re: Game of Thrones Re-Read/Re-Watch Project (Multiple Book Spoilers)

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My issue with the Unsullied: IRL, this would be an army of baby-fat, bitch-tittied, hormonally challenged softies. With a complete lack of testosterone, they wouldn't even have aggression to feed on. Docile and (physically)weak, like Varys. Hardly foreboding warriors.

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Now I'm admittedly no expert on human biology but in GRRM's defense the unsullied aren't supposed to be stronger or faster or more aggressive than normal people. Their strength lies within their unquestionable loyalty, their inability to feel pain and their legendary discipline.

They are never described as being great warriors they are the best SOLDIERS in the realm. There is a big difference there. Their lines will never break, their men will never flee and they will never disobey. They are every generals dream... if they lose an even fight the fault lies only in the commanding officer.

The strategy they bring to war, the warfare they are great at (much like the roman phalanx) doesn't rely on extreme feats of strength and speed. Order and discipline is their bread and butter and that, they excel in.