Game of Thrones: 25 Most Hated Characters, Ranked

George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire was adapted into one of television's most gruesome yet addictive shows, Game of Thrones. It first aired in 2011 and quickly established intense rivalries and clear targets for viewers’ ire. The degree to which a character inspires hatred, the list suggests, depends on intelligence and wit, who they hurt and for how long, their tactics, and whether any redeeming qualities exist.

From hundreds of figures, the ranking highlights 25 who provoked the strongest negative reactions. Some betrayals are personal: Doreah began as Daenerys’ handmaiden but was found in bed with a thief after the dragons were stolen and left to die in a vault. Styr, the scarred leader of the cannibalistic Thenns, taunts a child with the fate of his eaten parents.

Lysa Arryn’s instability—publicly odd behavior, a confessed murder, and a threat to throw Sansa from a tower—turns suspicion into hatred. Pyatt Pree, a power-hungry warlock, chains Daenerys in the House of the Undying and meets the dragons’ fire.

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