5. Tywin Lannister
Tywin Lannister fundamentally believes in family first. Unfortunately, this often came at the expense of his family members. All his moves to strengthen the family’s power and influence pushed his various family members away from him. Jaime resented Tywin’s push towards being an army general and joined the Kingsguard out of spite. He forced his only daughter into marriages she wanted no part of. Most of all, he hated his youngest son, Tyrion, because his wife died in childbirth and also because Tyrion is deformed.
Tywin ranks higher than Randyll because he actually attempts to kill his own child. Tyrion was wrongly accused of the assassination of Joffrey, and Tywin condemned him to death without blinking. Tywin was also the one who got Shae to spy on him, which emotionally shattered Tyrion. The fact that Tywin is able to both threaten and carry out the death of his own child makes him an absolutely terrible father.
