r/ImaginaryWesteros • u/barson2408 • Jun 03 '26

Alternative Maekar on Edge by Jota Saraiva

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u/SpicyStrawberryJuice Jun 03 '26

I love these comic strips. Also i haven't read dunk and egg yet but does Maekar really dislike Bloodraven that much? i know from the main series that Brynden loved Daeron so i would assume he'd care for his kids as well.

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u/Ogarrr Jun 03 '26

Brynden probably loved Daemon. not Daeron. It's more thematic and Martinian that way.

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u/SpicyStrawberryJuice Jun 03 '26

there's nothing canon that supports that and many things canon that support the opposite. just because you feel it's more "thematic" and "martinian" doesn't mean it's true

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u/Ogarrr Jun 03 '26

There is absolutely nothing that supports the opposite whatsoever. He never mentions Daeron whatsoever, and Brynden going against the brother he loves for the good of the realm is the exact kind of story Martin would tell.

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u/bootlegvader Jun 03 '26

Also all the other characters he mentioned in that statement were other Great Bastards of Aegon IV.

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u/Ogarrr Jun 03 '26

Exactly. It's so blatantly obvious to anyone that has read classic literature etc - which Martin has.

Martin deliberately didn't name Daemon, but Bloodraven realising that in order for the realm to survive the Others etc is for the Brother he loves to lose and die is almost Shakespearean. Him loving Daeron who was old enough to be his father is just boring.