8. Robb Stark
Is it controversial to throw the King in the North into the mix? Certainly not. Robb was a good leader and a very potent threat., so much so that he had the unflappable Tywin Lannister sweating. Unfortunately, he simply didn't know how to play the game of thrones. He married for love, which is usually the best way to go about tying the knot, but in Thrones, there's no room for sentimentality and Robb paid the heaviest price. If the Young Wolf had kept his word and married a Frey daughter in exchange for a bridge crossing, then the North wouldn't have fallen under Bolton dominance, himself, Catelyn and Talisa would've been spared invites to the worst wedding ever, and Robb may have successfully swept down the country gathering followers for an assault on King's Landing. He sacrificed the entire Stark existence for love...
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