29. Robb Stark
Can we all just agree that, while tragic, the Red Wedding actually saved us all a lot of grief in the end? Robb Stark may have good intentions, but a sanctimonious nepo baby is not the first guy you want helping you when you gotta load in during a rainstorm from three blocks down the street.
28. Grey Worm
Did this guy even actually do anything of consequence over the show, or could his job have been pawned off to any one of the thousands of identical clones in the unsullied army? Follow up: how is that description any different than “venue employee who watches to see if you hooked up the kick drum right?”
27. Tormund Giantsbane
Once again, another character who starts out as an asshole and then turns into a loveable teddy bear. Tormund is the sound guy after you offer to share your weed with him.
26. Shae
Sure, she’ll turn on you at the first sign of trouble. But she’s a total smokeshow, and you’ve been on the road a long time – so you know you’re gonna give her a pass and pray to every God you can think of that she actually talks to you after the show.
25. Tyrion Lannister
Probably the true neutral of the sound guy world. He’s got schemes on schemes on schemes, and he’s gonna do whatever he can to get what he wants. But overall, he’s not really a bad guy – just don’t let him have a crisis of conscience halfway through your set because then things are going to get very reverb heavy.
24. Robert Baratheon
It’s hard to differentiate Robert from any number of obnoxious drunks in the crowd loudly bragging about having seen UFO back in ’73. You’ve got no shot of keeping him sober, but if you reminisce with him about all the bands he roadied for who were “big in Japan” then you might be able to keep him from going full beast mode on all of your gear.
23. Melisandre
She will literally burn you alive to appease the god of electrical fires.
22. Bronn
He may see cool at first, but that caddy tough guy act is gonna get old real fucking fast for you. As long as he’s getting paid by the owner he’ll mostly just be a snarky annoyance. But if that check doesn’t clear just make sure you keep the van locked while you’re playing your set.
21. Theon Greyjoy
This dude only stops being an asshole when he’s involuntarily dickless – and even then it’s kind of touch-and-go. Unless you plan on castrating the guy in charge of your amps (which, for legal purposes, we should say we advise against) Theon is not gonna be a great sound boy for you.