Skip to main content

game of thrones - Who were the Kingsguard escorting Cersei?



Now to the question...



During the scene where Cersei sits on the Iron Throne and is "sworn in" we see her escorted by seven members of the Kingsguard. Now this is what I would expect as that is the correct number. However, I have no idea who they are!






The books pay more attention to detail in this area, but the show is also diverging and outpacing in this regard. We can see that a few of the names are not possible on the show. I have listed the names from the books and given why the reason they could not be members on the show in bold.



  • Ser Jaime Lannister, Lord Commander - Stripped of title

  • Ser Loras Tyrell - Dead and also was never a KG on the show.

  • Ser Osmund Kettleblack - Possible, but not mentioned by name

  • Ser Balon Swann - Possible, but not mentioned by name

  • Ser Meryn Trant - Dead


  • Ser Boros Blount - Possible, but not mentioned by name

  • Ser Robert Strong (aka Zombie Mountain) - Confirmed


I know it can be confusing mixing the books and shows, but the question still remains the same...


Who are the current members of the Kingsguard?


Bonus Question: Who is the Lord Commander, if any?


ETA: This question can also apply to the Kingsguard escorting her throughout Season 7.



Answer



You're correct on many of those accounts:


Current members



Ser Robert Strong



  • This one's obvious


Ser Preston Greenfield



  • Not often mentioned, however he was one of the members escorting King Tommen at the Standoff at the Great Sept of Baelor event

  • It is presumed that he is still one of the members


Ser Balon Swann




  • Not often mentioned, however he appears next to the Kingsguard who receive Tywin Lannister's arrival and mention that Ser Mandon Moore's position has been filled (after Mandon's death)

  • A renown and respected member, yet aged, member in the books

  • Presumed to still be a member


Ser Osmund Kettleblack



  • Not often mentioned

  • Presumed to be a member due to his membership in the books



Ser Arys Oakheart



  • Not actually named in the show, however he is named in the books

    • Presumed to be the one who escorts Myrcella to Dorne (as in the books)

    • Although he has died in the books, the events of the show haven't transpired the same way, so it's safe to assume he is one of the current members




Ser Boros Blount




  • One of the original members from King Robert I Baratheon's time

  • He was one of the assholes who helped Joffrey beat Sansa

  • Presumed to still be a member


Ser 'Unknown Knight'



  • This seventh position is filled by an unnamed knight


Unfortunately, the current Lord Commander is not named.




Previous members


Ser Meryn Trant



  • Season 5

  • Was killed in Braavos by Arya in the "Too old" scene (Season 5, Episode 10: Mother's Mercy)

    • Replaced by Ser Robert Strong





Ser Jaime Lannister



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Did the gatekeeper and the keymaster get intimate in Ghostbusters?

According to TVTropes ( usual warning, don't follow the link or you'll waste half your life in a twisty maze of content ): In Ghostbusters, it's strongly implied that Dana Barret, while possessed by Zuul the Gatekeeper, had sex with Louis Tully, who was possessed by Vinz Clortho the Keymaster (key, gate, get it?), in order to free Big Bad Gozer. In fact, a deleted scene from the movie has Venkman explicitly asking Dana if she and Louis "did it". I turned the quote into a spoiler since it contains really poor-taste joke, but the gist of it is that it's implied that as part of freeing Gozer , the two characters possessed by the Keymaster and the Gatekeeper had sex. Is there any canon confirmation or denial of this theory (canon meaning something from creators' interviews, DVD commentary, script, delete scenes etc...)? Answer The Richard Mueller novelisation and both versions of the script strongly suggest that they didn't have sex (or at the very l...
1 comment
Read more

Why didn't The Doctor or Clara recognize Missy right away?

So after it was established that Missy is actually both the Master, and the "woman in the shop" who gave Clara the TARDIS number... ...why didn't The Doctor or Clara recognize her right away? I remember the Tenth Doctor in The Sound of Drums stating that Timelords had a way of recognizing other Timelords no matter if they had regenerated. And Clara should have recognized her as well... I'm hoping for a better explanation than "Moffat screwed up", and that I actually missed something after two watchthroughs of the episode. Answer There seems to be a lot of in-canon uncertainty as to the extent to which Time Lords can recognise one another which far pre-dates Moffat's tenure. From the Time Lords page on Wikipedia : Whether or not Time Lords can recognise each other across regenerations is not made entirely clear: In The War Games, the War Chief recognises the Second Doctor despite his regeneration and it is implied that the Doctor knows him when they fir...
Post a Comment
Read more

story identification - Animation: floating island, flying pests

At least 20 years ago I watched a short animated film which stuck in my mind. The whole thing was wordless, possibly European, and I'm pretty sure I didn't imagine it... It featured a flying island which was inhabited by some creatures who (in my memory) reminded me of the Moomins. The island was frequently bothered by large winged animals who swooped around, although I don't think they did any actual damage. At the end one of the moomin creatures suddenly gets a weird feeling, feels forced to climb to the top of the island and then plunges down a shaft right through the centre - only to emerge at the bottom as one of the flyers. Answer Skywhales from 1983. The story begins with a man warning the tribe of approaching skywhales. The drummers then warn everybody of the hunt as everyone get prepared to set "sail". Except one man is found in his home sleeping as the noise wake him up. He then gets ready and is about to take his weapon as he hesitates then decides ...
Post a Comment
Read more

warhammer40k - What evidence supposedly supports Tau as related to the Necrontyr?

I've heard of rumours saying that the Tau from Warhammer 40K are in fact the Necrontyr. Is there anything that supports this statement, in WH40K canon? I just found this, on 1d4 chan 1 : Helping Necrons? Or are they Necrontyr descendants? An often overlooked issue is that Tau have no warp signatures, just like Necrons, hate Warpspawns and Warp in general, just like Necrons, have the exact same skull shape,stature and short lives, and the overwhelming need for Technology and beam weapons, JUST LIKE NECRONS. GW may have planned a race that simply prepares a pacified, multiracial galaxy for Necrons to feast upon, supported by Ethereals that have a C'tan phase blade. Then there is a reference of "dark seed in east" by the Deceiver, so the tricky C'tan might give Tzeentch the finger in the JUST AS PLANNED competition. Or maybe GW just has so little creativity that they simply made a new civ conforming to an Old One's standards without knowing it. Is this the connec...
Post a Comment
Read more