Top 10 Greatest Warriors in Westeros

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  • Who are the top ten best fighters in A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones? Jaime Lannister? Gregor Clegane? Barristan Selmy? Number seven will shock you.
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    0:00 Intro
    0:21 #10: Victarion Greyjoy
    1:54 #9: Loras Tyrell
    3:09 #8: Brienne
    5:01 #7: Garlan Tyrell
    5:48 #6: Gregor Clegane
    7:30 #5: Sandor Clegane
    8:59 #4: Robert Baratheon
    10:27 #3: Jaime Lannister
    12:00 #2: Barristan Selmy
    13:50 Honourable Mentions
    15:10 #1: Arthur Dayne

Комментарии • 10 тыс.

  • @AltShiftX
    @AltShiftX  2 года назад +1724

    What's your top 10 list?
    Dune video: ruclips.net/video/R0krUthYxF4/видео.html

    • @kev-_-3872
      @kev-_-3872 2 года назад +8

      Ayyyye big fan my guy

    • @kseriousr
      @kseriousr 2 года назад

      😄

    • @LobotomyFish
      @LobotomyFish 2 года назад +3

      Dune, like the movie?

    • @Hombay17
      @Hombay17 2 года назад +1

      I wonder what this top 10 would have looked like if that hack fraud Alt Schwift X had made it

    • @jamaphy8621
      @jamaphy8621 2 года назад +13

      @@LobotomyFish no, the book.

  • @kkkelp7346
    @kkkelp7346 2 года назад +17231

    Barristan Selmy can be pretty much described with a single quote "Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young"

    • @vaevictis5178
      @vaevictis5178 2 года назад +703

      Hes like an artist, who only paints with red.

    • @ythandlename
      @ythandlename 2 года назад +427

      The best thing about Selmy is his record. He not only survived to old age in such perilous times but he proved himself as one of the best so he's got both quality and quantity in reputation.

    • @ultrabigfella
      @ultrabigfella 2 года назад +154

      @@vaevictis5178 "He was a Painter...who only used Red."

    • @spikegilfer1997
      @spikegilfer1997 2 года назад +304

      When Barristan goes to capture Hizdahr and his gladiator-Kingsguard gets in the way Barristan's reaction is basically "Oh, finally. A sweet steel song, this is what I was made for."
      After spending the entire book surrounded by plots and intrigue he is positively relieved by a man less than half his age trying to take his head off. Barry the Based.

    • @fullmetalheel
      @fullmetalheel 2 года назад +6

      I've never heard that quote before

  • @Haedox
    @Haedox 2 года назад +7072

    “Ser Pounce’s combat record is mixed at best” 😭😭

    • @-Scrapper-
      @-Scrapper- 2 года назад +21

      Thanos>>

    • @tuulenkoti
      @tuulenkoti 2 года назад +108

      Rhaenys's cat would merk him

    • @DD-kc6hg
      @DD-kc6hg 2 года назад +163

      Ser Pounce is Fkn Azor Ahai

    • @SkoomaCat
      @SkoomaCat 2 года назад +10

      I am Ser Pounce!

    • @MrGambit512
      @MrGambit512 2 года назад

      @@-Scrapper- и

  • @theredviper24
    @theredviper24 Год назад +1961

    I feel like a lot of people underestimate Oberyn due to one silly mistake. He was playing with the Mountain until then.

    • @DTheCritical
      @DTheCritical 7 месяцев назад +242

      Yeah he should have been ranked higher than the mountain because if he took the fight seriously he would have won injury free

    • @user-yl6yg8kg9v
      @user-yl6yg8kg9v 7 месяцев назад +84

      ​@@IsaacBehdarvandiradhe could have a squire that helps him and gives him weapons in case if it was a real fight.

    • @Shorts11327
      @Shorts11327 7 месяцев назад +80

      Yeah Oberyn should be much higher up on this list. The fact that he was showboating doesn’t discredit how talented of a fighter he is. You know he’s taking down jaime every time

    • @onepieceguy2659
      @onepieceguy2659 7 месяцев назад +35

      I don't know if oberyn should be ranked higher than the mountain. At first view it's obvious because he beats Gregor, but I think oberyn is exactly the counter to Gregor. Maybe there are other fighters who would win against oberyn but loose against the mountain.

    • @EvensVincent001
      @EvensVincent001 6 месяцев назад +14

      @@onepieceguy2659I mean Robert is a counter to anyone with plated armor that should make him number 1 then

  • @math9172
    @math9172 Год назад +1922

    Somehow, I found it absolutely hysterically hilarious that The Moutain "killed Beric Dondarrion twice".
    I know he gets revived, but it still cracks me up.

    • @laurabenitez1936
      @laurabenitez1936 Год назад +120

      And The Hound kills him again 😂

    • @zenebean
      @zenebean 11 месяцев назад +48

      ​@@laurabenitez1936 then he kisses a corpse and actually dies... Lady Stoneheart gets the final W

    • @alec6583
      @alec6583 9 месяцев назад +25

      Beric vs. the Mountain = me vs. Margit the Fell Omen

    • @Dragons74
      @Dragons74 8 месяцев назад +5

      And gets killed by the hound also

    • @TheMkBroadcast
      @TheMkBroadcast 7 месяцев назад +2

      Legit like he comes back for revenge and gets killed again 😂

  • @dm9910
    @dm9910 2 года назад +12207

    I think you're unfair towards Oberyn. He does "lose" the one fight that we see, but that had nothing to do with fighting prowess. He absolutely dismantles Gregor, and has him at his mercy. He could've easily finished the job if he wanted, but he deliberately delayed the kill in order to extract a confession. A fatal mistake, sure, but that was down to unusual circumstances and not his lack of ability.

    • @namelikeanyother885
      @namelikeanyother885 2 года назад +1530

      Yeah it's pretty much like dismissing Arthur Dayne from the top 10 entirely and saying "The only time we see him fight he dies". In-fact it's pretty much the same thing, I would even argue that Oberyn fought significantly better and had a significantly easier time dealing with a significantly stronger opponent.

    • @corneliali7747
      @corneliali7747 2 года назад +446

      I agree. Oberyn's fighting style also makes him very unique and deadly. Now because this ranking says "no dragon no magic" I wonder if Oberyn's poison is then taken out of the equation, and AltShiftX only considered his spear skills.

    • @namelikeanyother885
      @namelikeanyother885 2 года назад +465

      @@corneliali7747 Poison isn't magic though, and Oberyn doesn't really need the poison lol.
      His fighting style is absolutely incredibly dangerous against opponents who rely on swords. A spear is dominant against a sword, even in the hands of an unskilled person (you can defend against 2-3 equally skilled opponents just with that advantage)
      And since the knights of Westeros seem to mostly duel with swords, they really wouldn't know what to do.

    • @theravenousrabbit3671
      @theravenousrabbit3671 2 года назад +149

      @@namelikeanyother885 Well, I doubt Oberyn would've had such an easy fight against less overconfident foes like Brienne or Barristan. He clearly fights with a way of working up his opponent, making them angry and rash; so that he can take advantage of his speed. The Mountain was big, stupid and illiterate; capable of overwhelming an opponent. But a technically proficient enemy he is unable to best.

    • @dm9910
      @dm9910 2 года назад +264

      I think if you're allowed an extra special sword like Dawn you should pretty clearly be allowed to put some poison on your spear.

  • @sporeceress1465
    @sporeceress1465 Год назад +674

    Sandor's fights in the show are some of the best we get in terms of realism. He fights without any particular rules restraining him - he'll punch or tackle them or kick them in the crotch if it helps him win. But unlike the Mountain, he fights with a great deal of skill because he actually observes and adapts to his opponents. He's one of the most dangerous men alive - substantial reach, enormous strength, surprising speed and dexterity and a willingness to kill his opponents using basically anything. He's not a master duelist like Jaime, he's a brutal killer with a wide array of tactics married to sheer physical dominance. I still doubt that Gregor, pre-pseudo undeath, could have actually beaten an opponent that can essentially match his sheer power, yet is _much_ smarter and more technically and tactically adept than the Mountain has ever had to be.

    • @sporeceress1465
      @sporeceress1465 Год назад +44

      Basically, I'd bump him up a couple of spots. He's no Oberyn, and Jaime with both hands could almost certainly beat him too, but I really struggle to see who else in Westeros could beat him with Syrio Forel dead. Unless we're assuming final season Arya's around, because she can plot-armour through absolutely anyone.

    • @HariHaran-vt1ii
      @HariHaran-vt1ii 9 месяцев назад +3

      I like this comment.I have a different taste and according to me danerys followed by hound are my favourite characters from GOT.its just like they are dominant all the time and also thinks logically.that makes them auspicious

    • @dinfarr3119
      @dinfarr3119 8 месяцев назад

      I just read substantial as “subsatanical”

    • @Torgo1969
      @Torgo1969 7 месяцев назад

      @@sporeceress1465 Syrio Forel, pfffft. Greasy-haired little bastard, was he?

    • @Torgo1969
      @Torgo1969 7 месяцев назад +7

      "he actually observes and adapts to his opponents"
      Marvin Hagler was like that in the boxing ring. Strong and fast, with a head of concrete, cardio for days, and he would switch from orthodox to southpaw in the middle of the action to throw off any kind of range and rhythm his opponent was trying to establish.

  • @alexanderschulz7924
    @alexanderschulz7924 7 месяцев назад +324

    Missing Syrio Forel.
    Beating up about 5 Guards and a Knight with only a wooden training sword is something.
    And he is brave and knightly,by giving his live for a pupil...

    • @allenmuller795
      @allenmuller795 3 месяца назад

      Nah he was stupid ass who lost to Meryn Fucking Trant, as Hound said he could take 3 Meryn Trants with stick. In series he could take one of the swordsmen sword and fight, instead keeps fighting with sword and gets killed, he cannot be in the list

    • @lorddukealayeneclipse3317
      @lorddukealayeneclipse3317 3 месяца назад +54

      Yeah exactly. I know I'm late but I just now realised. The dude was trained to kill faceless men. The BEST and most expensive assassins in the world of Ice and Fire

    • @emrescopeable
      @emrescopeable 2 месяца назад +5

      Yes, but the title says in Westeros.

    • @alexanderschulz7924
      @alexanderschulz7924 2 месяца назад +29

      @@emrescopeable Syrio Forel is in Westeros - he is hired by Ned Stark as Aryas fencing - teacher. And defends her, when the kings guard wants to arrest her after Cerceis coup d'etat

    • @emilerhard4189
      @emilerhard4189 Месяц назад +1

      True

  • @peanutbuttachelly3544
    @peanutbuttachelly3544 Год назад +2268

    I’m glad Ser Pounce has gotten the recognition he deserves.

    • @self-righteousideologue9398
      @self-righteousideologue9398 Год назад +70

      Yeah but, honorable mention? I don't know.. I'd put Ser Pounce ahead of Loras.

    • @sammakesstuff4176
      @sammakesstuff4176 Год назад +33

      Ser Pounce would paws down be #1 if he hadn't sold his family's legendary valyrian steel sword for catnip

    • @mikemyer3361
      @mikemyer3361 11 месяцев назад +4

      Ser pounce has earn my respect so therefore my next kitten will be christened Ser pouncealot

    • @collaborativelearning1
      @collaborativelearning1 11 месяцев назад

      me as well!

    • @andrewcody2181
      @andrewcody2181 9 месяцев назад +2

      ​@sammakesstuff4176 to be fair valriayn steel pales in comparison to the sharpness of his claws, and is was some good stuff

  • @themcknox
    @themcknox Год назад +388

    "Loris can also take 3 or 4 men."
    "In a fight right?"
    "........"

    • @scotthoward1265
      @scotthoward1265 Год назад +4

      lmao!

    • @MrHahaIceBler
      @MrHahaIceBler Год назад +1

      in the show, Loras almost gets smoked by the Mountain and later gets bested by Brienne...so....

    • @themcknox
      @themcknox Год назад +21

      @@MrHahaIceBler joke just flew right over your head didnt it chief? We'll tell you when you're older mate.

    • @vain_x
      @vain_x Год назад +2

      @@themcknox considering the account is from 2009, I'm pretty sure they Zirk doesn't need more aging,lmao.

    • @jasonklein3157
      @jasonklein3157 Год назад +3

      @@MrHahaIceBler bruh you have 0 sense of humor

  • @abbier254
    @abbier254 8 месяцев назад +87

    “Jaime could beat hermione in a fight” the image of jaime decking hermione with a golden hand is so damn funny

    • @bj_cat103
      @bj_cat103 Месяц назад +4

      that's a weird remark by him as Hermione can just avada kedavra him and that's the end

    • @abbier254
      @abbier254 Месяц назад +3

      @@bj_cat103 agreed haha, kinda came outta nowhere

    • @Berlinbower
      @Berlinbower 5 дней назад +2

      ​@@abbier254 i find the aragorn one hard to believe too but we know martin isn't the most realistic person. He made it so that robert baratheon used a 40lbs warhammer, which should comfortably make him stronger than the mountain funnily enough
      Very unrealistic for someone who wanted a grittier more real fantasy world

  • @jebediahgentry7029
    @jebediahgentry7029 7 месяцев назад +111

    Something about Arthur Dayne "the sword of the morning" sounds so badass

    • @JR-pf9in
      @JR-pf9in Месяц назад +3

      Fr I got chills anytime Dayne was mentioned, as if he was a legit warrior I instinctively understood was an absolute legend of a swordsman

    • @faustsiftar7683
      @faustsiftar7683 18 дней назад

      I loved the scene at the Tower of Joy in the show and the whole story with Rhaegar and Lyanna, the Tourney at Harrenhal, etc. For some reason Arthur Dayne is one of my favorite characters, just his name and title give him this honorable, selfless image

    • @cheeselord3655
      @cheeselord3655 17 дней назад

      It's interesting how poetic that name is. Arthur is a culturally significant name (King Arthur) that we recognize as heroic, Dayne is a strong name because of not only its shape on the page but its hard 'D' sound. The Sword of the Morning is a poetic title because Sword and Morn have the same sound, though they end in different consonants, making it a slant rhyme. Sword is a powerful, majestic tool, and as he isn't called the hammer or the shield of the morning, we assume Arthur is also elegant. We also recognize Morning as a good thing, dawn being the hope, the beacon for justice. So, the Sword of the Morning as a title is effectively a.more evocative version of the Hand of Justice, because we can visualize mornings quite well (we've lived through one or two), but nobody knows what Justice looks like because Justice is a concept.
      I apologize for my ramble, I just appreciate this name so much.

  • @JesusChristMarie
    @JesusChristMarie 2 года назад +2029

    One moment I definitely love about the TV series is when Barristan is fired, and he draws his sword. All of the other kings guard, Trant, Blount, Moore, Greenfield, and Oakheart don’t take him that seriously, but Sandor Clegane very cautiously loosens his sword in its sheath, because Clegane knows you don’t mess with Barristan the Bold. When he says he could cut through the five of them like cake, he means it.

    • @justinkroboth360
      @justinkroboth360 2 года назад +274

      I've liked that moment, too. Lovely bit of storytelling, showing us something without needing to rub our face in it. Back when the show understood subtlety (well, I mean, as much as it ever did, hah).

    • @manithierry-mieg7600
      @manithierry-mieg7600 2 года назад +32

      what do you mean not seriously ? they all draw their Swords even though he's alone

    • @JesusChristMarie
      @JesusChristMarie 2 года назад +118

      @@manithierry-mieg7600 I mean they draw their swords, but they don’t seem to be all that frightened by the fact that Barristan Selmy just threatened them, when they should be crapping their pants at the fact they’re on his bad side. Selmy would kill Boros Blount in half a second, followed closely by Meryn Trant, since both Blount and Trant are described as only being average swordsmen by Jaime in the books, although Blount is significantly more useless. We’re told less about Preston Greenfield, but it’s implied he’s not much of a fighter either, since Robert had to hastily refill five positions on the Kingsguard after the rebellion, and he didn’t choose the most capable fighters. Mandon Moore and Arys Oakheart would last longer, especially Mandon Moore, who is described as the most capable fighter on the guard, after Barristan and Jaime. All in all, these five people wouldn’t stand a chance against Selmy.

    • @ovskii96
      @ovskii96 2 года назад +183

      Barristan was probably the only knight Sandor respected. Not only was he an incredible fighter, he actually upholds the rules of knighthood and doesn’t use the position to bully people.

    • @spikegilfer1997
      @spikegilfer1997 2 года назад +22

      @@ovskii96 What? Sandor road down a child and nearly cleaved him in two, and laughed about it. That's just among the shit we know about.
      Still, in terms of prowess, Barristan would hold a similar tier of respect for Sandor as he did Jaime.

  • @darthcarnage12
    @darthcarnage12 2 года назад +904

    Oberyn definitely goes above the Mountain in my mind; he had him pretty handily beaten and only died because he needed a confession. He was fighting for that rather than to simply kill and win.

    • @pegolini1179
      @pegolini1179 2 года назад +22

      True, his confidence was his downfall.

    • @jeffreyhill1011
      @jeffreyhill1011 2 года назад +62

      Honestly Oberyn might be number 1 in the proper setting, like a wide open area or with a slight uphill advantage. He was so far from losing against the mountain and he was *playing* with him! But for actual accomplishments? My money is on Barry Selmy but pure skill it's Jamie, even Barristan himself with all his loathing of Jamie calls him the best natural swordsman he has even seen.
      EDIT to say, but they can all be killed by some peasant with a crossbow.

    • @Derp___
      @Derp___ 2 года назад +7

      Yes! It’s similar to Victarion in a way.
      Victarion dumb ✅ skilled fighter ✅
      Oberyn too prideful ✅ skilled fighter ✅

    • @Derp___
      @Derp___ 2 года назад +25

      Doesn’t matter in which way Oberyn died too, he has to be in the top 10 (imo). Just look at Dayne, dies to two guys nowhere near his level. Still a badass.

    • @DirtyPoul
      @DirtyPoul 2 года назад +11

      Seems to me that Oberyn's strength lies in his ability to duel. The reach advantage of a spear is less significant in a messy battle, and against more than one opponent. On the other hand, that's where the size and armour of the Mountain shines.
      Being great at single combat is definitely a factor when considering the title of greatest fighter, but it's not everything. So I don't think he should outrank the Mountain.

  • @liamtucker3469
    @liamtucker3469 Год назад +701

    I have a head canon that Garland is actually the best warrior in asoiaf. I just like to believe he's overlooked because he has no gimmicks e.g. isn't huge like the mountain, speedy and poisonous like Oberyn, angry and big like the hound, no tricks with horses like Loras, no magic hand or no hand and a young kingsguard, faceless assassin, never cut his hair, isn't a fat king past his prime, an old kingsguard or a dead kingsguard.

    • @garrettrakoff1199
      @garrettrakoff1199 Год назад +9

      He literally is a dead kingsguard though lol. He dies at the same time as Arthur Dayne doesn't he?

    • @liamtucker3469
      @liamtucker3469 Год назад +172

      You might be thinking about Gerald hightower. Im talking about Garland Tyrell.

    • @genericidiot8091
      @genericidiot8091 Год назад +1

      Not trying to be rude but it’s Garlan not Garland

    • @sporeceress1465
      @sporeceress1465 Год назад +45

      Garlan is profoundly underused because his younger twin siblings have a huge role in the story that has to be focused on, which is unfortunate because the GRRM takes some time to build him up as an extremely cool guy before basically just evicting him from the story. It seems like a waste of the effort he made to establish the character at all.

    • @jacobadam6804
      @jacobadam6804 11 месяцев назад +17

      Garlan is a straight up Chad. One of my favorite characters.

  • @maxmustermann9058
    @maxmustermann9058 11 месяцев назад +142

    Greatjon Umber the northern lord of Last Hearth is underrated. He is over 2 meters tall, wields a bigger greatsword than Ice. Jaime consider the Greatjon physically stronger than himself. He is implied to have contributed to defeating Jaime at the Whispering Woods, when Jaime fought Robb's personal guard and was dragged by the Greatjon afterwards.
    At the Red Wedding it took 8 (!) men to subdue a Greatjon that had drank enough to kill 3 normal men.

    • @user-iz3gt3hy4u
      @user-iz3gt3hy4u 2 месяца назад +5

      Jamie rates him as the strongest living warrior.

  • @phyto12
    @phyto12 Год назад +1851

    >Doesn’t put Oberyn on the list because he died in the only battle we saw him fight.
    *Has Arthur Dayne as #1*

    • @Dbadaing
      @Dbadaing Год назад +156

      probably because no one ever says Oberyns the best fighter ever

    • @TheHellyeahmen
      @TheHellyeahmen Год назад +13

      @@Dbadaing to be fair those are just words still

    • @Trepur349
      @Trepur349 Год назад +81

      Should be said Dayne lost in a 7 on 3
      In the books Dayne also beat the Smiling Knight in single combat

    • @josephpaladion235
      @josephpaladion235 Год назад +8

      #10 and #7 aren't even on the show

    • @josephpaladion235
      @josephpaladion235 Год назад +82

      Oberyn beat the mountain..the mountain was down and spread out on the ground and defeated..he.only killed Oberyn cuz Oberyn looks away for a second or 2 after beating the mountain. .but the mountain while sword in hand and ready to fight, he looses the fight

  • @karem3462
    @karem3462 Год назад +2200

    For people wondering why isn't jon snow mentioned its because this is based on the books, the show kinda make jon as the most op warrior (for fan service maybe) while in the books jon is still a young fighter that has potential but would get destroyed by any experienced fighter

    • @martinlutherbling8346
      @martinlutherbling8346 Год назад +110

      That makes sense. I did expect an honorable mention for Ned. He might have taken Jaime in a straight fight outside of Baelish's brothel. But I've only read the first novel, so I'm not sure if there are any weaknesses revealed about Ned later on.

    • @codyschwarz5155
      @codyschwarz5155 Год назад +103

      You could’ve just said “Mance Rayder claps Jon’s cheeks in book 5”

    • @Kriegerdammerung
      @Kriegerdammerung Год назад +39

      @@martinlutherbling8346 Ned against Jaime? I will tell you the answer but with a SPOILERS ALERT, so this is your chance to ignore this message.
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      The Northman would have lost to the kingsguard )=

    • @novatheraven
      @novatheraven Год назад +20

      He is still better then Loras Tyrell in my opinion

    • @CheeseRunner
      @CheeseRunner Год назад +43

      Yeah, show Jon Snow is definitely a top tier fighter but in the books he's just a promising young lad.

  • @guxrra1943
    @guxrra1943 Год назад +77

    Barristan Selmy is so underrated, would have enjoyed watching more action of him

  • @LegoMaul
    @LegoMaul Год назад +835

    i just find it strange that Ned is not on the honourable since he held his ground against Jaime, who was actually trying to kill him. at least in the show. and he also fought Arthur Dayne and survived. so he has to be a very skilled fighter

    • @diaklea
      @diaklea Год назад +351

      Neds portrayal as a swordsman is very different in the show compared to the books. In the books he is never really mentioned to have been a great warrior and since the ranking is based on the books, it is not really a big surprise.

    • @liamtucker3469
      @liamtucker3469 Год назад +111

      To add to that, in a game of thrones (book) eddard has his leg injured by falling off his horse rather than having a spear shoved through it.

    • @Vinmeister
      @Vinmeister Год назад +7

      Agreed. Considering the Tyrells are in there.

    • @bullseye5202
      @bullseye5202 Год назад +102

      There's not a lot to suggest he was an exceptionally good warrior, but he was absolutely a fantastic tactician and strategist in war.

    • @stanza77
      @stanza77 Год назад +23

      How about Jacquen and the Faceless men, they’re probably quite formidable, I’d imagine. They’d probably have all kinds of underhanded but deadly methods.

  • @Clarpediem
    @Clarpediem 2 года назад +292

    George Martin saying Jamie could beat Hermione in a fight will always be hilarious to me.

    • @magnus75damkier
      @magnus75damkier 2 года назад +37

      For real he probably couldn't, the fuck would he do against an Avada?

    • @nestak6076
      @nestak6076 2 года назад +9

      @@magnus75damkier but doesn’t that say something about his skill and what would she do to block a long sword to the throat? He said it for a reason😂

    • @kagekun1198
      @kagekun1198 2 года назад +15

      Expelliarmus, Stupefy, Protego for emergency defense. There, duel won.

    • @starwarsnerd100
      @starwarsnerd100 2 года назад +38

      @@nestak6076 What could she do to stop a man charging at her with a sword? Off the top of my head there are shield spells, disarming spells, confusion spells, spells that just straight up shoot fire at people. That’s why it’s a ridiculous question that says nothing about the skills of either character. If he gets the drop on her, Jaime wins. If she sees him coming, Hermione wins. It’s like how all “Who would win?” questions involving Batman devolve into “Batman would beat Godzilla if he had time to build an anti Godzilla device”.

    • @Arthur-yq5dx
      @Arthur-yq5dx 2 года назад +12

      hermione would fall in love and drop her defenses... ez

  • @Dr.Happy11
    @Dr.Happy11 2 года назад +1539

    "the only time we see Oberyn fight" we actually see him dismantle and humiliate one of the most feared warriors in Westeros. He basically made the Mountain his bitch, just with a spear and a buckler.
    Meanwhile, we mainly see Gregor shred random nobodies, and most of them shit themselves just at the sight of him regardless.
    Against competent opponents of great skill -like his bro or Oberyn- that don't get intimidated, he can barely hold his own.

    • @MizaelTengu
      @MizaelTengu 2 года назад +47

      Wow. Great point.

    • @priyanshubaderia1945
      @priyanshubaderia1945 2 года назад +211

      Oberyn won the fight of skills but lost his life because of emotions

    • @oneohtricks8244
      @oneohtricks8244 2 года назад +53

      @@priyanshubaderia1945 true, and because The Mountain That Rides is an absolute fucking tank that was somehow still able to fight.

    • @nadstock4587
      @nadstock4587 2 года назад +17

      Don't shit on Gregor even jaime isn't sure he could beat him

    • @user-mr1zy4nu7l
      @user-mr1zy4nu7l 2 года назад +62

      Tbh oberyn was planning on killing the mountain for 15 years he even used a special weapon to counter him

  • @KROGANLovesKittensAndPuppies
    @KROGANLovesKittensAndPuppies 7 месяцев назад +20

    "You!" Victarion called across the carnage. "You of the rose. Be you the lord of South Shield?"
    "His son and heir. Ser Talbert Serry. And who are you Kraken?"
    "Your death." Victarion bulled towards him.

  • @jimbeaux89
    @jimbeaux89 7 месяцев назад +19

    I absolutely love that he included Ser Pounce ❤️

  • @crankyermine6
    @crankyermine6 2 года назад +1417

    Qhorin Halfhand has got to be up there somewhere. Already a deadly swordsman, he loses some fingers, trains with the other hand, and is described as even deadlier than before. Armored knights get a lot of credit, as they should, but Qhorin had been warring and fighting in the most inhospitable lands this side of Asshai for decades

    • @tuulenkoti
      @tuulenkoti 2 года назад +131

      And he kept the wildlings seething to the end. If hes a legendary enemy to them then you know hes a beast.

    • @m.aj11
      @m.aj11 2 года назад +29

      I was about to mention Qhorin! Absolute badass in more than one way, Qhorin Halfhand!

    • @1162hunter
      @1162hunter 2 года назад +24

      I was surprised he was left out of the honorable mentions

    • @stevencsb
      @stevencsb 2 года назад +7

      I hear you but we really don't hear enough detail to make a good case for him other then the general opinion that he's a badass.

    • @Corvaric
      @Corvaric 2 года назад +47

      @@stevencsb Wasn't he basically described as the boogy man of the Freefolk?

  • @TheSamwisdom
    @TheSamwisdom Год назад +1302

    One of my favourite scenes in the show (which is taken straight from the books) is when Ser Barristan is dismissed from the Kingsguard. He is understandably furious and draws his sword, saying “Even now I could cut through the five of you as easy as a dagger cuts cheese.” The whole room goes silent and still. This happens because they know Ser Barristan is right. They KNOW that if he wanted to kill anyone in that room, there would be nothing they could do to stop him. So good!

    • @tysonthornton8229
      @tysonthornton8229 Год назад +137

      Even the hound puts his hands on his hilt, real knows real

    • @brent8407
      @brent8407 Год назад +32

      I don't know who the other kingsguard were at the time, but these knights usually weren't the best fighters to begin with. Was more about politics and who they could trust who ended up in the kingsguard. So yeah, probably no match for Barristan.

    • @nostalgicbliss5547
      @nostalgicbliss5547 Год назад +111

      @@brent8407 All the Kingsguard during the mad kings reign were some of the best fighters in westerosi history.

    • @brent8407
      @brent8407 Год назад +15

      @@nostalgicbliss5547 yeah because he was paranoid, that's why I said usually

    • @syamkrishnan7243
      @syamkrishnan7243 Год назад +42

      Tywin later scolds Cersei for doing it

  • @robpolaris5002
    @robpolaris5002 7 месяцев назад +23

    I wish we could have seen a flash back of Robert. I imagine him swinging his warhammer like that scene from LOTR when Sauron is swinging his mace and you see 4 guys flying 30 yards thru the air!

  • @mellowords
    @mellowords Год назад +3

    Great vids as always sir. Especially appreciate you crediting every single artist. Kudos

  • @jessejordache1869
    @jessejordache1869 Год назад +1811

    The Jaime vs. Brienne fight leaves them both stunned at how good the other is. While Brienne is realizing that Jamie was handicapped by his long period chained to a wall (and having his wrists chained together during the fight), Jamie is realizing that Brienne had to limit herself mostly to defense and strikes that wouldn't lead to serious injury, as she had sworn an oath to deliver Jamie to King's Landing unharmed.

    • @3baxcb
      @3baxcb Год назад +23

      In laymen's terms, it was a stalemate. Though the edge could go to Brienne Of Tarth due to her size, height, youth and having more recent combat experience in a situation where she was distraught due to the sudden death of Renly Baratheon. However we may never know but viewers do know that they both fought together against overwhelming odds and survived to witness a TOTAL victory for the living.

    • @warpdriveby
      @warpdriveby Год назад +9

      Ha! I said damn near exactly that above. Brienne matches his speed in FULL harness, and while limited by the necessity of not harming him beyond a "flesh wound:

    • @jessejordache1869
      @jessejordache1869 Год назад +2

      @@prajjwaltiwari8644 Done. Now delete your message, because people aren't going to know what you're talking about.

    • @warpdriveby
      @warpdriveby Год назад +1

      @@jessejordache1869 Wow... we have a great subject and dude goes either maximum esoteric, or is a punctuation Gestapo. I bet he's Robert Aryn irl

    • @prajjwaltiwari8644
      @prajjwaltiwari8644 Год назад +1

      @@jessejordache1869 😂😂

  • @Anthonest1
    @Anthonest1 Год назад +1736

    Oberyn effortlessly beat the Mountain in battle, not a single detail in the entire chapter indicates he even exerted himself in the slightest. After reading the series over a bunch ive got to say its probably the most one sided single combat next to Barristan vs Khraz. He deserves a spot without a doubt off of feats alone.

    • @LegalSC
      @LegalSC Год назад +26

      Not sure I'd say "effortlessly."

    • @Andrew-vy6rr
      @Andrew-vy6rr Год назад +61

      Even Cersei in the show describes him as a legendary warrior.

    • @Anthonest1
      @Anthonest1 Год назад +171

      @@LegalSC im not sure there is a better word to describe the book fight. Oberyn was so quick he couldn't even parry the spear at all, he toyed with him the entire time.

    • @Northman87
      @Northman87 Год назад +44

      The mountain isn't really a great warrior. He's just big and powerful. It's not unreasonable for a fast man with a spear to win that fight

    • @Anthonest1
      @Anthonest1 Год назад +113

      @@Northman87 He has more feats than most warrior characters though. He killed several renowned knights including Beric Dondarrion and a knight at the crossing whom he killed along with his horse in a single strike. Saying he isn't a great warrior is asinine because being big and powerful is part of what makes him a great warrior.
      As for the spear, I again remind the comment section that Clegane is wielding over 6 feet of steel with a single hand, almost twice the length of a typical longsword. Oberyns spear only outranges him by a couple feet, so most of the advantages a spearman would have against a sword are null. Oberyn beat him with skill and speed.

  • @sands201
    @sands201 10 месяцев назад +5

    We need a part 2 to this video that’s longer. I must’ve watched this over 50 times throughout the year, it’s so good.

  • @prempawar9389
    @prempawar9389 Год назад +2

    It's one of the greatest explanation i have heard , don't felt that video was long 👏👏

  • @troykoeppel7032
    @troykoeppel7032 Год назад +947

    Qhorin halfhand deserved an honorable mention based on how John describes him in the books. He lost his sword hand and learned how to fight with his other hand and was still considered the watches most renowned ranger and fighter

    • @ebrahimcamarillo922
      @ebrahimcamarillo922 Год назад +20

      I was looking for this comment

    • @arvindraghavan403
      @arvindraghavan403 10 месяцев назад +56

      Yes even mance and widlings know how dangerous he was. Halfhand was a freaking legend

    • @bobbybsburner9729
      @bobbybsburner9729 10 месяцев назад +14

      I mean its basically head canon at this point that qhorin halfhand was arthur dayne

    • @NolanHawkeyeAnthony
      @NolanHawkeyeAnthony 10 месяцев назад +2

      And what about Jon snow

    • @rothpodcast
      @rothpodcast 9 месяцев назад +6

      @@NolanHawkeyeAnthony dude pls dont talk.

  • @Crimsonfangg
    @Crimsonfangg Год назад +1843

    I personally would've put Oberyn toward the top. Regardless of his emotions getting him killed, he effortlessly defeated the mountain.

    • @lucasvicter4671
      @lucasvicter4671 Год назад +53

      Not effortless. He played the Mountain, fought in a way that could only work in a honorable duel, and cheated by poisoning his blade. And he still died.

    • @Crimsonfangg
      @Crimsonfangg Год назад +98

      @@lucasvicter4671 When I think honor, I think the mountain. Spears have the range and speed advantage over greatswords and the mountain had no armor. He'd lose that fight regardless of the circumstances. The only reason Oberyn died was because he let his emotions get the better of him and the mountain pretended to be dead to deceive his opponent into getting close (not very honorable).

    • @lucasvicter4671
      @lucasvicter4671 Год назад +8

      @@Crimsonfangg i did not say that the mountain was honorable. But it was a lawful duel, wich means that no one could intervine. That's why Oberyn fought with less armour, to get lighter and faster. He could strike and move away. He knew that in a fair fight he would die. Even in a premeditated scenario he died..

    • @Crimsonfangg
      @Crimsonfangg Год назад +144

      @@lucasvicter4671 I'm not tracking your logic. How is a 1v1 unfair , but other people intervening is a fair fight? Oberyn had the speed, range, and skill advantage. There's no scenario where he loses that fight even if they had just happened upon each other in an open field. You're not making any argument that explains how the mountain would win. He literally cannot connect a strike against Oberyn - a fact that was definitively established in the duel. Oberyn is the superior fighter in every sense of the word.

    • @lucasvicter4671
      @lucasvicter4671 Год назад +5

      @@Crimsonfangg I did not said that people intervining was honrable.
      What i'm saying is that Oberyn fought in ideal conditions and died. In the battle field or without preparing he would die quicker.
      He would not be as quicker in armor, he would not have as much mobility and space.

  • @thegingerbreadmanX09
    @thegingerbreadmanX09 4 месяца назад +7

    I think that Gregor has an intimidation factor against most fighters, but the more confident a fighter, the less of a chance he has. His main strategy is swinging his sword at someone and hoping they freeze up and take it. I still really like him, and I think he might be able to edge out Sandor in a fight if he tries as hard as he possibly can, but he wouldn’t stand a chance against skilled opponents like Jaime and Arthur. One person that’s higher on the list than him that I think he could beat would be a younger Robert Baratheon, but it would all be up to chance. Either way, great vid and I almost completely agree with you.

    • @markevans4323
      @markevans4323 2 месяца назад

      I think Gregor is dominant because of size, strength and aggression. Sandor seems to have serious skill with a sword. I think of him as Gregor mixed with some Jaime. I don't think Gregor belongs on this list, Sandor does

  • @HawkMcbride
    @HawkMcbride 7 месяцев назад +20

    In my opinion, I think there is an extremely good chance the Hound is one of the 3 people Jaime thinks could stand a shot against him

    • @bobthestinky7369
      @bobthestinky7369 Месяц назад +1

      He has most of the strength of Gregor as well a good deal more skill with a sword than Gregor. Definitely one of the better fighters in ASOIAF.

  • @ivandimitrov7994
    @ivandimitrov7994 Год назад +415

    "The sword of the morning" is such a cool name that he deserves the first place solely on that.

    • @josephconway7945
      @josephconway7945 Год назад +17

      Made from a meteorite I believe? Makes it even more badass.

    • @nicholaskenneth113
      @nicholaskenneth113 Год назад +8

      House Dayne is simply *superior*

    • @stevenc400
      @stevenc400 Год назад +17

      It just sounds like another name for "morning wood"

    • @countlitmogaphil392
      @countlitmogaphil392 Год назад +4

      Morning woody...
      Me, an intellectual: SWORD OF THE MORNING!

    • @TXbornTNpaid615
      @TXbornTNpaid615 Год назад

      So there's like, 5 or more SWORD OF THE MORNINGS

  • @tahirsajjad4323
    @tahirsajjad4323 2 года назад +194

    "Killing Berric Dondarrian is pretty much a Clegane family tradition at this point..."
    you can hear in his voice that narrator was really proud of the one liner

    • @ala5rdd200
      @ala5rdd200 Год назад +1

      Can't blame him tbh that was great line

  • @bchearne
    @bchearne 11 месяцев назад +18

    If we ever get the next book Loras may need an upgrade. I don’t see him dying from his wounds, I see him coming back with a tempered fury (if that’s not an oxymoron) and finally reaching his potential

  • @macoooos9204
    @macoooos9204 Год назад +76

    Ned is underrated, Barriston says he cut down a dozen knights. He held his own against Jaime Lannister. Plus fought at the tower of joy.

    • @oldmate86
      @oldmate86 Год назад +20

      Ned never fought Jaime

    • @paawan3764
      @paawan3764 Год назад +51

      There are two different Neds. One from the book, other from the show. Book Ned is better than a common soldier but nothing exceptional. Jamie could take on 5 book Neds and kill them all no sweat. Show Ned is a WAY better fighter who seemingly holds his own against Jamie.

    • @howardlemon3112
      @howardlemon3112 Год назад +1

      That was in the show, not the books.

    • @howardlemon3112
      @howardlemon3112 Год назад +7

      Need is a GREAT COMMANDER and above average fighter.

    • @Zach-dc8ws
      @Zach-dc8ws Год назад

      @@oldmate86 he did when he was taken into custody. The fight was cut short after a guard intervened and stabbed Ned in the leg when his back was turned.

  • @nicklongo1638
    @nicklongo1638 2 года назад +1114

    This is such a good video concept. You should do top 10 commanders/generals next!

  • @CSelH
    @CSelH 2 года назад +184

    "Killed by a pig, his wife, and his crippling alcoholism."
    Honestly millions of men across time can sympathize with that experience. Pork tastes so damn good though.

    • @tuulenkoti
      @tuulenkoti 2 года назад +18

      'Gods we were strong then'

    • @AroundElvesWatchUrselves96
      @AroundElvesWatchUrselves96 2 года назад +7

      We're all Baratheons

    • @adipsous
      @adipsous 2 года назад +6

      I made pork chops with soft boiled eggs and buttered toast this morning. Also, I drank myself to sleep last night. I'm just missing the wife element, strangely.

    • @lightworker2956
      @lightworker2956 2 года назад +2

      @@adipsous Guess that's why you're still alive.
      Jokes aside though, you're in my thoughts. Hope things will look up for you.

    • @tedwojtasik8781
      @tedwojtasik8781 Год назад +3

      Sometimes you eat the bacon...sometimes the bacon eats YOU!

  • @rockorock999
    @rockorock999 Год назад +1

    Thank you for mentioning my favorite knight, i would have ranked him, but honestly, the descriptions are more than accurate.... Rip Oberyn.. ayo, i gotta say tho. im addicted to your channels theories more than I ever was the HBO max series

  • @teamkaioken6759
    @teamkaioken6759 Год назад +16

    Breann will always be my favorite. Her tenacity and discipline makes her the best. On any given day she mentally and physically prepared. Her honor is leaps and bounds beyond any knight. The night she was knighted by Jamie Lanaster is one of my favorite parts of the show. I’m manly man and never choose women over men but in this case I’ll choose her any day.

    • @skyh2394
      @skyh2394 2 месяца назад +1

      Arthur Dayne would smoke her without even trying

    • @skyh2394
      @skyh2394 2 месяца назад +1

      Arthur Dayne would absolutely destroy her

  • @timmo3282
    @timmo3282 Год назад +2251

    A TV show of Robert's Rebellion would be amazing.
    Imagine the storylines: a young, cocky Jamie Lannister, falling for his sister and all the guilt that would bring - offset by his burgeoning skill. A young Robert - played by the actor who portrayed Gendry - bearded and buffed up. A young Ned Stark, with all the ideals, trying to steer Robert right. All the side characters, fleshed out, Arthur Dayne, Barristan Selmy, the Mad King's descent. That would have been the story to make - familiar characters, but its own story.

    • @SAGEXX309
      @SAGEXX309 Год назад +245

      Minus the actor who played Gendry though,
      much prefer new casting. Aside from that, totally FIRE idea.

    • @timmo3282
      @timmo3282 Год назад +97

      @@SAGEXX309 The actor who played a young Ned Stark was great.

    • @jaeger2780
      @jaeger2780 Год назад +127

      robert had a clean shave when young. He only grew a beard to hide his double chin once he got fat
      Prime Bobby B needs Henry Cavill

    • @timmo3282
      @timmo3282 Год назад +6

      @@jaeger2780 Fair. I never read the books. Good shout.

    • @TheSpaniard
      @TheSpaniard Год назад +19

      Instead we got more Targaryen crap. Yawn.

  • @mattnoyes4545
    @mattnoyes4545 2 года назад +821

    I just wanna give a shout out to you for singlehandedly maintaining my interest in this series even after the massive deflation I felt after season 8. I still hope one day that he'll finish ASOIAF just because your videos remind me of what I loved about them in the first place.

    • @rivolverocelot3010
      @rivolverocelot3010 Год назад +6

      I second this heavy.

    • @szautan
      @szautan Год назад +3

      I don't know if GRRM wants to. Now he writes scripts for games etc,

    • @Madeguydo
      @Madeguydo Год назад +3

      @@szautan Not even that, He only gave notes and made a guideline to Fromsoftware, the writing, quests and character design were made mostly by other people.

    • @paulportman3754
      @paulportman3754 Год назад +5

      I think at this point it will only finish if someone else comes in to finish it.

    • @mushfiqurrahman1107
      @mushfiqurrahman1107 Год назад +1

      Us moment

  • @faustsiftar7683
    @faustsiftar7683 18 дней назад +1

    I love the idea of Robert being this fearsome warrior in his prime, especially the image of him and Rhaegar fighting at the Trident, the stag armor and greathammer

  • @flagshipathletics8323
    @flagshipathletics8323 Год назад +17

    I loved the Victarion chapters in ASOIAF. When he takes the Shield Islands was epic.

  • @belisarius7880
    @belisarius7880 2 года назад +369

    Something worth mentioning, the Hound unhorsed Jaime at the tourney of the hand. Some additional Honorable mentions that were left out, Lyn Corbray, Balon Swann, Gerold Hightower the white bull, Qhorin Halfhand, Prince Rheagar.
    The biggest miss of all? Ser Twenty of House Goodmen. He could've kill Arthur Dayne, Baristan, and Jaime all with just his left hand.

    • @buzzhonky
      @buzzhonky 2 года назад +2

      Lmaooo

    • @Krisliet
      @Krisliet 2 года назад +40

      The only feat from Rhaegar we know of is winning a tournament and the only real battle we have any account of from him is the one he was killed.
      I think Rhaegar is more hype than facts.

    • @cristianvalenciamarcotti1780
      @cristianvalenciamarcotti1780 2 года назад +32

      Ser Twenty of house Goodmen HAHAHAHAHAHA i almost forgot about that!!!!

    • @nostalgicbliss5547
      @nostalgicbliss5547 2 года назад +8

      @@Krisliet Rhaegar liked playing music he wasn't built for killing

    • @paulonavarro7095
      @paulonavarro7095 2 года назад +8

      Rhaegar was good at jousting not fighting

  • @jovindsouza3407
    @jovindsouza3407 2 года назад +336

    Gotta admit I did not expect Loras Tyrell to even make the list, let alone outrank Victarion. I suppose I never really thought about him that much after he was humiliated by the Sparrows and then murdered by Cersei in the show.

    • @disclaimin
      @disclaimin 2 года назад +133

      Show Loras may as well have been a totally different character, tbh.

    • @amogus1415
      @amogus1415 2 года назад +33

      I disagree with loras over victarion,vic has better feats,better stats and magic powers and more experiene

    • @amellirizarry9503
      @amellirizarry9503 2 года назад +4

      yeah i call bs on that

    • @gaminggurujax4110
      @gaminggurujax4110 2 года назад +28

      Loras in the books is always talked about how good of a swordsman and knight he is. He’s basically Jaime when he was younger. So I guess each generation is weaker in comparison to the past generations like Arthur Dayne and Robert Baratheon. I’m surprised to see Ser Garlen because he is barely mentioned lol I thought Lorass brother was the crippled guy.

    • @Schlorb-Lord-of-Schlirb
      @Schlorb-Lord-of-Schlirb 2 года назад +6

      @@amogus1415 Yeah and Victarion has proven himself in battle many times

  • @sanzippoudel6721
    @sanzippoudel6721 13 дней назад +1

    This is the type of video I like to watch at 3 am

  • @ericLpereira1989
    @ericLpereira1989 Год назад +36

    I think you should have included in the honorable mentions also the Qhorin Halfhand from the Wall, the Blackfish, and Areo Hotah. And perhaps even Jon Snow, as he seems in the book 5 in becoming quite good and has, after all, a valyrian sword, Longclaw. And, perhaps, I wonder, Jon Connigton.

    • @shambhav9534
      @shambhav9534 Месяц назад +2

      And unlike some other young characters, Jon Snow has absolutely no arrogance. He knows there's always someone better. That's a massive boost.

  • @abdellahsaidi9704
    @abdellahsaidi9704 Год назад +1452

    Oberyn died because he got carried away. His performance in that fight was objectively outstanding. For me, he is easily in top 5.

    • @whensomethingcriesagain
      @whensomethingcriesagain Год назад +80

      That's only in the show, in the books he dies because the Mountain breaks his spear and so he's forced to attempt to kill him with his own greatsword, and thus has to get in closer, which the Mountain takes advantage of. If Oberyn had any fault in that, it was maybe in underestimating his opponent's second wind

    • @Solo-Skywalker
      @Solo-Skywalker Год назад +14

      This is the way

    • @bannozz
      @bannozz Год назад +8

      part of being a great warrior is not getting carried away though lol

    • @surtt
      @surtt Год назад +1

      I thought he let himself be killed to start the war.

    • @facepainter7297
      @facepainter7297 Год назад +6

      I still remember throwing the book when I read that scene. Had to read it three times to be sure.

  • @colmoe
    @colmoe 2 года назад +282

    You're missing the greatest fighter of them all
    Hot Pie
    He may or may not have caused a man to fall off a ladder with his special move, shouting "Hot Pie" . Sure the rest of these people could kill you, but can they intimidate you to the point of tossing yourself off a ladder to avoid facing THE Hot Pie?

    • @jlshel42
      @jlshel42 2 года назад +18

      Mighty is the Thu'um of Hot Pie.

    • @akosszilagyi2656
      @akosszilagyi2656 Год назад +5

      He also kicked someone on the balls, until they were dead.

    • @jlshel42
      @jlshel42 Год назад

      @@akosszilagyi2656 like Captain Planet?

    • @akosszilagyi2656
      @akosszilagyi2656 Год назад +4

      @@jlshel42 like two Captain Planets

  • @theREALChadsexinton
    @theREALChadsexinton 11 месяцев назад +6

    I would like to see a list of best military commanders / generals to compliment this list. Robb, Tywin, Stannis, and Ser Jorah might not be the best warriors in single combat. But I would like to see them ranked in their strategic brilliance to win battles.

  • @eddarby469
    @eddarby469 Год назад +52

    There are many fighters we don't know much about. How about Uncle Benjin the First Ranger? How about the other Rangers? How about Ned's father and brother? Surely the north has some highly capable fighters too. The Red Viper deserves more respect. Certainly the list has to start with Arthur Dayne, and then Derek Barristan Selmy. Jamie might not even be top five. Robert and Gregor probably are about equal being just enormous men with training and talent. Gregor probably belongs below his brother. I don't even know about the knight of the flowers being in the top ten.

    • @alessandrodebonis4888
      @alessandrodebonis4888 Год назад +25

      Oberyn is definetely better than Loras in any aspect, and since he easily held his ground against the Mountain until he was killed by his cockiness, he could probably take on Victarion and Brienne without much truble

    • @adamantiiispencespence4012
      @adamantiiispencespence4012 Год назад +4

      Well Martin himself has said that Jamie's one of the best fighter in Westeros's history so he's definitely top 5. Ser Loras is only sixteen but in the camp tourney he's fighting a melee against most of the knights of The Reach and Stormlands two areas that tend to produce A list fighters and the whole thing comes down to him and Brienne. This company definitely had guys that were veterans of two major wars almost all of them are going to have a size advantage over Loras and he still beat everyone but her. Again the kid is 16.

    • @tengu8560
      @tengu8560 Год назад +1

      -100 iq

    • @barry2349
      @barry2349 8 месяцев назад

      Deamon blackfyre needs to be on the list

  • @WombatProphecy
    @WombatProphecy 2 года назад +228

    Glad to see Garlan Tyrell getting the attention he deserves, underrated book character

    • @flegmatika5758
      @flegmatika5758 2 года назад +5

      He is not underrated, he is barely written.

    • @rosspowell6423
      @rosspowell6423 2 года назад

      @@flegmatika5758 he’s got some build up though. He’s gathering an army to pit against Eurons invasion

    • @WombatProphecy
      @WombatProphecy Год назад +6

      @@flegmatika5758 He's not a main, or even secondary character, sure. But he's still underrated for how nice a guy he is

  • @bradstark178
    @bradstark178 2 года назад +815

    I'm almost certain that it's mentioned that Oberyn has beaten both Tyrells in tourneys. He's also been to several fighting pits in Essos and him still breathing before the Mountain means he's won all of them. It could be argued that based on pure skill demonstrated against Gregor, he absolutely out classed the mountain and his demise had more to do with bad luck and circumstance. Hell, he by all means killed the mountain which is why Qybern had to reanimate Gregor in the first place. And details of his genius and reputation as a warrior are not just expressed through his own skills, but also that of his offspring and sell swordsmen who owe all there skills to his training. The top 3 I agree, but Oberyn should of been number 4 and the fact he's not even on here was really disappointing.

    • @bradmace6144
      @bradmace6144 Год назад +30

      Agreed. Maybe even higher 👀

    • @akosszilagyi2656
      @akosszilagyi2656 Год назад +74

      Oberyn clearly deserved to make top 10. When we had only 3 spots left, but neither Jaime, Barristan, Dayne or Oberyn were mentioned, i got a little bit confused.

    • @octaviablackthorn9
      @octaviablackthorn9 Год назад +10

      Ákos Szilágyi yeah I figured Arthur Dayne wasn’t making the list. We know more about Oberyn than Arthur.

    • @akosszilagyi2656
      @akosszilagyi2656 Год назад +11

      @@octaviablackthorn9 And if Dayne counts, then the rest of Aerys's Kingsguard should aswell, with the White Bull and the rest. At least he would definitely take a spot too, but probably others aswell.

    • @kingsleycy3450
      @kingsleycy3450 Год назад +18

      Oberyn fights super dirty though. While poison and trickeries are legitimate tactics in fights, this list seems to only consider pure swordsmanship.

  • @hexflash.
    @hexflash. Год назад +96

    There big difference between a knight who is skilled in dueling and a warrior who fights wars.
    In the books Robert Baratheon is the greatest warrior. Killing Rhaegar Targaryen who is dubbed to be the finest and noblest at that time. For those who don't know,. Rhaegar outclassed 3 legendary man in a tournament in Harrenhal where he unhorsed ser Barristen the bold, lord Brandon stark and ser Arthur Dayne.
    Robert Killing Rhaegar is a notion that war is different to duelling and tournament because one mistake will make you lose your life

    • @thebob5240
      @thebob5240 7 месяцев назад +8

      Exactly war is WAY different from tourney even if tourneys are there to help simulate combat and to help knights become stronger and more skilled with a lance as is their role as cavalry who pursue the enemy once they have broken ranks to get as many kills as possible. When face to face with an opponent in such a chaotic situation like a pitched battle even the best and falter and all it takes is one slip and it's all over.

    • @hexflash.
      @hexflash. 7 месяцев назад +9

      @@thebob5240 in a war setting more than 2 hands will try to reach you, more than 1 sword is trying to hack you.
      I've been saying this for years, example, Jaime lanister won a tourney at a young age and is a true natural Swordsman, even so he never won a battle and war all his life.

    • @dersuddeutschesumpf5444
      @dersuddeutschesumpf5444 6 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@hexflash. You can absolutely be a great warrior and lose battles. Even in all the battles he lost Jamie still did well. Hell, he almost killed rob stark and hacked his way through four of his bodyguards all on his lonesome

    • @hexflash.
      @hexflash. 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@dersuddeutschesumpf5444 are you literally calling that a feat? "Almost killed Robb stark" bro Robb is 14 And still he couldn't kill him. Ive search all the books and I can't even see how good Jaime actually is except to statements yet to be proven and his own pov. I mean it's his own pov, of course he is the main character in his POvs

    • @elonif4125
      @elonif4125 6 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah, winning a battle is about strategy, not about being the best swordsman. Robert was not only a great fighter, he was also a great strategist and a charismatic leader, as far as we know.

  • @merclus637
    @merclus637 2 года назад +316

    "Jaime could beat Hermione in a fight"
    Holy shit Jaime truly is an unstoppable force

    • @yosepha.a.9094
      @yosepha.a.9094 Год назад +1

      😆

    • @atzuras
      @atzuras Год назад +14

      Jamie defeated the 3 eyed raven with a single hand..

    • @estebanslavidastic4382
      @estebanslavidastic4382 Год назад

      like... HOW? Hermione is a WITCH.
      She just like, apparates 100 feet away and then Avada Kedavra's his ass.
      Or she uses a defensive shield charm any time he gets close enough to hurt her with his sword.

    • @merclus637
      @merclus637 Год назад +20

      @@estebanslavidastic4382 yeah yeah but hear me out, Jaime deflects the charms with his shining smile

    • @estebanslavidastic4382
      @estebanslavidastic4382 Год назад

      @@merclus637 LOL

  • @andrewcloud1547
    @andrewcloud1547 2 года назад +227

    Expecting to see Ser Pounce in his proper place at the top of this list.

    • @aquilaorion3531
      @aquilaorion3531 2 года назад +12

      ser pounce couldn’t even hold a mouse from lady whiskers smh. he needs to win a lot more battles before coming back from that.

    • @josh23062
      @josh23062 2 года назад +9

      @@aquilaorion3531 but how many can say they took on balerion?

    • @beenieweenie1986
      @beenieweenie1986 2 года назад +6

      @@aquilaorion3531 We've all let a pretty girl steal our stuff. Just shows he's an honorable knight

    • @hello7522
      @hello7522 2 года назад +8

      @@aquilaorion3531 Ser pounce is Azor Ahi

  • @JamieLannister-yz2je
    @JamieLannister-yz2je 15 дней назад +1

    I'm extremely happy you mentioned me. Although personally I consider myself a tad bit better than Barristan Selmy.

  • @scotthogan1386
    @scotthogan1386 4 месяца назад +4

    George R.R. Martins quote of “Dayne… if he was wielding Dawn” stands out to me as if wielding Dawn would provide some extra benefit to him. Sure it may just be the sharpness of the blade and it’s durability but could it potentially be more than that; something magical perhaps?

    • @K3end0
      @K3end0 3 месяца назад

      A sword made of a falling sun...i wonder if the Lord of Light ever spotted the sword in the hands of a westerosi and was like "wait...thats my thing!"

  • @ThePhantomSquee
    @ThePhantomSquee 2 года назад +322

    Interesting video. I think it's important to remember your note at the end--that it's not about "power levels" and getting caught up in who is "stronger" is quite silly. Personally, I'm a big fan of Barristan's comment to Jorah:
    "I have seen a hundred tournaments and more wars than I would wish, and however strong or fast or skilled a knight may be, there are others who can match him. A man will win one tourney, and fall quickly in the next. A slick spot in the grass may mean defeat, or what you ate for supper the night before. A change in the wind may bring the gift of victory. Or a lady's favor knotted round an arm."

    • @PAWiley
      @PAWiley 2 года назад +21

      yeah. I love the "or a lady's favor knotted around an arm." When I'm running or doing any kind of boxing training or sparring, a certain song will give me a remarkable boost in energy, will, and impetus. Just think of what something maybe vastly more sentimental might do for you.

    • @ismu34
      @ismu34 Год назад +15

      He knew Jorah was a big simp lol

    • @carltonpenaloza1395
      @carltonpenaloza1395 Год назад +4

      @@PAWiley So true! Songs attached to movies, shows or other memories can have the strongest sentimental connection!

  • @jtcunningham7614
    @jtcunningham7614 2 года назад +546

    Ser Pounce might have a mixed record but that fails to take into account his compassion and sympathy for others. Maybe he realized that the mouse was needed more by someone else. He’s one of the most courageous cats in Westeros so I think that says something about how he approaches combat.

    • @joaop4585
      @joaop4585 Год назад +16

      Dont knoww, man. There is theories that he Balerion's son. I think he could go up in the rank if he beat his father

    • @self-righteousideologue9398
      @self-righteousideologue9398 Год назад +1

      This.

    • @kain1799
      @kain1799 Год назад +13

      Not to mention that ser pounce is azor ahai too.

    • @akutz4725
      @akutz4725 Год назад +3

      See pounce compassion makes him weak

  • @MrOkojie
    @MrOkojie Год назад +1

    This is one of my favorite vids on youtube

  • @melonramune
    @melonramune Год назад +9

    feels good to be a tyrell and dayne fan

  • @matildaduff3543
    @matildaduff3543 2 года назад +238

    Another honorable mention should be Tumco Lho, one of Barristan's squires in Meereen. Barristan calls him "the greatest natural swordsman since Jaime Lannister". Definitely untrained and with no accomplishments to his name, but Barristan certainly thinks he has awesome untapped potential.

    • @wurstgitarre
      @wurstgitarre 2 года назад +2

      Yeah, but he is not from Westeros nor is he located there 😉

    • @UmarAli-tq8pl
      @UmarAli-tq8pl 2 года назад +17

      @@wurstgitarre I don't think Strong Belwas is either though

    • @wurstgitarre
      @wurstgitarre 2 года назад +1

      @@UmarAli-tq8pl Okay, gotta admit that's true...

    • @fenrisvii
      @fenrisvii 2 года назад +5

      I would take that with a grain of salt and compare it to real example of these cases. Many superb athletes have called Younger guys to be extremly good or even something similar to themself who than underachieved. Also seeing potential isnt the equivalent to being great. If the best talent ever died at 13, he wont become the greatest fighter

    • @Ryan6586
      @Ryan6586 Год назад +2

      I think we have to hold off and see what he can do before he gets on the list. But with that natural talent and Barristan as a teacher he could probably get there.

  • @ashutoshchouksey9085
    @ashutoshchouksey9085 Год назад +500

    Oberyn martell he's a total package he's a great fighter, a great strategist, a great politician (unlike jaime and other fighters) he uses opponents strength against them eg. His great knowledge of potions and poison, how can they be used for advantage. Absolutely dominates conversations with Tywin, Tyrion both of them are good with words

    • @tomasalarconchible9729
      @tomasalarconchible9729 Год назад +1

      @Banned By youtube you sound like an angry little kid. Why do you dislike oberyn?

    • @sensuscommunis2526
      @sensuscommunis2526 Год назад +5

      @@tomasalarconchible9729 "Angry little kid because" he expressed his opinion - just like everybody else does in the comment section of a yt video that specifically is about opinions? LOL
      And why would anyone dislike a guy who fights with spear against swords and uses poison in a judicial duel? I don't know...

    • @Evin07
      @Evin07 Год назад

      @@sensuscommunis2526 I love how it goes over everyone's heads that Oberyn wasn't fighting fairly in a "judicial dual". He was avenging his sister over 20 years later from the POS monster that brutally raped and killed her and her children. He repeatedly and angrily announced this the entire time. Of course he wasn't going to fight fair and square😂

    • @TCthaCrisis
      @TCthaCrisis Год назад +10

      Literally only lost because of an overwhelming emotion. Any other day he'd beat the Mountain

    • @ashutoshchouksey9085
      @ashutoshchouksey9085 Год назад +4

      @@TCthaCrisis that too without any actual efforts

  • @danielschaver1581
    @danielschaver1581 Год назад +1

    Where are all your past videos that went over every episode of game of thrones? I am finally getting my wife into game of thrones and your videos were one of the reasons GoT became such an obsession of mine. I want her to watch them as we go along so she knows everything that I did going through it.

  • @jackringel485
    @jackringel485 Год назад +3

    for the time period in this video, in my opinion, aerys' kinsguard and kingswood brotherhood mostly clears (notwithstanding a few others - the mountain, oberyn, tyrells maybe) but over all of westerosi history, there's a strong case for a lot of people way back in the past (the dragonknight, daemon blackfyre, bloodraven, cregan stark to name a few)

  • @Russell3267
    @Russell3267 Год назад +226

    When you know Robert's track record, I believed in Season 1 when he finds out that Joffrey got disarmed by a little girl, I believe he was in disbelief.

    • @mubashirhumayoon522
      @mubashirhumayoon522 Год назад +4

      JAMMIE is a better fighter than robert! is he really son of jammie 😂

    • @skapunkno1
      @skapunkno1 Год назад +3

      @@mubashirhumayoon522 Jammie was a dodger.

    • @LegionVillain
      @LegionVillain Год назад +1

      @@mubashirhumayoon522 Jamie w his plate armour and sword vs Bobby B a 6"6 280lb pounds monster who wields a 30lb warhammer without effort...yeah sword vs plate is not a good matchup.

    • @holypaladin4657
      @holypaladin4657 Год назад +1

      Robert could never really fully accept that Joffrey was his seed. Too bad he didn’t connect the dots.

  • @sonorous6200
    @sonorous6200 2 года назад +60

    "Killing Berric Dondarrian is pretty much a Clegane family tradition at this point..."
    The perfect one-liner for this realization.

  • @georgieee66obregon56
    @georgieee66obregon56 Год назад +18

    The fact that bran dream was to be in the kings guard

  • @patwestrope4468
    @patwestrope4468 Год назад +5

    Thanks for this, it's good! But I do think you did Oberyn a little dirty here. :) He was clearly a superior fighter to The Mountain, and that would have been a relatively straightforward victory for him, except that he didn't finish him off after he defeated him. That fight was very personal for Oberyn, but in most other fights that wouldn't come into play. I'd put Oberyn in the top 5. Also, no Rhaegar?

    • @CARLSOLBERG
      @CARLSOLBERG Год назад

      But it was so fcking dumb of him to not finish off the mountain while he had the chance

  • @Wormizeful1
    @Wormizeful1 Год назад +365

    I'm surprised the Smiling Knight didn't appear at the top, considering that, according to Jaime Lannister, everyone dreamed of killing him. In fact, defeating the Smiling Knight is considered one of Arthur Dayne's greatest feats. Also, in the book, he recounts that he had a long exchange of swords against him, which leaves me with the conclusion that he was very adept at holding Arthur Dayne to the point that his sword would break, basically a bandit that could kill you too easily.

    • @bait5257
      @bait5257 Год назад +18

      He chose the time line during and after rebellion

    • @CruzaderKnight
      @CruzaderKnight Год назад +5

      Whether the Smiling Knight was a mystical powered Howland Reed, or just a very skilled Lyanna Stark, would mean they both are alive during the rebellion and thus qualify for the list

    • @bait5257
      @bait5257 Год назад +45

      @@CruzaderKnight you are confusing smiling knight with someone else bruh
      Edit : the knight you are referring to is the knight of the laughing tree. Which was Imo lyanna stark.
      The smiling knight was like the mountain

    • @CruzaderKnight
      @CruzaderKnight Год назад +6

      @@bait5257 Whoops. I’m an idiot. Yeah for some reason I was think Knight of the Laughing Tree. I honestly think that Tourney story with the Knight of the Laughing Tree would make an excellent pilot episode for a robert’s rebellion series. Such a classical fantasy story.

    • @robertj5758
      @robertj5758 Год назад +7

      You're forgetting the part where Arthur Dayne allowed him to take a fresh sword

  • @kronos1794
    @kronos1794 Год назад +266

    Arthur was 100% that good. Jamie doesn't mess around when giving praise and he knows what elites like Selmy are capable of and yet he still puts Arthur above without question.

    • @LegendInThaMakin
      @LegendInThaMakin Год назад +4

      Jaime claimed he could have beaten Arthur dayne though. He says dayne was stronger but that he himself was faster and more skilled.

    • @kronos1794
      @kronos1794 Год назад +1

      @@LegendInThaMakin Source?

    • @Leo-nc3yx
      @Leo-nc3yx Год назад +2

      @@LegendInThaMakin Lol! Martin claimed Arthur and Barristan
      are tied in terms of skills, but Arthur could beat him because of Dawn.
      Jaime is nowhere near this 2, potential isn't everything, Loras got crazy potential as well but never get to fulfill it, just like Jaime.
      There are also a lot of knights in Westeros' history who could beat
      Jaime, both Daemon, Ser Duncan the tall,Aegon...
      Even in Jaime's timeline, he wasn't the best, the Hound and Mountain could beat him and he knew it. He said it himself he won't fight Gregor even with both his hands, he could win, but with one false move, he's gone.

    • @LegendInThaMakin
      @LegendInThaMakin Год назад +5

      @@Leo-nc3yx the source is the books, read it. During the fight with brienne, you read it through Jaimes pov. He said that dayne was physically stronger than him but he himself (jaime) was faster and more skilled and because of that, he could have beaten Arthur Dayne.
      This is not my take, this is not my opinion, this is just what was written in the books. I didn’t say I agreed with it or disagreed with it, I simply quoted what was written, you’re going to have to argue with Jaime Lannister himself about that, not me.

    • @brentwyrick3300
      @brentwyrick3300 Год назад

      Mandon Moore Jaime had once told him that Moore was the most dangerous of the Kingsguard-excepting himself, always-because his face gave no hint as what he might do next.

  • @ninjachannel007
    @ninjachannel007 Год назад +5

    I dunno why I laughed so hard at "barbecue fist" 😄😄

  • @jadenpitt7893
    @jadenpitt7893 Год назад +3

    Based on the picture at 17:04, IF YOU HAD TO PICK ONLY TWO TO PROTECT YOU, who would you pick???

    • @jadenpitt7893
      @jadenpitt7893 Год назад

      Personally I’m gonna go with Arthur Dayne & Jamie

    • @zyzio8465
      @zyzio8465 Год назад +1

      Barristan Selmy has been the most honoured and skilled man of kingsguard for years so he is the must have for me

    • @jadenpitt7893
      @jadenpitt7893 Год назад

      @@zyzio8465 I wrestled between him and Jamie… it’s a tough list!

    • @somm150
      @somm150 Год назад

      Sandor Clegane and Barristan Selmy

    • @jadenpitt7893
      @jadenpitt7893 Год назад

      @@somm150 the hound is my guy but idk if he can beat some of these guys 1 v 1 frfr 😫

  • @Gervaj79
    @Gervaj79 Год назад +734

    Man Aerys really had an amazing roster of knights for his kings guard, just imagine if all three backed up Rhaegar in the battle of the trident.

    • @jamesneikere1535
      @jamesneikere1535 Год назад +55

      True it could have ended differently if only dayne and the other kings guard were with him

    • @a.r.s
      @a.r.s Год назад +86

      I mean, Aerys wasted a lot of thing during his reign, like he had Tywin as a friend and his hand, who in the entire history of westros I would say is at least top 3, he totally ruined it. Got Steffon Baratheon killed by sending him to essos. Also all of kingsguards he had were awesome and badass, Roberts knights except Jamie and Selmi were a joke. Aerys's life was just such a big blunder man😑

    • @notjohncena6492
      @notjohncena6492 Год назад

      Robert and ned dies thats whatll happen

    • @denorjigalaxen9230
      @denorjigalaxen9230 Год назад +16

      @@a.r.s if Roberts was a joke, the ones cersie arranged to be in the kings guard is infuriating, Boros blunt, ARE YOU KIDDING ME. He had the same title that ser Arthur dane had.

    • @deanmalto1386
      @deanmalto1386 Год назад +6

      @@a.r.s Blame it on the rusted poisonous throne

  • @veraxiana9993
    @veraxiana9993 2 года назад +66

    i think youre sleeping on ser pounce's record, he's technically the only character in the list thats never lost a fight to a single knight or armed opponent

  • @FelipeRodrigues-qg7vr
    @FelipeRodrigues-qg7vr Год назад +4

    I think that Stannis deserved a spot at the Honorable Mentions

  • @goldmantis5850
    @goldmantis5850 7 месяцев назад +22

    I think Oberyn deserves a top 5 spot here for beating the mountain. His death was a fluke result of his anger and arrogance. I would also think Rhaegar Targaryen should at least get an honorable mention for putting up an incredible fight against Robert Baratheon and wounding him. Also maybe an honorable mention for Ned Stark and Howland Reed for “defeating” Arthur Dayne. The mere fact that they killed Arthur Dayne deserves an honorable mention even if the circumstances around the fight are sketchy.

    • @herbthompson8937
      @herbthompson8937 5 месяцев назад +2

      You think Ned and Howland beat Arthur hahaha

    • @ScottSmith-jz8zv
      @ScottSmith-jz8zv 3 месяца назад +1

      Oberyn died, and the mountain lived. Having an ego/arrogance is as much a factor in fighting as every other consideration

  • @Tiziown
    @Tiziown Год назад +208

    Some other honourable mentions:
    -Jorah Mormont: fights in Robert's rebellion, then is one of the most recognized warriors during the siege of Pyke, then he wins the tourney at lannisport and after his exile he fights as a sellsword for years. After that comes Dany and all he did for her.
    -Jason Mallister: A renowned tourney night, like Jorah he did great in the Greyjoy's rebellion (he killed one of Theon's brothers) and even better at the trident, in more recent times he accomplished great results fighting for Robb.
    -Harras Harlaw: A knight who has a valyrian steel sword, during the taking of the shields he defeats seven men to claim Greyshield. Victarion says he used to thrash him when they were young, but who knows if the same would happen now.
    -Qhorin Halfhand: Considered a living legend by NW members and wildlings alike, who ventured outside the wall for decades, making it farer than anyone else. When he lost half of his right hand he managed to get as good with his left.
    -Areo Hotah: Trained with the bearded priests for about a decade, then served as a guard for Mellario and house Martell for the rest of his life, he hasn't done much in the story but he killed a kingsguard without a sweat.

    • @josepheady9324
      @josepheady9324 Год назад +1

      Jon snow

    • @curiousmind111
      @curiousmind111 Год назад +9

      Also Jorah killed a dothraki warrior in a single combat

    • @arthurgoes4159
      @arthurgoes4159 Год назад +1

      Jon amber is the strogest swordsman in westeros and is not mencioned, the guy dont read the book

    • @Tiziown
      @Tiziown Год назад +3

      @@arthurgoes4159 I guess you don't either since you can't spell Umber correctly, btw Greatjon is already listed in the video's mentions. 😅

    • @arthurgoes4159
      @arthurgoes4159 Год назад +1

      @@Tiziown Jon umber os strogest swordsman Alive in westeros

  • @benjaminj.m8531
    @benjaminj.m8531 Год назад +456

    1. Arthur Dayne
    2. Prime Selmy
    3. Prime Robert
    4. Jaime Lannister
    5. Garlan Tyrell
    6. Oberyn Martell
    7. Sandor Clegane
    8. Gregor Clegane (all the armor he can wield)
    9. Brienne
    10. Victarion
    Note: since Arthur Dayne isn't alive and belongs to history now, warriors like Aemon the dragonknight, Daemon Blackfyre, Ryam Redwyne, Gyles Morrigen, Gerald Hightower, and Bittersteel could easily make it to the list too.

    • @senpaijeezus1907
      @senpaijeezus1907 Год назад +15

      Is The Hound really better than Brienne or the series was just BS that the hound was defeated? I'm confused

    • @Karatekjell
      @Karatekjell Год назад +43

      Daemon Blackfyre should be number 1 together with Arthur Dayne.
      Blackfyre is compared with a god. The actual god of war to be exact.

    • @dilipkumar-hc5kq
      @dilipkumar-hc5kq Год назад +4

      No one from starks?

    • @ramadityahans2371
      @ramadityahans2371 Год назад +19

      @dilip kumar Aemon the dragon knight said Cregan Stark was the best swordsman he ever fought. And Cregan Stark was very old at the time they fought so he could easily tie with him at his prime if not beat him.

    • @benjaminj.m8531
      @benjaminj.m8531 Год назад

      @@Karatekjell thats why i said he was one of those who also easily could make it to the list

  • @M_Dutch97
    @M_Dutch97 Год назад +4

    Oberyn should have been on the list. He basically defeated the mountain but it was his desire for vengeance that got him killed. Also Ned should at least have been an honorable mention since he was leader of many battles as well.

  • @dragonrider4339
    @dragonrider4339 Год назад +52

    Sir Jorah was a pretty good knight, Dorioh was really good, greyworm was good fighter, and Jaquan H’agar.. also Serio Ferrel the first sword to the sea lord of bravos.. 😂

    • @zaccharias.b4942
      @zaccharias.b4942 Год назад +3

      I never quite understood if Syrio was acctually good or not. Because the Hound seems to dismiss him and he gets killed by Meryn Trant so it doesn't seem like he's that good but I don't think Ned stark would take an incompetent as his daughter's swordmaster

    • @jonas7561
      @jonas7561 Год назад +18

      @@zaccharias.b4942 if i remember correctly he was fighting meryn trant with a wooden sword

    • @breznknedl
      @breznknedl Год назад +10

      @@zaccharias.b4942 i just watched the szene 3 days ago cause i was thinking the same thing: Syrio has a lesson with arya when 5 knights come in. he proceeds to knock out 4 of them with his wooden training sword but looses to trant after he cuts his sword in half

    • @bigrbeats455
      @bigrbeats455 Год назад +1

      @@jonas7561 Yea and he had just killed like 4 lesser guards with that stick. He was definitely skilled.

    • @alessandrodebonis4888
      @alessandrodebonis4888 Год назад +9

      @@jonas7561 "The best swordsman in the world didn't have a sword??" - Sandor Clegane

  • @vladcordova480
    @vladcordova480 2 года назад +132

    The Halfhand should have been on the list, at least for honorable mentions. Outside of that, love the list! 🤙🏽

    • @jlshel42
      @jlshel42 2 года назад +8

      Good point, wonder how many greats have been forgotten by the realm once they take the black.

    • @rivvle1966
      @rivvle1966 2 года назад

      True, I was waiting for his name to drop for the entire video. In my mind he should rank around Jamie and prime time Robert. U think so too?

    • @Flokoba
      @Flokoba 2 года назад

      @@rivvle1966 i should read the books again. I remember Halfhand being badass but i forgot he was this strong.

    • @rivvle1966
      @rivvle1966 2 года назад +2

      @flokoba, yea maybe that's too optimistic but I think in the watch he's a living legend. Also, the fact that he was badass at swords with his right hand and after losing it is now almost better with his left hand implies that he is one of the best. I mean Jamie couldnt do that. But maybe its still kinda hard to compare the two

  • @publiusventidiusbassus1232
    @publiusventidiusbassus1232 Год назад +543

    Robert Baratheon for me is #1. Guy fought more large-scale battles than everyone else in the list combined as barely a late teen, (won 3 in a day, that's insane) he defeated one of the greatest warriors of his time and then personally crushed the Greyjoy Rebellion like a Lvl. 100 Boss doing side missions. An older, obese, drunk Robert manhandled a prime Jaime Lannister like he was a toddler and he even managed to kill the boar that got him with a puny knife while being pissdrunk and disemboweled. His was the Fury.

    • @em34ev3r
      @em34ev3r Год назад +84

      Completely agreed. Literally crushed a Targaryen in single combat as well with his war hammer

    • @789blablajaja7
      @789blablajaja7 Год назад +81

      Yeah, if "greatest warrior" is about who would win fights, Bobby B is a very easy #1. I'd put others above him in terms of skill, but no one beats Prime Bobby. Thats just because his weapon is uncounterable and wins him pretty much every melee matchup.

    • @ceyhunseker1428
      @ceyhunseker1428 Год назад +37

      I definetly agree most of it except maybe the sword of dawn
      And what are you referring to when you say obese robert manhandled jamie?

    • @chaelsonnensbicep9711
      @chaelsonnensbicep9711 Год назад

      @@ceyhunseker1428 i think robert got angry and shoved him over with ease, im pretty sure i remember reading that

    • @tomwalsh616
      @tomwalsh616 Год назад +37

      This Robert Baratheon hype is literally only because of his meme status and nothing to do with anything GRRM wrote. He was a great warrior. Somewhere around top 5-7 but grrm goes out of his way and over the top to praise guys like Jamie, barristan, and dayne. Rhaegar was a singer and a pretty boy, never renowned for his combat skill. And we really don’t have much else about the rebellion. I just don’t get the hype. But it’s obvious that people who know what they’re talking about (like the one who made this video) agree that he is not anywhere near number 1.

  • @marqj2781
    @marqj2781 9 месяцев назад +4

    Robert Won 3 battles in 1 day..
    Robert: "Gods, what a glorious day!!!"

  • @Marfy_
    @Marfy_ Год назад +16

    i think we all know who would win between aragorn and jaime

  • @TheSolitaryEye
    @TheSolitaryEye Год назад +128

    Ser Barristan standing in front of the Kingsguard after being excised, insulted, drawing his sword, knowing he could kill them all but staying his hand for his honor's sake... yet still letting them know, "Even now, I could cut through the five of you like carving a damn cake."
    That has to be the most badass thing ever written. Even if he's not the best fighter, he definitely wins on style.

    • @andrewpark78
      @andrewpark78 Год назад +2

      Even if he could beat all the kingsguard, there were dozens of Lannister soldiers still there, so the odds someone gets him are very high.

    • @collaborativelearning1
      @collaborativelearning1 11 месяцев назад

      agreed, good insight.

    • @anubhavghosh4556
      @anubhavghosh4556 10 месяцев назад +11

      The man threatened the king in his court and left unarmed yet no one moved a muscle.

    • @sammakesstuff4176
      @sammakesstuff4176 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@anubhavghosh4556 barristan the bold indeed 🙌

    • @aljosapetkovic69
      @aljosapetkovic69 9 месяцев назад +2

      watch the hound and joff's face when Barristan draws his sword "oh shit" lol.

  • @emmanuela7528
    @emmanuela7528 Год назад +650

    Honestly, I’m taking Oberyn Martell with the first pick in this draft. Man could barely be touched, and he used a spear which gave him a reach advantage in every open fight, and daggers which gave him the advantage in close quarters when swords won’t be helpful. You can’t beat a guy you can’t touch, and Oberyn could hardly be touched.

    • @Kbarz
      @Kbarz Год назад +136

      I think his face got pretty touched

    • @heroinfather8235
      @heroinfather8235 Год назад +7

      @@Kbarz 💀

    • @hugobrook366
      @hugobrook366 Год назад +11

      @@Kbarz 😂 😂 😂 that scene gave me nightmares

    • @kieronjohn6334
      @kieronjohn6334 Год назад +44

      @@Kbarz yes but that was gloating, he was clearly way more skilled than the mountain

    • @johnhamilton5431
      @johnhamilton5431 Год назад +9

      @@kieronjohn6334 more skilled, but still dead

  • @ericrenaud1733
    @ericrenaud1733 10 месяцев назад +1

    I've been watching these Best Fighters in Westoros type videos for a while now. This is the best one I've seen. Lots of book and author evidence to back up what he's saying.

  • @morgan4212
    @morgan4212 Год назад +18

    I think I would have had oberyn kill the mountain and have the mad scientist grab him out of the garbage pit.
    The Oberyn could die later by trickery

  • @stevenhayes7910
    @stevenhayes7910 Год назад +105

    I think Oberyn deserves to be high on the list. He defeats The Mountain. He only dies cause he stops fighting and lets his guard down. I’m pretty sure they mention several other things he’s done in his lifetime, and his quote against Loras about tourneys not being real fights is badass, and indicative of how great a True warrior he is.

  • @bogregz
    @bogregz 2 года назад +70

    You have the best GoT channel imo. Where others are pessimistic and seem to intensely dislike George R.R. Martin, they are so entitled, you are a positive force in the community.
    P.S. Your channel is not defined by ASOIAF, which I also appreciate.

    • @bogregz
      @bogregz 2 года назад +2

      @@hughmoore6970
      Not really. Being forced to promise to fans release dates when you're already not a fast writer and you're getting more projects than ever isn't really his fault. He saw that it actually hurt his brand so he stopped. Now he has made no promises to keep in a while so any perceived promises he hasn't fulfilled is only that, perceived.

    • @stupidhandles
      @stupidhandles 2 года назад +1

      Incorrect, Glidus is king

    • @starwarsnerd100
      @starwarsnerd100 2 года назад +1

      He’s ragged on Grrm plenty of times, most recently in the video comparing him to Frank Herbert on his other channel. I don’t like it when fans dwell on the negative either but just because someone criticizes a franchise or author does not mean they’re an “entitled fan”.

    • @bogregz
      @bogregz 2 года назад +1

      @@stupidhandles
      No idea who he is.

    • @bogregz
      @bogregz 2 года назад +1

      @@starwarsnerd100
      Not what I was saying. If you saw Preston Jacobs' new video, that's what I mean by entitled. That guy twists everything into a negative point and he makes GRRM to be a lazy asshole just because he has other projects.

  • @dennisbarrett6148
    @dennisbarrett6148 Год назад +5

    I didn't read the books,but just finished the show. The Unsullied were way oversold by the slavers. Maybe they were meant for lining up in great battles and holding their own fearlesly. The Sons of the Harpys always had them dropping like flies!

    • @elonif4125
      @elonif4125 6 месяцев назад +2

      The Unsullied are great in open battles where they can use a Phalanx formation. The sons of the Harpys led a Guerilla war for which they aren’t suited at all.

  • @isabelpelkey177
    @isabelpelkey177 8 месяцев назад +6

    I’d love to have a list of who and how you’d rank the top 10 or 5 schemers in asoiaf. Obviously Cersei thinks she’s brilliant but isn’t and as far as the tv show goes Tyrion thinks he is but isn’t. So I’d be curious what you’d think for the book series as we have it now

    • @jaypee9575
      @jaypee9575 7 месяцев назад

      Littlefinger would be my number 1 for sure.

    • @king_thanos_2116
      @king_thanos_2116 3 месяца назад +1

      Littlefinger and Varys are top 2

  • @ntluck1592
    @ntluck1592 2 года назад +195

    I would agree with GRRM's thoughts in ranking the strongest fighters. All it takes is for Jaime to get distracted by the buzzing of a fly to get gutted by Pod lol. Jokes aside, I believe you forgot a very important mention; Bronze Yohn Royce. Ned states that Bronze Yohn beat both him and Robert in the yard all the time like it was child's play. Now this can even be interpreted as him beating them both at the same time which would be insane. Yohn also wins pretty much every melee he participates in. Definitely a top 5 or at least an honorable mention since we never actually see him in action except from other characters' words

    • @akosszilagyi2656
      @akosszilagyi2656 Год назад +40

      I remember it was said BYR defeated Ned Stark, but i seem to recall the other one was was Rodrik Cassel, not Robert.

    • @MetroCrunch
      @MetroCrunch Год назад

      @@akosszilagyi2656 yep, I think you're right.

    • @thegreenreaper6660
      @thegreenreaper6660 Год назад +1

      @@akosszilagyi2656 I recall the same. Bronze Yohn Royce was fighting Ser Rodrik Cassel, WF's Master of Arms with one hand, and Ned Stark with the other...and in but a moment he managed to floor Ned already, then continueing to make sport out of Cassel?
      Lord Royce is a béast!! Imho a bit of a shame that the Show never really went into Lord Royce's swordsmanship. I think he'd be on par with Arthur Dayne even? ...given both men were in their Primes? Dayne was, but Royce has grown older.

    • @akosszilagyi2656
      @akosszilagyi2656 Год назад

      ​@@thegreenreaper6660 It must've happened when he visited WF. Also, beating Robert would've been a much greater and talked about feat. OP probably just confused them, since both starts with R.