Originally Posted by
Punisher007
Gendry is apparently still "Gendry Baratheon, Lord of Storm's End" even after Dany's death judging by the meeting, so his being a bastard is apparently no longer relevant. Also he's the son of Robert (and the last time that Westeros knew any kind of sustained peace was under his reign and he was quite popular with the common folk), and a Targ descendant (as the Baratheon's are related to them), AND was raised amongst the commoners (thus perhaps gaining their support), AND who fought bravely against the White Walkers and has the respect of the Stark's, etc. Yeah he seems like a more logical choice than the robot with the vague powers that no one seems to fully understand who's done nothing of value for a long time now.