Game Of Thrones WHAT IF: Maester AEMON is King

What if the Children of the Forest never broke the Arm of Dorne?

Hey! Cool vid ! I’m wondering if Aemon would have accepted a marriage between Cersei & prince Rhaegar? Not sure if anyone has asked this there are so many comments.. I’m assuming maybe? Because Daenerys still would have been muuch too young. Elia would live & Oberyn too.

Master aemon would be a weak king..if he took the thrones..the maesters and the spets from the starry citidal would have rose up directed by the hightowers. .the hightowers have been a throne in the cock of every week king.but strong kings the back of..the hightowers are playing the long game..and with him learning to spot liars in kings landing..he could have been a great hand

if aemon became king the characters we know and love like Jon, Daenerys, the Baratheons (including gendry), would not be alive or who they are.

If aemon is on the iron throne John snow isn’t John snow he is a legitimate Targaryen

Excellent video, my friend, but I do feel the need to speak up for Egg.  He wasn't stupid.  He understood that he needed the nobility onside to make his reforms – that's why he and Betha arranged the betrothals.  It wasn't just because he thought the incest did more harm than good.  Unfortunately, Egg the father came into conflict with Aegon the king.  It's NOT like he and Betha didn't try to stop the kids from breaking the betrothals, but they came by their stubbornness honestly.  I saw somewhere (can't recall where) a quote: "Egg was too much of a softie to go full Tywin on his kids."  There's plenty that can be said about what the family could and couldn't have done, but I just feel as though Egg gets an undeserved bad rap where this is concerned.  With all those options closed to him, that led him to become the proverbial well-intentioned extremist wanting to bring back the dragons.

A couple of other things to point out/ask, as well: in this scenario, House Baratheon never comes by a claim on the throne.  As you'll recall, Lyonel, understandably, went beyond being angry: he renounced his allegiance to the throne and rose in rebellion, declaring himself a new Storm King (at which point Argilac Durrandon likely rolled over in his grave, at someone named BARATHEON calling himself a STORM KING :D).  He didn't bend the knee again until Dunk defeated him in single combat, Prince Duncan renounced his claim to the throne, and…Aegon and Betha's youngest daughter Rhaelle went to Storm's End to be a companion for Lady Baratheon and marry their son Ormund when they reached marrying age.

(Hmmm, I wonder if Tywin ever noted that Egg did NOT order every single Baratheon put to the sword in retaliation for Lyonel's rebellion, and if he, Walder, and Roose noted that the Baratheons don't EVER seem to have contemplated harming Rhaelle once her parents sent her to Storm's End in good faith and they gave her the protection of guest right.  But I digress! :D)

Also, whom do you think Aemon would have married in this scenario? As you mention, he would have needed offspring.  Would he have married Daella or Rhae? As you will know, a certain line in The World of Ice and Fire has led to heavy speculation that one of them married into House Tarth.  And if not dynastic incest, then what?

Cheers!

I've been wondering this videos theory for a while now.. Love it.

What if Drogon died instead of Vycerion?

I think Aemon wouldn't have married, Egg had already married a Blackwood and had some children when the Great Council convened (if I remember the WOIAF correctly) so the line was secure already. Under your scenario with Egg as Hand and heir presumptive, he doesn't have to make arranged marriages for his sons to get Lord Paramounts on their side so no ill feelings will occur for any broken engagements and subsequent rebellions. Essentially, save for Olenna Tyrell and a few other older characters, no one we know from ASOIAF will exist.

Sam would not have lasted at the wall without Aemon

I don't know if you've made this before, but what if Aegon the Conqueror never conquered Westeros? Do you think one of the other kingdoms would conquer westeros eventually or do you think they would be separate forever?

The Greyjoy Rebellion had nothing to do with Robert's Rebellion or the Mad King really, it was just Balon Greyjoy not wanting to be a vassal of the Iron Throne, which he was at that point, so yes, the Greyjoy Rebellion would have happened either way, although it might've been changed as after Robert's Rebellion sorta made the two sides of the war dislike eachother, they might've been more united under Aemon's reign and so Balon would've been crushed, I expect that the same people would've died (Balon's two sons) And maybe Theon or Asha was taken, doesn't matter who, I always liked the what-if of Asha being taken instead of Theon.

The dude's been dead for at least two seasons so he isn't King I don't even need to watch the video the title is enough for me to know your a fucking moron.

The oldest maester in the country and definitely the most brilliant. I wonder what would have happened if he would have accepted the role of Archmaester. Would the realm have prospered without the yes-man Pycelle, or would Aemon have been at the mercy of the Mad King?

What If Euron Never Killled Balon GreyJoy???

What if Oberyn beat Ser Gregor?

There will always be a rebellion somewhere. Even with someone like Aemon in the throne you know George is gonna “Smash em! Smash em good! KUNK! KUNK! KUNK!”. Hey what if Summerhall was a success?

That beard is legendary.

What if Tyrion fails to kill Tywin!

What an analysis… Take a bow man!!!

What if they white walkers didn’t come back?

What if Joffrey killed Arya at the ruby forward.

What if sansa accepts the hounds proposition to escape kings landing during the battle of black water bay