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==Serial killers==
Is a serial killers category really necessary in a world where people go to war frequently and have trials by combat ? There are hundreds of characters that would fit the category then. Maybe we need to precise that those characters are murderers instead of simply killers to restrict the category. Thoughts ? --[[User:Thomaerys Velaryon|Thomaerys Velaryon]] ([[User talk:Thomaerys Velaryon|talk]]) 07:32, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

:A serial killer is a murderer by definition. Real life soldiers killing in combat on a regular basis aren't serial killers (despite the opinions of some). [[User:Potsk|Potsk]] ([[User talk:Potsk|talk]]) 08:55, 6 October 2023 (UTC):

:Yes, [[User:Thomaerys Velaryon|Thomaerys]], what [[User:Potsk|Potsk]] said - that's why I linked to the wikipedia article, to distinguish characters who killed multiple people out of some psychological need, from ordinary solder-type killers who kill on orders, or one-kill crimes of passion murderers (like Chett). We know Utt killed many boys over the span of multiple years because of his guilt over his pedophilia (classic real-world serial killer behavior like John Wayne Gacy), Androw killed out of misogyny/homophobia/a twisted need to be recognized (see Ted Bundy or the École Polytechnique massacre, though unlike that mass shooting, Androw's behavior took place in secrecy over the span of a long period using slow poison, which is what specifically tips him to a serial killer rather than a crime of passion). Danelle Lothston is an edge case, but she seems to be inspired by Elizabeth Bathory, who is an alleged serial killer with similar "bathe in blood" crimes, that's why I included her too. --[[User:Mindset|Mindset]] ([[User talk:Mindset|talk]]) 09:21, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

:(I also debated adding Euron Greyjoy, as he killed two brothers apparently because of a pathological desire to watch them die-- but the limited numbers, and the fact that that's a TWOW reveal, not to mention the confusion from his political kills, had me leave him out of the category for now. Oh! I should definitely add Ramsay though.) --[[User:Mindset|Mindset]] ([[User talk:Mindset|talk]]) 09:28, 6 October 2023 (UTC)