I fixed the link in the thread title. The current pic was chosen here
, and I’m not convinced the suggestion’s an improvement even though the current’s not a great pic.
Rape, Pillage, and Burn is an inherently evil trope, and that's what we're witnessing on the image. That said, Gregor, with his face concealed, doesn't really stand out on the pic from the other Lannister soldiers, so it's a
from me.
And no one who's not familiar with ASoIaF is going to know what that means. It's been long enough since I read the books that I'd forgotten that point. The main point is that, much as Nightmare Fuel page pics need to be clear about the scariness, Monster page pics need to be unambiguous about showing the character's evil and this simply doesn't meet that criteria.
edited 18th Feb '18 7:32:39 AM by Willbyr
...and the pic should be safe for work, I assume? Even though the current is weak, with the subject matter's nature, it's going to be hard finding a replacement.
Spiral out, keep going.Same here.
Considering they're knights in armor they could be heroically burning down the Big Bad's stronghold or a bandit camp for all the viewer knows
I vote against the image.
edited 20th Feb '18 3:06:47 PM by shoboni
That, and nothing makes it explicit they're burning the houses of innocent villagers.
They could be burning a village full of evil cultists as far as the viewer knows because a character in full-on knight armor complete family crest tunic isn't exactly what screams evil in a fantasy setting to the average person.
edited 22nd Feb '18 3:01:42 PM by shoboni
Yeah, that. Current isn't Joff at his most despicable, but aiming a crossbow at a young girl is more obviously evil than some knights burning stuff.
Alternatively, there's this
◊ illustration of Gregor attacking Elia and her infant son.
Here's an alternative take on current, showing Joffrey's whole body and less of Sansa:

edited 22nd Feb '18 11:46:36 PM by Synchronicity
"Open your eyes, I'm going to eat your dead Mama, and I'm going to eat your dead Papa. "




https://comicvine.gamespot.com/gregor-clegane/4005-86146/images/
On that site you will find the image showing Gregor and his man burning a village.
I don't how to put not hotlinked image