Stannis Baratheon

Stannis Baratheon is a fictional character from A Song of Ice and Fire, and was played by Stephen Dillane on the HBO television series Game of Thrones.
==Canon==
After the death of Stannis' brother Robert, Stannis declares himself to be King, believing that Robert's children are illegitimate, and the red priestess Melisandre tells him that he is the Prince that was Promised. Stannis uses to magic, to create a shadow demon, to kill his brother Renly, another contender for the throne. Stannis tries to take the city of Kings Landing, but untimely fails during the Battle of the Blackwater. Stannis prepares for another assault, but when he hears of the threat at The Wall he travels north and defeats the Wildlings. Afterwards, Stannis travels south to fight the Boltons, when they are trapped by snow Stannis sacrifices his daughter Shireen to the Red God, having her burnt alive. Afterwards, his wife kills herself, half his army abandons him and so does Melisandre. Stannis is defeated by Ramsay Bolton, and killed by Brienne of Tarth.
In the latest book he is currently engaged in battle against the Boltons.
==Fandom==
===Pairings===
*Stannis Baratheon/Davos Seaworth - most popular pairing
*Stannis Baratheon/Jon Snow
*Melisandre of Asshai/Stannis Baratheon - canonical 
*Stannis Baratheon/Sansa Stark - most popular het pairing
*Selyse Baratheon/Stannis Baratheon - canonical
===Common Tropes in Fanworks===
*Modern AU: moderns setting, where he knows or meets other characters from the series
*Canon Divergence AU: varies, Stannis and Renly join forces, Stannis stays at the wall or doesn't burn Shireen 
*Pastfic: exploring Stannis' childhood or early marriage to Selyse 
*Supporting Character: sometimes a featured secondary character in stories focusing on his brothers or Jon Snow 
===Challenges=== 
*Stannis FicArt Week
*Stannis Month
===Other===
*fans have given him the nick name Stannis the Mannis
==Fanworks==
===Fan Art===
*Stannis Baratheon WIP by WillHarrisArt
*Satnnis Baratheon by erenarik
*Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane) Game Of Thrones by masteryue
*Game of Thrones' cards | King Stannis Baratheon by SimonaBonafiniDA
*Stannis Baratheon - THE CARDS OF ICE AND FIRE by Austh
*Proudwing by poly-m
*Stannis Baratheon by KukkyMota
*Stannis Baratheon by Elia Mervi
* by mortefran
*Stannis Baratheon by Duhi
* by delinquentunicorn
* by Jack-Kaiser
* by crocordile
*King of the Painted Table by miss-crane
* by schwarzbot
===Fanfiction===
*Flight to Dragonstone by EmynIthilien
*Dragonstone by Siamesa
*Baratheon Family Portrait by CommaSplice
*In Good Company by ariel2me
*The True Lord of Storm's End by The Plaid Slytherin
*Father Stannis by renaissance
*Oh God, Am I The Mannis Now? by Sir Rabby
*Near The End by linndechir
*And Baby Makes Three by sir_bedevere
*All That's Left Is Bones by ivanolix
*Ease by sir_bedevere
*god builds a church, the devil builds a Chapel by HouseLannister
*The Gods Are Cruel by rebel-of-spades
*A Judgement by Hedge_witch
===Fan Vids===
*The One True King (Tribute 2016) by MusTafa. GOT
*Hurt by LastRiver
*The One True King by Zurik 23M
===Meta===
* by fyeahjohnmurphy
* by moonlitgleek
* by out-there-on-the-maroon and hanzeeden
*Stannis Baratheon: Macbeth Revisited by Shakespeare of Thrones 
*The Mannifesto by cantuse
*Iron Bends, The Surprising Flexibility of Stannis Baratheon by bryndenbfish
*A Complete Analysis of Stannis Baratheon as a Military Commander by bryndenbfish
===Podcast===
*Stannis - A Just Man by radiowesteros
==Archives and Links== 
*Stannis Baratheon tag at Archive of Our Own 
*Stannis at FanFiction.net
*Tumblr Tags: Stannis Baratheon, Stannis
==Resources==
*Stannis Baratheon at Werteros.org
*Wiki
*Wikipedia
==References==
Category:ASOIAF/Game of Thrones Characters