Mystery of the Night Watchers

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London had a system of night policing in place before 1660, although it was improved over the next century through better lighting, administrations, finances, and better and more regular salaries. But the essential elements of the night-watch were performing completely by the middle of the seventeenth century. [29] Griffiths, Paul (2010). Lost Londons Change, Crime, and Control in the Capital City, 1550-1660. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521174114. At La Perouse Bay, an area in the Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Preserve in South Maui, the restless Night Marchers are said to roam along the hardened lava landscape in search of mischief. Adaptational Villainy: In the books, it's not him who kills baby Barra but his subordinate Allar Deem. He was, however, fully complicit in the atrocity so he was still very much a villain. His love for his children is also Adapted Out. Dirty Cop: One of the reasons Tyrion gets rid of him, since he can't be trusted to be loyal when his loyalty is easily bought. Just ask Ned Stark.

Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come."Beattie, J. M. (2001). Policing and Punishment in London 1660-1750. Great Britain: Oxford University Press. p.170. ISBN 0198208677. The troopers that remain are simply not normal, and we’re not just talking about their armor and how their wrapped up in Nightsister fabric, but the way they carry themselves. For example, none of them speak except Enoch, whose voice sounds anything but human, and at one point he even uses a strange language to communicate with his men. The Night Troopers also chant Thrawn’s name as he enters the hangar, which definitely isn’t standard operating procedure for soldiers of the Empire. You didn’t hear everyone chanting, “Pal-pa-tine, Pal-pa-tine,” as the Emperor arrived on the Death Star in Return of the Jedi, after all. General Failure: See his behavior in "Watchers on the Wall" for a glaring example of his inability to lead.

Odd Friendship: Considering how the other Night's Watch members view Tyrion, it's a little surprising that he and Yoren become fast friends who greatly enjoy each other's company. Canon Foreigner: He has no counterpart in the books. However, as he becomes Jon's steward in Season 5, he is apparently taking Satin's place. Satin never betrays Jon, however. Moral Event Horizon: In-universe, Jon presents the fact that Mormont knows that Craster kills his sons (and implies that he also knows that it is an offering to the White Walkers) when he is brought before Mance Rayder to pass himself as an oathbreaker and gain Rayder's trust.

Taking You with Me: He attempts this on Rast and nearly succeeds, but succumbs to his severe wounds before he can finish the job. Uriah Gambit: He suggests to Alliser Thorne that they pull this on Jon Snow, sending him to deal with the mutineers at Craster's Keep in the hopes that he'll be killed, to prevent him from becoming a popular contender for Lord Commander. Unfortunately for them, Jon's success in leading the foray is very likely going to boost his support extensively. Jerkass: He's pretty abrasive towards both Will and Gared, despite him being both younger and more junior than either of them.

I did not like Nancy’s mother very much at first, as she kept important details to herself when Nancy, Violet and their father could have helped. I also did not like the mayor because I felt the man was disrespectful and spread slander about certain people’s businesses so that he could get what he wanted. Arch-Enemy: To Sam, who he holds a special hatred for. They never do get any kind of final battle, however, since Rast is killed by Ghost. However, he also had a special enmity with Ghost ever since Jon threatened him with siccing the direwolf on him. He really enjoys rubbing Jon's face in the fact he's not only a bastard son, but the bastard son of a traitor. Adaptational Villainy: While Rast is still a jerkass and rapist in the books, his show storyline also has Rast betraying and murdering Lord Commander Mormont. In Season 4, he does just like Craster and keeps sacrificing babies to the White Walkers, albeit reluctantly. Gory Discretion Shot: Surprisingly, and definitely not setting the tone for the rest of the series (especially when his comrade is gorily beheaded a moment later), the scene cuts away when Waymar turns around and is slain.

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Jerkass: At first we don't see much of his personality aside from his mutinous side, but when we revisit him in Season 4, it's clear just how much of a jerk he is. Griffiths, Paul (2010). Lost Londons Change, Crime, and Control in the Capital City, 1550–1660. New York: Cambridge University Press. p.359. ISBN 978-0-521-17411-4.