He endures hardships, even by characters that we classically in other fictions would like, and we further empathize with him ourselves. Couple this with his empathy for the other ‘lowlier’ characters like fan favorite bastard Jon Snow, and you can get a better more full spectrum of the character. Hated by his own father for being a dwarf, and being blamed for the death of his mother at his birth, he is immediately someone we can have sympathy for. I believe a fair portion of that appeal is his ‘underdog status’. It is interesting just how much people have glomed onto the character of Tyrion. And I think this comes down to the appeal of Tyrion. There could just as easily be one for Varys with all of his great quotes and sage like advice and pseudo – revolutionary and pseudo – deep thought or pseudo – pop – philosophy comments. Since there is no ‘The Wit and Wisdom of Ned Stark’ or ‘The Wit and Wisdom of Reek’ or ‘The Wit and Wisdom of Littlefinger’. I first started this section as ‘The Character of Tyrion Lannister’ and after writing the previous paragraph changed it to ‘The Appeal of the Character of Tyrion Lannister’ because I think that matters most – especially considering this precise little volume. So that makes me wonder, why exactly is Tyrion Lannister such a favorite? Is it his character? Or is it his wit and one liners? Or is it who and what he is or how he’s written? Is it his dirty potty mouth (the horrors!)? Or is there something more? Part of A Game of Thrones collectible card game. © Fantasy Flight Games (FFG)Ĭropped image of the card. The photo’s description from their site: Tyrion Lannister, on his way to the Wall – by Aleksander Karcz. The Appeal of the Character of Tyrion Lannister Tyrion Lannister from the Wikipedia of ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’. Or you’ll probably encounter this quote in some jumbled up fashion as a team name on trivia night at your local brewpub. Its similar to all of the unironic Joker quotes you see your ‘bro’ friends post on Facebook. Its usually one of those tongue in cheek quotes you hear (or read) over and over from people who think they are probably far smarter than they are, and also love to drink. One of his biggest quotes that you’ll most likely see on at least one t-shirt at every brewfest is: and look what happens to all of them.) But, despite being morally grey, he usually comes off looking better than most other characters with his actions, and especially with his wit and wisdom and his acerbic tongue. (The Starks are the closest we get to all around good guys…. This is not to say he’s a “good guy”, but this is also the world – Westeros – where nobody is truly a “good guy”. Martin), in a kind of twisted version of a Gary Stu Tyrion Lannister despite his deficiencies and horrors that happen to him, often comes off looking the best. A pseudo – placement character for the author himself (George R.R. For better or for worse he is known as a dwarf, a drunkard, a “whore chaser”, cocky, scoundrel, a Lannister, a reader, a smart ass, but for all these things he is typically best known for his one liners and wit. Tyrion Lannister is many things in A Song of Ice and Fire (or the show version – Game of Thrones ). The Wit and Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister Tyrion Lannister
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