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King Tommen I Baratheon, introduced as Prince Tommen Baratheon, is one of the secondary antagonists of the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. He is the youngest child of King Robert I Baratheon and Queen Cersei Lannister, a former prince, and a member of House Baratheon of King's Landing. His older siblings are King Joffrey I and Princess Myrcella Baratheon. Later in the story, he is married to Queen Margaery Tyrell, although in the novels their marriage is still unconsummated due to Tommen's younger age.
In truth, Tommen is a bastard son of Cersei and her twin brother, Ser Jaime Lannister, also making him a product of incest and a false heir to the Iron Throne.
After his older brother's death, he became the King of the Seven Kingdoms and the head of his house. His right to rule is disputed by his legal paternal uncle, Stannis Baratheon. In the novels, Tommen is seven years old upon his introduction and currently eight, about to turn nine toward the end of the year.
In the novels, Tommen is the current nominal ruling monarch of the Seven Kingdoms, but due to him not having reached the age of manhood (sixteen), the governance of the realm legally belongs to his Small Council. Having been on the Iron Throne for less than one year so far, Tommen's longest-lived ruling regent has been his mother, Queen Cersei (although her authority was undermined by her lord father until his death), until she was stripped of her position by Grand Maester Pycelle, who briefly ruled with Ser Harys Swyft, until the regency passed to Ser Kevan Lannister, Tommen's maternal great-uncle. Currently, after Kevan's death, Tommen requires a new Regent to rule in his stead. In the TV series, Tommen died aged fourteen by suicide and was succeeded by his mother, Queen Cersei I.
In the TV adaptation, he was portrayed by Callum Wharry on Seasons 1 and 2 and by Dean-Charles Chapman from Season 4 to 6.
Why isn't he heroic or villainous?[]
He is just an ordinary boy who did not get a chance to gain full power to rule. Even if he is kind-hearted and nice, he didn't do anything heroic and simply lives his own cushy life in the Red Keep, sheltered from the horrors of war and harsh realities. He is not a villain, as he has nothing to do with the vile actions of his parents, his brother, his grandfather, and his uncles. Even if he's a usurper and a false Baratheon heir, he doesn't know this and has no wish to harm anyone.
Biography[]
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Personality[]
Unlike his cruel brother Joffrey, Tommen is regarded as a good-hearted little boy who genuinely wants to do his best and believes in doing the "right thing". He is tenderhearted and playful, but lacks assertiveness and is not as strong-willed as his brother. Many other characters in the series, except his mother, believe that he would be a much better king than Joffrey. Tommen is fond of applecakes, enjoys reading, and loves cats and watching knights playing martial games. Unlike Joffrey, he is a clumsy dancer, but a dedicated one in trying to do better. He cannot bear to watch violence, which is something his mother takes advantage of against him by threatening to punish Pate, the court's whipping boy, whenever Tommen tries to disobey her. He has always been afraid of Sandor Clegane.
Trivia[]
- In the novels, Tommen has never held the position of Protector of the Realm so far, as the age of sixteen is required for the title. His two previous Regents, Cersei and Kevan, held the position of Protector of the Realm at each's turn. Currently, there is no Protector of the Realm, due to Kevan's death at the end of the fifth novel.
- Unlike Tommen, Joffrey was briefly styled as Protector of the Realm after King Robert's death, but he later relinquished this title and position, which passed to his mother Cersei. Tommen and Joffrey's legal father, King Robert, had named Eddard Stark Protector of the Realm on his deathbed, but he remained unacknowledged and ended up getting executed for treason.
- The most likely candidates to become King Tommen's Lord Regent and/or Protector of the Realm in the sixth novel are Lord Mace Tyrell or Lord Randyll Tarly, who are currently the two men holding the most power at court, and two of the three most powerful ruling men in King's Landing (alongside the High Sparrow), having filled the whole city with their own political and military allies and followers, even in the City Watch, while most of Cersei's political and military allies either betrayed her or left the capital, and she currently lacks support.
- His wife, Margaery Tyrell, was his one day-lived sister-in-law, whose marriage with Joffrey was unconsummated and ended on their wedding night (in the late afternoon in the TV show). Previously, Margaery was Tommen's aunt-in-law, as she was married to Renly Baratheon.
- In the novels, according to Taena of Myr and other witnesses of the bedding night, Margaery's marriage to Renly was allegedly consummated, while Stannis insinuated it wasn't, making it ambiguous.
- In the TV series, Tommen's marriage with Margaery was consummated, while her marriage with Renly was unconsummated due to the latter's homosexuality making unable to perform.
- After marrying Tommen, Margaery held the title of Queen Consort of the Seven Kingdoms thrice, having previously married the Baratheon kings Joffrey and Renly with the same title.
- Prior the beginning of the first novel, the last time Eddard Stark had seen Tommen was when he was still an infant and breastfeeding.
- In the TV series, Game of Thrones, prior becoming Tommen's actor, Dean-Charles Chapman, had already portrayed Martyn Lannister, one of Tommen's cousins.
- In 2020, Dean-Charles Chapman revealed on the podcast The Balance that Tommen was originally going to die in a battle scene, most likely one between the Faith Militant and the Iron Throne's forces.
External Links[]
- Tommen Baratheon on the A Wiki of Ice and Fire.
- Tommen Baratheon on the A Song of Ice and Fire Wiki
- Tommen Baratheon on the Game of Thrones Wiki
- Tommen Baratheon on Wikipedia
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