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By popular demand, here is Galbatorix!! Yay!

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Galbatorix

10. He was the eldest of three children, living in the underbelly of Teirm. He scrapped and stole and fought with the best of the filthy beggars, because he took care of his siblings, and he loved them.

And then Taddeo and Matilda died, and he was alone, and he didn't really see a point to it all.

9. He met Verloran Starcatcher in the back alleys of Teirm, because the Rider tripped over the boy in pursuit of a known egg thief. He kept running, but that night, he came back and took Galbatorix to the inn, fed him, cleaned him, and gave him a place to stay.

Too bad that Galbatorix planned to rob him blind.

8. He was not supposed to touch a dragon egg. But he saw the little black egg sticking out of Verloran's saddlebag (the result of catching the thief), and he couldn't help himself. He stole the egg and fled, and by the time Verloran tracked him down, the tiny black egg hatched to reveal a tiny black dragon.

Needless to say, Galbatorix was incredibly pleased with himself, and Verloran found him cooing to the baby dragon.

7. He named his new heart-partner Jarnunvosk, after his dead mother, and together they were perfect. And when Verloran accepted him as his student, life was perfect.

6. He rose through the Rider ranks quickly, his natural talents far surpassing those of his peers. Within five years, he and Jarnunvosk were full-fledged members of the Order, the Keepers of the Law, no less, and the envy of all of their peers.

So when some awe-struck youth approached him, eager for adventure, he saw no problem in flying into the Urgal-infested north for the night. His powers would protect him.

5. And then he cradled Jarnunvosk in his arms, his heart torn to shreds, and he cursed himself for his gross overconfidence, and it was their fault, the elders', because they had let him go and they didn't come when he shouted for them and--!

4. He killed Shruikan's original Rider at the moment of the dragon's hatching. The Rider was a thief, like himself, and had stolen the egg, so why shouldn't Galbatorix, an upholder of the law of the Order, punish him?

Shruikan was simply a bonus, a way to repair the gaping wound where his heart had been.

3. After the Fall (they got what they deserved, oh yes they did) he settles in the sinking city of Uru'baen not because he wants too, but because he needs to, because here it all started, the corruption, the Fall, and he must prevent that from ever happening to his Empire.

2. He does not particularly respect Eragon Shadeslayer. The boy is merely the catch to the glory of his she-dragon. He is a nuisance, a pest, and he's killed far too many of his valuable servants.

But when the boy and his she-dragon burst into the throne room, stained with Murtagh's blood, he can't help but admire the boy's sheer persistence.

He will be a valuable servant.

1. He lies on the ground, bleeding to death from the grievous wound inflicted by the boy, and he's not concerned with dying.

There is a mirror shard lying on the ground in the ruined throne room, and in it he sees his face. He is young and whole and blue-eyed, every inch the Keeper of the Law of the Riders, the good, innocent young man.

No, dying doesn't scare him.

But his reflection does.


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-Sam