Half a decade before Game of Thrones ever hit our screens, HBO was already serving up the recipe that would make the fantasy series its biggest hit. A delicious mix of grit and glamor, seasoned with the sweet and sour sauce of sex and violence, Rome was the 2005 precursor to 2015’s hottest slice of late night entertainment. As a loyal follower of both shows, I’m happy to witness the effortless grace with which Game of Thrones has grown during its four years on cable TV, but also saddened to see Rome fading like some ancient memory. So I think it’s time for a corrective retrospective. Let us remember the glories of Rome while sinking our teeth into another new season of Game of Thrones.
I've been wanting to create this thread for a long time but I have lacked the time or the willpower to do so. I figured this morning that today is just as good a day as any.
However, I wanted to take a different tact. There are a million articles, Youtube videos, and forum posts criticizing the final season and how it 'ruined' Game of Thrones. That is not the purpose of this thread. As a matter of fact, I make this thread only because Game of Thrones is so successful. There has never been a show like it. Its ambition is unlike anything television has ever seen before. The sheer scale on which this show occurs is mind-boggling. The casting, the locations, the characters, the music, the effects, and everything else are like bringing a blockbuster movie to life every week. To call Game of Thrones anything less than a monumental achievement in the history of television would be dishonest. I don't want to post something you've read before., so I won't. What I want to do instead is offer an in-depth comparison of the two shows based on their strengths. I want to show that one show existed several years before the other one, and there are definite lessons which could have been learned that would have benefited the more successful of the two shows (Game of Thrones). I'm going to break this down into sections so I don't lose track. What the hell is Rome? Rome is a moderately successful drama produced on HBO in 2005. The show was produced in cooperation with the BBC. The show ran for two seasons. It follows two soldiers named Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo who are played by Kevin McKidd and Ray Stevenson, respectively. It also surrounds the rise and fall of Gaius Julius Caesar and his family. The show is a fictionalized account of events that might have surrounded the military and political turmoil that occurred in this part of the world during this time. Ciaran HInds (Caesar), James Purefoy (Antony) Polly Walker (Atia), Tobias Menzies (Brutus), and many others round out a cast of veteran British actors. The show covers a period of about 10 years (give or take). The first season culminates with the famous death of Julius Caesar, while the second culminates with the deaths of Marc Antony and Cleopatra. The show was moderately successful in its first season and less so in its second season. It was extremely expensive to produce and was cancelled, forcing its creators to fold seasons worth of story into its final 5 episodes (sound familiar?) Fans remember Rome for its worldbuilding and amiable characters. How is Rome like Game of Thrones? Both shows feature a struggle for a central seat of power. While competing armies vie for the title city of Rome in one show, King's Landing's 'iron throne' is what everyone is after in the other. Both shows have ancient families who are historically at odds with each other trying desperately to forge alliances. There is constant war happening in both shows over many years. War has created a situation where everyone must 'choose sides' to survive. There are morally grey characters in both shows. At their time, both shows were the most expensive productions for HBO. They share a few actors, including Ciaran Hinds, Tobias Menzies, and Indira Varma. Both shows have a great deal of sex and violence. What's the biggest difference between the two shows? Well, aside from the fact that Game of Thrones is fantasy show based on a series of huge books, the scale. Game of Thrones features literally hundreds of characters where Rome only has a couple dozen. Throughout Rome, we get to explore the little corners these characters inhabit within one or two cities. Game of Thrones covers continents and places across hundreds of miles. There really is no comparison when it comes to just how big Game of Thrones is compared to Rome. And yet.. Why is Rome better than Game of Thrones then? Now that I've set things up, I'm going to break this down into some very manageable, easy to understand categories exploring why I think Rome is superior to Game of Thrones. Again, this will not be an attack on the latter seasons of Game of Thrones and its writing. I wish instead to focus on five key elements: Characters, Setting, Tone, Pacing, and Spectacle. Characters As I said before, both Game of Thrones and Rome feature morally grey characters. We first meet Titus Pullo in season 1, a scoundrel of a soldier who rapes and murders and is one of the shows' protagonists. The closest character to a 'good guy' is his friend Lucius Vorenus, who through tragedy becomes just as much a murderer as anyone. All the show's political figureheads are vicious vipers who torture and murder each other at will given the opportunity. Rome doesn't pretend anyone is pure of heart, only the children I suppose. Game of Thrones similarly offers up complex characters like Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane and Jaime Lannister (I guess recently Daenerys Targaryen). What's different however is that Game of Thrones characters are always talking about what it means to be good and evil. They're always struggling with a moral dilemma instead of just reacting to their circumstances. In Rome, Lucius Vorenus beheads the man who kidnapped his children without giving it a second thought. Just an episode before though he was about to kill his cheating wife with a knife. All of Rome's characters are like this. Their journeys are organic rather than telegraphed. There's a lot of walking and talking in both shows, but characters in Rome don't spend all their time lamenting what's already happened or talking about lore. They are in the moment, which makes their interactions with other characters surprising and adventurous. Characters are not led along a path or governed by a wiki page, and that makes them deeper as a result. Characters plot and kill, but they also eat, sleep, work, have sex, laugh, cry, play with their kids, and do other things that make them human. George R.R. Martin's characters are deeper on the page, but your average Rome character is deeper on the screen. I can tell you more about what makes James Purefoy's Marc Antony who he is than I can tell you about Jon Snow. Truly, I can. Acting-wise, it all comes out in the wash. There are so many great Game of Thrones actors, but the actors who use most of Rome's screen time are also excellent. The biggest problem I have with Game of Thrones compared to Rome though is that while both shows feature wars and politics, only the latter show feels like it has any real stakes. There are actual commoner main point of view characters in the show Rome, where in Game of Thrones, everyone stands in rooms and plots. Your average Game of Thrones scene is either someone plotting, someone walking and talking, or someone doing battle. In Rome, you see the on-the-ground effect of all the politics and war. Citizens are terrified. They are starving. The city has changed. The town crier is spreading the latest propaganda, and people have different viewpoints about it. You see the city inside and out, from the silky bedsheets of the rich to the lowest tavern. Characters, even extras are not there just to be cannon fodder for armies, or to be part of what happens to a main character. They actually have a voice and it informs how you feel about what's going on. So in the end, you end up caring so much more about who rules Rome than you do about who governs King's Landing, because no one governs King's Landing. That is, no one does anything but plot to kill and send armies everywhere. This is true pretty much throughout the show, with only a sprinkling of 'common folks' in season 1 when events are slower. Setting While Game of Thrones has the lion's share of beautiful real-life locations, Rome focuses instead on building out a few smaller ones. The city of Rome is a dirty, lived-in place. The streets are full of animals and vendors, priests and brothels. It is precisely the thing I was hoping for when I first watched Game of Thrones. Even though Game of Thrones has some gorgeous and painterly locations, all of them feel decidedly empty by comparison. The first scene in Rome is trip through the city. A man brings horses to sell and he's one of the characters who has a character arc in the final season! People are dumping shit off their balconies and you see rituals to honor or appease gods. Characters speak with a flavor that makes the show unique and incorporates various British-isms with Italian words and ancient Roman religion. Costumes are unique to the characters wearing them and they pay specific heed to class and occupation. In Game of Thrones, characters pretty much wear their house sigil or dress fancy if they are rich. I don't ever get the sense that there is life happening in Game of Thrones. It feels like I'm transported to one beautiful location where characters are scheming, and then that location disappears when they are done scheming. In Rome, I feel like life is happening all over the city. There are always dozens of extras in every public scene walking and talking. There are huge gatherings of poor people. There are huge gathering of rich people. Nobles and commoners gather for trials and petitions. There's always something happening, and as a result I feel invested. Rome makes me want to be part of its world while Game of Thrones only makes me anticipate its next jaw-dropping set piece. Tone This might seem like a small thing, but I feel that it is important. Game of Thrones is a fucking grim show sometimes, often even. Characters are getting flayed and burned alive or raped. It's very dark show and that's great. We need to explore the darker side of human nature sometimes. However, as I mentioned before, both Rome and Game of Thrones are both set in a time of constant war. Both shows feature characters who are often superstitious and who do some pretty dark things in the name of what they believe in. There is torture and rape in both shows, as it turns out. So why does Rome feel so much lighter than Game of Thrones? Well, tone. Characters are not so serious all the time with the proceedings. War is happening all the time but for them, that's just another day. Even though characters reach the depths of despair in this show, there is always a bit of fun to be had. Ironically, it's more like a 'game' to Marc Antony to provoke Octavian into war. In a show with all of this merciless killing and suffering, you need characters who laugh a little. You need characters who love a little. Game of Thrones features very little of that heart, and so the darker stuff wears on you. The emotional stuff matters less. In Rome, you always feel the beating hearts of the characters who are on screen. Pacing I have heard it said that Game of Thrones is 'rushed' because they had abbreviated seasons. People have said 'They could have made this 10-15 seasons.' Maybe all of that is true, but I'm going to follow a different road. Game of Thrones is just badly paced, from much earlier than you think. Series directors have famously commented that their early episodes had characters spending several episodes on a journey to a far-off destination, so they changed it suspend disbelief. Characters seem to leap across the map throughout Game of Thrones, and entire armies spring up in places they have no earthly business being. This is all in good fun, right? Well, it just so happens that the events in Rome happen at a MUCH faster clip than Game of Thrones, and that is right from the first episode. The difference is that with competent directing, the viewer feels the passage of time with almost no ill effect on the story. You understand that when soldiers are preparing for war, time has passed. You understand that when the date has changed on the calendar, time has passed. You understand that when the Senate is convened, time has passed. Characters never need to leap across the map because in Rome, you get visual clues as to the passage of time. Characters can either be on a journey or at their home until it's time for the next political conflict. There is no need for a surprise appearance by a character thousands of miles away. Rome's last handful of episodes feature two different wars (sound familiar?) and the birth of several children, and yet because of how the show is edited and directed, you understand exactly what is happening. Because so much of Game of Throne's battles depend on these action set pieces, the time factor of the battle is lost. Battles don't all need to occur in real time, and Rome realizes this. Most of the wars and battles in Rome happen off screen, but the soldiers are still there. You also feel every bit as much (if not more) pain for the losers of the battle. Watch how Antony's final defeat occurs in Rome and compare it to Stannis Baratheon's 'battle' in Game of Thrones. In Stannis' loss, the Boltons ride down Stannis' army and it feels very anti-climactic whereas in Rome we focus on the psychological after-effects of losing a battle. Which brings me to Spectacle I saved this category for last because it is Game of Thrones' bread and butter. No one can deny that Game of Thrones produces the best battles on television. Crew members work for weeks in the freezing cold and the burning Sun to put together these elaborate set pieces. Blackwater, Hardhome, The Battle of the Bastards, Winterfell, King's Landing. Like..holy shit. I could write essays on how amazing this all is. Miguel Sapochnik is a fucking genius, and every battle or action sequence in Game of Thrones absolutely destroys every one in Rome by a huge margin. It's all about the feelings of the characters, though. The red wedding in Game of Thrones makes me feel something because of the characters. Oberyn's death makes me feel something because of the characters. Random soldiers being eaten by zombies or burned alive makes you feel numb after a while. Rome chooses instead to dispense with the battles (perhaps because of budget) and focus on how the characters feel about their victories and losses. It's a smart move. What you always remember the most about these spectacles is the character's emotions. Not the false stakes, but how they ruminate on victory and defeat. How they face death with victory or cowardice. Rome has that. So while I'm not trying to take anything away from Game of Thrones' phenomenal action set pieces, what I remember most about the Battle of the Bastards is Jon Snow and that sword. I don't care how many men he cut down, or how the cavalry charged in. It's always the people. Conclusion It all comes down to the people and the things that make the world feel real. In crafting a drama, you don't need 15 seasons or a billion dollars. You just need to connect with an audience on a human level.
In October of 2003, the BBC and HBO agreed to co-produce a grand and ambitious new drama series that would recount the tale of the birth of the Roman empire. Fitting for such an epic and complex story, the scale and budget of the production were unprecedented for HBO. Rome marked the first time that the US subscription channel shot a period drama overseas, and it featured elaborate, sumptuous sets and costumes that brought the atmosphere of the ancient city to vivid life on screen.
Like the city itself, Rome was the grandest project that HBO had ever embarked upon
Two years later, the product of those labors emerged, and it was an instant hit. Rome was unflinching in its portrayal of sex, violence, and sexual violence, and people loved it for that. Some hated it for the same reason, but none who had seen it remained indifferent for very long. Rome’s title sequence featured animated graffiti depicting a massive engorged penis, a woman exploding out of a man’s head, and a series of blood-stained battles. By the time it arrived on British screens, the show was already notorious for its stark imagery and often casual brutality. Sound familiar?
Name the most enticing aspects of Game of Thrones, and you’ll find them in Rome. Both tell grand stories of violent political turmoil through the intimate lens of personal experiences. We don’t care as much about who won this or that battle as we do when Jaime Lannister loses a hand or Lucius Vorenus liberates his daughters. Every frame of Rome is drenched in intrigue, which occasionally erupts onto the screen through acts of bloody backstabbing or equally explicit sex scenes. Much as in Game of Thrones, being the most influential or powerful character is no guarantee of surviving until the next episode, let alone the next season. In fact, power and misery seem to be inextricably bonded in both shows.
Epic tales of statecraft told through small moments of humanity
As much as Game of Thrones may be ahistoric and subject to its own internal lore and structure, its inspirations are clearly drawn from the same bloody pool of human history as Rome’s. Daenerys Targaryen, the young queen threatening the seat of Westeros power from beyond the seas, finds her parallel in Egypt’s Cleopatra. Joffrey Baratheon is as cold and unsympathizing a ruler as Rome’s brutally calculating Gaius Octavian. And the strong female figures of Catelyn Stark and Cersei Lannister find their Roman counterparts in Atia of the Julii and Servilia of the Junii. Come on, it’s cool to even just say those names.
Because it was so lavish and uncompromising in its production, Rome managed to assemble a brilliant ensemble cast — including Layer Cake’s Kenneth Cranham and Trainspotting’s Kevin McKidd — and did those actors justice with great writing. Awards and critical acclaim affirmed this, but there’s even more obvious evidence of the skill and talent deployed when shooting Rome: many of that show’s producers are now working on Game of Thrones, and some of its leading actors have joined them too.
Ciarán Hinds, the Gaius Julius Caesar of Rome, now performs the pivotal role of Mance Rayder in Game of Thrones. Indira Varma, the actress that once portrayed the wife of Lucius Vorenus, turned into the paramour of the vengeful Prince Martell in last season's Thrones. More importantly, Rome showed HBO was capable of wrangling huge casts and weaving together sprawling and complex storylines to create one compelling whole. There was just one issue: it couldn’t stay within budget.
'They stole our fucking show.'
As Rome creator Bruno Heller told EW last year, 'they learned a lot from a business commercial sense, what not to do. The mistakes we made are the mistakes Game of Thrones learned from.' Rome ultimately proved prohibitively expensive to make, which led to its untimely demise after just two seasons. If there’s a subtle implication in Heller’s words that Thrones is merely a better-budgeted continuation of Rome with a different narrative, it’s rendered explicit by the words of Kevin McKidd, who played the leading role of Roman legionary Lucius Vorenus. 'They stole our fucking show,' is McKidd’s candid assessment of Game of Thrones, which is a perspective that fellow Rome star James Purefoy says he sympathizes with.
And yet, for all their shared characteristics and overlaps, Rome and Game of Thrones are not the same thing. Amanda Farrish over on This Was TV makes the cogent argument that Game of Thrones has the advantage of unpredictability. Many more people are familiar with the broad strokes of Roman history than have read George R. R. Martin’s books, which allows Thrones to serve up more profound storyline twists that completely subvert viewers’ expectations.
In Rome, you know Caesar won’t choke to death on some random grape seed, and you have a rough idea of who’ll be in power when. There’s great joy to be had in retelling historic events, but not as much surprise. Game of Thrones, on the other hand, has left many of its viewers in a tailspin after getting them to invest emotionally into the development of a character, only to see him or her scythed down with little ceremony. The disposable treatment of central actors and influencers of the story is unique to Thrones — at least as far as major TV dramas go — and it serves to extend the realistic and nuanced portrayal of the people populating Martin’s fantasy realm.
Game of Thrones is the phoenix that has arisen from Rome’s ashes
'This exciting series will result in memorable entertainment,' said HBO’s boss in 2003, Chris Albrecht. It’s 'a story of timeless passions with contemporary resonance.' He was talking about Rome, and he was right — as committed fans of the two-season series will attest — but the truest embodiment of his words now comes from Game of Thrones. It righted whatever wrongs were ailing Rome’s production, added the extra spice of fire-breathing dragons and unpredictability, and continues to set the standard for epic TV drama today.
Without Rome, I’m sure we wouldn’t have the epic and ambitious Game of Thrones that we’re enjoying today. The funny thing is that with Rome, we wouldn’t have the present Thrones, either, given the way that show burned through HBO’s finances. So Rome had to both rise and fall, as a TV production, in order for Game of Thrones to become what it is today. And I appreciate that. I guess what I’m really saying is, go watch the Game of Thrones that came before Game of Thrones. You won’t be disappointed.
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The characters from the medieval fantasytelevision seriesGame of Thrones are based on their respective counterparts from author George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels. Set in a fictional universe that has been referred to so far as 'The Known World', the series follows a civil war for the Iron Throne of the continent of Westeros, fought between the rival royal and noble families and their respective supporters.[1]
Cast[edit]Main cast[edit]
Halo mcc assault on the control room achievements. The following cast members have been credited as main cast in the opening credits:
Supporting cast[edit]
Additionally the following cast members have appeared in 3 or more episodes within a season while maintaining a 'recurring' status:
Other characters[edit]
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Main characters[edit]Eddard 'Ned' Stark[edit]
Sean Bean
Ned Stark (seasons 1, 6–7) portrayed by Sean Bean as an adult, Sebastian Croft as a child, and Robert Aramayo as a young adult. Eddard 'Ned' Stark of House Stark, Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North, becomes the Hand of the King after Lord Jon Arryn's death. He is known for his sense of honor and justice. He took part in Robert's Rebellion after his sister Lyanna was kidnapped by Crown Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. When Ned's father and brother went south to reclaim her, the 'Mad King' Aerys Targaryen burned both of them alive. Ned and Robert Baratheon led the rebellion to unseat him from the throne. As the show opens, Ned has been content to remain in the north, but after the death of Lord Jon Arryn, he is convinced that it is his duty to accept the position of Hand of the King. Ned is not interested in politics, and prefers to rule with honor and follow the law. While investigating the reason for the death of Jon Arryn, he discovers that all three of Robert's children with Queen Cersei were fathered by Cersei's twin brother Jaime. When Ned confronts Cersei about the truth, she has him imprisoned for treason after he publicly denounces Joffrey. Ned is convinced by Varys that if he goes to his death honorably, as he is prepared to do, his daughters will [not] suffer for it. To protect them, he sacrifices his honor and publicly declares that he was plotting to steal the throne and that Joffrey is the true king. Despite Cersei's promise that Ned would be allowed to join the Night's Watch in exile, Joffrey orders Ned's execution for his own amusement and later torments Sansa by forcing her to look at her father's head. His bones are later returned to Catelyn in the Stormlands by Petyr Baelish, who laments Ned's downfall and that he was too honorable to seize power through force, rather insisting the throne pass to Lord Stannis Baratheon, Robert's younger brother. Baelish's preferred course of action, revealed only to Ned, had been to seize Cersei and her children first and rule in Joffrey's name as Regent and Lord Protector. Ned's execution, however, is not in vain, since he notifies Stannis of the truth of Joffrey's parentage, and Stannis informs all of Westeros, which sets into motion the War of Five Kings against House Lannister.
Robert Baratheon[edit]
Mark Addy
Robert Baratheon (season 1) portrayed by Mark Addy. Robert Baratheon of House Baratheon, formerly a fierce warrior, became King of the Seven Kingdoms after leading a rebellion against Aerys II Targaryen. He was betrothed to Ned Stark's sister Lyanna and loved her deeply, and she was kidnapped by Rhaegar Targaryen. Her father and another brother were killed when they went to King's Landing to reclaim her, which resulted in Robert and Ned Stark's revolt known as Robert's Rebellion, whereupon the Targaryens were all slaughtered or routed from the Kingdoms. Since Robert's family had closer ties to the former Royal family, this put Robert on the Iron Throne. Now, Robert has grown fat and miserable; he has no more wars to fight, is surrounded by plotters and sycophants, hates and is bored by the constant work needed to manage the Kingdoms properly, and trapped in a political marriage to the scheming Cersei Lannister, whom he has never loved. He is unaware that none of his three children are his, but instead Jaime Lannister's. Under his reign, the realm has been bankrupted, and Robert is deeply in debt to his wife's family. Killed while hunting, he unknowingly leaves no rightful heir behind. His bastards are ordered dead by Joffrey, many of which are killed, and Gendry is subsequently forced to flee the capital.
Jaime Lannister[edit]
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Jaime Lannister portrayed by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. Ser Jaime Lannister of House Lannister is a member of the Kingsguard and an exceptionally skilled swordsman. He is the Queen's twin brother and has carried on an incestuous love affair with her all his life, fathering all three of her living children. He truly does love his sister and will do anything, no matter how rash, to stay close to her. He is nicknamed 'Kingslayer' for killing the previous King, Aerys II, whom he was sworn to protect. He was allowed to keep his post in the current Kingsguard as he and his influential father helped Robert win the war, but no one feels he deserves this post, which frustrates Jaime. Despite Eddard Stark's animosity against him for forsaking his oath to protect the King during Robert's Rebellion, Jaime has great respect for Eddard, whom he considers a great warrior and his equal. Unlike his father and sister, Jaime cares deeply about his younger brother Tyrion.
Catelyn Stark[edit]
Michelle Fairley
Catelyn Stark (seasons 1–3) portrayed by Michelle Fairley. Catelyn Stark of House Stark and House Tully (née Tully), Lady of Winterfell, is the wife of Lord Eddard Stark. Born to the Lord and Lady of the Riverlands, she is the elder sister of Lysa Arryn, Lady of the Vale and Mistress of the Eyrie, and Lord Edmure Tully, Lord of Riverrun.
Cersei Lannister[edit]
Lena Headey
Cersei Lannister portrayed by Lena Headey as an adult and Nell Williams as a child. Cersei Lannister of House Lannister and House Baratheon, Queen of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, is the wife of King Robert Baratheon. Her father arranged the marriage when she was a teenager, initiating himself as a political counselor for King Robert. The Lannisters are the richest family in Westeros,[2] which is why Robert was interested in a marriage between them. Cersei has a twin brother, Jaime, with whom she has been involved in an incestuous affair from early childhood. All three of Cersei's children are Jaime's.[2] Cersei's main character attribute is her desire for power and her deep loyalty to her father, children, and brother Jaime. Cersei learns that her husband Robert is in danger of finding out that the children he sees as his heirs to the throne are not his. Robert meets his end as the result of a boar attack on a hunting trip, before Ned Stark tells him of the truth about his children. Cersei works quickly to instate her oldest son, Joffrey, on the throne, with her as his chief political advisor and Queen Regent.[3]
Daenerys Targaryen[edit]
Emilia Clarke
Daenerys Targaryen portrayed by Emilia Clarke. Daenerys Targaryen is the exiled princess of the Targaryen dynasty. Also called 'the Stormborn', she and her brother Viserys were smuggled to Essos during the end of Robert's Rebellion. For seventeen years, she has been under the care of Viserys, whom she fears, as he is abusive to her whenever she displeases him. In exchange for an army, Viserys marries her to the powerful Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo, making her a Khaleesi, a queen of the Dothraki.
Jorah Mormont[edit]
Iain Glen
Jorah Mormont portrayed by Iain Glen. Ser Jorah Mormont of House Mormont is an exiled knight in the service of Daenerys Targaryen and the son of Jeor Mormont of the Night's Watch. To fund his wife's extravagant lifestyle, he sold poachers on his land to slave traders, which is illegal in the Seven Kingdoms. Rather than face punishment by Lord Stark, he fled to Essos and learned the lifestyle of the Dothraki who embrace him as one of their own and know him as 'Jorah The Andal'. Jorah serves as an adviser to the Targaryens on both political and cultural matters of both the Seven Kingdoms and Essos. Jorah is actually spying on the Targaryens for Lord Varys in exchange for a pardon on his crimes. But after learning more about Daenerys, Jorah falls in love with her and decides to protect and help her regain the Iron Throne. After she is widowed, he remains with her and becomes the first knight of her Queensguard.
Viserys Targaryen[edit]
Harry Lloyd
Viserys Targaryen (season 1) portrayed by Harry Lloyd. Viserys Targaryen is the exiled prince and heir of the Targaryen dynasty. Known as 'the Beggar King' for his search for an army to recapture his throne. A narcissist, he is arrogant and self-centered, caring only about himself and looking down on others especially to his sister Daenerys. In exchange for an army to help regain the Iron Throne, Viserys marries off his sister to the powerful Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo and follows his horde's journey to the Dothraki capital to ensure Drogo will keep his end of the bargain. But as they journey, it becomes evident that Viserys does not have leadership skills to reclaim the throne as his arrogance and disrespect for the Dothraki does not win him any hearts. Furthermore, Daenerys, who he has always threatened throughout his life, starts to stand up to him. Realizing that Daenerys is loved by the Dothraki and her and Drogo's unborn son is prophesized to unite the world, Viserys realizes that it is not he but Daenerys who will reclaim the Iron Throne. In a fit of drunken rage, he threatens Drogo to give him his army now or he will kill his unborn son. Having enough of his behavior, Drogo kills Viserys by giving him a 'Golden Crown'; molten gold poured over his head. Daenerys later names one of her dragons Viserion, as a tribute to Viserys.
Jon Snow[edit]
Jon Snow portrayed by Kit Harington.
Kit Harington
Jon Snow of House Stark and the Night's Watch is the secret son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, though raised as the bastard son of Lyanna's brother, Ned Stark. In the first season, Jon joins the Night's Watch. Jon is a talented fighter, but his sense of compassion and justice brings him into conflict with his harsh surroundings. Ned claims that Jon's mother was a wet nurse named Wylla. His dire wolf is called Ghost due to his albinism and quiet nature. Jon soon learns that the Watch is no longer a glorious order, but is now composed mostly of society's rejects, including criminals and exiles. Initially, he has only contempt for his low-born brothers of the Watch, but he puts aside his prejudices and befriends his fellow recruits, especially Samwell Tarly, after they unite against the cruel master-at-arms, Ser Alliser Thorne.
Sansa Stark[edit]
Sophie Turner
Sansa Stark portrayed by Sophie Turner. Sansa Stark of House Stark is the first daughter and second child of Eddard and Catelyn Stark. She was also the future bride of Prince Joffrey, and thus the future Queen of the Seven Kingdoms as well. She names her direwolf Lady; she is the smallest of the pack and the first to die, sentenced to death by Cersei after Arya's direwolf, Nymeria, bit a violent Joffrey.
Arya Stark[edit]
Maisie Williams
Arya Stark portrayed by Maisie Williams. Arya Stark of House Stark is the younger daughter and third child of Lord Eddard and Catelyn Stark of Winterfell. Ever the tomboy, Arya would rather be training to use weapons than sewing with a needle. She names her direwolf Nymeria, after a legendary warrior queen.
Robb Stark[edit]
Richard Madden
Robb Stark (seasons 1–3) portrayed by Richard Madden. Robb Stark of House Stark is the eldest son of Eddard and Catelyn Stark and the heir to Winterfell. His dire wolf is called Grey Wind. Robb becomes involved in the war against the Lannisters after his father, Ned Stark, is arrested for treason. Robb summons his bannermen for war against House Lannister and marches to the Riverlands. Eventually, crossing the river at the Twins becomes strategically necessary. To win permission to cross, Robb agrees to marry a daughter of Walder Frey, Lord of the Twins. Robb leads the war effort against the Lannisters and successfully captures Jaime. After Ned is executed, the North and the Riverlands declare their independence from the Seven Kingdoms and proclaim Robb as their new King, 'the King in the North'. He wins a succession of battles in Season 2, earning him the nickname the Young Wolf. However, he feels that he botched the political aspects of war. He sends Theon to the Iron Islands hoping that he can broker an alliance with Balon Greyjoy, Theon's father. In exchange for Greyjoy support, Robb as King in the North will recognize the Iron Islands' independence. He also sends his mother Catelyn to deal with Stannis Baratheon and Renly Baratheon, both of whom are fighting to be the rightful king. Theon and Catelyn fail in their missions, and Balon launches an invasion of the North. Robb falls in love with Talisa Maegyr, a healer from Volantis due to her kindness and spirit. Despite his mother's protest, Robb breaks his engagement with the Freys and marries Talisa in the 2nd-season finale. On news of his grandfather, Lord Hoster Tully's, death, Robb and his party travel north to Riverrun for the funeral, where the young king is reunited with his great-uncle, Ser Brynden 'Blackfish' Tully, and his uncle, Edmure Tully, the new lord of Riverrun. While at Riverrun, Robb makes the decision to execute Lord Rickard Karstark for the murders of two teenage squires related to the Lannisters, a decision that loses the support of the Karstarks and leads Robb to make the ultimately fatal decision to ask the Freys for their alliance. He is killed in the Red Wedding Massacre, after witnessing the murder of his pregnant wife and their child. Lord Bolton personally executes Robb, stabbing him through the heart while taunting that 'the Lannisters send their regards', in fact a promise made to Jaime (who had no knowledge of Bolton's impending treason) when leaving for the Twins. His corpse is later decapitated and Grey Wind's head is sewn on and paraded around as the Stark forces are slaughtered by the Freys and the Boltons.
Theon Greyjoy[edit]
Alfie Allen
Theon Greyjoy portrayed by Alfie Allen. Theon Greyjoy of House Greyjoy is the youngest son of Lord Balon Greyjoy of the Iron Islands. He is the hostage and ward of Lord Eddard Stark, stemming from the failed Greyjoy Rebellion. Despite his position, he remains loyal to Eddard and is good friends with his sons Robb and Jon. In Season 8, he dies protecting Bran Stark, now the Three-Eyed Raven, from the Night King.
Brandon 'Bran' Stark[edit]
Isaac Hempstead Wright
Bran Stark (seasons 1–4, 6–8) portrayed by Isaac Hempstead Wright. Brandon 'Bran' Stark of House Stark is the second son and fourth child of Eddard and Catelyn Stark. He was named after his deceased uncle, Brandon. His dire wolf is called Summer. During the King's visit to Winterfell, he accidentally came across Cersei and Jaime Lannister engaging in sex, following which Bran is shoved from the window by Jaime, permanently crippling his legs.
Joffrey Baratheon[edit]
Jack Gleeson
Joffrey Baratheon (seasons 1–4) portrayed by Jack Gleeson. Joffrey Baratheon of House Baratheon is the Crown Prince of the Seven Kingdoms. He is the eldest of Cersei Lannister's children and heir to the Iron Throne. Vicious and cruel, he has a short temper and believes he can do anything he wants. He is also a coward when confronted by those who aren't afraid of him. Joffrey is also unaware that King Robert is not his real father – who, in reality, is Jaime Lannister. After Robert's death, the Lannisters make Joffrey the King against his father's will, and Joffrey becomes a cruel ruler and a Puppet King used by his mother.
Sandor Clegane[edit]
Rory McCann
Sandor Clegane (seasons 1–4, 6–8) portrayed by Rory McCann. Sandor Clegane, nicknamed 'the Hound', for his savage nature, is the younger brother of Ser Gregor Clegane and a retainer to House Lannister. He is also Joffrey Baratheon's personal bodyguard. The right side of his face was grievously burned when he was only a boy after his brother accused him of stealing one of his toys and pushed Sandor's face into a brazier, leaving the right side of his face hideously scarred, and a lifelong fear of fire. He is taciturn and brutal, but not without compassion. He is protective towards Sansa after she is captured by the Lannisters. After Joffrey becomes King, Sandor is made a member of the Kingsguard. Although he is still faithful to Joffrey, he frequently defends Sansa from Joffrey's attempts to shame and physically abuse her.
Tyrion Lannister[edit]
Peter Dinklage
Tyrion Lannister portrayed by Peter Dinklage. Nicknamed 'the Imp' or 'Halfman', Tyrion Lannister of House Lannister is the younger brother of Cersei and Jaime Lannister. He is a dwarf; and his mother died during his birth, for which his father, Tywin Lannister, blames him. While not physically powerful, Tyrion has a cunning mind and often uses to his advantage the fact that others constantly underestimate him.
Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish[edit]
Aidan Gillen
Petyr Baelish (seasons 1–7) portrayed by Aidan Gillen. Lord Petyr Baelish, nicknamed 'Littlefinger', is the Master of Coin in King Robert Baratheon's Small Council. He grew up with Catelyn Tully and fought Ned's brother Brandon for her hand. Petyr is a master manipulator who knows the ongoing affairs within the Seven Kingdoms thanks to his spies. While Petyr at first is assumed to be an ally of Ned, he secretly resents him for marrying Catelyn and so he betrayed him when he tried to arrest Joffrey and Cersei. Despite that, Petyr aims to take the Iron Throne to punish the powerful nobles who used to look down on him.
Davos Seaworth[edit]
Liam Cunningham
Davos Seaworth (seasons 2–8) portrayed by Liam Cunningham. Ser Davos Seaworth, also known as 'the Onion Knight', is a former smuggler and knight in the service of Stannis Baratheon; he serves as one of Stannis's most trusted advisers. In his smuggling days, he was said to handle a ship at night better than anyone. Before the events of the series, he earned his knighthood by smuggling fish and onions to the besieged Stannis Baratheon and his army during Robert Baratheon's rebellion. Before knighting him, Stannis removed the last joints from four fingers on his right hand as punishment for his years of smuggling; believing these joints bought his family a better future, Davos keeps them in a pouch around his neck for luck.
Samwell Tarly[edit]
John Bradley
Samwell Tarly portrayed by John Bradley. Samwell Tarly of House Tarly and the Night's Watch is the eldest son and former heir of Lord Randyll Tarly, is a new recruit to the Night's Watch. He was sent to the Wall by his father, who disowned him for his cowardice. He becomes Jon's best friend after Jon conspires with the others in their trainee class to go easy on him. While not a warrior, he is very smart and insightful. He is inducted into the Stewards and assigned to Maester Aemon.
Stannis Baratheon[edit]
Stephen Dillane
Stannis Baratheon (seasons 2–5) portrayed by Stephen Dillane. Stannis Baratheon of House Baratheon, Lord of Dragonstone, is the elder of Robert Baratheon's younger brothers. A brooding, humorless man known for a hard and unyielding sense of justice, he is obsessed with slights real and imagined. With Robert dying, Ned sends him a letter appointing him as the legitimate heir and becomes another challenger for the Iron Throne after his alleged nephew Joffrey becomes King.
Melisandre[edit]
Carice van Houten
Melisandre (seasons 2–8) portrayed by Carice van Houten. Also known as 'the Red Woman', a priestess of R'hllor in service to Stannis Baratheon. Melisandre has prophetic powers that give her partial knowledge of future events. Unlike many other people in Westeros with access to prophecy, Melisandre has absolute faith in her own interpretation, even though she is sometimes wrong. Melisandre believes Stannis is the chosen one who will convert the people of Westeros into followers of R'hllor.
Jeor Mormont[edit]
James Cosmo
Jeor Mormont (seasons 1–3) portrayed by James Cosmo. Jeor Mormont, the 997th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, is the estranged father of Ser Jorah. He gave up his lands to serve the Night's Watch. His son's shaming of their house weighs heavily on him. He personally requests that Jon Snow be made his personal steward, and gives him the Hand-and-a-Half sword (also known as a bastard sword) of their house, Longclaw. He has the pommel reshaped into a wolf's head. To investigate the return of wights, the disappearance of several Rangers, and rumors of a wildling army, Jeor leads an expeditionary force beyond the Wall in Season 2. In Season 3, after returning to Craster's Keep, he is slain by Rast in the ensuing mutiny, but manages to strangle him before succumbing to his wounds. His death ignites Maester Aemon's call for the lords of Westeros to aid the Night's Watch, which convinces Stannis Baratheon the time is ripe to fight the onslaught of the White Walkers. His corpse is apparently desecrated afterwards, as in season 4, Karl Tanner is shown drinking wine from a skull he claims is Jeor's.
Bronn[edit]
Jerome Flynn
Bronn portrayed by Jerome Flynn. Bronn is a sellsword with a sardonic sense of humor. He initially serves under Catelyn Stark and aids her in arresting Tyrion Lannister and taking him to the Vale to stand trial for the murder of Jon Arryn and attempted murder of Bran Stark. During the trial, Bronn realises that Tyrion will most likely be executed by the insane Lysa Arryn despite the impossibility of his guilt, and volunteers to fight for Tyrion when he demands a trial by combat. Bronn defeats Lysa Arryn's champion and becomes Tyrion's companion and protector, accompanying him back to King's Landing.
Varys[edit]
Conleth Hill
Varys portrayed by Conleth Hill. Varys, sometimes called The Spider, is a major character in the second, third, fourth and fifth seasons. He initially appeared as a recurring character in the first season and debuted in 'Lord Snow'. Varys is bald and tends towards fat, due to his castration. He is the Master of Whisperers, the King's foremost spymaster and intelligence agent. He holds no inherited title, castle or lands in Westeros, but is called 'Lord' as a courtesy due to his position on the council, which traditionally is made up of high lords. He is a skilled manipulator and commands a network of informants across two continents. He often puts on the public persona of being nothing more than a pudgy man well suited to the pleasantries of court life; humble, obsequious, fawning, and a little effeminate. This is simply a facade that Varys has developed, which often leads those who do not know him well to underestimate him as a cheerful and vapid flatterer. In reality he is a cunning and ruthless manipulator of court politics, on-par with Master of Coin Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish, with whom he frequently spars.
Shae[edit]
Sibel Kekilli
Shae (seasons 1–4) portrayed by Sibel Kekilli. Shae is a young camp follower in whom Tyrion Lannister takes particular interest. She is from Lorath, one of the Free Cities across the Narrow Sea. Tyrion falls in love with her and in order to hide her from his father, Tyrion appoints Shae to be Sansa's handmaiden. As her handmaiden, Shae is the only person Sansa trusts and confides to her about her problems and what she really thinks about the Lannisters. In turn, Shae becomes protective of Sansa and attempts to help her in any way she can. In Season 3, she becomes jealous of Tyrion after his marriage to Sansa and is confronted by Varys, who urges her to leave the Seven Kingdoms, which she refuses to do, thinking that Tyrion has something to do with Varys talking to her. In Season 4, Tyrion is forced to send Shae away from King's Landing on a ship after her presence is discovered by Cersei and his father is told, insulting her in the process. Shae, however, does not leave King's Landing, and resurfaces at Tyrion's trial for murdering Joffrey, where she falsely claims that both Tyrion and Sansa were responsible for Joffrey's death. It is revealed, however, that Shae was having an affair with Tywin. After Tyrion is freed by Jaime, he finds Shae sleeping in Tywin's bed, making him realise the horrible truth. Shae attempts to kill Tyrion with a knife, but he strangles her to death both in self-defense and out of anger for her betrayal.
Margaery Tyrell[edit]
Natalie Dormer
Margaery Tyrell (seasons 2–6) portrayed by Natalie Dormer. Margaery of House Tyrell is the only daughter of Lord Mace Tyrell, and has recently married the late King Robert's brother, Renly Baratheon, as part of House Tyrell’s support for his bid to seize the Iron Throne from King Joffrey. Somewhere in her mid to late twenties, she is surprisingly canny and cunning. She is aware of her husband's homosexual orientation and inclinations towards her brother. Despite her knowledge of this, she actively attempts to become pregnant as to secure the alliance between their families. When Renly is killed, the Tyrells ally with House Lannister and she is planned to marry to King Joffrey. In a departure from her characterization in the novels, where her personal motivations are unclear, Margaery's naked ambition is made obvious.
Tywin Lannister[edit]
Charles Dance
Tywin Lannister (seasons 1–5) portrayed by Charles Dance. Lord of Casterly Rock, Shield of Lannisport and Warden of the West, Tywin of House Lannister is a calculating, ruthless, and controlling man. He is also the former Hand of King Aerys II. He is the father of Cersei, Jaime, and Tyrion. After Eddard Stark's arrest, Joffrey names him Hand of the King once more, but after Jaime is taken captive by the Starks, Eddard is unexpectedly executed by Joffrey, and Renly and Stannis Baratheon challenge Joffrey's claim to the throne; Tywin elects to remain in the field commanding his forces until he wins his war, and in the meantime gives the position of Hand of the King to Tyrion.
Talisa Maegyr[edit]
Oona Chaplin
Talisa Stark (seasons 2–3) portrayed by Oona Chaplin. Talisa Maegyr is a healer working on the battlefields of the War of the Five Kings. She claims to be from the Free City of Volantis. No character named Talisa appears in the books. Oona Chaplin was originally announced to play a character called Jeyne, which many thought to mean she would play Jeyne Westerling, a character from the books. Talisa follows Robb Stark's army camp as it moves. One day as they talk they are interrupted by news that Catelyn has released Robb's key prisoner Jaime Lannister. Talisa later goes to comfort Robb. After she reveals more of her past to him, they admit their shared feelings for one another and sleep together. Talisa and Robb marry in secret before a septon and she becomes a Stark. In season 3, Talisa reveals that she is pregnant, although she and her unborn child are stabbed to death by Lothar Frey in the Red Wedding Massacre, the first in the hall to be attacked.
Ygritte[edit]
Rose Leslie
Ygritte (seasons 2–4) portrayed by Rose Leslie. A Wildling girl with red hair ('kissed by fire', a sign of luck among the Wildlings) and a follower of Mance Rayder. In Season 2, she is captured in the Skirling Pass by Jon Snow and Qhorin Halfhand. She manages to escape, but is recaptured by Jon, separating him from his brothers in the process. Later she leads him into Rattleshirt's ambush. After this they lead Jon to Mance Rayder's wildling camp, where he pretends to defect to the Wildlings to discover their plans. She then travels with him to the wall, and during this journey she seduces him. However, when confronted with killing an innocent horse farmer for the watch who scaled the wall, Jon escapes the wildling's clutches on horseback. But while resting, Ygritte manages to catch up with Jon at which point she confesses her love for him and then, blinded by tears, shoots him multiple times while he escapes towards the wall. In Season 4, Ygritte starts raiding villages south of the wall with her group, clearly thirsting for vengeance against Jon, although Tormund suspects she let him go. When the wildlings attack Mole's Town, Ygritte slaughters all the women present, but notices Gilly hiding with her baby son, and spares her life. When the wildlings finally reach Castle Black and attack, Ygritte kills many Night's Watch brothers with her archery skills, among them Pyp. When confronted by Jon, however, she cannot bring herself to shoot him, and is shot in the back by Olly, a boy whose father Ygritte previously killed. Ygritte subsequently dies in Jon's arms, and her body is later burned by Jon himself, separately from the other soldiers, in her homeland, north of the Wall.
Gendry[edit]
Joe Dempsie
Gendry (seasons 1–3, 7–8) portrayed by Joe Dempsie. Gendry is an apprentice blacksmith in King's Landing and an unacknowledged bastard of King Robert. Gendry shows promise as a smith and makes a helmet in the shape of a bull's head; Eddard compliments the helmet, offering to purchase it. Gendry refuses, to the shame of the master smith. After Eddard Stark's fall and eventual execution, arrangements are made for Yoren of the Night's Watch to take Gendry to the Wall with him; he travels North with Yoren and other recruits, including Arry, Lommy Greenhands, Hot Pie and Jaqen H'ghar. During their journey, they are stopped by the Goldcloaks, who demand that Yoren give up Gendry as King Joffrey wants all of his father's bastards killed but are forced to leave by Yoren. Later, Gendry reveals to Arry that he knows she is a girl disguised as a boy all along and is surprised to learn she is Arya, Ned Stark's daughter. After the Goldcloaks get help from Ser Amory Lorch and his men who kill Yoren, Gendry's life is saved by Arya when she lies to the Goldcloaks that Lommy, who was killed during the attack, was Gendry. Gendry and the rest of recruits are sent to Harrenhal where Ser Gregor Clegane arbitrarily has many of the prisoners tortured and killed. Gendry was about to suffer this fate but is saved by the arrival of Lord Tywin Lannister, who chides Clegane's men for their reckless behavior. Thanks to Jaqen, Arya, Gendry and Hot Pie are able to escape Harrenhal. As they head towards the Riverlands, the group encounters the Brotherhood Without Banners, a group of Outlaws that defend the weak. Inspired, he decides to join the Brotherhood but is betrayed by them when they sell him to Lady Melisandre as ordered by the Lord of Light. Melisandre later reveals to Gendry that King Robert was his father and she is bringing him to meet his uncle, King Stannis. But in truth, Melisandre and Stannis planned to use him for her blood magic where Stannis uses his nephew's blood to make a death curse on the usurpers to his throne, Joffrey, Robb, and Balon Greyjoy. Before they can use him as a sacrifice, Davos Seaworth helps Gendry escape and puts him on a boat to King's Landing. Unable to swim or row, Gendry is nevertheless convinced that the Red Woman has a surer death in spare for him, and Davos asks him to 'have a bowl'o brown for me' when returning to Flea Bottom. In Season 7 Davos, on a clandestine visit to King's Landing, seeks out Gendry and finds him working as a smith. Gendry needs no persuading to go with Davos to Dragonstone. There he meets Jon Snow and volunteers to go with Jon on a mission north of the Wall to capture a wight. During the mission he is sent back to the Wall to summon help. He gets word to Daenerys, and later leaves with the others on the Targaryen ship.
Tormund Giantsbane[edit]
Kristofer Hivju
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Tormund Giantsbane (seasons 3–8) portrayed by Kristofer Hivju. A wildling raider known for his many titles, 'Giantsbane' being foremost. Loud and gregarious, he is one of Mance's top generals, fierce and terrible in combat. Tormund takes a liking to Jon after he joins them and even gives him advice over his relationship with Ygritte.
Brienne of Tarth[edit]
Gwendoline Christie
Brienne of Tarth (seasons 2–8) portrayed by Gwendoline Christie. A former member of Renly Baratheon's Kingsguard. She is a highly trained and skilled warrior made dangerous by the fact that men underestimate her. She is considered ugly because she is abnormally large in height and build, androgynous, and stronger than most men. She wishes to prove her valor in a worthy cause to win respect and acceptance. She becomes infatuated with Renly after he shows her kindness and courtesy, and she wins a place in his Kingsguard after winning a tournament melee against Ser Loras. Renly trusts Brienne because of her loyalty and her willingness to die for him. She is present at Renly's death and is falsely accused of his murder.
Ramsay Bolton[edit]
Iwan Rheon
Ramsay Bolton (seasons 3–6) portrayed by Iwan Rheon. The illegitimate son of Roose Bolton, Ramsay Snow of House Bolton is cruel, sadistic and very cunning. After the Ironborn captures Winterfell, he marches on the castle's token garrison and offers it safe passage for surrender; after the gates are opened, he captures Theon and flays the other defenders.
Gilly[edit]
Hannah Murray
Gilly (seasons 2–8) portrayed by Hannah Murray. A young wildling girl who lives north of the Wall, Gilly is one of many daughters of Craster, a wildling who takes all his daughters as wives once they grow up into women. She has a son with her father Craster. Samwell falls for her and becomes protective of her.
Daario Naharis[edit]
Michiel Huisman
Daario Naharis (seasons 3–6) portrayed by Ed Skrein in season 3, and by Michiel Huisman from season 4 onwards. Daario is a confident and seductive warrior who is a lieutenant in the Second Sons, a group of 2000 mercenaries. Daario has an unusual code of honor: he won't sleep with sex workers or kill innocents as he believes in making love with women who want to make love with him and killing those who want to kill him. Under the leadership of his Captain Mero and second in command Prendhal na Ghezn, the Second Sons were hired by the Slaver city Yunkai to fight against Daenerys' army.
Missandei[edit]
Nathalie Emmanuel
Missandei (seasons 3–8) portrayed by Nathalie Emmanuel[4] Personal servant to Daenerys Targaryen. She was freed from being a slave working as translator for Kraznys mo Nakloz when Daenerys insisted during negotiations with Kraznys mo Nakloz that Missandei be given to her as a gift. She effectively serves as the replacement of Doreah after she betrayed Daenerys in Qarth. She later begins to teach Grey Worm how to speak the common tongue, and they develop romantic feelings for each other, despite Grey Worm being an Unsullied who was castrated at youth. She is visibly saddened when another Unsullied, White Rat, is killed in a brothel by the Sons of the Harpy. After Grey Worm is almost killed in an attack, Missandei kisses him after he reveals that for the first time, he felt fear, since he thought he would never see her again. On the opening day of the fighting games, the Sons of the Harpy launch another attack. Missandei is narrowly saved by Tyrion Lannister, and watches as Daenerys flies away on Drogon. She later remains in Meereen with Tyrion and Grey Worm to help keep the city together. Despite an attack by the slaver masters' fleet, Meereen is saved when Daenerys returns with the Dothraki and unleashes her dragons on the fleet, which Missandei witnesses. She later accompanies Daenerys on her voyage back to Westeros. She makes love with Grey Worm and worries for him when he is sent to attack Casterly Rock. In season 8, she is beheaded by the Mountain under Cersei's orders.
Ellaria Sand[edit]
Indira Varma
Love live 4th center poll results last night. Ellaria Sand (seasons 4–7) portrayed by Indira Varma. The sexually promiscuous paramour of Oberyn Martell, she is the mother of the four youngest Sand Snakes. She is later present at Tyrion's trial by combat, where Oberyn fights Gregor Clegane in Tyrion's name, and is horrified when Oberyn is killed.
Tommen Baratheon[edit]
Dean-Charles Chapman
Tommen Baratheon (seasons 1–2, 4–6) portrayed by Callum Whaary in seasons 1 and 2, and by Dean-Charles Chapman from season 4 onwards. Tommen Baratheon of House Baratheon is the prince presented as the youngest son of King Robert Baratheon and Queen Cersei Lannister. Like his older siblings Joffrey and Myrcella his actual father is his uncle Ser Jaime Lannister. Like his sister he is good-natured and passive in contrast to his brother Joffrey and is fond of his uncle Tyrion.
Jaqen H'ghar[edit]
Tom Wlaschiha
'Jaqen H'ghar' (seasons 2, 5–6) portrayed by Tom Wlaschiha. Sly, enigmatic, and a dangerous criminal, Jaqen is part of Yoren's group of recruits taken from King’s Landing to join the Night's Watch. A foreigner from Braavos, though he originally claims Lorath, he speaks in third person, referring to himself as 'a man'.
Roose Bolton[edit]
Roose Bolton (seasons 2–6) portrayed by Michael McElhatton. A Bannerman of the North and Lord of the Dreadfort. The Bolton family have a nasty history of keeping to very old, and barbaric ways, including flaying their enemies alive, and Roose is no exception, being suspected of not feeling any emotion. His cunning makes him a valuable ally, but his unpredictable nature makes him a dangerous one.
The High Sparrow[edit]
Jonathan Pryce
The High Sparrow (seasons 5–6) portrayed by Jonathan Pryce. A devout and pious man, the High Sparrow came to King's Landing after Tywin Lannister's death to serve the poor, downtrodden and infirm. He quickly amasses a large following, including Cersei's cousin and former lover Lancel, who swarm over the city, ministering to the needy and denouncing corruption. He is first noticed by Cersei Lannister when his followers assault and humiliate the High Septon at a brothel.
Grey Worm[edit]
Jacob Anderson
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Grey Worm (seasons 3–8) portrayed by Jacob Anderson. A captain of the Unsullied, a group of eunuch slave soldiers. His name is pronounced Torgo Nudho in Valyrian and was chosen by his Astapor slave masters, who choose new names for the Unsullied which are designed to humiliate them and make them think they are not human. Despite this, Grey Worm chose to keep his current name because it was his name on the day Daenerys freed the Unsullied, so he considers it to be a lucky name. He is loyal to Daenerys and doesn't like those who insult her. He develops feelings for Missandei, which appear to be reciprocated, and has a friendly rivalry with Daario Naharis. He is gravely injured in Meereen in an attack by the Sons of the Harpy, but ultimately survives. After Daenerys's disappearance, Grey Worm partially recovers from his injuries and remains in Meereen to help Tyrion Lannister govern the city and maintain peace with the slave masters. When the slave masters go back on the deal and attack Meereen with ships, only to be countered by Daenerys's dragons, Grey Worm kills Razdal mo Eraz and Belicho Paenymion, and later accompanies Daenerys and her retinue on their voyage to Westeros. From her stronghold on Dragonstone, Daenerys sends Grey Worm and his army to take Casterly Rock. The night before Grey Worm admits to Missandei that now he has her to love, he has begun to know what fear is. They make love. Grey Worm expects Casterly Rock to be hard to win and is surprised to find it barely manned: the capture is effected with ease. He then takes his army east and is outside King's Landing when Daenerys and Cersei meet in the Dragonpit.
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Night's Watch[edit]
Beyond the Wall[edit]
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Animals[edit]Direwolves[edit]
A number of characters retain wolf-like pets called direwolves. In the book series, they are described as being as large as ponies. Thought to have gone extinct, they appear at the start of the series as a den of six orphaned pups found by Jon Snow. They are then distributed to the Stark family children.[11]
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