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Robert defeated Rhaegar Targaryen and was seen as one of the greatest warriors in the Seven Kingdoms according to characters' stories, but I missed any explanation of how he became a fat, drunken, whorer?

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    He grew older, he was in an unhappy political marriage, he no longer had to claw his way up so he grew lazy. Sexual activity that would be seen as youthful high spirits in a 20-year-old noble become problematic in a 40-year-old king.
    – o.m.
    Commented Dec 7, 2019 at 6:05
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    movies.stackexchange.com/questions/105324/…
    – Paulie_D
    Commented Dec 7, 2019 at 7:15
  • As I understand, the whorer part was always there. And he probably enjoyed his food and drink the entire time as well, it's just that being a soldier keeps you in shape and limits how constantly you can be sloppy drunk. When he became king, the requirements of his lifestyle changed - but his vices stayed the same. As he and Ned agreed, he never really adjusted to being king.
    – Misha R
    Commented Dec 7, 2019 at 7:25
  • There was no one left to fight.
    – J Doe
    Commented Dec 7, 2019 at 8:44
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    There's also a stress factor. As a soldier, he knew what he was doing and he knew there were few others who could match him. As a politician, he's out of his depth and he knows it. That tension takes its toll on his health and pushes him further towards his vices.
    – Cadence
    Commented Dec 7, 2019 at 10:17

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Because at this point he does not care about being a warrior, he does not care about being king, all he cares about is...

eat[ing], drink[ing], and whore[ing], [his] way to an early grave.

Robert was a warrior at heart, and once there was no one left to fight, he had nothing left to live for...

I was never so alive as when I was winning this throne, or so dead as now that I've won it.

Robert Baratheon, A Game of Thrones, Eddard VII

And once you stop, you lose your skill...

Robert was never the same after he put on that crown. Some men are like swords, made for fighting. Hang them up and they go to rust.

Donal Noye to Jon Snow, A Clash of Kings, Jon I

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