History GameOfThrones / TropesCToD

** {{Justified}} by weapons made of [[AbsurdlySharpBlade highly-prized, semi-magical Valyrian steel]] such as Ice, Longclaw, or Oathkeeper.

** [[spoiler:Ros]] is unceremoniously StuffedIntoTheFridge to demonstrate the depravity of characters whose evilness was already ''very'' well established, and then promptly forgotten by everyone.

GameOfThrones/TropesA ([[AdaptationalAttractiveness/GameOfThrones Adaptational Attractiveness]], [[AdaptationalBadass/GameOfThrones Adaptational Badass]], [[AdaptationalHeroism/GameOfThrones Adaptational Heroism]], [[AdaptationalModesty/GameOfThrones Adaptational Modesty]], [[AdaptationalVillainy/GameOfThrones Adaptational Villainy]], [[AdaptationalWimp/GameOfThrones Adaptational Wimp]], [[AdaptationDistillation/GameOfThrones Adaptation Distillation]], [[AdaptationDyeJob/GameOfThrones Adaptation Dye-Job]], [[AdaptationExpansion/GameOfThrones Adaptation Expansion]], [[AdaptationExplanationExtrication/GameOfThrones Adaptation Explanation Extrication]], [[AdaptationInducedPlotHole/GameOfThrones Adaptation-Induced Plot Hole]], [[AdaptationNameChange/GameOfThrones Adaptation Name Change]], [[AdaptationPersonalityChange/GameOfThrones Adaptation Personality Change]], [[AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul/GameOfThrones Adaptation Relationship Overhaul]], [[AdaptedOut/GameOfThrones Adapted Out]], [[AgeLift/GameOfThrones Age Lift]], [[AnimalMotifs/GameOfThrones Animal Motifs]], [[AscendedExtra/GameOfThrones Ascended Extra]], [[AssholeVictim/GameOfThrones Asshole Victim]], [[AsYouKnow/GameOfThrones As You Know]]) | GameOfThrones/TropesB ([[BadassBoast/GameOfThrones Badass Boast]], [[BaitAndSwitch/GameOfThrones Bait-and-Switch]], [[BullyingADragon/GameOfThrones Bullying a Dragon]]) | '''Tropes C to D''' ([[CallBack/GameOfThrones Call-Back]], [[CanonForeigner/GameOfThrones Canon Foreigner]], [[CompositeCharacter/GameOfThrones Composite Character]], [[CruelAndUnusualDeath/GameOfThrones Cruel and Unusual Death]], [[DeathByAdaptation/GameOfThrones Death by Adaptation]], [[DemotedToExtra/GameOfThrones Demoted to Extra]], [[DueToTheDead/GameOfThrones Due to the Dead]]) | GameOfThrones/TropesEToF ([[EstablishingCharacterMoment/GameOfThrones Establishing Character Moment]], [[FamousLastWords/GameOfThrones Famous Last Words]], [[FanDisservice/GameOfThrones Fan Disservice]], [[FantasyCounterpartCulture/GameOfThrones Fantasy Counterpart Culture]], [[Foil/GameOfThrones Foil]], [[Foreshadowing/GameOfThrones Foreshadowing]]) | GameOfThrones/TropesGToK ([[HateSink/GameOfThrones Hate Sink]], [[JerkassHasAPoint/GameOfThrones Jerkass Has a Point]]) | GameOfThrones/TropesLToO ([[Leitmotif/GameOfThrones Leitmotif]], [[OhCrap/GameOfThrones Oh, Crap!]]) | GameOfThrones/TropesPToS ([[PragmaticAdaptation/GameOfThrones Pragmatic Adaptation]], [[RealityEnsues/GameOfThrones Reality Ensues]]) | GameOfThrones/TropesTToZ ([[WhamEpisode/GameOfThrones Wham Episode]])]]]]-]

** [[spoiler:Mirri Maz Duur]] vows not to scream while being burnt alive, [[RealityEnsues but is eventually unable to hold to this]].

** Even after [[spoiler:Lord Commander Mormont]] is stabbed in the back, he tries to choke his killer to death one-handed. Unfortunately, RealityEnsues and his strength fails, allowing his assailant to finish him off.

** Westeros is frequently torn apart by competing factions and insane monarchs, many of whom think little of their troops abusing the peasantry, and the anarchist wildlings beyond the Wall live by fighting and stealing from their neighbours. Rape, murder, robbery, and incest are easily found everywhere. Oh, and in every generation, there's a winter that can last ''years'' when ''everyone'' worries about starvation. Even worse, this particular cycle, the monstrous White Walkers are waking from their long sleep to invade, but [[AHouseDivided no one is preparing for it]].

** Daenerys' remaining bloodriders, Kovarro and Aggo have not been seen since Season 2, with Aggo disappearing after his ''first'' appearance. Her ''khalasar'' has essentially disappeared into the background starting with Season 3.

* CityOfSpies: King's Landing is rife with spies for various members of the DeadlyDecadentCourt. In one scene, Littlefinger is polite enough to point out several of them, including his own.

* DeadlyDecadentCourt: King's Landing. Deadly for many characters, including [[spoiler:King Robert and Ned Stark]]. The TitleDrop moment refers to the nobility's high rate of turnover.

* DoomedMoralVictor: [[spoiler:Ned Stark]] is remembered by many as a good man undone by the DeadlyDecadentCourt, [[spoiler:and his is the family that ends up coming ahead by virtue of Sansa becoming the Queen in the North and Bran being named King of the Six Kingdoms.]]

** Gendry calls out Beric and Thoros for selling him to Melisandre, who raped him and planned on sacrificing him. A ''teenager''. Not only do they brush this off, but Sandor mocks Gendry for complaining and says his rape "doesn't sound so bad". Apparently, the fact that he ''wasn't'' killed makes it okay, even though he only survived because Davis helped him escape.

** Gendry calls out Beric and Thoros for selling him to Melisandre, who raped him and planned on sacrificing him. A ''teenager''. Not only do they brush this off, but Sanford mocks Gendry for complaining and says his rape "doesn't sound so bad". Apparently, the fact that he ''wasn't'' killed makes it okay, even though he only survived because Davis helped him escape.

** Viserys is a cruel power hungry Jerkass who sells his sister Daenerys out to be raped where as Daenerys is kind hearted NiceGirl. While she does end up allowing Viserys to be killed it is only after repeated efforts to protect and make up with him that he shows [[UngratefulBastard no grattitude for]].

** Gregor and Sandor Clegane. While Sandor is a {{Jerkass}} KnightInSourArmor AntiHero, he's far more heroic than his brother Gregor. When they were children, Gregor ''melted'' Sandor's face in a brazier [[DisproportionateRetribution for playing with one of his discarded toys]]. However, except for a brief spar in "The Wolf and the Lion", they have never come to blows. [[spoiler:They finally face off in Season 8, [[AndTheFandomRejoiced to the fandom's delight]].]] Sandor's no saint, but compared to his psychopathic brother, he certainly qualifies as the Abel of the pair.

** Gregor and Sandor Clegane. While Sandor is a {{Jerkass}} KnightInSourArmor AntiHero, he's far better than his brother Gregor. When they were children, Gregor ''melted'' Sandor's face in a brazier for playing with one of his discarded toys. However, except for a brief spar in "The Wolf and the Lion", they have never come to blows. Sandor's no saint, but compared to his monster of a brother, he certainly qualifies as the Abel of the pair.

** [[spoiler:Ramsay Bolton]] feeds his baby brother to his dogs.

* CulturedBadass: Oberyn Martell writes poetry and has a taste for fine food, fine wine, and fine women ([[BiTheWay and men]]). He is also mentioned to have traveled widely and studied at the Citadel, Westeros' equivalent of a university.
* CunningLinguist: Missandei can speak 19 languages.

** Jon Snow vs. his fellow recruits (together or separate).

** The series' FirstEpisodeSpoiler is predicated on Bran catching [[spoiler:Cersei and Jaime at their twincest]].

GameOfThrones/TropesA ([[AdaptationalAttractiveness/GameOfThrones Adaptational Attractiveness]], [[AdaptationalBadass/GameOfThrones Adaptational Badass]], [[AdaptationalHeroism/GameOfThrones Adaptational Heroism]], [[AdaptationalModesty/GameOfThrones Adaptational Modesty]], [[AdaptationalVillainy/GameOfThrones Adaptational Villainy]], [[AdaptationalWimp/GameOfThrones Adaptational Wimp]], [[AdaptationDistillation/GameOfThrones Adaptation Distillation]], [[AdaptationDyeJob/GameOfThrones Adaptation Dye-Job]], [[AdaptationExpansion/GameOfThrones Adaptation Expansion]], [[AdaptationExplanationExtrication/GameOfThrones Adaptation Explanation Extrication]], [[AdaptationInducedPlotHole/GameOfThrones Adaptation-Induced Plot Hole]], [[AdaptationNameChange/GameOfThrones Adaptation Name Change]], [[AdaptationPersonalityChange/GameOfThrones Adaptation Personality Change]], [[AdaptedOut/GameOfThrones Adapted Out]], [[AgeLift/GameOfThrones Age Lift]], [[AnimalMotifs/GameOfThrones Animal Motifs]], [[AscendedExtra/GameOfThrones Ascended Extra]], [[AssholeVictim/GameOfThrones Asshole Victim]], [[AsYouKnow/GameOfThrones As You Know]]) | GameOfThrones/TropesB ([[BadassBoast/GameOfThrones Badass Boast]], [[BaitAndSwitch/GameOfThrones Bait-and-Switch]], [[BullyingADragon/GameOfThrones Bullying a Dragon]]) | '''Tropes C to D''' ([[CallBack/GameOfThrones Call-Back]], [[CanonForeigner/GameOfThrones Canon Foreigner]], [[CompositeCharacter/GameOfThrones Composite Character]], [[CruelAndUnusualDeath/GameOfThrones Cruel and Unusual Death]], [[DeathByAdaptation/GameOfThrones Death by Adaptation]], [[DemotedToExtra/GameOfThrones Demoted to Extra]], [[DueToTheDead/GameOfThrones Due to the Dead]]) | GameOfThrones/TropesEToF ([[EstablishingCharacterMoment/GameOfThrones Establishing Character Moment]], [[FamousLastWords/GameOfThrones Famous Last Words]], [[FanDisservice/GameOfThrones Fan Disservice]], [[FantasyCounterpartCulture/GameOfThrones Fantasy Counterpart Culture]], [[Foil/GameOfThrones Foil]], [[Foreshadowing/GameOfThrones Foreshadowing]]) | GameOfThrones/TropesGToK ([[HateSink/GameOfThrones Hate Sink]], [[JerkassHasAPoint/GameOfThrones Jerkass Has a Point]]) | GameOfThrones/TropesLToO ([[Leitmotif/GameOfThrones Leitmotif]], [[OhCrap/GameOfThrones Oh, Crap!]]) | GameOfThrones/TropesPToS ([[PragmaticAdaptation/GameOfThrones Pragmatic Adaptation]], [[RealityEnsues/GameOfThrones Reality Ensues]]) | GameOfThrones/TropesTToZ ([[WhamEpisode/GameOfThrones Wham Episode]])]]]]-]

** Jon has a "[[IncrediblyLamePun hard]]" time sleeping with Ygritte grinding against him in "The Old Gods and the New".

** Tommen during Margaery's midnight visit.
* DisturbedDoves: When [[spoiler:Ned Stark]] is beheaded.

** The Disc Three Final Boss, Ramsay Bolton, [[spoiler:ends up dying by his own hounds.]]

* [[DodgeTheBullet Dodge The Arrow]]: Theon dodges several arrows while fleeing his captors in "Walk of Punishment".

* CreateYourOwnHero: At the start of the show, the Starks are a peaceful, close-knit family who are happy to remain at Winterfell and care for the North under the King's rule until events early in the narrative [[PartyScattering separate them]], initially splitting them into Ned/Sansa/Arya in King's Landing, Jon/[[CoolUncle Benjen]] at Castle Black, and Catelyn/Robb/Bran/Rickon at Winterfell and they are further separated due to unfortunate events. All the while, the Lannisters' ambitions and [[spoiler:habit of brutally murdering House Stark members (Joffrey executes Ned and Tywin conspires with the Boltons and Freys to murder Catelyn and Robb)]] contribute to turning the younger Starks into an increasingly ruthless, badass bunch who are bent on getting vengeance for their loved ones and protecting the smallfolk from the [[spoiler:Lannisters and Boltons. And, in terms of undermining the Stark's reputation and support, it wasn't a great idea to kill members from the most honourable House in the kingdom in the most ''dis''honourable way possible.]] Just think: if they hadn't done all of this, and had simply allowed Jeffrey and Sansa's betrothal to take its course without any extra drama, the Lannisters could have had powerful allies in the Starks instead of now ABSURDLY powerful enemies.

** In the Season 6 finale, the Sept of Baelor, a landmark towering over the King's Landing skyline, is destroyed in a deliberately set explosion at great loss of life. Cersei and Jeffrey are seen looking at through windows from afar. The clouds of smoke and fire shroud its former location, visible even several days later when Jaime returns from his successful resolution of the Riverrun siege. The resemblance to 9/11 does not seem like a coincidence.

* DVDBonusContent: In addition to the standard commentaries and behind-the-scenes featurettes, the Blu-ray releases contain illustrated narrations of the history and lore of Westeros and Essos complete with overlapping UnreliableNarrator. For example, Tywin recalls his [[RapePillageAndBurn Sack of King's Landing]] as a [[PragmaticEvil pragmatic, war-ending coup]], Ned Stark views it as a [[ThisIsUnforgivable terrible crime]], Robert views it as a NecessaryEvil, and Viserys calls it an [[DisproportionateRetribution unjust betrayal]]. [[GreyAndGrayMorality All of them have a point]].