History YMMV / AManOfIron

** Logan mentions [[ComicBook/{{Storm}} a woman]] in the Summer Islands that can control the weather.

** During the archery contest of Jon's wedding, Tony mentions the winner was a young man (who he suspects [[SweetPollyOliver was a woman]]), named [[Characters/HawkeyeKateBishop Byshup]], who disappeared as soon as the price was given.

** From book 1: Is Tony Stark a smooth operator, someone who can play the game of thrones well and was changed by being exposed to tragedy and pain? A man whose sense of guilt he tries to hide under arrogance? Or a FlatCharacter with some InformedFlaw who was only spiced up later on to try and make up for his presentation in the first book?

** During the archery contest of Jon's wedding, Tony mentions the winner was a young man (who he suspects [[SweetPollyOliver was a woman]]), named [[ComicBook/KateBishop Byshup]], who disappeared as soon as the price was given.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Some fans feel that the author is doing this with Tywin, giving him more depth than there is. Others argue this is merely him developing the character, especially since he is given POV chapters here. The main issue is the removal of his NeverMyFault tendencies, which has no adequately explained reason; his better treatment of Tyrion can be traced pretty directly to Tony, but there's no real reason Tywin would suddenly be more willing to admit his part in his men's atrocities, particularly when that was a big element of his character in the books and the show both.

* RonTheDeathEater: In the original books, Melisandre, while regarded as a SinisterMinister by those who don't know her closely, is ultimately a WellIntentionedExtremist who genuinely believes that her brutal actions in the name of Rh'llor are what's necessary to bring forth [[TheChosenOne Azor Ahai]]. Here, [[spoiler:she's actually Amora the Enchantress, a sociopathic VainSorceress whose only concern in life is [[VillainessesWantHeroes having Thor to herself]], and she resorts to numerous extreme actions to attain that goal, such as manipulating Stannis into agreeing to burn his daughter alive, stabbing Selyse to death when she refuses to go through with it, and having Jane imprisoned so that a bunch of criminals can gang-rape her.]] Needless to say, the author's version of Melisandre is one no reader can like.

* RewatchBonus: More like "reread bonus" but once it's revealed that [[spoiler: Davos is actually Loki]], readers will be quick to read over past chapters to see the hints and clues the author says were always there.

** During the Battle of Blackwater, [[spoiler:following the massive Wildfire explosion]], Tyrion mentions hearing reports of a man turning into a wolf and eating his own men, while another says a squire turned into [[ComicBook/{{Iceman}} living ice]] and that Lord [[ComicBook/MoonKnight Marcos Specture]] believed the moon was talking to him.

** [[spoiler:Loki adopting "Davos Seaworth" for his human disguise is surprisingly well-thought since Davos is canonically a great parent to his seven sons. Loki was notoriously known as [[AnythingThatMoves willing and able to bed anything with a pulse]], which lets him be the father ([[MisterSeahorse and sometimes mother]]) to many children he genuinely loved and doted on.]]

** [[spoiler:Considering the fact that Robb hears snippets of "Hooked on a Feeling" by Music/BlueSwede right before Rickon was pulled into a portal, it seems the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy are going to show up. And Earth exists]].

* GeniusBonus: [[spoiler: Thor reveals that the Drowned God is actually a friend of his named [=Ægir=], and that the Drowned God is a nickname he got after Sif dropped him in a puddle for trying to bed her at one of his famous parties. In Myth/NorseMythology, [=Ægir=] (which means "ocean") was a sea jotunn associated with the ocean, who was friends with the gods and often hosted parties for them]].

* HarsherInHindsight: Jon, in the first book, shares a story of how he once witnessed his father comforting a man who was dying, and said man's last words were "I don't want to go." This was posted ''before'' ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' had a ''different'' Stark cradling and comforting another dying person whose last words were similar. The author, in chapter 32 of ''A Crack of Thunder'', confirms that he haven't seen that movie yet, interestingly enough.

* HilariousInHindsight: Shortly after this story presented Gendry fighting with a hammer like his father, it happened in the actual show.

* MoralEventHorizon: Joffrey kills Sansa specifically to prevent Tony and Ned from rescuing her.

** [[spoiler:Squirrel Girl is a goddess in Westeros who beat up the Drowned God and the Storm God before proceeding to sleep with them]].
** It is confirmed that [[spoiler:Renly is [[Film/IronMan2 Justin Hammer]]'s counterpart.]]

** [[spoiler:Brienne of Tarth has a cousin called [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce]], and she is the story's equivalent to ComicBook/SheHulk.]]

* ArcFatigue: After a brief mention of Petyr Parker early in Book 2, we're left to wait until Book 3 for his story to go anywhere. In the afterward of Book 3's first chapter, Mr. Chaos says he decided to start it with the creation of the Vulture due to getting a ton of questions if Spider-Man was ever actually going to show up, assuring us that part of the book would be an adaptation of ''Homecoming''.

** The Book 2 prologue introduces [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/{{Thor}} Jane Foster and Thor]], and furthermore that the Norse gods are exactly the same as in canon; it's just that none of the world's religions have managed to get them right.]]

** Ned's third chapter reveals that Jon Arryn had a friend called [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/DoctorDoom Viktor]] who suffered a terrible accident at a blacksmith's that left him horribly disfigured.]]

* DracoInLeatherPants: Some fans feel that the author is doing this with Tywin, giving him more depth than there is. Others argue this is merely him developing the character, especially since he is given POV chapters here. The main issue is the removal of his NeverMyFault tendencies, which has no adequately explained reason; his better treatment of Tyrion can be traced pretty directly to Tony, but there's no real reason Tywin would suddenly be more willing to admit his part in his men's atrocities, particularly when that was a big element of his character in the books.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Some fans feel that the author is doing this with Tywin, giving him more depth than there is. Others argue this is merely him developing the character, especially since he is given POV chapters here.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Following Catelyn's infamous "it should have been you" line, Tony immediately storms in and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech chews her out for her failings as a stepmother.]] Yes, great, very cathartic... except Catelyn is canonically half-mad with fear and grief at this point, and Tony is having his little self-righteous rant ''literally'' over the bed where one of her children lies crippled and possibly dying.
* WhatAnIdiot: Several readers noted that Jon [[spoiler: when he first dons the Iron Man suit]] should've killed Gregor Clegane when he had the chance as Gregor had been weakened and on his knees. It's ultimately subverted, though, as Tony later points out that killing Gregor would have prompted Tywin to obliterate Iron Pointe.
** Played straight by Gregor himself [[spoiler:after becoming the Iron Monger]]. Instead of attacking the Riverlands like Tywin ordered him to, he [[spoiler:assaults Iron Pointe, kills Obediah and kidnaps Pepper in order to lure Iron Man in for a rematch]]. This rash act of vengeance gives Tony an excuse to kill him without consequence (and the fact that [[spoiler:the rematch takes place in an isolated mine, with no one around]] allows Tony to make up a story about what really happened, forging an even better cover for his SecretIdentity).
*** Even Gregor's contingency plan for evading reprisal for this act would likely have failed, as depriving himself of Tywin's protection paints a huge target on his back. Sure, sending an assassin would be foolhardy, given his status as TheJuggernaut (though since there's so many Marvel characters running around, ''no'', not that one), but his more influential foes (which would now include Tywin) have access to many powerful poisons, and it wouldn't be hard to arrange for one to be slipped into his food.
** When Joffrey (as King) attempts to have Ned Stark executed, he's rudely interrupted by a certain flying magical knight that has proven to be lethal to even Gregor Clegane himself, demanding the freedom of both Ned and Sansa Stark. What does he do? Grab Sansa to prevent her from escaping, use her as a HumanShield so Iron Man can't blast him, then accidentally dash her skull against the steps of the Great Sept of Baelor. Then he has the chutzpah to claim it was Iron Man's fault. The only reason Iron Man couldn't turn him into a bloody smear is because Cersei [[DivingSave saves his ass in the last second]] at the cost of [[AnArmAndALeg her left hand]], and even ''that'' gives him a scar matching Sandor Clegane. He barely survives the ensuing ''riot'' -- because ''most of King's Landing witnessed this'' -- but he gets his ZeroPercentApprovalRating ahead of schedule.
** [[spoiler: In-universe, Tyrion calls out Cersei and the Small Council for dressing some redhead girl as Sansa Stark, pointing out even if Ned Stark had not ''witnessed'' his daughter's death, no one would believe she "miraculously" healed a shattered skull]].
*** [[spoiler:He also makes a good point when he said he would have locked "Sansa" up if she came to him pretending to have resurrected; the Night's Queen has many of Sansa's Tully features (most notably the MostCommonSuperPower), but she's also clearly ''five years older''. She should have been extensively questioned at least, because people just can't spring back from the grave because they felt like it, and they ''certainly'' don't age five years when doing so. Occam's Razor says that this is ''not'' Sansa, but some person who is either being paid by the council, or is lying through her teeth- and lying badly, at that, given what she looks like]].
*** [[spoiler:Then it turns out that Pycelle sent a message to the Starks, offering to trade Sansa for Jaime. [[WordOfGod Mr Chaos]] has stated that the only reason the Starks weren't angrier is because they simply thought Pycelle was trying to trick them, rather than claiming Sansa was alive. Tyrion actually blows his stack at the freaking Night's Queen upon finding out about it.]]
** The Ironborn already tried an attack on the Greenlanders, so they're at lower manpower and without the element of surprise. But when we touch base with them again, it turns out Balon was so full of hubris that despite the North and King's Landing still being active and alert, decides that [[SarcasmMode now would be the PERFECT time to restart independence moves]].

** Jon Snow as Tony Stark's heir is rather amusing when you consider that his actor Creator/KitHarington joined the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Dane Whitman aka the Black Knight in ''Film/{{Eternals}}'', a film that takes after [[spoiler:Iron Man's sacrifice]] in ''Film/AvengersEndgame''. Likewise, his fellow co-star Creator/RichardMadden is Ikaris.

*** [[spoiler:Similarly, seeing Melisandre suffers a gruesome fate as she's horribly mutilated is satisfying given that she tried to kill Shireen, murdered Selyse and sent three men to rape Jane]].

*** [[spoiler:Similarly, seeing Melisandre suffers a gruesome fate as she's stabbed, branded, mutilated and having poison poured on her face is satisfying given that she tried to kill Shireen and sent three men to rape Jane]].

** Tyrion's third chapter has ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}, going by Clynt appear as a sellsword working with Bronn.

** The Ironborn already tried an attack on Greenland, so they're at lower manpower and without the element of surprise. But when we touch base with them again, it turns out Balon was so full of hubris that despite The North and King's Landing still being active and alert, decides that [[SarcasmMode now would be the PERFECT time to restart independence moves]].

*** [[spoiler:Then it turns out that Pycelle sent a message to the Starks, offering to trade Sansa for Jaime. [[WordOfGod Mr Chaos]] has stated that the only reason the Starks weren't angrier is because they simply thought Pycelle was trying to trick them, rather than claiming Sansa was alive. Tyrion actually blows his stack at the freaking Night's Queen upon finding out about it.]]

** [[spoiler:The head of House Velaryon is none other than [[ComicBook/SubMariner Namor the Sub-Mariner]]].