>>713412247>>713399000T. Brainlets. A Song of Ice and Fire is not about gray morality. The heroes lose sometimes, but that doesn't mean their stories were meaningless or that they were wrong for being righteous.
Their deaths drive the story forward, and their legacies are felt throughout their allies and children.
Compare Ned to Tywin. When Ned died, tens of thousands of men rose up to avenge him led by his son. When Robb died, the North was still unwilling to accept this. They sought out his sons, they schemed against the Lannisters and the Boltons (the Northern Conspiracy), and they conspired to bring justice and the Starks back to power. This is because Ned's legacy is built on honor, fairness, and justice
When Tywin died, no one cared, not even his own children. Hell, one of his children KILLED him. His legacy and the kingdom he worked so hard to make also crumbled into nothingness because it was built on a foundation of fear and murder