Rast

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	{{Quote|Run fast, Piggy! And sleep well! I'll be cutting your throat one of these nights!|Rast to Samwell Tarly|And Now His Watch is Ended}}		{{Quote|Run fast, Piggy! And sleep well! I'll be cutting your throat one of these nights!|Rast to Samwell Tarly|And Now His Watch is Ended}}
−	'''Rast''' is a recurring character in the [[Season 1|first]], [[Season 3|third]], and [[Season 4|fourth]] seasons. He is played by guest star [[Luke McEwan]] - who changed his acting name to Luke Barnes at the start of the third season - and debuts in "[[The Kingsroad]]." Rast is a ranger in the [[Night's Watch]], and takes part in the [[Great Ranging]] [[beyond the Wall]]. Though he is disliked for his past as a rapist, he becomes part of [[Jon Snow]]'s inner circle along with [[Samwell Tarly]], [[Grenn]], [[Pyp]] and [[Eddison Tollett]], until he betrays the Night's Watch in the [[Mutiny at Craster's Keep]].	+	'''Rast''' is a recurring character in the [[Season 1|first]], [[Season 3|third]], and [[Season 4|fourth]] seasons. He is played by guest star [[Luke McEwan]] - who changed his acting name to Luke Barnes at the start of the third season - and debuts in "[[The Kingsroad]]." Rast is a ranger in the [[Night's Watch]], and takes part in the [[Great Ranging]] [[beyond the Wall]]. Though he is disliked for his past as a raper, he becomes part of [[Jon Snow]]'s inner circle along with [[Samwell Tarly]], [[Grenn]], [[Pyp]] and [[Eddison Tollett]], until he betrays the Night's Watch in the [[Mutiny at Craster's Keep]].
	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Background===		===Background===
−	Rast was forced to join the [[Night's Watch]] after being arrested for rape. He chose to take the black over castration.	+	Rast was forced to join the [[Night's Watch]] after being arrested for [[Rape|rape]]. He chose to take the black over the alternate punishment, castration.
	===[[Season 1]]===		===[[Season 1]]===
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	==Personality==		==Personality==
−	Rast is a former rapist who was offered the choice between joining the Night's Watch or facing castration, choosing the former. Due to this, Rast exhibits the typical personality traits of a criminal, and quickly becomes enemies with Jon Snow, and even when Jon trains his fellow recruits in swordsmanship, Rast does not accept Jon as a friend and is still at odds with him, shown most when he jumps at the opportunity to bully the overweight and defenseless Samwell Tarly on Alliser Thorne's orders for his own amusement, stopping only when he is threatened by Jon, Grenn and Pyp with dire consequences if he touches Sam again.	+	Rast is a former raper who was offered the choice between joining the Night's Watch or facing castration, choosing the former. Due to this, Rast exhibits the typical personality traits of a criminal, and quickly becomes enemies with Jon Snow, and even when Jon trains his fellow recruits in swordsmanship, Rast does not accept Jon as a friend and is still at odds with him, shown most when he jumps at the opportunity to bully the overweight and defenseless Samwell Tarly on Alliser Thorne's orders for his own amusement, stopping only when he is threatened by Jon, Grenn and Pyp with dire consequences if he touches Sam again.
	Despite these traits, however, Rast is not without scruples. During his time with the Night's Watch, though he continues to dislike Sam for his cowardice and for surviving the Battle at the Fist of the First Men when braver rangers fought and died, he becomes friends with Grenn and Dolorous Edd, even urging them to leave the exhausted Sam behind since they will die of hypothermia, even though he has the chance to go on ahead without them. At Craster's Keep, he is visibly angered when his fellow ranger Bannen dies of starvation and stands up to Craster for this, and it is this anger at the extreme injustice that drives him to kill Lord Commander Mormont when he threatens to have ranger Karl Tanner executed for murdering Craster (which was in self-defence). After the ensuing mutiny, Rast is visibly uncomfortable under Karl's rule, and appears to be the only one trying to be gentle with Craster's daughter-wives, who are being beaten and raped by the other mutineers.		Despite these traits, however, Rast is not without scruples. During his time with the Night's Watch, though he continues to dislike Sam for his cowardice and for surviving the Battle at the Fist of the First Men when braver rangers fought and died, he becomes friends with Grenn and Dolorous Edd, even urging them to leave the exhausted Sam behind since they will die of hypothermia, even though he has the chance to go on ahead without them. At Craster's Keep, he is visibly angered when his fellow ranger Bannen dies of starvation and stands up to Craster for this, and it is this anger at the extreme injustice that drives him to kill Lord Commander Mormont when he threatens to have ranger Karl Tanner executed for murdering Craster (which was in self-defence). After the ensuing mutiny, Rast is visibly uncomfortable under Karl's rule, and appears to be the only one trying to be gentle with Craster's daughter-wives, who are being beaten and raped by the other mutineers.
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	In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Rast was sent to [[the Wall]] after being accused of rape. He chose to take the black rather than face execution. While being trained as a ranger, he becomes an acquaintance of [[Jon Snow]] and [[Samwell Tarly]]. In contrast to the TV series, Rast doesn't take part in the Great Ranging beyond the Wall. While the books make no mention of his origin, the show apparently showcases him as a northman.		In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Rast was sent to [[the Wall]] after being accused of rape. He chose to take the black rather than face execution. While being trained as a ranger, he becomes an acquaintance of [[Jon Snow]] and [[Samwell Tarly]]. In contrast to the TV series, Rast doesn't take part in the Great Ranging beyond the Wall. While the books make no mention of his origin, the show apparently showcases him as a northman.
−	The books mention that Rast and the group of rapists he was sent to the Wall with came from [[the Fingers]] region of [[the Vale of Arryn]].	+	The books mention that Rast and the group of rapers he was sent to the Wall with came from [[the Fingers]] region of [[the Vale of Arryn]].
	In the books, it was not Rast but Ollo Lophand who stabs Mormont in the stomach when the mutiny breaks out.		In the books, it was not Rast but Ollo Lophand who stabs Mormont in the stomach when the mutiny breaks out.