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* DirtyCoward: He doesn't dare to speak when Tyrion tells Bronn to kill Meryn if he says another word. Later, his loyalty to Joffrey provides a convenient excuse to not leave the castle walls in order to save Sansa during a city riot. In Season 5, he's perfectly happy to beat little girls but he's reduced to a crying coward when Arya Stark stabs him in the eyes.
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* ArcVillain: For Arya's storyline in the last few episodes of Season 5.
* AnArmAndALeg: Threatens to cut off Bronn's hand in an altercation in Season 3.
-->"You put your hand on that door, you will lose the hand.
* ArcVillain: For Arya's storyline in the last few episodes of Season 5.
-->"You put your hand on that door, you will lose the hand.
* ArcVillain: For Arya's storyline in the last few episodes of Season 5.
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** Meryn takes the place of Raff the Sweetling, a book character who was on Arya's murder list and accompanied a Small Council member to Braavos. Meryn also shares Raff's pedophilia and his fate..
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* JustFollowingOrders: His usual excuse for doing something cruel, like beating Sansa in front of the Royal Court or leaving her to be raped and[=/=]or murdered in the riot.
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* WouldHitAGirl: If the King orders him to do it... but [[spoiler:the Season 5 finale reveals that he actually gets ''kicks'' out of doing so.]]
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* WouldHitAGirl: If the King orders him to do it... but [[spoiler:the the Season 5 finale reveals that he actually gets ''kicks'' out of doing so.]]
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* BigOlEyebrows: Trant has large, black eyebrows. Just look at the picture.
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* ButtMonkey: Gets shit on repeatedly by Tyrion and Bronn. If he could actually fight with skill he wouldn't be one.
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* DirtyCoward: Just like in the books, he has no problem combating Syrio Forel whilst in full armour whilst the latter is only armed with a practice sword, or beating Sansa at Joffrey's request or killing unarmed rioters. He doesn't dare to speak when Tyrion tells Bronn to kill Meryn if he says another word. Later, his loyalty to Joffrey provides a convenient excuse to not leave the castle walls in order to save Sansa during a city riot. The Season 5 finale takes this *UpToEleven when he has no problem beating little girls but immediately becomes a pathetic crying coward the moment Arya Stark stabs him repeatedly.
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* DirtyCoward: Just like in the books, he has no problem combating Syrio Forel whilst in full armour whilst the latter is only armed with a practice sword, or beating Sansa at Joffrey's request or killing unarmed rioters. He doesn't dare to speak when Tyrion tells Bronn to kill Meryn if he says another word. Later, his loyalty to Joffrey provides a convenient excuse to not leave the castle walls in order to save Sansa during a city riot. The Season 5 finale takes this *UpToEleven UpToEleven when he has no problem beating little girls but immediately becomes a pathetic crying coward the moment Arya Stark stabs him repeatedly.
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* EliteMook: For a seasoned warrior he is a grunt, but being Kingsguard gives you a good armor and a sharp sword. Played with in that he has never really displayed any fighting skills against opponents in a fair fight.
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* MookLieutenant: He leads the Goldcloaks but he himself is little more than a glorified bodyguard who's not even very good at his job at all.
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* MookLieutenant: He leads the Goldcloaks but he himself is little more than a glorified bodyguard who's not even very good at his job at all. There is a reason Cersei named the Mountain as champion and not Ser Meryn.
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'''Meryn Trant:''' The kind [[JustFollowingOrders that serves his King]], Imp!\\
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'''Meryn Trant:''' The kind [[JustFollowingOrders that serves his King]], Imp!\\[[Lame Comeback Imp!]]\\
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* MookLieutenant: He leads the Goldcloaks but he himself is little more than a glorified bodyguard who's not even very good at that.his job at all.
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* DirtyCoward: Just like in the books, he has no problem combating Syrio Forel whilst in full armour whilst the latter is only armed with a practice sword, or beating Sansa at Joffrey's request or killing unarmed rioters. He doesn't dare to speak when Tyrion tells Bronn to kill Meryn if he says another word. Later, his loyalty to Joffrey provides a convenient excuse to not leave the castle walls in order to save Sansa during a city riot. The Season 5 finale takes this *UpToEleven when he has no problem beating little girls but immediately becomes a pathetic crying coward the moment Arya Stark stabs him repeatedly.
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* The Season 5 finale takes this * UpToEleven when he has no problem beating little girls but immediately becomes a pathetic crying coward the moment Arya Stark stabs him repeatedly.
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* {{Jerkass}}: He's one piece of filth. On top of following even Joffrey's cruelest orders without a second thought, Trant also comes across as an unpleasant, high-and-mighty asshole.asshole even towards Jaime Lannister, his boss. He also reveals a taste for very young girls and likes to beat them with sticks.
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* DoomedByCanon: As Bran witnesses the fight, he already knows his lord father survives and Ser Arthur dies, yet becomes confused as Dayne is clearly a better swordsman than Ned. Cue the unexpected save from Howland Reed, which catches Bran off guard. [[labelnote:From the Books...]]Ned had been very frank in telling Bran that he would have been killed by Ser Arthur, if not for Howland Reed intervening to save his life.[[/labelnote]]
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* DoomedByCanon: As Bran witnesses the fight, he already knows his lord father survives and Ser Arthur dies, yet becomes confused as Dayne is clearly a better swordsman than Ned. Cue the unexpected save from Howland Reed, which catches Bran off guard. [[labelnote:From the Books...]]Ned had been very frank in telling honestly but curtly told Bran that he Arthur would have been killed by Ser Arthur, if him, "had it not been for Howland Reed intervening to save Reed" - which sort of ''implies'' that he only survived because Howland caught him unawares while Ned distracted him, but the naïve young Bran apparently didn't pick up on this, and just romanticized the entire fight in his life.young imagination as an epic display of chivalry.[[/labelnote]]
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* GenerationXerox: To an extent: Gerold was one of the best knights of his entire generation, and Loras Tyrell - one of the best knights of a later generation - is actually related to him. Ser Gerold was the uncle of Leyton Hightower, who was himself Loras's maternal grandfather.
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Brother and sworn sword to his brother King Aegon IV.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: He doesn't give Ned a "sad smile" on meeting him at the Tower, and seems altogether colder and pragmatic, emphasizing his MasterSwordsman reputation over his strict devotion to Knighthood.[[labelnote: From the books]]The code of chivalry in the books in the case of duels and general conduct is to fight an opponent with the same weapons and armour. Ser Arthur in the books was famous for telling a disarmed opponent to pick up a sword and continue to fight and was highly strict about his practise of the knightly ethos. His use of two swords against an opponent with a single sword, which whole not overly advantageous in combat ability, is definitely unchivalrous in comparison to Book!Ser Arthur.[[/labelnote]]
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* DragonTheirFeet: Dayne and Hightower are the last two Kingsguard loyal to King Aerys Targaryen and their final confrontation with Ned Stark and his men is the last battle of the war.
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* MasterSwordsman: In a series filled with great swordsmen past and present, Ser Arthur is revered as one of the greatest who ever lived. This is no better exemplified in his choice to dual-wield swords against multiple opponents, which would take a ridiculous amount of skill to do effectively. He more than proves his mettle by killing most of Ned's companions by himself.
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* FacelessGoons: The less important Kingsguard tend to keep their helmets on all the time.
[[folder: Ser Gwayne Corbray]]
!!Gwayne Corbray
Kingsguard who won renown during the Blackfyre rebellion.
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* DavidVersusGoliath: How his duel with Daemon Blackfyre is remembered. Gwayne stood toe to toe with the greatest swordsman of his generation despite being wounded and outclassed. Daemon admired his skill so much that he had his personal maester attend to him.
* MasterSwordsman: Wielded the Corbray family sword Lady Forlorn.
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!!Gwayne Corbray
Kingsguard who won renown during the Blackfyre rebellion.
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* DavidVersusGoliath: How his duel with Daemon Blackfyre is remembered. Gwayne stood toe to toe with the greatest swordsman of his generation despite being wounded and outclassed. Daemon admired his skill so much that he had his personal maester attend to him.
* MasterSwordsman: Wielded the Corbray family sword Lady Forlorn.
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!!Gwayne Corbray
Kingsguard who won renown during the Blackfyre rebellion.
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[[folder: Ser Gwayne Corbray]]
!!Gwayne Corbray
Criston Cole]]
!! Criston Cole
!!! The Kingmaker
Kingsguardwho won renown during the Blackfyre rebellion.to King Jaehaerys I.
!!Gwayne Corbray
!! Criston Cole
!!! The Kingmaker
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* TheOathBreaker: For siding with Aegon II rather than Rhaenyra who was her father's heir.
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[[folder: Prince Aemon Targaryen]]
!!Aemon Targaryen
!!! The Dragonknight
Brother and sworn sword to his brother King Aegon IV.
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* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Died defending the king who hated him.
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[[folder: Ser Gwayne Corbray]]
!!Gwayne Corbray
Kingsguard who won renown during the Blackfyre rebellion.
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[[folder: Prince Aemon Targaryen]]
!!Aemon Targaryen
!!! The Dragonknight
Brother and sworn sword to his brother King Aegon IV.
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* BadassInDistress: His cousin King Baelor rescued him in Dorne.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Died defending the king who hated him.
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[[folder: Ser Gwayne Corbray]]
!!Gwayne Corbray
Kingsguard who won renown during the Blackfyre rebellion.
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!!!Historical Kingsguard
[[folder: Ser Arthur Dayne]]
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[[caption-width-right:350: ''"I wish you good fortune in the wars to come."'']]
->'''Played By''': Luke Roberts
Ser Arthur Dayne was a member of Aerys II Targaryen's Kingsguard, who bore the legendary title of "Sword of the Morning". He was ordered by Prince Rhaegar to guard Lyanna Stark in the Tower of Joy along with another Kingsguard brother. He was killed in a fight against Eddard Stark's companions.
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* TheAce: Dayne was a legend during his lifetime, one that Jaime Lannister looked up to. When we finally see the flashback involving him, you see that his reputation was well-earned.
* AdaptationalVillainy: He doesn't give Ned a "sad smile" on meeting him at the Tower, and seems altogether colder and pragmatic, emphasizing his MasterSwordsman reputation over his strict devotion to Knighthood.[[labelnote: From the books]]The code of chivalry in the books in the case of duels and general conduct is to fight an opponent with the same weapons and armour. Ser Arthur in the books was famous for telling a disarmed opponent to pick up a sword and continue to fight and was highly strict about his practise of the knightly ethos. His use of two swords against an opponent with a single sword, which whole not overly advantageous in combat ability, is definitely unchivalrous in comparison to Book!Ser Arthur.[[/labelnote]]
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Ned Stark was considered by Ser Barristan to be a great swordsman, a man who fought Ser Jaime Lannister as an equal in Season 1, but Ser Arthur thoroughly outclassed him. This is one reason why Bran finds the duel surprising since he had heard his father was a great swordsman and is amazed to see that Ned didn't win cleanly.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: He has shades of this, DualWielding and twirling his swords during the fight. That said Ser Arthur's skills more than match his bravado, so it's as much well earned confidence as it is arrogance.
* AwesomeButImpractical: The Sword of the Morning's choice to dual wield swords against multiple opponents would have many drawbacks. However this just serves to showcase his incredible sword skills when he easily overcomes those shortcomings.
* DoomedByCanon: As Bran witnesses the fight, he already knows his lord father survives and Ser Arthur dies, yet becomes confused as Dayne is clearly a better swordsman than Ned. Cue the unexpected save from Howland Reed, which catches Bran off guard. [[labelnote:From the Books...]]Ned had been very frank in telling Bran that he would have been killed by Ser Arthur, if not for Howland Reed intervening to save his life.[[/labelnote]]
--> '''Bran Stark:''' He's better than my father.\\
'''Three-eyed Raven:''' ''Far better''.
* DualWielding: Unlike his book counterpart who only wielded the greatsword [[CoolSword Dawn]], in the show he wielded two swords in his fight with Ned Stark and his companions. This is, contary to general belief, a highly impractical means to swordfighting, providing little advantage beyond psychological effect, but Ser Arthur Dayne's ambidextrous skill with two longswords and his incredible deadliness conveys his great gifts as as swordsman and his OneManArmy reputation.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Ser Arthur Dayne was first mentioned by name in Season 4, when King Joffrey perused the White Book of the Kingsguard. A FreezeFrameBonus of the pages described the Tower of Joy battle.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: After he's stabbed by Howland and drops his swords, he looks expectantly at Ned who delivers his wordless request for a CoupDeGrace.
* FamousLastWords: ''"And now it begins."''
* HonorBeforeReason: The king he served is dead, the Prince who ordered him to guard this tower has also fallen but he chooses to go out fighting despite the option to simply step aside, honoring Rhaegar's orders until his last breath.
* InTheBack: He was stabbed in the neck from behind by Howland Reed.
* {{Irony}}: One of the greatest Knights in Westerosi history dies doing the least knightly of tasks, holding a girl hostage and attacking her brother who had come to rescue her.
** In actuality, he was protecting [[spoiler:the newborn Jon Snow]]. Ned Stark was close friends with Robert Baratheon, who would have demanded his death. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen One can only imagine what would have happened]] if Arthur Dayne assumed Ned was out there not for blood, but purely out of his concern for his sister, and told him what was actually happening.
* TheLastDance: Ser Arthur's tone before his final fight is clearly that of a man entering what he believes is his LastStand. Though he comes awfully close to overcoming the odds in front of him.
* LongDeadBadass: He died long before the event of the series but is seen through a flashback vision by Bran Stark.
* MasterSwordsman: In a series filled with great swordsmen past and present, Ser Arthur is revered as one of the greatest who ever lived. This is no better exemplified in his choice to dual-wield swords against multiple opponents, which would take a ridiculous amount of skill to do effectively. He more than proves his mettle by killing most of Ned's companions by himself.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: He fully supports the Mad King and Prince Rhaegar and willingly stands guard to hold Lyanna hostage, intending to kill her brother and preventing her rescue.
* NearVillainVictory: Came close to decimating Ned and Howland Reed, this after the two of them and their friends survived all the wars and battles of Robert's Rebellion and came inches to achieving their original goal of saving Lyanna.
* NobleTopEnforcer: Though Rhaegar is kind of ambiguous in his villainy, Arthur doesn't seem to take any pleasure in fighting Ned to stop him from rescuing his sister as the profile picture shows and while less chivalrous than his book counterpart he does greet his opponent and wait that everyone is on guard before attacking.
* OneManArmy: Even after his companion had fallen, he managed to fight four opponents at once, killing three and almost killing Ned and Howland. The only reason Howland gets the jump on him is that Ser Arthur struck him down first, likely believing him dead or dying.
* PostFinalBoss: Of Robert's Rebellion, compared with [[ClimaxBoss Rhaegar Targaryen]] and [[FinalBoss Aerys II]]. He was the last Targaryen loyalist still fighting, defiantly, even after the war was over and he took three men with him before his death. Ned even mentions his King and Prince are already dead.
* TakingYouWithMe: His final stand has him slay three of Ned's party before finally falling.
* TheyCallHimSword: The title "Sword of the Morning" is granted by House Dayne only to its greatest living warrior.
* WorthyOpponent: Ned is visibly upset when he sees Ser Arthur stabbed in the neck and for the rest of his life told Bran that he considered Ser Arthur the greatest swordsman he had seen.
* YouShallNotPass: He is guarding The Tower of Joy from all intruders.
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[[folder: Lord Commander Gerold Hightower]]
!!Gerold Hightower
!!!The White Bull
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->''"Your friend The Usurper would be in the ground if we had been (at the Trident). "''
Gerold Hightower is Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. He died at the Tower of Joy.
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* CompositeCharacter: Has Gerold's name by WordOfGod, but has Oswell Whent's dialogue.
* ForWantOfANail: Hightower believes that TheUsurper, not Prince Rhaegar, would lie beneath the ground had they been by his side.
* HonorBeforeReason: He honors the final order given to him by Rhaegar and when Ned points out the prince is dead, his only response is to say Rhaegar would still be alive had he been fighting by his prince's side.
* TakingYouWithMe: He slays one of Ned's party before falling to the young Lord Stark's blade shortly afterwards.
* YouShallNotPass: Lord Commander Gerold refuses to stand aside for Eddard Stark, instead chooses to fight to the death.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Gets the one line before getting killed.
!!!Historical Kingsguard
[[folder: Ser Arthur Dayne]]
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[[caption-width-right:350: ''"I wish you good fortune in the wars to come."'']]
->'''Played By''': Luke Roberts
Ser Arthur Dayne was a member of Aerys II Targaryen's Kingsguard, who bore the legendary title of "Sword of the Morning". He was ordered by Prince Rhaegar to guard Lyanna Stark in the Tower of Joy along with another Kingsguard brother. He was killed in a fight against Eddard Stark's companions.
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* TheAce: Dayne was a legend during his lifetime, one that Jaime Lannister looked up to. When we finally see the flashback involving him, you see that his reputation was well-earned.
* AdaptationalVillainy: He doesn't give Ned a "sad smile" on meeting him at the Tower, and seems altogether colder and pragmatic, emphasizing his MasterSwordsman reputation over his strict devotion to Knighthood.[[labelnote: From the books]]The code of chivalry in the books in the case of duels and general conduct is to fight an opponent with the same weapons and armour. Ser Arthur in the books was famous for telling a disarmed opponent to pick up a sword and continue to fight and was highly strict about his practise of the knightly ethos. His use of two swords against an opponent with a single sword, which whole not overly advantageous in combat ability, is definitely unchivalrous in comparison to Book!Ser Arthur.[[/labelnote]]
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Ned Stark was considered by Ser Barristan to be a great swordsman, a man who fought Ser Jaime Lannister as an equal in Season 1, but Ser Arthur thoroughly outclassed him. This is one reason why Bran finds the duel surprising since he had heard his father was a great swordsman and is amazed to see that Ned didn't win cleanly.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: He has shades of this, DualWielding and twirling his swords during the fight. That said Ser Arthur's skills more than match his bravado, so it's as much well earned confidence as it is arrogance.
* AwesomeButImpractical: The Sword of the Morning's choice to dual wield swords against multiple opponents would have many drawbacks. However this just serves to showcase his incredible sword skills when he easily overcomes those shortcomings.
* DoomedByCanon: As Bran witnesses the fight, he already knows his lord father survives and Ser Arthur dies, yet becomes confused as Dayne is clearly a better swordsman than Ned. Cue the unexpected save from Howland Reed, which catches Bran off guard. [[labelnote:From the Books...]]Ned had been very frank in telling Bran that he would have been killed by Ser Arthur, if not for Howland Reed intervening to save his life.[[/labelnote]]
--> '''Bran Stark:''' He's better than my father.\\
'''Three-eyed Raven:''' ''Far better''.
* DualWielding: Unlike his book counterpart who only wielded the greatsword [[CoolSword Dawn]], in the show he wielded two swords in his fight with Ned Stark and his companions. This is, contary to general belief, a highly impractical means to swordfighting, providing little advantage beyond psychological effect, but Ser Arthur Dayne's ambidextrous skill with two longswords and his incredible deadliness conveys his great gifts as as swordsman and his OneManArmy reputation.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Ser Arthur Dayne was first mentioned by name in Season 4, when King Joffrey perused the White Book of the Kingsguard. A FreezeFrameBonus of the pages described the Tower of Joy battle.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: After he's stabbed by Howland and drops his swords, he looks expectantly at Ned who delivers his wordless request for a CoupDeGrace.
* FamousLastWords: ''"And now it begins."''
* HonorBeforeReason: The king he served is dead, the Prince who ordered him to guard this tower has also fallen but he chooses to go out fighting despite the option to simply step aside, honoring Rhaegar's orders until his last breath.
* InTheBack: He was stabbed in the neck from behind by Howland Reed.
* {{Irony}}: One of the greatest Knights in Westerosi history dies doing the least knightly of tasks, holding a girl hostage and attacking her brother who had come to rescue her.
** In actuality, he was protecting [[spoiler:the newborn Jon Snow]]. Ned Stark was close friends with Robert Baratheon, who would have demanded his death. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen One can only imagine what would have happened]] if Arthur Dayne assumed Ned was out there not for blood, but purely out of his concern for his sister, and told him what was actually happening.
* TheLastDance: Ser Arthur's tone before his final fight is clearly that of a man entering what he believes is his LastStand. Though he comes awfully close to overcoming the odds in front of him.
* LongDeadBadass: He died long before the event of the series but is seen through a flashback vision by Bran Stark.
* MasterSwordsman: In a series filled with great swordsmen past and present, Ser Arthur is revered as one of the greatest who ever lived. This is no better exemplified in his choice to dual-wield swords against multiple opponents, which would take a ridiculous amount of skill to do effectively. He more than proves his mettle by killing most of Ned's companions by himself.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: He fully supports the Mad King and Prince Rhaegar and willingly stands guard to hold Lyanna hostage, intending to kill her brother and preventing her rescue.
* NearVillainVictory: Came close to decimating Ned and Howland Reed, this after the two of them and their friends survived all the wars and battles of Robert's Rebellion and came inches to achieving their original goal of saving Lyanna.
* NobleTopEnforcer: Though Rhaegar is kind of ambiguous in his villainy, Arthur doesn't seem to take any pleasure in fighting Ned to stop him from rescuing his sister as the profile picture shows and while less chivalrous than his book counterpart he does greet his opponent and wait that everyone is on guard before attacking.
* OneManArmy: Even after his companion had fallen, he managed to fight four opponents at once, killing three and almost killing Ned and Howland. The only reason Howland gets the jump on him is that Ser Arthur struck him down first, likely believing him dead or dying.
* PostFinalBoss: Of Robert's Rebellion, compared with [[ClimaxBoss Rhaegar Targaryen]] and [[FinalBoss Aerys II]]. He was the last Targaryen loyalist still fighting, defiantly, even after the war was over and he took three men with him before his death. Ned even mentions his King and Prince are already dead.
* TakingYouWithMe: His final stand has him slay three of Ned's party before finally falling.
* TheyCallHimSword: The title "Sword of the Morning" is granted by House Dayne only to its greatest living warrior.
* WorthyOpponent: Ned is visibly upset when he sees Ser Arthur stabbed in the neck and for the rest of his life told Bran that he considered Ser Arthur the greatest swordsman he had seen.
* YouShallNotPass: He is guarding The Tower of Joy from all intruders.
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[[folder: Lord Commander Gerold Hightower]]
!!Gerold Hightower
!!!The White Bull
->'''Played By''': Eddie Eyre
->''"Your friend The Usurper would be in the ground if we had been (at the Trident). "''
Gerold Hightower is Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. He died at the Tower of Joy.
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* CompositeCharacter: Has Gerold's name by WordOfGod, but has Oswell Whent's dialogue.
* ForWantOfANail: Hightower believes that TheUsurper, not Prince Rhaegar, would lie beneath the ground had they been by his side.
* HonorBeforeReason: He honors the final order given to him by Rhaegar and when Ned points out the prince is dead, his only response is to say Rhaegar would still be alive had he been fighting by his prince's side.
* TakingYouWithMe: He slays one of Ned's party before falling to the young Lord Stark's blade shortly afterwards.
* YouShallNotPass: Lord Commander Gerold refuses to stand aside for Eddard Stark, instead chooses to fight to the death.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Gets the one line before getting killed.
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->''"The Kingsguard is a sworn brotherhood. Our vows are taken for life. Only death relieves us of our sacred trust."''
-->-- '''Ser Barristan Selmy'''
A sworn brotherhood of seven knights sworn to protect the King and the royal family.
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[[folder:In General]]
* AdaptedOut:
** Potentially the case with Balon Swann and Osmund Kettleblack. The former results results from the fact that no Kingsguard is mentioned being killed in the Riots of King's Landing (Preston Greenfield in the books) - leading to Ser Balon being named as his replacement. The latter is mentioned as one of two replacements after the Battle of Blackwater, where Sandor Clegane deserted and Mandon Moore died (the other replacement is Loras Tyrell, a book element AdaptedOut elementin the series)... However, when meeting alone with Tywin, and during Sansa and Tyrion's wedding, Joffrey is guarded by four Kingsguard. Since Jaime is not yet in King's Landing, Ser Mandon is dead, the Hound deserted, Arys Oakheart is with Myrcella in Dorne, and Loras is not made a Kingsguard like in the books, this means that following the Battle of the Blackwater there are only three Kingsguard in the Red Keep (Ser Meryn, Ser Boros, and Ser Preston). Therefore, at some moment during his new Handship, Tywin seemingly appointed a new member of the Kinsguard as replacement for Ser Mandon or the Hound - a stand-in for either Ser Balon or Ser Osmund.
** In the Season 5 episode "Sons of the Harpy", the roster appears to have been filled - five Kingsguard are shown guarding Tommen when he goes to meet with the High Sparrow, with Jaime Lannister and Ser Meryn both out of King's Landing at this point in time. Two stand-ins for Balon and Osmund, as well as a returned Ser Arys, complete the group along with Ser Boros and Ser Preston.
* CostumeEvolution: As a group instead of as an individual; Bran's flashbacks show Kingsguard members wearing predominantly silver armor with the Targaryen dragon on the chest, befitting their old KnightInShiningArmor status. The modern Kingsguard wears gilded armor with a crown emblem, perhaps as a sign of the influence of the Lannisters. In Season 6, they change their armor again to [[spoiler:depict the seven-pointed star of the Faith around a crown, once Tommen comes under the influence of the High Sparrow.]]
* GreatBigBookOfEverything: The Kingsguard have a Book of Brothers which contains a record of every member of the Kingsguard, with the number of pages signalling the list of deeds accomplished during their career and their manner of death. Ser Duncan the Tall has four pages worth of entries, Ser Arthur Dayne, "The Sword of the Morning" has several entries as well combating the Kingswood outlaws and Ser Jaime Lannister has...one paragraph telling everyone about the time he stabbed Aerys on the foot of the Iron Throne.
* EliteMook: In the current generation, most of the brotherhood is filled with glorified mooks, an opinion shared by Jaime Lannister, Sandor Clegane and Barristan Selmy.
* InadequateInheritor: Jaime Lannister considers himself and the present Kingsguard roster to be unworthy of its (usually) noble lineage.
-->'''Jaime:''' When I joined the Kingsguard, I fought besides legends in the flesh. Their kind is dust now. And the men who have taken their place? Mud. Ser Boros Blount, the fat. Ser Meryn Trant, the forgettable. Sandor Clegane, the dog who tucked tail and ran. Like mud, their names soil the White Book.... almost as much as mine.
* KnightInShiningArmor: The order used to be composed of Westeros' finest, but this chivalric ideal is thoroughly questioned. Even in the Kingsguard's past we got men like Criston Cole who betrayed his king's DyingWish, the Cargyll twins who put family loyalty second and even Aemon the Dragonknight who died defending his brother-king who despised him.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: They are supposed to serve the King regardless of how heinous or insane he or his orders are. This is why Jaime is despised for killing Mad Aerys even by the enemies of Mad Aerys.
* OCStandIn: In the Season 5 episode "Sons of the Harpy", a Kingsguard with dialogue simply credited as 'Lead Kingsguard" is portrayed by Paddy Wallace. Exactly which of the present members he's meant to be (be it an established one or an unnamed one) is honestly anyone's guess.
* PraetorianGuard: They answer only to the king as his sworn bodyguards for life.
* PragmaticAdaptation: Instead of the pure white, sigil-less armor of the books, the TV Kingsguard wear gold/bronze plate with white enameling. Also, their armors display a crown engraved in the chest. Also in that, in the books, there are many named Kingsguard bit characters, but, on the show, none of them, with the exception of Barristan Selmy, Jaime Lannister, and Meryn Trant, have any lines. In Season 4, characters like Arthur Dayne ("The Sword of the Morning") and Ser Duncan the Tall are referred to when Joffrey surveys the White Book of the Kingsguard.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ser Jaime Lannister]]
See [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseLannister House Lannister]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ser Barristan Selmy]]
See [[Characters/GameOfThronesDaenerysCourt Daenerys' Court]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sandor Clegane]]
See [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseClegane House Clegane]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ser Meryn Trant]]
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/trant_meryn_5079.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[MyMasterRightOrWrong No one threatens His Grace in the presence of the Kingsguard!]]"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Ian Beattie
->''"I take my orders from the King!"''
A knight of the Kingsguard under King Robert Baratheon and subsequently King Joffrey Baratheon. Meryn is a casually cruel man who takes great pride in obeying orders without hesitation, no matter how ridiculous. He is also quite proud of his status as a knight of the Kingsguard, though he has little regard for any of his vows other than those to obey and defend the King.
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* ArcVillain: For Arya's storyline in the last few episodes of Season 5.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Red haired in the books, dark-haired here.
* AdaptationalVillainy: While Meryn is an unpleasant person in the books, his pedophilia is original to the show.
* ArmorIsUseless: Averted, according to Sandor the reason why someone like him could have killed Syrio is precisely because of his gears. His armor is shown absorbing the hits of the wooden sword and he uses his own very real sword to break it.
* BeardOfEvil: A scrubby goatee.
* TheBrute: Muscles for Joffrey and the Lannisters. After the Hound abandons Joffrey, he enjoys a tenure as TheDragon until Joffrey's death. Afterwards he's back to being TheBrute, this time for Cersei.
* ButtMonkey: Gets shit on repeatedly by Tyrion and Bronn.
* CompositeCharacter:
** The scene in which he beats Sansa and rips her dress under Joffrey's orders is carried out by Boros Blount in the books.
** Meryn takes the place of Raff the Sweetling, a book character who was on Arya's murder list and accompanied a Small Council member to Braavos. Meryn also shares Raff's pedophilia and his fate..
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: He has both of his eyes cut out and is stabbed multiple times in the back before having his throat slowly slit, all while Arya is taunting him.
* DeathByAdaptation: Arya kills Trant in the fifth season finale. As of the release of ''A Dance with Dragons'', Trant is still alive.
* DirtyCoward: He doesn't dare to speak when Tyrion tells Bronn to kill Meryn if he says another word. Later, his loyalty to Joffrey provides a convenient excuse to not leave the castle walls in order to save Sansa during a city riot.
* TheDogBitesBack: Gets back at Tyrion during his trial by relating some of their run-ins. While Trant is being spiteful and stacking the context against Tyrion, Trant does not actually lie in his statement.
* TheDragon: He's upgraded from TheBrute to TheDragon after the Hound abandons Joffrey. With the death of Joffrey and Qyburn's ascent, Trant is back to being TheBrute, this time for Cersei.
* EyeScream: Stabbed in both eyes before dying, courtesy of Arya.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's one piece of filth. On top of following even Joffrey's cruelest orders without a second thought, Trant also comes across as an unpleasant, high-and-mighty asshole. He also reveals a taste for very young girls and likes to beat them with sticks.
* KarmicDeath: In addition to being killed by a teenage girl while performing pedophilic actions, said girl is the sister of another girl he once beat.
* MaliciousMisnaming: Courtesy of Bronn:
-->'''Bronn: ''' Ah! Look at these two shining warriors! Ser ''Taryn Mant'' and... Ser Whosit of Whocares.
* MookLieutenant: He leads the Goldcloaks but he himself is little more than a glorified bodyguard who's not even very good at that.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Brutal as they are, he doesn't question the orders of King Joffrey I.
* ObviouslyEvil: He's got the classic cartoon villain look: Black, arched eyebrows, a BeardOfEvil and a permanently cold, grim expression.
* PerpetualFrowner: he always looks slightly pissed off, even when he's actually turned on at the moment.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Disparages Renly offhand as a 'boyfucker'. Ironic, considering what we learn about him in Season 5.
* PraetorianGuard: For Joffrey.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: In Season 5 he's given the ignominious assignment of serving as Mace Tyrell's bodyguard during his trip to Braavos.
* TheRival: To Bronn, who is viewed (and takes it as a compliment) as an upjumped cutthroat by Meryn. They seem eager to kill each other at the first opportunity.
* SlashedThroat: After mutilating him, Arya finishes him off by ''slowly'' slashing his throat.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Says so when Syrio Forel knocks out all his men with a ''wooden'' sword.
* WouldHitAGirl: If the King orders him to do it... but [[spoiler:the Season 5 finale reveals that he actually gets ''kicks'' out of doing so.]]
-->'''Tyrion:''' What kind of knight beats a helpless girl?! \\
'''Meryn Trant:''' The kind [[JustFollowingOrders that serves his King]], Imp!\\
'''Bronn:''' You're a grub in fancy armor who's better at beating little girls than fighting men.
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[[folder: Ser Mandon Moore]]
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/moore_mandon_9989.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"The lads caught a groom and two maids trying to sneak away with a stolen horse and some gold cups."'']]
->'''Played By:''' James Doran
Another member of the Kingsguard. Killed by Podrick Payne at the Battle of the Blackwater after attempting to kill Tyrion Lannister.
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* AlliterativeName: '''M'''andon '''M'''oore.
* AscendedExtra: In the books, he is not present when Cersei reveals to Tyrion that she has the woman she believes to be his lover under arrest. Nor is he the one that, prior to the Battle of the Blackwater, informs Cersei that a groom and two maids attempted to flee the Red Keep with a horse and gold. These actions are carried out by the Kettleblack brothers.
* BodyguardBetrayal: Pulls one on Tyrion during the Battle of the Blackwater.
* DemotedToExtra: Never mentioned in the first season. Also, his exchange with Tyrion when the latter arrives to a small council meeting to introduce himself as Hand of the King was cut.
* TheDragon: To Queen Cersei. [[UnreliableNarrator At least that's what]] [[TheChessmaster Varys]] says.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: When he betrays Tyrion, Podrick saves him at the last second by driving a lance through Mandon's head.
* RememberTheNewGuy: He turns up as if he's always been around. It isn't very jarring due to the sheer number of Kingsguard.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Ser Boros Blount]]
->'''Played By:''' N/A
Another member of the Kingsguard.
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* AlliterativeName: '''B'''oros '''B'''lount.
* DemotedToExtra: In the books, it is Ser Boros and not Ser Meryn who beats Sansa and rips her dress in court after Joffrey learns of Robb's victory in the Battle of Oxcross. The storyline involving Tommen that leads to Boros getting kicked out of the Kingsguard for cowardice is cut, so he's present during the Battle of the Blackwater along with Tyrion and Ser Mandon, replacing Ser Balon Swann, who has been mentioned but not yet seen in the series.
* MookLieutenant: Within the Kingsguard. The only difference between him and the Kingsguard redshirts is that he has a name.
* RememberTheNewGuy: He turns up as if he's always been around. It isn't very jarring due to the sheer number of Kingsguard.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Ser Arys Oakheart]]
->'''Played By:''' N/A
Another member of the Kingsguard.
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* AllThereInTheManual: His name.
* TheBusCameBack: Unlike in the novels where he stays in Dorne as Myrcella's sworn shield, he seems to have returned to King's Landing at some point -- unless he suffered a BusCrash, he's one of the five Kingsguard (barring then-absent Jaime and Meryn) who is shown defending Tommen in a Season 5 episode.
* DemotedToExtra: To the point that he hasn't even been named in the show. The only moment we know for certain its him is when he accompanies Myrcella on her journey to Dorne.
* PutOnABus: In-universe, he's sent to Dorne as Myrcella's sworn shield.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: He's completely uninvolved in the plan to kidnap Myrcella, so he's spared his death during that subplot in the books.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Ser Preston Greenfield]]
->'''Played By:''' N/A
Another member of the Kingsguard.
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* DemotedToExtra: To the point that he's first mentioned by name in Season 4.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the books, he's killed during the King's Landing riots. In the show, no Kingsguard is shown or mentioned being killed by the mob. His continuous survival is confirmed in Season 4, with Jaime mentioning Ser Preston by name.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Ser Balon Swann]]
-> '''Played By:''' N/A
Another member of the Kingsguard, brought in at some point after the Battle of Blackwater.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Although he is mentioned by name (unlike Ser Arys) it is in a separate context to the Kingsguard so a casual viewer might be unaware that he is a new member brought in. Even then, it's unconfirmed if it is Ser Balon who has joined post-Season 2.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ser Robert Strong]]
See [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseClegane House Clegane]]
[[/folder]]
->''"The Kingsguard is a sworn brotherhood. Our vows are taken for life. Only death relieves us of our sacred trust."''
-->-- '''Ser Barristan Selmy'''
A sworn brotherhood of seven knights sworn to protect the King and the royal family.
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:In General]]
* AdaptedOut:
** Potentially the case with Balon Swann and Osmund Kettleblack. The former results results from the fact that no Kingsguard is mentioned being killed in the Riots of King's Landing (Preston Greenfield in the books) - leading to Ser Balon being named as his replacement. The latter is mentioned as one of two replacements after the Battle of Blackwater, where Sandor Clegane deserted and Mandon Moore died (the other replacement is Loras Tyrell, a book element AdaptedOut elementin the series)... However, when meeting alone with Tywin, and during Sansa and Tyrion's wedding, Joffrey is guarded by four Kingsguard. Since Jaime is not yet in King's Landing, Ser Mandon is dead, the Hound deserted, Arys Oakheart is with Myrcella in Dorne, and Loras is not made a Kingsguard like in the books, this means that following the Battle of the Blackwater there are only three Kingsguard in the Red Keep (Ser Meryn, Ser Boros, and Ser Preston). Therefore, at some moment during his new Handship, Tywin seemingly appointed a new member of the Kinsguard as replacement for Ser Mandon or the Hound - a stand-in for either Ser Balon or Ser Osmund.
** In the Season 5 episode "Sons of the Harpy", the roster appears to have been filled - five Kingsguard are shown guarding Tommen when he goes to meet with the High Sparrow, with Jaime Lannister and Ser Meryn both out of King's Landing at this point in time. Two stand-ins for Balon and Osmund, as well as a returned Ser Arys, complete the group along with Ser Boros and Ser Preston.
* CostumeEvolution: As a group instead of as an individual; Bran's flashbacks show Kingsguard members wearing predominantly silver armor with the Targaryen dragon on the chest, befitting their old KnightInShiningArmor status. The modern Kingsguard wears gilded armor with a crown emblem, perhaps as a sign of the influence of the Lannisters. In Season 6, they change their armor again to [[spoiler:depict the seven-pointed star of the Faith around a crown, once Tommen comes under the influence of the High Sparrow.]]
* GreatBigBookOfEverything: The Kingsguard have a Book of Brothers which contains a record of every member of the Kingsguard, with the number of pages signalling the list of deeds accomplished during their career and their manner of death. Ser Duncan the Tall has four pages worth of entries, Ser Arthur Dayne, "The Sword of the Morning" has several entries as well combating the Kingswood outlaws and Ser Jaime Lannister has...one paragraph telling everyone about the time he stabbed Aerys on the foot of the Iron Throne.
* EliteMook: In the current generation, most of the brotherhood is filled with glorified mooks, an opinion shared by Jaime Lannister, Sandor Clegane and Barristan Selmy.
* InadequateInheritor: Jaime Lannister considers himself and the present Kingsguard roster to be unworthy of its (usually) noble lineage.
-->'''Jaime:''' When I joined the Kingsguard, I fought besides legends in the flesh. Their kind is dust now. And the men who have taken their place? Mud. Ser Boros Blount, the fat. Ser Meryn Trant, the forgettable. Sandor Clegane, the dog who tucked tail and ran. Like mud, their names soil the White Book.... almost as much as mine.
* KnightInShiningArmor: The order used to be composed of Westeros' finest, but this chivalric ideal is thoroughly questioned. Even in the Kingsguard's past we got men like Criston Cole who betrayed his king's DyingWish, the Cargyll twins who put family loyalty second and even Aemon the Dragonknight who died defending his brother-king who despised him.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: They are supposed to serve the King regardless of how heinous or insane he or his orders are. This is why Jaime is despised for killing Mad Aerys even by the enemies of Mad Aerys.
* OCStandIn: In the Season 5 episode "Sons of the Harpy", a Kingsguard with dialogue simply credited as 'Lead Kingsguard" is portrayed by Paddy Wallace. Exactly which of the present members he's meant to be (be it an established one or an unnamed one) is honestly anyone's guess.
* PraetorianGuard: They answer only to the king as his sworn bodyguards for life.
* PragmaticAdaptation: Instead of the pure white, sigil-less armor of the books, the TV Kingsguard wear gold/bronze plate with white enameling. Also, their armors display a crown engraved in the chest. Also in that, in the books, there are many named Kingsguard bit characters, but, on the show, none of them, with the exception of Barristan Selmy, Jaime Lannister, and Meryn Trant, have any lines. In Season 4, characters like Arthur Dayne ("The Sword of the Morning") and Ser Duncan the Tall are referred to when Joffrey surveys the White Book of the Kingsguard.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ser Jaime Lannister]]
See [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseLannister House Lannister]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ser Barristan Selmy]]
See [[Characters/GameOfThronesDaenerysCourt Daenerys' Court]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sandor Clegane]]
See [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseClegane House Clegane]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ser Meryn Trant]]
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/trant_meryn_5079.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[MyMasterRightOrWrong No one threatens His Grace in the presence of the Kingsguard!]]"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Ian Beattie
->''"I take my orders from the King!"''
A knight of the Kingsguard under King Robert Baratheon and subsequently King Joffrey Baratheon. Meryn is a casually cruel man who takes great pride in obeying orders without hesitation, no matter how ridiculous. He is also quite proud of his status as a knight of the Kingsguard, though he has little regard for any of his vows other than those to obey and defend the King.
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* ArcVillain: For Arya's storyline in the last few episodes of Season 5.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Red haired in the books, dark-haired here.
* AdaptationalVillainy: While Meryn is an unpleasant person in the books, his pedophilia is original to the show.
* ArmorIsUseless: Averted, according to Sandor the reason why someone like him could have killed Syrio is precisely because of his gears. His armor is shown absorbing the hits of the wooden sword and he uses his own very real sword to break it.
* BeardOfEvil: A scrubby goatee.
* TheBrute: Muscles for Joffrey and the Lannisters. After the Hound abandons Joffrey, he enjoys a tenure as TheDragon until Joffrey's death. Afterwards he's back to being TheBrute, this time for Cersei.
* ButtMonkey: Gets shit on repeatedly by Tyrion and Bronn.
* CompositeCharacter:
** The scene in which he beats Sansa and rips her dress under Joffrey's orders is carried out by Boros Blount in the books.
** Meryn takes the place of Raff the Sweetling, a book character who was on Arya's murder list and accompanied a Small Council member to Braavos. Meryn also shares Raff's pedophilia and his fate..
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: He has both of his eyes cut out and is stabbed multiple times in the back before having his throat slowly slit, all while Arya is taunting him.
* DeathByAdaptation: Arya kills Trant in the fifth season finale. As of the release of ''A Dance with Dragons'', Trant is still alive.
* DirtyCoward: He doesn't dare to speak when Tyrion tells Bronn to kill Meryn if he says another word. Later, his loyalty to Joffrey provides a convenient excuse to not leave the castle walls in order to save Sansa during a city riot.
* TheDogBitesBack: Gets back at Tyrion during his trial by relating some of their run-ins. While Trant is being spiteful and stacking the context against Tyrion, Trant does not actually lie in his statement.
* TheDragon: He's upgraded from TheBrute to TheDragon after the Hound abandons Joffrey. With the death of Joffrey and Qyburn's ascent, Trant is back to being TheBrute, this time for Cersei.
* EyeScream: Stabbed in both eyes before dying, courtesy of Arya.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's one piece of filth. On top of following even Joffrey's cruelest orders without a second thought, Trant also comes across as an unpleasant, high-and-mighty asshole. He also reveals a taste for very young girls and likes to beat them with sticks.
* KarmicDeath: In addition to being killed by a teenage girl while performing pedophilic actions, said girl is the sister of another girl he once beat.
* MaliciousMisnaming: Courtesy of Bronn:
-->'''Bronn: ''' Ah! Look at these two shining warriors! Ser ''Taryn Mant'' and... Ser Whosit of Whocares.
* MookLieutenant: He leads the Goldcloaks but he himself is little more than a glorified bodyguard who's not even very good at that.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Brutal as they are, he doesn't question the orders of King Joffrey I.
* ObviouslyEvil: He's got the classic cartoon villain look: Black, arched eyebrows, a BeardOfEvil and a permanently cold, grim expression.
* PerpetualFrowner: he always looks slightly pissed off, even when he's actually turned on at the moment.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Disparages Renly offhand as a 'boyfucker'. Ironic, considering what we learn about him in Season 5.
* PraetorianGuard: For Joffrey.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: In Season 5 he's given the ignominious assignment of serving as Mace Tyrell's bodyguard during his trip to Braavos.
* TheRival: To Bronn, who is viewed (and takes it as a compliment) as an upjumped cutthroat by Meryn. They seem eager to kill each other at the first opportunity.
* SlashedThroat: After mutilating him, Arya finishes him off by ''slowly'' slashing his throat.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Says so when Syrio Forel knocks out all his men with a ''wooden'' sword.
* WouldHitAGirl: If the King orders him to do it... but [[spoiler:the Season 5 finale reveals that he actually gets ''kicks'' out of doing so.]]
-->'''Tyrion:''' What kind of knight beats a helpless girl?! \\
'''Meryn Trant:''' The kind [[JustFollowingOrders that serves his King]], Imp!\\
'''Bronn:''' You're a grub in fancy armor who's better at beating little girls than fighting men.
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[[folder: Ser Mandon Moore]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"The lads caught a groom and two maids trying to sneak away with a stolen horse and some gold cups."'']]
->'''Played By:''' James Doran
Another member of the Kingsguard. Killed by Podrick Payne at the Battle of the Blackwater after attempting to kill Tyrion Lannister.
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* AlliterativeName: '''M'''andon '''M'''oore.
* AscendedExtra: In the books, he is not present when Cersei reveals to Tyrion that she has the woman she believes to be his lover under arrest. Nor is he the one that, prior to the Battle of the Blackwater, informs Cersei that a groom and two maids attempted to flee the Red Keep with a horse and gold. These actions are carried out by the Kettleblack brothers.
* BodyguardBetrayal: Pulls one on Tyrion during the Battle of the Blackwater.
* DemotedToExtra: Never mentioned in the first season. Also, his exchange with Tyrion when the latter arrives to a small council meeting to introduce himself as Hand of the King was cut.
* TheDragon: To Queen Cersei. [[UnreliableNarrator At least that's what]] [[TheChessmaster Varys]] says.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: When he betrays Tyrion, Podrick saves him at the last second by driving a lance through Mandon's head.
* RememberTheNewGuy: He turns up as if he's always been around. It isn't very jarring due to the sheer number of Kingsguard.
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[[folder: Ser Boros Blount]]
->'''Played By:''' N/A
Another member of the Kingsguard.
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* AlliterativeName: '''B'''oros '''B'''lount.
* DemotedToExtra: In the books, it is Ser Boros and not Ser Meryn who beats Sansa and rips her dress in court after Joffrey learns of Robb's victory in the Battle of Oxcross. The storyline involving Tommen that leads to Boros getting kicked out of the Kingsguard for cowardice is cut, so he's present during the Battle of the Blackwater along with Tyrion and Ser Mandon, replacing Ser Balon Swann, who has been mentioned but not yet seen in the series.
* MookLieutenant: Within the Kingsguard. The only difference between him and the Kingsguard redshirts is that he has a name.
* RememberTheNewGuy: He turns up as if he's always been around. It isn't very jarring due to the sheer number of Kingsguard.
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[[folder: Ser Arys Oakheart]]
->'''Played By:''' N/A
Another member of the Kingsguard.
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* AllThereInTheManual: His name.
* TheBusCameBack: Unlike in the novels where he stays in Dorne as Myrcella's sworn shield, he seems to have returned to King's Landing at some point -- unless he suffered a BusCrash, he's one of the five Kingsguard (barring then-absent Jaime and Meryn) who is shown defending Tommen in a Season 5 episode.
* DemotedToExtra: To the point that he hasn't even been named in the show. The only moment we know for certain its him is when he accompanies Myrcella on her journey to Dorne.
* PutOnABus: In-universe, he's sent to Dorne as Myrcella's sworn shield.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: He's completely uninvolved in the plan to kidnap Myrcella, so he's spared his death during that subplot in the books.
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[[folder: Ser Preston Greenfield]]
->'''Played By:''' N/A
Another member of the Kingsguard.
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* DemotedToExtra: To the point that he's first mentioned by name in Season 4.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the books, he's killed during the King's Landing riots. In the show, no Kingsguard is shown or mentioned being killed by the mob. His continuous survival is confirmed in Season 4, with Jaime mentioning Ser Preston by name.
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[[folder: Ser Balon Swann]]
-> '''Played By:''' N/A
Another member of the Kingsguard, brought in at some point after the Battle of Blackwater.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Although he is mentioned by name (unlike Ser Arys) it is in a separate context to the Kingsguard so a casual viewer might be unaware that he is a new member brought in. Even then, it's unconfirmed if it is Ser Balon who has joined post-Season 2.
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[[folder:Ser Robert Strong]]
See [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseClegane House Clegane]]
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