Tyrion Lannister

Lord Tyrion Lannister is a member of House Lannister, the youngest son of Lord Tywin Lannister and his wife Joanna, the younger brother of Queen Cersei Lannister and Ser Jaime Lannister, and the uncle of King Joffrey, Princess Myrcella and King Tommen Baratheon.

Being a dwarf, Tyrion uses his wit and intellect to overcome the prejudice he faces. Having accidentally caused the death of his mother, Tyrion experienced constant rejection and ridicule by his father and sister, only getting kindness from his brother.

His abduction by Catelyn Stark for a crime he did not commit served as one of the catalysts of the War of the Five Kings. After escaping his captors, Tyrion was appointed by his father as acting Hand of the King to Joffrey Baratheon and successfully defended King's Landing against Stannis Baratheon at the Battle of the Blackwater, after which he was stripped of his power, demoted to Master of Coin, and eventually framed for Joffrey's murder. After his champion, Oberyn Martell, dies in Tyrion's trial by combat, Tyrion flees to Essos with help from Jaime, and afterwards Varys, after murdering his father.