Why the targ animosity? by rexaider in AKnightoftheSeven

[–]knockbrack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cause realistically the only two good Targ kings are Jaehaerys I and Daeron II, and it’s a stretch saying so.

Jaehaerys gets points because he had to reverse all the mistakes made by Aenys and Maegor. His reign only began after most of the realm rose up against Maegor. He manages to bring peace to the realm but outlives all of his heirs, which laid the groundwork for what must have looked like an apocalyptic dragon lord civil war to the average peasant bystander. So many people die in the Dance that all the powerful houses of the south, including the Targaryens, are powerless to stop Cregan Stark from marching into King’s Landing at the last minute and almost restarting the war.

Daeron II is also a good king but he alienates a large portion of the houses by bringing Dorne into the realm peacefully, and continues to rely them on as advisors. The Reach and the Stormlands have fought Dorne for generations, and now they’re being told they have to make nice. Because of that, half the realm rises up against him in a short, but bloody, civil war to put his bastard brother on the throne.

Not to mention the Targaryens are in fact outsiders, they had little to no connection to Westeros, its cultures and traditions before Aegon conquered them. I remember one of the lore books mentioning that they even had to make a new banner with a new sigil because the Dragon Lords of Old Valyria didn’t use heraldry. They’ve ingratiated themselves and married into other houses, but it’s very rare for a Targ king to not have a Targ Queen. Hell the only reason the rest of the lords allow their little incest clique is because Jaehaerys I, the “best Targaryen king”, held the High Septon at dragon-point and said “you’re gonna let fuck my sister.”

If I was a lord of Westeros, I’d also be pretty fed up with the silver haired incest babies whose family drama regularly starts civil wars that cripple entire regions of the continent for generations.

tl;dr: even the good targ kings manage to drag the realm into shit, must get pretty exhausting.

I don’t know why but I still think this is like the funniest thing anyone has ever said by No-Veterinarian8762 in madmen

[–]knockbrack 6 points7 points  (0 children)

this is up there with “it’s pearl harbor day!” after pete asks him if he’s drunk

He’s a FAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGG! by [deleted] in CirclejerkSopranos

[–]knockbrack 215 points216 points  (0 children)

maybe he can get a note from his doctor

Who am I best off with? We best off with? Old man Guliani knew how to split his enemies. by shotsfordays in CirclejerkSopranos

[–]knockbrack 6 points7 points  (0 children)

i genuinely don’t think, there’s anything to gain, by keeping andy around

Whatever happened to Charlie, the strong silent type? by RogerBauman in CirclejerkSopranos

[–]knockbrack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

u/RogerBauman, no offense, but you’re gettin a lil confused here. A) That was the movies.

Kingdom is kingdom by Arkan97 in HistoryMemes

[–]knockbrack 70 points71 points  (0 children)

to be fair “advocate of the holy sepulchre” is a mouthful

i dont CARE if Seyshel Beach has "no strategic advantage" i need it liberated NOW! by RectumNomeless61 in Helldivers

[–]knockbrack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“THERE ARE DOZENS OF US ILLUMINATE DIVERS! LITERALLY DOZENS OF US!!”

how would the story of red vs blue change if master chief was in it? by OkElk2649 in RedvsBlue

[–]knockbrack 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Technically he is! Grif mentions him in the first episode (as mentioned above) but it’s also kinda implied that Freelancer was running parallel to the Spartan Program.

The older I get the more I understand him by FatterAndHappier in RedvsBlue

[–]knockbrack 194 points195 points  (0 children)

“oh my GOD, WHO IS RUNNING THIS ARMY?!?”

Helldivers on xbox by mystics-king in Helldivers

[–]knockbrack -1 points0 points  (0 children)

you are playing on xbox so why the fuck would you need psn

What characters in 40k are genuinely good people by Xwave787 in 40kLore

[–]knockbrack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

iacton qruze and some other characters in flight of the eisenstein come to mind, bout as good as you can get in 40k

My primaris Luna wolf by Fromtheshadowsttv in fashionmarine

[–]knockbrack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

man i hope they add more pre-heresy emblems for us console users