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This character is so dastardly, hated and popular that this character was voted most hated character of: November 2022. |
| NOTE: This page only contains information about the TV show version of Joffrey because the book version was intended to have a somewhat sympathetic death scene by the author, thus only information about the TV show version of Joffrey is allowed. |
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| “ | Everyone is mine to torment. | „ |
| ~ Joffrey Baratheon to his uncle Tyrion Lannister. |
| “ | The King can do as he likes! | „ |
| ~ Joffrey justifying his atrocities to Tyrion as he humiliates Sansa Stark. |
King Joffrey I Baratheon is one of the main antagonists in the dark fantasy TV series Game of Thrones. He was a disputed ruler of the Seven Kingdoms in the continent of Westeros.
He is portrayed by Jack Gleeson. In Japanese Dub, he is voiced by Nobunaga Shimazaki.
What Makes Him Hated?[]
- Joffrey was hostile to Arya and her friend, Mycah, and intentionally escalated a confrontation between them. When questioned about the incident, he lied on Arya which led to Mycah getting executed.
- He ordered the execution of Ned Stark for a show of power despite those around him telling him that it is in their best interest to not execute him.
- Joffrey was very hostile to Sansa and would subject her to a beating by Meryn Trant in front of others. He forced her to look at the heads her deceased loved ones to break her spirit and was consistently antagonistic to her. He threatened to have her battered and raped.
- Joffrey showed no sympathy or care for the civilians of King's Landing and looked down on them. When one civilian threw dung at him, he ordered his men to slaughter all of them out of petty and petulant rage.
- Joffrey ordered his men to kill all of Robert Baratheon's children because he saw them as potential competitors to the throne and wanted to eliminate anyone who could challenge his position as a ruler of Westeros.
- Despite his mother's, Cersei's, love and care for him, Joffrey was antagonistic to her. He also threatened to have her executed after she slapped him on the face. Although before she slapped him, he provoked her.
- He constantly belittled and picked on his uncle, Tyrion Lannister, and during the Battle of Blackwater, Joffrey attempted to have Tyrion assassinated.
- As a leader and commander of a military, Joffrey displayed cowardice and would prefer to not get involved in any battle that can potentially cost him his life. This is a stark contrast to many leaders like Rob Stark and Tywin Lannister who does not show cowardice when facing an enemy.
- Joffrey enjoyed torturing and killing animals as described by Tyrion and Tommen.
- Joffrey had a prostitute beaten up by another one for pleasure and killed her for his own entertainment later.
- He was shown to be very impulsive and unintelligent, often being very reactionary to many situations and not taking the time to think about the repercussion of his actions. He was also very arrogant and self-absorbed.
- During his wedding to Margery Tyrell, Joffrey psychologically abused Sansa by making a mock play of Rob Stark's execution. He also mocked and humiliated his uncle, Tyrion, during the celebration. During this moment, no one found this amusing but him.
- During the same show he also mocked the deceased Renly Baratheon for his homosexuality in front of his lover Loras.
- In comparison to most people around him, Joffrey was treated well and pampered, but still looked down on others.
- He was very confrontational to those around him and he would insult and mock people in situations where he was unprovoked.
- Despite his massive cowardice, he repeatedly tries to boast about his supposed bravery, as seen when he brags about how he will personally kill Stannis Baratheon in battle.
- He shows a ugly sexist side, claiming that doing what they're told is "what intelligent women do".
- Despite the fact that he is really horrible to just about everyone, he still expects everyone to treat him with respect and can’t handle it if someone does something even remotely horrible to him.
- Although his death was arguably anguishing, it wasn't meant to evoke sympathy, it was rather more of a karmic retribution for all the horrible things he did.
Trivia[]
- Although undoubtedly Pure Evil in both continuities, the book version of Joffrey Baratheon cannot qualify because the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R.R. Martin, has stated in an interview that, despite how loathesome Joffrey was in life, his death was written in such a way as to make the audience feel conflicted about it and to remind them that Joffrey is a 13-year-old boy who is murdered at his own wedding and who in his last moments is desperate for his family's help and would never get the chance to grow up and potentially seek redemption, thus, only his show counterpart qualifies as a Hate Sink.
External Links[]
- Joffrey Baratheon on the Villains Wiki
- Joffrey Baratheon on the Pure Evil Wiki
- Joffrey Baratheon on the Pathetic Pinhead Wiki
- Joffrey Baratheon on the Game of Thrones Wiki
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