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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: They represent the realistic dangers of TheHero having a TokenEvilTeamMate among their supporters. [[spoiler: The Boltons betray the Starks once they see a weakness that can benefit themselves way more than remaining loyal will -- why? Because that's what antisocial types who look after Number One first and foremost ''do'' when they think their odds of a decent pay-out will get better by doing that. It's all in the WildCard-style cost-benefit analysis.]]
** However, they also reconstruct it, to an extent: [[spoiler: by showing how [[WonTheWarLostThePeace dismal their prospects have become]] by being [[StupidEvil Evil & Family]] in a situation that was far more complicated (and dangerous) than either Ramsay or Roose knew about or could calculate for. Sometimes, it behoves Team Evil to hold back on the backstab for as long as possible, even when a shining opportunity to get ahead presents itself. Because... it will suck big time if it turns out you might rather need the pre-existing cultural and social support frameworks that you've recently just gone and alienated on your side enough to survive with later on. [[PragmaticEvil The truly selfish course is to play it as nice as you can on Team Good's side for long as you can possibly make yourself do that for]], if only to get away with all your other, more acceptable, BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork medium-e evil and private fun-time stuff "for the good of all".]]

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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: They represent the realistic dangers of TheHero having a TokenEvilTeamMate among their supporters. [[spoiler: The supporters.
** [[spoiler:The
Boltons betray the Starks once they see a weakness that can benefit themselves way more than remaining loyal will -- why? Because that's what antisocial types who look after Number One first and foremost ''do'' when they think their odds of a decent pay-out will get better by doing that. It's all in the WildCard-style cost-benefit analysis.]]
** However, they also reconstruct it, to an extent: [[spoiler: by [[spoiler:by showing how [[WonTheWarLostThePeace dismal their prospects have become]] by being [[StupidEvil Evil & Family]] in a situation that was far more complicated (and dangerous) than either Ramsay or Roose knew about or could calculate for. Sometimes, it behoves Team Evil to hold back on the backstab for as long as possible, even when a shining opportunity to get ahead presents itself. Because... it will suck big time if it turns out you might rather need the pre-existing cultural and social support frameworks that you've recently just gone and alienated on your side enough to survive with later on. [[PragmaticEvil The truly selfish course is to play it as nice as you can on Team Good's side for long as you can possibly make yourself do that for]], if only to get away with all your other, more acceptable, BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork medium-e evil and private fun-time stuff "for the good of all".]]
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* ToServeMan: One Ramsay is finished with a victim, he uses his dogs as a corpse disposal service.

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* ToServeMan: One Ramsay is finished with a victim, he uses his dogs them as a vicim tracker and corpse disposal service.service all in one.
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* DarkIsEvil: Some art depicts them with black fur.

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* DarkIsEvil: Some official art depicts them with black fur.
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* ToServeMen: One Ramsay is finished with a victim, he uses the hounds as a corpse disposal service.

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* ToServeMen: ToServeMan: One Ramsay is finished with a victim, he uses the hounds his dogs as a corpse disposal service.

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