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Robb Stark and Jon Snow are just rebels. After all, Aegon said that there is only one king in Westeros. Without an Iron Throne, Sansa's claim as Queen in the North is unchallenged and legal.


* UnexpectedSuccessor: Sansa has defied all odds by outlasting her father and brothers.

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* UnexpectedSuccessor: Sansa has defied all odds by outlasting her father and brothers. As the acknowledged and legal Queen in the North (Robb Stark and Jon Snow are considered just rebels), she is also the successor of her ancestor King Torrhen.
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Jon and Robb are considered by the North to be just rebels? What is this based upon? Also, there was a 300 year gap and two chosen kings between Tohhren Stark, who bent the knee to Aegon the Conqueror, and Sansa Stark. Not sure Sansa is Tohhren's successor as she did not inherit the crown from Tohhren or even from Robb or Jon.


* UnexpectedSuccessor: Sansa has defied all odds by outlasting her father and brothers. As the acknowledged and legal Queen in the North (Robb Stark and Jon Snow are considered just rebels), she is also the successor of her ancestor King Torrhen.

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* UnexpectedSuccessor: Sansa has defied all odds by outlasting her father and brothers. As the acknowledged and legal Queen in the North (Robb Stark and Jon Snow are considered just rebels), she is also the successor of her ancestor King Torrhen.
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* ResignedToTheCall: Sansa never wanted to live in The North, let alone be its ruler. By the end, she has to embrace her heritage like never before just to survive.
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* UnexpectedSuccessor: Sansa has defied all odds by outlasting her father and brothers. As the acknowledged and legal Queen in the North (Robb Stark and Jon Snow are considered just rebels), she is also the successor of her ancestor King Torrhen.
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* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: On face value, Sansa's position is akin to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne,_Duchess_of_Exeter Anne of York]], the oldest surviving daughter of the House of York (who was ironically married to a Lancastrian supporter)--the same way Sansa was betrothed to Joffrey (then forcibly married to Tyrion) during the War of Five Kings.

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* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: On face value, Sansa's position is akin to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne,_Duchess_of_Exeter Anne of York]], the oldest surviving daughter of the House of York (who was ironically married to a Lancastrian supporter)--the same way Sansa was betrothed to Joffrey (then forcibly married to Tyrion) during the War of Five Kings. The fact that she has been subject to multiple marriage proposals across competing clans (Baratheon, Lannister, Tyrell and ultimately Bolton) is also comparable to Anne's niece [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_of_York Elizabeth of York]]--who ended up marrying into UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfTudor.
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** After hearing Ramsay's letter which says he has taken Rickon hostage, Sansa is more determined to take Winterfell back from Ramsay and pushes Jon to join her. She even displays shades of this towards Jon, who Sansa refers to as her brother. She is more than happy to feed Ramsay to his hounds.

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** After hearing Ramsay's letter which says he has taken Rickon hostage, Sansa is more determined to take Winterfell back from Ramsay and pushes Jon to join her. She even displays shades of this towards Jon, who Sansa refers to as her brother. She is more than happy to feed Ramsay to his hounds.



** And from a naïve, sheltered highborn girl with a tendency to believe BeautyEqualsGoodness to an increasingly cynical, insightful young woman with a keen understanding of what makes people tick.

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** And from a naïve, naive, sheltered highborn girl with a tendency to believe BeautyEqualsGoodness to an increasingly cynical, insightful young woman with a keen understanding of what makes people tick.



* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Sansa loves lemoncakes. Everyone seeking to manipulate her seems to know this.

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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Sansa loves lemoncakes.lemon cakes. Everyone seeking to manipulate her seems to know this.

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Not sure why previous info was removed as it did happen on the show and seems to fit the trope as written; removed piece about Arya and Sansa teaming up to fool LF during season 7 as per this cut scene reveal, Sansa was considering having Arya executed before she goes to Bran to check things out. Sansa also has no apparent reaction to Rickon's death, asking immediately about Ramsay's whereabouts.


* AccidentalTruth: After hearing her father's order to send her and Arya back to Winterfell, Sansa claims that she absolutely must stay in King's Landing so she can marry Joffrey, lamenting that he'll be the greatest king there ever was and a ''golden lion'' -- referencing the sigil of House Lannister. Arya quickly corrects her and points out that he would be a stag, the sigil of House Baratheon and his "father", which Sansa dismisses by saying that he's nothing like Robert anyway. As we know though, in truth, [[BrotherSisterIncest Joffrey's incestuous heritage actually makes him one-hundred percent Lannister]] and Sansa was technically correct.

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* AccidentalTruth: After hearing her father's order to send her and Arya back to Winterfell, Sansa claims that she absolutely must stay in King's Landing so she can marry Joffrey, lamenting that he'll be the greatest king there ever was and a ''golden lion'' -- referencing the sigil of House Lannister. Arya quickly corrects her and points out that he would be a stag, the sigil of House Baratheon and his "father", which Sansa dismisses by saying that he's nothing like Robert anyway. As we know though, in truth, [[BrotherSisterIncest Joffrey's incestuous heritage actually makes him one-hundred percent Lannister]] and Sansa was technically correct. [[note]] Although, even more technically, the fact that Jaime would obviously refuse to legally acknowledge Joffrey as his child would ''really'' make him a bastard with no right to ''any'' surname. [[/note]] Sansa's seemingly meaningless slip of the tongue inspires Ned to start looking into Joffrey's "heritage", which for better or worse, [[DisasterDominoes sets a lot of the events of the series into motion]].



** After hearing Ramsay's letter which says he has taken Rickon hostage, Sansa is more determined to take Winterfell back from Ramsay and pushes Jon to join her. She even displays shades of this towards Jon, who Sansa refers to as her brother. She’s not pleased once she witness Ramsay sadistically murder Rickon, and is more than happy to feed Ramsay to his hounds.
** After years of being torn apart from her only sister Arya, they finally reunite but Littlefinger suggests that Arya wants Sansa out of the way so that she’ll be the new Lady of Winterfell. This puts both sisters on edge, but it turns out they’re both fooling Littlefinger. During his trial, She shames Littlefinger for manipulating her mother and her sister into turning against each other and calls him out for trying to do the same with her and Arya. She’s been torn apart from her only sister for years, she’ll be damned if she’ll lose her again.

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** After hearing Ramsay's letter which says he has taken Rickon hostage, Sansa is more determined to take Winterfell back from Ramsay and pushes Jon to join her. She even displays shades of this towards Jon, who Sansa refers to as her brother. She’s not pleased once she witness Ramsay sadistically murder Rickon, and She is more than happy to feed Ramsay to his hounds.
** After years of being torn apart from her only sister Arya, they finally reunite but Littlefinger suggests that Arya wants Sansa out of the way so that she’ll be the new Lady of Winterfell. This puts both sisters on edge, but it turns out they’re both fooling Littlefinger. During his trial, She shames Littlefinger for manipulating her mother and her sister into turning against each other and calls him out for trying to do the same with her and Arya. She’s been torn apart from her only sister for years, she’ll be damned if she’ll lose her again.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: When recruiting Northern Houses to join the cause in Season 6, she expects them to obey despite having nothing but an oath to a House that no longer exists in a fight that seems pointless, though it is pointed out that if the Boltons win, [[PyrrhicVictory the North is screwed when the White Walkers arrive]].
** She also criticizes Jon for not having more men despite having gotten all they could gather before snow sets in, not telling him about the Vale army that's waiting in Moat Cailin for her word. She apologises for this later.



* WideEyedIdealist: At the beginning of the series, she thinks she is going to be a fairy tale princess and that Joffrey is her PrinceCharming. She loses more and more of her illusions after her father is executed and she's kept as a hostage in King's Landing.

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* WideEyedIdealist: At the beginning of the series, she thinks she is going to be a fairy tale princess and that Joffrey is her PrinceCharming. She loses more and more of her illusions after her father is executed and she's kept as a hostage in King's Landing. In Season 6, she tells Jon that she'd like to go back in time and smack her younger self for being so stupid.
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Sansa factually bullied Arya, who factually bullied her back. Both were in the wrong, mostly because they were children who had children's levels of maturity. Entries should not be pro-Sansa nor pro-Arya.

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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: In the books, she and her friends regularly bully Arya by calling her "Horseface," which goes unmentioned in the television series.

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Arya was the one who bullied Sansa with her insults and physical assaults, not the other way around.


* AdaptationalNiceGuy:
** While she's still annoying in Season 1, she is softer than her book counterpart, who was a bit of an AlphaBitch and a [[BigSisterBully bully]] to Arya. Her [[TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry sibling rivalry with Arya]] is toned down to typical levels of bickering, whereas in the books, Sansa was much more mean-spirited.
** Sansa was quite cold to Tyrion after their wedding, for understandable reasons, but in the show, she puts in some effort to make the marriage work.



** She doesn't bully Arya in the show like she did in the books. Inversely, in the show it's mentioned that she mistreated Jon when they were children, but this is not mentioned in the books.



** Her marriage to Tyrion in the book was a constant source of humiliation and misery for ''both'' of them, while in the TV series they both make an effort and manage to get along fairly well (at least up until [[spoiler:the Red Wedding]] happens), even if there's no actual love there.

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** Her marriage to Tyrion in the book was a constant source of humiliation and misery for ''both'' of them, her, while in the TV series they both make an effort and manage to get along fairly well (at least up until [[spoiler:the Red Wedding]] happens), even if there's no actual love there.

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* AccidentalTruth: After hearing her father's order to send her and Arya back to Winterfell, Sansa claims that she absolutely must stay in King's Landing so she can marry Joffrey, lamenting that he'll be the greatest king there ever was and a ''golden lion'' -- referencing the sigil of House Lannister. Arya quickly corrects her and points out that he would be a stag, the sigil of House Baratheon and his "father", which Sansa dismisses by saying that he's nothing like Robert anyway. As we know though, in truth, [[BrotherSisterIncest Joffrey's incestuous heritage actually makes him one-hundred percent Lannister]] and Sansa was technically correct. [[note]] Although, even more technically, the fact that Jaime would obviously refuse to legally acknowledge Joffrey as his child would ''really'' make him a bastard with no right to ''any'' surname. [[/note]] Sansa's seemingly meaningless slip of the tongue inspires Ned to start looking into Joffrey's "heritage", which for better or worse, [[DisasterDominoes sets a lot of the events of the series into motion]].

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* AccidentalTruth: After hearing her father's order to send her and Arya back to Winterfell, Sansa claims that she absolutely must stay in King's Landing so she can marry Joffrey, lamenting that he'll be the greatest king there ever was and a ''golden lion'' -- referencing the sigil of House Lannister. Arya quickly corrects her and points out that he would be a stag, the sigil of House Baratheon and his "father", which Sansa dismisses by saying that he's nothing like Robert anyway. As we know though, in truth, [[BrotherSisterIncest Joffrey's incestuous heritage actually makes him one-hundred percent Lannister]] and Sansa was technically correct. [[note]] Although, even more technically, the fact that Jaime would obviously refuse to legally acknowledge Joffrey as his child would ''really'' make him a bastard with no right to ''any'' surname. [[/note]] Sansa's seemingly meaningless slip of the tongue inspires Ned to start looking into Joffrey's "heritage", which for better or worse, [[DisasterDominoes sets a lot of the events of the series into motion]].



* TookALevelInJerkass: When recruiting Northern Houses to join the cause in Season 6, she expects them to obey despite having nothing but an oath to a House that no longer exists in a fight that seems pointless, though it is pointed out that if the Boltons win, [[PyrrhicVictory the North is screwed when the White Walkers arrive]].
** She also criticizes Jon for not having more men despite having gotten all they could gather before snow sets in, not telling him about the Vale army that's waiting in Moat Cailin for her word. She apologises for this later.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Sansa loves lemon cake. Everyone seeking to manipulate her seems to know this.

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* TookALevelInJerkass: When recruiting Northern Houses to join the cause in Season 6, she expects them to obey despite having nothing but an oath to a House that no longer exists in a fight that seems pointless, though it is pointed out that if the Boltons win, [[PyrrhicVictory the North is screwed when the White Walkers arrive]].
** She also criticizes Jon for not having more men despite having gotten all they could gather before snow sets in, not telling him about the Vale army that's waiting in Moat Cailin for her word. She apologises for this later.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Sansa loves lemon cake.lemoncakes. Everyone seeking to manipulate her seems to know this.



* WideEyedIdealist: At the beginning of the series, she thinks she is going to be a fairy tale princess and that Joffrey is her PrinceCharming. She loses more and more of her illusions after her father is executed and she's kept as a hostage in King's Landing. In Season 6, she tells Jon that she'd like to go back in time and smack her younger self for being so stupid.

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* WideEyedIdealist: At the beginning of the series, she thinks she is going to be a fairy tale princess and that Joffrey is her PrinceCharming. She loses more and more of her illusions after her father is executed and she's kept as a hostage in King's Landing. In Season 6, she tells Jon that she'd like to go back in time and smack her younger self for being so stupid.

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* BigSisterInstinct: After hearing Ramsay's letter which says he has taken Rickon hostage, Sansa is more determined to take Winterfell back from Ramsay and pushes Jon to join her. She even displays shades of this towards Jon, who Sansa refers to as her brother.

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After hearing Ramsay's letter which says he has taken Rickon hostage, Sansa is more determined to take Winterfell back from Ramsay and pushes Jon to join her. She even displays shades of this towards Jon, who Sansa refers to as her brother. She’s not pleased once she witness Ramsay sadistically murder Rickon, and is more than happy to feed Ramsay to his hounds.
** After years of being torn apart from her only sister Arya, they finally reunite but Littlefinger suggests that Arya wants Sansa out of the way so that she’ll be the new Lady of Winterfell. This puts both sisters on edge, but it turns out they’re both fooling Littlefinger. During his trial, She shames Littlefinger for manipulating her mother and her sister into turning against each other and calls him out for trying to do the same with her and Arya. She’s been torn apart from her only sister for years, she’ll be damned if she’ll lose her again.
** During Littlefinger’s trial, it’s discovered that he’s the one that sent the assassin after Bran while pinning the blame on Tyrion, which resulted in the war between her family against the Lannisters. For nearly assassinating her little brother, trying to turn her against her sister, and causing the death of her parents and two of her brothers, it comes to no surprise that she has him executed.

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* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: As of the show continuity, Sansa is, chronologically, the eldest heir to her house -- yet is compelled to serve in a more diplomatic/advisory position for her side due to it requiring the leadership of male warriors in a war setting. So far, she's done her best to tie a patchwork of alliances, but struggles with being seen as an insider with her house's bannermen due to being separated from their culture for so long. This description may also describe the [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfNormandy Empress]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Matilda Matilda]], the actual claimant to the throne during the Anarchy, who had to give away field leadership to Robert of Gloucester, her father King Henry I's bastard son (as Jon Snow nominally is).[[labelnote:From the books...]]Curiously enough, Matilda also served as the template for the tragic [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireCourtOfRhaenyraI Queen Rhaenyra]], whose dynastic claim eventually succeeded (but was killed at the climax of) the Dance of the Dragons.[[/labelnote]]

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* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: On face value, Sansa's position is akin to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne,_Duchess_of_Exeter Anne of York]], the oldest surviving daughter of the House of York (who was ironically married to a Lancastrian supporter)--the same way Sansa was betrothed to Joffrey (then forcibly married to Tyrion) during the War of Five Kings.
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As of the show continuity, Sansa is, chronologically, the eldest heir to her house -- yet is compelled to serve in a more diplomatic/advisory position for her side due to it requiring the leadership of male warriors in a war setting. So far, she's done her best to tie a patchwork of alliances, but struggles with being seen as an insider with her house's bannermen due to being separated from their culture for so long. This description may also describe the [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfNormandy Empress]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Matilda Matilda]], the actual claimant to the throne during the Anarchy, who had to give away field leadership to Robert of Gloucester, her father King Henry I's bastard son (as Jon Snow nominally is).[[labelnote:From the books...]]Curiously enough, Matilda also served as the template for the tragic [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireCourtOfRhaenyraI Queen Rhaenyra]], later the protagonist of ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'', whose dynastic claim eventually succeeded (but was killed at the climax of) the Dance of the Dragons.[[/labelnote]]
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* ContraltoOfDanger: Sansa's voice deepens as she matures, fittingly coinciding with [[TookALevelInBadass her gradual turn into a]] {{Guile Hero}}ine.
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--->'''Ned Stark''': I will find you a better husband, someone who is brave, gentle, and strong.\\

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!!!'''Voiced By:''' Angélica Villa (Latin American Spanish), Creator/MinamiTsuda (Japanese)

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!!!'''Voiced By:''' Angélica Villa (Latin American Spanish), Creator/MinamiTsuda (Japanese)
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** Straight averted in the end. [[spoiler: Compared to Bran, who lost the use of his legs; Jon, who ends up back at the Wall; and Rob and Rickon who are dead]], she arguably has the best ending of all the Starks.

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** Straight averted in the end. [[spoiler: Compared to Bran, who lost the use of his legs; Jon, who ends up back at the Wall; and Rob Robb and Rickon who are dead]], she arguably has the best ending of all the Starks.
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Some edits. Removed 'wisdom' and 'poise' pieces as Sansa's wisdom and poise, particularly as a leader/acting leader/representative, in latter seasons is quite debatable within the fandom.


* BigSisterInstinct: After hearing Ramsay's letter, Sansa is even more determined to take Winterfell back from Ramsay once she has learned Ramsay has taken Rickon hostage, which also prompts [[BigBrotherInstinct Jon]] to join her, so they can save their little brother, prevent Ramsay's other atrocious threats, and take back their home for their family. She even displays shades of this towards Jon, who Sansa repeatedly refers to as her brother, while purposely dressing Jon in Stark clothes to make people properly respect him.

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* BigSisterInstinct: After hearing Ramsay's letter, letter which says he has taken Rickon hostage, Sansa is even more determined to take Winterfell back from Ramsay once she has learned Ramsay has taken Rickon hostage, which also prompts [[BigBrotherInstinct Jon]] and pushes Jon to join her, so they can save their little brother, prevent Ramsay's other atrocious threats, and take back their home for their family. her. She even displays shades of this towards Jon, who Sansa repeatedly refers to as her brother, while purposely dressing Jon in Stark clothes to make people properly respect him.brother.



** Straight averted in the end. [[spoiler: Compared to Bran, who lost the use of his legs; Jon, who ends up back at the wall; and Rob an dRickon who are dead]], she arguably has the best ending of all the Starks.

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** Straight averted in the end. [[spoiler: Compared to Bran, who lost the use of his legs; Jon, who ends up back at the wall; Wall; and Rob an dRickon and Rickon who are dead]], she arguably has the best ending of all the Starks.



* LetsGetDangerous: The DamselInDistress, who needed to be rescued and has been toyed around with for ''five seasons'' by more powerful and savvy characters, has had enough. Beginning the first episode of Season 6, she has stopped taking people’s shit and instead, takes matters into her own hands: she starts by escaping her abusive husband, accepts Brienne's aid, finally finds safety when she is reunited with an actual loving family member (not Aunt Lysa) -- her brother, Jon -- and begins to come into her own. Sansa plans to march on Winterfell with a RagtagBunchOfMisfits to make the North safe again for herself and their family. [[BrotherSisterTeam Together with Jon]], they take back Winterfell to save their little brother and get their family’s home back from that abusive monster of a husband, Ramsay Bolton, restoring the Starks in the North. By the end of the season, Sansa is Lady of Winterfell, her brother Jon is crowned the King in the North, and the Starks are again a menace for the Iron Throne. Well done.

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* LetsGetDangerous: The DamselInDistress, who needed to be rescued and has been toyed around with for ''five seasons'' by more powerful and savvy characters, has had enough. Beginning the first episode of Season 6, she has stopped taking people’s shit and instead, takes matters into her own hands: she starts by escaping her abusive husband, accepts Brienne's aid, finally finds safety when she is reunited with an actual loving family member (not Aunt Lysa) -- her brother, Jon -- and begins to come into her own. Sansa plans to march on Winterfell with a RagtagBunchOfMisfits to make the North safe again for herself and their family. [[BrotherSisterTeam Together with Jon]], they take back Winterfell to save their little brother and get their family’s home back from that abusive monster of a husband, Ramsay Bolton, restoring the Starks in the North. By the end of the season, Sansa is Lady of Winterfell, Winterfell and her brother Jon is crowned the King in the North, and the Starks are again a menace for the Iron Throne. Well done.North.



* ProperLady: She initially aspires to be this, being polite and courteous, partaking in activities like embroidery and happily going along with her ArrangedMarriage (especially compared to her tomboy sister Arya. She moves even closer to this trope in later seasons as her poise and wisdom grow, [[DownplayedTrope but with an]] [[SilkHidingSteel underlying steeliness and ruthless edge.]]

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* ProperLady: She initially aspires to be this, being polite and courteous, partaking in activities like embroidery and happily going along with her ArrangedMarriage (especially compared to her tomboy sister Arya. She moves even closer to this trope in later seasons as her poise and wisdom grow, seasons, [[DownplayedTrope but with an]] [[SilkHidingSteel underlying steeliness and ruthless edge.]]



** After ''finally'' breaking free from [[DomesticAbuse Ramsay]] and reuniting with her brother Jon, the first family member she has seen again in a long time, Sansa fully embraces her Stark identity. She reverses to Northern clothing style with the blue gowns and braided hair, but, since she is no longer a little girl like in Season 1, her clothes are very reminiscent of Catelyn's, meaning she has now taken over her mother's role as Lady of Winterfell along with a very much Ned-looking Jon.

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** After ''finally'' breaking free from [[DomesticAbuse Ramsay]] and reuniting with her brother Jon, the first family member she has seen again in a long time, Sansa fully embraces her Stark identity. She reverses to styles herself in Northern clothing style with the blue gowns and braided hair, but, but since she is no longer a little girl like in Season 1, her clothes are very reminiscent of Catelyn's, meaning she has now taken over her mother's role as mother Catelyn's when Catelyn was Lady of Winterfell along with a very much Ned-looking Jon.Winterfell.



* StepfordSmiler: She is forced to become one to survive in the royal court in King's Landing. Even though she loves and is happy to see Jon, she has too many trust issues (thanks to being continuously manipulated by people over the course of six seasons) and can't completely open to him.

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* StepfordSmiler: She is forced to become one to survive in the royal court in King's Landing. Even though she loves and is happy to see Jon, she has too many trust issues (thanks to being continuously manipulated by people over the course of six seasons) and can't completely open to him.seasons). Consequently, Sansa does not trust Jon with the information that she's still in contact with Littlefinger throughout season 6 or that she has taken Littlefinger up on his offer of the Vale army.



** Levels up again in Season 6, telling Jon that she'll rally the North and oust Ramsay by herself if he's unwilling to help, which he agrees to do once they receive Ramsay's taunting letter. When they finally corner Ramsay in "Battle of the Bastards", Jon literally [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beats him into the ground]] before deferring final judgment to his sister. Sansa decides to [[KarmicDeath feed him to his own dogs]]. And watches him die as he is.

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** Levels up again in Season 6, telling Jon that she'll rally the North and oust Ramsay by herself if he's unwilling to help, which he help (Jon ultimately agrees to do once they receive Ramsay's taunting letter.fight when Sansa convinces him that Ramsay truly does have Rickon held hostage). When they finally corner Ramsay in "Battle of the Bastards", Jon literally [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beats him into the ground]] before deferring final judgment to his sister. Sansa decides to [[KarmicDeath feed him to his own dogs]]. And watches him die as he is.
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* ProperLady: She initially aspires to be this, being polite and courteous, partaking in activities like embroidery and happily going along with her ArrangedMarriage (especially compared to her tomboy sister Arya. However, she lacks the poise and wisdom usually associated with this. She moves closer to this trope in later seasons, [[DownplayedTrope but with an]] [[SilkHidingSteel underlying steeliness and ruthless edge.]]

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* ProperLady: She initially aspires to be this, being polite and courteous, partaking in activities like embroidery and happily going along with her ArrangedMarriage (especially compared to her tomboy sister Arya. However, she lacks the poise and wisdom usually associated with this. She moves even closer to this trope in later seasons, seasons as her poise and wisdom grow, [[DownplayedTrope but with an]] [[SilkHidingSteel underlying steeliness and ruthless edge.]]
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Um, no. Sansa refused to take any side which saved Arya a maiming, if not an execution. And Arya was lying about how grave the attack was.


* NeverMyFault: When Sansa calls her a fool for wanting to kill Joffrey and avenge Mycah, Arya calls her a liar for not taking her side. Arya is completely right since Sansa did refuse to support her about the fight with Joffrey. [[spoiler:Sansa grows out of this when they reunite and refuses to take Littlefinger's side when he tries to frame Arya as an usurper of Winterfell]].
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Elder daughter of Eddard and Catelyn Stark and their second child. Raised as a lady, Sansa is the most naive of the Stark children at the start of the series, becoming a pawn in the machinations of the other characters. However, the realities and myriad tragedies of [[CrapsackWorld Westeros]] harden her heart as time wears on and circumstances force her to become savvier and more cunning -- a real player in the Game of Thrones.

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Elder daughter of Eddard and Catelyn Stark and their second child. Raised as a lady, Sansa is the most naive idealistic of the Stark children at the start of the series, becoming a pawn in the machinations of the other characters. However, the realities and myriad tragedies of [[CrapsackWorld Westeros]] harden her heart as time wears on and circumstances force her to become savvier and more cunning -- a real player in the Game of Thrones.
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** Her marriage to Tyrion in the book was a constant source of humiliation and misery for ''both'' of them, while in the TV series they both make an effort and manage to get along fairly well (at least up until [[spoiler:the Red Wedding]] happens), even if there's no actual love there.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Sansa can be quite rude and defensive with people who aren't Catelyn Stark but she still cares for her family, and loves her father underneath her spoiled facade.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Sansa can be quite rude and defensive with people who aren't Catelyn Stark but she still cares for Across all her family, and loves her father underneath her character development, from spoiled facade.child to trauma-hardened young adult, Sansa has a tendency toward being cold, curt, and snappish, which is eventually paired with a ruthless sense of pragmatism learned over the course of her traumas. But beneath all that, Sansa is still very much a Stark: loyal, just, and fiercely loving and protective of her family.
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* AdaptationalDumbass: In the books, Sansa can spout historical and literary trivia and identify Renly and Barristan purely by SherlockScan, but in the show, she literally thinks "shift" is a vulgar word for dung. She also remains oblivious to subtle character clues like Loras's chivalrous disinterest and Littlefinger's [[StepfordSmiler Stepford Smile]] instead of sensing them after a single conversation, and she trusts her mysterious new maid "even though she tells me not to" rather than assuming she's a spy (which is true of her maids in the novels).

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* AdaptationalDumbass: In the books, Sansa can spout historical and literary trivia and identify Renly and Barristan purely by SherlockScan, but in the show, she literally thinks "shift" is a vulgar word for dung. She also remains oblivious to subtle character clues like Loras's chivalrous disinterest and Littlefinger's [[StepfordSmiler Stepford Smile]] instead of sensing them after a single conversation, and she trusts her mysterious new maid "even though she tells me not to" rather than assuming she's a spy (which is true of her maids in the novels). However, later seasons overlap into AdaptationalIntelligence below.



** In the books, Sansa likewise heard Lysa Arryn specifically shouting out that she killed Jon Arryn for him (which Sansa doesn't allow herself to believe) and was an accomplice in Littlefinger framing a FallGuy. In the show, said FallGuy lost his tongue back in Season 1 and hasn't been seen since.

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** In the books, Sansa likewise heard Lysa Arryn specifically shouting out that she killed Jon Arryn for him Littlefinger (which Sansa doesn't allow herself to believe) and was an accomplice in Littlefinger framing a FallGuy. In the show, said FallGuy lost his tongue back in Season 1 and hasn't been seen since.
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** Her marriage to Ramsay Bolton starts off with him raping her on their wedding night and it's made clear that a sadist like him has no intention of being loving.

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** Her marriage to Ramsay Bolton starts off with him raping her on their wedding night and it's made clear that a sadist {{sadist}} like him has no intention of being loving.
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** In the finale of Season 7, "When the snow falls and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives."

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** In the finale of Season 7, "When the snow falls and the white winds blow, [[IneffectualLoner the lone wolf dies, dies]], [[TrueCompanions but the pack survives.survives]]."
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** Almost literally. When Ramsay is at her mercy, she savors every second of telling him that House Bolton dies with him, before siccing his starving dogs on him, walking away with a big smile on her face as he screams in agony.

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** Almost literally. When Ramsay is at her mercy, she savors every second of telling him that House Bolton dies with him, before siccing his starving dogs on him, walking away with a big smile on her face as he screams in agony.with starved snarling and agonized screaming behind her.

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Up To Eleven is a defunct trope


* DomesticAbuse: When Joffrey is pissed off, he has his knights beat her, because his mother told him [[LoopholeAbuse "a king should not strike his lady."]]
** UpToEleven when she's married to Ramsay Bolton.

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* DomesticAbuse: DomesticAbuse:
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When Joffrey is pissed off, he has his knights beat her, because his mother told him [[LoopholeAbuse "a king should not strike his lady."]]
** UpToEleven when she's married Her marriage to Ramsay Bolton.Bolton starts off with him raping her on their wedding night and it's made clear that a sadist like him has no intention of being loving.
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!!Sansa Stark

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!!Sansa !!Queen Sansa Stark
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Sansa is certainly not responsible in any way for the dead of Mycah. The rest is debatable and doesn't belong here anyway


* NeverMyFault: When Sansa calls her a fool for wanting to kill Joffrey and avenge Mycah, Arya calls her a liar for not taking her side. Arya is completely right since it was partly Sansa's fault that Lady and Mycah died, but Sansa doesn't realize it until the end of Season one. [[spoiler:Sansa grows out of this when they reunite and refuses to take Littlefinger's side when he tries to frame Arya as an usurper of Winterfell]].

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* NeverMyFault: When Sansa calls her a fool for wanting to kill Joffrey and avenge Mycah, Arya calls her a liar for not taking her side. Arya is completely right since it was partly Sansa's fault that Lady and Mycah died, but Sansa doesn't realize it until did refuse to support her about the end of Season one.fight with Joffrey. [[spoiler:Sansa grows out of this when they reunite and refuses to take Littlefinger's side when he tries to frame Arya as an usurper of Winterfell]].
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[[Characters/GameOfThronesWesteros The Seven Kingdoms of Westeros]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseStark House Stark]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseStarkChildren House Stark Children]] [[[Characters/GameOfThronesJonSnow Jon Snow]], '''Sansa Stark''', [[Characters/GameOfThronesAryaStark Arya Stark]]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseStarkHousehold House Stark Household]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseBolton House Bolton]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesRamsayBolton Ramsay Bolton]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseKarstark House Karstark]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseMormont House Mormont]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseReed House Reed]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesOtherNorthernHouses Other Northern Houses]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseLannister House Lannister]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesTywinLannister Tywin Lannister]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesCerseiLannister Cersei Lannister]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesJaimeLannister Jaime Lannister]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseLannisterHousehold House Lannister Household]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseClegane House Clegane]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseBaratheonOfKingsLanding House Baratheon of King’s Landing]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesJoffreyBaratheon Joffrey Baratheon]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseTargaryen House Targaryen]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesDaenerysCourt Daenerys I’s Court]] [[[Characters/GameOfThronesDaenerysTargaryen Daenerys Targaryen]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesTyrionLannister Tyrion Lannister]]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesServantsOfDaenerys Servants of Daenerys]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseBaratheon House Baratheon of Storm’s End and Dragonstone]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesStannisBaratheon Stannis Baratheon]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseGreyjoy House Greyjoy]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesTheonGreyjoy ([[Characters/GameOfThronesEuronGreyjoy Euron Greyjoy]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheonGreyjoy Theon Greyjoy]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseArryn House Arryn]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesPetyrBaelish Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseTully House Tully]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseFrey House Frey]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseTyrell House Tyrell]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesMargaeryTyrell Margaery Tyrell]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseTarly House Tarly]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseMartell House Martell]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesSandSnakes Sand Snakes]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheFreeCities The Free Cities]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesSlaversBay Slaver's Bay]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheDothrakiSeaAndTheRedWaste The Dothraki Sea and the Red Waste]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesQarth Qarth]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesNightsWatch The Night's Watch]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesRoyalCourt Royal Court]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheOrderOfTheMaesters The Order of the Maesters]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheKingsguard The Kingsguard]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesWildlings Wildlings]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesBrotherhoodWithoutBanners Brotherhood Without Banners]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheFaithOfTheSeven The Faith of the Seven]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesRedTemple Red Temple]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesIndependentCharacters Independent Characters]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheatreTroupe Theatre Troupe]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesSupernaturalBeings Supernatural Beings]]]]]]-]

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