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+ | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''novels, Locke is analogous to Vargo Hoat. Hoat is the leader of the Brave Companions, also called the Bloody Mummers and the Footmen, an ill-reputed sellsword company formed by dangerous men of different cultures and backgrounds, most of them from [[Essos]]. Hoat hails from the [[Free Cities|Free City]] of [[Qohor]]. He's also known as "the Goat" for the banner of the Brave Companions, which shows the Black Goat of Qohor, and "the Crippler" for his habit of mutilating his victims. He is a ruthless, sadistic, and cunning villain. He is not trustworthy, and will switch sides if it suits his interests. |
Vargo is described as tall, gaunt man with a long goatee. He wears a coat of arms feature the Black Goat of Qohor, a helm shaped as a goat's head and a necklace of coins from all the places where he has fought. His perpetually swollen tongue causes him to lisp and slobber when he speaks. |
Vargo is described as tall, gaunt man with a long goatee. He wears a coat of arms feature the Black Goat of Qohor, a helm shaped as a goat's head and a necklace of coins from all the places where he has fought. His perpetually swollen tongue causes him to lisp and slobber when he speaks. |
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| + | The known members of the Brave Companions are: Urswyck the Faithful (Hoat's second-in-command), septon Utt, Shagwell the Fool, Zollo the Fat, Timeon, Pyg, Iggo, Togg Joth, Three Toes, [[Rorge]] and [[Biter]]. |
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The Brave Companions are hired by [[Tywin Lannister]] to pillage the villages at the [[Riverlands]], similarly to [[Gregor Clegane|the Mountain]] and [[Amory Lorch]]. After hearing news about [[Robb Stark]]'s victories over the Lannisters, Hoat decides to switch sides and makes a deal with [[Roose Bolton]]. Shortly after [[Arya Stark]] and [[Jaqen H'ghar]] release the Northern prisoners held in Harrenhal, the Brave Companions overcome Lorch's soldiers and open the gates to Lord Roose. |
The Brave Companions are hired by [[Tywin Lannister]] to pillage the villages at the [[Riverlands]], similarly to [[Gregor Clegane|the Mountain]] and [[Amory Lorch]]. After hearing news about [[Robb Stark]]'s victories over the Lannisters, Hoat decides to switch sides and makes a deal with [[Roose Bolton]]. Shortly after [[Arya Stark]] and [[Jaqen H'ghar]] release the Northern prisoners held in Harrenhal, the Brave Companions overcome Lorch's soldiers and open the gates to Lord Roose. |
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After Brienne and Jaime were brought to Hoat, he had a [[Dothraki]] member of the Brave Companions, Zollo, chop off Jaime's hand. He also planned on gaining the favor of Lord [[Rickard Karstark]], who had offered his daughter, Alys, to whoever brought him the Kingslayer. |
After Brienne and Jaime were brought to Hoat, he had a [[Dothraki]] member of the Brave Companions, Zollo, chop off Jaime's hand. He also planned on gaining the favor of Lord [[Rickard Karstark]], who had offered his daughter, Alys, to whoever brought him the Kingslayer. |
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| + | While travelling to Harrenhal, the Brave Companions take delight in abusing Jaime, not only by vicious beating: similarly to the show, they give him horse piss to drink instead of water, and he nearly chokes. They tie him to Brienne face-to-face horseback. Jaime manages to grab a sword, but he is too weak and fights very poorly with his left hand, that he is soon overcome. Hoat is quite amused, but warns Jaime that if he tries that again - he will lose his other hand too, or a foot. |
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One night on the way to Harrenhal, three of the Brave Companions ([[Rorge]], Shagwell and Zollo) sneaked to the spot where Brienne slept, in attempt to rape her despite Hoat's orders. Jaime foiled them again by yelling "SAPPHIRES". The three thugs beat him unconscious, but Hoat heard his yell, and arrived in time to stop his men. Since then, every night Hoat put guards on his captives. |
One night on the way to Harrenhal, three of the Brave Companions ([[Rorge]], Shagwell and Zollo) sneaked to the spot where Brienne slept, in attempt to rape her despite Hoat's orders. Jaime foiled them again by yelling "SAPPHIRES". The three thugs beat him unconscious, but Hoat heard his yell, and arrived in time to stop his men. Since then, every night Hoat put guards on his captives. |
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Revision as of 11:09, 4 June 2013
- "All you lords and ladies, still think that the only thing that matters is gold. Well this makes me happier than all your gold ever could! And that makes me happier than all her sapphires, so go buy yourself a golden hand, and fuck yourself with it!"
- ―Locke explaining to Jaime Lannister why he does what he does.
Locke is a recurring character in the third season.[1] He is played by Noah Taylor, and debuts in "Dark Wings, Dark Words".[2]
Locke is a lesser lord sworn to House Bolton, and considered by Roose Bolton to be his best hunter. He is sent in pursuit of Jaime Lannister after the Kingslayer is freed from Northern captivity by Catelyn Stark.
Biography
Season 3
Locke is dispatched by his Lord, Roose Bolton to hunt down Jaime Lannister. He and his men soon track the Kingslayer down, and take him into custody, along with his escort, Brienne of Tarth[3]
Locke mutilates Jaime in "Walk of Punishment".
On route to Harrenhal Locke and his men attempt to rape Brienne, but are persuaded otherwise by Jaime, who lies to the commander, convincing him that Brienne's home of Tarth - also known as the "Sapphire Isles"- is named such due to an abundance of precious gemstones, and that Selwyn Tarth would richly reward him for returning his only child intact. Emboldened by his success, Jaime attempts to barter for his release by reminding Locke of the wealth and power of his own father, Lord Tywin. This has an adverse effect, however, and Locke, enraged by Jaime's arrogance and complacency mutilates him by severing his sword hand.[4]
Locke successfully delivers Jaime and Brienne to his Lord at Harrenhal. Bolton chides Locke for maiming such a valuable hostage.[5]
As Lord Bolton leaves to attend to the wedding of Edmure Tully, Locke receives a raven from Lord Selwyn Tarth offering 300 golden dragons to ransom Brienne, but Locke refuses. Locke taunts Jaime as he sets to leave for King's Landing with Qyburn and Steelshanks. He alter puts Brienne inside the Harrenhal bear pit for his amusement and that of his men, giving the warrior woman nothing but a wooden tourney sword to defend herself from the bear kept in the pit. To Locke's frustration, Jaime comes back to rescue Brienne and saves her from the pit with the aid of Steelshanks, who has no choice but to help Jaime to fulfill Lord Bolton's orders.[6]
Appearances
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In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Firenovels, Locke is analogous to Vargo Hoat. Hoat is the leader of the Brave Companions, also called the Bloody Mummers and the Footmen, an ill-reputed sellsword company formed by dangerous men of different cultures and backgrounds, most of them from Essos. Hoat hails from the Free City of Qohor. He's also known as "the Goat" for the banner of the Brave Companions, which shows the Black Goat of Qohor, and "the Crippler" for his habit of mutilating his victims. He is a ruthless, sadistic, and cunning villain. He is not trustworthy, and will switch sides if it suits his interests.
Vargo is described as tall, gaunt man with a long goatee. He wears a coat of arms feature the Black Goat of Qohor, a helm shaped as a goat's head and a necklace of coins from all the places where he has fought. His perpetually swollen tongue causes him to lisp and slobber when he speaks.
The known members of the Brave Companions are: Urswyck the Faithful (Hoat's second-in-command), septon Utt, Shagwell the Fool, Zollo the Fat, Timeon, Pyg, Iggo, Togg Joth, Three Toes, Rorge and Biter.
The Brave Companions are hired by Tywin Lannister to pillage the villages at the Riverlands, similarly to the Mountain and Amory Lorch. After hearing news about Robb Stark's victories over the Lannisters, Hoat decides to switch sides and makes a deal with Roose Bolton. Shortly after Arya Stark and Jaqen H'ghar release the Northern prisoners held in Harrenhal, the Brave Companions overcome Lorch's soldiers and open the gates to Lord Roose.
About a dozen of the Brave Companions, led by Hoat's lieutenant Urswyck, captured Jaime and Brienne while they were fighting. Some of them said they were going to gang-rape Brienne. To foil them, Jaime told Urswyck that he would get sapphires as ransom for Brienne, and also tried to bribe him with promise of gold. Urswyck refused to bring Jaime to King's Landing for the promised ransom, but believed his lie about sapphires.
After Brienne and Jaime were brought to Hoat, he had a Dothraki member of the Brave Companions, Zollo, chop off Jaime's hand. He also planned on gaining the favor of Lord Rickard Karstark, who had offered his daughter, Alys, to whoever brought him the Kingslayer.
While travelling to Harrenhal, the Brave Companions take delight in abusing Jaime, not only by vicious beating: similarly to the show, they give him horse piss to drink instead of water, and he nearly chokes. They tie him to Brienne face-to-face horseback. Jaime manages to grab a sword, but he is too weak and fights very poorly with his left hand, that he is soon overcome. Hoat is quite amused, but warns Jaime that if he tries that again - he will lose his other hand too, or a foot.
One night on the way to Harrenhal, three of the Brave Companions (Rorge, Shagwell and Zollo) sneaked to the spot where Brienne slept, in attempt to rape her despite Hoat's orders. Jaime foiled them again by yelling "SAPPHIRES". The three thugs beat him unconscious, but Hoat heard his yell, and arrived in time to stop his men. Since then, every night Hoat put guards on his captives.
When Jaime and Brienne are brought to Harrenhal, Roose is very displeased to see that Jaime was maimed, and to hear that Brienne was nearly gang-raped. He tells Jaime that he intends to release him, providing that Jaime tells Tywin that Roose had nothing to do with his maiming, and Jaime agrees, otherwise Roose will let Hoat do with him as he pleases. Roose makes it clear that Brienne must stay at Harrenhal for Hoat's entertainments.
After Jaime and Roose Bolton leave Harrenhal, Brienne remains as Hoat's captive. He tries to rape her, but she resists and bites off one of his ears, leading him to throw her in the bear pit. She is saved by Jaime and Steelshanks, whose men outnumber the Brave Companions. Hoat is furious for losing both his captive and the bear, but has no choice but to let Jaime and Brienne leave.
In the books, "Locke" is the name of a noble house of the North, sworn to the Starks. Its role in the book events is rather minor. Their seat is Oldcastle. Only few members of the house are mentioned very briefly throughout the books.
See also
- Vargo Hoat at A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
References
- ↑ May 2012. "Casting For Vargo Hoat is in Progress". Winter is Coming.net.
- ↑ October 2012. "Filming Rumors and Reports, Taylor Is In". Winter is Coming.net.
- ↑ "Dark Wings, Dark Words
- ↑ "Walk of Punishment"
- ↑ "Kissed by Fire"
- ↑ "The Bear and the Maiden Fair (episode)"
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