5. Viserys Targaryen
Another character who appeared to be perennially living under the sword of Damocles, Viserys was an absolute tool from start to finish. His entitled attitude may have served him well in more genteel climes but began to look more and more risky as he took to life around people who tear each others throats out as a party trick. Taking into account that the man appears to suck as a warrior Daenerys bloodrider incapacitated him hilariously quickly and youve got a recipe for disaster on your hands. Yet it wasnt the fact that Viserys died that made this death shocking it was
how he died. Namely, Viserys bit the dust in one of the most imaginative ways conceived on Game of Thrones so far, meeting his end thanks to a creative Khal Drogo. Yes, the man Viserys derided as a savage appears to have a pretty fine sense of irony, and when he threatens the Khals unborn child in a ridiculously stupid gambit, Drogo gives him a crown by pouring molten gold all over his head to give him the crown he always wanted. It was a particularly brutal comeuppance for a character hated by the audience, and the fact Drogo didnt spill a drop of blood killing the Dragon Dothraki cant spill blood in Vaes Dothrak made this a rare fist-pumpingly awesome death scene for Game of Thrones. For once, a character got exactly what he deserved, and it was brilliant.