Why did Jaime Lannister kill aerys Targaryen?

He killed Aerys because he plotted, with his hand and other pyromancers, to burn King’s Landing down with wildfire. And also for how he treated him and his father.

Did Jamie respect Ned Stark?

Jaime did not possess honor, since he cut down the Targaryen king, the Mad King Aerys II. Jaime is mocked as the Kingslayer, and it bothers him; because he meant to be rid of the king who wanted to burn everyone. Jaime was doing a great service for Westeros, but now he’s seen as having no honor.

What happened to Jaime Lannister’s hair?

Jaime lets his hair grow out again, as well as his beard, though some hairs are starting to turn grey. Following the murder of their father, Tywin, by their brother, Tyrion, Cersei offers Jaime the position of Hand of the King, but he refuses. Jaime remains in King’s Landing and stands vigil over Tywin.

What does Jon Snow think of Jaime Lannister?

Jon Snow thinks to himself that Jaime is “what a king should look like”, and Bran Stark feels that Jaime looks like “more like the knights in the stories”. He is muscular and extremely strong, musing that he could only think of a few men in the Seven Kingdoms stronger than him, and that his speed and skill can defeat them.

Why did Jaime kill the king of the north?

After all the King didn’t pose an immediate threat as, to my knowledge, Jaime had already prevented the order of unleashing the wildfire and so killing the King seems like it was purely for some form of personal gain. It’d be good to see what others think about this. Aerys was going to die anyways, either killed in action or by trial.

Why is Jaime Lannister called The Kingslayer?

Raised at the age of fifteen to the Kingsguard of the Mad King, Aerys II Targaryen, Jaime became the youngest member in the history of the prestigious knightly order. He earned the derogatory nickname “Kingslayer” when he treasonously slew Aerys near the end of Robert’s Rebellion. In A Storm of Swords, Jaime becomes a POV character.