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== Members ==
{{COA|House Tyrell (Loras)|small}} Ser [[Loras Tyrell]], Lord Commander. After Renly's death, Loras goes mad from grief. When [[House Tyrell]] joins [[House Lannister]] against [[Stannis Baratheon]], Loras fights in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] under the banner of his family. After the battle, Loras joins the [[Kingsguard]] of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] as part of the alliance with the Lannisters.<br>
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{{COA|House Caron|small}} Lord [[Bryce Caron]], the Orange. Fighting for Stannis, Bryce is slain at the Blackwater by Ser [[Philip Foote]]. Bryce's castle of [[Nightsong]] is awarded to Philip.<br>
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{{COA|House Crane|small}} Ser [[Parmen Crane]], the Purple. Parmen switches to Stannis after Renly's death. He is captured at [[Bitterbridge]] by Loras and then held at [[Highgarden]]. His status is unknown.<br>
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{{COA|House Cuy|small}} Ser [[Emmon Cuy]], the Yellow. He is killed by Loras for allowing Renly's murder.<br>
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| style="text-align:center;border-left:none;min-width:170px;" | Ser [[Loras Tyrell]]<br><small>Lord Commander</small>
{{COA|House Morrigen|small}} Ser [[Guyard Morrigen]], the Green. Guyard leads the van for Stannis but is slain at the Blackwater by Ser [[Garlan Tyrell]].<br>
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| After Renly's death, Loras goes mad from grief. When [[House Tyrell]] joins [[House Lannister]] against [[Stannis Baratheon]], Loras fights in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]] under the banner of his family. After the battle, Loras joins the [[Kingsguard]] of [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey I Baratheon]] as part of the alliance with the Lannisters.
{{COA|House Royce|small}} Ser [[Robar Royce]], the Red. He is killed by Loras for allowing Renly's murder.<br>
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{{COA|House Tarth|small}} [[Brienne Tarth]], the Blue. Having been witness to Renly's death and being blamed for it, Brienne flees the scene and becomes a sworn sword of [[Catelyn Stark]].<br>
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| style="text-align:center;" | Lord [[Bryce Caron]]<br><small>the Orange</small>
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| Fighting for Stannis, Bryce is slain at the Blackwater by Ser [[Philip Foote]]. Bryce's castle of [[Nightsong]] is awarded to Philip.
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| {{COA|House Crane|small}}
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| style="text-align:center;" | Ser [[Parmen Crane]]<br><small>the Purple</small>
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| Parmen switches to Stannis after Renly's death. He is captured at [[Bitterbridge]] by Loras and then held at [[Highgarden]]. His status is unknown.
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| style="text-align:center;" | Ser [[Emmon Cuy]]<br><small>the Yellow</small>
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| He is killed by Loras for allowing Renly's murder.
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| {{COA|House Morrigen|small}}
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| style="text-align:center;" | Ser [[Guyard Morrigen]]<br><small>the Green</small>
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| Guyard leads the van for Stannis but is slain at the Blackwater by Ser [[Garlan Tyrell]].
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| style="text-align:center;" | Ser [[Robar Royce]]<br><small>the Red</small>
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[Brienne Tarth]]<br><small>the Blue</small>
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| Having been witness to Renly's death and being blamed for it, Brienne flees the scene and becomes a sworn sword of [[Catelyn Stark]].
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==''Game of Thrones''==
 
==''Game of Thrones''==

Revision as of 12:34, 25 April 2018

The Rainbow Guard, art by Jason Engle © Fantasy Flight Games

The Rainbow Guard, also called the rainbow knights,[1] is an organization created by Renly Baratheon to serve a similar purpose to the Kingsguard. Its members wear rainbow cloaks and have a rainbow coat of arms. This connects them to the Faith of the Seven, to which the rainbow is a religious symbol. Each member wears armor of a single different color, with the group of seven together representing the seven-colored rainbow.

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

At the start of the War of the Five Kings, Renly Baratheon declares himself Lord of the Seven Kingdoms after the death of his brother, King Robert. To reflect his status, Renly creates the Rainbow Guard, a fanciful version of the Kingsguard. Ser Loras Tyrell, Renly's favorite, is the first appointee, as well as Lord Commander. Barring the Lord Commander, each of the other six members are given a color of the rainbow.[1]

The last position is held open in the hope of awarding it to Ser Barristan Selmy should he join Renly's cause. Barristan the Bold never arrives in Renly's camp, however, and the cloak is granted to Brienne of Tarth, who is awarded the position after winning the great melee at Bitterbridge involving over a hundred knights, including Loras.[2]

Following the death of Renly at Storm's End, the Rainbow Guard disintegrates.

Members

House Tyrell (Loras) Ser Loras Tyrell
Lord Commander
After Renly's death, Loras goes mad from grief. When House Tyrell joins House Lannister against Stannis Baratheon, Loras fights in the Battle of the Blackwater under the banner of his family. After the battle, Loras joins the Kingsguard of Joffrey I Baratheon as part of the alliance with the Lannisters.
House Caron Lord Bryce Caron
the Orange
Fighting for Stannis, Bryce is slain at the Blackwater by Ser Philip Foote. Bryce's castle of Nightsong is awarded to Philip.
House Crane Ser Parmen Crane
the Purple
Parmen switches to Stannis after Renly's death. He is captured at Bitterbridge by Loras and then held at Highgarden. His status is unknown.
House Cuy Ser Emmon Cuy
the Yellow
He is killed by Loras for allowing Renly's murder.
House Morrigen Ser Guyard Morrigen
the Green
Guyard leads the van for Stannis but is slain at the Blackwater by Ser Garlan Tyrell.
House Royce Ser Robar Royce
the Red
He is killed by Loras for allowing Renly's murder.
House Tarth Brienne Tarth
the Blue
Having been witness to Renly's death and being blamed for it, Brienne flees the scene and becomes a sworn sword of Catelyn Stark.

Game of Thrones

Renly's guards in Game of Thrones

Worldwide, the LGBT rights political movement has adopted the rainbow as its symbol.[3] Author George R. R. Martin did not intend the books' use of "Rainbow Guard" as a play on gay rights, however.[4] HBO elected not to use the "Rainbow Guard" in its television adaptation Game of Thrones due to the political connotations, despite the explicit depiction of the relationship between Renly Baratheon and Ser Loras Tyrell. The group is instead described in the show as "King Renly's Kingsguard" rather than as the "Rainbow Guard."[5]

Quotes

It was just the sort of notion that would appeal to Renly Baratheon; a splendid new order of knighthood, with gorgeous new raiment to proclaim it.[1]

- thoughts of Cressen


Brienne: I ask the honor of a place among your Rainbow Guard. I would be one of your seven, and pledge my life to yours, to go where you go, ride at your side, and keep you safe from all hurt and harm.
Renly: Done.[2]

- Brienne Tarth and Renly Baratheon

See also

References

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