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They fucked with House Baratheon so much. I’ll be forever bitter over the fact Bran ended up being king instead of Gendry, who in fact had a claim to the throne. Anyone would be a better choice than Bran. The night king was right all along about destroying humanity. Oh well T.T
I’m not so sure I wanted Gendry to become King. He wouldn’t want it. With the right advisors? I imagine he’d be a decent king and there is some poetic sense of justice in Robert’s true son becoming king, but I’ve always been content with him getting Storm’s End if anything.
It should’ve been brought up though. Gendry had a claim to the throne on par with Jon’s if not greater than at the time. Robert had taken it by conquest. I guess, Daenerys had also taken it by conquest and by virtue of Jon being her closet living realtive he’d be next in line. But if Jon abdicated his claim or as we see he’s sent to the Wall being stripped of titles and ability to claim them than that actually leaves Gendry once again the last closest living person that could claim the throne by right of either Baratheon or Targaryen blood.
In truth, I wanted Jon to become King. It made the most sense to me and seemed to be where the story was leading. Jon taking up the crown to help rebuild the country not even just because it’s his brith right as a Targareyn but just because Jon is Jon and I thought he’d be a pretty good king.
Both Gendry and Jon would be the most relucant to take the job.