History Awesome / RobbReturns

* In Chapter 159, with help from Mya and Lord Royce, Gendry finally produces [[PowerGlows glowing runes.]]

* The royal delegates and Ironborn working together to fight off the Others and wights who arrive on Pyke via iceberg. Of special note is Jon and Harras Harlaw fighting the Others directly together, and when Harras falls, Jon tosses his sword Nightfall to Rodrik, who catches it and helps finish off the Others.

* When Pycelle tries to protest Ursula wielding the Shield of the Riverlands on the grounds of her gender, Bronn quickly shuts him up.

* Chapter 156. Sadly, it is an OffscreenMomentOfAwesome but we get to see the aftermath: [[SilkHidingSteel DACEY]] backhanded Cersei for her undoubtedly horrible comments to her and Tyrion. We next see her and Tyrion watching as Cersei is dragged to her carriage to White Harbor, where she will be sent into exile. The entire situation has an air of AndThereWasMuchRejoicing.

* While informing Cersei that she's being exiled to a distant island, Tyrion also tears apart the prophecy that Maggy the Frog gave her, explaining all the ways she could have misinterpreted it. Cersei is left dumbfounded.

* Robb and Val working together to try and fight off a possessed Gregor Clegane, even as he shrugs off everything they throw at him. Then Sandor arrives just in time, stabbing Gregor through the back before he can kill Robb, and being the one to finish him by cutting his head off.

** For bonus points, one of the ghosts turns out to be none other than ''Bran the Builder''.

* Sam's work in translating the runes of the Drowned Gate – the runes were written by the Children of the Forest and he could use First Men runes as a cipher, a la the Rosetta Stone – is so good that the Archmaesters immediately grant him the bronze ring to mark his mastery of history.

* Sam's work in translating the runes of the Drowned Gate (the runes were written by the Children of the Forest and he could use First Men runes as a cipher, a la the Rosetta Stone) is so good that the Archmaesters immediately grant him the bronze ring to mark his mastery of history.

** For bonus points, one of the ghosts is none other than ''Bran the Builder''.

* Ned and Jon, armed with the Fist and Dark Sister respectfully, travel into the magical mist surrounding the Barrows in order to disperse all the First Men ghosts who have gathered at the Oathstone in response to the Call. Along the way, they're attacked by the spirits of several Others and {{Humanoid Abomination}}s that have also been brought up with the ghosts, and nearly effortless fight them off. And just as a {{Kaiju}}-sized EldritchAbomination shows up to threaten them, Ned reaches the Oathstone and commands the ghosts to return to their slumber, which also banishes the Others and their creatures in the process.

* Sam's work in translating the runes of the Drowned Gate (the runes were written by the Children of the Forest and he could use First Men runes as a cipher, a la the Rosetta Stone) is so good that the Archmaesters immediately grant him the bronze ring to mark his mastery of history.

** First, Jaime almost craps his pants when he finds out that his rival is ''King Robert, '''[[TheDreaded The Demon of the Trident]]'''''.

* Sam's work in translating the runes of the Drowned Gate is so good that the Archmaesters immediately grant him the bronze ring to mark his mastery of history.

** Tywin states that Joffrey's first reaction at seeing him was to ''demand'' Tywin raise his armies, overthrow Robert, burn the North to the ground and kill everyone in it, and bring Joffrey to King's Landing and his rightful place on the throne - at which point, Tywin backhanded Joffrey across the face. He then gave him a chewing-out so severe that Joffrey is subdued as he practically begs Robert to be sent to the Wall.

** Robert wields [[{{BFS}} Stormbreaker]] [[OneHandedZweihander one-handedf]], with a shield. Remember that it is a greatsword 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 shattered? 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 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.

** Mace Tyrell gets some further awesome points for [[LivingOnBorrowedTime surviving long enough]] after his encounter with the thing behind the gate (which is almost certainly the Drowned God) [[{{Determinator}} by sheer will]] to pass on a warning to Willas about its nature and how to kill it. [[RedemptionEqualsDeath His death after is suitably sombre]].

* Robert, in his mystical dream, pulls a YouShallNotPass on an Other and his hunting dog.

* Ladies and Gentlemen, the Seven Hells have officially frozen: Tywin Lannister finally admits that Tyrion has done a great job and has acknowledged him as his heir.
* Tywin's '''EPIC''' YouHaveFailedMe speech to Cersei in chapter 135 which boils down to a 2500+ word "scaring her straight" monologue during which Cersei doesn't even get a chance to speak.
** Tywin states that Joffrey's first reaction at seeing him was to ''demand'' Tywin raise his armies, overthrow Robert, burn the North to the ground and kill everyone in it and bring Joffrey to King's Landing and his rightful place on the throne - at which point, Tywin backhanded Joffrey across the face. He then gave him a chewing-out so severe that Joffrey is subdued as he practically begs Robert to be sent to the Wall.

* After protecting the God's Eye from a fanatical mob, Robar is rewarded by being knighted by no less a LivingLegend as Ser Duncan the Tall, former Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.

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

** Before that, Lyanna's spirit reveals she was not a complacent captive for Rhaegar; she fought off his attempts to rape her to the point that he had the ''Kingsguard'' hold her down, rejoiced when he died and threw it into to the faces of said Kingsguard, and, as her final act of spite, gave him a son instead of the daughter he wanted.

** Tywin states that Joffrey's first reaction at seeing him was to ''demand'' Tywin raise his armies, overthrow Robert, burn the North to the ground and kill everyone in it and bring Joffrey to King's Landing and his rightful place on the throne. At which point, Tywin backhanded Joffrey across the face. He then gave him a talking to so severe that Joffrey is subdued as he practically begs Robert to be sent to the Wall.
* The revelation of just who The Green Man is: The long thought dead Ser Duncan the Tall.

** Tywin states that Joffrey's first reaction at seeing him was to ''demand'' Tywin raise his armies, overthrow Robert, burn the North to the ground and kill everyone in it and bring Joffrey to King's Landing and his rightful place on the throne. At which point, Tywin backhanded Joffrey across the face. He then gave him a talking to so severe that Joffrey is subdued as he practically begs Robert to be sent to the Wall.

* Tywin lays it on thick on Cersei for her idiotic actions and the damage they have caused to her family. Cersei doesn't even get a chance to speak.

* Tywin lays it on thick on Cersei for her idiotic actions and the damage they have caused to her family. Cersei doesn't even get a chance to speak.

* Ladies and Gentlemen, the Seven Hells have officially frozen: Tywin Lannister finally admits that Tyrion has done a great job.

%%* Ladies and Gentlemen, the Seven Hells have officially frozen: Tywin Lannister finally admits that Tyrion has done a great job.

** Before that, Lyanna's spirit reveals she was not a complacent captive for Rhaegar; she fought off his attempts to rape her to the point that he had the ''Kingsguard'' hold her down, rejoiced when he died and threw it into to the faces of said Kingsguard, and, as her final act of spite, gave him a son instead of the daughter he wanted.

* Chapter 45, [[spoiler: in which Jon Arryn reveals his champion in Baelish's trial by fight: ''the sea''.]]
** 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 [[MasterOfDisguise Faceless]] [[ProfessionalKiller Man]] sent to kill Baelish. Jon's response?]]

* After protecting the God's Eye from a fanatical mob, Robar is rewarded by being knighted by no less a LivingLegend as [[spoiler: Ser Duncan the Tall, former Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]].
* [[spoiler: Edd Tollett becomes the first Black Brother in many millenia to dispatch an Other while protecting Craster's latest son from the creature.]]

* The Battle of the Black Gate. Coldhands arrives, injured and pursued 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 with the axe.

* With the reveal about Dawn [[spoiler:[[OnlyTheChosenMayWield 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 [[LieDetector 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, but readers finally 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 [[OldSoldier despite his age]] grabs Jaime by the back of the neck, throws him against a wall so hard to leave Jaime rattled, and starts throttling the life out of him, while snarling 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. A good depiction of all his CharacterDevelopment thus far.
** Adding to that, using [[OnlyTheChosenMayWield Stormbreaker]] [[spoiler:to identify the parentage of his children]] in a way that doesn't embarrass anyone... much.

** First, Jaime almost craps his pants when he finds out that his rival is ''King Robert, '''The Demon of the Trident'''''.

** 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.

* 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.]]

** Mace Tyrell gets some further awesome points for [[spoiler: [[LivingOnBorrowedTime surviving long enough]] after his encounter with the thing behind the gate (which is almost certainly the Drowned God) [[{{Determinator}} by sheer will]] to pass on a warning to Willas about its nature and how to kill it. [[RedemptionEqualsDeath His death after is suitably sombre]]]].
* Is it satisfying to see Robb defend himself against a [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy drunken]] and [[spoiler: recently disinherited Joffrey]], getting into a KnifeFight with him, breaking his nose and finally Val [[GroinAttack kicking him in the balls]]? ''Most definitely''.
* For all of his doddering, his ObfuscatingStupidity and his almost slavishly devotion to Tywin Lannister, it is impressive to see Pycelle being willing to lead a group to find the wildfire caches hidden beneath the Great Sept.

** Before that, [[spoiler:Lyanna's spirit reveals she was not a complacent captive for Rhaegar; she fought off his attempts to rape her to the point that he had the ''Kingsguard'' hold her down, rejoiced when he died and threw it into to the faces of said Kingsguard, and, as her final act of spite, gave him a son instead of the daughter he wanted]].

* Robert, in his mystical dream, pulls a YouShallNotPass on an other and his hunting dog.

* Robert, in his mystical dream, pulls a YouShallNotPass on an other and his hunting dog.

* For all of his doddering, his ObfuscatingStupidity and his almost slavishly devotion to Tywin Lannister, it is impressive to see Pycelle being willing to lead a group to find the wildfire caches hidden beneath the Great Sept.

* Is it satisfying to see Robb defend himself against a [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy drunken]] and [[spoiler: recently disinherited Joffrey]], getting into a KnifeFight with him, breaking his nose and finally Val [[GroinAttack kicking him in the balls]]? ''Most definitely''.

** 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.

** Mace Tyrell gets some further awesome points for [[spoiler: [[LivingOnBorrowedTime surviving long enough]] after his encounter with the thing behind the gate (which is almost certainly the Drowned God) [[{{Determinator}} by sheer will]] to pass on a warning to Willas about its nature and how to kill it. [[RedemptionEqualsDeath His death after is suitably sombre]]]].

* The Battle of the Black Gate. Coldhands arrives, injured and pursued 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.

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

** Mace Tyrell gets some further awesome points for [[LivingOnBorrowedTime surviving long enough]] after his encounter with the thing behind the gate (which is almost certainly the Drowned God) [[{{Determinator}} by sheer will]] to pass on a warning to Willas about its nature and how to kill it. [[RedemptionEqualsDeath His death after is suitably sombre]].

%%** Mace Tyrell gets some further awesome points for surviving long enough after his encounter with the thing behind the gate (which is almost certainly the Drowned God) to pass on a warning to Willas about it's nature and how to kill it.