Line #11 Awesome/PurpleDays


1	* Joffrey's CharacterDevelopment from a RoyalBrat to a JerkWithAHeartOfGold to a WisePrince.
2	* Joffrey conquering the Summit of the Mountains of the Moon. After getting ''this'' close to giving up and deciding that YouCantFightFate, he managed to reach the top, finally cementing to himself that he and fate can be changed.
3	** And before that, he killed a shadowcat with nothing but a broken spear and a dagger.
4	* Joffrey shooting not one, not two, not even ''three'' but ''five'' arrows at in less than three seconds after training as an archer in the Dawn Legion. Then he does this again in front of Theon and Robb, culminating in a target dummy being peppered with ''twenty'' arrows all converging near its head.
5	* In one cycle, Sansa manages to kill two men, before being killed herself during an escape from the Red Keep.
6	* The Red Wolf - or why The North is not someone Joffrey wishes to ever mess with.
7	* In a cycle where Stannis wins Blackwater Bay, Tyrion, of all people, rallies the Goldcloaks and Joffrey, who was still a coward at the time, to make a LastStand.[[note]]Joffrey sees it happen when he visits the House of the Undying.[[/note]]
8	* Another for Tyrion: in another loop, he challenges Greatjon Umber to a drinking contest ''and wins''.
9	* The first duel between Joffrey and Jon Snow. The author does well in writing fighting scene and it shows.
10	* When he's captured by Renly's troops, Joffrey calls out not only Renly, but Margaery and Olenna at the same time for their manipulations, proving that he's no longer the cruel, selfish idiot who would have succumbed to their lies in earlier cycles.
11	* In chapter 24 Joffrey discovers the truth about the white walkers and not only that, but he kills one with an- although primitive- a freaking '''''rocket launcher''''' at the cost of [[EyeScream his right eye]] and [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu arm]]. He does this ''again'' in Chapter 26b. After being surrounded by the White Walkers and is in the process of being stabbed in the heart, he pulls a TakingYouWithMe with a primitive bomb. It ''works''. True he died later, [[DoNotGoGentle but he did not go down quietly.]]
12	** In regards to the first instance: after that particular encounter, the injured and almost delirious Joffrey is told by the medics that they must amputate his right arm, or he will succumb to infection. Joffrey wonders for a moment just how easy it would be for him to just give up and die, to wake up back in his bed in King's Landing, with none of his responsibilities as an officer of the Dawn Legion... [[{{Determinator}} then unhesitatingly tells the medics to do it]].
13	* Also in chapter 24, Joffrey slowly evolving into the [[BigGood Ideal Officer]] and gaining the "Aura of [[NervesOfSteel Serene Command]]" and is able to [[UndyingLoyalty inspire morale 'just by standing up']].
14	* The entirety of chapters 25 to 26 a.k.a Humanity's LastStand against the White Walkers. True they all died, but they died being 'masters of their own fate' and faced them with zero fear. 'WE WILL STAND!' indeed.
15	** Inspired by the sight of a silver lion roaring defiantly at the army of the undead, the remaining garrison of the Dawn Fortress, knowing they will not last the week, clamor to sally forth in a suicidal attack so that they may die on their own terms. Joffrey orders the men to assemble for this purpose. The troops, their armor, and their equipment are all battered to hell, and Joffrey thinks that the sight would make a Reacher knight snicker, yet he would still rather command the battered garrison than any group of knights. He then gives a speech proclaiming his troops as a BandOfBrothers, not ashamed to let them see him shed tears.
16	* The Skirmish at the Riverlands in the chapter 31 and 32; with Joffrey [[CurbStompBattle Curbstomping]] not only the riverland armies but also BreakTheHaughty of everyone who kept seeing him as a young boy. This ends with him eliminating House Darry after calling Lord Darry for all [[WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife the soldiers who died under him]] which could have been avoided if only Darry wasn't so blinded by [[RevengeBeforeReason vengeance]].
17	* In Chapter 34, Joffrey becomes the Westerosi equivalent of Radio/TheShadow as he steadily begins exterminating Baelish's criminal empire. Also, he begins training for the Hand of the King's tourney, once again earning Sandor's respect as he learns to joust.
18	* In Chapter 35, Baelish, left a NervousWreck, is desperately making plans to kill Joffrey while fleeing in his ship. Feeling thirsty, he calls for some wine, only for no one to attend to him. Cue Littlefinger discovering his entire crew slaughtered without a single alarm raised, and a very pissed Joffrey.
19	* The entirety of Chapter 36. Prince Joffrey Baratheon, Dragonslayer, Wielder of Brightroar!
20	* Chapter 40. Sansa joins Joffrey. Also a TearJerker.
21	* The Braavos Arc A.K.A Sansa learns how to manipulate with courtesies and smiles. While she admits that physically she will never reach Joffrey's skills, she proves herself to be a player with the social skills she does have. Although she did hit a few stumbling blocks (that MagnificentBastard hat the Braavosi got is ''completely'' earned), she still manages to come back, re-plan and then successfully to overthrow one of the richest and most ruthless men in the Shivering Sea, while the Braavosi upper-class treat them like a couple of upstart Westerosi Barbarians. This also proves why she's considered as the other half of the Purple; while Joffrey would have simply murdered the man and started a CycleOfRevenge with the man's son and family, Sansa pulled it in such a way that the man's family would become so ruined that they become too afraid to even ''dare'' seek vengeance. Her cunning is such, both she and Joffrey earned the respect and gratitude of the Sealord himself.
22	* Chapter 46. Just after Robert's death, Renly declares himself king as usual. Joff knows his best shot at unifying the Kingdoms under his banner is to become a symbol himself, so he goes after Renly with only a tiny Raider force to march upon the colossal Reach army, and with supreme skill, successfully leads a brutal night raid in which the Reach army's left running around like a headless chicken. Joff's so successful at the initial raid that, if not for Brienne's determination and skill, he would have killed Renly then and there. The second raid is even more damaging.
23	** And to cap it off, [[IShallTauntYou he keeps taunting]] Renly as he makes short work of most of his Rainbow Guard.
24	* Chapter 47. Joff swoops into the disintegrating army and secures the loyalty of the rebelling Stormlords. To end Renly's army, he finishes off his Rainbow Guard in a brutal BattleInTheRain, first engaging the Red Knight unarmed and weighted down with several smallfolk desperately trying to keep him pinned, and then killing him anyway with the ornamental antlers of his helmet. Then, he takes on Brienne and Loras - none of which manage to last against him. Then, he publically humiliates Renly and receives a new sobriquet - ''Stormking''.
25	* Chapter 49. Mixes in with TearJerker, but Sansa earns her ActionGirl status in this chapter. First she arrests Cersei for poisoning Tyrion. Then she organizes the defenses of King's Landing in preparation for Stannis' invasion. After Ned is assassinated by Melisandre's shadow demon, an enraged Sansa rallies the panicking soldiers with a series of {{Rousing Speech}}es, leading the charge on horseback with her direwolf Lady by her side. She does quite well for herself fighting at the Mud Gate, killing several foot soldiers and knights herself with help from her friends and bodyguards. Despite suffering several wounds and losing several allies, she personally kills Stannis as the battle draws to an end, slumping against the wall with Meera Reed and watching the sun rise over the bloodied city.
26	* Chapter 50. As irritating as it might be for Joffrey, credit where credit's due: Varys dying to his tortures without breaking earns him more than a few badass points.
27	* Chapter 51. Joff meets Aegon and the Golden Company on the field and pushes towards the would-be King despite the sellsword company's considerable battle prowess and rampaging elephants. Joff personally kills Aegon's two most prominent followers, Jon Connington and Ser Rolly Duckfield, while Jon finishes off a wounded war elephant. After Jon is killed by Aegon, Joff summons Brightroar to counter the Valyrian steel sword Blackfyre, amputates the usurper and lets an enraged Ghost finish him off.
28	* Chapter 52. Joff takes down both Rhaegal and Drogon, the latter by himself. He only succumbs because Daenerys' warriors keep him unable to focus on Viserion. It's implied that had it been a fight between Joff and the dragon alone, he would have butchered the big lizard just as well.
29	* In Chapter 55, Joff confronts ''[[EldritchAbomination something]]'' in Stygai, the leftovers of the horror of life at being overwhelmed in the last Long Night... and manages to outrun it.
30	** Meanwhile, Sansa deals with a demon that's far stronger and wilder than the one she was ready for, and she manages to bring it to heel anyway.
31	* Chapter 64. For the first trial of the nascent Royal Legion, Olyvar Frey leads a group of Guardsmen, screaming at, threatening, inspiring, pulling and dragging them through harsh terrain, with the task of outrunning Cersei's wheelhouse, and in doing so, gets the first glimpse of what the Legions are going to become.
32	* Chapter 67. Even if it's only recounted and not seen first-hand, the story of Joff killing a berserk Gregor Clegane is the stuff of legends. As is his incredible speech to his amassed troops. A smallfolk baker stops him at one point, and tells him it's not work or coin that's the most valuable thing he's given the people of Westeros, but ''[[HopeBringer hope]]'', the hope of truly forging a new era of wonders and wisdom and awaking the potential of a united Seven Kingdoms and making them truly One.
33	* Chapter 71. Aegon's preparing to march upon Westeros with his armada and the support of the Golden Company. And then it turns out Joff and Sansa subverted Varys' communication network, and what the Blackfyre pretender thought was a massive rally point to smash the Baratheons was an equally massive trap as the Royal Fleet crashes into his forces and Joffrey himself confronts him. Even with Blackfyre, he's terribly unexperienced and gets gutted with no effort from Joff, who to cap the night, denounces the Targaryen dynasty and shows their last and most terrible defeat by tossing the family's sword, representing their hold of Westeros, [[SmashTheSymbol into the murky waters of the bay]].
34	* Interlude: Margaery. A puffed-up Ser Gerold Dayne tries to barge his way into the Order of the Silver Knights. Samwell Tarly, a bit annoyed, begins stonewalling him until Joff can return from the Vale... until he gives Margaery a very unwelcome leer and taunts Sam, calling him "Gatecrasher". Sam, not taking his eyes off the knight, [[TranquilFury pierces the parchment he was working on, asks a squire to bring him his warhammer,]] and shows the mysogynistic fool how grave a mistake it is to underestimate ''anyone'' from the Order - ''especially'' their Chronicler. As Dayne beats feet, the squires again call Sam "Gatecrasher" - this time in awe.
35	* Chapter 72. When talking business with a representative from the Iron Bank, Sansa notes that the biggest issue they have is a particular House's access to Northern wares. With all the grace and simplicity she can muster, she asks the man whether the Iron Bank would be amenable to offer Westeros a better deal if that House were barred from accessing the Northern markets. The representative stops, considering how utterly, hellishly difficult it would be to stop a single merchant House from the whole North, until Sansa reminds him just how utterly colossal the Royal Navy is and how open she would be to send an Army detachment to scour the entire North's shoreline, ''just to stop that particular merchant.'' Negotiations go quite swiftly after that.
36	** Within the same chapter, Sansa discovers that Pycelle's secret master is the enigmatic magic practitioner, Archmaester Marwyn, who is capable of warging into Pycelle and speaking to Sansa directly from the Citadel, hundreds of miles away from King's Landing.
37	* Interlude: Mance. Queen Sansa's grand entrance into the wildling camp for negotiations with Mance Rayder plays like a scene from legends of the first Long Night, with her riding her massive direwolf Lady in full battle armor ready to take on the White Walkers then and there. Mance's entire party, comprised of hardened and savage wildling leaders, are stunned into silence by her. She immediately gets down to business afterwards.
38	* Interlude: Lancel: Tragic and fruitless as it is, Lancel and his small retinue of fellow Guardsmen honor their liege and his pride in them and refuse to cower before Daenerys and her dragons, [[DoNotGoGentle charging Drogon with weapons in hand ready to be incinerated by his fiery breath.]]
39	* Chapter 74. Joffrey challenges [[OmnicidalManiac the mad Princess Daenerys]] to Trial-By-Combat with the fate of the Seven Kingdoms in the balance. He stands undeterred at facing Drogon, conjures an ethereal set of plate armor from the modules of the Purple along with Stars and Brightroar, and successfully slays Drogon despite an uphill battle.
40	** When Daenerys tries to pull a TakingYouWithMe in one last desperate attempt to deny Joffrey his victory, Jon Snow, Edmure Tully, and all the other knights and Guardsmen present engage Rhaegal, with Jon being the one to land the killing blow.

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