History Awesome / RobbReturns

** Also an awesome moment for Mace Tyrell, who willingly ''runs'' closer to the Gate to get the fallen Septon and his acolyte away from it.

* Willas, who just a few weeks earlier could barely walk without a cane, faces [[spoiler:the [[EldritchAbomination entity behind the Hightower Gate]] and prevents it from crossing to the normal world.]]

** In the end, Jaime is left humiliated, on the ground, with no weapons or protection and with his confidence completely shot to hell. Robert tells him he's going to go to the Wall and leaves, pointing out he's not going to kill a defenceless man.

** Robert wields [[BFS Stormbreaker]] with one hand. Remember that it is about the same size as Ice, which is said to be almost as tall as Robb.

** In the end, Jaime is left humilliated, on the ground, with no weapons or protection and with his confidence completely shot to hell. Robert tells him he's going to go to the Wall and leaves, pointing out he's not going to kill a defenceless man.

%%*Jaime's TrialByCombat.
%%**First, Jaime almost craps his pants when he finds out that his rival is ''King Robert, '''The Demon of the Trident'''''.
%%**Then, Gerion telling Jaime off and saying he's not worthy of wielding Brightroar.
%%**Robert wields [[BFS Stormbreaker]] with one hand. Remember that it is about the same size as Ice, which is said to be almost as tall as Robb.
%%**Remember how, during Robert's training session in the Red Keep in chapter 58, Jaime's sword rusted from the inside and exploded? Well, Robert does, and as the combat goes, Jaime loses ''five'' swords, his helmet, his shield and his armor, because they all rapidly rust due to Stormbreaker's RuleOfSymbolism penchant.
%%**In the end, Jaime is left humilliated, on the ground, with no weapons or protection and with his confidence completely shot to hell. Robert tells him he's going to go to the Wall and leaves, pointing out he's not going to kill a defenceless man.

** Later, when confronted by Cersei's threats and taunts, Robert is driven to the point of pure unadulterated ''[[UnstoppableRage rage]]'' and nearly attacks her... only for him to stop himself before anyone else tries to halt him, having seen through her WoundedGazelleGambit. Considering how much of an impulsive man he usually is, and that he is faced with one of the people he hates the most in the world, that took a LOT of self-control.

-->'''Jon Arryn:''' ''(smiling) [[BewareTheNiceOnes I know]].''

* With the reveal about Dawn [[spoiler:rejecting Arthur Dayne for his actions]], the fight at the Tower of Joy becomes even more impressive for [[spoiler:Arthur Dayne, who essentially fought off an enemy that heavily surpassed him in number and nearly won, with a sword that was actively fighting him off]].
* During the trial of Willem Bootle, Eddard dares him to swear an oath on the Fist of Winter that he did not kill Lord Surestone. Bootle, after declaring he was not afraid of legends and heathen symbols, does so. [[spoiler: A few seconds later, Bootle dies essentially '''fried''' by the Fist]]. To round it, Eddard drops a BondOneLiner:

* It took 154 chapters (54 for the Fanfiction.net version) since Ned Stark first mentioned repairing the Broken Tower, and finally readers got to see [[spoiler:Cersei and Jaime getting caught in the middle of sex and arrested.]]
* When Jaime and Cersei [[spoiler: get caught in the middle of having sex by Ned and his group the first to act is Ser Barristan, who despite his age grabs Jaime by the back of the neck, throws him against a wall so hard to leave Jaime rattled, and then declares that he will burn Jaime's white cloak using his page in the White Book as kindling and declaring him without honor and no knight.]]
* Robert is now mature enough to realize that going to meet Cersei and Jaime after [[spoiler:learning of their incestuous relationship]] will not be a good idea, and accepting that he needs to calm down and think rationally. It shows how much he has developed as a character.

%%* When confronted by Cersei's threats and taunts, Robert is driven to the point of pure unadulterated ''rage'' and nearly attacks her... only for him to stop himself before anyone else tries to halt him. Considering how much of an impulsive man he usually is, and that he is faced with one of the people he hates the most in the world, that took a LOT of self-control.

** Adding to that, using [[OnlyTheChosenMayWield Stormbreaker]] [[spoiler:to identify the parentage of his children]] in a way that doesn't embarrass anyone... much.

* Robert is now mature enough to realize that going to meet Cersei and Jaime after learning of their incestuous relationship will not be a good idea, and accepting that he needs to calm down and think rationally. It shows how much he has developed as a character.
** Adding to that, using [[OnlyTheChosenMayWield Stormbreaker]] to identify the parentage of his children in a way that doesn't embarrass anyone... much.

%%* Robert is now mature enough to realize that going to meet Cersei and Jaime after learning of their incestuous relationship will not be a good idea, and accepting that he needs to calm down and think rationally. It shows how much he has developed as a character.

* When Jaime and Cersei [[spoiler: get caught in the middle of having sex by Ned and his group the first to act is Ser Barristan, who despite his age grabs Jaime by the back of the neck, throws him against a wall so hard to leave Jaime rattled, and then declares that he will burn Jaime's white cloak using his page in the White Book as kindling and declaring him without honor and no knight.]]

* When Jaime and Cersei [[spoiler: get caught in the middle of having sex by Ned and his group the first to act is Ser Barristan, who despite his age grabs Jaime by the back of the neck, throws him against a wall so hard to leave Jaime rattled, and then declares that he will burn Jaime's white cloak using his page in the White Book and declaring him without honor and no knight.]]

* It took 154 chapters (54 for the Fanfiction.net version) since Ned Stark first mentioned repairing the Broken Tower, and finally readers got to see [[spoiler:Cersei and Jaime getting caught in the middle of sex and arrested.]]

--> '''Eddard Stark:''' Perhaps you should have been afraid, then.

* During the trial of Willem Bootle, Eddard dares him to swear an oath on the Fist of Winter that he did not kill Lord Surestone. Bootle does so. [[spoiler: A few seconds later, Bootle dies essentially '''fried''' by the Fist]]. To round it, Eddard drops a BondOneLiner:
--> '''Eddard Stark:''' Perhaps you should have been afraid, then.[[note]]Just before swearing the oath, Bootle had declared he was not afraid of legends and heathen symbols.[[/note]]

%%* During the trial of Willem Bootle, Eddard dares him to swear an oath on the Fist of Winter that he did not kill Lord Surestone. Bootle does so. A few seconds later, Bootle dies essentially '''fried''' by the Fist. To round it, Eddard drops a BondOneLiner:
%%--> '''Eddard Stark:''' Perhaps you should have been afraid, then.[[note]]Just before swearing the oath, Bootle had declared he was not afraid of legends and heathen symbols.[[/note]]

* The ride from Castle Black to Winterfell. It takes the group only THREE DAYS to reach Long Lake[[note]]A reader noted that the distance between Castle Black and Long Lake was about 480 km.[[/note]]! When Greatjon mentioned that Ned could make himself and others move at a fast pace, he was not kidding.

-->'''Gerion:''' Let's test a theory. ''(Successfully parries an Other's sword with Brightroar, causing StunnedSilence from everyone, including the Others)'' Test confirmed.

** Earlier, [[spoiler: when Jon mentions to Baelish that he's told a representative of the Iron Bank who "happened to be passing by" about how Baelish had lied to the Iron Bank and stole money from the loans they gave the Seven Kingdoms, Baelish panics, telling Jon that the Iron Bank doesn't just "happen" to have representatives in the area, and that the man is most likely a [[MasterOffDisguise Faceless]] [[ProfessionalKiller Man]] sent to kill Baelish. Jon's response?]]
-->'''Jon Arryn:''' ''(smiling) [[BewareTheNiceOnes I know]]''

* The Battle of the Black Gate. Coldhands arrives, injured and persecuted by wights, and the Nightfort expedition - now with the addition of Benjen Stark - fights the wights off, with [[NonActionGuy Tyrion]] using Rocktooth for the first time and destroying several wights. Then, four Others come, and Gerion jumps forward, proving Valyrian steel as a weakness: Jon and Robb follow, each fighting and killing an Other, while the fourth attacks the rest of the group - and Tyrion stops him [[{{Pun}} cold]] by parrying with Rocktooth and then turning the Other into tiny pieces by embedding it with the axe.

%%* The Battle of the Night Gate. Coldhands arrives, injured and persecuted by wights, and the Nightfort expedition - now with the addition of Benjen Stark - fights the wights off, with [[NonActionGuy Tyrion]] using Rocktooth for the first time and destroying several wights. Then, four Others come, and Gerion jumps forward, proving Valyrian steel as a weakness: Jon and Robb follow, each fighting and killing an Other, while the fourth attacks the rest of the group - and Tyrion stops him [[{{Pun}} cold]] by parrying with Rocktooth and then turning the Other into tiny pieces by embedding it with the axe.

* [[PapaWolf Stannis]] intimidating the shit out of Joffrey when the brat tries to bully Shireen and Gendry. The prince wouldn't want for Stannis to get ''annoyed'', right?

* The Battle of the Nightfort. More like a scuffle, really, but Robb truly shines, particularly thanks to Ice, which allows him to utterly destroy every man that fights him. Ser Alliser gets to kill more than three, as do Jon and Theon.

* ''The Others come. The Stark calls for aid. You are needed''. Come on.

%%* The Battle of the Nightfort. More like a scuffle, really, but Robb truly shines, particularly thanks to Ice, which allows him to utterly destroy every man that fights him. Ser Alliser gets to kill more than three, as do Jon and Theon.

* The Battle of the Nightfort. More like a scuffle, really, but Robb truly shines, particularly thanks to Ice, which allows him to utterly destroy every man that fights him. Ser Alliser gets to kill more than three, as do Jon and Theon.

* A low-key yet admirable one when Samwell Tarly manages to find [[BladeOnAStick Otherbane]], the legendary weapon wielded by the Gardener kings, with his smarts. He's not gloating when he and his father present the weapon to Willas Tyrell, but you know he will hold this over daddy dearest's head.

%%* Both the First and the Second Battle of Harlaw. Using the intelligence men like Balon Greyjoy deride, Rodrik Harlaw is more than capable at turning his enemies' strategies against them, successfully defending his island from those Ironborn who have not accepted the Call and even knocking out Victarion Greyjoy in single combat.

*** The answer to the Call: the Wall finds itself swamped by volunteers, [[TheExile the Company of the Rose]] crosses the Narrow Sea back to help their long-lost cousins, and of course, all those lords and ladies pledging themselves to Ned, the Stark in Winterfell with two words: "Command us!".

--->'''Rodrik:''' You are a... Greyjoy, boy! You serve... the Drowned God.
--->'''Theon:''' No. I do not.