Arthur Dayne's Honor Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 This thread is to discuss the character Oberyn Martell AKA The Red Viper. Discuss his character in terms of his actions, motivations, and personality. Rules- Stick to the Character- No Bashing the character just for the sake of bashing- Be a pleasant person to have a conversation with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blood of the dragoon Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Great character. Swinger lifestyle is way ahead of it's time. Very metropolitan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 8 children with 5 different women and he came within a whisker of killing the Mountain and would have if he hadn't got a little too cocky. That makes him one BAMF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReekLeek Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 He is the baddest bamf in westerosif he really poisoned tywinEven if he didn't he's top 5 for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeirwoodTreeHugger Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Maybe it's a silly reason to like him, but I think it's cool that he's bi. It's considered socially acceptable for women to be bisexual or bicurious but it isn't that way for men (I'm talking about real life here). There aren't very many men in popular culture who are bi. When it exists, it's usually assumed he's halfway to coming out as gay and not genuinely bisexual. It gives the character some dimension so we're not surprised in AFFC when Dorne turns out to be an integral part of the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lou Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Agreed. Oberyn Martell is a BAMF. The Red Viper certainly has the greatest fight, arguably the greatest moment in the series thus far. I literally felt every moment as I was reading it. Cheers to GRRM for that! The only drawback is his very short time in the books. He was an early favorite so he was destined to die early. Bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StannisBamfatheon Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Went out like a boss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamMe90 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 By far the best non-POV character in the series. Black fish MAY be second.. but I haven't put enough thought into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Oberyn is one of my favorite non-pov characters. He provided one of the biggest rollercoaster scenes of the story, with the highest high, and then the lowest low. To anyone that doesn't like Dorne or says they are boring, Oberyn proves them wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StannisBamfatheon Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Maybe it's a silly reason to like him, but I think it's cool that he's bi. It's considered socially acceptable for women to be bisexual or bicurious but it isn't that way for men (I'm talking about real life here). There aren't very many men in popular culture who are bi. When it exists, it's usually assumed he's halfway to coming out as gay and not genuinely bisexual. It gives the character some dimension so we're not surprised in AFFC when Dorne turns out to be an integral part of the story.Semi-unrelated but is your title a Twilight zone reference? If so that's awesome brah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonstar Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Definitely a bamf and you wish he'd surfaced earlier and survived longer. What makes him cool in my view point is how fiercely he loved his daughters, and how we appreciated and encouraged their independence and free spiritedness. He wasn't plotting of ways to just marry them off the way most noble fathers in Westeros do. Very cool. And of course, the way he went out, Eliaaaa. Hugely touching and fist-pump worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood of the Flagon Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 and he plotted to put the Targaryens back in power. However you feel about the targs, he has huge balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherAnduin Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Taught Obara's mom a lesson about feminine weakness pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drunkard Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Made sure that Gregor would die, one way or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arya kiddin' Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 He should top all BAMF lists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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