunchClockVillain: They let Aerys do pretty much whatever he pleased because it was in their job description, however unpleasant a few of them found it to be. [[spoiler: Though at least in Dayne, Whent and the various Lord Commanders' cases (in Ser Barristan's case, he eventually asks himself pointed questions about just why he saved Aerys from Duskendale when his death there would have brought Rhaegar to the Throne; Jaime, too, seems to regret failing Rheagar...Rhaegar... if not quite as much), it seems that things were a lot more complex, as all their actions during and after Aerys' reign suggest.]]
* ToughActToFollow:[[Invoked]] {{Invoked}}. Both Ser Jaime and Ser Barristan feel this way about this generation of the Kingsguard. One reason why it declined under Robert is that there were five vacant positions to fill in immediately after a devastating war (a war which killed many great knights) and a long peacetime that followed which, while good for the realm, did not create vacancies for better contenders (or many seasoned veterans to fill them, even if there were vacancies).
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Ser Barristan Selmy seems to view Arthur Dayne as such, though according to George RR Martin they were equal in skill, more beloved by the smallfolk and more trusted by Rhaegar Targaryen.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Ser Barristan Selmy seems to view Arthur Dayne as such, though according to George RR Martin they were equal in skill, equally skilled, more beloved by the smallfolk and more trusted by Rhaegar Targaryen.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Ser Barristan Selmy seems to view Arthur Dayne as such, as he was a better swordsman, more beloved by the smallfolk and more trusted by Rhaegar Targaryen.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Ser Barristan Selmy seems to view Arthur Dayne as such, as he was a better swordsman, though according to George RR Martin they were equal in skill, more beloved by the smallfolk and more trusted by Rhaegar Targaryen.
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* ToughActToFollow: [[invoked]] Both Ser Jaime and Ser Barristan feel this way about this generation of the Kingsguard. One reason why it declined under Robert is that there were five vacant positions to fill in immediately after a devastating war--a war which killed many great knights--and a long peacetime that followed which, while good for the realm, did not create vacancies for better contenders (or many seasoned veterans to fill them, even if there were vacancies).
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* ToughActToFollow: [[invoked]] [[Invoked]] Both Ser Jaime and Ser Barristan feel this way about this generation of the Kingsguard. One reason why it declined under Robert is that there were five vacant positions to fill in immediately after a devastating war--a war (a war which killed many great knights--and knights) and a long peacetime that followed which, while good for the realm, did not create vacancies for better contenders (or many seasoned veterans to fill them, even if there were vacancies).
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* BeneathTheMask: As a Hightower, he has deep roots with the Faith of Seven, [[spoiler: so he was deeply disturbed at witnessing the mockery of a "Trial by Combat" [[note]]-a fight to the death in the eyes and judgement of the Gods-[[/note]] to Rickard and Brandon Stark and tries to rationalize it to Jaime Lannister for the sake of innocence, who actually is in [[ThinkHappyThoughts his own little world]] as he used to do whenever Aerys got extra nutty. The fact that during the Rebellion he eventually followed Rhaegar's orders instead of the king's (mind that the relationship between father and son was strained) seems to suggest that he was more critical of the king than he let Jaime know.]]
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* BeneathTheMask: As a Hightower, he has deep roots with the Faith of Seven, [[spoiler: so he was deeply disturbed at witnessing the mockery of a "Trial by Combat" [[note]]-a [[note]]a fight to the death in the eyes and judgement of the Gods-[[/note]] Gods[[/note]] to Rickard and Brandon Stark and tries to rationalize it to Jaime Lannister for the sake of innocence, who actually is in [[ThinkHappyThoughts his own little world]] as he used to do whenever Aerys got extra nutty. The fact that during the Rebellion he eventually followed Rhaegar's orders instead of the king's (mind that the relationship between father and son was strained) seems to suggest that he was more critical of the king than he let Jaime know.]]
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* ObviousRulePatch: Their whole predicament raises the question of why there ''still'' is no established system for them (and others) to deal with bonkers or idiotic kings when other royal family members could plug the gaps without upending the whole feudal system. Particularly given the general assumption that any given Targaryen could go nuts at any time. If there were such a "when faced with clear and present insanity, break glass and use tool" clause to their vows, things... might have played out with a whole lot less pain and confusion for all concerned. Of course, for most of his reign, the King did seem harmless, and the Kingsguard did appeal successfully to him for leniency and reform for the Kingswood smallfolk, so it might have been harder for them to believe that the King had gone beyond the pale.
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* ObviousRulePatch: Their whole predicament raises the question of why there ''still'' is no established system for them (and others) to deal with bonkers or idiotic kings when other royal family members could plug the gaps without upending the whole feudal system. Particularly given the general assumption that any given Targaryen could go nuts at any time. If there were such a "when faced with clear and present insanity, insanity that's prohibitively expensive to guard, break glass and use tool" Summon Great Council" clause to their vows, things... might have played out with a whole lot less pain and confusion for all concerned. Of course, for most of his reign, the King did seem harmless, and the Kingsguard did appeal successfully to him for leniency and reform for the Kingswood smallfolk, so it might have been harder for them to believe that the King had gone beyond the pale.
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* ObviousRulePatch: Their whole predicament raises the question of why there ''still'' is no established system for them (and others) to deal with bonkers or idiotic kings when other royal family members could plug the gaps without upending the whole feudal system. Particularly given the general assumption that any given Targaryen could go nuts at any time. If there were such a "when faced with clear and present insanity, break glass and use tool" clause to their vows, things... might have played out with a whole lot less pain and confusion for all concerned.
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* ObviousRulePatch: Their whole predicament raises the question of why there ''still'' is no established system for them (and others) to deal with bonkers or idiotic kings when other royal family members could plug the gaps without upending the whole feudal system. Particularly given the general assumption that any given Targaryen could go nuts at any time. If there were such a "when faced with clear and present insanity, break glass and use tool" clause to their vows, things... might have played out with a whole lot less pain and confusion for all concerned. Of course, for most of his reign, the King did seem harmless, and the Kingsguard did appeal successfully to him for leniency and reform for the Kingswood smallfolk, so it might have been harder for them to believe that the King had gone beyond the pale.
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* ObviousRulePatch: Their whole predicament raises the question of why there ''still'' is no established system for them (and others) to deal with bonkers or idiotic kings when other royal family members could plug the gaps without upending the whole feudal system. Particularly given the general assumption that any given Targaryen could go nuts at any time. If there were such a "if in doubt, break glass" clause to their vows, things... might have played out with a whole lot less pain and confusion for all concerned.
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* ObviousRulePatch: Their whole predicament raises the question of why there ''still'' is no established system for them (and others) to deal with bonkers or idiotic kings when other royal family members could plug the gaps without upending the whole feudal system. Particularly given the general assumption that any given Targaryen could go nuts at any time. If there were such a "if in doubt, "when faced with clear and present insanity, break glass" glass and use tool" clause to their vows, things... might have played out with a whole lot less pain and confusion for all concerned.
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* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: No one was more chivalrous and knightly than Arthur, and he was loyal to Rhaegar to a fault, but that loyalty led the Knight to hold a damsel in distress hostage and attack the brave heroes come to rescue her. Somewhere along the line, Ser Arthur Dayne became the very kind of person knights are supposed to fight against.
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!!!For the main Kingsguard entry, see [[AC:[[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireTheKingsguard here]]]]
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!!The Kingsguard of Aerys II, the Mad King
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* CultureClash: Although never depicted as lacking in devotion to the Seven or in dedication to his duties towards the Crown, let's just say he found that certain aspects of Dornish culture don't map very well onto every oath sworn by the Kingsguard.
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* ForcedIntoEvil: He was strong-armed by King Aerys into commanding the Dornish forces sent by Doran Martell to fight at the Battle of the Trident, having threatened the lives of Princess Elia Martell and her children.
* TheOathbreaker: Prince Lewyn's paramour was a secret kept by his fellow Kingsguard, though how well-kept is debatable.
* TheOathbreaker: Prince Lewyn's paramour was a secret kept by his fellow Kingsguard, though how well-kept is debatable.
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* ForcedIntoEvil: He was strong-armed by King Aerys into commanding the Dornish forces sent by Doran Martell to fight at the Battle of the Trident, having been threatened with the lives safety of of Princess Elia Martell and her children.
children as extortion. Something the Martells have certainly not forgotten, although they easily forgave ''him'' not being there to protect her. Aerys is another question.
* TheOathbreaker: Prince Lewyn's paramour was a secret kept by his fellow Kingsguard, though how well-kept isdebatable.strongly debatable. Although, if you go into technicalities, he didn't take her to wife, so... we're basically talking the same get-out clause the Black Watch use to nip off to Mole Town used for cultural reasons.
* TheOathbreaker: Prince Lewyn's paramour was a secret kept by his fellow Kingsguard, though how well-kept is
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* BadassCrew: Held in high esteem even years later, with Ser Barristan and Ser Jaime regarding the Kingsguard that came after as a sorry pack of losers compared to who they were.
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* BadassCrew: Held in high esteem even years later, with Ser Barristan and Ser Jaime regarding the Kingsguard that came after as a sorry pack of losers compared to who they were.what the institution had been at this point in time.
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* LongDeadBadass: Jaime is still proud with serving with such esteemed warriors.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Despite being comprised of good men (well, more or less), they were all predominantly loyal to the Mad King and stood by during the vast majority of his atrocities, even defending him from the blowback from his own idiocy. However, many were also loyal to Prince Rhaegar and held Lyanna Stark hostage, fully willing to kill her brother and his friends to prevent them from rescuing her. [[spoiler:Though there seems to have been a lot more to the story than that.]]
* PunchClockVillain: They let Aerys do pretty much whatever he pleased because it was in their job description, however unpleasant a few of them found it to be. [[spoiler: Though at least in Dayne, Whent and the various Lord Commanders' cases (eventually so for in Ser Barristan's case), it seems that things were more complex, as their actions during and after Aerys' reign suggest.]]
* ToughActToFollow: [[invoked]] Ser Jaime and Ser Barristan feel this way about this generation of Kingsguard. One reason why it declined under Robert is that there were five vacant positions to fill in immediately after a devastating war--a war which killed many great knights--and a long peacetime that followed which, while good for the realm, did not create vacancies for better contenders (or many seasoned veterans to fill them, even if there were vacancies).
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Despite being comprised of good men (well, more or less), they were all predominantly loyal to the Mad King and stood by during the vast majority of his atrocities, even defending him from the blowback from his own idiocy. However, many were also loyal to Prince Rhaegar and held Lyanna Stark hostage, fully willing to kill her brother and his friends to prevent them from rescuing her. [[spoiler:Though there seems to have been a lot more to the story than that.]]
* PunchClockVillain: They let Aerys do pretty much whatever he pleased because it was in their job description, however unpleasant a few of them found it to be. [[spoiler: Though at least in Dayne, Whent and the various Lord Commanders' cases (eventually so for in Ser Barristan's case), it seems that things were more complex, as their actions during and after Aerys' reign suggest.]]
* ToughActToFollow: [[invoked]] Ser Jaime and Ser Barristan feel this way about this generation of Kingsguard. One reason why it declined under Robert is that there were five vacant positions to fill in immediately after a devastating war--a war which killed many great knights--and a long peacetime that followed which, while good for the realm, did not create vacancies for better contenders (or many seasoned veterans to fill them, even if there were vacancies).
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* LongDeadBadass: Jaime is still proud with of serving with such esteemed warriors.
warriors. Ser Barristan also still doesn't quite rate himself as highly as he does his dead comrades-in-arms.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Despite being comprised of good men (well, more or less), they were all predominantly loyal to the Mad King and stood by during the vast majority of his atrocities, even defending him from much of the blowbackfrom his own idiocy. idiocy caused to the best of their abilities. However, many were also loyal to Prince Rhaegar Rhaegar, and held Lyanna Stark hostage, hostage while being fully willing to kill her brother and his friends to prevent them from rescuing her. [[spoiler:Though there seems to have been a lot more to the story than that.]]
* PunchClockVillain: They let Aerys do pretty much whatever he pleased because it was in their job description, however unpleasant a few of them found it to be. [[spoiler: Though at least in Dayne, Whent and the various Lord Commanders' cases(eventually so for in (in Ser Barristan's case), case, he eventually asks himself pointed questions about just why he saved Aerys from Duskendale when his death there would have brought Rhaegar to the Throne; Jaime, too, seems to regret failing Rheagar... if not quite as much), it seems that things were a lot more complex, as all their actions during and after Aerys' reign suggest.]]
* ToughActToFollow: [[invoked]] Both Ser Jaime and Ser Barristan feel this way about this generation of the Kingsguard. One reason why it declined under Robert is that there were five vacant positions to fill in immediately after a devastating war--a war which killed many great knights--and a long peacetime that followed which, while good for the realm, did not create vacancies for better contenders (or many seasoned veterans to fill them, even if there were vacancies).
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Despite being comprised of good men (well, more or less), they were all predominantly loyal to the Mad King and stood by during the vast majority of his atrocities, even defending him from much of the blowback
* PunchClockVillain: They let Aerys do pretty much whatever he pleased because it was in their job description, however unpleasant a few of them found it to be. [[spoiler: Though at least in Dayne, Whent and the various Lord Commanders' cases
* ToughActToFollow: [[invoked]] Both Ser Jaime and Ser Barristan feel this way about this generation of the Kingsguard. One reason why it declined under Robert is that there were five vacant positions to fill in immediately after a devastating war--a war which killed many great knights--and a long peacetime that followed which, while good for the realm, did not create vacancies for better contenders (or many seasoned veterans to fill them, even if there were vacancies).
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* AmbiguousSituation: Their loyalty to Prince Rhaegar it's not enough to explain why for a long period the Lord Commander and two of the best knights (Dayne and Whent) were guarding Lyanna Stark (who was [[TheRashomon allegedly]] [[AbductionIsLove kidnapped]] by the Prince, but not a member of the royal family) in some remote Dornish tower, instead of doing their job protecting the King and his direct family, like ''they are supposed to do''. At the time Ned Stark wondered as well and received the pretty cryptic answers "''Our prince wanted us here''".
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* AmbiguousSituation: Their loyalty to Prince Rhaegar it's Rhaegar... is interesting, to say the least. It is, however, just not enough to explain why why, for a long sustained period probably lasting months, the Lord Commander and two of the best knights (Dayne and Whent) were guarding Lyanna Stark (who was [[TheRashomon allegedly]] [[AbductionIsLove kidnapped]] by the Prince, but not a member of the royal family) in some remote Dornish tower, instead of doing their job protecting the King and his direct family, like ''they are supposed were supposed, by both tradition and precedent, to do''. be doing''. At the time time, Ned Stark wondered as well and well; and, received the pretty cryptic answers stereo answer of "''Our prince wanted us here''".
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* KnightInShiningArmor: Jaime Lannister is the only one ''not'' remembered as this.
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* KnightInShiningArmor: Jaime Lannister is the only one ''not'' remembered as being this.
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* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Despite being comprised of good men (more or less) they were all loyal to the Mad King to the end and stood by during his atrocities. They were also loyal to Prince Rhaegar and held Lyanna Stark hostage, fully willing to kill her brother and his friends to prevent them from rescuing her. [[spoiler:Though there seems to have been more to the story than that.]]
* PunchClockVillain: Let Aerys do whatever because it didn't bother them. [[spoiler: Though at least in Dayne, Whent and eventually the Lord Commander's case seems that things were more complex, as their actions may suggests.]]
* PunchClockVillain: Let Aerys do whatever because it didn't bother them. [[spoiler: Though at least in Dayne, Whent and eventually the Lord Commander's case seems that things were more complex, as their actions may suggests.]]
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* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Despite being comprised of good men (more (well, more or less) less), they were all predominantly loyal to the Mad King to the end and stood by during the vast majority of his atrocities. They atrocities, even defending him from the blowback from his own idiocy. However, many were also loyal to Prince Rhaegar and held Lyanna Stark hostage, fully willing to kill her brother and his friends to prevent them from rescuing her. [[spoiler:Though there seems to have been a lot more to the story than that.]]
* PunchClockVillain:Let They let Aerys do pretty much whatever he pleased because it didn't bother them. was in their job description, however unpleasant a few of them found it to be. [[spoiler: Though at least in Dayne, Whent and eventually the various Lord Commander's case Commanders' cases (eventually so for in Ser Barristan's case), it seems that things were more complex, as their actions may suggests.during and after Aerys' reign suggest.]]
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** Though few of them, like Arthur Dayne or Oswell Whent (and later the Lord Commander himself) are shown having more deals of loyalty towards [[TheWisePrince Prince Rhaegar]] and sided with him in business they were not supposed to take part in. This may very well be an hint of the increasing conflict between [[ArchnemesisDad the King]] and the Crown Prince and how it [[ConflictingLoyalty affected the loyalty among the court]]. They ended up involved in schemes directly concerning Rhaegar instead of the king such as the organizing of the Tourney of Harrenhall (which was rumored to be an excuse for Rhaegar to meet potential allies) and of course the abduction of Lyanna Stark. They also inexplicably spent the Rebellion [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness guarding Lyanna Stark instead of the royal family]], which leads to the AmbiguousSituation written above.
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** Though few of them, like Arthur Dayne or Oswell Whent (and later the Lord Commander himself) are shown having more deals of willing and, arguably, deeper loyalty towards [[TheWisePrince Prince Rhaegar]] Rhaegar]], and sided with him in business they were not supposed to take part in. This may very well be an hint of the increasing conflict between [[ArchnemesisDad the King]] and the Crown Prince and how it [[ConflictingLoyalty affected the loyalty among the court]]. They ended up involved in schemes directly concerning Rhaegar instead of the king king, such as the organizing of the Tourney of Harrenhall (which was rumored to be an excuse for Rhaegar to meet potential allies) and and, of course course, the abduction of Lyanna Stark. They also inexplicably spent the Rebellion [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness guarding Lyanna Stark instead of the royal family]], which leads to the AmbiguousSituation written above.
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* KnightInShiningArmour: Rivaled only by Aemon the Dragonknight, for best example in the series.
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* FishOutOfWater: Ser Llewyn Martell was commanded to lead the Dornish forces at the Battle of the Trident in support of Rhaegar; this is the furthest North any Dornish army has pushed in recorded history, so they were understandably out of their element. Still, they provided a worthy battle in spite of their loss to Robert Baratheon and his army.
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* FishOutOfWater: Ser Llewyn Lewyn Martell was commanded to lead the Dornish forces at the Battle of the Trident in support of Rhaegar; this is the furthest North any Dornish army has pushed in recorded history, so they were understandably out of their element. Still, they provided a worthy battle in spite of their loss to Robert Baratheon and his army.
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* FishOutOfWater: Ser Llewyn Martell was commanded to lead the Dornish forces at the Battle of the Trident in support of Rhaegar; this is the furthest North any Dornish army has pushed in recorded history, so they were understandably out of their element. Still, they provided a worthy battle in spite of their loss to Robert Baratheon and his army.
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* ForcedIntoEvil: He was strong-armed by King Aerys into commanding the Dornish forces sent by Doran Martell to fight at the Battle of the Trident, having threatened the lives of Princess Elia Martell and her children.
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* IChooseToStay: King Aerys tasked him to find Prince Rhaegar and bring him to King's Landing. He succeeded in finding Jim, but instead of coming back to the Red Keep with the Prince, he followed Rhaegar's order to stay guarding Lyanna Stark along with Arthur Dayne and Oswell Whent, which is strange as the Lord Commander is a even more important figure than usual in wartime. Why did he thought Rhaegar's order had the priority instead of the king's is yet to be found out.
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* IChooseToStay: King Aerys tasked him to find Prince Rhaegar and bring him to King's Landing. He succeeded in finding Jim, him, but instead of coming back to the Red Keep with the Prince, he followed Rhaegar's order to stay guarding Lyanna Stark along with Arthur Dayne and Oswell Whent, which is strange as the Lord Commander is a even more important figure than usual in wartime. Why did he thought Rhaegar's order had the priority instead of the king's is yet to be found out.
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* IChooseToStay: King Aerys tasked him to find Prince Rhaegar and bring him to King's Landing. He succeeded in finding Jim, but instead of coming back to the Red Keep with the Prince, he followed Rhaegar's order to stay guarding Lyanna Stark along with Arthur Dayne and Oswell Whent, which is strange as the Lord Commander is a even more important figure than usual in wartime. Why did he thought Rhaegar's order had the priority instead of the king's is yet to be found out.
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* TheUnreveal: Of the three Kingsguars, he's the one with the most ambiguous reasons to have been guarding Lyanna Stark instead of fighting or protecting the king. While the other two traveled with Rhaegar and Lyanna since the beginning, Ser Gerold was instead tasked by King Aerys to find Rhaegar, which he did; but rather than bringing Rhaegar to King's Landing with him, he stayed at the Tower of Joy. It's yet to be explained why guarding that tower was more important than coming back to the court and playing a more active role in the royal forces as the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard is expected.
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* TheUnreveal: Of the three Kingsguars, he's the one with the most ambiguous reasons to have been guarding Lyanna Stark instead of fighting or protecting the king. While the other two traveled with Rhaegar and Lyanna since the beginning, Ser Gerold was instead tasked by King Aerys to find Rhaegar, which he did; but rather than bringing Rhaegar to King's Landing with him, [[IChooseToStay he stayed at the Tower of Joy.Joy]]. It's yet to be explained why guarding that tower was more important than coming back to the court and playing a more active role in the royal forces as the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard is expected.
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* BeneathTheMask: As a Hightower, he has deep roots with the Faith of Seven, [[spoiler:so he was deeply disturbed at witnessing the mockery of a "Trial by Combat" [[note]]-a fight to the death in the eyes and judgement of the Gods-[[/note]] to Rickard and Brandon Stark and tries to rationalize it to Jaime Lannister for the sake of innocence, who actually is in [[ThinkHappyThoughts his own little world]] as he used to do whenever Aerys got extra nutty.]]
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* BeneathTheMask: As a Hightower, he has deep roots with the Faith of Seven, [[spoiler:so [[spoiler: so he was deeply disturbed at witnessing the mockery of a "Trial by Combat" [[note]]-a fight to the death in the eyes and judgement of the Gods-[[/note]] to Rickard and Brandon Stark and tries to rationalize it to Jaime Lannister for the sake of innocence, who actually is in [[ThinkHappyThoughts his own little world]] as he used to do whenever Aerys got extra nutty.nutty. The fact that during the Rebellion he eventually followed Rhaegar's orders instead of the king's (mind that the relationship between father and son was strained) seems to suggest that he was more critical of the king than he let Jaime know.]]
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* UndyingLoyalty: To King Aerys, since it was their job. Though few of them like Arthur Dayne or Oswell Whent (and later the Lord Commander himself) are shown having more deals of loyalty towards Prince Rhaegar and sided with him in business they were not supposed to take part in. This may very well be an hint of the increasing conflict between the King and the Crown Prince and how it affects the loyalty among the court. They ended up involved in schemes directly concerning Rhaegar instead of the king such as the organizing of the Tourney of Harrenhall (which was rumored to be an excuse for Rhaegar to meet potential allies) and of course the abduction of Lyanna Stark. They also inexplicably spent the Rebellion guarding Lyanna Stark instead of the royal family, which leads to the AmbiguousSituation written above.
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* UndyingLoyalty: To King Aerys, since Since it was their job. job, to King Aerys. Apparently.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Their loyalty to Prince Rhaegar it's not enough to explain why for a long period the Lord Commander and two of the best knights (Dayne and Whent) were guarding Lyanna Stark (who was allegedly kidnapped [[TheRashomon allegedly]] [[AbductionIsLove kidnapped]] by the Prince, but not a member of the royal family) in some remote Dornish tower, instead of doing their job protecting the King and the royal his direct family, as the Kingsguard is like ''they are supposed to watch only the King and his direct family.do''. At the time Ned Stark wondered as well and received the pretty cryptic answers "''Our prince wanted us here''".
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!!The Kingsguard of Aerys II, the Mad King
-->''"I learned from the White Bull and Barristan the Bold. I learned from Ser Arthur Dayne, the Sword of the Morning, who could have slain all five of you with his left hand while he was taking a piss with the right. I learned from Prince Lewyn of Dorne and Ser Oswell Whent and Ser Jonothor Darry, good men every one."''
-->--'''Jaime Lannister'''
The Brothers who served the Kingsguard during the reign of Aerys II Targaryen (albeit some of them served also under King Jahaerys). At the time of the series beginning, the only survivors were Ser Barristan Selmy and Ser Jaime Lannister.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Their loyalty to Prince Rhaegar it's not enough to explain why for a long period the Lord Commander and two of the best knights (Dayne and Whent) were guarding Lyanna Stark (who was allegedly kidnapped by the Prince, but not a member of the royal family) in some remote Dornish tower, instead of protecting the King and the royal family, as the Kingsguard is supposed to watch only the King and his direct family. At the time Ned Stark wondered as well and received the pretty cryptic answers "''Our prince wanted us here''".
* BadassCrew: Held in high esteem even years later, with Ser Barristan and Ser Jaime regarding the Kingsguard that came after as a sorry pack of losers compared to who they were.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Jaime Lannister is the only one ''not'' remembered as this.
* LastStand: The showdown at the Tower of Joy is likely this. The war is over, all the Targaryen supporters are dead and there's only three of them against seven men seasoned by the war. The Kingsguard take down five of them before dying.
-->'''Ser Arthur Dayne:''' [[PreAssKickingOneLiner And now it begins]].
-->'''Eddard Stark:''' No... now it ends.
* LongDeadBadass: Jaime is still proud with serving with such esteemed warriors.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Despite being comprised of good men (more or less) they were all loyal to the Mad King to the end and stood by during his atrocities. They were also loyal to Prince Rhaegar and held Lyanna Stark hostage, fully willing to kill her brother and his friends to prevent them from rescuing her. [[spoiler:Though there seems to have been more to the story than that.]]
* PunchClockVillain: Let Aerys do whatever because it didn't bother them.
* ToughActToFollow: [[invoked]] Ser Jaime and Ser Barristan feel this way about this generation of Kingsguard. One reason why it declined under Robert is that there were five vacant positions to fill in immediately after a devastating war--a war which killed many great knights--and a long peacetime that followed which, while good for the realm, did not create vacancies for better contenders (or many seasoned veterans to fill them, even if there were vacancies).
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[[folder:Ser Gerold Hightower]]
!!Ser Gerold Hightower, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard
!!!The White Bull
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-->''"The Kingsguard does not flee."''
Promoted to Lord Commander of the Kingsguard during the reign of King Jaehaerys II, he continued to serve in that post during Robert's Rebellion. Like his fellow brothers, he is remembered as a KnightInShiningArmor. He died at the Tower of Joy.
See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseHightower House Hightower]] page.
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* AnimalMotifs: Nicknamed "The White Bull", for his Kingsguard membership and great strength.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Likely what it took for him to be Lord Commander over legendary warriors like Barristan Selmy and Arthur Dayne.
* BadassGrandpa: At the time of his death, though, [[OlderThanTheyLook he apparently didn't look it]].
* BeneathTheMask: As a Hightower, he has deep roots with the Faith of Seven, [[spoiler:so he was deeply disturbed at witnessing the mockery of a "Trial by Combat" [[note]]-a fight to the death in the eyes and judgement of the Gods-[[/note]] to Rickard and Brandon Stark and tries to rationalize it to Jaime Lannister for the sake of innocence, who actually is in [[ThinkHappyThoughts his own little world]] as he used to do whenever Aerys got extra nutty.]]
-->'''Gerold to Jaime:''' You swore a vow to guard the king, not to judge him.
* TheBigGuy: He could definitely pack a wallop and served in this capacity when fighting in a group. Not a small guy, either.
* CoolHelmet: Some art depicts him wearing a helm in the shape of a white bull's head.
* GoodIsNotNice: [[spoiler: Jaime remarks upon his disbelief when Hightower, one of his mentors and idols, reprimanded him for privately questioning his oaths after watching Aerys brutally murder Rickard and Brandon Stark, and how absurd it is that he is still seen as a hero while Jaime is hated for killing the Mad King.]]
* JustFollowingOrders: His way of dealing with what he was asked to do was to have this on repeat as a kind of koan.
* LargeAndInCharge: He was tall, strong and possessed a booming voice.
* MasterSwordsman: When Jaime thinks of your skill with a mixture of admiration and envy, you had to be one.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:His attitude towards the Mad King's crimes led Jamie Lannister to lose respect for both the office of the Kingsguard and the institution of knighthood.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To the institution of the Kingsguard and the less respectful king.
* YouAreInCommandNow
** Ser Gerold became Lord Commander after his predecessor Dunk died at Summerhall.
** After the death of Lord Ormund Baratheon early on in the War of the Ninepenny Kings, Ser Gerold took command of the Westerosi army.
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[[folder:Ser Arthur Dayne]]
!!Ser Arthur Dayne
!!!The Sword of the Morning
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-->''"Our knees do not bend easily."''
Lord Edric Dayne's uncle and one of the most famed knights in recent Westerosi history, Arthur Dayne was a member of the Kingsguard at the time of Robert's Rebellion. He was slain by Eddard Stark at the Tower of Joy.
See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseDayne House Dayne]] page.
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: His reputation during his lifetime and after his death, even by the people who were on the other side.
* TheAce: He is legendary even by Kingsguard standards.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Ser Barristan Selmy seems to view Arthur Dayne as such, as he was a better swordsman, more beloved by the smallfolk and more trusted by Rhaegar Targaryen.
* ApologeticAttacker: Ned Stark remembers him having a "sad smile" when he and his men confronted him at the Tower of Joy.
* {{BFS}}: The greatsword Dawn. Supposedly made of ThunderboltIron.
* TheDreaded: Arthur was regarded as the deadliest of the Mad King's knights. Approach with caution.
* DuelToTheDeath: Had a famous one with the Smiling Knight which riveted young Jaime Lannister. He also engaged in an epic duel with Ned Stark that the latter barely survived.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Rhaegar Targaryen; as per Ser Barristan, they were best friends.
* HonorBeforeReason: By reputation. Jaime recalls that during his duel with the Smiling Knight, Arthur disarmed him, but waited for the Smiling Knight to [[GiveMeASword get another sword]] before resuming the duel and killing him.
* LegacyCharacter: He is the most recent "Sword of the Morning".
* LightningBruiser: Though he is long dead in the books timeline, so we never see him fight, he was said to make [[TheDreaded Smiling Knight]] "bleed from a dozen wounds", and Jaime considered him physically stronger than himself.
* LongDeadBadass: Jaime Lannister himself says when inspecting five members of the current Kingsguard that Arthur Dayne could have slain the five of them with his left hand while taking a piss with his right.
* MasterSwordsman: Outright admired as such by Jaime Lannister and recorded as exceptional.
* NobleTopEnforcer: Despite being part of the Mad King's service, Arthur Dayne was beloved by the realm and the smallfolk. In his fight against the Kingswood Brotherhood, he ensured that his men treated people fairly, they paid for bed and board, in addition to successfully convincing the king to give increased rights to the people. This dwindled support for the outlaws and ensured their defeat.
* PreMortemOneLiner: As Ser Jaime recalled.
-->'''The Smiling Knight''': It's that white sword of yours I want.
-->'''Ser Arthur''': Then you shall have it, ser.
* TheyCallHimSword: The Sword of the Morning, a family title.
* UndyingLoyalty: To the King, but specifically, Prince Rhaegar.
* WorthyOpponent: Regarded by Eddard as such, which is why he returned Ser Arthur's body and sword to his family.
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[[folder:Ser Oswell Whent]]
!!Ser Oswell Whent
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-->''"Woe to the Usurper if we had been [on the Trident]."''
A member of the Kingsguard during Robert's Rebellion. He died at the Tower of Joy.
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* AnimalMotifs: In honor of his House sigil, [[Franchise/{{Batman}} nine black bats on a yellow field]], Ser Oswell had a black bat with its wings spread embroidered on his helm.
* CoolHelmet: His white helm with a black bat on the visor.
* DeadpanSnarker: He was known for his dark humor.
* MasterSwordsman: As any of Aerys II's Kingsguard members.
* TangledFamilyTree: He was related to Catelyn Tully through her mother, Minisa Whent; Minisa's familial relation to Ser Oswell and the rest of the Whents has not been established in the books.
* UndyingLoyalty: To the King.
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[[folder:Ser Jonothor Darry]]
!!Ser Jonothor Darry
-->''"When you donned that cloak, you promised to obey."''
A member of the Kingsguard during Robert's Rebellion. He was slain at The Battle of the Trident. WordOfGod states he was the brother of noted Targaryen loyalist Ser Willem Darry.
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* GoodIsNotNice: [[spoiler:Jaime remembers guarding the king and queen's bedroom with Ser Jonothor as they listened to Aerys raping his wife. When Jaime asked if they were supposed to protect her too, Darry replied, "We are, but not from him."]]
* PunchClockVillain: In service to the Mad King, Jonothor had to help carry out or enable many vile acts, although it clearly rankled him to do so.
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[[folder:Prince Lewyn Martell]]
!!Prince Lewyn Nymeros Martell
-->''"My uncle always said that it was the sword in a man's hand that determined his worth, not the one between his legs."''
---> --'''Arianne Martell'''
Uncle to Doran, Elia and Oberyn, Prince Lewyn was a member of the Kingsguard during Robert's Rebellion. He was slain by Ser Lyn Corbray at The Battle of the Trident.
See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseMartell House Martell]] page.
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* CoolUncle: To Princess Elia and her brothers. Arianne Martell also recalls her great-uncle fondly, remembering how he would often tickle her until she could scarcely breathe from laughing so hard.
* DueToTheDead: His bones were returned to Dorne by Jon Arryn a year after Robert's Rebellion ended in an effort to help placate the rebellious elements in the region.
* TheOathbreaker: Prince Lewyn's paramour was a secret kept by his fellow Kingsguard, though how well-kept is debatable.
* WarriorPrince: Quite literally.
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[[folder:Ser Harlan Grandison]]
!!Ser Harlan Grandison
-->''Aerys would want a young man to take his place, so why not a roaring lion in place of a sleepy one?''
-->Jaime's thoughts
Jaime Lannister's predecessor in Aerys' Kingsguard.
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* AnimalMotifs: House Grandison's sigil is a sleeping lion. He dies in his sleep (and is replaced by a Lannister)
* OldSoldier: He was an elderly knight, but since the Kingsguard serve for life he continued to carry out his duties until he passed away.
* PassedInTheirSleep: Died peacefully while sleeping in his cell in the White Tower.
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[[folder:Ser Gwayne Gaunt]]
!!Ser Gwayne Gaunt
A knight of Aerys' Kingsguard during the Defiance of Duskendale.
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* AlliterativeName: G's
* BitCharacter: Only mentioned once in the books.
* RedShirt: Killed by Ser Symon Hollard during the Defiance of Duskendale.
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-->''"I learned from the White Bull and Barristan the Bold. I learned from Ser Arthur Dayne, the Sword of the Morning, who could have slain all five of you with his left hand while he was taking a piss with the right. I learned from Prince Lewyn of Dorne and Ser Oswell Whent and Ser Jonothor Darry, good men every one."''
-->--'''Jaime Lannister'''
The Brothers who served the Kingsguard during the reign of Aerys II Targaryen (albeit some of them served also under King Jahaerys). At the time of the series beginning, the only survivors were Ser Barristan Selmy and Ser Jaime Lannister.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Their loyalty to Prince Rhaegar it's not enough to explain why for a long period the Lord Commander and two of the best knights (Dayne and Whent) were guarding Lyanna Stark (who was allegedly kidnapped by the Prince, but not a member of the royal family) in some remote Dornish tower, instead of protecting the King and the royal family, as the Kingsguard is supposed to watch only the King and his direct family. At the time Ned Stark wondered as well and received the pretty cryptic answers "''Our prince wanted us here''".
* BadassCrew: Held in high esteem even years later, with Ser Barristan and Ser Jaime regarding the Kingsguard that came after as a sorry pack of losers compared to who they were.
* KnightInShiningArmor: Jaime Lannister is the only one ''not'' remembered as this.
* LastStand: The showdown at the Tower of Joy is likely this. The war is over, all the Targaryen supporters are dead and there's only three of them against seven men seasoned by the war. The Kingsguard take down five of them before dying.
-->'''Ser Arthur Dayne:''' [[PreAssKickingOneLiner And now it begins]].
-->'''Eddard Stark:''' No... now it ends.
* LongDeadBadass: Jaime is still proud with serving with such esteemed warriors.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Despite being comprised of good men (more or less) they were all loyal to the Mad King to the end and stood by during his atrocities. They were also loyal to Prince Rhaegar and held Lyanna Stark hostage, fully willing to kill her brother and his friends to prevent them from rescuing her. [[spoiler:Though there seems to have been more to the story than that.]]
* PunchClockVillain: Let Aerys do whatever because it didn't bother them.
* ToughActToFollow: [[invoked]] Ser Jaime and Ser Barristan feel this way about this generation of Kingsguard. One reason why it declined under Robert is that there were five vacant positions to fill in immediately after a devastating war--a war which killed many great knights--and a long peacetime that followed which, while good for the realm, did not create vacancies for better contenders (or many seasoned veterans to fill them, even if there were vacancies).
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[[folder:Ser Gerold Hightower]]
!!Ser Gerold Hightower, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard
!!!The White Bull
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-->''"The Kingsguard does not flee."''
Promoted to Lord Commander of the Kingsguard during the reign of King Jaehaerys II, he continued to serve in that post during Robert's Rebellion. Like his fellow brothers, he is remembered as a KnightInShiningArmor. He died at the Tower of Joy.
See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseHightower House Hightower]] page.
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* AnimalMotifs: Nicknamed "The White Bull", for his Kingsguard membership and great strength.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Likely what it took for him to be Lord Commander over legendary warriors like Barristan Selmy and Arthur Dayne.
* BadassGrandpa: At the time of his death, though, [[OlderThanTheyLook he apparently didn't look it]].
* BeneathTheMask: As a Hightower, he has deep roots with the Faith of Seven, [[spoiler:so he was deeply disturbed at witnessing the mockery of a "Trial by Combat" [[note]]-a fight to the death in the eyes and judgement of the Gods-[[/note]] to Rickard and Brandon Stark and tries to rationalize it to Jaime Lannister for the sake of innocence, who actually is in [[ThinkHappyThoughts his own little world]] as he used to do whenever Aerys got extra nutty.]]
-->'''Gerold to Jaime:''' You swore a vow to guard the king, not to judge him.
* TheBigGuy: He could definitely pack a wallop and served in this capacity when fighting in a group. Not a small guy, either.
* CoolHelmet: Some art depicts him wearing a helm in the shape of a white bull's head.
* GoodIsNotNice: [[spoiler: Jaime remarks upon his disbelief when Hightower, one of his mentors and idols, reprimanded him for privately questioning his oaths after watching Aerys brutally murder Rickard and Brandon Stark, and how absurd it is that he is still seen as a hero while Jaime is hated for killing the Mad King.]]
* JustFollowingOrders: His way of dealing with what he was asked to do was to have this on repeat as a kind of koan.
* LargeAndInCharge: He was tall, strong and possessed a booming voice.
* MasterSwordsman: When Jaime thinks of your skill with a mixture of admiration and envy, you had to be one.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:His attitude towards the Mad King's crimes led Jamie Lannister to lose respect for both the office of the Kingsguard and the institution of knighthood.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To the institution of the Kingsguard and the less respectful king.
* YouAreInCommandNow
** Ser Gerold became Lord Commander after his predecessor Dunk died at Summerhall.
** After the death of Lord Ormund Baratheon early on in the War of the Ninepenny Kings, Ser Gerold took command of the Westerosi army.
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[[folder:Ser Arthur Dayne]]
!!Ser Arthur Dayne
!!!The Sword of the Morning
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-->''"Our knees do not bend easily."''
Lord Edric Dayne's uncle and one of the most famed knights in recent Westerosi history, Arthur Dayne was a member of the Kingsguard at the time of Robert's Rebellion. He was slain by Eddard Stark at the Tower of Joy.
See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseDayne House Dayne]] page.
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: His reputation during his lifetime and after his death, even by the people who were on the other side.
* TheAce: He is legendary even by Kingsguard standards.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Ser Barristan Selmy seems to view Arthur Dayne as such, as he was a better swordsman, more beloved by the smallfolk and more trusted by Rhaegar Targaryen.
* ApologeticAttacker: Ned Stark remembers him having a "sad smile" when he and his men confronted him at the Tower of Joy.
* {{BFS}}: The greatsword Dawn. Supposedly made of ThunderboltIron.
* TheDreaded: Arthur was regarded as the deadliest of the Mad King's knights. Approach with caution.
* DuelToTheDeath: Had a famous one with the Smiling Knight which riveted young Jaime Lannister. He also engaged in an epic duel with Ned Stark that the latter barely survived.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Rhaegar Targaryen; as per Ser Barristan, they were best friends.
* HonorBeforeReason: By reputation. Jaime recalls that during his duel with the Smiling Knight, Arthur disarmed him, but waited for the Smiling Knight to [[GiveMeASword get another sword]] before resuming the duel and killing him.
* LegacyCharacter: He is the most recent "Sword of the Morning".
* LightningBruiser: Though he is long dead in the books timeline, so we never see him fight, he was said to make [[TheDreaded Smiling Knight]] "bleed from a dozen wounds", and Jaime considered him physically stronger than himself.
* LongDeadBadass: Jaime Lannister himself says when inspecting five members of the current Kingsguard that Arthur Dayne could have slain the five of them with his left hand while taking a piss with his right.
* MasterSwordsman: Outright admired as such by Jaime Lannister and recorded as exceptional.
* NobleTopEnforcer: Despite being part of the Mad King's service, Arthur Dayne was beloved by the realm and the smallfolk. In his fight against the Kingswood Brotherhood, he ensured that his men treated people fairly, they paid for bed and board, in addition to successfully convincing the king to give increased rights to the people. This dwindled support for the outlaws and ensured their defeat.
* PreMortemOneLiner: As Ser Jaime recalled.
-->'''The Smiling Knight''': It's that white sword of yours I want.
-->'''Ser Arthur''': Then you shall have it, ser.
* TheyCallHimSword: The Sword of the Morning, a family title.
* UndyingLoyalty: To the King, but specifically, Prince Rhaegar.
* WorthyOpponent: Regarded by Eddard as such, which is why he returned Ser Arthur's body and sword to his family.
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[[folder:Ser Oswell Whent]]
!!Ser Oswell Whent
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-->''"Woe to the Usurper if we had been [on the Trident]."''
A member of the Kingsguard during Robert's Rebellion. He died at the Tower of Joy.
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* AnimalMotifs: In honor of his House sigil, [[Franchise/{{Batman}} nine black bats on a yellow field]], Ser Oswell had a black bat with its wings spread embroidered on his helm.
* CoolHelmet: His white helm with a black bat on the visor.
* DeadpanSnarker: He was known for his dark humor.
* MasterSwordsman: As any of Aerys II's Kingsguard members.
* TangledFamilyTree: He was related to Catelyn Tully through her mother, Minisa Whent; Minisa's familial relation to Ser Oswell and the rest of the Whents has not been established in the books.
* UndyingLoyalty: To the King.
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[[folder:Ser Jonothor Darry]]
!!Ser Jonothor Darry
-->''"When you donned that cloak, you promised to obey."''
A member of the Kingsguard during Robert's Rebellion. He was slain at The Battle of the Trident. WordOfGod states he was the brother of noted Targaryen loyalist Ser Willem Darry.
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* GoodIsNotNice: [[spoiler:Jaime remembers guarding the king and queen's bedroom with Ser Jonothor as they listened to Aerys raping his wife. When Jaime asked if they were supposed to protect her too, Darry replied, "We are, but not from him."]]
* PunchClockVillain: In service to the Mad King, Jonothor had to help carry out or enable many vile acts, although it clearly rankled him to do so.
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[[folder:Prince Lewyn Martell]]
!!Prince Lewyn Nymeros Martell
-->''"My uncle always said that it was the sword in a man's hand that determined his worth, not the one between his legs."''
---> --'''Arianne Martell'''
Uncle to Doran, Elia and Oberyn, Prince Lewyn was a member of the Kingsguard during Robert's Rebellion. He was slain by Ser Lyn Corbray at The Battle of the Trident.
See the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireHouseMartell House Martell]] page.
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* CoolUncle: To Princess Elia and her brothers. Arianne Martell also recalls her great-uncle fondly, remembering how he would often tickle her until she could scarcely breathe from laughing so hard.
* DueToTheDead: His bones were returned to Dorne by Jon Arryn a year after Robert's Rebellion ended in an effort to help placate the rebellious elements in the region.
* TheOathbreaker: Prince Lewyn's paramour was a secret kept by his fellow Kingsguard, though how well-kept is debatable.
* WarriorPrince: Quite literally.
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[[folder:Ser Harlan Grandison]]
!!Ser Harlan Grandison
-->''Aerys would want a young man to take his place, so why not a roaring lion in place of a sleepy one?''
-->Jaime's thoughts
Jaime Lannister's predecessor in Aerys' Kingsguard.
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* AnimalMotifs: House Grandison's sigil is a sleeping lion. He dies in his sleep (and is replaced by a Lannister)
* OldSoldier: He was an elderly knight, but since the Kingsguard serve for life he continued to carry out his duties until he passed away.
* PassedInTheirSleep: Died peacefully while sleeping in his cell in the White Tower.
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[[folder:Ser Gwayne Gaunt]]
!!Ser Gwayne Gaunt
A knight of Aerys' Kingsguard during the Defiance of Duskendale.
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* AlliterativeName: G's
* BitCharacter: Only mentioned once in the books.
* RedShirt: Killed by Ser Symon Hollard during the Defiance of Duskendale.
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