Analyzing Evil: Euron Greyjoy

[@TheVileEye]

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[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

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[@marcusyates3044]

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[@spawnofragnarok9267]

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[@IllikasRager]

Please analyze the evil of the various Sword Art Online villains.

[@newbornviking9721]

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[@johns1625]

Euron from the books: "Who knows more of gods than I? Horse gods and fire gods, gods made of gold with gemstone eyes, gods carved of cedar wood, gods chiseled into mountains, gods of empty air... I know them all. I have seen their peoples garland them with flowers, and shed the blood of goats and bulls and children in their names. And I have heard the prayers, in half a hundred tongues. Cure my withered leg, make the maiden love me, grant me a healthy son. Save me, succor me, make me wealthy... protect me! Protect me from mine enemies, protect me from the darkness, protect me from the crabs inside my belly, from the horselords, from the slavers, from the sellswords at my door. Protect me from the Silence." He laughed. "Godless? Why, Aeron, I am the godliest man ever to raise sail! You serve one god, Damphair, but I have served ten thousand. From Ib to Asshai, when men see my sails, they pray." Euron from the show: "Hee hoo, ah fook the queen!"

[@mattf666]

A finger in the bum?

[@FirstLast-hi7vv]

Reading this speech alone makes me want to read the books, but I have to learn to read first.

[@johns1625]

@@FirstLast-hi7vv The audiobooks read by Roy Dotrice are better than reading fr fr

[@nunyabiznes33]

Show Euron: "A finger up the bum"

[@Mizelei2012]

​@@nunyabiznes33 Ah yes, although that was pretty funny. Especially the delivery on the 'not now, we'll talk later'

[@josemaria8177]

I still feel sorry for the actor that played Euron. I recall seeing interviews with him where he is super excited to play Euron and he clearly was familiar with the character from the books. And then he read the scripts and I can just imagine his heartbreak

[@JayCity10]

At least he got to screw the evil out of Cersei.

[@organic723]

It's far worse knowing he knew Euron wasn't a clown. That portrayal was criminally awful.

[@ayylmao752]

I really don't know about all that. If he cared so much about the character's depiction, why didn't he fight more for it? He never wore an eyepatch, or bothered to recreate the blue lips. or the valyrian steel scale armor. These would have been easy things to insist on.

[@JayCity10]

@@ayylmao752 It reminds me of The Hulk actor, Mark Ruffalo. He watched as his character was debased and imuscalsted overtime, and said nothing. He didn't protect his character, like Robert Downy Jr did with Ironman.

[@alexnunn2161]

Actually from what i heared it wasn’t until afterwards he actually read the books and learned just how much better euron was in them and said something along the lines of ‘it would have been great to play this guy’

[@mgm3649]

Book Euron is the most intimidating villain in the story by far.

[@Seven_Leaf]

“Kneel, brother. I am your king. I am your god." -- Euron Greyjoy: The Forsaken TWoW

[@osmanyousif7849]

He's basically the Pokemon 3rd evolution of Joffrey and Ramsey. Mixed with a touch of Voldemort.

[@ProjectMayhem4Chaoz]

"I am the storm, my lord. The first storm, and the last". Euron makes the likes of Ramsay and Gregor look like mean little children in the pettiness and mundaneness of their evil, I believe Euron is the only real absolute monster in the story

[@michaelyoon9355]

Yea hes got the horn!

[@TheAstroWitchLux]

Maybe Grrm told Dave and Dave that, and they got the wrong idea ..hence "a finger in the bum" 🤣🤣🤣

[@takecharge5140]

Lannister family seems quite functional and healthy compared to Greyjoys lol

[@averongodoffire8098]

At least when they’re together they live in separate areas of the house and do their own thing and only fight when in one room for about a minute The greyjoys can’t seem to help themselves but ruin each other without being in the room and when they just walk in together they immediately do the worst things they can think of

[@0ussama01]

Hahhhahahaha ikr !

[@jessjess23brooks89]

​@@averongodoffire8098 Yeah, Lannisters can actually work together in schemes to get shit done. And have to be driven to great lengths to want to kill each other. Greyjoys just see a brother on a bridge and decide, "might as well". No cohesion whatsoever, just casual disloyalty all the time.

[@draconbacon6395]

Functional is very relative in Westeros

[@ericschuller908]

@@jessjess23brooks89, basically. Their entire culture is based around backstabbing, sexual assault, and enslaving the people they conquer. It's basically all the worst traits of the vikings condensed and swirled into a humongous clusterfuck of every flavor of violence imaginable.

[@Dysxnix]

You have no idea how happy it makes me as a fan of the book series that the first 27:00 minutes of this are purely about the culture and history of the Iron Islands. Thank you, Vile Eye.

[@adipsous]

I love how in-depth studies like this continuously rock me with amazement at Martin's beyond prodigious and vast creativity. What a mind!

[@Nilkantha_Baul]

It's criminal how Dave and Dan butchered the character of Euron in the adaptation...

[@a.r.h9919]

That's not butchery, what happened to the character is two scales below that Book and TV adaptation are as apart as the heavens and the earth

[@Shadow666_]

"A finger up the bum..." that whole interaction always cracks me up not just because of the line and delivery but jaimes reaction afterwards and then "euron" just starts hushing him before he can speak as he slinks away...🤣

[@Folkmoot]

*B I G C O C K*

[@saucerar7615]

Dumb and Dumber you mean?

[@jbatts834]

The fact they didn’t introduce his character early on when Dany was in essos just made it obvious whatever adaption they would do would be underwhelming. It was still worst then expected some how Lmao.

[@mellowyello1478]

The best part of Eurons' magic is that its left completely ambiguous if he has magic or hes just tripping balls perpetually and he thinks he has magic.

[@emmettyoung7603]

the thing i love about eurons character is that he might be controlled by the drowned god in the way bloodraven might be controlled by the old gods. how much of euron is magic and how much is madness, and how much is it a god influencing him to do evil to bring the god bodies to grow its power. i think euron is somehow involved with the walkers, the drowned one or the great other.

[@IronFreakV]

Funny to see this massive argument between critical fans and bootlickers here There are better things to spend your time with people

[@Tom_Cruise_Missile]

​@@IronFreakVthere's two comments dude

[@killerflamingo9566]

@@IronFreakVyes now go spend that time in a corner somewhere

[@emmettyoung7603]

@@IronFreakV i thought we were having a good time?

[@QuinnTheGM]

Probably the most evil character GRRM has ever written, shame they butchered him in the show. I saw someone write recently that the show should've just used Victarion instead, and honestly I think that's a fantastic idea. He seems much closer to what they were going for with show Euron.

[@justsomedude5727]

I agree the show should have went with Victarion, or made a hybrid character of Euron and Victarion.

[@josephbulkin9222]

No. The hacks who made Game of Thrones would have made Victarion Greyjoy unrecognizable from the man I know and love.

[@nunyabiznes33]

Nah, even Vic wouldn't have been as awful as show Euron

[@Felzorful]

Personal the show version seem like what aeron was before he drowned or a fusion of all 3 kettleback brothers.

[@RANDALCOMING]

If they made the character of show euron aurane waters there'd be literally no changes necessary for his character outside of maybe a different cast

[@AlbinoKiwi47]

euron greyjoy is really out here trying to bloodmagic himself into Cthulhu and you gotta admire that kind of ambition

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

"Godless? Why aeron? I'm the Godliest man to ever raise sail" All you need to know about book Euron! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@a.r.h9919]

"when men see my sails they pray"

[@yggdrasil2]

From Ib to Asshai, when men see my sails, they pray.

[@mixkid3362]

​@a.r.h9919 I have seen gods carved in wood, gods of stone and gods of empty air.

[@TannerDLink]

“You serve one god, Damphair, but I have served ten thousand. From Ib to Asshai, when men see my sails, they pray.”

[@MugenHeadNinja]

Finish the rest of the quote, and that's all need be said about the man.

[@thedevilluis]

'Godless? Why, Aeron, I am the godliest man ever to raise sail! You serve one god, Damphair, but I have served ten thousand. From IB to Asshai, when men see my sails, they pray. - The goat

[@mixkid3362]

Grant me a healthy son. Make the maiden love me. Make me wealthy. Protect me! Save me from the slavers, from the crabs, from the horselords, from the sellswords at my door.

[@KingSlayer_.]

He's terrifying pure evil. A high functioning pyschopath who was a monster from the very beginning. He's not human, more so some kind of demon in human skin

[@xainreaper6458]

I love how none of the videos dissecting Euron dare use show Euron for the thumbnail unlike other dissections like Tywin or Ramsay. I mean, for obvious reasons.

[@BryGoose]

Lmao a very good point. I probably wouldn't have clicked on it if they had

[@DragonZombie2000]

Is it because of how dissimilar the TV show Euron is? Or am I missing something

[@CompositeCreativity]

@@DragonZombie2000It is. Book Euron outshines his joke of a TV counterpart in every conceivable way.

[@robertwalker5794]

@@DragonZombie2000Yes. Show Euron is a joke, a wannabe that Book Euron would absolutely play like a fiddle then destroy without any effort nor hesitation.

[@StCrimson667]

Euron Greyjoy is perhaps the type of evil I'm most intrigued by, the type of evil that sees something awful and is drawn to it instead of repulsed. Like, Euron is implied to have seen the apocalypse coming and instead of being horrified by it, like Bran, he instead was intrigued and has done everything in his power to actively speed it along. I just find that so fascinating, a person's mind going zip when it normally would zag. Something so simple as a difference in perspective spiralling out to cause so much pain and destruction.

[@unknown9zz0]

very well said

[@SiddarthaTB]

Yea to me Euron is basically this, "The abyss stared at me and I stared back"

[@arturzinurov4781]

He killed and graped his siblings let’s not romanticise him

[@tadeuvi]

This comment defined Euron perfectly. He is an agent of the apocalypse, he is not trying to acquire or display any power specifically for himself. He just wants to see the world burn and he knows about the impending white walker calamity.

[@radias2589]

"I could hear you praying from outside the door. I always wondered: Were you praying that I would choose you or that I would pass you by?" -Euron Greyjoy

[@TheBombasticFatRat]

"Finger in the bum" -Euron Greyjoy

[@johns1625]

So dark. I hate it every time I hear it.

[@RsBanez]

The Forsaken is one dark motherfucker of a chapter.

[@nunyabiznes33]

He's disgusting. He's probably not even gay or anything, he was just 🍇ing his brothers to traumatize them, to see them suffer.

[@tabulldog2743]

Shows just how vile Euron really is. Evil bastard.

[@dominiqueodom3099]

Thank you so much for getting to Euron Greyjoy. This guy legitimately is the reason why a Feast for Crows has such an underrated place amongst all of the books and the expansion on the Dorne and Greyjoy POV's truly added a level of scale to this conflict we hadnt truly seen yet. Also,something i find amazing is how in the years following Euron's first appearance everyone kinda considered him a fraud with a big mouth until the release of the Forsaken Chapter revealed a level of dark magic connected to Euron's character thats been hinted since the beginning of the series. Euron as maybe the only other guy with Greenseer potential besides Bran and this dude would make Joffery and Ramsay look like the children they are in the grand scheme of things.

[@rbparks]

Honestly I don’t think we have enough information about Euron’s overall plan to properly analyze his evil.

[@timothytzovolos153]

Agreed, but it's still a good video

[@rafaelgustavo7786]

We know that Euron uses "strange" artifacts to achieve his goals. Maybe Oldtown has libraries with "suspicious" books. Is it possible that Euron is wanting some mysterious/forbidden book to perform some ritual? Could this be the Faceless man's mission in Oldtown? Will Oldtown be a huge pyre of human sacrifice to summon something/someone (like the voice that young Varys heard)?

[@irasac1]

scary shit.

[@KSkrode]

Oldtown is the most populous city in Westeros. it'd be a hell of a blood sacrifice for whatever Euron has planned

[@MrfrogAXN]

Analyzing Evil: George R. R. Martin for not finishing the books yet!!!, and David and Dan for doing Euron's character Dirty

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

You know he’s not releasing it out of spite, right? Because his fans are the worst people. Why would you want to release your product to costumers so entitled?

[@username.exenotfound2943]

@@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 ENTITLED? he hasnt finished the book in 10 years its not entitled to expect a finished book series or at least more honesty saying "yeah i doubt im finishing the books" or " im not close to finishing it yet" also hes done everything yet finish the books

[@excaliburknives3572]

@@username.exenotfound2943Blood Meridian took 15 years to write. And it’s considered one of the best books of all time. Patience is a virtue.

[@BehuraStudio]

ADWD and AFFC was supposed to be one book originally. It took George 5 years to write Feast and 6 more to write Dance. So it already took him 11 years to write one of the books technically

[@jonathanrobison9667]

If I’m not mistaken George is also very upset with the shows adaptation of his work, another reason he won’t finish the books. This is a valid reason, your fans being enthusiastic and itching for more content and that annoying you isn’t.

[@QuickLern818]

Having read the books, I talked up Euron to all of my co-workers who hadn't read the books when the show introduced him, promising them that he was potentially the worst character and some kind of apocalyptic black magic Cthulhu pirate who would help usher in the end of the world. Then we got "finger in the bum".

[@a.b.s.anonymousbastardofso9459]

Dude... That's gotta suck. 😆

[@BigBroKuma]

In the books the Greyjoys have to be the craziest family in Westeros 😭 the fact that Balon is more tame than his brothers is nuts to me

[@RsBanez]

GRRM: *Creates one of the most intimidating, mysterious and terrifying villains of all time* D&D: We need a villain that has a "r0ckStaR swagger" for some reason

[@olm8829]

Yeah, what they did to his character is like doing a “LOTR” adaptation, reducing Sauron to a mere comic relief and telling that he created the One Ring to gain a possibility to have sex with Galadriel

[@TheNotoriousMrDee]

The mystery is absorbing. I also really like his clever references to Lovecraft without quite ripping him off. The squishers, drowned God, etc.

[@ossiebowman3731]

The version of Euron we got in Game of Thrones is possibly the biggest disservice to a character from book to show I've ever seen. Amazing video, as always

[@TheBombasticFatRat]

Watch the Percy Jackson movie after reading the book

[@ossiebowman3731]

@@TheBombasticFatRat believe me, mate, I'm fully aware of the abominations that are the Percy Jackson movies

[@chonkyseal7164]

Euron and Roose Bolton in the books are some of the scariest people in Westeros. It's saddening what the show did to them...

[@Sam-wv4fz]

I thought the portrayal of Roose was pretty apt, he was silently sinister with a very smooth voice. But that's praise for the actor and maybe the writing could have done more for him. He was glorious at the Red Wedding at least.

[@teriba453]

@@Sam-wv4fzThe show really didn’t do Roose justice, it’s not as egregious as Euron for example, but I’d say it’s around how they change Jon in Season 1-5. They’re great in the show but definitely not their book versions and I think that’s still a failure Roose Bolton in the show was never portrayed to be more evil than Ramsay, unlike the books. Ramsay seems to be the big dog Roose can’t control in the show and eventually he just easily kills him. Roose in the books is a beast, and he might even be more evil than Ramsay. However, they didn’t absolutely murder his character, so that’s why people don’t mention it much but also remember Why did they swap Roose for Tywin in the harrenhal scenes with Arya? Clearly, they didn’t care much for the character!

[@Sam-wv4fz]

@@teriba453 I'd say they were equally evil but Roose had his head screwed on. But yeah they could have done a lot more with him in the show as a villain, he's such a creep

[@teriba453]

@@Sam-wv4fz yeah there was so much missed potential with this story

[@Garrus1995]

Book Euron: Sadistic warlord who seeks godlike power through dark rituals and Eldritch sorcery. TV Euron: Horny pirate dude (but at least he killed those insufferable Sand Snakes).

[@superenderguy2346]

All we need now is a video on Christopher Lee’s iconic portrayal of Dracula and all the villains you featured in your channel introduction all those years ago will have finally been covered.

[@mrs.wontkins9294]

Also Cushing's Frankenstein if we are doing Hammer Horror.

[@benderthepirate]

Alt Shift X, Analyzing Evil and Quinn’s Ideas: the Big Three of Euron video essays.

[@haillobster7154]

What about David Lightbringer?

[@benderthepirate]

@@haillobster7154I haven’t seen much of his stuff.

[@jacobblack2381]

Didn't Alt shift x make the video on Euron like 7yearz ago???

[@ΔημήτρηςΚανέλλας-ε5ι]

@@jacobblack2381 yeah but brother literally nothing has changed since then. still the same books, still the same lore available.

[@jacobblack2381]

@@ΔημήτρηςΚανέλλας-ε5ι that's oddly depressing 🥺

[@UnbowedUnbentUnbroken93]

Book Euron is the most evil character IMO. Tywin does terrible things in order to keep his house at the top of the totem pole, Ramsay does terrible things because he gets pleasure from it, but Euron just wants to destroy society because he's curious not because he gains anything. In the words of Alfred Pennyworth, "Some men just want to watch the world burn."

[@evanmoore3114]

Yeah the Ironborn are bastards, for sure, but I don’t think Euron can be said to be their culmination (though they did have an impact on him). Remember after he took the Shields, and he called up Victarion after the victory feast and says “I forget how noisy these Ironborn are.” He views them all as totally beneath him. Just my take

[@conormcginn3312]

Euron Greyjoy truly is the most devious, malicious, terrifyingly evil character in A Song of Ice and Fire, and it is truly a tragedy to see what the show did to him. I think that Euron is going to use the Horn of Joramun he steals from Sam when he burns down Old Town in the Winds of Winter, and he is going to bring down the Wall, allowing the Others (White Walkers) to enter and wreak havoc on Westeros. Euron wants to initiate the apocalypse, and there is no other apocalypse in the entire world of Ice and Fire that is as notorious and deadly as the Long Night.

[@TheCrimsonZombie]

Maybe in hopes of being offered a sense of immortality or something from the night lord in turn maybe?

[@nono9543]

I've waited for this. Book Euron Greyjoy has such good build up. Show Greyjoy feels more like a henchman than a main villain.

[@TheNotoriousMrDee]

Perfect description. What a bastardization of the most fear-inducing character. Victarion is arguably the more talented warrior but he doesn't hold a candle to Euron, and that's saying a lot. Both are incredibly well-written.

[@Anti-CornLawLeague]

“The door creaking”. It’s creepy how three words paint a whole picture for you.

[@StormCrow702]

Vile perfection as always sir, now we are in desperate need of a look into the warped, delusional, haughty, and beautiful visage of one Cersei Lannister. Another character the show did a monstrous disservice too.

[@mero7731]

Definitely agree but that scene with Robert was great and lena headey is just phenomenal. That’s what is crazy to me is that these actors could’ve pulled off the book versions but DND just wanted to simplify it

[@josephbulkin9222]

The scene with Robert is a waste of space that accomplishes nothing, that makes the Maggy prophecy invalid. The show always sucked.@@mero7731

[@malcolmferguson4869]

I actually think Cersei in S1-S6 was better than the books. It was S7 &S8 where they ruined her.

[@TheBombasticFatRat]

Uh tbh unitl season 7 she was better than in the book. In the book she really is as Tywin puts it "not as smart as she thinks she is." She comes off as more intelligent in the show, especially in the first few seasons, though still nothing compared to Tywin, Varys, Littlefinger or even Tyrion at playing "The Game."

[@Caramelo23606]

Best villain in the series, he's just evil, Palpatine, Sauron and Morgoth levels of evil. Thanks for doing this.

[@TheBombasticFatRat]

Tywin >

[@jamesjoe1690]

Being evil doesn't make you a great villain

[@zehranursarac6722]

Palpatine is a sweet summer child compared to Euron

[@Helloguys_c1p]

@@zehranursarac6722And Euron is a comedian compared to Morgoth

[@Diditallforthexp]

I feel like Victarion represented the Iron Islander ideals in their purest "rules as written" form while Euron used the very same religion as a vehicle to serve himself. This is laid out well in the books when the election takes place and he displays the plundered dragon horn. Euron even scares the priests including his uncle. Sometimes madness doesn't cripple like Aerys Targaryen but instead makes an insanely driven and capable leader like Euron. If anyone is worthy of his God and heritage, it's this absolute madman.

[@judewakefield7213]

Victarrion is my favorite villain in the books because he views his actions as virtuous. He honors an opponent by throwing him into the ocean. He doesnt want to kill his spouse but kills her anyway because he is honor bound to do so. He feels he is helping the maester who was assaulted by offering a knife to defend himself with and is simply confused when the maester doesnt take it.

[@2st486]

"while we wait for the last two books" oh you sweet summer child XD.....

[@margarethmichelina5146]

It's been more than a decade since A Dance of Dragons have released and Winds of Winter haven't out yet. Worse case scenario, George R.R Martin is going to be senile or on dementia or even die before finishing his last 2 books.

[@2st486]

@@margarethmichelina5146 yup

[@TheCandyHole]

*looks at AI* Gentlemen, we have the technology...

[@Grandmaster-Kush]

While we wait for George to pass on so his next trustee can ghostwrite it using his source material

[@2st486]

@@Grandmaster-Kush "AI, write the last 2 books of ASOIAF. ignore anthing from the show. go"

[@darktenor4967]

Awesome job. The only thing imho which is missing here is the hole king's blood sacrifice thing. Alt shift x has a great KZbin essay on Euron where he discusses Euron causing a massive blood sacrifice of his own fleet, plus possibly his brother, a bunch of priests and! his unborn child, all to cause some massive kraken appocalypse! Yes, with Magic in the series, and no completion the to the story, Euron's plans could go anywhere, but still the fact of who he's willing to sacrifice here really is insane! Indeed the way he entrances, seduces, uses, manipulates and ultimately abuses Falia flowers, especially if it's all part of some crazy sacrifice plot, is a microcosm of just how insane he is!

[@TheNotoriousMrDee]

Yes I love that one. I didn't think of it like that, then I was like, "OOOHHH YEEAAHH king's blood has power and Euron is the eldest after his brother 'died." He didn't fall off the bridge lol nobody believes that

[@Arcananine77]

Some suggestions: - Analyzing Evil: Park Yeon-jin from The Glory - Analyzing Evil: Mahito from Jujutsu Kaisen - Analyzing Evil: Thor "The Swede" Gundersen from Hell on Wheels

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

Cmon Mahito isn’t evil, he’s just a silly little guy, you couldn’t hate a silly little guy. Could you?

[@exiledzana1169]

There is nothing to analyse with Mahito. He's silly, boring, lacks depth. There is no idealogy in his character. At least suggest Geto if you want JJK

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

@@exiledzana1169 right? Cursed spirits are boring to analyze for evil. They’re literally malevolent spirits. The higher level ones with actual personalities are fairly reasonable. Hanami, Dagon, and Jogo aren’t even evil. They have sympathetic views. Sukuna is the most evil person in the show, and it’s hard to analyze him since it’s mostly implied evil from long ago. You only see him being annoyed and silly in the current age.

[@tvrtkoceric5681]

Thor Gunderson is a good choice...

[@margaretcronin9834]

I would love to see The Swede get coverage.

[@thewolfmanhulk2927]

Thank you as always. So glad you’re covering book Euron Greyjoy, one of the most terrifying villains. He truly is cunning, a heathen, and someone to show all the evil of the ironborn, and his psychological and spirituality. Fascinating to discuss. And glad you covered him, the product of dark spirituality.

[@Vile_Entity_3545]

You see this picture of the sea at 2:37 Years ago there was an oil artist who could paint pictures like this. His paintings were no less than £1m a piece. I saw it on TV and he had only produced a few. Celebrities were trying to buy his work. To be able to get that effect of translucency in the water with oil paints is nothing less than astonishing. I wished I had taken more notice and knew his name to look him up now.

[@Dayonetheone]

Euron in the book is Thanos level chaos. In the show he seemed cartoonish and way nerfed down. Actually more like "Kefka Palazzo" from FF VI. He's just sadistic and doesn't care for others especially those close to him. Man tore out his wife's tongue and tortured his siblings for fun. Practices in un-holy magic and knows of the other worlds and that of the "Three Eyed Raven"

[@Elderbch]

Season 7 and 8, and arguably sooner, bookend the assassinations of basically all the characters featured in the show… by season 8 no one was acting like we’d come to expect. “We have to end a decade long series in 6 episodes so everyone needs to be stupid!” Cried the show runners to the chagrin of all.

[@TheFly212]

Don't forget all the teleporting that really began in season 6 but got insanely over the top by season 7 and 8. Remember it takes Danny, what.... Maybe 2 hours to get from Dragonstone to north of the fucking wall...... Also in Season 7 it takes what.... A few days for Jon and Danny and pals to Sail from the North to Kings Landing..... LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.

[@Elderbch]

@@TheFly212 oh god I think I mentally blocked that out, I’m having horrible flashbacks now! Dany loves Starbucks too, but that was just poor editing, or product placement, who can be sure? 🙃

[@AdamNoizer]

Would be really funny if he got the details of the whole "dragon binder" horn wrong. Perhaps Valyrians didn't actually use it to bind dragons, just summon/call them. But since Euron didn't exactly pickup an instruction manual for it, he just gets chomped by Viserion after he shows up.

[@danieldeclue1466]

I always figured that Euron saying that Roderick had a soft head meant that he had bludgeoned him to death. Or dropped a rock on his head perhaps

[@matthewy2j]

Euron in the books is potentially an apocalyptic level threat. He could very well overshadow even The Others in terms of how dangerous he is, he makes Cersei and Ramsay look like kittens in comparison.

[@RmsOceanic]

The strongest evidence that Euron has actually visited Old Valyria is in the Forsaken chapter, when he wears a set of fullplate armour that Aeron believes is entirely Valyrian Steel, something rare even at the height of Valyrian power. While this is most likely, I also like an alternative idea: the secrets of creating new Valyrian Steel were lost to the Doom, but the free city of Qohor retains the skills to reforge existing Valyrian Steel, and one maester alleged that the spells involved are blood magic, common in Valyrian magic, and even child sacrifice. If reforging existing Valyrian Steel requires such sacrifice, forging new steel must require similar magic. Therefore in lieu of visiting Valyria, Euron possibly discovered the techniques to forge new steel, and had a captive smith forge the fullplate armour for him, fully willing to sacrifice whatever and whoever was necessary.

[@stevenhernandeznon-profitf968]

Both theories high on the “yikes” list….

[@Garrus1995]

Neat theory but I much prefer the idea that he has actually been to Valyria. If we ever get another book, it may be possible we learn something of what Valyria is like from Euron since he would have gone there. May peel back a little bit of the mystery. I don’t know how many other fans feel the same, but for me I’ve always wanted to hear what the ruins of Valyria are like. In the show, Jorah and Tyrion sail through it like it’s nothing, which really annoyed me because the books make it seem as if Valyria is literally some horrific Hell on Earth.

[@EDuarteVillanueva]

Book Euron: "I'm a god! How can you kill a god?! What a grand and intoxicating innocence!"

[@lukaslambs5780]

Of all the topics you’ve made videos on, I’m by far the most knowledgeable and obsessed with ASOIAF and that just makes me love this video even more! Book Euron is one of my all time favorite villains and you go into all the appropriate detail to understand this Eldridge Horror of a man!

[@Satans_Little_Helper]

Euron Greyhound: "I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new empire." Three-Eyed Crow: Your new empire?

[@keirangrant1607]

As much as I like psychology, and breaking down why people do evil things, there are many cases of people being loved and treated very well as children, only to become just as terrible as the ones who were abused. I forget the name of the famous killer that people usually mention, but the kid that claimed Affluenza is another case IMO. His mother (and father) spoiled him, gave him everything he wanted, and he grew up not caring about life. Although his father worked all the time to provide the family with everything, that is seen as a negative so I will blame the father as well.

[@andrewemerson6077]

Heck yeah! Euron is one of my favorite characters in A Song of Ice and Fire, hopefully an upcoming episode can be on either Roose Bolton or Peter “Littlefinger” Bealish!

[@kamicloudss]

One of the most fascinating characters in the entire series. Honestly horrifying what they did with him in the show

[@denisovan_the_menisovan]

I always thought Richard Armitage would make a fantastic Euron. He looks the part, and he could definitely portray the character's mix of madness, cruelty, and ambition to a tee.

[@MrWizeazz]

God I wish we had gotten the book version for the tv show

[@adipsous]

Don't worry, someone can produce the story again, some day, the right way, after Martin finishes . . the . . . . books?

[@Deszigames]

My suggestion: Ishamael (Elan Morin Tedronai) from Wheel of Time. A man who was once a renown philosopher and only turned "evil" after he revealed there was no other choice and that the Dark One would inevitably prevail, not out of lust for power or greed. "You were always so full of thoughts, Elan. Your own logic destroyed you, didn't it?" - The Gathering Storm

[@KingSlayer_.]

Oh yes. This is gonna be a good one. The more I think about him, the more terrifying he becomes. His story isn't over yet, and he's already my favorite villain in the story.

[@jeffseidl]

For an account that isn’t primarily about ASOIAF- actually, even for one that is- this is a great video.

[@leftofyou]

Thank you. This video is the only decent explanation I have heard as to why the Iron Ilsands existed before the Andles brought Iron to Westeros.

[@joshuamourning6650]

Euron is one of the few villians that are wholly unredeemable like id say hes the realm of evil like the judge from blood meridian in fact i think the two would be a unholy friendship

[@Extremely-GR33N]

First time I've seen your face: I am relieved to see you are not using an AI voice, as I've always debated the thought. 🙏🙏🙏

[@TheNotoriousMrDee]

Sorry for commenting twice, but I just have to say this was absolutely excellent. Thank you for your channel, my friend. You nail it every time.

[@BoadieBroadus3211]

This is extremely well researched on a topic with so much lore and backstory. I appreciate your videos, man. You’re doing great work.

[@Elnina-pv3bx]

This was truly a fantastic video. You covered nearly ALL of the obscure shit about euron , iron born and rhe world of Planetos and went above and beyond to present them in a beautiful way. 😊

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Been waiting For this since the ramsay video and binging the tywin one! Uncovering the secrets of the world and mounting it like a God of chaos and destruction! You did so well vile! Huge fan ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@JustTooDamnHonest]

Unfortunately GRRM will never finish those books and that will be the true tragedy out of all of this. But overall thanks for covering Euron Greyjoy for he was one of my earliest suggestions for you to look at VE and you didn't disappoint and Dumb and Dumber have really have taken out a lot of good stuff in the adaptation and it is a shame.

[@jag1892]

Nothing picks my day up like a Vile Eye video about one of my favorite series!

[@3DCommando]

I love your channel. You inspired me to start doing my own video essays. Your dialogue style is superb.

[@declanlinnen6672]

As always, love how these analysises are put together and gone over I'd love to see your take on the characters of the Legacy of Kain series, the Elder God is so intriguing, as is Mobius and Kain himself has done plenty evil, they might be a little bit older subjects as not currently modern but the breakdown that you could give them could be immense

[@RPGFort]

Book Euron: Amazing villain. Show Euron: Bargain bin discount generic pirate.

[@taco4242]

So, I run a very small asoiaf Lore channel. And I've been following your channel for awhile now. I was nervous when I saw this vid. Because there is A LOT with Euron Greyjoy. And i know you've looked at Tywin before, but Euron is a completely different monster. I was like "no way he can do this justice" but I'm happily wrong. You nailed it, yo. Fantastic job.

[@Romulus609]

I didn’t realize that the series goes back past known civilization all the way to the origin of life from the ocean till this video. Nice ! Thanks ! Great content

[@CNTconnoisseur]

I'm only halfway through Feast, but I think that Euron might end up being my favorite character.

[@baimer5588]

2:42 I'm sorry the user name VinceThatWasPromised goes stupid hard, shoutout to whoever that is

[@jamesoldham9995]

F I N G E R I N T H E B U M

[@kevinkibbe2679]

When I watched the Alt shift x video about Euron I immediately got the books and began consuming them because I realized how different the book was from the show

[@Hank..]

Book Euron is one of the most dreadful and frightening villains in fiction Show Euron is a discount Pirates of the Caribbean bad guy

[@healingchurchpotluck5352]

"Godless? Why, Aeron, I am the godliest man ever to raise sail! You serve one god, Damphair, but I have served ten thousand. From Ib to Asshai, when men see my sails, they pray." The priest raised a bony finger. "They pray to trees and golden idols and goat-headed abominations. False gods . . ." "Just so," said Euron, "and for that sin I kill them all. I spill their blood upon the sea and sow their screaming women with my seed. Their little gods cannot stop me, so plainly they are false gods. I am more devout than even you, Aeron. Perhaps it should be you who kneels to me for blessing." Edit: sorry everyone else posted this

[@spencerfoote6977]

I will never forgive the show for ruining this peak villain

[@boeufgarcon6367]

I really think you should do a video on Ralph Cifaretto or Richie Aprile from “The Sopranos”. I know it’s a bit of an old show, but it’s so good that it still deserves being analyzed, in my opinion.

[@XHammer-fs5pf]

Tough call between Euron, The Mountain and Craster for most vile villain of the series.

[@sailorboyartwork]

You just nailed some of the great theories concerning Euron Crow’s Eye. I understand why Martin has had a hard time finishing his stories as this character alone could fill an entire book of 1000+ pages. Imagine Daenerys flying back to Meereen to find that the Greyjoys have wrecked havoc and used the magical horn to cause Viscerion to slaughter Rhaegal only to be captured by them and taken to Old Valyria to be sacrificed. It would set Euron and Victarion up as more logical villains to Daenerys’ further arc and eventual dark descent. I do have a feeling that in true SOIAF fashion, Daenerys will not return to Westeros mentally intact with all three dragons by her side.

[@bruceh1660]

Euron is the most terrifying character in fiction in my opinion.

[@thecobaltemperor]

Some suggestions to do Corypheus- Dragon Age General Grievous- Star Wars Flameheart - Sea of Thieves The Chaos Gods- Warhammer Malekith- Warhammer Fantasy Alduin-Elder Scrolls Kylo Ren- Star Wars Archaon the Everchosen- Warhammer Fantasy

[@Dreadfort-ho8lg]

I highly recommend Alt Shift Xs Video to Euron. This Video made me a Crows-Eye-Fan. Winds of Winter could make Euron maybe the most facisnating Antagonist in ASOIAF. Bringing a Lovecraft- Vibe in a more groundend fantasyworld was a bolt move and George really Pult it off.

[@Huck0462]

Euron is the most fascinating and terrifying character in ASOIAF he also has some of the most bad- ass lines such as Godless? Why, Aeron, I am the godliest man ever to raise sail! You serve one god, Damphair, but I have served ten thousand. From Ib to Asshai, when men see my sails, they pray." or "I am the storm, my lord. The first storm, and the last." is it bad that I kind of want him to win the game of thrones.

[@azlnbstrmann1577]

I love to tell Fans who only watched the show that book Euron makes Ramsay look like Robin arryn

[@joeparrigen4982]

😂😂😂

[@olu1395]

Wow!! I had no idea there was so much more to this man than what was revealed in GOT. Your analysis is truly captivating. Thank you for sharing your perspective. Can I humbly recommend an analysis of Raymond Redington from The Blacklist. Keep it Vile

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

I'm not much of a 'book is better than the show' guy but from everything I know about book Euron, that's about as true as it will ever be about him. The book character is actually fascinating to me. More than almost anything we've seen brought to life in Martin's universe. Some of the parts of the world with the more vague outlines are where the real magic of that world lies. Sothoryos for example.

[@JLB0880]

TWO books??!! I haven’t read any of them, but this whole time I thought everyone was waiting on a single book to finish the series.

[@Menckenperson]

I like how he described that this essay is essentially an analyzing evil essay on the iron born race as a whole. More than once over the decades, various lords suggested to the Targaryens that the islands be completely incinerated, such was Westeros’s hatred and fear of them.

[@aripea1980]

We aren't getting any more books. Mr Martin has written himself into a much bigger knot than his last one in Mereen. 11 years and a couple of preview chapters to show for it? Euron's full madness will never be revealed. So much promise. The show made him a meme and a digital penetration enthusiast. Book Euron would have been as a god, unremorseful, who bargains with eldritch beings. And only needed one eye to do so. It's been mentioned in another comment, and it made much more sense, but the show should have used Victarion. Or even bloody Balon. Not this quarter assed version of Euron.....

[@wiegl8596]

Have you ever considered making a video about Warhammer 40k? Maybe The Emperor, the institution of the Space Marines or the setting as a whole?

[@stevenhernandeznon-profitf968]

I support this!

[@NecronManus]

He should do analyzing Evil: Chaos first then Analyzing evil the imperium of man analyzing evil the dark Eldar analyzing evil Orks and analyzing evil necrons and tyranids.

[@fxosoldier7455]

Do a video about jimmy darmody from boardwalk empire

[@lisboah]

I recommend Makuta Teridax from Bionicle. One of my favorite villains during my childhood.

[@TheNotoriousMrDee]

Euron is terrifying. He's more than one thing; he's not only a pirate or a king or anything you can name him as. He's all the things. I think he's only about 40ish in A Dance With Dragons and he's already been all around the world, seen and done almost everything. He's not even missing that eye. He's some kind of sorcerer, drinks shade of the evening and keeps a foreign woman in his cabin just to use. Definitely evil, but he would laugh at you for calling him evil. He's much more complex than plain old good or evil. Probably my favorite character.

[@dadevm8944]

Since you did villains from shows like Game of Thrones and The Wire, I have another few TV show villains to suggest: Vernon Schillinger, Chris Keller or Ryan O’Reily from the HBO prison show Oz. The show is pretty brutal, and there’s plenty of heavy subjects, but it’s good.

[@AngDevigne]

I really liked how you dove into the lore and theories surrounding this character.

[@Sam-wv4fz]

I loved the kingsmoot scene so much in the books. Martin just trusted us to go along with and get invested in these new characters and he conjured up that world so wonderfully. Victarion is that guy that you want to root for because he's against Euron and he's tough and cool but he's also a complete piece of shit at the end of the day. And when Euron spoke I could just hear him oozing off the page

[@orlandogonzales9089]

I would love to see a lengthy analysis on gregor clegane The Mountain

[@JawnBoyd-rt9gd]

Just an evil brute. Maybe his brutality is spurned on by migraines.