Changes: Waymar Royce

Revision as of 17:53, 23 July 2015

"If you want to run away south, run away. Of course, they will behead you as a deserter... if I don't catch you first."

―Ser Waymar to Will.^[src]

Ser Waymar Royce is a minor character in the first season, appearing only in the series premiere, "Winter is Coming". He was portrayed by Rob Ostlere. He was sworn brother of the Night's Watch who was killed by White Walkers.

Biography

Background

Ser Waymar Royce was a knight of House Royce, an ancient and proud noble family of the Vale of Arryn, and the youngest son Lord Yohn Royce, Lord of Runestone and the head of the family. He joined the Night's Watch and was placed amongst the Rangers due to his noble birth and skill at arms.

Season 1

Waymar Royce, Gared & Will — Rangers Gared, Ser **Waymar Royce** and Will departing Castle Black on a ranging beyond the Wall.

Ser Waymar commands a ranging beyond the Wall, accompanied by Gared and Will, to investigate sightings of wildlings close by. Instead, they find wights and a White Walker. Royce, along with Gared, was brutally killed. Will flees and is eventually executed by Ned Stark for desertion.^[1]

Season 4

Sansa Stark mentions to Lord Yohn Royce that she had previously met him at Winterfell when Yohn was escorting his son Waymar to the Wall to join the Night's Watch.^[2]

Appearance

Template:Season One Appearances

Family tree

Template:House Royce family tree

Behind the scenes

Jamie as Waymar — Jamie Campbell Bower as Waymar Royce in the unaired pilot episode.

In the unaired pilot episode he was played by Jamie Campbell Bower, but was recast with Rob Ostlere when the opening scene was re-shot.

He is the first character in the series to be killed.

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, House Royce of Runestone is distantly related to House Stark. As is the third and youngest son of "Bronze" Yohn Royce, and therefore having little chance of inheriting lands or wealth, he joined the Night's Watch. Waymar was fast-tracked to being an officer because of his noble blood. Eighteen-year-old Waymar is a skilled warrior, trained by his castle's master-at-arms, but is untested in battle. He is arrogant and has a tendency to underrate the experience of other men due to their lower birth, even though they have been serving on the Wall for longer than he has, but he is not completely stupid.

Nonetheless, when the Others - as the White Walkers are known in the novels - appear he bravely attempts to fight one in single combat. However, his sword shatters after a few clashes with the ice-sword of the Other, and he is defeated and killed. When Will surveys the damage and retrieves Royce's shattered sword Royce revives as a wight, his eyes now icy blue, and murders Will.

The young Sansa (who was less than 11 years old at the time) developed a massive romantic crush on the handsome young man in the brief time he and his father stayed at Winterfell before he departed to the Wall.

References

↑ "Winter is Coming"
↑ "The Mountain and the Viper"

Template:Watch navbox Template:Royce navbox

[1] "Winter is Coming"

[2] "The Mountain and the Viper"

[1]

[2]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Heraldry
+|leftimage=House Royce.png
+|leftlink=House Royce
+|rightimage=Crow mini shield.png
+|rightlink=Night's Watch
+}}
 {{Character
+|Title =Waymar Royce
-|Title = [[File:House Royce.png|40px|left|link=House Royce]] Waymar Royce [[File:Night'sWatchicon.jpg|40px|right|link=Night's Watch]]
 |Image = WaymarRoyceHD1x01.png
 |Season = [[Season 1|1]]
@@ Line 7: / Line 13: @@
 |Status= [[:Category:Status: Dead|Deceased]]
 |Death = Slain by [[White Walkers]] in the [[Haunted Forest]]
-|DeathEp =
+|DeathEp = "[[Winter is Coming]]"
 |Place = [[Runestone]]
-|Allegiance=The [[Night's Watch]]<br>[[House Royce]]
+|Allegiance=The [[Night's Watch]]<br>[[House Royce]] (by birth)
 |Actor = [[Rob Ostlere]]
-|Family = [[Yohn Royce]] - father<br>{[[Robar Royce]]} - brother |Age = }}
+|Family = [[Yohn Royce]] - father<br>{[[Robar Royce]]} - brother|Age = |Mentioned = "[[The Mountain and the Viper]]"}}
-{{Quote|If you want to run away south, run away. Of course, they will behead you as a deserter... if I don't catch you first.|Ser '''Waymar''' to [[Will]].|Winter is Coming}}
+{{Quote|If you want to run away south, run away. Of course, they will behead you as a deserter... if I don't catch you first.|Ser Waymar to [[Will]].|Winter is Coming}}
-Ser '''Waymar Royce''' is a minor character in the [[Season 1|first season]] of ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. He is portrayed by [[Rob Ostlere]]. He is sworn brother of the [[Night's Watch]] who is killed by [[White Walkers]].
+Ser '''Waymar Royce''' is a minor character in the [[Season 1|first season]], appearing only in the series premiere, "[[Winter is Coming]]". He was portrayed by [[Rob Ostlere]]. He was sworn brother of the [[Night's Watch]] who was killed by [[White Walkers]].
 ==Biography==
 ===Background===
-Ser Waymar Royce is a knight and the youngest son of [[House Royce]], a noble family of the [[Vale of Arryn]]. At some point, Waymar goes to [[the Wall]] to join the [[Night's Watch]], where he is placed amongst the Rangers due to his noble birth and skill at arms.
+Ser Waymar Royce was a [[Knighthood|knight]] of [[House Royce]], an ancient and proud noble family of the [[Vale of Arryn]], and the youngest son Lord [[Yohn Royce]], [[Lord of Runestone|Lord]] of [[Runestone]] and the head of the family. He joined the [[Night's Watch]] and was placed amongst the [[Ranger|Rangers]] due to his noble birth and skill at arms.
 ===[[Season 1]]===
 [[File:Waymar_Royce,_Gared_&_Will.jpg|thumb|250px|Rangers [[Gared]], Ser [[Waymar Royce]] and [[Will]] departing [[Castle Black]] on a ranging beyond the [[Wall]].]]
-Ser Waymar commands a ranging beyond [[the Wall]], accompanied by [[Gared]] and [[Will]], to investigate sightings of [[wildlings]] close by. Instead, they find [[Wights]] and a [[White Walkers|White Walker]]. Royce, along with Gared, was brutally killed. Will flees and is eventually executed by [[Ned Stark]] for desertion.<ref>"[[Winter is Coming (episode)|Winter is Coming]]"</ref>
+Ser Waymar commands a ranging beyond [[the Wall]], accompanied by [[Gared]] and [[Will]], to investigate sightings of [[Free Folk|wildlings]] close by. Instead, they find [[wights]] and a [[White Walkers|White Walker]]. Royce, along with Gared, was brutally killed. Will flees and is eventually executed by [[Eddard Stark|Ned Stark]] for [[desertion]].<ref>"[[Winter is Coming (episode)|Winter is Coming]]"</ref>
+===[[Season 4]]===
+[[Sansa Stark]] mentions to Lord [[Yohn Royce]] that she had previously met him at [[Winterfell]] when Yohn was escorting his son Waymar to [[the Wall]] to join the Night's Watch.<ref>"[[The Mountain and the Viper]]"</ref>
 ==Appearance==
@@ Line 33: / Line 42: @@
 [[File:Jamie_as_Waymar.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Jamie Campbell Bower]] as Waymar Royce in the unaired [[pilot episode]].]]
 In the [[Pilot episode|unaired pilot episode]] he was played by [[Jamie Campbell Bower]], but was recast with [[Rob Ostlere]] when the opening scene was re-shot.
+He is the first character in the series to be killed.
 ==In the books==
-In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, House Royce of [[Runestone]] is distantly related to [[House Stark]]. He is the third and youngest son of "Bronze" Yohn Royce, and therefore having little chance of inheriting lands or wealth, he joined the Night's Watch. Waymar was fast-tracked to being an officer because of his noble blood. Eighteen-year-old Waymar is a skilled warrior, trained by his castle's master-at-arms, but is untested in battle. He is arrogant and has a tendency to underrate the experience of other men due to their lower birth, even though they have been serving on the Wall for longer than he has, but he is not completely stupid.
+In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, House Royce of [[Runestone]] is distantly related to [[House Stark]]. As is the third and youngest son of "Bronze" Yohn Royce, and therefore having little chance of inheriting lands or wealth, he joined the Night's Watch. Waymar was fast-tracked to being an officer because of his noble blood. Eighteen-year-old Waymar is a skilled warrior, trained by his castle's master-at-arms, but is untested in battle. He is arrogant and has a tendency to underrate the experience of other men due to their lower birth, even though they have been serving on the Wall for longer than he has, but he is not completely stupid.
-Nonetheless, when the Others - as the White Walkers are known in the novels - appear he bravely attempts to fight one in single combat. However, his sword shatters as soon as it touches the ice-sword of the Other, and he is defeated and killed. When Will surveys the damage and retrieves Royce's shattered sword Royce revives as a [[wight]], his eyes now icy blue, and murders Will.
+Nonetheless, when the Others - as the White Walkers are known in the novels - appear he bravely attempts to fight one in single combat. However, his sword shatters after a few clashes with the ice-sword of the Other, and he is defeated and killed. When Will surveys the damage and retrieves Royce's shattered sword Royce revives as a [[wight]], his eyes now icy blue, and murders Will.
-At a later point in the novels, [[Sansa Stark]] recalls that Waymar stopped at [[Winterfell]] on his way to the Wall, along with his father. The young Sansa (who was less than 11 years old at the time) developed a massive romantic crush on the handsome young man in the brief time before he departed.
+The young Sansa (who was less than 11 years old at the time) developed a massive romantic crush on the handsome young man in the brief time he and his father stayed at Winterfell before he departed to the Wall.
 ==See also==
@@ Line 57: / Line 68: @@
 [[Category:Nobility]]
 [[Category:Knights]]
+[[de:Weymar Rois]]
+[[es:Waymar Royce]]
+[[fr:Waymar Royce]]
+[[pl:Waymar Royce]]
+[[ru:Уэймар Ройс]]
+[[zh:威玛·罗伊斯]]

Wiki of Westeros