- "If you think this has a happy ending... you haven't been paying attention."
- ―Ramsay Snow to Theon Greyjoy
Ramsay Snow is a recurring character in the third season. He is portrayed by Iwan Rheon, and debuts in "Dark Wings, Dark Words".
Biography
Background
Season 3
Ramsay watches Theon being tortured
Following the Sack of Winterfell the boy commands a group of men who successfully capture Theon Greyjoy, and transport him to an undisclosed fortress, where he is relentlessly subjected to extreme torture. Embarking on a twisted campaign of psychological manipulation, the boy poses as an emissary of Theon's sister, Yara, and falsely claims to have been sent by her to liberate him.[1]
Later that evening the boy returns, and releases Theon, provides him with a horse and tells him to ride east to Deepwood Motte, where his sister is waiting for him. Theon's captors, however, track him down and capture him again. As punishment, their leader attempts to rape Theon. The boy appears and swiftly dispatches the kidnappers with bow and arrow, deepening the bond of trust between them.[2]
The boy reveals his true colors.
Afterward the boy promises Theon to take him to Deepwood Motte. Some time later the men reach a holdfast, Theon questions them having to sneak inside since Yara's men are loyal to her. The boy warns Theon that some of the men belong to his father Balon. As the mysterious boy struggles to open a locked gate Theon confesses his jealousy of Robb's status, the murder of the two boys he passed as Bran and Rickon and acknowledges that Eddard Stark was his true father. After opening the gate Theon and the boy enter a darkened room. The young man lights a torch and Theon, much to his horror, notices he's back in the torture chamber. Armed men enter and the boy claims that Theon killed their comrades and escaped but he has brought their captive back. Kicking and screaming, Theon is refastened to the rack, as the boy drops his facade, grins sadistically and tells the men to put Theon "back where he belongs".[3]
The boy torments Theon in "The Climb".
The boy awakens Theon with a horn to continue torturing him. He threatens to remove Theon's pinky finger if he cannot guess the boy's true identity and their current location. After several guesses, the boy tells Theon he is correct in guessing that the boy is the brother of Torrhen Karstark, and that they are in Karhold. However he then points out that Theon never asked if he was a liar. He admits that he was lying, and begins flaying Theon's finger.[4]
Theon is freed from his constraints by two young women, Myranda and Violet. They give him water and clean his wounds. Theon is apprehensive about their aid, until they disrobe and begin pleasuring him. The three are soon interrupted by the boy, who enters the chamber wielding a knife. After taunting Theon about his sexual prowess, he orders his men to restrain Theon as he appears to remove Theon's genitals.[5]
Appearances
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Family tree
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References
- ↑ "Dark Wings, Dark Words"
- ↑ "Walk of Punishment"
- ↑ "And Now His Watch is Ended"
- ↑ "The Climb"
- ↑ "The Bear and the Maiden Fair"
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