James Arryn Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Oberyn is the hippie in the series.Nah, unless it's the ex Nam vet turned mercenary hippie who hangs out in Monte Carlo and Cyprus, dabbling in the black market and sporting designer suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion of Judah Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Nah, unless it's the ex Nam vet turned mercenary hippie who hangs out in Monte Carlo and Cyprus, dabbling in the black market and sporting designer suits.LOL the imagery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sworn Shield Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Correct me if I'm wrong, but during his duel with Gregor it seems that Oberyn could've killed won at point he wanted. The reason the duel went on for so long was he was trying to get a confession out of Gregor for the murder of Elia and the children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnSnow Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Tell me how many men in Westeros' world would look at the Mountain before fighting him and Tell his gf 'I'm going to kill that.'?Thats why people love him.Also he nearly pulled it off. His emotions got in his way but he was avenging his sister's death. But we all love an emotional hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnSnow Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Correct me if I'm wrong, but during his duel with Gregor it seems that Oberyn could've killed won at point he wanted. The reason the duel went on for so long was he was trying to get a confession out of Gregor for the murder of Elia and the children. :agree: yes thats why he actually couldnt finish the fight. His main goal was not to kill gregor but avenge Elia's death. His emotions got better of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scipio Africanus Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Correct me if I'm wrong, but during his duel with Gregor it seems that Oberyn could've killed won at point he wanted. The reason the duel went on for so long was he was trying to get a confession out of Gregor for the murder of Elia and the children.Oberyn could've finished him off sooner but mr. Mountain wasn't that easy to kill. You're making him sound like a pushover.Mr. Mountain underestimated his opponent's skill and more importantly mobility (he himself was equiped to take on a heavily armoured opponent), while mr. Viper underestimated Gregor's stamina and determination. Was one of the more interesting fights in the series, obviously, as Bronn taking on that dude in the Vale was a far more lopsided affair.@OPBecause the series lacked a dashing flashy "heroic" character mainly. All people want to see Errol Flynn that's why movies portraying such characters are so populair.The only thing that bothers me about Oberyn is that we so little of him (there was a lot of potential there) and we see endless pages of dull unimportant people like Areo Hotah. Thanks Martin. But I guess that goes into his "realism" theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceHenryris Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 "How many Dornishmen does it take to start a war?"Just one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor227 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 He may have died before Tywin and Gregor, but he definitely enjoyed life a hell of a lot more than them, and went out swinging while he did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alester Florent Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 He may have died before Tywin and Gregor, but he definitely enjoyed a life a hell of a lot more than them, and went out swinging while he did it.In more ways than one, apparently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 The choice is between a snake and a rapist. Much as I hate snakes, it's not a contest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkae Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Oberyn had a good entrance, great presence and a memorable exit. All that any good character needs. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdXRoss Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I hope you're not counting Stannis amongst the bad guy badasses?I'm not. Stannis is certainly a formidable character and I liked the fact that the Lannisters were scared of him throughout ACoK, but he seems a bit on the ropes by that point of ASoS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ab aeterno Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I'm not. Stannis is certainly a formidable character and I liked the fact that the Lannisters were scared of him throughout ACoK, but he seems a bit on the ropes by that point of ASoS.Just checking. :)King Stannis is one of the good guys. The best, in fact. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light a wight tonight Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 The only thing that bothers me about Oberyn is that we so little of him (there was a lot of potential there) and we see endless pages of dull unimportant people like Areo Hotah. Thanks Martin. But I guess that goes into his "realism" theme.You said it better than I could have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime's Wench Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 I am so glad this thread took off.Just to bring in a third reason of mine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ab aeterno Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I am so glad this thread took off.Just to bring in a third reason of mine...Are you sure that isn't Jaqen H'ghar from the show? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime's Wench Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 Are you sure that isn't Jaqen H'ghar from the show? :PThe rather large spear says not :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ab aeterno Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 The rather large spear says not :PMaybe Jaqen is Oberyn... we never see them together... :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ServantOnIce Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I liked him on the first read through SOS. However, on the re read this past Spring I didn't like him so much. He was intriguing and passionate about his family. He was a different character he was bisexual and modern in a dark ages world. My heart pounded with intensity the first time I read through is battle with The Mountain.Even though he ended up a crushed grape, he still did manage to kill Gregor. Victory even in death!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daenerys is my queen Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 That he's a dead awesome badass. So he's not much of a badass anymore and whether getting yourself killed stupidly is a badass thing to do is questionable.So what. He was awesome and BA while he was alive. And he was trying to avenge his sister's death. It might have been stupid but I don't care. I understand why he did it and it's one of the reasons I love him.Correct me if I'm wrong, but during his duel with Gregor it seems that Oberyn could've killed won at point he wanted. The reason the duel went on for so long was he was trying to get a confession out of Gregor for the murder of Elia and the children.:agree:Tell me how many men in Westeros' world would look at the Mountain before fighting him and Tell his gf 'I'm going to kill that.'?Thats why people love him.Also he nearly pulled it off. His emotions got in his way but he was avenging his sister's death. But we all love an emotional hero.:agree: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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