Active Users:1126 Time:22/11/2024 10:59:52 PM
Re: Sci-Fi / Fantasy 's greatest strategist / tacticians Werthead Send a noteboard - 13/01/2010 12:46:55 AM
ASoIaF: Randyll Tarly is apparently the best battlefield tactician, although Tywin Lannister and Robert Baratheon are also apparently good. Robb Stark is probably the best strategist we encounter in the books, outmaneuvering and outplanning the considerably more experienced Tywin Lannister several times

WoT: The five great captains are all supposedly badass - Rodel Ituralde, Pedron Niall, Agelmar Jagad, Gareth Bryne and Davram Bashere, whilst Mat Cauthon is probably now on a par with them and Lan is also reportedly pretty good. We haven't actually seen much from Bashere, Bryne and Jagad, but certainly Niall's grasp of strategy was impressive and Ituralde's mastery of both grand strategy and battlefield tactics in fighting the Seanchan is extremely impressive, so I'd rank him as the best we've seen so far in the WoT world.

Reply to message
Sci-Fi / Fantasy 's greatest strategist / tacticians - 12/01/2010 08:33:14 PM 1514 Views
Re: Sci-Fi / Fantasy 's greatest strategist / tacticians - 13/01/2010 12:46:55 AM 1018 Views
Croaker from the Black Company *NM* - 13/01/2010 02:07:44 AM 429 Views
Benedict from Amber by Roger Zelazny *NM* - 13/01/2010 02:49:34 AM 518 Views
Seconded *NM* - 14/01/2010 09:50:06 AM 420 Views
Only military? Because otherwise, I'd say Verin. - 13/01/2010 05:11:27 AM 930 Views
thrawn *NM* - 13/01/2010 05:31:03 AM 384 Views
Hell yeah. *NM* - 13/01/2010 11:24:17 PM 390 Views
Ender Wiggin *NM* - 13/01/2010 04:16:12 PM 455 Views
But... - 14/01/2010 02:45:56 PM 944 Views
You could probably put in many people from Battle School. *NM* - 14/01/2010 10:23:55 PM 430 Views
this! *NM* - 19/01/2010 05:17:17 PM 404 Views
General Tacticus from the Discworld series *NM* - 13/01/2010 05:01:22 PM 421 Views
Miles Vorkosigan *NM* - 13/01/2010 05:43:12 PM 419 Views
OK. Those look like good books. I must remember to find them. *NM* - 14/01/2010 07:41:53 AM 403 Views
Totally agree! - 14/01/2010 05:00:42 PM 786 Views
Yes! First character I thought of! *NM* - 18/01/2010 09:39:37 PM 400 Views
Tenaka Khan (Gemmel), Thrawn (Zhan), Ineluki (Williams) *NM* - 13/01/2010 11:40:46 PM 368 Views
Napoleon from Napoleon And The Conquest Of The World - 15/01/2010 08:47:35 PM 745 Views
... - 15/01/2010 08:49:52 PM 744 Views
I have never it read it myself - 15/01/2010 09:02:47 PM 730 Views
Oh. - 15/01/2010 09:08:34 PM 816 Views
well I was thinking about reading it and I probably will when I have time - 16/01/2010 06:38:39 PM 787 Views
He shouldn't have started a land war in Asia. - 16/01/2010 07:07:10 PM 743 Views
inconceivable! - 16/01/2010 08:08:44 PM 893 Views
Worked OK fo Alexander the Great - 18/01/2010 02:13:07 AM 731 Views
You know, Genghis Kahn didn't really have a problem either. - 18/01/2010 02:17:47 AM 718 Views
Parmenion, the Lion of Macedon by David Gemmell... - 16/01/2010 11:16:34 AM 829 Views
Oooh, good call. I'd switch my Khan for this. *NM* - 17/01/2010 05:33:30 PM 394 Views
Yes, Parmenion, the genius behind Alexander's entire conquest... - 17/01/2010 08:38:33 PM 767 Views
Rodrigo Belmonte, anyone? - 19/01/2010 01:55:14 PM 857 Views
But Dassem is his general... *NM* - 19/01/2010 05:27:43 PM 389 Views
Yes, but his is the evil plottingness. - 19/01/2010 07:52:18 PM 1032 Views
Obviously Richard Rahl - 20/01/2010 04:18:45 PM 793 Views

Reply to Message