Game of Thrones Respect Threads #7: Jon Snow
By the_red_viper 23 Comments
One of the most popular characters in the entire show didn't get a respect thread yet??? WHAT??? Well now he has one! I frankly don't like Jon as much as I like many other characters. Nothing against him, but he's hardly in my top 5, so I didn't really feel like making a thread for him, but I kinda have to at this point. So here goes.
Jon Snow:
Jon Snow was raised in Winterfell as Lord Eddard Stark's bastard son, who was allegedly fathered on a common girl by the name of Wylla during Robert's Rebellion. However, in truth, Jon's parents are Ned's sister Lyanna and Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. Ned found Lyanna at the Tower of Joy in Dorne, dying shortly after Jon's birth, and took the boy home with him, claiming he was his own, since he knew that if his real parentage was discovered, he would not be safe. Jon grew up alongside Ned's true-born children, and became very close to everyone in the family, barring Lady Catelyn and Sansa.
After reaching manhood, Jon left Winterfell to join the Night's Watch and made some friends fairly quickly, however being raised in luxury made many members of the Night's Watch resent him, the most notable of which being Ser Alliser Thorne - the quartermaster of Castle Black. After the death of Lord Commander Jeor Mormont, Jon was elected as the new Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Numerous controversial decisions that he made resulted in a mutiny, in which Jon was stabbed to death by several members of the Night's Watch, however he was resurrected by Melisandre, and soon afterwards he left the Night's Watch with an army at his back in order to retake Winterfell from House Bolton, which betrayed House Stark and took Winterfell from them. After retaking Winterfell, the northern Houses crown Jon as the new King in the North.
In the series, Jon is portrayed by the actor Kit Harington.
Skill:
Jon has proven that despite his young age, he is a naturally skilled swordsman. I don't think he is a top-tier, not yet at least, but he definitely has great potential and has demonstrated his prowess a lot more than once.
Strength/physicals:
Jon's strength isn't too much to write home about, but he does have some noteworthy feats. His endurance though is quite impressive, he can take a lot of punishment and keep fighting:
Personality:
Despite not being Eddard Stark's son, Jon resembles him a lot. He is honorable, honest, brave, and a natural-born leader. Along the series, Jon's status and responsibility grew pretty rapidly, which fashioned him into a wise, responsible and calculated leader.
Knowledge:
Epic quotes by Jon:
Fights:
Jon is undoubtedly one of, if not THE most major characters in the show, and as such he is bound to have a lot more feats by the end of the current season. He is undoubtedly a great character that has went through many harsh experiences and has had a lot of major turning points to work with, so I am aware that I didn't get everything in here. Making this thread actually made me appreciate Jon a bit more than I did beforehand, and I am sure that I will appreciate him even more (and probably everyone else too) by the end of season 7.
Hope you enjoyed!