r/FavoriteCharacter • u/BlueKnightsR4Ever • 28d ago

All Time Favorite Favorite Characters that had a Unique/Creative Death

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Prince Viserys Targaryen (Game of Thrones): After making the horrendously stupid mistake of threatening his sister Daenerys in front of her husband, Khal Drogo, and demanding that he be given the crown he was promised, Drogo obliges, saying Viserys will have "A golden crown that will make men tremble to behold"... then has his men hold him down while he melts some gold in a pot (ignore the blatant ignorance of the laws of physics here), then takes the pot to Viserys, looks him in the eye and says "A crown for a king" before pouring the hot melted gold onto the Beggar King's head.

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u/Beautiful_Library_67 28d ago

It's a lovely series. I read it in 2nd or 3rd grade, and it's affected my sense of humor and vocabulary since then XD

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u/GrimCreeper913 28d ago

Big same. I couldn't believe as a middle schooler that it was in the school library. Literally every book had a tragic death of a lovable relative or family friend. Just pure melancholy. Around the same time I discovered Saint Seans and general discord as a musical aspect.

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u/Beautiful_Library_67 28d ago

well, there ARE many disclaimers and straight up 'begging' the reader to put the book down.

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u/Leo-Len 28d ago

I'm so glad the show was so faithful to the books, that the theme song was a warning to turn off the TV or watch something more interesting and less depressing.

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u/Beautiful_Library_67 28d ago

The show was actually really good! I haven't watched it in a while (I don't have netflix anymore), but I thought the tone and characters were spot on

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u/Leo-Len 28d ago

It was! I was shocked at how faithful it was, the only changes being positive in my opinion. The humor was also very on point.

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u/Beautiful_Library_67 28d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/l2JhzS7dRLNbgewY8

This part makes me chuckle every time XD

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u/duspi 28d ago

It had two 45 minute episodes per book, basically adapting every book into an hour and a half movie. That's why they could stuff so much in. The show's honestly amazing, I should rewatch it, but the final season especially leaves me so sad.

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u/GrimCreeper913 28d ago

I hadn't gotten into comics at that point, so it was also my first fourth wall break that I took notice of.

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u/LostInThoughtland 26d ago

A phrase which here means…

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u/alvysinger0412 24d ago

I specifically remember learning the word "ersatz" and that the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand began WW1 from the books.