Before he was a king, he was just a kid who looked up to Batman.

Ever since "Game of Thrones" premiered in 2011, Jack Gleeson has earned fame and acclaim as the ruthlessly evil, sadistic King Joffrey. The 20-year-old actor's scary-good performance has made Joffrey one of TV's greatest love-to-hate villains.

But before he was beheading innocent men and torturing women on the HBO drama, a very young Gleeson appeared in the 2005 blockbuster "Batman Begins," in one of his earliest onscreen roles. If you don't remember, he was a poor kid from the Narrows who was saved by Batman.

Watch his brief appearances:

The cameo has inspired quite a few memes mashing up Gleeson's sweet, innocent kid in "Batman Begins" with the bratty, spoiled, mean Joffrey:





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GIFs of Joffrey getting a taste of the hand:

By uncle Tyrion:

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By mommy dearest:

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And in "Batman Begins," by a S.W.A.T. dude:

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