Who is the Worst Person in A Song of Ice and Fire? | ASOIAF Discussion

Prevalent across each and every entry of A Song of Ice and Fire is the idea that the world is not so simple as good and evil. Good people can and do make bad decisions, even for good reasons, and bad people have their own moments of virtue. Yet, through the nature of the themes and the actions of the characters within, it is clear that A Song of Ice and Fire is focused heavily on the sins and shortcomings of humanity. Thus, there are many in the narrative who are wicked and evil. Hello everyone, and welcome back to Exploring Fiction. From wayward knights to roaming mercenaries to kings and queens on the Iron Throne itself, there are many who qualify for the title of worst individual in A Song of Ice and Fire. I thought it would make for an entertaining discussion, so I have compiled a list of a few contenders and will succinctly state each of their cases. So, who exactly are the worst people in the story of A Song of Ice and Fire, and who do I think holds claim to that unseemly title? Let’s explore…
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0:00 Introduction
1:50 Ramsay Bolton
3:05 Theon Greyjoy
4:41 Stannis Baratheon
6:09 Walder Frey
7:59 Viserys Targaryen
9:46 Mirri Maz Duur
12:28 Gregor Clegane
14:12 Cersei Lannister
15:55 Final Verdict & Conclusion
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  • @ExploringFiction
    @ExploringFiction29 күн бұрын

    Upon review of your comments: Euron Greyjoy and Tywin Lannister are currently the most popular choices! Can't say I disagree, either.

  • @jacobkakyoin6882
    @jacobkakyoin688229 күн бұрын

    Putting Stannis and Mirri on this list and not Craster is genuinely insane

  • @fuckoffgoogle1657

    @fuckoffgoogle1657

    26 күн бұрын

    He kind of forgot about the incest babies…like how dany forgot about the iron fleet. 🙄😂

  • @JamesDeBall

    @JamesDeBall

    22 күн бұрын

    Craster is a godly man. Nothing but respect for him.

  • @TheCandyHole

    @TheCandyHole

    8 күн бұрын

    ​@@JamesDeBallTouchè 😂

  • @Marqhll
    @MarqhllАй бұрын

    How did you miss Euron Greyjoy? Hes every bit as bad as the mountain and Ramsay.

  • @MiranhaHumana
    @MiranhaHumanaАй бұрын

    Tywin Lannister, what he did to Tysha it's absolute evil and he didn't even blinked

  • @diaperfang5293
    @diaperfang5293Ай бұрын

    I would add Littlefinger and Roose Bolton

  • @londonarbuckle8601

    @londonarbuckle8601

    Ай бұрын

    Two of the greatest villains in the entire mythos

  • @ondrejvanek4018
    @ondrejvanek4018Ай бұрын

    Sorry, but this list seems a bit off to me. Mirri, Theon and Stannis are complex and have dark side and some of them made really evil things but surely non of them would I list before listing characters like Tywin, Euron or Vargo Hoat for example. What about the others Brave Companions?

  • @ExploringFiction

    @ExploringFiction

    29 күн бұрын

    I understand what you mean, and I definitely think the characters you mentioned are near the top. I just wanted to present some controversial characters. The Brave Companions are definitely horrible

  • @saberserpent1134
    @saberserpent1134Ай бұрын

    1 Euron Greyjoy 2 Ramsey Bolton 3 Gregor Clegane 4 Lysa Arryn (Tully) 5 "Blood & Cheese" 6. The Smiling Knight 7. Larys Strong 8. Tyanna of the Tower 9. Craster 10. Janos Slynt

  • @RafaelSilva-cd4fv

    @RafaelSilva-cd4fv

    29 күн бұрын

    Vargo Hoat?

  • @saberserpent1134

    @saberserpent1134

    28 күн бұрын

    @@RafaelSilva-cd4fv I had to move him to make room for Slynt (infant mass murderer)

  • @7dragons7swords
    @7dragons7swords18 күн бұрын

    Khal Drogo, the dothraki, the Greijoys, and the masters of Mereen deserve a place on this list.

  • @lilacsandobsidian
    @lilacsandobsidianАй бұрын

    Euron Greyjoy is def one of the worst

  • @lurchx_x7483

    @lurchx_x7483

    Ай бұрын

    100%

  • @gdbssa
    @gdbssaАй бұрын

    Moonboy for all I know

  • @ktymouse
    @ktymouseАй бұрын

    I'd say that Tywin Lannister is the absolute worst. He completely exterminated more than one House, used others to do his dirty work, and acted as if everything he did was perfectly all right. He also has probably exterminated House Lannister, at least in the male line. All their allies are leaving now that he's dead, and most of their men and boys are in dangerous situations.

  • @kkordis
    @kkordis28 күн бұрын

    Tywin, Vargo Hoat, Euron Greyjoy, Balon Greyjoy, Roose Bolton, Janos Slynt, Amory Lorche, Rorge and Biter, Ser Meryn and Ser Borros… Who else…? Oh yeah JOFFERY!!!

  • @Magniv22
    @Magniv2228 күн бұрын

    How aren't Varys and Littlefinger on this list but stannis is?! And what about ros bolton and joffery and so much more!?

  • @NotTasteless
    @NotTastelessАй бұрын

    Euron needs to be added to this list fr

  • @ExploringFiction

    @ExploringFiction

    29 күн бұрын

    Euron and Tywin have been popular answers as snubs

  • @VersieKilgannon
    @VersieKilgannon27 күн бұрын

    Thank you for putting Stannis on the list. I thought I was the only person who isn't a Stannis fan 😅

  • @lurchx_x7483
    @lurchx_x7483Ай бұрын

    If you put theon greyjoy on the list of potential most evil characters in a song of life and fire Catlin Stark should have been there Tywin Lannister should have definitely been in there, not many men in a song of ice and fire who can say they exterminated an entire family. But here's the real kicker, why wasn't EURON GRAYJOY not on the list? The man is literally so evil that he wants to end the world, and become the new God, and is willing to kill family, friends, and break all the laws of gods and Men to accomplish it.

  • @nicokrasnow1851

    @nicokrasnow1851

    29 күн бұрын

    Also, he serially raped and killed his siblings

  • @thetruelichking3321
    @thetruelichking332129 күн бұрын

    khal drago his in charge of a rampaging horde of city pilligars and yes his kind to danny later on on but well its not like she wanted to marry him and his actions are what lead to miri doing the stuff she did so it all roots back to his people (after all gregor is a brute but his not in charge of a entire civialition that does horrible things cause they are strong so I think the capciaty of crueilty should be messarued and compared to people like drago and euron mountain doesn't really compare)

  • @calebbonney4193
    @calebbonney419329 күн бұрын

    Mirri is not evil. What she did with Drogo and Rhaego is very much good for essentially the entire world. Beyond that she didn't really owe Danaerys anything, Danaerys is why Drogo and his Khalasar came and destroyed or enslaved everything and everyone she cared for. And beyond that Dany's "rescue" only prevented 1 of the 5 assaults that happened to her and did so by making her Dany's own personal slave.

  • @nont18411
    @nont1841127 күн бұрын

    Tywin Lannister, Roose Bolton and Aerys Targaryen should be here as well. Especially Tywin. He’s so proud of committing genocide that he made a song for it, then used the very same song for another genocide. But it’s easy to see him as not so evil because of his element of “cool power fantasy”.

  • @joshuabryant9845
    @joshuabryant984527 күн бұрын

    Theon doesnt even crack my top 10. Roose is 100% in contention and should be here.

  • @TheDeadlyKnight
    @TheDeadlyKnight29 күн бұрын

    How can you not have King Euron the Crow’s Eye?

  • @Ukitsu2
    @Ukitsu27 күн бұрын

    15::35 The Lannisters have green eyes, not blue.

  • @KingSlayer_.
    @KingSlayer_.28 күн бұрын

    Cersei doesn't care about her children. Otherwise, she wouldn't have run the Tyrell alliance into the ground by trying to get an innocent person like Margarey framed for adultery. That alliance was what saved her children. I hate her so much.

  • @JeanZGerman
    @JeanZGerman5 күн бұрын

    No joffrey?

  • @Callisto_Arcas
    @Callisto_Arcas28 күн бұрын

    Joffrey Baratheon

  • @jimchop8235
    @jimchop823526 күн бұрын

    This dude left Joffrey off the list??

  • @alex52043
    @alex5204326 күн бұрын

    I'm not sure Cersei really counts as evil since she's clearly gone insane by the time she gets anywhere near as bad as the others on this list. For most of the book series Tyrion was worse than her and his actions against Cersei and her children are a big part of the reason she snapped.

  • @aegorbittersteel2154
    @aegorbittersteel2154Ай бұрын

    Bloodraven 😄

  • @AegonTargaryenthesecond3096

    @AegonTargaryenthesecond3096

    Ай бұрын

    Bloodraven is complicated

  • @aegorbittersteel2154

    @aegorbittersteel2154

    Ай бұрын

    @AegonTargaryenthesecond3096 evil tree monster is evil your grace.

  • @AegonTargaryenthesecond3096

    @AegonTargaryenthesecond3096

    Ай бұрын

    @@aegorbittersteel2154 our creator himself has said none of the characters are completely evil

  • @aegorbittersteel2154

    @aegorbittersteel2154

    Ай бұрын

    @AegonTargaryenthesecond3096 well he's like 80%😄

  • @AegonTargaryenthesecond3096

    @AegonTargaryenthesecond3096

    Ай бұрын

    @@aegorbittersteel2154 I guess but he’s necessary

  • @Mvenven
    @Mvenven22 күн бұрын

    This is a terrible list.