History Characters / TelltalesGameOfThronesNightsWatch

[[caption-width-right:350:"[[BadAssBoast They can try to kill me if they want... I won't let them.]]"]]

->'''Played By:''' Daniel Kendrick

[[caption-width-right:350:"They can try to kill me if they want... I won't let them."]]

* {{Deuteragonist}}: Subverted. He initially serves as this to Ethan in episode one, but he slowly becomes a tritoganist as more focus gets put on [[TheHero Rodrik and Asher]] Come episode six however, he's back to the deuteragonist role, and he's one of two characters, along with Mira, to be playable in all episodes.

* {{Deuteragonist}}: Subverted. He initially serves as this to Ethan in episode one, but he slowly becomes a tritoganist as more focus gets put on [[TheHero Rodrik]] and [[Deuteragonist Asher]]. Come episode six however, he's back to the deuteragonist role, and he's one of two characters, along with Mira, to be playable in all episodes.

* SoleSurvivor: If his Uncle Duncan is a traitor to the Forresters and executed for his crimes, Gared will be the sole survivor of his entire family since his Uncle was the last family he had left.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: His relationship with Gared comes across this way, offering sage advice from time to time, particularly on the social workings of the Nights Watch. [[spoiler:He also tries to get Frostfinger not to execute Gared for Britt's death. Unfortunately, Frostfinger refuses to be swayed.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Delivers a mild one to [[spoiler:Gared after Britt's death, as he'd hoped there would be no trouble between them.]]
* WideEyedIdealist: [[spoiler:As it turns out, making the offended party in a feud promise to not cause trouble doesn't mean that the offending party, who made no such promise, will follow suit.]]

* PetTheDog: Due to incidents that were actually started by Finn and Cotter, Frostfinger thinks Gared is "trouble" in episode 2. But in episode 3, [[spoiler:he still makes Gared a ranger, exactly the Night's Watch job that Gared was hoping for.]] However, this is unfortunately reversed in episode 4 when [[spoiler:Gared kills Britt, as Frostfinger decides he knew it was a mistake to make Gared a ranger, and tries to have Gared executed.]]

** [[spoiler: In a rematch with the third man, who was sent to the Night's Watch and attacks Gared to settle old scores,]] Gared manages to wipe the floor with his opponent. The fight ends optionally with Gared [[CoupDeGrace finishing him off]], [[DisneyVillainDeath booting him off the top of the Wall]], or [[NotWorthKilling simply walking away.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Gared's actions in Episode 4 save Cotter's life... [[spoiler:but the the Wildling hunters he killed come back as Wights in Episode 5 and potentially kill Finn]].

* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:If his Uncle Duncan is a traitor to the Forresters and executed for his crimes, Gared will be the sole survivor of his entire family since his Uncle was the last family he had left.]]

** And it keeps going at the Wall, Gared manages to become a Ranger and then ''immediately'' after he takes the Night's Watch Oath [[spoiler: his Uncle tells him he has to desert the Night's Watch in order to find the North Grove.]]

* TheBully: And Gared can even outright call him one in one optional dialogue option. He spends Episode 2 being a major prick, talking during a speech, shoving Gared while Gared is carrying a heavy barrel, and bragging about his sexual escapades. [[spoiler:Surprisingly for this trope, however, he doesn't start the eventual fight; Cotter steals his knife as payback for his earlier jerkassery.]]
* CrutchCharacter: [[spoiler:If Finn comes with Gared and Cotter in episode 4, combat sequences in that episode are slightly easier, as Finn will take on enemies alongside Gared, slightly reducing the number of QTE commands. However, episode 5 will be slightly more difficult, as Finn is attacked and killed by one of the Wights, resulting in an additional QTE sequence.]]

* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:If Gared doesn't tell Finn that Cotter stole the knife in Episode 2, then in Episode 3, Finn will begin the episode still acting nasty to Gared, believing that Gared was the thief, but he will also reveal part of where his nastiness comes from, as apparently people have stolen from him before.]]

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Courtesy of one of the Wraith-turned Wildlings in Episode 5, if he went with Gared.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: On top of being sent to the Wall for murdering a noble, he's a bully to fellow recruits and belligerent to those in charge, [[spoiler:and if you're still enemies in episode 4, Finn will testify that Gared killed Britt in cold blood.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In episode 3, Finn reveals his softer side and even becomes a friend to Gared and Cotter, [[spoiler:and if you're friends by episode 4, Finn will testify that Gared was defending himself against Britt.]]
* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:If Gared told Finn that Cotter was the knife thief back in episode 2, then in episode 3, Finn will have figured out between episodes that Gared was telling the truth, and will behave kindly at the start of episode 3, even sticking up for Gared to Cotter and celebrating Gared's assignment to the rangers.]]
** [[spoiler:If Gared told Finn that Cotter stole the knife in episode 1, or alternatively, if Gared didn't tell Finn about the knife but was able to befriend Finn in episode 2, then Finn will truthfully tell Frostfinger in episode 4 that Gared was defending himself against Britt. Subverted if Gared and Finn are still enemies in episode 4, since then Finn will lie and say Gared murdered Britt in cold blood.]]
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:In Episode 4, if Gared is on good terms with Finn, Finn will offer to come with Gared and Cotter to the North Grove, but Gared can refuse. However, if Gared and Finn are on bad terms, Gared will never receive the offer to begin with, as Cotter will explain that he avoided Finn while getting to Gared so they have to escape before Finn sounds the alarm.]]

* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Gared eventually gets in trouble in Episode 2 for getting in a fight with Finn, but surprisingly, it's ''not'' Finn who starts it, despite the episode clearly establishing that he's a bully. It's Cotter who starts trouble by stealing Finn's knife.]]

* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Gared can kill him by throwing him off the Wall.]]

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Gared can stab him in the chest during their duel, but regardless of whether you pick his chest or his arm the wound appears on his chest in Episode 4. [[spoiler:One of his possible deaths has Gared brutally stab him in the gut, jerk the blade around, then kick him off it and over the edge of the Wall.]]
* JustFollowingOrders: Played with. He doesn't even try to defend himself with this excuse and doesn't hide that killing Gared's family brought him sadistic joy. What does piss him off, however, is that following orders [[spoiler: got him sent to the Wall.]]
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: Sent to the Wall for his crimes, where he wastes no time and tries to kill Gared [[EpicFail with little success.]]]]

* SuicideByCop: [[spoiler: One interpretation of his motives for ambushing Gared at the Wall. Even after Gared hands him his ass on a platter, he refuses to back down, and he makes it clear that he'd rather be anywhere-- even dead-- than serving in the Night's Watch.]]
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Even if it's fairly reasonable of him to assume that he could have taken Gared, he clearly didn't think about the very likely possibility of being caught red handed by the Night's Watch if he did manage to win the fight.]]
* VillainHasAPoint: While an unrepentant asshole with no redeeming qualities whatsoever, the fact that [[spoiler: he was sent to the Wall for carrying out the orders he was given by his Liege Lord means that his open displeasure, while wholly karmic, is also justified. [[JerkAss Attacking Gared on his first day]]... less so.]]

* WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied: He tells Gared how he made sure his family suffered to provoke the former squire into a fight. [[spoiler: Gared can potentially rise above his petty bullshit and [[BrutalHonesty tell him to his face]] [[NotWorthKilling that he's not worth the trouble.]] [[ButThouMust Doesn't stop Britt from trying to arrange an]] [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident accident, though.]]]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: When Finn and Cotter are introduced, Cotter is a lot nicer than Finn, not to mention having been sent to the Wall for a much lesser crime, but [[spoiler:Cotter starts a lot of trouble by stealing Finn's knife, which results in a fight between Gared and Finn that gets Gared in trouble.]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: It's revealed that he left his family [[spoiler:to raise his younger sister when their mother tried to leave her for dead]].
* BlondesAreEvil: A very mild example, as Cotter was only sent to the Wall for being a "thief", while Gared and Finn are murderers. [[spoiler:Although Cotter steals Finn's knife later, which causes trouble that is far less mild.]]

** He's rather good at sneaking around and stealing. [[spoiler:While thieves are hardly unheard of in Westeros, this foreshadows his true identity as a wildling.]]
** A line of dialogue between him and Gared provides even greater foreshadowing. [[spoiler:Specifically when he gripes that Finn wouldn't be so tough if a ''real'' Wildling got their hands on him.]]
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:If Gared told Finn about Cotter stealing the knife in episode 2, Cotter will begin episode 3 by acting bitter and resentful about it, feeling betrayed...but if Gared is able to persuade Cotter that Gared is still his friend, then Cotter will actually apologize for getting Gared in trouble with Frostfinger, promising to mend his ways.]]

* NotWhatItLooksLike: Cotter tries this and comes out the worse for it. [[spoiler:When he, Gared, and optionally Finn come across a hunting Wildling woman, Cotter tells the others to hide and not come out no matter what. The hunter dismisses his claims of being a fellow member of the Free Folk based on him wearing the Watch's uniform, calls in backup, kicks the crap out of him, and stabs him in the shoulder despite his protests.]]
* SayingTooMuch: Cotter acts and talks before thinking about it. [[spoiler: Which is exactly how Gared finds out that he's a Wildling.]]

* TokenEnemyMinority: [[spoiler:Turns out to be a wildling who got caught while stealing weapons, and avoided execution by pretending to be a native.]]

* WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied: He tells Gared how he made sure his family suffered to provoke the former squire into a fight.

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler: In Episode 4, when he and Gared (and possibly Finn) spot a wildling while heading north of the wall, he asks that they give him a chance to reason with her, [[TheMole due to being a wildling himself.]] Sadly, even though he IS one of the Free Folk, he's still dressed like a man of the Watch, [[CassandraTruth leading to the wildling not believing him for a second]] [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice and ultimately putting a spear through his shoulder.]]]]

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler: In Episode 4, when he and Gared (and possibly Finn) spot a wildling while heading north of the wall, he asks that they give him a chance to reason with her, [[TheMole due to being a wildling himself.]] Sadly, even though he IS one of the Free Folk, he's still dressed like a watchman, [[CassandraTruth leading to the wildling not believing him for a second]] [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice and ultimately putting a spear through his shoulder.]]]]

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler: In Episode 4, when he and Gared (and possibly Finn) spot a wildling while heading north of the wall, he asks that they give him a chance to reason with her, [[TheMole due to being a wildling himself.]] Sadly, even though he IS one of the Free Folk, he's still dressed like a ranger, [[CassandraTruth leading to the wildling not believing him for a second]] [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice and ultimately putting a spear through his shoulder.]]]]

* CrutchCharacter: [[spoiler:If Finn comes with Gared and Cotter in episode 4, combat sequences in that episode are slightly easier, as Finn will take on enemies alongside Gared, slightly reducing the number of QTE commands. However, episode 5 will be slightly more difficult, as Finn is attacked and killed by one of the Wraiths, resulting in an additional QTE sequence.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Gared's actions in Episode 4 save Cotter's life... [[spoiler:but the the Wildling hunters he killed come back as Wraiths in Episode 5 and kill Finn]].

* SayingTooMuch: Cotter acts and talks before thinking about it. [[spoiler: Which is exactly how Gared finds out that he's a wildling.]]