Stannis and his army arrive at the Wall shortly after the Battle of Castle Black, interrupting a parley between Jon Snow and Mance Rayder and crushing the wildling force. After his death, many of Renly's bannermen immediately swear allegiance to Stannis, although the Tyrells side with the Lannisters due to their offer to have Margaery marry Joffrey. He's not sorta dead or maybe dead -- he's flat out gone. If HBO could include Shireen's screams and cries as she burned offscreen, they could've at least given fans the satisfaction of watching Stannis be defeated. Stannis Baratheon is a character in A Song of Ice and Fire. Brienne enunciates she is executing him in the name of the 'rightful' King Renly, her slain love. King Stannis I Baratheon was the Lord of Dragonstone, the younger brother of King Robert Baratheon and older brother of Renly Baratheon. Jon Snow, however, advises Stannis to march west instead and attack the Ironborn invaders, so that he can rally the Northern lords in the west coast and the northern mountain clans. Stannis then sends Ser Justin Massey to escort Tycho and the escaped "Arya Stark" back to Castle Black to reunite her with Jon Snow, in gratitude for Jon's counsel of gathering the northern mountain clans. As his army arrives at Winterfell, it is swiftly defeated by a cavalry charge led by Ramsay Bolton. He is renowned as a skilled and prescient military commander. Robert names Stannis Lord of Dragonstone, giving him control over the islands of Blackwater Bay and the nearby peninsula of Massey's Hook - but Stannis feels slighted, as their younger brother Renly is named Lord of Storm's End, giving him control over the entirety of the Stormlands. He then attacks King's Landing by sailing up Blackwater Bay. He abhors brothels and once tried to have them banned from King's Landing, which made him unpopular with the smallfolk there. But before "Thrones" actually showed Brienne's Oathkeeper fall on Stannis, the episode cut away to a scene with Ramsay. Mance refuses, and Stannis has him burnt at the stake. Stannis Baratheon is not dead — at least in the "Game of Thrones" books George R. R. Martin left a teaser for fans on his LiveJournal. He is portrayed as a brooding and humorless man with a harsh but fair sense of duty and justice whose dour demeanor is often off-putting in comparison to his two more charismatic brothers. He is later present at the funeral of the Night's Watch brothers who died during the Battle for Castle Black. Game of Thrones: Stannis Baratheon's death scene was meant to play out very differently. Nonetheless, he is convinced to continue fighting by Melisandre, and is further convinced by her magic as she shows him a vision of a battle in the flames. David Nutter confirmed the death to Entertainment Weekly. He secures a loan by signing a blood contract with the Braavosi banker Tycho Nestoris, whose convoy managed to find Stannis' army, and plans to immediately send Tycho back to the Wall for safety. After Melisandre burns Alester Florent as a sacrifice to R'hllor to ensure favorable winds, Stannis takes most of his remaining army and sails north to the Wall to relieve the Wildlings' threat on Castle Black. Excuse us for a moment while we spit out our wine. Stannis comes under the influence of the red priestess Melisandre, who believes that Stannis is the reincarnation of Azor Ahai, a messianic figure in her faith. "[19] His performance on the same episode also received positive reviews from Vulture. He restores the castle to House Glover, thus winning their support and that of the nearby House Mormont. Stannis falls under the influence of Melisandre, a priestess of R'hllor who believes Stannis is the reincarnation of a legendary hero from her religion. Stannis retreats to Dragonstone with what is left of his army. However, with the help Rolland Storm, the Bastard of Nightsong, Stannis flees to Dragonstone to fight another day. George R. R. Martin confirmed to a fan in 2015 that Stannis is still alive in the books.[15]. Stannis is conflicted about burning his nephew but uses Edric's blood collected by three leeches to curse the rival kings: Balon Greyjoy, Joffrey Baratheon, and Robb Stark. When Theon taunts Stannis for not taking Ramsay seriously enough, Stannis confidently reveals that he already has a battle plan to utilize the terrain against the incoming Frey army. He must therefore rely on the counsel of the foreign priestess Melisandre and his right-hand man, lowborn smuggler Davos Seaworth, who he later promotes to Hand of the King. Stannis' force breaches the walls, but due to Tyrion Lannister's use of wildfire and the arrival of last-minute Lannister and Tyrell reinforcements, he is defeated. In exchange, Jon wants the Wildling prisoners so he can reinforce the defense of the Wall. We made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote! We have one word for you, Nutter: To subscribe to our HuffPost Entertainment WhatsApp account: 2.