What if Renly Baratheon Survived and Took the Iron Throne

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  • @ThreeEyedTheorist
    @ThreeEyedTheorist  17 днів тому +63

    How bad do we want a part 2 for this one ?

  • @Cyanduck485
    @Cyanduck485 17 днів тому +127

    Renly was so overpowered George had to use plot convenience to kill him

    • @dellavonta187
      @dellavonta187 16 днів тому +9

      Facts

    • @scrijordan
      @scrijordan 16 днів тому +1

      How was he op ?

    • @Cyanduck485
      @Cyanduck485 16 днів тому +5

      @ the biggest army by far
      Great commanders
      A solid line up of players of the game of thrones

    • @danishaiman8135
      @danishaiman8135 16 днів тому +4

      imagine lannister, the greatest swrodsman of his generation, greatest beauty and greatest mind. spearheaded my mighty tywin. that would be OP but alas, hubris claims them

    • @rc59191
      @rc59191 16 днів тому +3

      ​@scrijordan he had the entirety of The Reach and Stormlands behind him with over a hundred thousand troops in total. He could have taken on Stannis and the Lannisters at the same time.

  • @alexfilma16
    @alexfilma16 17 днів тому +87

    Renly kind of forgot about being dead.

  • @Jeppe_P
    @Jeppe_P 17 днів тому +37

    I would love a what if where the high Sparrow overthrows king Tommen and calls for the Faith to be the highest ruling class in the realm

    • @dmitrivalyria1315
      @dmitrivalyria1315 17 днів тому +15

      If that happened all highborn would be very much interested in a certain dragon tamer to show up with an army

    • @wolog1454
      @wolog1454 16 днів тому +3

      wouldnt last long considering how divided religious beliefs are in westeros

  • @jeremy1860
    @jeremy1860 17 днів тому +23

    Personally, part of me was rooting for him to be king. Stannis is great, but his inflexibility and stubbornness would make him very difficult to deal with in many situations a king would be involved in. Renly, by contrast, probably knew the game a lot better than his elder sibling :)

    • @simonpierre8283
      @simonpierre8283 17 днів тому +5

      Renly was a puppet

    • @nexviro8987
      @nexviro8987 16 днів тому +7

      Robert was the Steel that was great at war but not in peace. Stannis was the Iron that was unbending to the whim of other petty lords and vices but was too inflexible to changes that could snap him. Renly was the Copper pretty on the outside but useless when it comes to things.

    • @Ryanfinder226
      @Ryanfinder226 16 днів тому +3

      @@simonpierre8283 Renly showed he was an adept politician. He does appear to be a puppet of the Tyrells but thats because he needed their support to take King's landing and thus had to give into their demands. In reality the second his rule was secure he'd be the exact kind of king who could have pushed back that sense of control.
      He also had time where being at disadvantage didnt matter. Unless Margery got pregnant with his child and thus there was a baratheon heir on the way Margery could control, (which for reasons would be hard) the Tyrells influence was good for them but not enough to supplant Renly. That gave him years or even decades to claw back control he gave up for Tyell support.

    • @Themrine2013
      @Themrine2013 16 днів тому +1

      renly is as much if not moreso a push over as tommen was

  • @adamgehling594
    @adamgehling594 17 днів тому +17

    Another great episode my friend. You have such a great team to make this so quick with so many voices

  • @christophermonceux6578
    @christophermonceux6578 17 днів тому +14

    Man, Theodan showed up. House Rohan riding in.

  • @EliotDenStore
    @EliotDenStore 16 днів тому +16

    I feel like Tywin would parlay with Renly after the capitol falls and hope for the Lannisters are lost. Tywin is ruthless but he knows when he has lost

  • @adamchastain8341
    @adamchastain8341 17 днів тому +15

    This this literally the storyline without magic

  • @markpula91
    @markpula91 17 днів тому +5

    Always a good day when more videos release

  • @wolog1454
    @wolog1454 16 днів тому +12

    after renly becomes king this is extremely inaccurate. Their is no way he’s just going to throw events and celebrate while the common folk starve. He already knew the debt the crown was in and now he has the tyrells basically controlling him. No way Olenna or Margery will just sit back and wait for the people to turn on them. And the lannisters would also be stripped of everything. Gaining their favor doesnt make sense in the slightest, they lost and its the entirety of westeros against them minus the ironborn

  • @Laetitiatoy
    @Laetitiatoy 17 днів тому +5

    Love the videos keep it up

  • @Crusaderjack
    @Crusaderjack 15 днів тому +2

    High Sparrow: "Lol ur gay"
    *episode ends*

  • @Khetsisal33
    @Khetsisal33 17 днів тому +2

    Excellent video as usual mate

  • @AlaskaBeary413
    @AlaskaBeary413 17 днів тому +2

    My dude coming thru with a solid and tight-knit story! Yes sir!!!! ❤

    • @ThreeEyedTheorist
      @ThreeEyedTheorist  17 днів тому +1

      Always 🎅🏻😃

    • @AlaskaBeary413
      @AlaskaBeary413 16 днів тому

      @@ThreeEyedTheorist 🙏🏽🩶

    • @AlaskaBeary413
      @AlaskaBeary413 12 днів тому

      @@ThreeEyedTheorist What would have happened if Nymeria found Arya before TBWOB/the Hound got to her?! Or if somehow they got back together before Arya crossed the Narrow Sea? (I don’t know how else to get a video idea to ya!!🤦🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🫣)

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 17 днів тому +3

    Great video as always!😊😊😊😊

  • @Kidd-In-Charge
    @Kidd-In-Charge 16 днів тому

    Absolutely loving the video game and Monty Python stills. Production value going way up 👍

  • @adri83-A
    @adri83-A 17 днів тому +1

    Great vid as always

  • @Fabio-Jose-DragonKing
    @Fabio-Jose-DragonKing 17 днів тому +2

    Love your content ❤❤❤

  • @lukiboy2507
    @lukiboy2507 15 днів тому

    Good Job with the Description of the Battled❤

  • @salamanderguy3270
    @salamanderguy3270 17 днів тому +4

    what if rob stark married a martell girl, uniting dorne and the north against the lannisters

  • @Ferox2121
    @Ferox2121 16 днів тому +2

    I always like these kind of thought experiments. Renly is actually a dead man walking in the series. He is murdered before he can do anything important. But if you accept that by some miracle he survives Melisandres shadow demon attack unharmed, then a lot will change.
    Renly will know that Stannis is behind the attack and even if Renly dows not attack his brother outrigt, Stannis will return to Dragonstone without any much support. Renly with the Tyrells in tow will then make the proposed alliance with Rob Stark and they will most likely crush the Lannisters between them. Now, Tywinn might do something clever, but i guess that even a genius like him wont succeed against such overwhelming odds. The best scenario the Lannisters can hope for is some sort of honorable defeat, if they accept Renlys succession early.
    I am alway wondering why you put so much effort into bringing the high sparrow in. Without Cerseis support this man will never rise to any significant position of power, especially if the capital is quickly taken by a Renly/Tyrell/Stark alliance.

  • @mrScififan2
    @mrScififan2 16 днів тому +1

    This is well done

  • @solin.victus
    @solin.victus 16 днів тому

    Was caugh off guard with Bernard Hill's Theoden there. May he rest in power!

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 17 днів тому +2

    KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ❤❤❤❤

  • @oakenshadow6763
    @oakenshadow6763 16 днів тому +2

    What if Jon ended up with the dragons?
    Maybe the eggs were on the other side of the wall, and somehow were on a cart that was burned to stop Walkers? Be so cool if the Night's Watch had dragons.

  • @taylorfitness10
    @taylorfitness10 17 днів тому +1

    Incredible ❤

  • @evan-bunch-of-numbers
    @evan-bunch-of-numbers 17 днів тому +1

    High Sparrow forgot he's not in the timeline where Cersei arms the faith

  • @natheriver8910
    @natheriver8910 15 днів тому

    Magnificent 👏 🔥 👏

  • @samuelavila9121
    @samuelavila9121 17 днів тому +5

    Davos wouldn’t be allowed to command the navy having been an enemy the other lords would not agree and there would be more experienced naval commanders such as the red wines even though there sons are being held captains by Cersei they would consider them lost by this point

    • @dellavonta187
      @dellavonta187 16 днів тому

      Naw renly wants to be Robert he would like the symbolism and devos had stannis fleet

  • @MackeyDeez
    @MackeyDeez 17 днів тому +1

    I didn't think Renly had it in him to behead Joffrey

  • @mattsuya7620
    @mattsuya7620 17 днів тому +1

    hell yeah, new morning new theory

  • @douglasgarrett5664
    @douglasgarrett5664 16 днів тому

    As long as he still calls Stannis a ham

  • @raww_dogg_1876
    @raww_dogg_1876 16 днів тому

    Come on guys we need a part 2!

  • @irgendwiemichi4159
    @irgendwiemichi4159 17 днів тому +2

    What if Catelyn knew about Jons Mother?

  • @georgeprchal3924
    @georgeprchal3924 16 днів тому

    He could survive but he even dreams he's taking Stan the Man he better wake up and apologize.

  • @richardsylvester4518
    @richardsylvester4518 16 днів тому

    I'm not sure Davos would turn so easily. I fear he would be executed or imprisoned for loyalty to Stannis.

  • @Vorpu1s
    @Vorpu1s 17 днів тому +1

    Davos is the king the Realm needs, but will never deserve. Ser Davos Kingsworth if you will

  • @mikecastro122
    @mikecastro122 16 днів тому

    Peace and prosperity my king

  • @TheBallsMasterOfMen
    @TheBallsMasterOfMen 14 днів тому

    Hear me out, what if Robb married Margaery after Renly death? This would be with the context that Catelyn managed to get a different deal with the Freys

  • @davinator968
    @davinator968 16 днів тому

    Bro captured King Theoden

  • @andrewward5891
    @andrewward5891 13 днів тому

    Without Cersi arming the Faith Militant I doubt the High Sparrow would be much more then a nuisance to King Renly. Renly isn’t stupid enough to allow himself to be captured by them like Cersi and he we wouldn’t be converted like Tommen.

  • @Ryanfinder226
    @Ryanfinder226 16 днів тому

    I love the theory but Ironically fire may not harm the shadow creature. If the Red Preist's mythology has an connection to fire magic, then Rhllor's light and the shadows cast from light are allied against the Other. Meaning flame may not harm its ally. Interesting magical quandry that GRRM will likley never give us a chance to test

  • @larryrouth1237
    @larryrouth1237 8 днів тому

    What if Jaime was as ruthless as Tywin

  • @simonpierre8283
    @simonpierre8283 17 днів тому +1

    What if Stannis won battle of ice What if Robb joind Stannis What if renly joind Stannis What if Vale joind Robb What if khal drogo invaded westeros with dohraki part 2. What if Viserys survied what if Young griff was in show. What if Tywin survied what if Viserys named Aegon heir. What if Theon stayed loyal.

  • @Kryptarch
    @Kryptarch 16 днів тому

    Shout out to King Theoden lol

  • @elricneuhart1754
    @elricneuhart1754 15 днів тому

    Everyone fights like demons

    • @andrewward5891
      @andrewward5891 13 днів тому

      I think most of Stannis’s men would surrender when faced with Renly’s much bigger army.

  • @vincentbeton
    @vincentbeton 15 днів тому

    Wouldn't Catelyn still find out about Littlefinger betraying Ned? She probably wouldn't want him to marry her sister then

  • @LuckyLucci357
    @LuckyLucci357 16 днів тому

    This guy had NO claim to the throne! Why did so many people follow him?

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 17 днів тому +1

    You always make My day! Hearth please ❤❤❤❤

  • @King_Steffon_II
    @King_Steffon_II 17 днів тому +1

    I'm an author producing an expansive alternate history/cosmic horror series entitled Bleeding Chrysanthemums. Book one was published over a year ago and if you'd be interested in some sort of joint collaboration outside of alternate history ASoIF, feel free to contact me and we can iron out details and what not. I'd much enjoy seeing the black and white words on the page brought to life in such a way.

  • @iamjabby3688
    @iamjabby3688 12 днів тому

    The septon is OP only wildfire can kill them😂

  • @greenblue8477
    @greenblue8477 15 днів тому +1

    what if Ned stark told Cat the truth about Jhon Snow

  • @sk1w4lker
    @sk1w4lker 15 днів тому

    Renly hates littlefinger i dont think renly would allow him to marry Lysa

  • @ThePooper3000
    @ThePooper3000 16 днів тому

    I don't find Tommen being married off to Shireen realistic.
    The main crux of Renly's claim is that Cersei's kids are inbred bastards, and keeping Tommen around, and marrying him to Stannis's heir, would undermine his rule.

  • @chrono-nautsnekclawclan7160
    @chrono-nautsnekclawclan7160 17 днів тому

    What if a simpler change were made
    What if there was a knights school
    For squires
    An academy

  • @discgolfer1974
    @discgolfer1974 16 днів тому

    Did I miss it? What was Sansa Stark’s fate in this scenario?

  • @alextrimm5964
    @alextrimm5964 16 днів тому +1

    I bet you guys get sick of hearing this but, the writing in your videos are better than the later seasons of Game of Thrones and HBO should really contract you guys to make a “what if” series about alternate scenarios than what happened in the show and books.

  • @Juju-ke9ex
    @Juju-ke9ex 17 днів тому

    Et si gendry était devenu roi à la place de bran

  • @dellavonta187
    @dellavonta187 16 днів тому +1

    Where is sansa

  • @Isaac644
    @Isaac644 16 днів тому

    What if Sansa told the truth to eddard stark when they were in the hall diccusioning what happend between the 3 children and direwolves

  • @impostor6982
    @impostor6982 17 днів тому

    Uhmm soo what they just fight with a shadow

  • @ryanwatt6706
    @ryanwatt6706 16 днів тому

    Did Sansa live??

  • @willclark4449
    @willclark4449 15 днів тому

    lots of happy gay men that is for sure.