Theon Greyjoy

Character
Name:	Theon Greyjoy
Occupation:	Ward of Ned Stark, Servant of Ramsay Bolton, advisor to his sister Yara Greyjoy
Relationships:	Balon Greyjoy (father), Alannys Harlaw (mother), Rodrik Greyjoy (brother), Malon Greyjoy (brother), Asha Greyjoy (sister, called Yara on the show), Euron Greyjoy (uncle)
Fandom:	Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire
Other:	played by Alfie Allen
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	Contents 1 Fandom 1.1 Pairings; 1.2 Statistics; 1.3 Common Tropes in Fanworks; 1.4 Challenges; 1.5 Reek; ; 2 Fanworks 2.1 Fan Art; 2.2 Fanfiction; 2.3 Fan Vids; 2.4 Meta; ; 3 Archives and Links; 4 Resources; 5 References;

Theon Greyjoy is a fictional character from A Song of Ice and Fire, and is played by Alfie Allen on the HBO television series Game of Thrones.

Theon Greyjoy is mayhaps the most tragic and complex character in ASOIAF^[1]

Fandom

Pairings

Asha Greyjoy/Theon Greyjoy - known as Yara on the show
Theon Greyjoy/Jeyne Poole - pairing based on the books only
Theon Greyjoy/Jon Snow
Ramsay Bolton/Theon Greyjoy
Theon Greyjoy/Robb Stark - most popular pairing
Theon Greyjoy/Sansa Stark - most popular het pairing

Statistics

In 2017 Theon Greyjoy was the 10th most popular Game of Thrones character on Archive of Our Own^[2]
In 2019, during the final season, Theon was the tenth most popular Game of Thrones character on Tumblr^[3]

Common Tropes in Fanworks

Modern AU: modern setting where he knows or meets other characters from the series
High School AU: common because of his relative age
Pastfic: concentrating on his childhood and youth at Winterfell
Canon Divergence AU: varies, Theon doesn't join his father Balon's side, Theon doesn't attack Winterfell, Theon is rescued
Abuse and PTSD: focusing on the abuse he suffered at the hands of Ramsay Bolton and dealing with the aftermath
Theon Lives: Theon does not die during season 8

Challenges

Reek

As result of Ramsay's torture and abuse Theon has a new name forced upon him, Reek. Some creators will separate the two personas in fanworks, specifying whether they're focusing on Reek or Theon pre or post Ramsay.

Fanworks

Fan Art

Theon by Ammotu
Theon by quickreaver
Theon Greyjoy/Reek by dejan-delic
Theon by BedstrickenNicky
Theon Greyjoy by GibiLynx
Theon and his pet by Thrumugnyr
Dozing by Thrumugnyr
The Rescue - Theon and Jeyne Poole by manzanachan
The Fool by naomimakesart

Fanfiction

Don't do so well alone by lordhellebore
The Ride That Came Before by Phoenixflame88
The Sword or the Cloak by EmynIthilien
every word handwritten by janie_tangerine

Fan Vids

Goodbye by Zurik 23M
I Chose Wrong by Little Finger

Archives and Links

Resources

References

^ The Official /r/asoiaf Character Discussion Series, Part 9: Theon Greyjoy
^ Game of Thrones A03 statistics
^ "Fandometrics In Depth: For The Throne Edition". Archived from the original on 2019-05-24.

[1] The Official /r/asoiaf Character Discussion Series, Part 9: Theon Greyjoy

[2] Game of Thrones A03 statistics

[3] "Fandometrics In Depth: For The Throne Edition". Archived from the original on 2019-05-24.

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Character
Name:	Theon Greyjoy
Occupation:	Ward of Ned Stark, Servant of Ramsay Bolton, advisor to his sister Yara Greyjoy
Relationships:	Balon Greyjoy (father), Alannys Harlaw (mother), Rodrik Greyjoy (brother), Malon Greyjoy (brother), Asha Greyjoy (sister, called Yara on the show), Euron Greyjoy (uncle)
Fandom:	Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire
Other:	played by Alfie Allen
Click here for related articles on Fanlore.
Contents 1 Fandom 1.1 Pairings 1.2 Statistics 1.3 Common Tropes in Fanworks 1.4 Challenges 1.5 Reek 2 Fanworks 2.1 Fan Art 2.2 Fanfiction 2.3 Fan Vids 2.4 Meta 3 Archives and Links 4 Resources 5 References