Ever since his first appearance in season 3 of Game of Thrones, Ramsay Bolton has been vying for the most hated character of the whole series. For a time, Joffrey Baratheon was a strong contender but seriously, I think Ramsey has him beat.
Joffrey was a spiteful, evil, entitled psychopath but he lacked the creep factor which Ramsay has in spades. Unlike Joffrey, Ramsay being a bastard meant that he was socially stigmatised so already had a reason to hate the world. This probably incentivised him to claw, flay, torture and murder his way to the top.
- Hunts and rapes women for sport
- Broke the once arrogant Theon Greyjoy and turned him into a frightened eunuch.
- Fed his stepmother and baby brother to hounds
As much as we all like to have someone to hate, this guy cannot be long for the world of Westeros. In season 6 we have seen Jon Snow and Sansa amassing an army to take back Winterfell from the Bolton’s but who will put Ramsey down?
The contenders
1. Sansa Lannister Bolton nee Stark
I’m pretty sure Sansa would love the chance to kill Ramsay herself.
2. Theon Greyjoy aka Reek
3. Lord Walder Frey
4. Jon Snow
Since his resurrection, Jon’s been a bit off his game. The decision to make do with just over 2000 men to take back Winterfell sounds like a suicide mission to me, even if he does have Wun Wun fighting for him. Ramsay’s much larger army easily beat Stannis Bareatheon and he didn’t even use all his forces. If the title of episode 9 is anything to go by these two will definitely face off but will Jon strike the final blow for Winterfell and the honour of his sister?
5. Petyr Baelish aka Littlefinger
Ramsay Bolton must die – valar morghulis – who do you think will kill him?
The Hound.
That was exactly who I thought. He is working towards redemption. I don’t know where he was in the last episode, but those men seemed right up Bolton’s alley.
Littlefinger is definitely playing ‘the game’ and taking out Ramsay would earn him a lot of kudos.