YMMV / Tales of Dunk and Egg

• Alternative Character Interpretation: When Daeron is forced to face Dunk in a Trial by Seven and the prophecy about him killing a Targaryen is all but certain, is Daeron's apologetic attitude towards Dunk before the trial genuine, or is he just trying to build rapport with Dunk so he wouldn't end up being the one killed?
• Ensemble Dark Horse:
  • Bloodraven was always a favorite character despite being The Ghost in the main series at least until A Dance With Dragons. However, he proves himself to be quite The Chessmaster in "The Mystery Knight."
  • Baelor Breakspear, for being a great embodiment of both The Wise Prince and a Warrior Prince.
• Fridge Brilliance: Maynard Plumm says that he is distantly related to the Westerlander nobleman Viserys Plumm, but Lord Plumm wouldn't admit to it. Of course Lord Plumm wouldn't admit to being related to Maynard Plumm, not when it's just an alias Bloodraven is using. And better yet, Bloodraven and Plumm are related. Plumm's mother is Elaena Targaryen, cousin to Bloodraven's father Aegon the Unworthy, and it is widely rumored that Plumm's legal father Ossifer Plumm died before he could consummate the marriage and that his biological father is also Aegon the Unworthy, making the two either second cousins or half-brothers.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: Dunk and Lady Webber take quite a liking to each other. Nearly a hundred years later, Webber's great-grandson Jaime Lannister and Dunk's descendant Brienne of Tarth develop a deep mutual respect and, on Brienne's side at least, a crush.
• Rewatch Bonus: Once you realize that Maynard Plumm is implied to be Bloodraven himself, than a great deal of his lines on the actions of Bloodraven as Hand and his general demeanor become hilariously troll-ish.
• They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character: Prince Valarr, son of fan-favorite Baelor Breakspear has only a single line in the series and very few scenes. While he was Doomed by Canon given his role as a temporary heir to the Iron Throne, he still feels underused. Between partially blaming Dunk for his father's death but with the implied potential for Character Development, he could have at least been an interesting supporting character for a couple more stories before dying.
• Too Cool to Live:
  • Prince Baelor Breakspear is one of the most well liked of all noble characters, every inch the Ideal Hero.
  • Daemon I Blackfyre is an In-Universe example, and Ser Eustace's descriptions of his hero's awesomeness have made fans see him in a like fashion.
  • In a broader sense, since this is a Prequel to the main series, almost all the characters qualify as this when one keeps in mind Foregone Conclusion. Rohanne Webber will marry Ser Gerold Lannister and become Tywin Lannister's grandmother after Ser Eustace dies and later disappears mysteriously. Dunk and Egg will die at the Tragedy at Summerhall, leaving Bloodraven and Maester Aemon being as the last members of this generation of failed reformers and true knights.

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