Lord Stannis Baratheon, disputedly also known as King Stannis I Baratheon, is one of the deuteragonists of the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and a major character in its television adaptation Game of Thrones.
He is the head of House Baratheon of Dragonstone, Lord of Dragonstone, Master of Ships on Robert's Small Council, the younger brother of King Robert I Baratheon, and the older brother of Lord Renly Baratheon. Stannis is married to Lady Selyse Florent and has one daughter, Shireen.
He is one of the initial triggers for the chain of events leading to the War of the Five Kings, as he is the first to suspect the true parentage of Cersei Lannister's children. Stannis never intended to cause harm or death beyond those he deemed guilty, though this includes Cersei's children, and is willing to facilitate harsh punishments.
Despite fighting for justice and the laws of the realm, he often tragically ends up being generally regarded as the villain, and his actions have indirectly caused the deaths of potential allies. As matters escalate, Stannis comes into deeper conflict with his moral compass and what it means to be king, resorting to more drastic and ruthless methods.
In the TV series, he was portrayed by Stephen Dillane, who also plays Alan Blunt in Alex Rider (Amazon Prime) and King Edward in Outlaw King.
History[]
A Song of Ice and Fire[]
Game of Thrones[]
Powers and Abilities[]
Titles[]
- King of Westeros (claimant, disputed)
- King of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros (disputed and changed to the entire continent)
- Head of House Baratheon of Dragonstone
- Head of House Baratheon of Storm's End (disputed)
- Lord of Dragonstone (lost his seat)
- Master of Ships (formerly)
- Lord of Storm's End
- Lord Paramount of the Stormlands (both disputed)
- Lord of the Nightfort
- Knight of House Baratheon
- Ruler of the the Wall and the Gift (despite the Night's Watch's right of self-governance)
- Ruler of the islands of Blackwater Bay (formerly)
- Ruler of the Stormlands
- Captain of Fury (both formerly)
Relationships[]
Family[]
Allies[]
Lord Davos Seaworth
Princess Shireen Baratheon
Lady Melisandre of Asshai (lover)
Queen Selyse Florent
Maester Cressen
Maester Pylos
Proudwing (pet)
Ser Harbert
Lord Commander Jon Snow
Devan Seaworth (squire)
Bryen Farring (squire)
King Robert I Baratheon (sort of)
Ser Andrew Estermont
Ser Axell Florent
Ser Rolland Storm
Ser Gilbert Farring
Lord Eddard Stark
Ser Richard Horpe
Ser Justin Massey
Ser Godry Farring
Lord Robin Peasebury
Patchface
Samwell Tarly (Shireen's second cousin)
Maester Aemon (Targaryen)
Ser Imry Florent
Ser Erren Florent
Ser Parmen Crane
Lord Harwood Fell
Edric Storm
Ser Clayton Suggs
Lord Monford Velaryon
Lord Duram Bar Emmon
Lord Bryce Caron
Ser Guyard Morrigen
Ser Corliss Penny
Unnamed Florent bastard
Lord Jon Arryn
Donal Noye
Lord Sebastion Errol
Lord Chyttering
Unnamed Estermont uncle
Unnamed husband of his Estermont cousin
Captain Dale Seaworth
Captain Allard Seaworth
Matthos Seaworth
Maric Seaworth
Castellan Mors Umber
Clan Chief Hugo Wull
Alysane Mormont
Lady Sybelle Glover
Lord Torghen Flint
Morgan Liddle
Lord Brandon Norrey
Robett Glover
Lord Cobb
Lord Sweet
Ser Ormund Wylde
Ser Harys Cobb
Ser William Foxglove
Ser Humfrey Clifton
Lord Elwood Meadows
Ser Lomas Estermont
Lord Alekyne Florent
Lord Monterys Velaryon
Lord Lucos Chyttering
Lord Lester Morrigen
Ser Edwyd Fossoway
Ser Bryan Fossoway
Ser Colin Florent
Ser Brus Buckler
Ser Narbert Grandison
Ser Perkin Follard
Artos Flint
Gerrick Kingsblood
Ser Gerald Gower
Ser Triston of Tally Hill
Omer Blackberry
Lewys the Fishwife
Ser Benethon Scales
Ser Patrek of King's Mountain
Ser Lambert Whitewater
Kem
Ser Dorden the Dour
Ser Malegorn of Redpool
Merrel
Morgan
Bert (TV series only)
Aberdolf Strongbeard (TV series only)
Mance Rayder (novels only: secretly and by proxy)
Sigorn
Alys Karstark
Val
Cotter Pyke
Ser Richard Morrigen
Ser Herbert Bolling
Master of the White Hart
Knight of the Red Chicken
Admiral Morosh the Myrman
Brandon Norrey (son of Brandon)
Alf of Runnymudd
Salloreon
Eddison Tollett
Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun (by proxy)
Wylla Manderly
Tycho Nestoris
Arya Stark (Jeyne Poole disguised)
Lord Wyman Manderly (on Wyman’s side)
Lyanna Mormont (novels only)
Robb Stark (on Robb's side)
Ser Edmure Tully (on Edmure's side)
Ser Brynden Tully (on Brynden's side)
Numerous other lords and knights at Stannis's service
House Baratheon's sworn vassals and Storm's End's garrison
The royal fleet (destroyed)
King's men
Queen's men (including some black brothers and about 100 wildlings)
House Florent
Remnant army and houses of the Stormlands
Some houses of the Reach
Some houses of the Crownlands
Night's Watch (under Jon Snow)
Numerous northern houses
House Glover
House Mormont
House Forrester
The Free Folk (most forced)
The Iron Bank of Braavos
Myrish sellsail fleet (destroyed)
Antler Men
Army of the rebels (against the Targaryens)
All formerly:
Princess Shireen Baratheon (TV series only; victim by proxy)
Lord Renly Baratheon
Lord Alester Florent (victim by proxy)
Lord Salladhor Saan
Lord Ardrian Celtigar
Ser Bonifer Hasty
Lord Guncer Sunglass
Lord Estermont (his grandfather)
Lord Eldon Estermont
Ser Aemon Estermont
Ser Jon Fossoway
Ser Ronnet Connington
Ser Mark Mullendore
Lord Alesander Staedmon
Lord Steffon Varner
Lord Willum
Ser Donnel Swann
Aurane Waters
Lord Tywin Lannister
Ser Kevan Lannister
Ser Shadrich the Mad Mouse
Ser Timon the Scrapesword
Arnolf Karstark
Ser Barristan Selmy
Lord Petyr Baelish (by proxy and despised)
Grand Maester Pycelle
Varys (by proxy and despised)
Janos Slynt (by proxy and despised)
Lord Paxter Redwyne (by proxy)
Lord Leyton Hightower (by proxy)
Lord Ralph Buckler
Ser Dermot of the Rainwood
Ser Alyn Estermont
Elyas Willum
Josua Willum
Ser Tanton Fossoway
Most of his army of the Stormlands
House Baratheon of King's Landing
House Baratheon of Storm's End (under Renly, before Robert's death and the war)
Salladhor Saan's pirate fleet
Myrish mercenary fleet
Redwyne fleet
Hightower fleet
Enemies[]
- House Lannister - Arch-Enemy
- The Others
- House Baratheon of King's Landing
- Queen Cersei Lannister
- Lord Tywin Lannister †
- King Renly I Baratheon † - Archrival and Vicim by Proxy
- King Joffrey I Baratheon † - Secondary Arch-Enemy
- King Tommen I Baratheon - Legal Nephew and Tertiary Arch-Enemy
- King Robb Stark †
- Queen Daenerys Targaryen
- King Aerys II Targaryen †
- King Euron III Greyjoy
- King Balon IX Greyjoy †
- Aegon Targaryen
- Mance Rayder † - Victim
- Lord Roose Bolton
- Lord Ramsay Bolton
- Ser Jaime Lannister
- Lord Mace Tyrell
- Tyrion Lannister
- Lord Petyr Baelish
- Varys
- Brienne of Tarth - Killer
- Arnolf Karstark
- Princess Asha Greyjoy
- Victarion Greyjoy
- Prince Doran Martell
- Lord Jon Connington
- Lord Paxter Redwyne
- Ser Cortnay Penrose † - Victim by Proxy
- High Septon
- Lord Walder Frey
- Ser Hosteen Frey
- Ser Aenys Frey †
- Lord Wyman Manderly
- Princess Myrcella Baratheon
- Lord Janos Slynt †
- Lord Garlan Tyrell
- Lord Randyll Tarly
- Prince Theon Greyjoy
- Ser Kevan Lannister †
- Ser Addam Marbrand
- Ser Loras Tyrell
- Lord Mathis Rowan
- "Mance Rayder" †
- Grand Maester Pycelle †
- Ser Gregor Clegane †
- Fat High Septon †
- High Septon † (Tyrion's)
- Lord Ardrian Celtigar
- Lord Eldon Estermont
- Ser Ronnet Connington
- Aurane Waters
- Ser Harys Swyft
- Lord Gyles Rosby †
- Lord Jacelyn Bywater †
- Lady Arwyn Oakheart
- Sandor Clegane
- Tormund Giantsbane (TV series only)
- Varamyr Sixskins †
- Harma Dogshead † (victim by proxy)
- Mountain's men
- Qarl the Maid
- Tristifer Botley
- Grimtongue
- Roggon Rustbeard
- Dagon Greyjoy
- Quenton Greyjoy † (victim by proxy)
- Lorren Longaxe † (victim by proxy)
- Rolfe the Dwarf † (victim by proxy)
- Cromm † (victim by proxy)
- Rook
- Hagen the Horn † (victim by proxy)
- Hagen's daughter † (victim by proxy)
- Cregan Karstark
- Arthor Karstark
- Lord Harald Karstark
- Prince Rhaegar Targaryen †
- Prince Viserys Targaryen †
- Ser Balon Swann
- Ser Mandon Moore †
- Ser Osmund Kettleblack
- Ser Arys Oakheart †
- Ser Osfryd Kettleblack
- Ser Osney Kettleblack
- Ser Bronn of the Blackwater
- Ser Meryn Trant
- Ser Lancel Lannister
- Magister Illyrio Mopatis
- Lord Rodrik Harlaw
- Ser Jorah Mormont
- Lord Godric Borrell (sort of)
- Gordy † (TV series only; victim)
- Simpson † (TV series only; victim)
- Lord Hallyne
- Lord Alesander Staedmon
- Lord Ralph Buckler
- Ser Dermot of the Rainwood
- Ser Timon the Scrapesword
- Ser Mark Mullendore
- Lord Steffon Varner
- Lord Willum
- Ser Donnel Swann
- Ser Aemon Estermont
- Ser Alyn Estermont
- Ser Bonifer Hasty
- Elyas Willum
- Josua Willum
- Ser Jon Fossoway
- Ser Tanton Fossoway
- Lord Alester Florent † (victim by proxy)
- Lord Leyton Hightower (by proxy)
- Ser Daven Lannister
- Aeron Greyjoy
- Maron Greyjoy †
- Rodrik Greyjoy †
- Ser Gerold Hightower †
- Ser Barristan Selmy (by proxy)
- Lady Catelyn Stark
- Queen Margaery Tyrell
- Lady Olenna Tyrell (by proxy)
- Hother Umber (by proxy)
- Gendry (TV series only)
- Podrick Payne
- Ser Willem Darry †
- Lord Guncer Sunglass †
- Ser Hubard Rambton †
- Septon Barre
- Three sons of Hurbard Rambton †
- Lord Estermont †
- Ser Theodan Wells (by proxy)
- House Tyrell
- Numerous institutions and orders of the Faith of the Seven
- Faith Militant
- Golden Company
- House Bolton
- House Frey
- House Greyjoy
- House Targaryen
- Joffrey and Tommen's Kingsguard
- Sparrows
- Begging Brothers
- Mance Rayder's army (dissolved)
- Army of the Reach
- Army of the Westerlands
- Most vassals of the Crownlands
- House Karstark
- House Harlaw
- The Ironborn
- Redwyne fleet
- Iron Fleet
- Bolton's army of the North
- Numerous factions of smugglers and pirates
- All formerly:
- Mance Rayder
- Tormund Giantsbane
- Ser Brynden Tully (on Stannis’ side)
- Ser Colin Florent
- Alekyne Florent
- Ser Imry Florent †
- Ser Erren Florent
- Ser Parmen Crane
- Lord Bryce Caron †
- Ser Guyard Morrigen †
- Lord Elwood Meadows
- Lord Lester Morrigen
- Ser Richard Morrigen
- Ser Bryan Fossoway †
- Ser Edwyd Fossoway †
- Ser Rolland Storm (by proxy)
- Sigorn
- Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun
- House Baratheon of Storm's End (under Renly)
- Army of the Stormlands (under Renly)
Trivia[]
- In the TV series Stannis's more negative character traits from the novels were made more prominent than his positive traits, causing the character to be viewed in a more negative light by the Game of Thrones fandom than the A Song of Ice and Fire readers. Many of his character's aspects, such as his faith in the Lord of Light, were changed from the novels and earned the ire of many fans.
- In the novels Stannis is the last surviving king out of the original five and he is one of the actual four living kings, the others being Tommen Baratheon, Euron Greyjoy, and Aegon Targaryen. In the TV series Stannis dies before Balon Greyjoy, who was alive until Season 6 despite his book counterpart died before the Red Wedding.
- Tyrion Lannister is convinced that "everyone hates" Stannis, even more so than his sister Cersei.
External links[]
- Stannis Baratheon on the Villains Wiki
- Stannis Baratheon on the Heroes Wiki
- Stannis Baratheon on the Wiki of Westeros Wiki
