How Cregan Stark Became The Wolf of the North (House of the Dragon)

Lord Stark of Winterfell in the Dance of the Dragons being adapted for HotD from George RR Martin's, A Song of Ice and Fire
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[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

Starks were usually Ruthless. But Ned was raised in the Vale, which made him more honorable than sensible.

[@yogbrana]

Yes. Also Ned was not meant to be Warden of the North. Brandon was more Stark than Ned.

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

@yogbrana You can see the Maester's influence in Ned and Roberts life, since it is hinted that a grand conspiracy of Maesters were the ones who nudged all the great houses into closer ties with each other apart from the Targaryens, in order to isolate them.

[@DRourkey]

Considering the starks won the north from the crimson kings who were still actively leaving thousands of wounded men flayed on the battlefield, they would have to be

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

Theon Stark was such an example, bro defeated the Andals and went to their home and sacked it then placing their enemies heads on the eastern coast of the North as a deterent for wannabe invaders.

[@FupaDoncic]

He was raised by the honorable Jon Arryn. He was a diplomat of the North, not the warrior his father and brother were.

[@nothmm8582]

Cregan marched down south. Crushed The Green loyalists, took over Kings Landing and sat on the Iron Throne, Did a Royal Wedding and marched back north.

[@orlandomolina6394]

Did he sit on the iron throne? I recall he brought a wodden chair

[@thomasleonardis711]

@@orlandomolina6394 I believe you are right. He sat in a wooden chair at the foot of the Iron Throne even when the king wasn’t present and he by all rights was allowed to as acting ruler.

[@jackbelmont4389]

And never elaborated

[@JacobSBierman]

Chads they were

[@VIP77719]

yep bro he won the war,become hero and he got Tomboy wife Dude is living in my dream🤣

[@devantaraazof4365]

Benjicot Blackwood: Half your men will die, Lord Stark. Cregan Stark: They died the day we marched, boy

[@tsaageotrimm]

one of the best, rawest quotes from the books.

[@taurinvandenbrand7574]

And then they actually didn't do any battling and ended up marrying some riverlander widows lmao

[@wayne47able]

He got all pissy that he missed the battle and totally abused the office of the hand of the King just so he could behead people. If he was that eager for battle then he should have joined the winter wolves ​@taurinvandenbrand7574

[@hectorsanchez1377]

Cregan didnt say that. It was Roderick Dustin.

[@taurinvandenbrand7574]

@@hectorsanchez1377 it is actually Cregan, but old Roddy did say something similar

[@po0l837]

I want showrunners to make Cregan the stark completly different from Ned and Robb. I want to see hardcore wolf, hungry for blood

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

But he should also have a *pragmatic* quality- which, again, would also differentiate him from Ned & Robb- & maybe make him a little more like BookJon...

[@p_rob_hob205]

"Won't happen right away" scene literally happens right away 😂😂

[@Glimaaz]

Felt sad af listening to him hype and enjoy the possibilities, then 3min scene done it all

[@cgk6312]

that is hilarious after seeing this video after Ep1.

[@duru2882]

Craegan Stark seems to be the only one that is looking North, I like how he put it!!! “Do you really think my ancestors built a 700 ft ice wall, if it was just frost and winter, they were worried about”!!!

[@tarn1135]

The line was “to keep out weather and savages”.

[@hopeforhobixo5142]

​@@tarn1135 "snow and savages"

[@JustNotIt9927]

Honestly, Ned was a outlier compared to previous Starks. I feel like a lot of people saw Ned, and assumed that his behaviour was standard stark behaviour, while YES, Starks were honourable, they didn't take it to the extreme, most starks were always ruthless and pragmatic.

[@RexOlafusVidulusMagnus]

Yup, Ned was effectively raised as an Arryn

[@ninjanunch2769]

He carries his sword like a badass can't wait to see him use it. 🗡️

[@johanvedo3482]

You might be waiting for years.

[@AdamCollett-q4j]

This didn’t age well. It was literally 30 seconds in the very beginning 😂

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

I like how you mentioned that though the age difference is small between the two young men- they have lived *very* different lives...

[@thomasleonardis711]

Cregan stark is definitely as big a player as Stannis. I’m assuming this is spoiler friendly but here is your SPOILER WARNING……. Cregan may actually be an even bigger player then Stannis. He may not show his presence until the end of the Dance but when he does he by all accounts wins. He controlled the 7 Kingdoms (minus Dorne) and while it was only a fortnight (2 weeks) he was unopposed during that time and effectively placed Aegon III on the Throne and got the realm back in order before choosing to retire back to The North. Stannis has nothing on Cregan.

[@emare_6665]

I wish Cregan would have stayed as Aegon III hand and acting ruler until he came of age. A lot of fuckery would have been prevented if he had.

[@thomasleonardis711]

@@emare_6665 oh yeah. The Regency was a total mess. Thanks Lord Peake. Lol.

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

@@emare_6665 He did have one of his people on the Regency Council, in Lord Manderley - but I don't know how much the two communicated in that period- though there's an indication that Cregan was among the many lords opposed to Peake's high-handedness, in trying to marry his daughter off to the young king...

[@sierrabird3817]

My quaker parrot (Baby Balerion) laughed w/out missing a beat after you said "and even the dark scary corners of reddit" Just thought you'd get a chuckle that your humor was appreciated across species lines lol

[@franlpk9587]

GRRM cares about TV adaptations but he sure gives a fuck about his books

[@allthatishere]

Yeah, it's funny hearing him run his mouth about adaptations, yet he can't be f**k all bothered to finish his own series. I swear the guy is just trolling at this point.

[@Hero_Of_Old]

​@@allthatishereWOW is being announced after HOTD ends

[@kedrprao]

I have this stupid belief that GRRM will release Winds of Winter and Dream of Spring together! 😂

[@franlpk9587]

Gentlemen, WOW is gonna come out the day GRRM finishes with counting his sweet HBO money and stops hanging out with Hollywood Elites. Until that day comes we will have nothing

[@allthatishere]

@@Hero_Of_Old Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it.

[@AstroAvenger]

Welp, showrunner confirmed that we are not getting any more of Cregan this season, calling it a "tease".

[@tonybleau6219]

That sux

[@aaronchasco613]

dude what are you talking about, everywhere i go and every page on facebook is talking about house of the dragon. My whole work place has been raving about it. you must live under a rock

[@Dustin_Different]

Same people that act like GOT season 8 ruined everything. The same ones that watch it every episode twice and won't stop talking about it. Season 8 wasn't great but it definitely gets to much hate. It's still better than 80% of all other content. Just because it wasn't a fairy tale ending everyone mad. Guess what it was never a fairy tale to begin with. To think the ended was gonna be is just dumb on their part. Still takes place in the universe we all fell in love with. Quit being a hater and just ride with wave. It's not your story. Sorry just tired of the undeserved hate season 8 got. Some of it make sense other is just personal opinions that people are making to big

[@bailmasterflex]

@@Dustin_DifferentSeason 8 was stupid and rushed…. It sucked. They should have stretched it to 10 seasons and did it right. Also the ending was much more of a fairy tale than it maybe should have been, if you ask me.

[@Dustin_Different]

@@bailmasterflex your probably the same person that wanted Daenerys or john on the throne. Or is mad about how Daenerys died. Now which one is more of a fairy tale now. A fairy tale is something you hope for and expect. Go watch some little kid Disney movie. The popular good guys always win. You can always know how it gonna end even if it's one you haven't seen before because the popular good guys always win. That's a fairytale

[@Dustin_Different]

@@bailmasterflex the dialogue and the visuals definitely were not on par with other seasons. It definitely was rushed but I think they did a good job with how much time they chose to have. Definitely should of been 10 episodes at least. The storyline was fine though. When people bitch about the storyline it pissed me off. They act like that's not the ending martin wrote. They had an solid outline of how Martin wanted the story to end. That was Martin's ending just now how he wanted it done. If you wanna complain about stuff other than the storyline that's cool. That roughly how Martin wanted it to end though. Martin also does a ridiculous about of rewriting though, so who knows how he would of changed it during the writing process

[@rolfustroli7170]

Cregan Stark , could EASILY get his own spin off after this..

[@GODsoN_8471]

It's funny he said the scene at the wall wouldn't happen right away & it was the opening scene of season 2.

[@qsoraww5229]

5:09 Digivolve !!!

[@samwise5486]

my man only appeared in 1 episode and then dipped

[@ChiefKene]

2:43 this scene we see in the trailer happened in the first episode 😂😂, I’m just poking fun at you lol

[@ntluck1592]

We have no idea what happened to Bennard and his sons. The most likely answer is that Cregan's uncle and heir were sent to the Wall, but his younger sons could have stayed in the castle for they are the same age as Cregan. At no point in the books was it ever mentioned that there was an actual bloody conflict or fight. The most likely reason imo is that Bennard truly did not feel that his nephew was ready for lordship but relinquished his regency anyway to avoid any kinslaying. If Stark blood was spilled, then the whole of Westeros would have heard about it. I just fear the show writers will ignore the true star of the North, Roderick Dustin. Roddy the Ruin was a true monster on the battlefield and it would be utterly shameful if they ignored his existence.

[@BenMyattt]

Probably because it’s been 2yrs bro!! I’m hype because I stay in the loop. 2yrs between seasons is a minute tho.

[@jackwoodall6782]

dude quality of editing and commentary has gone way up! Congratulations!

[@muxford]

this was so hopeful man

[@lawrencereid2767]

First to take the Black 🖤

[@320swoo4]

-Random realization- If you think about it Rhanerya was diluting the bloodline even tho I’m on the blacks side it’s probable more suitable for the greens to keep the thrown because Rhanerya can’t keep her legs closed to protect the validity of the bloodline.

[@tlungu962]

bingo

[@eueu-tc7cv]

True but most normies can't handle this

[@Jarzula]

Very good guess bro! Cregan did take the attention when Jace and him were talking

[@LMIHK]

You said Digivolve! Ooo man. “Aagamon Digivolve tooo!…….”

[@JoseGonzalez-pn5zl]

Winter is coming🐺 We have come to die for the dragon queen.

[@sufianabuahmad7781]

Still hoping for the Red Kraken

[@DX2069]

You have the most soothing voice i have ever herd

[@SimonLacey-MySleekDesigns]

It was Neds honor and duty above all else that was his downfall. He didn't want innocent children murdered. His naivete with little finger was his biggest mistake, and, not siding with Renly Baratheon when he should have.

[@Marius-b7h]

"this scene is season 2 won't happen right away" well, turns out it was the first scene

[@Dranwulf]

The old wolf of the North will put Kingslanding and the Targaryens in their place!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Thanks For this! Love your content ❤❤❤

[@KatCombat]

The scene in the season 2 video, did infact, happen right away 😂

[@23uncbball]

One perk for the North: because winter is harsh, the people that usually go to the wilderness to die to save food for the young will instead head south in war. Especially those mountain clans, who the Starks are kin with.

[@enigmaoriginal2665]

Looking forward to the Lads and the Winter Wolves putting the South on notice.

[@jonathanarmstrong793]

This stark actor was spot on .. really got a feel for that stark lord essence

[@87sabbo]

meh

[@stuartclarkson48]

What sad now we saw the scene in the first min of episode one, wouldn't surprise me if we don't see Cregan again until season 3

[@etherealfoxproductions]

Cregan Stark is already my favourite character in House of the Dragon.

[@aguy2162]

This scene won’t happen right away….. The first scene of season 2

[@tsaageotrimm]

I can't wait for season 2!!!

[@Tina-st2rk]

They talked for 5 seconeds

[@ce666isa3]

Why is house of dragons so anti beard 😩😩😫 all these characters look so weird without beards

[@Hero_Of_Old]

Cregan is young

[@ce666isa3]

@@Hero_Of_Old he is 21

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

@@Hero_Of_Old And Robb & Jon were only 17 at the start of the show, younger than Cregan- & it *does* look a bit weird -- I was _really_ taken aback to see a cleanshaven Lord Rickon...

[@Jarzula]

@@ce666isa3 that’s cool, I thought he was 19 lol but 21 is better. Just means he’s more wiser than his 19 yo self

[@faroukshaaban1140]

The only people who don’t like Cregan Stark are targcest stans who don’t like being reminded that their favorite house were the main villains before the lannisters took over.

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

Reasons why I root for Daemon… It has nothing to do whether you think he’s an asshole for killing his wife or you think he’s a badass for killing over 15 guys in the Battle of the Stepstones. Or because he rides Caraxes. The reason why Daemon is so cool is he excels at mostly everything. He gets things done. Viserys was the weaker brother who didn’t get things done because Otto poisoned his mind about his own brother. Otto is the real troublemaker. The keyword is mostly. HBO did give Daemon an erection problem like Tormund saying how Jon Snow had the smallest penis he had ever seen. HBO trying not to make Jon be completely perfect. Daemon being the second son failed to be king. Has never been a good husband. But if you look at his talent/skill set, he’s basically a Renaissance Man who was great at every job Viserys put him in… Swordsman? ☑️ Warrior/fighter? ☑️ Dragon rider? ☑️ Commander of the City Watch? ☑️ Master of coin? ☑️ Master of laws? ☑️ He’s great as a knight, prince, protector, dragon rider, chief of police, treasurer, lawyer, and he gambled and won a lot of money from it. He was popular among the common folks, hence, Lord Flea Bottom. He wasn’t some jack of all trades but master of none. He excelled in all those jobs. That’s a cool character to enjoy and to watch. His charisma and sense of humor similar to Han Solo are just gravy. Team Green: Daemon is an asshole! He killed his wife and nobody seems to care. But when Criston kills Laenor’s gay lover, everyone hates on him! You know, Team Green/Booger, that’s true. There is a double standard that Daemon gets. But Daemon killing his first wife, was that any worse than Anakin doing what he did killing innocent children? But isn’t Anakin/Vader the most popular character in Star Wars? I think Vader is the bigger asshole but fans still worships him including me. The Joker killed and fans still love him. Loki killed and that Loki series is my all-time favorite on Disney+. Tony Stark can act like an asshole but Iron Man is still the most popular character in MCU. Same with Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai. Homelander is my favorite character in The Boys. I’m not rooting for Daemon because he’s perfect or he’s some saint. He’s far from being a saint. I root for Daemon because he’s an excellent all-around character. He’s versatile, complex, and practical to be allies with. I’m hearing Aemond this season is obsessed trying to be like his uncle. He worships him like Kylo Ren was a Sith poser because he idolized Darth Vader so much. Aemond is Daemon’s No. 1 stan. Like Kobe and LeBron idolizing Michael Jordan by imitating him, wearing his No. 23, and making a Space Jam movie. Aemond = the pretender to the throne He’s the cheap, fake imitation of the real one known as DAEMON TARGARYEN. Aemond is the most badass character from Team Green when he will never be as legendary as his uncle. Root for the wannabe but he isn’t beating the OG. Daemon = Darth Vader Aemond = Kylo Ren Daemon = Heisei/MonsterVerse Godzilla Aemond = 1998 Zilla Daemon is basically Jaime and Tyrion if they were one person. Add Bronn’s sense of humor and some Loki being a second son who wanted the throne but still loved his brother like Jaime and Tyrion had for each other. And Loki is regarded the best character in MCU. Iron Man is the more popular character but Loki had the far greater story arc.

[@Samuel_mm7]

The late lord Stark, heeh?

[@whyismyricewet1986]

what you talking about there is a lot of hype for s2

[@haziq12ish]

Eho is here after the first episode

[@bloodygoat6941]

Is season 2 already out?

[@thegreatders344]

June 16th

[@sisifyme]

Ugh wish we had spent more time in the North, the trailer was basically the whole of it😢

[@m.williams4971]

Why spend more time in the North. Doing what? The show exists to tell a story, no fancy people’s particulars.

[@sisifyme]

@@m.williams4971 Because it directly informs what moves the North and the characters down South. It enriches a character that we have seen nothing of so far. Jace's diplomatic victories are important in setting up what is to follow. The relationship between between the heir to the Iron throne and the warden of the north is important. By not laying the groundwork, you cannot fulfill the payoff later. Jace's fate loses impact, as does Cregan's conviction.

[@tiredox3788]

To be fair not everything from books can be adapted to TV or movies.

[@iqbalassyraf5058]

is D&D on this?

[@King_Steffon_II]

For some reason THIS Cregan just isn't doing it for me. I imagine someone totally different when I read the book. A big, burly bearded northerner. This guys.... Not so much 😅

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

I'm fine with the actor, but I definitely need to have him grow facial hair before his next appearance...

[@jacklang3314]

The in book illustration is a little odd, as he’s at most 22 during the Dance, where the illustration adds at least 10 years.

[@youngveteran6368]

Theon Stark was THEE MOST BADASS stark 😂 the guy invaded the invaders and mounted their heads on spikes along the northern coast to deter other invaders, went beyond the wall to squash a wilding army and a bunch of other things. Theon Starks shits on all the starks😂 imo

[@tomassadil324]

I enjoyed HOTD, but to be honest, I'm not very hyped for S2 and it has multiple reasons. 1. 2 years wait is just wait too long, especially when people have a careers, families and don't have that much time to binge-watch to remember every difference between books and show. 2. This season will only have 8 episodes. After 2 years, only 8 episodes. That is just lazy. I think material of book is for like 5 full 10 episodes seasons, so this is very weird path HBO is taking

[@nazirulramli956]

Why "16 years old child is as scary as that sound" just because our generation is late bloomer? I think 16 years old is perfect age to rule or in general given responsibility to.

[@SHARKVADERS]

W C !!!!!

[@houseadams4841]

The whole Ned is some naive honorable fool thing is a little bit overblown… Go back and actually read/ pay attention to his actions and plan in King Landing… His biggest mistake was believing and trusting his own wife.. Which can you blame him? He isn’t Little Finger… but he isn’t some bumbling fool so naive of politics and danger that he gets himself killed. Definitely more nuanced

[@87sabbo]

He wasnt honorable at all. He lied and said the Joffery was the true king and got killed for it. Making him Naive. Idiot.

[@robfield-n7v]

Deute. 18:10-14,

[@alexbraswell2955]

❤

[@REL-420]

Cregan Stark the Chad Wolf

[@SWACBUZZ]

You must not be living on planet Earth talking about there isn't much hype around season 2. 😂

[@87sabbo]

you must not be either. Book fans are devastated. Even Season 2 of this isnt great.

[@melanoidmarkus]

👌🏾⭕️👍🏾 👍🏾⭕️👌🏾

[@alecharris590]

Terrible

[@danmei-mariah-taylor-BL]

Hopefully they will make Jace gæ and fück with Cregan ❤

[@ToxicFaithPHD]

lol... That's literally the worst thing they could do. Well, that and make the velaryons summer islanders.

[@1bruceeric]

The actor portraying Cregan Stark looks like a wolf. Good casting

[@firstlast9846]

His line delivery was pretty bad

[@bastard342]

@@firstlast9846why

[@hopeforhobixo5142]

​@@firstlast9846 "how can I be different today"

[@vizalloteafilter]

@@firstlast9846not at all.

[@firstlast9846]

@@hopeforhobixo5142 most agree

[@ravensoath]

Whycreate still making S tier vids.

[@stomper2888]

far from an a or b

[@williamrubias8905]

But poor predictions

[@prairiefarmer5994]

I just know Cregan’s rage storming south with 20,000 men was fueled by Jace’s death. Their alliance was more of a brotherhood than an alliance in the book.

[@cincyfanjunglecity9871]

House of the Dragon is in desperate need of characters like Cregan.

[@PaulRymer-yy9zp]

Just one week away and im beyond excited.

[@gavomorg762]

I doubt itll be till S3 or even 4 But i can't wait for the "Hour of the Wolf" and the "Winter Wolves..Fire&Blood know what i mean!! 🐺 🛡 🗡

[@JoshuaHenelyThornhill]

i cannot wait to meet Cregan because I feel like we’ve all forgotten at least for those who don’t read the books that the Starks are not kind or loveable but more of a levelheaded pretty cold and not very emotional bunch. They have been molded by the cruel environment that they live in so I cannot wait to see how Cregan is going to materialize in the show, especially in comparison with Jace because he’s such a non-character we don’t really know who he is as a person so the relationship between both of them is really gonna be central for this plotline.

[@ionutcristian9650]

The Starks are always a standout. Not just because they are cool, but because they are the only good people in the world.

[@danielnemesio3388]

The wolf of the north must be singlehandedly the most unoriginal name anyone could ever call a Stark lord, is like they weren't even trying

[@kedrprao]

It's still badass 😂

[@jsan3743]

It’s like they didn’t need to try

[@shakkarugat9184]

Yea, its like calling a Lannister The Lion of The West

[@yugiohdude1232]

It’s different when he was the first person to get that title

[@lumarrandom8144]

This aged poorly 😞

[@joshuavalenzuela8025]

Your pronunciation is hard to understand.

[@MrSlider57]

Martin will write anything except for that last book

[@thebaneking4787]

I want more Cregan Stark. That guys amazing.

[@satan_rex_inferorum]

This video aged like milk

[@thedragondemands5186]

I'm starting to worry the Starks aren't in Season 2 that much.

[@asura7915]

i mean they are but the main characters of this show is still the tagaryans

[@mfN_cs]

Why would they

[@LucerysOwner]

Like it should. They got their time to shine in GOT.. now let fire and blood shine. It's a targaryen show so let the focus be with them.

[@rustyshackleford9017]

no need for them to be in the show, until they come down from the north. 😂 not gonna spoil it for ya, but stay tuned

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

They will have their own spotlight especially on the aftermath of the Dance and during the Hour of the Wolf

[@anthonyfrederick9403]

The ending was great everyone marching too war it’s going to be insane

[@manosbaroulakis9446]

Pretty sure Jace is 16 in the show

[@TOSH0BOUNDpball]

George r r Martin has no right to complain about writers changing the books. He hasn't even finished them

[@ShawnCoss]

He has every right since he's the one who created the whole story

[@noturmum7967]

Whats wrong with helenae?

[@targlife2979]

No doubt he'll be a cool character and important ally for rhaenyra but you're really overestimating this man's importance to the overall story the writers of this show are trying to tell. This is a Targaryen story first and foremost and the fact that not one review (so far) has pointed to him being a highlight or standout tells me all I need to know.

[@Lucian66642]

Won't happen straight away literally the opening of the show

[@rustyshackleford9017]

i think the hype is around, lots of previews on yt channels showing up

[@DownUnderWarboss]

He better weild Ice.

[@starkiller6740]

It’s pretty big bro lol where you been

[@ArqAngilberto]

Stannis is our King, always remember that.

[@87sabbo]

Fuck stannis. bowed down to someone elses god

[@goldentears23]

Whomp whomp. Lol