We ranked the Game of Thrones characters by leadership skills — No. 1 may surprise you

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"Valar morghulis" is the ominous, traditional Valyrian saying that means "all men must die." The customary reply is "valar dohaeris," or "all men must serve."

But what about the men and women who lead on "Game of Thrones"? There are quite a lot of leaders vying for power on the show — a few seasons ago, many of these characters were fighting in a conflict called the "War of the Five Kings."

Some are powerful and successful players. Others are in way over their heads. We've taken the opportunity to rank them based on leadership ability. 

A few notes: This list only counts characters who are still alive on the show (not the books). Also, it only takes into consideration individuals who could be counted as "leaders" (e.g. more solitary characters who aren't currently in leadership roles aren't on here, like Arya Stark, Sandor Clegane, or Samwell Tarly). Lastly, it heavily favors current events — AKA things that happened this season. This list examines leadership ability, not overall power or importance. 

Now, here are the leaders on "Game of Thrones," ranked from worst to best.

36. Tommen Baratheon

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Yikes, Tommen. This guy should've just stuck with playing with his adorable kitten Ser Pounce. Because the whole "ruling a kingdom" schtick definitely isn't working out. 

So far, Tommen's allowed his wife and mother to be jailed by religious nuts, got bamboozled into drinking the Faith of the Seven Kool-Aid, and, to top it all off, has essentially handed over control of King's Landing to the High Sparrow and his robe-wearing goons. 

Indecisiveness, weakness, and cowardice — these are not hallmarks of a strong leader. 

35. Loras Tyrell

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Poor Loras. It's not really his fault that he's so low on the list. The formerly carefree Knight of the Flowers has simply broke down from the abuse and isolation he suffered in prison.

He reveals this in a tearful conversation with his sister, letting her know that he's essentially given up on life. Loras isn't fit to be the heir to Highgarden in this state. Looks like it's up to Margaery to save House Tyrell.

34. Robin Arryn

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Unsurprisingly, given his spoiled upbringing, Sweetrobin is a mess. He's so excited by the fact that his "Uncle Petyr" brought him a falcon that he can't see that he's being manipulated into sending troops to fight the Boltons. The heir to the Eyrie is too young, clueless, and creepily fixated with throwing people through the Moon Door to make a decent leader.  

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