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| “ | The gods be damned. It was a hollow victory they gave me. A crown... it was the girl I prayed them for. Your sister, safe ... and mine again, as she was meant to be. I ask you, Ned, what good is it to wear a crown? The gods mock the prayers of kings and cowherds alike. | „ |
| ~ Robert to Eddard Stark. |
King Robert I Baratheon, also known as The Demon of the Trident and referred to as The Usurper by Targaryen loyalists, is one of the overarching protagonists of the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.
He was the King of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros after the Mad King and head of House Baratheon at the beginning of A Game of Thrones. Firstborn son of Lord Steffon Baratheon and Lady Cassana Estermont, Robert was thre older brother of Lord Stannis and Lord Renly Baratheon, both of them being high lords due to Robert never rising them to princes. He is the best friend of Eddard Stark since childhood. He is married to Queen Cersei Lannister, who has three children: Joffrey Baratheon, Myrcella Baratheon and Tommen Baratheon.
After being crowned king, he becomes slightly more villainous, especially in the novels, where he frequently rapes Cersei and attempting to wipe out every remaining Targaryen alive.
He was portrayed by Mark Addy.
Series[]
Robert comes to Winterfell to arrange a marriage between his "son" Joffrey, and Ned's daughter, Sansa Stark, which Ned accepts. Ned and Robert had several conflicts such as when Robert allows Sansa's direwolf to be killed to appease his wife Cersei.
Robert is extremely bitter about the abuse he believes the Targaryens inflicted on Ned's sister and his betrothed Lyanna, which influences him to order the death of the Mad King's children Viserys and Daenerys after Daenerys marries a Dothraki warlord named Khal Drogo. Ned is disgusted by Robert's actions, and this leads to a falling out. Despite this, Robert still refuses to let Cersei hurt him after a fight between Ned and her brother Jaime over the arrest of her other brother Tyrion.
After Ned discovers that Jaime is the father of Cersei's children, he gives her a chance to flee to save her family. This results in her orchestrating Robert's death in a hunting accident. Before he dies, Robert calls off the hit on Daenerys, thanking Ned for not blindly listening to him and naming him protector of the realm.
Quotes[]
| “ | I swear to you, I was never so alive as when I was winning this throne, or so dead as now that I've won it. | „ |
| ~ Robert to Eddard. |
| “ | STOP THIS MADNESS, IN THE NAME OF YOUR KING! | „ |
| ~ Robert to Gregor and Sandor Clegane. |
| “ | Can't leave a man to hunt in peace. Ser Robar found me. Gregor's head. Ugly thought. Never told the Hound. Let Cersei surprise him [laughs in pain]. Gods have mercy. The girl. Daenerys. Only a child, you were right... that's why, the girl... the gods sent the boar... sent to punish me... | „ |
| ~ A dying Robert commenting about Eddard's sentencing the Mountain to die and regretting his decision to assassinate Daenerys. |
| “ | Robert: Serve the boar at my funeral feast. Apple in its mouth, skin seared crisp. Eat the bastard. Don't care if you choke on him. Promise me, Ned. Ned: [Lyanna's voice echoing in his mind] I promise. |
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| ~ Robert in his deathbed and Eddard Stark. |
| “ | Robert: Now give me something for the pain and let me die. Robert: [after getting milk of the poppy from Pycelle and drinking it] Will I dream? Ned: You will, my lord. Robert: Good. I will give Lyanna your love, Ned. Take care of my children for me. |
„ |
| ~ Robert's final moments and last words. |
About Robert
| “ | Ned dreaming: He found himself thinking of Robert more and more. He saw the king as he had been in the flower of his youth, tall and handsome, his great antlered helm on his head, his warhammer in hand, sitting his horse like a horned god. He heard his laughter in the dark, saw his eyes, blue and clear as mountain lakes. Robert: Look at us, Ned. Gods, how did we come to this? You here, and me killed by a pig. We won a throne together... Ned's thoughts: I failed you, Robert. I lied to you, hid the truth. I let them kill you. Robert after hearing Ned's thought words: You stiff-necked fool. Too proud to listen. Can you eat pride, Stark? Will honor shield your children? [turns into Littlefinger]. |
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| ~ Ned Stark dreaming a young Robert while rotting in one of the Red Keep's black cells. |
| “ | Cersei: You should have been at the feast, Tyrion. There has never been a boar so delicious. They cooked it with mushrooms and apples, and it tasted like triumph. Tyrion: Truly, sister, you were born to be a widow. |
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| ~ Cersei after telling Tyrion how she and Lancel "helped" Robert to meet his demise. |
| “ | Tyrion had rather liked Robert Baratheon, great blustering oaf that he was ... doubtless in part because his sister loathed him so. | „ |
| ~ Thoughts of Tyrion Lannister. |
| “ | Robert could piss in a cup and men would call it wine, but I offer them pure cold water and they squint in suspicion and mutter to each other about how queer it tastes. If someone said I had magicked myself into a boar to kill Robert, likely they would believe that as well. | „ |
| ~ Stannis Baratheon |
| “ | Cersei: Robert ignored him. He would have beat him if I'd allowed it. That brute you made me marry once hit the boy so hard he knocked out two of his baby teeth, over some mischief with a cat. I told him I'd kill him in his sleep if he ever did it again, and he never did, but sometimes he would say things... Tywin: It appears things needed to be said. |
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| ~ Cersei and an angered Tywin, the latter implying that both her and Robert should have harshly disciplined Joffrey. |
| “ | We had come late to Robert's cause. It was necessary to demonstrate our loyalty. When I laid those bodies before the throne, no man could doubt that we had forsaken House Targaryen forever. And Robert's relief was palpable. As stupid as he was, even he knew that Rhaegar's children had to die if his throne was ever to be secure. Yet he saw himself as a hero, and heroes do not kill children. | „ |
| ~ Tywin Lannister to Tyrion Lannister |
| “ | Selyse: Your own wife begs as well, lord husband. Robert and Delena defiled our bed and laid a curse upon our union. This boy is the foul fruit of their fornications. Lift his shadow from my womb and I will bear you many trueborn sons, I know it. [throws her arms around Stannis's legs] He is only one boy, born of your brother's lust and my cousin's shame. Stannis: He is mine own blood. Stop clutching me, woman. Perhaps Robert did curse our marriage bed. He swore to me that he never meant to shame me, that he was drunk and never knew which bedchamber he entered that night. But does it matter? The boy was not at fault, whatever the truth. |
„ |
| ~ Selyse begging Stannis to sacrifice Robert's son, Edric Storm, at the stake. |
| “ | Asha: Strike off these irons and let me help you take it, Sire. Your Grace's royal brother was renowned for turning fallen foes into friends. Make me your man. Stannis: The gods did not make you a man. How can I? Justin: [pulls Asha aside] That was ill judged, my lady. Never speak to him of Robert. |
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| ~ Asha Greyjoy, Stannis Baratheon and Ser Justin Massey. |
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Trivia[]
- Robert is considered the strongest of the brothers of House Baratheon and the true warrior out of them. He always loved having sex with a lot of women. One day he would promise the world to a girl and forget everything the next one, including the girl. Even when he was betrothed to Lyanna Stark, Robert still kept having sex with other girls, then and also during his marriage with Cersei.
- Robert agrees with Tywin's idea of murdering Rhaegar's children, Aegon and Rhaenys, and refuses to sanction this crime, which earns him the hatred of Dorne. When Eddard argued about the murder of the children, Robert only replied that he saw no children; only dragonspawns. This causes an argument between him and his friend Eddard and the two would only be reconciled by the death of Lyanna.
- Robert never cared about ruling and justice, as the Iron Throne bored him. He learned to close his eyes at the things he didn't want to see. After, Jon Arryn and Stannis Baratheon found out about Janos Slynt's bribes with the Gold Cloaks. After Janos had two men killed to prevent them from testifying against him, Robert decides to do nothing about it and listens to Littlefinger's advice and allows Janos to keep his office.
- He has a negative relationship with his brother Stannis. The two are too different, and Robert and Stannis often argue about their different ideas. Stannis would often demand to Robert to get back his lordship of Storm's End, but Robert would always dismiss him with the same excuse. Robert always took other people over Stannis or Renly to do important jobs, though, Renly was generally considered unfit for duties. The only difference between Renly and Robert is that Renly has no addiction with food, alcohol, or sex.
- Robert and Cersei kept mutual infidelity towards each other. Robert and Cersei often argue and it often results with a drunken Robert yelling and humiliating Cersei in public. Because of Robert's loud and powerful voice, Sansa was always frightened by him and failed to find courage to speak with him when her father wanted to leave King's Landing.
- Despite claims that everything is going well under his rule, he made no attempt to stop Ser Gregor Clegane from causing havoc throughout the Seven Kingdoms.
- He agrees to execute Lady, Sansa Stark's direwolf, despite her having no part in the quarrel between Arya Stark and his stepson, Joffrey Baratheon. This was done to appease his queen Cersei.
- Robert is disgusted by his supposed eldest son and heir Prince Joffrey Baratheon and has a bad relationship with the boy. While Joffrey desires his apparent father's admiration, he's only a cruel and vicious boy, which caused Robert to hate him. He also envies Lord Mace Tyrell for his sons, claiming that Ser Loras Tyrell is a true son to be proud of.
- The only thing that prevents Robert from abdicating the throne and joining with a sellsword company in Essos, is the perspective of leaving the realm under Cersei and Joffrey. Thus, it's possible that Robert might have chosen to believe Stannis' accusations about Cersei's children, even before and after Jon Arryn's death.
- His brother Renly convinced him to spurn Cersei and marry the 14 years old maid, Margaery Tyrell. Robert liked her, but the marriage vow is considered holy. Due to his contempt for his own family, it's possible that Robert would have listened to anyone who would have told him about his children's true parentage, as it would give him a reason to destroy the hated Lannisters and get rid of part of his debts, marry Margaery and make a true heir, then finally abdicate the Throne as he wanted.
- Later, Robert orders the assassination of Daenerys Targaryen, despite the fact that she had no part in her father or brother's deeds. However, he later redeems himself when he orders Ned to put an end to this manhunt, but only on his deathbed.
- As shown in the TV series, that revealed Jon Snow as Lyanna' son by Rhaegar, Lyanna feared that Robert would kill Jon if he found out his true parentage and made Ned promise to protect him.
- It is confirmed that Robert is based on King Edward IV of England, who overthrown the tyranny of Henry VI (the real history counterpart of Aerys II), but after he got the throne, he went into a obsession of drinking and doing nonsense instead of being a good king. Meanwhile, Robb Stark is based on the young Edward IV before he got the throne.
External Links[]
- Robert I Baratheon on the Villains Wiki.
- Robert I Baratheon on the Heroic Benchmark Wiki.
- Robert I Baratheon on the Villainous Benchmark Wiki.
- Robert I Baratheon on the A Wiki of Ice and Fire.
- Robert I Baratheon on the Wiki of Westeros.
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