Rainbow Guard
The Rainbow Guard is an organization created by Renly Baratheon to serve a similar purpose to the Kingsguard. Its members wear rainbow cloaks and have a rainbow COA. This connects them to the Faith of the Seven (where the rainbow is a religious symbol). Each member is described as wearing armor of a single different color, and the group of seven together represented the seven-colored rainbow.
Members
- Ser Loras Tyrell, Lord Commander
- Brienne of Tarth, the Blue
- Ser Bryce Caron, the Orange
- Ser Emmon Cuy, the Yellow
- Ser Guyard Morrigen, the Green
- Ser Parmen Crane, the Purple
- Ser Robar Royce, the Red
History
During the War of the Five Kings, Renly Baratheon declared himself king of the Seven Kingdoms after the death of his brother Robert. To reflect his status, he created the Rainbow Guard, a fanciful version of the Kingsguard. Barring the Lord Commander, each of the other six members were given a color of the rainbow.[1]
Following the death of Renly, the Rainbow Guard disintegrated:
- Loras Tyrell went mad from grief. When House Tyrell joined House Lannister against Stannis, Loras fought under the banner of House Tyrell. He later joined the Kingsguard as part of the marriage agreement between Houses Tyrell and Lannister.
- Brienne fled, having been witness to the death and being blamed for it.
- Royce was killed by Loras Tyrell for allowing Renly's murder.
- Cuy was killed by Loras Tyrell for allowing Renly's murder.
- Morrigen, fighting for Stannis Baratheon, was slain during the Blackwater siege.
- Crane, fighting for Stannis Baratheon, was slain during the Blackwater siege.
- Caron, fighting for Stannis Baratheon, was arrested at Highgarden.
TV Adaptation
In the TV adaptation, the Rainbow Guard is simply described as "King Renly's Kingsguard" rather than as the "Rainbow Guard." In the United States, the gay rights political movement has adopted the rainbow as its symbol.[2] Author George R. R. Martin did not intend the book's use of "Rainbow Guard" as a play on gay rights; however, HBO has elected not to use the "Rainbow Guard" in its adaptation due to the political connotations, despite the explicit depiction of the relationship between Renly Baratheon and Loras Tyrell. [3] Following Renly's death, Loras and his sister Margaery returned home, and Brienne fled with Catelyn Stark, who she swore to serve as she had Renly.
See also
References and Notes
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