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These are the men and women who serve as House Greyjoy's best warriors.
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Balon's Warriors
Dagmer "Cleftjaw"
Dagmer "Cleftjaw"
- "I know you too well, Theon. I saw you take your first step, helped bend your first bow."
A legendary raider, Dagmer is like an uncle to Theon and helped train him as a child.
- Affably Evil: He may be one of the most feared raiders of the Ironborn, but Dagmer is a pretty easygoing individual who is among the few Ironborn to treat Theon decently upon his return and is genuinely happy to see him again.
- Bling of War: Dagmer wears many rings of gold, silver and bronze, set with garnet, sapphire and dragonglass, all of which he won paying the iron price.
- The Captain: Of the Foamdrinker.
- Colonel Badass: Despite not being highborn (although Theon mentions that one of Dagmer's ancestors was a Greyjoy bastard), he is given command of a large force of Ironborn raiders and holds Torrhen's Square.
- The Dreaded: He is extremely feared and well-known in the North due to his raids in the past.
- Facial Horror: An ax to the face as a child left him horribly disfigured, and he is described as having four lips instead of two.
- Honorary Uncle: Theon calls him uncle and considers him more of a father figure than Balon and Eddard combined, since he actually treats Theon decently and had taught him how to fight when he was a child.
- Lip Losses: Sports a hideous scar across his mouth, courtesy of being smashed in the face with an axe; as such, he's described as having "four lips instead of two."
- The Mentor: To Theon, having trained him how to fight as a child, and gives him helpful advice upon his return to the Iron Islands.
- Named After the Injury: He got his nickname after taking an axe to his face as a child, leaving a deep scar splitting the lower half of his face apart.
- Old Soldier: His hair is described as snow white, indicating his age. Its mentioned he raided with Balon when the latter was still young.
- Pride: Theon notes how proud Dagmer is of his status as the most feared Ironborn warrior of his generation, and exploits that pride to convince Dagmer to help him with his plan to take Winterfell.
- Scary Teeth: He has rotted teeth, which combined with his messed up mouth makes him even more disturbing looking.
- Undying Loyalty: To the Greyjoys. He takes pride in having been Balon's best soldier for many years.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
A captain sworn to Balon Greyjoy- The Captain: He's the captain of his own longship.
- Only Known By His Nickname: His real name is never mentioned and he's known as Bluetooth.
Theon's crew
"Black" Lorren
"Black" Lorren
A famous raider that takes part in the raiding of the Stony Shore and later aids Theon in the capture of Winterfell.- Beard of Evil: He's a black-bearded pirate.
- Character Death: He's killed by Bolton men during the Sack of Winterfell.
- Even Evil Has Standards: He clearly doesn't approve of Theon's plan to use Beth Cassel as a hostage to stop an attack on Winterfell.
- In-Series Nickname: Black Lorren, which doubles as Names to Run Away from Really Fast.
- Mercy Kill: Finishes off all the horses too injured to be used after the skirmish with Benfred Tallhart.
- Number Two: During Theon's occupation of Winterfell, Lorren is his most trusted lieutenant and is briefly named castellan during the hunt for Bran and Rickon.
- Taking You with Me: He dies fighting the Bolton men.
Stygg
Stygg
A raider that participates in Theon's capture of Winterfell.
- Bald of Evil: He's a bald pirate.
- Even Evil Has Standards: He at least has the grace to look ashamed when he abandons Theon at Winterfell.
- Kill It with Water: How he finishes off Benfred Tallhart.
- Only One Name: On account of being smallfolk.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: He's among those who abandon Theon when Rodrik Cassel's Northmen arrive to retake Winterfell.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Hasn't been seen since fleeing Winterfell.
Gynir "Rednose"
Gynir "Rednose"
A raider that participates in the raiding of the Stony Shore and Theon's capture of Winterfell.
- He Knows Too Much: He's killed by "Reek", actually Ramsay Snow, because he's one of the men that know Theon faked the executions of Bran and Rickon and killed two lowborn children instead.
- In-Series Nickname: Gynir Rednose, or simply Rednose.
- Properly Paranoid: After the deaths of Aggar and Gelmarr he takes to sleeping in armor and adopts the noisiest dog in Winterfell to guard his sleep.
Asha's Warriors
The Black Wind
The Black Wind is the longship captained by Asha Greyjoy. The crew is fiercely loyal to Captain Asha, as she says: "My crew would wait on deck for a year if I asked it of them." Notable crew members include Eerl Harlaw, Asha's relative on her mothers side. Qarl the Maid, Asha's lover. And Lorren Longaxe a notorious raider in the Iron Isles
- Badass Crew: Everybody on the Black Wind is a skilled warrior and experienced pirate.
- Badass in Distress: A handful of survivors from the Black Wind, plus Tristifar Botley, are taken captive by Stannis' men and imprisoned by Lady Sybelle Glover in Deepwood Motte's dungeons. She later ransoms them to Tycho Nestoris, who needs protection while travelling to meet Stannis. They rejoin Asha after reaching Stannis' army.
- Blood Knight: Cromm, who is said to have never met a woman he loved as much as battle.
- Character Death: Several members of the crew have been slain:
- Hagen the Horn is the first to die when an arrow catches him as he runs down the steps of Deepwood Motte's watchtower, sending him plummeting to the ground.
- Cromm is badly wounded when Asha's forces are defeated while fleeing Deepwood Motte, and he dies in captivity.
- Death Seeker: Asha realizes in A Dance With Dragons that most of her crew has given up on victory, and instead are simply hoping for a good death in battle.
- Red Shirt Army: Many of them are killed when Stannis Baratheon and his Northern mountain clan allies retake Deepwood Motte.
- True Companions: Asha and her crew are very loyal to each other and are good friends.
- Undying Loyalty: According to Asha, half of them love her like a daughter while the others want to fuck her, but they would all die for her.
Qarl the Maid
Qarl the Maid
Asha's lover and second-in-command aboard the Black Wind.
- Back-to-Back Badasses: Fights this way alongside Asha when they are ambushed by Northmen while retreating from Deepwood Motte.
- Badass in Distress: He is captured by Stannis and the Northern mountain clans when Asha's forces are defeated.
- Battle Couple: With Asha.
- Betty and Veronica: The "Veronica" to Tristifer Botley's "Betty" for Asha's affection.
- Casual Kink: He and Asha enjoy roleplaying, including rape scenarios.
- Chekhov's Gunman: He is seen very briefly in A Clash of Kings talking with his brother, with later books revealing him to be Asha's lover.
- Depending on the Artist: He is said to have sandy hair in the books, but his Fantasy Flight Games portrait shows him with dark hair.
- Famed In-Story: Qarl the Maid is known as being one of the most renowned of the Ironborn reavers; Dagmer Cleftjaw names him as one of the top three most fell reavers when talking to Theon, just behind Andrik the Unsmiling and mentioned as about equal with Black Lorren.
- Ironic Nickname: Is a man and has lots of sex with Asha. He is called "the Maid" to distinguish him from all the other Qarls on the Iron Islands and his total inability to grow a beard.
- Love Triangle: Tristifer Botley is hopelessly in love with Asha. Qarl doesn't even seem to acknowledge him as a rival though.
- My Nayme Is: Qarl, not Carl.
- Number Two: To Asha.
- Only One Name: Due to being smallfolk, he has no surname.
- Permashave: He is unable to grow any facial hair beyond a soft fuzz that takes a fortnight to come in.
- Pretty Boy: He's clean-shaven and considered attractive, with a well-toned physique.
- Rich Suitor, Poor Suitor: To Tris, his Unknown Rival for Asha's affections. While Tris isn't exactly swimming in golden dragons, he's currently the heir to House Botley, while Qarl is the grandson of a thrall (an indentured servant).
- Unequal Pairing: He is the grandson of a thrall, while Asha is the princess of the Iron Islands. This prevents them from marrying— much to Asha's disappointment.Asha's thoughts: Too low to wed, but not too low for me to suck his cock.
Rolfe the Dwarf
Rolfe the Dwarf
Rolfe the Dwarf is one of the crew on Asha Greyjoy's ship, the Black Wind.- Giant Mook: A large-sized warrior under Asha's command
- Ironic Nickname: Rolfe the Dwarf, who is one head taller than anybody else on Asha's crew.
- Off with His Head!: Decapitated during the retreat from Deepwood Motte after being sent to scout ahead.
Hagen the Horn's Daughter
Hagen's daughter is the ironborn daughter of Hagen the Horn. She along with her father is one of the crew on Asha Greyjoy's ship Black Wind.
- Action Girl:Hagen's daughter stumbled to her knees, snatched up his sword, stabbed the second man, and then rose again, smeared with blood and mud, her long red hair unbound, and plunged into the fight.
- All Love Is Unrequited: She wants Tris, who's only in love with Asha, and tries propositioning him for sex before the battle at Deepwood Motte. She doesn't seem too bothered when he refuses, though, and goes off with Six-Toed Harl instead.
- All Women Are Lustful: Goes after Tris Botley then Six Toed Harl.
- Ambiguous Situation: She never speaks a single word in any of her appearances, so it is not known if she is mute or just The Quiet One.
- Cute Mute: It's unknown if she can talk.
- Fiery Redhead: She has flaming red hair and is a fierce Ironborn warrior.
- Full-Frontal Assault: She fought Northmen naked after sex with Harl.
- Like Father, Like Son: Is a warrior like her father.
- No Name Given: Her given name is unknown.
- The Pilot: Hagen's daughter steers a ship as well as any man.
- Uncertain Doom: She fights in the battle at Deepwood Motte, but is not mentioned among the survivors.
Victarion's Warriors
Nute the Barber
Nute the Barber
- "Glory is good, but gold is better."
A famed raider and member of Victarion Greyjoy's crew on the Iron Victory.
- Improbable Aiming Skills: If there's any truth to the story behind his nickname; see below.
- In-Series Nickname: Called "The Barber" because he was said to be able to shave peoples beards with a throwing axe and not hurt them.
- Number Two: To Victarion, until Euron gives him lordship over Oakenshield.
- Villainous Friendship: With Victarion, although he won't refuse a lordship for him. Victarion understands, and drinks with him in celebration afterwards to show there are no hard feelings about it since he blames Euron for the situation, not Nute.
Wulfe One-Ear
Wulfe One-Ear
A raider on Victarion's crew.
- Number Two: Replaces Nute the Barber as Victarion's second-in-command, but Victarion laments that he is nowhere near as smart or skilled as Nute.
- Replacement Goldfish: After Nute the Barber is made Lord by Euron, Wulfe replaces him as Victarion's second in command. Though he's also a
Poor Man's Substitute because he's inferior in both skill and intelligence to Nute. - Screaming Warrior: During the battle off of the Shield Islands, Wulfe jumps aboard an enemy ship while screaming.
- Spiteful Spit: When Moqorro is brought aboard the Iron Victory, Wulfe spits at him upon learning he is a Red Priest.Wulfe: A demon priest.
Euron's Warriors
The Red Oarsman
The Red Oarsman
One of Euron's captains.
- Evil Redhead: A redheaded pirate serving the maniacal and murderous Euron Greyjoy.
- Kick the Dog: Mocks a captive Aeron for the childhood abuse he suffered at Euron's hands.Stonehand: Leyton Hightower’s sons move down the Whispering Sound in hopes of catching us in the rear.The Red Oarsman: You know what it’s like to be caught in the rear, don’t you?
- Only Known by Their Nickname: His true name is never mentioned.
- Would Hit a Girl: He threatens Asha with this when she gets a bit too mouthy towards Euron and his cronies.The Red Oarsman: Give her to me, Euron. I'll spank her until her arse is as red as my hair.Asha Greyjoy: [pulls out her axe] Try it and hereafter men will call you "the Red Eunuch".
Torwold
Torwold Browntooth
One of Euron's captains.
- British Teeth: Implied by his nickname.
- Undying Loyalty: To Euron.
- We Need a Distraction: Euron has Torwold and the Red Oarsman sail a dozen longships up the River Mander to lure away the defenders of the Shield Isles. Once the defenders take the bait and give pursuit, Euron's main force falls upon the Shield Isles.
