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Beheading Ned - Eddard Stark
Mar 14 2013 05:05 AM |
OKTarg
in Game of Thrones
Small Council Beheading Ned OKTarg Wolfbrother
Welcome back to Beheading Ned, CardGameDB's series focusing on the story behind the Game of Thrones: LCG. Since we're a story-based series, spoilers are lurking all around you, and this week's one is a doozy! Make sure you're caught up before you read on...I am excited to announce that my plaintive pleas for guest writers have fallen on not-so-deaf ears, and this week will be the first guest installment in this series. Wolfbrother on the forums, this young (or not young? not sure) man has stepped up to the plate to tackle the series namesake: Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell. Wolfbrother will be continuing the format begun last edition, in which each version of a unique character is examined to see how well it fits the characteristics laid out in Martin's saga. So, without further ado, let's hear what he has to say about Ned himself:
Eddard Stark (Core) Core set ned, hes got it all: renown which is never a bad keyword, deadly, because the lord of Winterfell doesn't believe in executioners, and to top it off hes stalwart so no worries if he dies occasionally, he'll just shrug it off and be back next turn. As for true nedliness though I think the last keyword really undoes some of it. SPOILER ALERT for anyone who lives under a rock, Ned dies for good and all fairly early in the series. givning this ned stalwart makes him a great card but not overall very nedly.
Verdict: 2 of 5 Beheaded Neds
[OKTarg's supplement: there is a small and vibrant minority viewpoint that holds that Ned is not actually dead at all. Notice how Sansa doesn't really recognize his severed head and the bones delivered to Catelyn Stark seemed small for a man of his size. Will he be coming back from the dead like Cat? Will he be revealed as hidden away somewhere, Tyrion-style? Maybe that Stalwart keyword was a vision of the future after all....]
Verdict: 3 of 5 Beheaded Neds.
Eddard Stark (LoW) All Ned's incarnations have renown, and that's a perfect fit for a true lord like Eddard Stark of Winterfell. This particular iteration of Ned is incredibly strong, and aside from deadly will never get taken out of play millitarily. He fits in very nicely with the character he's portraying from the books and even has the added bonus of looking like Sean Bean from the HBO series. All in all this is my personal favorite and in my mind the most Nedly version of himself, because no matter how hard you try you can't conquer the north by military force.
Verdict: 5 of 5 Beheaded Neds
Well there you have it, from Wolfsbrother himself. Do you agree or disagree with his takes? Is the claim lowering ability something you see as typifying the strength of the North, or do you prefer Protector Ned? Maybe you like the Deadly on Core Ned, or perhaps share your take on the Stalwart keyword. We'd love to hear from you in the comments below.
If you'd like to try your own hand at a guest spot for Beheading Ned, just send me (OKTarg) a message and let me know what you are thinking! As always, thanks for reading, and remember--never trust a boy king.
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The scene would be shot with Sean Bean rather than someone else as you are expected to believe it is in fact Eddard. Wouldnt work otherwise.
I agree with you grimwalker in that this is Eddard the Hand of the King. Which makes him seem very Nedly in that role.
Very true. I was expecting to say something like this before reading your post.
Also, for the Stawart keyword we can also consider when Jaime attacks him in King's Landing, killing some of his men and injuring his lag. When that happens, he comes out on top again, as hand of the king, though for only a short period of time.
It would be interesting to see old dead Ned rise from the grave. I honestly wouldn't put it past Martin to come up with something like that, especially after the raising of Lady Stoneheart...
As for the HBO series and how closely Martin worked with them, there are already several things that were changed that will have an effect on the story later on. Specifically Drogo killing that blood rider (I forget his name). We don't fully know what part he plays later on, but he is the Khal that finds Danny towards the end of the latest book.
For the record, I don't think the theory is that Ned somehow lived or that it was an impostor. The theory at least simply points out the bones where the possibly the wrong size and the head didn't look right. Though where to go from there, the sky is the limit in Westeros.
LoW Ned + Ramsay's Hunting Dogs.
You're welcome.