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Significance of Cersei's obsession with elephants?
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 17/18, 2019 at 00:00UTC (8:00pm US/Eastern)
Favourite questions and answers from the 1st quarter of 2019How could Jon Snow do what he did in “Oathbreaker”?Was this Cersei's plan?What was the significance of Varys' appearance in Dorne?What was Lenny's obsession with Airplane models?Frank Underwood's Obsession with PowerIs this montage in Game of Thrones (S07E03) imaginary?Do the Faceless Men take more than just a face?What are Cersei's intentions throughout this interaction?Why does Ramsay Snow engineer a sham escape?Did Daenerys know how to hatch the dragon eggs?
In Game of Thrones S08E01, Cersei was so disappointed for not getting elephants and it's being part of so many memes and joke now.
But why does elephant matter? Her competition/rivalry is with Daenerys/Starks etc. And they have dragons. So what purpose elephants can fulfill? What is the significance of this obsession?
character game-of-thrones
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In Game of Thrones S08E01, Cersei was so disappointed for not getting elephants and it's being part of so many memes and joke now.
But why does elephant matter? Her competition/rivalry is with Daenerys/Starks etc. And they have dragons. So what purpose elephants can fulfill? What is the significance of this obsession?
character game-of-thrones
edited 10 hours ago
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asked 11 hours ago
Ankit SharmaAnkit Sharma
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Elephants can prove to be a valuable deterrent against charge of the Dothraki cavalry, provided Dragons do not interfere or are lured to deal with some other threat while Golden company with their elephants deals with the Dothraki. Horsemen and their horses can be terrified when they face elephants for first time. IRL Historically however, it doesn't work all that well. A determined mounted force can repel Elephants. See Alexander against Indian Elephants or Saad bin Abi Waqas against Persian Elephants.
– Aegon
11 hours ago
3
I took it as a joke and meant to highlight how out of touch Cersei is with the reality of the situation. The army of the dead marches on Westeros and she is concerned with the prestige of having elephants in her army. I laughed when she said "I really wanted those elephants..."
– DKu
11 hours ago
1
I wonder if the GoT budget this season wasn't big enough to include CGI and/or real elephants?
– RobertF
9 hours ago
2
@RobertF "What do dragons eat anyways?" ...... "CGI budget"....*Ghost whimpers sadly in the background*
– Aegon
9 hours ago
comment because unsubstantiated personal hypothesis: Cersei is jealous of Dany's dragons. She wanted the elephants so she could trot them out and say "look I can have intimidating war beasts too :P" as much to herself as to Dany.
– Jared K
6 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
In Game of Thrones S08E01, Cersei was so disappointed for not getting elephants and it's being part of so many memes and joke now.
But why does elephant matter? Her competition/rivalry is with Daenerys/Starks etc. And they have dragons. So what purpose elephants can fulfill? What is the significance of this obsession?
character game-of-thrones
edited 10 hours ago
Paulie_D
89.5k18318294
asked 11 hours ago
Ankit SharmaAnkit Sharma
77.2k63413628
In Game of Thrones S08E01, Cersei was so disappointed for not getting elephants and it's being part of so many memes and joke now.
But why does elephant matter? Her competition/rivalry is with Daenerys/Starks etc. And they have dragons. So what purpose elephants can fulfill? What is the significance of this obsession?
character game-of-thrones
character game-of-thrones
edited 10 hours ago
Paulie_D
89.5k18318294
asked 11 hours ago
Ankit SharmaAnkit Sharma
77.2k63413628
edited 10 hours ago
Paulie_D
89.5k18318294
asked 11 hours ago
Ankit SharmaAnkit Sharma
77.2k63413628
edited 10 hours ago
Paulie_D
89.5k18318294
edited 10 hours ago
Paulie_D
89.5k18318294
edited 10 hours ago
Paulie_D
89.5k18318294
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asked 11 hours ago
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Elephants can prove to be a valuable deterrent against charge of the Dothraki cavalry, provided Dragons do not interfere or are lured to deal with some other threat while Golden company with their elephants deals with the Dothraki. Horsemen and their horses can be terrified when they face elephants for first time. IRL Historically however, it doesn't work all that well. A determined mounted force can repel Elephants. See Alexander against Indian Elephants or Saad bin Abi Waqas against Persian Elephants.
– Aegon
11 hours ago
3
I took it as a joke and meant to highlight how out of touch Cersei is with the reality of the situation. The army of the dead marches on Westeros and she is concerned with the prestige of having elephants in her army. I laughed when she said "I really wanted those elephants..."
– DKu
11 hours ago
1
I wonder if the GoT budget this season wasn't big enough to include CGI and/or real elephants?
– RobertF
9 hours ago
2
@RobertF "What do dragons eat anyways?" ...... "CGI budget"....*Ghost whimpers sadly in the background*
– Aegon
9 hours ago
comment because unsubstantiated personal hypothesis: Cersei is jealous of Dany's dragons. She wanted the elephants so she could trot them out and say "look I can have intimidating war beasts too :P" as much to herself as to Dany.
– Jared K
6 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
6
Elephants can prove to be a valuable deterrent against charge of the Dothraki cavalry, provided Dragons do not interfere or are lured to deal with some other threat while Golden company with their elephants deals with the Dothraki. Horsemen and their horses can be terrified when they face elephants for first time. IRL Historically however, it doesn't work all that well. A determined mounted force can repel Elephants. See Alexander against Indian Elephants or Saad bin Abi Waqas against Persian Elephants.
– Aegon
11 hours ago
3
I took it as a joke and meant to highlight how out of touch Cersei is with the reality of the situation. The army of the dead marches on Westeros and she is concerned with the prestige of having elephants in her army. I laughed when she said "I really wanted those elephants..."
– DKu
11 hours ago
1
I wonder if the GoT budget this season wasn't big enough to include CGI and/or real elephants?
– RobertF
9 hours ago
2
@RobertF "What do dragons eat anyways?" ...... "CGI budget"....*Ghost whimpers sadly in the background*
– Aegon
9 hours ago
comment because unsubstantiated personal hypothesis: Cersei is jealous of Dany's dragons. She wanted the elephants so she could trot them out and say "look I can have intimidating war beasts too :P" as much to herself as to Dany.
– Jared K
6 hours ago
6
6
Elephants can prove to be a valuable deterrent against charge of the Dothraki cavalry, provided Dragons do not interfere or are lured to deal with some other threat while Golden company with their elephants deals with the Dothraki. Horsemen and their horses can be terrified when they face elephants for first time. IRL Historically however, it doesn't work all that well. A determined mounted force can repel Elephants. See Alexander against Indian Elephants or Saad bin Abi Waqas against Persian Elephants.
– Aegon
11 hours ago
Elephants can prove to be a valuable deterrent against charge of the Dothraki cavalry, provided Dragons do not interfere or are lured to deal with some other threat while Golden company with their elephants deals with the Dothraki. Horsemen and their horses can be terrified when they face elephants for first time. IRL Historically however, it doesn't work all that well. A determined mounted force can repel Elephants. See Alexander against Indian Elephants or Saad bin Abi Waqas against Persian Elephants.
– Aegon
11 hours ago
3
3
I took it as a joke and meant to highlight how out of touch Cersei is with the reality of the situation. The army of the dead marches on Westeros and she is concerned with the prestige of having elephants in her army. I laughed when she said "I really wanted those elephants..."
– DKu
11 hours ago
I took it as a joke and meant to highlight how out of touch Cersei is with the reality of the situation. The army of the dead marches on Westeros and she is concerned with the prestige of having elephants in her army. I laughed when she said "I really wanted those elephants..."
– DKu
11 hours ago
1
1
I wonder if the GoT budget this season wasn't big enough to include CGI and/or real elephants?
– RobertF
9 hours ago
I wonder if the GoT budget this season wasn't big enough to include CGI and/or real elephants?
– RobertF
9 hours ago
2
2
@RobertF "What do dragons eat anyways?" ...... "CGI budget"....*Ghost whimpers sadly in the background*
– Aegon
9 hours ago
@RobertF "What do dragons eat anyways?" ...... "CGI budget"....*Ghost whimpers sadly in the background*
– Aegon
9 hours ago
comment because unsubstantiated personal hypothesis: Cersei is jealous of Dany's dragons. She wanted the elephants so she could trot them out and say "look I can have intimidating war beasts too :P" as much to herself as to Dany.
– Jared K
6 hours ago
comment because unsubstantiated personal hypothesis: Cersei is jealous of Dany's dragons. She wanted the elephants so she could trot them out and say "look I can have intimidating war beasts too :P" as much to herself as to Dany.
– Jared K
6 hours ago
|
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It seems they were a kind of Easter-Egg.
In the novels, we received a long narrative about the elephants of The Golden Company, which was left out of the show.
In George R. R. Martin’s fifth GOT novel, A Dance With Dragons, we learn of The Golden Company through a rather long-winded side story that has thankfully been cut from the HBO show lest it get even more complicated. Someone in the writer’s room clearly wasn’t happy with this decision, and so decided to throw in an elephant-sized easter egg for viewers who have also read the series so far.
Cersei’s need for elephants in the Game Of Thrones premiere comes directly from the books - Metro UK
So, it seems like this is a special Easter-Egg for those who have read the series.
answered 10 hours ago
NifflerNiffler
2,9562329
3
I sooo wanted Aegon VI to come charging out on an Elephant. Surprise fellow-Valyrians!
– Aegon
10 hours ago
1
I'd assumed that they mentioned elephants at the end of Season 7 because the producers wanted to pressure HBO into providing enough budget for real elephants. "We need elephants, the fans expect it!". Cersei is expressing their disappointment.
– user568458
2 hours ago
add a comment |
Elephants are always a funny kind of weapon
Having a big weapon on your side is a terrible advantage. Elephant is a good historical example: while they don't deal a lot of damage per se, they are terrible for enemy morale. You can only have a few, and each of them won't deal a lot of damage. But if you are on the other side, that's another topic.
Gosh, an elephant charging me! Ok, so if we all keep the formation, the elephant will crush on our spear formation. Sure, there will be casualties, but we will win. The only thing we had to do is keep our formation. Hey, what is Joe doing? he can't escape the battle, can he? Whatever, he was a coward. We can keep formation without him. But, wait, Jack is also fleeing! He was the best of us. If even he thinks we are lost... But we need to keep the formation! Oh, no, some others are also running. The formation just broke up, the odds are very bad for me. Yep, better run for my life.
Even if the elephant wouldn't do that much damage, it crushes the enemy formation, and you can now deal much more damage.
Why on earth wouldn(t you want such a weapon?
sure, the enemy also have a huge weapon. but that won't ensure you that the foot soldiers will keep the formation.
And it's because she doesn't have dragons that she wants a similar, smaller armed animal that can afraid the enemy.
So that we don't expect elephants
Golden company is well-known for their elephants. Harry Strickland is proud of them, and as it's the final season, we expect massive battles. This scene is also a way for showrunners to tell the spectators to don't expect any elephant. Sorry, all CGI budget was burned on dragons.
answered 11 hours ago
KepotxKepotx
644410
1
The won't deal a lot of damage part depends on the strategy and the elephants, the Oliphaunts in Lord of the rings did a lot of damage.
– Gustavo Gabriel
10 hours ago
6
The oliphaunts were three times the height of elephants & carried huge "battle scythes" like living combined-harvesters, because their outsized tusks could sweep the ground.
– Tetsujin
9 hours ago
2
Elephants were very easy to defeat because they have a strong self-preservation instinct; give elephants a way to escape the battle (by, say, causing your formation to have large, safe gaps) and they take it. Until the Romans figured that out, though, elephants were extremely difficult to deal with.
– Michael W.
9 hours ago
3
@Tetsujin The LOTR Oliphaunts weren't elephants; they were Ultralisks!
– Mason Wheeler
8 hours ago
2
Paper beats rock, rock beats scissors, flaming pigs beat elephants.
– Jeff Lambert
7 hours ago
|
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oldest
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2 Answers
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
It seems they were a kind of Easter-Egg.
In the novels, we received a long narrative about the elephants of The Golden Company, which was left out of the show.
In George R. R. Martin’s fifth GOT novel, A Dance With Dragons, we learn of The Golden Company through a rather long-winded side story that has thankfully been cut from the HBO show lest it get even more complicated. Someone in the writer’s room clearly wasn’t happy with this decision, and so decided to throw in an elephant-sized easter egg for viewers who have also read the series so far.
Cersei’s need for elephants in the Game Of Thrones premiere comes directly from the books - Metro UK
So, it seems like this is a special Easter-Egg for those who have read the series.
answered 10 hours ago
NifflerNiffler
2,9562329
3
I sooo wanted Aegon VI to come charging out on an Elephant. Surprise fellow-Valyrians!
– Aegon
10 hours ago
1
I'd assumed that they mentioned elephants at the end of Season 7 because the producers wanted to pressure HBO into providing enough budget for real elephants. "We need elephants, the fans expect it!". Cersei is expressing their disappointment.
– user568458
2 hours ago
add a comment |
It seems they were a kind of Easter-Egg.
In the novels, we received a long narrative about the elephants of The Golden Company, which was left out of the show.
In George R. R. Martin’s fifth GOT novel, A Dance With Dragons, we learn of The Golden Company through a rather long-winded side story that has thankfully been cut from the HBO show lest it get even more complicated. Someone in the writer’s room clearly wasn’t happy with this decision, and so decided to throw in an elephant-sized easter egg for viewers who have also read the series so far.
Cersei’s need for elephants in the Game Of Thrones premiere comes directly from the books - Metro UK
So, it seems like this is a special Easter-Egg for those who have read the series.
answered 10 hours ago
NifflerNiffler
2,9562329
3
I sooo wanted Aegon VI to come charging out on an Elephant. Surprise fellow-Valyrians!
– Aegon
10 hours ago
1
I'd assumed that they mentioned elephants at the end of Season 7 because the producers wanted to pressure HBO into providing enough budget for real elephants. "We need elephants, the fans expect it!". Cersei is expressing their disappointment.
– user568458
2 hours ago
add a comment |
It seems they were a kind of Easter-Egg.
In the novels, we received a long narrative about the elephants of The Golden Company, which was left out of the show.
In George R. R. Martin’s fifth GOT novel, A Dance With Dragons, we learn of The Golden Company through a rather long-winded side story that has thankfully been cut from the HBO show lest it get even more complicated. Someone in the writer’s room clearly wasn’t happy with this decision, and so decided to throw in an elephant-sized easter egg for viewers who have also read the series so far.
Cersei’s need for elephants in the Game Of Thrones premiere comes directly from the books - Metro UK
So, it seems like this is a special Easter-Egg for those who have read the series.
answered 10 hours ago
NifflerNiffler
2,9562329
It seems they were a kind of Easter-Egg.
In the novels, we received a long narrative about the elephants of The Golden Company, which was left out of the show.
In George R. R. Martin’s fifth GOT novel, A Dance With Dragons, we learn of The Golden Company through a rather long-winded side story that has thankfully been cut from the HBO show lest it get even more complicated. Someone in the writer’s room clearly wasn’t happy with this decision, and so decided to throw in an elephant-sized easter egg for viewers who have also read the series so far.
Cersei’s need for elephants in the Game Of Thrones premiere comes directly from the books - Metro UK
So, it seems like this is a special Easter-Egg for those who have read the series.
answered 10 hours ago
NifflerNiffler
2,9562329
edited 10 hours ago
answered 10 hours ago
NifflerNiffler
2,9562329
answered 10 hours ago
NifflerNiffler
2,9562329
answered 10 hours ago
NifflerNiffler
2,9562329
2,9562329
3
I sooo wanted Aegon VI to come charging out on an Elephant. Surprise fellow-Valyrians!
– Aegon
10 hours ago
1
I'd assumed that they mentioned elephants at the end of Season 7 because the producers wanted to pressure HBO into providing enough budget for real elephants. "We need elephants, the fans expect it!". Cersei is expressing their disappointment.
– user568458
2 hours ago
add a comment |
3
I sooo wanted Aegon VI to come charging out on an Elephant. Surprise fellow-Valyrians!
– Aegon
10 hours ago
1
I'd assumed that they mentioned elephants at the end of Season 7 because the producers wanted to pressure HBO into providing enough budget for real elephants. "We need elephants, the fans expect it!". Cersei is expressing their disappointment.
– user568458
2 hours ago
3
3
I sooo wanted Aegon VI to come charging out on an Elephant. Surprise fellow-Valyrians!
– Aegon
10 hours ago
I sooo wanted Aegon VI to come charging out on an Elephant. Surprise fellow-Valyrians!
– Aegon
10 hours ago
1
1
I'd assumed that they mentioned elephants at the end of Season 7 because the producers wanted to pressure HBO into providing enough budget for real elephants. "We need elephants, the fans expect it!". Cersei is expressing their disappointment.
– user568458
2 hours ago
I'd assumed that they mentioned elephants at the end of Season 7 because the producers wanted to pressure HBO into providing enough budget for real elephants. "We need elephants, the fans expect it!". Cersei is expressing their disappointment.
– user568458
2 hours ago
add a comment |
Elephants are always a funny kind of weapon
Having a big weapon on your side is a terrible advantage. Elephant is a good historical example: while they don't deal a lot of damage per se, they are terrible for enemy morale. You can only have a few, and each of them won't deal a lot of damage. But if you are on the other side, that's another topic.
Gosh, an elephant charging me! Ok, so if we all keep the formation, the elephant will crush on our spear formation. Sure, there will be casualties, but we will win. The only thing we had to do is keep our formation. Hey, what is Joe doing? he can't escape the battle, can he? Whatever, he was a coward. We can keep formation without him. But, wait, Jack is also fleeing! He was the best of us. If even he thinks we are lost... But we need to keep the formation! Oh, no, some others are also running. The formation just broke up, the odds are very bad for me. Yep, better run for my life.
Even if the elephant wouldn't do that much damage, it crushes the enemy formation, and you can now deal much more damage.
Why on earth wouldn(t you want such a weapon?
sure, the enemy also have a huge weapon. but that won't ensure you that the foot soldiers will keep the formation.
And it's because she doesn't have dragons that she wants a similar, smaller armed animal that can afraid the enemy.
So that we don't expect elephants
Golden company is well-known for their elephants. Harry Strickland is proud of them, and as it's the final season, we expect massive battles. This scene is also a way for showrunners to tell the spectators to don't expect any elephant. Sorry, all CGI budget was burned on dragons.
answered 11 hours ago
KepotxKepotx
644410
1
The won't deal a lot of damage part depends on the strategy and the elephants, the Oliphaunts in Lord of the rings did a lot of damage.
– Gustavo Gabriel
10 hours ago
6
The oliphaunts were three times the height of elephants & carried huge "battle scythes" like living combined-harvesters, because their outsized tusks could sweep the ground.
– Tetsujin
9 hours ago
2
Elephants were very easy to defeat because they have a strong self-preservation instinct; give elephants a way to escape the battle (by, say, causing your formation to have large, safe gaps) and they take it. Until the Romans figured that out, though, elephants were extremely difficult to deal with.
– Michael W.
9 hours ago
3
@Tetsujin The LOTR Oliphaunts weren't elephants; they were Ultralisks!
– Mason Wheeler
8 hours ago
2
Paper beats rock, rock beats scissors, flaming pigs beat elephants.
– Jeff Lambert
7 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
Elephants are always a funny kind of weapon
Having a big weapon on your side is a terrible advantage. Elephant is a good historical example: while they don't deal a lot of damage per se, they are terrible for enemy morale. You can only have a few, and each of them won't deal a lot of damage. But if you are on the other side, that's another topic.
Gosh, an elephant charging me! Ok, so if we all keep the formation, the elephant will crush on our spear formation. Sure, there will be casualties, but we will win. The only thing we had to do is keep our formation. Hey, what is Joe doing? he can't escape the battle, can he? Whatever, he was a coward. We can keep formation without him. But, wait, Jack is also fleeing! He was the best of us. If even he thinks we are lost... But we need to keep the formation! Oh, no, some others are also running. The formation just broke up, the odds are very bad for me. Yep, better run for my life.
Even if the elephant wouldn't do that much damage, it crushes the enemy formation, and you can now deal much more damage.
Why on earth wouldn(t you want such a weapon?
sure, the enemy also have a huge weapon. but that won't ensure you that the foot soldiers will keep the formation.
And it's because she doesn't have dragons that she wants a similar, smaller armed animal that can afraid the enemy.
So that we don't expect elephants
Golden company is well-known for their elephants. Harry Strickland is proud of them, and as it's the final season, we expect massive battles. This scene is also a way for showrunners to tell the spectators to don't expect any elephant. Sorry, all CGI budget was burned on dragons.
answered 11 hours ago
KepotxKepotx
644410
1
The won't deal a lot of damage part depends on the strategy and the elephants, the Oliphaunts in Lord of the rings did a lot of damage.
– Gustavo Gabriel
10 hours ago
6
The oliphaunts were three times the height of elephants & carried huge "battle scythes" like living combined-harvesters, because their outsized tusks could sweep the ground.
– Tetsujin
9 hours ago
2
Elephants were very easy to defeat because they have a strong self-preservation instinct; give elephants a way to escape the battle (by, say, causing your formation to have large, safe gaps) and they take it. Until the Romans figured that out, though, elephants were extremely difficult to deal with.
– Michael W.
9 hours ago
3
@Tetsujin The LOTR Oliphaunts weren't elephants; they were Ultralisks!
– Mason Wheeler
8 hours ago
2
Paper beats rock, rock beats scissors, flaming pigs beat elephants.
– Jeff Lambert
7 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
Elephants are always a funny kind of weapon
Having a big weapon on your side is a terrible advantage. Elephant is a good historical example: while they don't deal a lot of damage per se, they are terrible for enemy morale. You can only have a few, and each of them won't deal a lot of damage. But if you are on the other side, that's another topic.
Gosh, an elephant charging me! Ok, so if we all keep the formation, the elephant will crush on our spear formation. Sure, there will be casualties, but we will win. The only thing we had to do is keep our formation. Hey, what is Joe doing? he can't escape the battle, can he? Whatever, he was a coward. We can keep formation without him. But, wait, Jack is also fleeing! He was the best of us. If even he thinks we are lost... But we need to keep the formation! Oh, no, some others are also running. The formation just broke up, the odds are very bad for me. Yep, better run for my life.
Even if the elephant wouldn't do that much damage, it crushes the enemy formation, and you can now deal much more damage.
Why on earth wouldn(t you want such a weapon?
sure, the enemy also have a huge weapon. but that won't ensure you that the foot soldiers will keep the formation.
And it's because she doesn't have dragons that she wants a similar, smaller armed animal that can afraid the enemy.
So that we don't expect elephants
Golden company is well-known for their elephants. Harry Strickland is proud of them, and as it's the final season, we expect massive battles. This scene is also a way for showrunners to tell the spectators to don't expect any elephant. Sorry, all CGI budget was burned on dragons.
answered 11 hours ago
KepotxKepotx
644410
Elephants are always a funny kind of weapon
Having a big weapon on your side is a terrible advantage. Elephant is a good historical example: while they don't deal a lot of damage per se, they are terrible for enemy morale. You can only have a few, and each of them won't deal a lot of damage. But if you are on the other side, that's another topic.
Gosh, an elephant charging me! Ok, so if we all keep the formation, the elephant will crush on our spear formation. Sure, there will be casualties, but we will win. The only thing we had to do is keep our formation. Hey, what is Joe doing? he can't escape the battle, can he? Whatever, he was a coward. We can keep formation without him. But, wait, Jack is also fleeing! He was the best of us. If even he thinks we are lost... But we need to keep the formation! Oh, no, some others are also running. The formation just broke up, the odds are very bad for me. Yep, better run for my life.
Even if the elephant wouldn't do that much damage, it crushes the enemy formation, and you can now deal much more damage.
Why on earth wouldn(t you want such a weapon?
sure, the enemy also have a huge weapon. but that won't ensure you that the foot soldiers will keep the formation.
And it's because she doesn't have dragons that she wants a similar, smaller armed animal that can afraid the enemy.
So that we don't expect elephants
Golden company is well-known for their elephants. Harry Strickland is proud of them, and as it's the final season, we expect massive battles. This scene is also a way for showrunners to tell the spectators to don't expect any elephant. Sorry, all CGI budget was burned on dragons.
answered 11 hours ago
KepotxKepotx
644410
answered 11 hours ago
KepotxKepotx
644410
answered 11 hours ago
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The won't deal a lot of damage part depends on the strategy and the elephants, the Oliphaunts in Lord of the rings did a lot of damage.
– Gustavo Gabriel
10 hours ago
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The oliphaunts were three times the height of elephants & carried huge "battle scythes" like living combined-harvesters, because their outsized tusks could sweep the ground.
– Tetsujin
9 hours ago
2
Elephants were very easy to defeat because they have a strong self-preservation instinct; give elephants a way to escape the battle (by, say, causing your formation to have large, safe gaps) and they take it. Until the Romans figured that out, though, elephants were extremely difficult to deal with.
– Michael W.
9 hours ago
3
@Tetsujin The LOTR Oliphaunts weren't elephants; they were Ultralisks!
– Mason Wheeler
8 hours ago
2
Paper beats rock, rock beats scissors, flaming pigs beat elephants.
– Jeff Lambert
7 hours ago
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The won't deal a lot of damage part depends on the strategy and the elephants, the Oliphaunts in Lord of the rings did a lot of damage.
– Gustavo Gabriel
10 hours ago
6
The oliphaunts were three times the height of elephants & carried huge "battle scythes" like living combined-harvesters, because their outsized tusks could sweep the ground.
– Tetsujin
9 hours ago
2
Elephants were very easy to defeat because they have a strong self-preservation instinct; give elephants a way to escape the battle (by, say, causing your formation to have large, safe gaps) and they take it. Until the Romans figured that out, though, elephants were extremely difficult to deal with.
– Michael W.
9 hours ago
3
@Tetsujin The LOTR Oliphaunts weren't elephants; they were Ultralisks!
– Mason Wheeler
8 hours ago
2
Paper beats rock, rock beats scissors, flaming pigs beat elephants.
– Jeff Lambert
7 hours ago
1
1
The won't deal a lot of damage part depends on the strategy and the elephants, the Oliphaunts in Lord of the rings did a lot of damage.
– Gustavo Gabriel
10 hours ago
The won't deal a lot of damage part depends on the strategy and the elephants, the Oliphaunts in Lord of the rings did a lot of damage.
– Gustavo Gabriel
10 hours ago
6
6
The oliphaunts were three times the height of elephants & carried huge "battle scythes" like living combined-harvesters, because their outsized tusks could sweep the ground.
– Tetsujin
9 hours ago
The oliphaunts were three times the height of elephants & carried huge "battle scythes" like living combined-harvesters, because their outsized tusks could sweep the ground.
– Tetsujin
9 hours ago
2
2
Elephants were very easy to defeat because they have a strong self-preservation instinct; give elephants a way to escape the battle (by, say, causing your formation to have large, safe gaps) and they take it. Until the Romans figured that out, though, elephants were extremely difficult to deal with.
– Michael W.
9 hours ago
Elephants were very easy to defeat because they have a strong self-preservation instinct; give elephants a way to escape the battle (by, say, causing your formation to have large, safe gaps) and they take it. Until the Romans figured that out, though, elephants were extremely difficult to deal with.
– Michael W.
9 hours ago
3
3
@Tetsujin The LOTR Oliphaunts weren't elephants; they were Ultralisks!
– Mason Wheeler
8 hours ago
@Tetsujin The LOTR Oliphaunts weren't elephants; they were Ultralisks!
– Mason Wheeler
8 hours ago
2
2
Paper beats rock, rock beats scissors, flaming pigs beat elephants.
– Jeff Lambert
7 hours ago
Paper beats rock, rock beats scissors, flaming pigs beat elephants.
– Jeff Lambert
7 hours ago
|
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-character, game-of-thrones
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Elephants can prove to be a valuable deterrent against charge of the Dothraki cavalry, provided Dragons do not interfere or are lured to deal with some other threat while Golden company with their elephants deals with the Dothraki. Horsemen and their horses can be terrified when they face elephants for first time. IRL Historically however, it doesn't work all that well. A determined mounted force can repel Elephants. See Alexander against Indian Elephants or Saad bin Abi Waqas against Persian Elephants.
– Aegon
11 hours ago
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I took it as a joke and meant to highlight how out of touch Cersei is with the reality of the situation. The army of the dead marches on Westeros and she is concerned with the prestige of having elephants in her army. I laughed when she said "I really wanted those elephants..."
– DKu
11 hours ago
1
I wonder if the GoT budget this season wasn't big enough to include CGI and/or real elephants?
– RobertF
9 hours ago
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@RobertF "What do dragons eat anyways?" ...... "CGI budget"....*Ghost whimpers sadly in the background*
– Aegon
9 hours ago
comment because unsubstantiated personal hypothesis: Cersei is jealous of Dany's dragons. She wanted the elephants so she could trot them out and say "look I can have intimidating war beasts too :P" as much to herself as to Dany.
– Jared K
6 hours ago