Some of his legendary humour left him, and his temper came out more and more often, especially if the Targaryen name was mentioned - even though he had personally killed Rhaegar in a legendary duel that was the stuff of songs in the present, and the Mad King was dead, Robert's fiery hatred of the Targaryens clung to him like a disease. With the battles and wars won, and with his family and Kingsguard disapproving of him taking part in tourneys and melees, Robert lost his former vigour and became fat and somewhat indolent. Some of the joy went out of Robert upon the death of Lyanna, and this only increased as his loveless marriage with Cersei continued - they hated each other, and barely made a secret of that hatred. Robert was probably grateful that someone else bloodied their hands with the Targaryen children and not him. It was suggested that Robert was ashamed of some of the sacrifices that it took to win him the throne, namely the savage deaths of Prince Aegon and Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, but at the time Robert hatefully called them "dragonspawn" and did not punish either Tywin Lannister or Gregor Clegane for their murder.
He had no love of politicking or intrigue. He celebrated hard as well, but as a younger man always took care to maintain his peak fitness. He was never happier than fighting at the lists or on the battlefield. Immensely charismatic, he won people to his side and to his cause through sheer personal magnetism - men who fought to kill him one day would be sharing a drink with him the next. He was often red-faced from drinking, and had dark circles under his eyes he often walked awkwardly, as if he were still in his cups. After becoming king, however, he became fat, indulgent and his beard became thick and dense, hiding two chins. He was frequently described as muscular, black-haired, clean-shaven and extremely handsome, and in battle he wore an antlered helm. As a younger man, Robert was proud, tall, commanding and fierce in battle, and all agree after he died that Robert was a superb soldier.
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