Stannis Baratheon is a character in the fantasy novel A Song of Ice and Fire written by George R.R. Martin, and is played by Stephen Dillane in the HBO American drama Game of Thrones.Play.

Stannis is the second brother of King Robert Baratheon. He is serious and introverted, fair, perseverant, never compromises, and meticulous about the law. However, he also has shortcomings such as being inflexible and indifferent to people.

Stannis has been living at Storm's End since the death of his father, Steffon Baratheon.Later, Robert revolted against the Targaryen dynasty. Stannis, as Robert's younger brother, held fast to the family stronghold of Storm's End.When they ran out of ammunition and food, they were helped by the smuggler Davos Seaworth.After Robert was crowned, Stannis was ordered to attack Dragonstone, and was later named Duke of Dragonstone and Lord of the Sea.

During Greyjoy's Rebellion, Stannis defeated Victarion Greyjoy at the Battle of Fair Isle, crushing the Iron Fleet.

After Jon Arryn's death, Stannis returned to his fiefdom of Dragonstone and secretly recruited troops.After Robert died, since Joffrey was not Robert's biological son, Stannis was legally Robert's heir, so Stannis was crowned king and declared himself the legal king of the Iron Throne.

Later, through blood magic, he assassinated his younger brother Renly Baratheon and obtained Renly's army. After Stannis marched on King's Landing, he was defeated at the Battle of the Blackwater and his vitality was severely damaged.Then he went to the Great Wall and crushed the army of Mance Rayder, the King Beyond the Wall, who attacked the Great Wall.