Robert's weapon of choice, a massive Warhammer forged by Donal Noye, played a pivotal role in his victory over Prince Rhaegar at the Trident. At the beginning of Game of Thrones, King Robert I
With Robert making the long journey to Winterfell, Ned immediately knows the king will ask him to serve as Hand of the King. RELATED: Game Of Thrones: 10 Rulers, Ranked By Intelligence. Robert acts like it is an obvious choice and an honor to bestow on Ned. This just confirms Robert is a selfish man who doesn't really know Ned at all. After Robert's death, the Lannisters make Joffrey the King against his father's will, and Joffrey becomes a cruel ruler and a Puppet King used by his mother. After being initially betrothed to Sansa Stark, the arrival of the Tyrells in King's Landing results in Joffrey casting Sansa aside for Margaery Tyrell. Way back in the very first episode of Game of Thrones, Robert Baratheon comes to Winterfell to ask Ned Stark to bring his family down to King’s Landing and serve as his new Hand of the King, due A Game of Thrones. Lord Eddard Stark repeats his disapproval of the Sack, Ser Jaime Lannister's murder of King Aerys II Targaryen, and the deaths of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen's children, but King Robert I Baratheon considers the actions to have been necessary to end the war. A Clash of Kings HxWL07d.