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Name: Jon Snow Door: Door Pass (Dominant) Canon: Game of Thrones Canon Point: 7x06 Age: 24 Appearance: Medium height, muscular, dark hair tied back into a bun, a full beard. There are small scars on his face, once across his left eye. The deepest scars on his chest, left over from when he was murdered. History: Wiki Personality: The word that is most often used to describe Jon is "brooding." Much like his adopted father, Jon bears a grim countenance to the world. Living as a bastard in the north shaped him into someone with little reason to smile and a great series of walls around himself. There are instances when he smiles and laughs, but these moments are generally brought out by his close friends. In fact, when Jon actually makes a joke in Season 6, his friend Edd responds, "You sure that's you in there?" Like all Starks, Jon has a deeply rooted sense of honor. It compels him to come to the aid of those who are in need and act in ways that can be interpreted as "naive" or "foolish." One of the best examples occurred in Season 6 during "the Battle of the Bastards". Despite being warned that his adversary, Ramsay Bolton, enjoyed toying with people and Jon should not fall into his trap, that is what happened. Ramsay had Rickon (Jon's "half-brother") run across the battlefield as he shot arrows at the boy, barely missing him. Rather than stand by, Jon rode out to meet his brother, only to be left stranded away from his army and in a vulnerable position for attack. Honor also sent him into a cycle of self guilt (something that he has only recently managed to shake.) He held his vows for the Night's Watch seriously, even viewing his taking a lover as a betrayal to that oath. This is in spite of the fact that men in the Watch often have lovers. He also turns down the chance to be legitimized by Stannis Baratheon and reclaim Winterfell, despite this being something that he has wanted since he was a boy. He instead turns it down because of the vows he made and the honor that compels him to stay. It's his practicality that leads him to put aside long standing grudges that have existed in the north for generations. Men in the Night's Watch had been trained to fight the Wildlings and to hate them fiercely. Jon, however, recognizing the overlying threat to the realm, as well as getting to know the free folk personally, sets aside this bias and helps to relocate thousands of them south of the Wall. He is fully aware that some of his actions will divide others, as well as gain censure, however he follows what he believes is the right course. It's something that he discussed once with Maester Aemon when speaking about Ned Stark. "If the day should ever come where your lord father must choose between honor on the one hand and those he loves on the other, what would he do?" "He would do what is right. No matter what." This is a path he follows, even when he wants to walk away from it all. After being resurrected, Jon is pushed by Sansa to reclaim Winterfell and the north. Jon protests, claiming he is tired of fighting. In the end, he agrees because he believes it is the right course to take, not for his family, but also in facing the Others. He is often impetuous, sometimes charging head first into a fight or decision without consulting others or thinking about the consequences. This is shown in Season 7 when he receives an invitation from Tyrion to go to Dragonstone and meet Daenerys. He announces his decision to go before his court and sister, not having warned them or consulted them before deciding to go. This leads to an argument between Sansa and Jon about his judgement. This also appears in battles. In reclaiming Winterfell, when Jon sees Rickon in danger, he charges out into the open, in range of Ramsay's archers, trying to rescue him. This leads to Rickon being killed by Ramsay and Jon's battle strategy falling apart. He's hard headed and stubborn, following what he thinks is right, whether it is wise or not. Rather than submit to Daenerys and accepting her as his queen and the help she offered in exchange, Jon held out, claiming his people wouldn't accept a Southron ruler. He slowly recognizes that Daenerys is a good queen, but he still holds out. It leads Daenerys to point out that it was more about his pride than anything else. When he finally does bend the knee, it's only after nearly dying in trying to retrieve a Wight and after Daenerys lost a dragon in rescuing him. However, even that acceptance comes with its own stubbornness. He doesn't lie when it's needed. Cersei tells him to agree not to participate in the war between her and Daenerys. He refuses, revealing to everyone that he bent the knee to Daenerys and calls her his queen. Because of that honesty and stubbornness not to lie, he jeopardizes a cease fire and potential truce. He will follow his sense of honor, even if it costs him everything because he refuses to follow any other path than the one he believes. However, his most enduring legacy is that he is "a man that knows nothing." There is a great deal of naivety in Jon that stems not only from his youth, but also the rigid upbringing he had under Ned Stark. He expects others to act a certain way, honorable and just, much like the other Stark children. It's what keeps him from seeing how low and cruelly some men are willing to sink. He lived by a certain code in the Night's Watch, but he was betrayed and killed by his brothers. He expected Ramsay to wage war in the same manner that all men do in the realm, which made him susceptible to Ramsay's tricks and guerrilla war tactics. Even still, after being resurrected and named king, he doesn't seem to grasp how underhanded the game of thrones can be. He doesn't suspect the influence that Littlefinger might have had on Sansa or the potential danger among his men. More pronounced than that though is the certain noble quality that speaks to men. Jon is regarded as a leader, able to inspire men and rally them to his cause. Despite being young, he is named as Lord Commander of the Night's Watch by most of the men. They turned to him during various times of danger, including when the Wall was under attack. Even his bastard status (something that lowers him in noble society) doesn't prevent the men of the north from naming him their king. He bears the qualities of a leader, something that is rarely seen in the show, and only by one other character (Daenerys). Despite this, he remains humble and often self deprecating. "I'm not a Stark", he often says, forever carrying that weight about his shoulders that makes him more of a Stark than he'll admit. Powers and Abilities: Jon is considered one of the best swordsmen in Westeros and well trained in combat. He's a skilled survivalist and shows talent in strategy. Inventory: Jon will be arriving with his fur cloak, Longclaw (his Valyrian steel sword), and Ghost (his white direwolf.) Samples: Door Pass