| “ | Mother, mother, look what I made! | „ |
| ~ Joffrey bragging about executing Eddard Stark to Cersei; his first words in the play. |
| “ | KILL ALL OF THE SCUM! | „ |
| ~ Joffrey ordering the mass execution of starving citizens after one threw cow dung at him. |
King Joffery I Baratheon is the secondary antagonist of Westeros: An American Musical, a musical parody of the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and its television adaptation, Game of Thrones set to music from Hamilton.
He is the eldest legal son and heir of King Robert Baratheon and Queen Cersei Lannister and an extremely childish and petulant person. However, unknown to him and his siblings, his real biological father is actually the queen's brother, Ser Jaime Lannister - thus meaning that Joffrey is not only a bastard, but also a product of incest. Once he inherited the Iron Throne he became a sadistic and cruel tyrant who loved to torture and kill innocent people. Although he was the King on the Iron Throne, Joffrey actually ruled in name only - being only a pawn of the small council and the powerful nobles of King's Landing.
He is portrayed by Daisy Alhstone, who also portrayed the Shadowbaby in the same play.
Biography[]
Joffrey is first mentioned during the song “Plot Development”, where his ascension to king is considered a massive threat by Eddard Stark. This prompts Petyr Baelish to capture him, as he was considered a major threat to the Lannisters’ reign. Joffrey first appears directly after a conversation with Cersei and Petyr discussing and dismissing the potential consequences of the North, bragging about having their Lord as a hostage. Directly after this exchange, Joffrey walks in and shows his mother the decapitated head of Eddard. This angers Baelish, causing him to chastise Sandor Clegane in response to his lack of action, to which Clegane responds by stating that he’s not his supervisor. Joffrey is escorted off stage by Cersei. Because of Joffrey’s stupidity, Cersei is forced to quickly improvise a plan involving Sansa Stark as a hostage and a potential way of seizing the North for the Lannisters.
Trivia[]
- Despite being the play’s secondary villain, he has less screen time than Cersei and Littlefinger, who, while important in driving the plot and making Joffrey as powerful as he is, has less presence than Joffrey.
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