![]() ![]() Anti-Hero: Tyrion is far more noble than either his father or sister, but he's capable of some considerably appalling deeds-Martin has described him as "the grayest of the gray." Originally a Pragmatic Hero, complete with snark and some darker moments, but performs many good deeds even though bad ones may have suited him better.An Axe to Grind: Has never handled axes before the series starts, but makes good use of one in the Vale and the Battle of the Blackwater.Alliterative Name: Hugor Hill, the alias he travels under in Essos.The alcoholism, which is already standard for the current line of Lannisters, only gets worse as the stress of his situation keeps weighing down on him. The Alcoholic: From the start, Tyrion is well-known for his drunken escapades with outlaws and prostitutes.It's implied, especially where dragons are concerned, that as in other aspects of his life, he used to believe but had his idealism crushed. Agent Scully: Despite or because of being well-versed in ancient lore, Tyrion is shown on several occasions to be extremely skeptical of manifestations of magic returning to the world.Action Survivor: He does take up a weapon at some points (he seems to prefer axes, which almost certainly is a reference to the kind of dwarfs more commonly found in fantasy novels), but because of his stature he normally does his best to just stay out of the way.Accidental Truth: In the book, he mocks a messenger from The Wall who brings him proof of the rising Wights, by first delaying him until the frozen, and moving corpse, melts and rots, and then when called out on it, because he deliberately destroyed the evidence, he tells the hapless messenger "if the dead are walking, it's because they're not being buried properly." House Frey defiles the Tully funeral traditions note Basically a Viking Funeral in a boat on the Trident by throwing Catelyn Stark in a river and leaving her to rot.By the time of The Winds of Winter he's even the subject of a play called The Bloody Hand in which he's depicted as a Card-Carrying Villain in the vein of Richard III. ![]() One out of three actually not being so bad. Will probably go down in Westerosi folklore as an Evil Uncle, Kinslayer and Kingslayer, as well, just to top things off. Let alone his own acid tongue dumping him in it. Granted, he wasn't helped by the tax on whorehouses being accounted solely his fault or every last one of his sister's and nephew's mistakes being placed at his door during his time as Hand. ![]() Heck, just calling him "The Dwarf" is positively cheery by comparison.
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