| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Combat | ATK 55 DEF 30 SPR 5 SPD 50 INT 65 |
| Rank | Vizier to King Xerxes / Agagite |
| Domain | Political intrigue, antisemitism, poetic justice |
| Alignment | Adversary |
| Weakness | Vanity; built a 75-foot gallows for Mordecai, then was hanged on it himself |
| Key Act | Plotted to exterminate all Jews in the Persian Empire because Mordecai refused to bow to him. Esther exposed the plot; Haman was hanged on his own gallows; his ten sons were also executed |
| Source | Esther 3-9 |
Haman is identified as an “Agagite” — a descendant of the Amalekite king Agag, making the Haman-Mordecai conflict a continuation of the Saul-Agag feud from 1 Samuel 15. He cast “pur” (lots) to choose the date of the genocide, which gave the festival of Purim its name. The dramatic irony is relentless: Haman comes to the king planning to hang Mordecai; the king asks “What should be done for the man the king delights to honor?”; Haman assumes it’s about himself; describes an elaborate parade; discovers it’s for Mordecai; has to lead the parade himself (Esther 6). Then he’s exposed by Esther and hanged on his own gallows. In Jewish tradition, his name is drowned out with noisemakers (graggers) during the reading of the Megillah at Purim.
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