Tyrion is awarded little to no credit and the only member of his family whom he shares mutual love and respect is his brother Jaime. Even though he was (partly) responsible for staving off Stannis’s advance on the Blackwater, his lord father Tywin is solely lauded for winning the battle. He is known as the Imp or the Halfman and the unfair analysis of his character is widespread throughout the realm. Unfortunately due to his deformities along with his mother Johanna dying at his birth, both his father and sister abhor him, which leads to them discounting his remarkable mental abilities. Tyrion knows he is more intelligent than most people, but forgets he’s not more intelligent than all. The miseries and injustices of his life (in addition to Varys) pushed him in that direction, nor can Tywin be cleansed of culpability, but that’s a discussion for another blog post. His Moral Event Horizon (killing his father), while obviously kinslaying and murder, did not come out of nowhere. The dwarf, while not a “good” character, because there are no entirely good characters in ASOIAF, is still seen as someone who could be redemptive and not entirely evil. Tyrion (along with the Hound) also “breaks” the idea that ugly characters are evil. However, despite his physical deformities, Tyrion is brilliant, shrewd, and savvy, facts, which along with his propensity to wear his heart on his sleeve, ironically help in his downfall and exile. He has a misshapen face, mismatched green and black eyes and lank hair so blond it almost looks white. He looks more like the above picture prior to the Battle of the Blackwater after which he appears more like the below. Tyrion is a dwarf and despite the picture to the right is not nearly as “book” handsome as the actor who plays him, Peter Dinklage. All three of these children are the result of Jaime and Cersei’s incestuous relationship. Tyrion also has two nephews, Joffrey Baratheon who was king of the Seven Kingdoms until his death at his own wedding and Tommen Baratheon, current king of the Seven Kingdoms in Joffrey’s stead. He is brother to Jaime Lannister, the Kingslayer and Cersei Lannister, current Queen Regent of the Seven Kingdoms, the widow of King Robert Baratheon who died in A Game of Thrones. Tyrion Lannister is the youngest son of the (currently late) Lord Tywin Lannister and the deceased Lady Johanna Lannister. Work: The ASOIAF Series – A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows (mentioned), A Dance With Dragons, Game of Thrones (TV Series) show appearance and added discussion about the nature of his marriage to Sansa Stark. Updated: Additional notes on Tyrion’s book vs. They will more than likely spoil whatever story/series they come from so be wary of that if you have not read, seen, or played whatever that might be. These are intended to be brief analysis of characters from some of my favorite narratives, but as you all should know by know I can be quite long-winded or rather long-worded so I cannot guarantee a short read.
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