re: Crackpot ASOIAF Theories SPOILERS

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Naw, Jaime has become more likable as the story has gone on. He isn't the conniving evil count his sister is.

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Just because he's the bizarro version of Eddard doesn't make him evil. Jaime is a man who sees the big picture on what honor truly means, in that it is pretty much worthless to him due to its contradictory nature. He has the drive to achieve his goals no matter the cost. He's two-faced, impatient, and quite the a-hole. I say with a bizarro version of the character though, they need to have certain similarities though, in that neither of them give a damn about power and see it as merely bullshite.

Eddard though really can't see the big picture of anything when it comes in the way of his honor, the thing that he tries to convince to himself matters most, even though in the end he knows his family is much more important. Anything that can be in Ned's gain he won't take unless he sees honor in it. He's incredibly sincere, noble, kind, and patient to others.

Sure Jaime gets better, but from how the characters really start out, they are characters remarkably different and remarkable reflections of one another. I am honestly unsure what Ned would have done with Aerys in Jaime's situation. Cersei I don't think meets the bill, since the one thing she cares about most is power, and the only thing Ned and Cersei can reflect off each other is their devotion to their children.