22. ROBERT BARATHEON VS GREGOR

Robert of the house Baratheon

As champion of the greatest warrior Westeros has
ever known, today I will prove to
everyone reading this debate that Robert of the house Baratheon is not only the greatest fighter in single combat that the seven kingdoms has ever seen, but a military genius with true one shot stop ability. Gregor Clegane is useful when it comes to mowing down swaths of men, but in single combat he has nowhere near the skill or cardio necessary to take down a smashing machine like Robert. Today the mad dog gets put out of his misery for good because of one reason. OURS IS THE FURY!!!! The reasons for Robert’s victory are as follows:

Intelligence in battle

While not necessarily being known for his intelligence and ruling a kingdom, when it comes to battle Robert is keenly smart. He doesn’t just charge forward with reckless abandon like his challenger in this debate. In the battle of Summerhall Robert learns that the forces of house Fell, house Grandison, and house Cafferen are rallying at Summerhall in the Dornish Marches, in an attempt to march on storms end. Catching wind of this, Robert literally races to meet them as he knows that not only can he defeat the three armies, but he could also win their remaining support to his side. Robert took a bet on an outcome that he was not sure of and it turned out to be right. In the battle of Ashford Robert sees that he is down in the fight and knows that if he doesn’t retreat the forces of Randyll Tarly will stop the rebellion before it has a chance to begin in earnest. He wisely chooses to retreat from the Reach and meet up with his allies in the Riverlands. This is evidence that Robert has a far better grasp on the intricacies of battle then the mountain could ever hope to have.

Undefeated in single combat

Woe to the man who ever finds themselves foolish enough to stand in front of Robert in hopes of killing him. While Robert might never have faced anyone with the pure brute strength of Gregor, he has killed men with far more skill than anyone the mountain has ever fought against. At 19 years old he SMASHED Marq Grafton in the battle of Gulltown. The Graftons are a noble house from the Vale who rules over Gulltown, the largest and most prosperous town in the Vale, which essentially means that Marq had enough wealth behind him to be a warrior of considerable skill. In the battle of summerhall, he SMASHED Lord fell(first name unknown) in single combat which likely won the rest of his men to Roberts cause. Robert didn’t stop there, as he SMASHED every whore in the stony sept of the Riverlands and then emerged to lead the counterattack and SMASHED Rhaegar Targaryens friend and former Squire Myles Mooton who was said to be brave and bold. On that day the gods smiled on Jon Connington as he was able to get away with his skull not having been caved in. Robert’s next contest is the stuff of legends, as Rhaegar Targaryen marched on the Trident with a host of 40,000 men. Rhaegar was truly the last Dragon and believed that he was destined by love and fate to overthrow the usurper. However, the gods had other plans and Robert had the FURY! Robert Baratheon SMASHED Rhaegar Targaryen with his Warhammer scattering rubies throughout the waters of the ford and putting an end to a dynasty that lasted nearly 300 years.

Gregor is slow and dumb

The mountain that rides is a giant oaf of a man who possesses incredible strength and wields a 6 foot long sword. He is said to be nearly 8 foot tall and weighing in at 420 pounds. This means that while Gregor may have a considerable amount of strength, he will not have the ability to last as long as he needs against a warrior like Robert. All of those muscles need oxygen in order to function properly and Gregor is also slowed by the enormous amount of armor he wears as protection. He wears a plate helm with only a narrow slit for vision which will hinder him as he will have to look down at Robert. Meaning his own helm is going to hinder him from being able to follow Robert properly all the while being attacked by severely damaging blows. Gregor is strong but that’s all he is.

Robert is faster,and more precise

Robert is not only strong but he’s fast as well. He has to be. A Warhammer doesn’t crash through a breastplate if it’s moving slowly and Robert has also proven that he is very accurate with his Warhammer. Fighters normally come into battle equipped with their weapon and a shield in between them and their opponent. This means Robert has a keen eye for placement and timing and has used it in every one of his battles and will rely upon it most of all in his battle with the mountain that rides dies!

The battle won’t last long

King Robert starts the battle by boastfully singing Fifty-Four Tuns at the top of his lungs. This causes the bear in the pit to move in fear towards the other end where Gregor is. In a Fit of rage the mountain plunges his sword through the neck of the bear and charges Robert in an attempt to halt Robert’s disrespectful singing. Gregor plays right into the hands of Roberts mental games. Robert spins 360° and crashes his hammer into the side of the left knee of Gregor while simultaneously ducking and horizontal attack. Robert then spins 360° the other direction and slams his Warhammer into the right knee of the mountain that sends him crashing to the ground. Robert then puts his Warhammer through skull skull of the mountain like a hammer through a dead dog!