Criston Cole's Final Fate At The Butchers Ball (Westeros Battles ) House Of The Dragon History

The Dance Of The Dragons started off well for Alicent Hightower's Green faction, but thing quickly went wrong after the battle by the lakeshore known as the fish feed. The loss caused Ser Criston Cole to leave Harrenhal and set of towards the Hightower army to the south, but all that waited for Ser Criston was his fate at the butchers ball, one of the legendary battles of westeros and an event that is likely to happen in season 3 of house of the dragon.
Criston Cole & The Butchers Ball (Legendary Battles Of Westeros) House Of The Dragon History & Lore
The Dance Of The Dragons will be the focus of the plot of the new HBO spin-off House Of The Dragon coming in 2022. So if you want to learn the story before we see HBO's take on it then this will be a very long-running series. Game Of Thrones / House of the dragon are HBO shows based on George R R Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire series. The information in this video comes from the books a world of ice and fire as well as fire and blood.
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Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen was trapped on Dragonstone by her brother King Aegon ii with no way to escape her fate. What was to come was the final showdown between the two main players of the dance of the dragons and bring the war into its final phase. The House of the dragon was crumbling and the events that was about to follow would only cause more damage to both sides of the war.
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[@MuhammadX2010]

"I'll have no songs about how brave you died, Kingmaker" what a badass sentence.

[@jonny-b4954]

And good strategy too. Why fight fair.

[@Jarzula]

@@jonny-b4954 because Sir Christon Cole is about that life. There are only a few good warriors people were afraid of, Christon Cole was one of them.

[@StanSh-xl1tm]

Cole killed better men than his haters.

[@carastone3473]

@@Jarzula - maybe because he's PSYCHO

[@luigiff3431]

It's up there with "they died the moment they marched south", Cregan Stark talking about the northmen that marched south for Rhaenyra

[@queenesther09]

"I'll have no songs about how bravely you died, Kingmaker. There's tens of thousands of dead on your account." I love that... such a sick burn.

[@godemperorofmankind3.091]

its inane nonsense not based on anything. criston was not needed to start the Dance and had very little to do with it.

[@queenesther09]

@@godemperorofmankind3.091 Maybe, but pretty much the first thing he did as Hand was push Aegon to basically start killing anyone who wouldn't accept him.

[@TheUndyingCrystal]

​@@queenesther09 He also is responsible for officiating the authority of the greens. As a Kingsguard, it was his duty to slay pretenders to the throne, and he did not. He could have ended the Dance before it began.

[@OrochiFlamez]

I love how Longleaf wanted to give Criston the most unremarkable, unheroic, anticlimactic death possible so he wouldn't be a martyr for the Greens.

[@aihaven345]

yet everyone remembers him lol

[@cazyjohn2005]

@@aihaven345 for being bad king guard and hand

[@woden_arbosa]

​​@aihaven345 jaime was remembered but was no martyr.

[@KermitOfWar]

​@@cazyjohn2005 And don't forget, for banging both queens in their prime. 😂

[@tonimaestre96]

Well the fact they didn't dare to fight him 4 on 1 and kill him cowardly makes him a martyr and a badass

[@TrueYellowDart]

“I’ll have three more.” Whoever says this line in the show - I hope they crush it.

[@charkongg]

imagine if the hound said that lol reminds me of the chicken scene

[@Michaelkayslay]

3 more what?

[@pedrol.decarvalho8408]

@@Michaelkayslayarchers

[@Michaelkayslay]

@@pedrol.decarvalho8408 so he just randomly says I'll have 3 more Archers?

[@toner36]

​@@Michaelkayslaycorrect, hence the three arrows into sir criston cole to kill him

[@damer50]

Aemond Targaryen is the Blacks' MVP. He has done more harm to the Greens than the Blacks themselves 😂

[@user-tr2ec1kz9g]

How so? I haven’t read the books so genuinely asking

[@damer50]

@@user-tr2ec1kz9g It's a long list of insubordination and failures. One of them led to the death of Criston Cole. If Aemond had done what he was asked to do, they would've won the Riverlands. But instead of winning them over, he burnt them lol Edit: and they left King's Landing undefended too. It's just too many failures lol

[@abeersabih2746]

​@@user-tr2ec1kz9gFor one the idiot was impulsive and arrogant. A lot of their lost battles were because of him and they lost their best warrior. And well he's the one who started the Dance of the dragons.

[@carastone3473]

@@user-tr2ec1kz9g he killed Lucerys Velaryon in the last episode of Season 1

[@liamwright2510]

Aemond is the Harry Maguire of Westeros 😂

[@brianautumn5238]

This moment is going to be so satisfying to watch

[@rexxdarealest1]

Me and my mom hate Criston so much can’t wait to see her start clapping like she did with Jeoffrey’s death

[@InfamousB9]

@@rexxdarealest1 Hahahaha,your mom can't stand them

[@rexxdarealest1]

@@InfamousB9 Only character she hates more is Cersei frfr

[@ucnguyenanh9414]

Or tragic

[@ucnguyenanh9414]

@@rexxdarealest1 Would she say the same if Cole is portray like Jaime?

[@will-i-amb.4213]

A lot of people will cheer when this episode airs!!!

[@SriJagathi-fd7tk]

True

[@danny.e3013]

In 2026 or 2028. Can't wait

[@aihaven345]

@@danny.e3013 can't wait to see rhaenyra get roasted by aegon's dragon...gonna be a long wait...will do with rhaeny's death for the time

[@alister1026]

​@@aihaven345cant wait to see daemon putting his black sister onto aemond's It'll be so thrilling

[@aihaven345]

@@alister1026 yeah and what happens later to daemon will be thrilling too

[@DrRockso1987]

Riverlords: "If we do it your way, kingmaker, you'd win. We're not doing it your way."

[@Chasingdreams25]

😂😂😂😂 I thought about that line too.

[@wayne47able]

I'm glad they did it that way though because it was so dirty and that was the kind of man Criston Cole was

[@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096]

@@wayne47ableno it wasn’t my man was about to sacrifice himself for his men that’s prime honor

[@wayne47able]

@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096 If he wanted to spare his men he wouldn't have drew his sword at a Parlay. He should've accepted the fact that the riverlords and winter wolves wanted to do battle and prepare his men for honorable deaths. But the moment he drew his sword he killed all of his men at that moment because they didn't have time to prepare or forge a defense. And if he was so honorable he would've never slept with the Princess when she made a move on him

[@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096]

@@wayne47able we’re talking about the book where that may not have happened

[@july9566]

"that was for lord Bessbury" - Slim Charles.

[@BlackDiamond2718]

And joffrey

[@kaiapoiboy1]

A man of culture I see

[@stephengrigg5988]

"This sentimental ***** just cost us the riverlands"

[@it5J33zy]

“How my hair look, Daemon”-Aemond

[@WalterWhitey2]

Lmaooo

[@jonerikson5925]

I still think Cole killing the small council member was one of the dumbest things he couldve done, and he did pay for his arrogance....eventually.

[@JoseGonzalez-pn5zl]

Well it was but to ensure full compliance with the greens they need everyone on the same page. One member say no a killing would change everyone mind quick.

[@martincolton32]

He was just helping that old fella back in his seat. Old man slipped and banged his head by accident.

[@park1699]

@@martincolton32 in the book he slit his throat. so it was intentionnal

[@martincolton32]

@@park1699 I didn’t see him slit his throat

[@thurmanstevenson5692]

@@park1699 that was the book

[@Chasingdreams25]

This ending will be fitting for his show counterpart. In the tourney, he attacked Daemon from the back when Daemon wasn't looking, that alone showed his real nature. He then proceeded to not properly train Rhaenyra's children. What did Harwin Strong say? "This is what you teach Cole? Cruelty " and Crispin said something about there are no rules in a real war. Welp, that bit him right in the ass. Crispin was no way near being an honorable knight and he didn't deserve an honorable death.

[@kaartier]

Man I keep telling ppl and I seem like the only one that says that Cole Stunk Daemon lol he lost head up but when daemon started gloating then he clipped him but he didn’t win forreal

[@user-tr2ec1kz9g]

When steel is drawn one shouldn’t expect a fair fight. Befitting ending. His words came back to bite him😂

[@mattjack3983]

​​@@kaartierWhile I do agree with you to an extent, the fight wasn't over yet, and Daemon lost because of his own arrogance. That's why the Golden Rule of prizefighting is "Protect Yourself At All Times". Daemon did not do that, and he turned his back on an opponent who hadn't been incapacitated or forced a yield out of. As an experienced veteran Knight and tourney participant, Daemon should have known better. So while I don't necessarily like the way Criston won, and I definitely don't like Criston himself, it's Daemon's own fault that he lost the way he did, and Criston can't really be faulted for taking advantage of the situation the way he did either.

[@mattjack3983]

​​@@kaartierI competed in MMA for almost 10 years, and I currently compete in Buhurt. And if were to knock an opponent down without knocking him out, or otherwise incapacitating him, or making him yield/tap, and the ref hasn't stepped in to stop the fight, and I turn my back on him and start celebrating to the crowd, my opponent has every right to take advantage of my very foolish mistake. "It Ain't Over Unit Its Over," and, "Protect Yourself At All Times," are the two most important phrases anyone can learn when it comes to fighting, whether it's a prizefight, a streetfight, knights in tournament, soldiers on battlefield, it doesn't matter. Daemon fucked up and I can't hate on Criston for doing what he did. There is plenty of much more legitimate reasons to hate Criston Cole.

[@jgue87]

Cole won fair and square in the book

[@slowbro173]

I love reading about how badly Aemond and Cole botched the riverlands campaign

[@trifurobert1349]

George had to make them useless , Aemond could have easily been Maegor 2.0

[@sudanemamimikiki1527]

​@@trifurobert1349 almond was too stupid and too inexperienced. And crispy Cole was promoted far above his competence level. It ain't nerfing or making them useless when they weren't that great to begin with

[@Luca___00]

Cole didn't mislead It. Only Aemond.

[@Luca___00]

​@@sudanemamimikiki1527Cole was the Greens' best military mind. He just didn't have the right support from Aemond

[@sudanemamimikiki1527]

@@Luca___00 no he wasn't. The dude wasn't trained in military strategy and didn't make a single good decision during the war. Best tactician on the green side would either be otto or daeron. Since they actually had training and aren't proven idiots like aegon and aemond

[@daemonblackfyre3238]

Cole got what he deserved.

[@JoseGonzalez-pn5zl]

Disgrace to the kingsguard along with Jamie Lannister

[@nightking2182]

Blackfyer shit

[@thalmoragent9344]

​@@JoseGonzalez-pn5zl I dunno, it's said that Cole was the best and the worst of the Kingsguard

[@daemonblackfyre3238]

@@nightking2182 whoa there night queen.

[@bulgogiboi9811]

@@daemonblackfyre3238fight fight fight

[@Zarik15]

I’m here to say hello to everyone else who are here after the events of tonight’s episode.

[@CC-ii1sy]

"When Steel is drawn, a fair fight isn't something someone should expect." Boy is this coming back to bite him.

[@rrmush7683]

clever

[@ucnguyenanh9414]

That shouldn't be called a fight

[@anthonyparillo7832]

@HoeAhhNiggas_they meant it was a clever connection, doesn’t seem you’re a very clever guy huh

[@mattjack3983]

​@RHAENYRATARGARYENTHERAPISTCriston got exactly what he deserved ya crybaby

[@rouskeycarpel1436]

@HOEAHHNIGGASHe probably thought the fight would be fair-ish in the sense he’d be able to fight 3 v 1 but big up Red Robb Rivers and his bowmen for shooting him down like the dirty dog that he was

[@rudebodega]

Always loved the Winter Wolves “‘Oh No We MiGhT dIe, BeTtEr NoT fIgHt ToDaY’, lmao that’s exactly why we’re here, Stupid, now come catch these hands!”

[@robinnussbaumer5943]

Butchers Ball is one of the battles i am really looking forward to see in HotD not because i want to see Cole die but because i didnt really see it coming while reading f&b and i really hope they will do it justice

[@jeffcordova9633]

First to take the black!! If there is one moment in the show they have to get right it’s this.. The butchers ball.. No songs No swords.. 3 arrows to slay this king maker Cole

[@DarkKing009]

The Assassination of Criston Cole by the Cowards Dustin, Pate, and Grey

[@Chasingdreams25]

​@@DarkKing009 yeah the usurpers are the good honorable guys and the dudes who keep their words are the coward ones 😂😂😂

[@happythanos6632]

​​@@Chasingdreams25 so you mean Ned stark & Robert baratheon being the usurpers were the bad guys?

[@finikama]

​@@DarkKing009 cowards indeed. But that was smart. Cutting the head of the Green army like that was ruthless.

[@DarkKing009]

@@finikama very smart

[@michaelredford5389]

Oh my god, I do hope they adapt Cole's death exactly how it is described here. Given how messed up of a character he is in HotD, this will be ever more satisfying. He resides himself to dying as a warrior would... but instead is sniped from afar like a doe in the woods. He gained notoriety in tourneys but as he drew his last breath he was overshadowed by men who fought in real war and cared little for his plight. Perfect.

[@aihaven345]

I also hope that rhaenyra gets roasted just like in the books...wouldn't want them to change that satisfying ending

[@NRTHK-wv9sb]

Cole was a real warrior, the best in the continent, he fought wars in dorne

[@KermitOfWar]

​@@aihaven345 Doesn't she get eaten by Aegon's dragon in the books or does she get roasted to a crisp by her own dragon? 🤔

[@aihaven345]

@@KermitOfWar roasted and eaten by sunfyre

[@KermitOfWar]

@@aihaven345 Talk about a double whamy. Rhaenyra gets turned to fried chicken first & then gets turned into a dragon's happy meal. Daemon is the only Targ who goes out like a boss in the books.

[@jorose343]

Wow I can’t wait to see this done on HOTD. The cinematography, actors and atmosphere they have made has been so good I think this is going to be amazing.

[@jayathakur8643]

Absolutely

[@howdidmynamechange945]

"when steel is drawn there is no such thing as a fair fight" you said it yourself sir criston

[@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096]

Except a three v one isn’t fair

[@howdidmynamechange945]

@@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096 and steel was drawn

[@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096]

@@howdidmynamechange945 but there is was no fight they cowardly shot him

[@howdidmynamechange945]

@@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096 hey he said it himself when steel is draw theres no such thing as a fair fight - his words not mine darlin

[@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096]

@@howdidmynamechange945 but it wasn’t even a fight

[@bleachkiller419]

He kinda set off the whole Dance of The Dragons much like Littlefinger did with the Game of Thrones 200 years later.

[@jmoney9954]

That’s what I’m saying! Everything he touches collapses to ruin and dies. First Rhaenyra and then she got away and then all the bad shit befell the greens. Whichever side he loyal to suffers. Even when he isn’t trying to be cruel he just naturally is.

[@Mana-xd2tp]

Dornish Incels starting shit

[@chin203]

I can't wait for this in the show, they better do this battle justice

[@jackashmore]

The way they’ve treated cole so far I don’t except it too. It’ll probably be him crying and begging for his life while getting stabbed like Caesar. They really destroyed an ice cold killer just for girl power energy

[@lisas3545]

If Alan Taylor is involved it will be spectacular.

[@BlackDiamond2718]

From what i heard blood and cheese disappoints me

[@henryokoro3140]

@@BlackDiamond2718 Blood 🩸 and Cheese 🧀 really disappointed me too! Poor execution…only really horrifying part was the cutting sounds 🙉

[@brendan9868]

I love the dance because it shows both sides were capable of committing atrocities and has blurred lines of which side was properly in the right. The butchers ball is a great example is this, Cole tried to save his men by surrendering then when it was refused offered a 3 on 1 combat before being shot to death under a peace banner, an actual war crime. All this coming from the side that is more often considered being in the right of it. It’s a complex and messy story and I’m still so happy they chose it as the first spinoff show. It’s a good one to bounce back from after that catastrophic s7-8

[@merykhan97]

You're not wrong . But it's also fair to point out he bared steel first. Can't really ask for truce after . You can't say the butcher's ball was dishonorable imo

[@Ares99999]

Cole at this point had committed many atrocities, had his own share of war crimes. This wasn't even a war crime, but justice. And the Blacks were in the right of it, since Rhaenryra was the ACTUAL HEIR to the throne. It's not that complex.

[@pixiestxNyomouf]

I take it this is the part where GRR stated he would make people side with the Greens 😅

[@wayne47able]

He drew his sword at a Parlay... He committed the war crime. They wanted to do battle and he wanted to fight then and there without even giving his men proper warning. The Black's were in the right on this

[@09hicktown]

The problem is Cole drew his sword at a parlay which makes what happened after entirely his own fault

[@BlackDiamond2718]

Cut down by the river lords. Satisfying. Especially with aemond burning the riverlands.

[@angel00739]

Looking forward to Roderick Dustin and his Winter Wolves!

[@tonimaestre96]

Cowards, they didn't dare to fight him 3 vs 1

[@claudiu-mihaipuiu1221]

@@tonimaestre96 Yeah, exactly. Why risk dying and why risk making the man a martyr even if they somehow won? Better to kill him and just be done with.

[@blackdragon6]

Criston died because of Aemond basically.

[@HOEEAHHNIGGAS]

Yup

[@mistyneidig]

Criston Cole got what he sure deserved.

[@etoeto6754]

why

[@bradcsuka5054]

@@etoeto6754 Because Cole was a terrible person

[@salimgohan9670]

​@@bradcsuka5054 Everyone in the dance was terrible Rhaenyra and Daemon and aegon and alicent All are cunts

[@swordshield5592]

@@bradcsuka5054 there is far worse people in the dance, yet people hate Criston more, its not the moral argument at all

[@allthatdough]

@@bradcsuka5054Daemon is worse. Why doesnt he deserve a terrible death?

[@patch9302]

My gosh this is so depressing. i don't want Criston Cole to die. :(

[@sockmonkeyjg]

It speaks to the complexity of cole that he did try to save his men

[@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096]

I know right

[@pogiakolagi1909]

he tried to save himself. used his people to not make him look scared and selfish.

[@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096]

@@pogiakolagi1909 sure buddy maybe cope

[@aihaven345]

@@pogiakolagi1909 aww rhaneyra the r*p*st fan getting triggered...be prepared for the moment she gets what she deserves by aegon's dragon

[@rafaelsantos-nl9jd]

he try to save himself just that

[@benabroad8872]

Good video

[@tomtommyx]

This can't happen soon enough

[@WorldOfWesteros]

Honestly i lowkey like cole in the book, but can't wait to see show cole used as target practice. He's insufferable and i roll my eyes whenever he speaks

[@jollyfighter7319]

Can’t wait to see this on screen.

[@Rucker1980]

That was so gangster how they did him

[@captainziggy82]

Sweet sweet justice

[@tonimaestre96]

Cowards

[@Rafael_860]

I can’t wait for this to happen on the show

[@abdulpraiseworthy771]

Went out like a Champion Coley Cole💯🥇

[@LKaramazov]

Very interesting. All I know is what I’ve seen on the shows. I’m sad to hear of his death and am interested to see more videos to find out what happened.

[@mathewdean3334]

I hope they don't give criston a last stand in house of the dragon i want him to die like in the book

[@shin29534]

If he gets a last stand i wish daemon would brutalize him in a sword fight

[@paulafraile3143]

I CANNOT WAIT

[@carolbriscoe9337]

Hope we get to see this battle.

[@zulkhairihakim9164]

Love it

[@tonimaestre96]

Cowards. Say what you want about Cole but he was a self made man. Of course he would beat their asses in a 3-on-1 RIP kingmaker

[@sankarkrishnan407]

If they agree for a duel Cole had no chance. He may have killed Garibald. But the Lionslayer and Roddy was tough. Cole was not familiar with Northern Axe fighting. It will open his stomach.

[@wayne47able]

Roddy the Ruin took out the most experienced knight from old town and Ormund Hightower in a 2 vs 1 while losing his shield arm…. Criston Cole was most certainly not just about to walk through Roddy the Ruin

[@wayne47able]

Did Cole have a chance? Absolutely. He is probably the finest Knight of this era. However, this was not going to be an easy battle for him by any means.@PEDOGAYMONTARGARYEN

[@Ares99999]

@@wayne47able No. He had no chance at all. Roddy the Ruin was there. He'd haver gone down very easily to him. And if he was the finest knight of that era, then that era was very poor.

[@wayne47able]

@@Ares99999 In the books Cole is defined as the greatest Knight of that period. He defeated Daemon twice, he defeated Harwin strong shattering both his elbow and collar bone, He beat Both of the Cargyll twins, Lyman Mallister, and a few others. Cole was a twat no doubt but the man could fight his ass off

[@ucnguyenanh9414]

Then why did they refuse? Their decline is similar to Robb decline to duel Jaime. "If we do it your way, you'd win. We're not doing it your way." They must've known their chance were slim, so they ordered the archers.

[@bluryfilms]

I cannot wait to see this in the show

[@theduxabides9274]

Probably one of the dumbest battles of the war on either side. Cole's force is about half the size of the Riverlords and largely made up of Crownlanders; he offers to surrender, which would give the Blacks the opportunity to take a valuable prisoner in Criston Cole and either execute him as a traitor in KL, or try to ransom him. A lot of the Crownlanders in his army had probably already changed sides once, and would have swelled the size of Rhaenyra's forces. Instead they choose to fight an unnecessary battle and incur more casualties for no other reason than their commanders are bloodthirsty. Then we've got Criston Cole deciding to march from Harrenhal and through the Reach in order to get to Ormund's army, when he could have marched west and sought the aid of the Lannisters, or at least entered the Reach from the north.

[@pinkdouche]

This battle actually reminds me of Dracula's campaign against the ottomans, the guerrilla tactics, scorched earth, the amount of brutality and so on. I think this massacre was a message to all the queen's enemies: there will be no mercy for traitors. Fear is a effective tool too. Numbers are not everything.

[@theduxabides9274]

@@pinkdouche "Numbers are not everything" They are in fact EVERYTHING when you're in a Medieval setting with low population growth and greater susceptibility to disease than present day. You take every man you can, esp. when your Northern allies are sitting at home with their thumbs up their asses. F&B is a clown show from start to finish, and the Dance is the clown car derby to finish the night.

[@TheUndyingCrystal]

​@@pinkdouche This. It was made very clear just how much the Blacks despised Cole for being a turncoat. No matter how valuable a prisoner he could have been, Cole was a dead man the moment the Blacks had him.

[@09hicktown]

@@pinkdoucheCole was never going to get any mercy from the blacks, he not only wasn’t deserving of it, he never gave anyone else mercy so why would people extend it to him

[@BlackDiamond2718]

This was never a war for strategy. It was a war for vengeance and annihilation.

[@AlexanderJoneshttps]

My favourite part from the book

[@seadav0183]

"Martyr me, little boys and cowards"-Ser Criston Cole

[@merykhan97]

Cole had no chance against Lionslayer and Roddy . He would've d*ed regardless. The way i see it, they viewed him as a dishonorable man (he was) so they didn't want to grant him the death of a fighter. I may be wrong but i think thats the reasoning behind that decision . He was a good fighter but a terrible person who thrived on hatred and murder. He deserved that

[@pixiestxNyomouf]

Yep, he went out awake killed after denying surrender only to giveit in defeat and trade his life for theirs. He earned shame

[@asp5399]

Everyone is dishonorable in the war And each of them gets distasteful death especially rhaenyra

[@neiloconnor7776]

You really underestimate Cole’s combat ability

[@shauryak8572]

He defeated daemon with dark sister twice fair and square. This dude may be a terrible person, but there is no doubt about his prowess at the battle. he was a warrior and would have clutched the potential 1v3 , though might not survive from the wounds.

[@crimetimewithjess5366]

Exactly. He did not get an honorable warriors death as he was unworthy of it and they knew it. He had taken enough life, time for him to go. Unceremoniously

[@DarkKing009]

"The best and the worst. And a few who were a bit of both. Like Ser Criston Cole the Kingmaker." Jaime Lannister Ser Criston Cole is a violent brute but is also capable of charming and devoted. A True Knight! Insulting a Knight's liege-lord is a bad idea.

[@porphyrienne]

The Riverlands is completely underrated for asymmetrical warfare. Like they know they live in the realm's battleground and make anyone who opposes them pay for each step they take through the Riverlands. I'd love to see Riverlander bowmen and light cavalry expanded upon at some point in time.

[@TheSupart91]

The North doesn't care for anyone from the souths feelings love it 😂😂

[@JoseGonzalez-pn5zl]

🤣🤣That’s why we come boy winter is here boy. Love it the northern lords with their comebacks. Even if they excepted his surrender he would been executed surely. I have one thing I was wondering do you think crispin Cole will be sorry or except his death in the show ?

[@09hicktown]

I think ser incel will whine and cry about unfairness and get one last dig at Rhaenyra in before he dies

[@seth_fitzgerald]

His own karma caught up with him all those times he killed people and got away with it. This time he was cornered bested so he died.

[@seth_fitzgerald]

@HoeAhhNiggas_ The Winter came, and took his life by River Lords Arrows. He stood no chance against real honorable warriors.

[@mattjack3983]

​@RHAENYRATARGARYENTHERAPISTyou are all over the comments taking Ls and making a fool of yourself

[@vitanus]

We had so many logic plotholes in GameofThrones, a brief appearance of Ramsay Bolton would have been alright with me lol

[@DEVILDOG3334]

Cole thought he was gonna slay the top brass 😅😢

[@martincolton32]

He would off if they had the balls to fight him

[@DEVILDOG3334]

@@martincolton32 that’s the thing they had no plans to fight him fairly, and his army was already lost I’m sure they just wanted to see what he would say lol 😂 like where bored let’s see what he says and kill him after

[@martincolton32]

@@DEVILDOG3334 like I said. If they had the balls to fight him he’d of beat them.

[@anapham4724]

​@@DEVILDOG3334RAMSEY BOLTON BE LIKE ITS NOT ABOUT THE BALLS ITS ABOUT THE BRAIN 😂😂😂 YOU GOING TO FIGHT A MAN YOU KNOW YOU WILL LOST WHY GAMBLE IT WHEN YOU ARE ALREADY ON THE WINNING SIDE😂😂😂

[@gravedave7970]

@@martincolton32cole was a great fighter . But never he was so far better than any of those 3 dudes as they all were considered elite .they were no joe schmmoes .He would had his ass handled .

[@kb4903]

Why did he go to the western side in the river lands rather than the more secure crown lands?

[@paulraines9635]

Same reason that he and Aemond split up, plot.

[@MeliorIlle]

The Winter Wolves marching and singing in cadence in hopefully a Nordic based language to decimate Cole's army will be the best scene in the show.

[@Luca___00]

People should really learn to separate their character preferences from their abilities. Cole may be incompetent as a King's guard (on the show) but say he wasn't skilled as a general is just ridiculous. He simply couldn't do more than that.

[@ameliad8055]

War is hardly a fair business, Ser Harwin. And he got cheated to death 😆😆😆. My most favorite death in this tale.

[@samalvey8168]

For Lord Beesbury.

[@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096]

@HOEAHHNIGGAStrue that

[@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096]

Aw yes lord beesbury who got the punishment for treason

[@baptistamercado1380]

They won’t write songs about how bravely Cole died, but they can write songs how the greatest fighter in Westeros was in honorably murdered by cowards.

[@queenesther09]

Based on what was said, I imagine it would be more like they denied him the honorable death that a better man would have been worthy of..

[@rommelorbigo6857]

Good for Ser friendzone

[@Lamporre]

I really hope that they follow this verbatim in "House of the Dragon." I can't think of a better way to show the Butcher's Ball.

[@apollotheegawd5872]

Cole pack goin hit hard in s3 or s4 in house of the dragon

[@Divine_Chareka]

First to take the black!

[@nelsonchereta816]

Given what Cole did it's 100% fitting he died that way. No glorious end, no songs, just killed with arrows from a distance.

[@allthatdough]

hes still talked about and everyone who killed him are forgotten

[@marcosrodriguez.9753]

@@allthatdoughhe’s remembered in infamy though, not exactly the honorable legacy he wished for

[@Luca___00]

​@@marcosrodriguez.9753He is remembered for being the best and worst of the King's guard. He''s not that badly remembered.

[@arsalantariq1890]

I DID NOT EXPECT THAT VOICE AFTER THE INTRO MUSIC 💀

[@Teutonic_W]

i have zero faith the show runners will be able to show us this accurately

[@justinikorenstein7590]

When a northman says "winter is here" just know youre fucked lmaoo

[@ythandlename]

"Winter is here" = "idgaf no mor"

[@pattonramming1988]

May he rot in the seven hells

[@BlackDiamond2718]

May he rot with maegor the cruel

[@soyanaracquel]

CANNOT. WAIT. TO. SEE. THIS.

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

Kinda wish they actually had the 3 on 1 but war is war.

[@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096]

I know right and yet people claim there badass like how is that badass they claim he killed thousands of people so they kill him under a peace banner and then proceed to butcher his surrendered men kinda hypocritical

[@Hash_kw]

⁠@@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096he was a big hypocrite. Dying this way is poetic

[@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096]

@@Hash_kw and how was he a hypocrite

[@Hash_kw]

@@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096 watch the recent episode that’s more than enough

[@schemeteam2954]

I have a prediction about his death in the show. I don't know who they called the 3 guys who will kill Cole but they're probably gonna be thr graybeards of the north who kills him.

[@AdeptKing]

Wouldn’t Cole be dying “bravely” anyway since his sword was in his hand when he died or was it because he died by getting shot instead of in a melee? Like if he got shot in the back while running away or hit before he knew someone was there I would see how that fits.

[@brangertheburger4227]

What season is this expected to happen

[@Kevin-forcescholar]

I predict season 3 we will see his death

[@de5096]

And where is the Order of the Green Hand during all this, same place for all the other stories…

[@ezananigussie3311]

I thought they were disbanded before aegons conquest

[@Jacaerys4life]

@@ezananigussie3311 The Manderlys are the last of the order as far as we know.

[@abs368]

As much he deserves to die, he should have got to fight dameon again

[@crimetimewithjess5366]

He isn't worthy enough to fight daemon. In the books he sneaks up behind deamon and hits him in the back.

[@ctvuniverse4414]

​@@crimetimewithjess5366That's the show not books, and the showrunners said Cole was unmatched by Daemon

[@crimetimewithjess5366]

@@ctvuniverse4414 no thats the books

[@severanfenrir4051]

Though a lot of people are saying Cole got what he deserved, the Green Lords’ still violate a flag of truce and honorable combat by killing Cole with arrows. Moreover he did try and save his men’s lives.

[@tomflynn54]

Aemon one eye at this point was already burning villages and lords castles with Vhagar. Cristin Cole also drew his sword first thus he broke the peace banner.

[@anarion211983]

@@tomflynn54 Ser Criston likely figured out they didn't intend to negotiate, rather to gloat and he chose to die with his boots on, Riverlords already prepared best archers to keep eye on Kingmaker so they were already breaking negotiation norms.

[@Argos-xb8ek]

Clearly in their eyes, Cole deserved no quarter or honor

[@merykhan97]

He's not an honorable man . Doesn't exactly deserves to be treated as one . Negotiations were not an option considering what Aemond was doing at that very moment.

[@Ares99999]

@@anarion211983 In your mind, Cole is NEVER in the wrong.

[@Ballen53]

“That is why we have come boy. Winter is here.” God I love the Northmen

[@vladimirrashkovsky6274]

3:12 “you underestimate my power”

[@shahidulkhan9566]

I never understood how the greens managed to hold onto kings landing for so long considering that the blacks had more support from the houses. The only two major houses to support the greens were the hightowers and lannisters.

[@heisenberg6197]

they have vhagar

[@ianakamrsilly123]

Lannisters are a very powerful house with lots of soldiers and gold

[@maxi1ification]

A) you're underestimating how powerful the Hightowers and Lannisters were when put together B) a LOT of their forces were concentrated around the westerlands and crownlands, while Rhaenyra's were more dispersed C) they did hold the support of lots of minor houses, both who supported them on their own volition as well as those who followed the big ones D) they had Vhagar, which made many of the ones close to their points of command wary of antagonizing them, which even if they did not go for the Greens, helped keep them neutral

[@ambitiousram]

The Greens had the Lannisters and *all* their houses, the Hightowers and their vassals (said to be as powerful as a great house) + the Baratheons and *all* their houses. It's implied that every Northern vassal house not named was neutral (hence why so many of them specifically are named) and the Riverlands was split. The Iron Islands is poor with low manpower. The greens likely had more houses in actuality although it's not clear but they definitely had the houses with the largest populous in terms of smallfolk, most money and largest armies.

[@bradcsuka5054]

You're forgetting House Baratheon and the Stormlands

[@armondshakir3655]

I’m going to scream when this happens

[@Jacaerys4life]

Oathbreakers get what's coming to em

[@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096]

What oath did he break

[@dylanmcmahon9690]

@@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096 His oath as a kingsguard, like a lot of times. You're not supposed to be fucking the people you're supposed to protect.

[@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096]

@@dylanmcmahon9690 where talking about the books where we don’t no if that happened and what are your thoughts on Jamie Lannister

[@jdeljones]

I hope they keep this as close as possible to the books. A pretty epic way to go out. And Criston Cole is unfairly hated by the fandom when Rhaenyra should be held just as accountable.

[@azur_khan]

I agree

[@LocksAndChains]

Nah. Sir Incelot can get cluster sodomized for my pleasure.

[@YogsenForfoth]

I wish that more people who watch the show would realize that all of this drama is supposed to represent how rotten and broken down the House of Targaryen had become. There’s no “good side” in this story. Both sides commit barbaric and horrible acts.

[@Chasingdreams25]

Yeah Rhaenyra usurped herself

[@angelyuqi6709]

Yeah rhaenyra should be held accountable for him Fuckin another queen & once again breaking his oath 💀 he's not unnecessarily hated , he's perfectly hated for being a complete hypocrite who keeps on protecting his faults on to others & doesn't held himself accountable for his mistakes.

[@jmoney9954]

I bet you $100 in the show they’ll make it like Cole was trying to get back to Kings Landing to protect Alicent lmfao 😂

[@dimospatrik5605]

He is the man, ser criston cole.. 1 versus 3 and still..

[@Ares99999]

And still he died. Your point?

[@dimospatrik5605]

@@Ares99999 what you'rs..

[@kitasauplmnustiu4307]

@@dimospatrik5605overconfidence, nothing more, he would've died there anyway if he fought them

[@asp5399]

​@@Ares99999even the Roderick died, so did trampled leaf in tumbletown

[@AegonTargaryenthesecond3096]

@@Ares99999because they cowardly crossbowed him

[@lyrikalstyles8040]

Rhaenrya gets what she deserves in the end

[@JohnG44]

Gets what again? They all died only rheynerya son aegon 3 becomes king.

[@mtrunkello]

Damn they feared Cole even after a grueling march, weak and unprepared. What loosers. So much for the tough noetherners lol.

[@jcruz8458]

I have a feeling because the hotd book being from the historian Pov of maester who could be influenced by house hightower since the citadel is in their realm it probably paints green loyalist better than what they were and black in a worse light. at least that's my theory. I think the show is viewed as what actually happened at least that's what grrm has stated at least i remember him saying that but i know he has said the hotd book could be unreliable source since it was written after the war and from 2nd or 3rd hand accounts

[@mtrunkello]

@@jcruz8458 yeah but you would think the civil war wouldnt have happened if every participant on the green side would have been the opposite of what the books described them. If everybody is incompetent and relying solely on Aemond and Vhagar the war would have been over in months. Also Cole has been showed to be on par with Daemon and Aemond in melee so in the show it shouldnt be that much different.

[@andrewyakovlev9710]

Cole was everything but an honourable man, why expect an honourable death?

[@mtrunkello]

@@andrewyakovlev9710 i would duel him because of my honor not because of his. How could i live my life as some kind of warhero badass if my only challanging opponent was dispatched by others because i feared him? Yikes

[@andrewyakovlev9710]

@@mtrunkello they didn't want to give him an honourable death, because he was not an honourable man. They came for his head, not to fight fair and square

[@luminyam6145]

That was great, thank you.

[@adarshb6708]

I came here after watching HOT D season 2 episode 2

[@thalmoragent9344]

And so ends the Ser Criston Cole the Kingmaker. The books have a much different interpretation of him, hope we get to see his more competent side in Season 2 I've been told that Criston Cole was "the best and the worst of the Kingsguard", said by Jamie in the books. His feats are rather impressive Overall, it begs the question, if Cole did fight all three of the Lords, I wonder if he would've won 🤔 low-key, there must've been a small part inside of the Lords of the Trident that didn't want to take the chance of Cole winning.

[@Ares99999]

He stood no chance at all, not with Roderick Dustin standing nearby.

[@pixiestxNyomouf]

No, but that wasn't gonna happen anyway. They let him die a cowards death, no glory or honor. He died much like many others in the battle of the blackwater lol

[@09hicktown]

Jaime also sees no problem in his father brutalizing people for often no reason, Jaime talking good about someone is meaningless

[@lorddarthkairos01]

To think he was so feared they reenactwd the 300 finally

[@Liftheavy85]

I so hope they have this scene in the show

[@WorldOfWesteros]

i suspect they will include it, how they choose to show it is another matter altogether

[@1998topornik]

Excellent end for Kingmaker!

[@peepinR]

Theres been some changes in the show that i think has made the story a little worse but i hope they get this right and try not to change things too much. Theres been a little too much story compression from what ive seen so far in the story.

[@dilibediboa2390]

Oh I can't wait to see the old north-men in action

[@WorldOfWesteros]

i do wonder if we're gonna get proper old northmen, ot just some men in the 50's they will call old

[@blancmarbre4021]

@@WorldOfWesterosin a medieval world, 50 is already quite old

[@Argos-xb8ek]

It must be bad because we never hear anything else of House Cole.

[@arunsingla3452]

They were a minor house in storms land who got exiled sometime after dance of the dragons and only two known coles are now serving golden company

[@childelee2569]

“If we fight. Your men will die.” “Fool. Why do you think we came all the way here? You boutta catch these hands.” Later “Fight back! FIIGHT BACK!!!!”

[@77chotu77]

Cole is one of the most misunderstood characters in the show atleast... A man of honour, who lost it due to class differences in Westros and looking for redemption... Want to see how the show handles his death...

[@09hicktown]

Cole had no honour

[@Kriegsman1119]

PUT POO INSIDE THE TUBE OF SPAGHETTI