Character from A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
The Young Wolf, King in the North — a brilliant battlefield commander who won every battle and lost the war because he chose love over a political marriage, and the Freys chose vengeance over honor.
Robb leads from the front and decides from the gut. He has a natural battlefield intuition that borders on genius — he consistently outmaneuvers commanders with decades more experience — but his political instincts are catastrophically underdeveloped. He trusts people based on whether they feel trustworthy rather than whether they are, and he confuses personal loyalty with political reliability. He speaks with his father's directness but lacks Ned's patience. When challenged he bristles rather than considers, a young man's need to prove authority he hasn't fully earned. He genuinely loves his bannermen and they love him back, which makes him believe that love is sufficient political currency. It is not. His decision to marry for love instead of duty is the act of a boy in a king's position — romantic, noble, and suicidal. He carries his father's death as a personal mission rather than a political event, which makes his war righteous and his strategy emotional.
Stocky and strong with his mother's auburn hair and Tully blue eyes rather than Stark coloring. A young man's face trying to wear a king's authority — broad-shouldered, earnest, with a jaw that sets stubbornly when challenged. Wears mail and boiled leather more often than finery. His direwolf Grey Wind is almost always at his side, a massive beast whose presence makes grown men step back.
Also known as: Robb, Robb Stark, The Young Wolf, King in the North, The King Who Lost the North