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** To Roose Bolton. Both are stoic, MagnificentBastard characters with posh accents as well as deconstructions of the EvilOverlord trope. Whilst Tywin is all about sending a message to people who cross him, Roose is all about trying to keep his own sadistic impulses in check. They also have sociopathic descendants, a son and grandson respectively who practice StupidEvil. Tywin is able to keep his sadistic grandson Joffrey in check during his kingship and has Joffrey cowering in fear throughout, while Roose is not so successful at controlling Ramsay and is ultimately murdered as a result.

** To Thoros of Myr. Both are foreign priests of the Lord of Light, but Thoros was never very devout whereas Melisandre's faith is unwavering. Both can perform magic, but Melisandre uses hers to bring death while Thoros uses his to restore life. Both claim to be serving the greater good in the name of the king by preventing an apocalypse or protecting the smallfolk, but are not averse to sacrificing a few innocents along the way.

** To Theon Greyjoy. The insults and disrespect he gets when returning to his family are very similar to what Theon experienced when returning to Pyke.

** To Ned Stark. The younger sibling of a family who ends up in a position of power after the death of his brother. Like Ned Stark, he's also a highly honorable and uncompromising man of justice who ends up as a loyal, if reluctant, Hand to a buffoon King.

* Robert Baratheon and Jon Snow are two men who find themselves in positions of power they do not want. Both are great warriors but where Robert thought being king meant, "[he] could do whatever [he] wanted," and enjoys violence, Jon does not enjoy violence, never wanted the position as king, and only accepted it to help save humanity from the encroaching ZombieApocalypse. Both end up alienating factions in their tenures for very different reasons: Robert pursues whoring, drinking, and running up debt while letting others make his decisions for him where Jon's leadership decisions are largely influenced by his HonorBeforeReason trait, making many of his decisions in the favor of [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight the moral good]] over convention. Robert is boisterous and often chooses fun over responsibility while Jon is somber and is [[TheChainsOfCommanding worried about saving humanity from the dead]], devoting himself to doing so. Robert is betrayed and murdered by his wife, who despises him for his disinterest in her and his love for another woman while Jon is betrayed and murdered in a mutiny for trying to save the wildling people (but is brought BackFromTheDead).

** To Jaime Lannister. Handsome, overconfident, and highly-skilled knights who have a queen for a sister, become Lord Commander of a Kingsguard, and conceal a socially unacceptable romance with royalty. However, Loras is a KnightInShiningArmor widely admired by the smallfolk while Jaime is a BloodKnight reviled as TheOathbreaker. Loras and Margaery make a BrotherSisterTeam whereas Jaime and Cersei engage in BrotherSisterIncest (though it's implied Margaery wouldn't mind experimenting for Renly's benefit). Loras is recognized as a savior for breaking Stannis' siege of King's Landing while Jaime is despised for betraying his king to save the city from the Mad King's wildfire. As of Season 4, Loras is considered a young rising star whereas Jaime is considered an over-the-hill, middle-aged cripple.

** To Qyburn. Both are healers trained as maesters who serve the Iron Throne, take their orders from Cersei, and are known for inappropriate behaviour. However, Pycelle is ''far'' less ambitious than Qyburn, making him both less dedicated to his craft and more ethical since he is not a MadScientist who [[PlayingWithSyringes plays with syringes]].
** To Maester Aemon. Where Pycelle is corrupt, depraved, and despised by his masters, Aemon is thoroughly dedicated to his vows, offers genuine advice, and beloved and respected by the people he serves.

* Joffrey and Tommen, possibly the most different set of siblings in the series. Joffrey is cruel, vindictive, petty, idiotic, and treats his mother poorly. Tommen didn't fare much better at ruling and was less proactive than Joffrey, but he is a kind, good-natured person, is a MamasBoy, and is an ActualPacifist. Joffrey, while betrothed to Sansa, tells Tyrion, "Let them have [Sansa]," during a riot in King's Landing while Tommen, when his wife [[spoiler: Margaery is killed, commits suicide out of grief for her]].

** To Ros: Both are redhaired Northern girls who are eager to leave for King's Landing, believing it will accompany an increase in status (Sansa wishing to be a PrincessClassic, Ros a HighClassCallGirl). Both go through a process of BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor and BreakTheCutie, and become targets of Joffrey's sadism. Both also fall under the tutelage of Littlefinger. The difference is their different social status: Ros is a common prostitute, whereas Sansa is a highborn lady. Littlefinger in particular views Sansa as the reincarnation of Catelyn Tully, [[PeerlessLoveInterest the woman too highborn for him to ever be with]], and so he remains fixated on her and eventually [[spoiler:helps her escape Joffrey's cruelty]]. Ros, conversely, he views as completely [[DisposableSexWorker disposable]] and when she fails him he thinks nothing of [[spoiler:selling her to Joffrey to be brutally murdered.]]
** To Arya Stark, her younger sister. In the novels, George R. R. Martin designed Sansa to be Arya's foil. This is present in the adaptation as well. They are both Starks of Winterfell but Sansa is a PrincessClassic who loves traditional feminine arts and her parents have great hopes for her and expect her to excel at court, while Arya is a RebelliousPrincess who wants to fight and ride with the boys, and Ned & Catelyn worry about her behaviour. However, Sansa is a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter at court, believes Joffrey and Cersei are kindly nobles, is manipulated by them and ends up their prisoner; meanwhile Arya is savvy, quickly recognizes the Lannister's are sociopaths and manages to escape Kings Landing. They both spend a great deal of time with Sandor "The Hound" Clegane who takes them both captive at one time or another and ends up showing them his softer side. But it's also part of their development and their very different BreakTheCutie arc. Sansa spends the War of the Five Kings in the royal court, is used as a pawn for her status, learns how to manipulate and play the games of high borns, becomes ensnared in the politics of King's Landing, is dependent on her wits to survive and sees firsthand the ruthlessness and backstabbing of a DeadlyDecadentCourt; Arya experiences the war disguised as a commoner, suffers with the small folk, hones her physical skills and falls under the view and guidance of characters of varying moral fibre. Arya slowly becomes a methodical ChildSoldier who falls in with an amoral killing cult that believes in death for everyone while Sansa has become NumberTwo to Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish, using her father's honorable reputation to defend a murderer from facing the consequences of his actions and becoming a willing accomplice. In both cases, the sisters are forced to discard their whole identities in order to pursue vengeance and survival.

** To Ned Stark, as the handpicked advisor to a Baratheon king who serves as his OnlyFriend and as the only man that would tell their king the truth. Both are very honorable people and family men who were content with their station in life before being raised to being a king's NumberTwo. Unfortunately, said kings do not listen to their CloserToEarth counsel and end up dying as a result. Of course, whereas Ned was a high lord, Davos was a common man elevated to knighthood.

* Robert Baratheon and Jon Snow are two men who find themselves in positions of power they do not want. Both are great warriors but where Robert thought being king meant, "[he] could do whatever [he] wanted," and enjoys violence, Jon does not enjoy violence, never wanted the position as king, and only accepted it to help save humanity from the encroaching ZombieApocalypse. Both end up alienating factions in their tenures for very different reasons: Robert's disinterest manifests in frivolous pursuits of whoring, drinking, and running up debt while letting others make his decisions for him where Jon's reasons for his leadership decisions stem largely from his HonorBeforeReason trait, making many of his decisions in the favor of [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight the moral good]] over convention. Robert is betrayed and murdered by his wife, who despises him for his disinterest in her and his love for another woman while Jon is betrayed and murdered in a mutiny for trying to save the wildling people (but is brought BackFromTheDead).

** He relentlessly mocks the laws of gods and men. Is known for being a pretty bad guy but has a far more cruel older sibling (Cersei is the older twin). Is a very skilled swordsman and while he claims to not care about others he risks his life for a female companion. Jaime Lannister or Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane? Oddly they've never interacted on screen apart from being in the same room when Robert comes to Winterfell.
** To Tyrion Lannister. Jaime has everything Tyrion lacks. Handsome, tall, a dashing duelist adored by the smallfolk and by his family and even treated with some consideration by his father. Jaime could commit all kinds of follies and still be the golden son. And then the twist comes in with that Tyrion craves many of these things and spends most of the series trying to get them, while Jaime takes his blessings for granted.

* Robert Baratheon and Jon Snow are two men who find themselves in positions of power they do not want. Both are great warriors but where Robert thought being king meant, "[he] could do whatever [he] wanted," and enjoys violence, Jon does not enjoy violence, never wanted the position as king, and only accepted it to help save humanity from the encroaching ZombieApocalypse. Both end up alienating factions in their tenures for different reasons: Robert's disinterest manifests in frivolous pursuits of whoring, drinking, and running up debt while letting others make his decisions for him where Jon makes many of his leadership decisions in the favor of [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight the moral good]] over convention. Robert is betrayed and murdered by his wife, who despises him for his disinterest in her and his love for another woman while Jon is betrayed and murdered in a mutiny for trying to save the wildling people (but is brought BackFromTheDead).

** To Jaime Lannister. Despite coming from totally different backgrounds -- a crabber's son and the scion of the richest family in Westeros respectively -- both council a king who burned his subjects, both have maimed hands, both are {{Guile Hero}}es, both are disrespected by many but have people who respect and are aware of their true nature. A major difference between the two is that one had to kill his king to save the realm, and the other tried to save the realm by following his king's stubborn descent into madness.

* Ned Stark to Stannis Baratheon. Like Stannis, Ned chose family over fealty to his king. Stannis followed his brother Robert into rebellion while Ned lied to his future king Robert as a last request from his sister Lyanna.

** To Ned Stark, as the handpicked advisor to a Baratheon King who serves as his OnlyFriend and as the only man that would tell their king the truth. Both are very honorable people and family men who were content with their station in life before being raised to being a king's NumberTwo. Unfortunately, said kings do not listen to their CloserToEarth counsel and end up dying as a result. Of course, whereas Ned was a high lord, Davos was a common man elevated to knighthood.

** To Jaime Lannister. Despite coming from totally different backgrounds -- a crabber's son and the scion of the richest family in Westeros respectively -- both council a king who burned his subjects, both have maimed hands, both are Guile Heroes, and both are disrespected by many except their closest confidants. A major difference between the two is that one had to kill his king to save the realm, and the other tried to save the realm by following his king's stubborn descent into madness.

Similar to [[Foil/ASongOfIceAndFire its book counterpart]], a wonderful result of the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters in the show is the extraordinary amount of [[{{Foil}} this trope]]:

** To Daenerys Targaryen. Both are queens who buck at traditional gender roles and can be merciless to people who threaten them or their children, but whereas Cersei antagonizes her subjects and subordinates with disdain, Daenerys constantly gets [[ChronicHeroSyndrome distracted by her empathy for them]] and sidetracked by her need to save every individual.
** To Catelyn Stark. Both are beautiful women who entered an ArrangedMarriage to cement a dynastic alliance, but while Catelyn [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage grew to love her husband]] and was content with her station, Cersei [[AwfulWeddedLife grew to despise her husband]] and constantly yearned for more power. Both are also [[MamaBear Mama Bears]] who have difficulty controlling their newly-crowned sons after losing their husbands.

** To Robb Stark. Both are young men who come to power in the wake of [[spoiler: their father's death]], one by the acclaim of his bannermen, the other in a power play at a DeadlyDecadentCourt. Both pursue relationships with women against the advice of their mothers which ultimately leads to [[spoiler: their sudden demise at a wedding]]. Despite his youth, Robb is AFatherToHisMen who [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething leads from the front]] while Joffrey is TheCaligula and a DirtyCoward.

** To Ned Stark. Renly is an flashy-but-astute NonActionGuy politician who can navigate a DeadlyDecadentCourt while Ned is a modest, stoic warrior who is ill-suited for intrigues. Ned and Catelyn have an openly PerfectlyArrangedMarriage whereas Renly and Loras must maintain a SecretRelationship because homosexuality is a taboo.
** To Stannis. The two brothers are night and day to each other. Where Renly is a young, charismatic, good-looking guy who is seems to be well-liked and respected by everyone and in turn is easily able to round up a army-Stannis is a older, dull, average looking man who despite his military skills and rightful claim to the throne, struggles to rally a army and just does not really seem to be really respected by anyone.

** To Roose Bolton. Both are stoic, MagnificentBastard characters with posh accents as well as deconstructions of the EvilOverlord trope. Whilst Tywin is all about sending a message to people who cross him, Roose is all about trying to keep his own sadistic impulses in check. They also have sociopathic descendants, a son and grandson respectively who practice StupidEvil. Notably, Tywin is able to keep his sadistic grandson king Joffrey in check and have him cowering in fear throughout whilst Roose completely fails to control Ramsay and is ultimately murdered as a result.

** To Joffrey, arguably a ShadowArchetype. Both are equally sadistic and cruel [[BastardBastard Bastard Bastards]] whose favourite past time is ColdBloodedTorture of others. However, where Joffrey is a DirtyCoward OrcusOnHisThrone and a weakling who prefers to make others do the dirty work for him, Ramsay isn't afraid to get his own hands dirty, shows impressive combat skills and is far more intimidating in general; where Joffrey believes he is legitimate and entitled to power because he is the son of the last king and is publicly seen as a trueborn Baratheon son - despite suspicions to the contrary (though this means he has at least some token conception of being a great king, so some actions will hurt his public image - admittedly few), Ramsay's bastard background drives him to achieve and he openly revels in the fact that he's a sadistic butcher and that his claim to "power" is purely based on his brutality, not laws or inheritence; and where Joffrey is a StupidEvil SmugSnake, Ramsay at least shows a talent for short-term schemes (his siege of Winterfell and his torturous games wherein he knows exactly how to push a person's buttons, not just to torment them, but to ''break'' them), if not for long-term plots. (Roose has criticised him for routinely torturing to death enemies who surrendered in good faith for promise of safe passage, purely for his own amusement, with no thought to the repercussions). Joffrey also pays some token lip-service to the dignity of his office from time to time (usually not, but one can make an appeal to his arrogance that if something would make him look bad, he ''might'' listen). However, Ramsay turns out to be just as much of a coward as Joffrey as seen in 'Battle of the Bastards' and both die Undignified Deaths.

** To Ned Stark, as the handpicked advisor to a Baratheon King who serves as his OnlyFriend and as the only man that would tell their king the truth. Both are family men who were content with their station in life before being raised to being a king's NumberTwo. Unfortunately, said kings do not listen to their CloserToEarth counsel and end up dying as a result. Of course, whereas Ned was a high lord, Davos was a common man elevated to knighthood.
** To Littlefinger. Both men came from almost nothing to having a great deal of power and influence, though are still mocked for their initial positions. While Littlefinger is resentful of the mockery and betrays even those who gave him power in order to get more, Davos takes it in stride and rewards the man who gave him his power with UndyingLoyalty.
** To Jaime Lannister. Despite coming from totally different backgrounds (a crabber's son vs the scion of the richest family in Westeros), both council a King who burned his subjects, both have maimed hands, both are Guile Heroes of the highest caliber, both are disrespected by everyone except their closest confidants, and both are very honorable men. The only other difference is that one had to kill his king to save the realm, and the other tried to save the realm by following his king's stubborn descent into madness.

* Brienne of Tarth to Tyrion Lannister. Brienne is big, Tyrion is small, and they are both outcasts because of their physiques. They both are given mocking nicknames because of it and both cannot fulfill their respective expected gender roles in society: a dainty lady and a dashing knight. Tyrion has his brains to make up for it, Brienne has her brawn — and their brilliance goes unacknowledged by almost everyone. They are both considered somewhat embarrassing offspring by their fathers, but Brienne's was loving or open-minded enough to help her become a competent fighter, while Tywin did nothing to nurture Tyrion's talents. They don't get to interact, but they both fill the role of Jaime's MoralityPet, and Podrick served as a squire to both of them.

* Robert Baratheon and Jon Snow are two men who find themselves in positions of power they do not want. Both are great warriors but where Robert thought being king meant, "[he] could do whatever [he] wanted," and enjoys violence, Jon does not enjoy violence, never wanted the position as king, and only accepted it to help save humanity from the encroaching ZombieApocalypse. Both end up alienating factions in their tenures for different reasons: Robert's disinterest manifests in frivolous pursuits of whoring, drinking, and running up debt while letting others make his decisions for him. Jon decides in the favor of [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight moral good]]. Robert is betrayed and murdered by his wife, who despises him for his disinterest in her and his love for another woman while Jon is betrayed and murdered in a mutiny for trying to save the wildling people (but is brought BackFromTheDead).

** To Robb Stark. Both are young men who come to power in the wake of [[spoiler: their father's death]], one by the acclaim of his bannermen, the other in a powerplay at a DeadlyDecadentCourt. Both pursue relationships with women against the advice of their mothers which ultimately leads to [[spoiler: their sudden demise at a wedding]]. Despite his youth, Robb is AFatherToHisMen who [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething leads from the front]] while Joffrey is TheCaligula and a DirtyCoward.

** To Stannis. The two brothers are night and day to each other. Where Renly is a young, charismatic, good looking guy who is seems to be well-liked and respected by everyone and in turn is easily able to round up a army-Stannis is a older, dull, average looking man who despite his military skills and rightful claim to the throne, struggles to rally a army and just does not really seem to be really respected by anyone.

** [[TechnicianVersusPerformer Tywin Lannister to Robb Stark]]. Tywin is a proud, aged grand strategist, though nothing is said of his tactical abilities with decades of experience in war and administration, who treats everyone (including his family) like chess pieces and acts like arrogant royalty. Robb is a young, ModestRoyalty tactician, though less is known of his strategy with little experience, who treats everyone (including his family and men) with honor, love and respect.

** To Sansa Stark. Both girls entered in to betrothals to Joffrey Baratheon. The younger and more naive Sansa threw herself into the relationship, believing it would be a storybook love affair only to discover that Joffrey was a cruel psychopath. By contrast, the older, more cynical Margaery proceeded cautiously and pragmatically, scoping out her future husband, considering the best way to appeal to him, and carefully learning to manipulate him instead of becoming his victim.

** To Sansa Stark. An aspiring KnightInShiningArmour and Princess Classic with romantic ideals of living HappilyEverAfter with their PrinceCharming, both learn the hard way that life isn't a fairy tale when their dreams turn into nightmares. By Season 3, they are both reduced to miserable political pawns and end up betrothed to someone they don't want to marry but maintain something of a StepfordSmiler persona. The major distinction is that Loras still has the support of his powerful family, which Sansa, as a prisoner, completely lacks. Then in later seasons their roles are reversed: Loras is taken prisoner by the Sparrow and Sansa is somewhat liberated, at least from King's Landing. Then again when Sansa wound up with the Boltons and Loras is to devote himself to the Sparrow's faith, sparing himself, as Cersei is to undergo trial. Then reversed yet again when Sansa reunites with her brother Jon and takes Winterfell and they beat the Boltons while Loras and his sister along with the Sparrow are killed by Cersei.

* Roose Bolton to Eddard Stark. Both are northern lords with bastard sons, but very different personalities. Ned is an honorable, honest, kind, and content man whereas Roose is treacherous, deceitful, cruel, opportunistic, dishonorable and hypocritical. Roose tells his illegitimate son Ramsay, "''My'' banners, not yours. You're not a Bolton; you're a Snow," whereas Ned tells his illegitimate son Jon, "You ''are'' a Stark. You might not have my name, but you have my blood." Ned loves Jon as one of his sons, acknowledges him, and raises him alongside his true born siblings whereas Roose treats Ramsay poorly and only acknowledges Ramsay when he has no other choice. Ironically, in the end, Roose [[spoiler: legitimizes his bastard son, gives him the family name and makes him his heir]], something Ned never did. However, according to [[WordOfGod George R. R. Martin]], Roose only did this because he had no other choice and states: "Ramsay gets nothing from Roose."
* Lady Lyanna Mormont to Joffrey and Tommen Baratheon and Robin Arryn. She is a wise, fearless, and judicious child ruler, whereas neither Baratheon brother or Robin Arryn were half the leader she is - despite the Baratheons being nearly double her age and even Robin being older than her. Tommen and Robin have access to far more soldiers and hold far more power, furthermore they are male and expected to be badass, yet both are weak-willed puppets lacking any form of autonomy or guts. Lyanna is a girl with very few men, but determined, wise beyond her years, clearly in charge, and tough as nails. She is also a lot like Bran when he ruled Winterfell but unlike Bran, who had vassals to protect, she only has to protect her own. Where Joffrey was vain, she despises flattery. Where Joffrey hid at the sight of danger, she rides to meet her foes eye-to-eye. Where Joffrey made petty threats, she fulfills her promises. Where Joffrey was mad, cruel, and feared, she is responsible, thoughtful, and respected.
* Joffrey and Tommen, possibly the most different siblings in the Series. Joffrey is cruel, vindictive, petty, idiotic and hates his mother. Although Tommen didn't fare much better at ruling and was less proactive than Joffrey, he's much kinder, is a MamasBoy, and is a huge ActualPacifist. Joffrey, while betrothed to Sansa, tells Tyrion, "Let them have (Sansa)," during a riot in King's Landing while, when Tommen's wife [[spoiler: Margaery is killed, Tommen commits suicide out of grief for her]].

* Robert Baratheon and Jon Snow are two men who are quite good at finding themselves in positions of power, but aren't necessarily the best at holding onto/effectively wielding it. Robert carelessly spreads his seed all around Westeros, runs up incredible debt, fails a spot-check with his "children" and lets others do the lion's share of real governance, while Jon makes so many questionable decisions in the name of honor throughout his reigns as Lord Commander and King in the North that they're almost not worth listing. The thing that really distinguishes them is that Robert has flashes of thoughtfulness and interest while Jon at least grows better at surrounding himself with pragmatic counsel to aid in his rule.

** To Bronn, as [[RagsToRoyalty lowborn]], {{street smart}}, [[DeadpanSnarker snarky, {{Honest Advisor}}s to the {{Unfavorite}} second son of a great house. While Bronn is valued most for his [[CombatPragmatist fighting skill]] and has an ItsAllAboutMe attitude outside of his {{professional|Killer}}ism, Davos's strength lie in his [[TheConsigliere political]] and [[TheSocialExpert people]] skills while being one of the most [[TheGoodChancellor self sacrificing]] characters in the series.

** To Bronn, as [[RagsToRoyalty Lowborn]], StreetSmart, {{Deadpan|Snarker}}, {{Honest Advisor}}s to the {{Unfavorite}} second son of a great house. While Bronn is valued most for his [[CombatPragmatist fighting skill]] and has an ItsAllAboutMe attitude outside of his {{professional|Killer}}ism, Davos's strength lie in his [[TheConsigliere political]] and [[TheSocialExpert people]] skills while being one of the most [[TheGoodChancellor self sacrificing]] characters in the series.

** To Bronn, as [[RagsToRoyalty lowborn]], StreetSmart, {{deadpan|Snarker}}, {{Honest Advisor}}s to the {{Unfavorite}} second son of a great house. While Bronn is valued most for his [[CombatPragmatist fighting skill]] and has an ItsAllAboutMe attitude outside of his {{professional|Killer}}ism, Davos's strength lie in his [[TheConsigliere political]] and [[TheSocialExpert people]] skills while being one of the most [[TheGoodChancellor self sacrificing]] characters in the series.

** To Bronn, as [[RagsToRoyalty lowborn]], StreetSmart, {{deadpan|Snarker}}, {{Honest Advisor}}s to the {{Unfavorite}} second son of a great house. While Bronn is valued most for his [[CombatPragmatist fighting skill]] and has an ItsAllAboutMe attitude outside of his {{Professional|Killer}}ism, Davos's strength lie in his [[TheConsigliere political]] and [[TheSocialExpert people]] skills while being one of the most [[TheGoodChancellor self sacrificing]] characters in the series.

** To Bronn, as [[RagsToRoyalty lowborn]], StreetSmart, {{deadpan|Snarker}}, {{Honest Advisor}}s to the {{Unfavorite}} second son of a great house. While Bronn is valued most for his [[CombatPragmatist fighting skill]] and has an ItsAllAboutMe attitude outside of his {{Consummate Professional}}ism, Davos's strength lie in his [[TheConsigliere political]] and [[TheSocialExpert people]] skills while being one of the most [[TheGoodChancellor self sacrificing]] characters in the series.

** To Bronn, as [[RagsToRoyalty lowborn]], StreetSmart, {{deadpan|Snarker}}, {{Honest Advisor}}s to the {{Unfavorite}} second son of a great house. While Bronn is valued most for his [[CombatPragmatist fighting skill]] and has an ItsAllAboutMe attitude outside of his {{Consummate Professional}}ism, Davos's strength lie in his [[TheConsiglere political]] and [[TheSocialExpert people]] skills while being one of the most [[TheGoodChancellor self sacrificing]] characters in the series.

** To Bronn, as [[RagsToRoyalty lowborn]], {{deadpan|Snarker}}, {{Honest Advisor}}s to the {{Unfavorite}} second son of a great house. While Bronn is valued most for his [[CombatPragmatist fighting skill]] and has an ItsAllAboutMe attitude outside of his {{Consummate Professional}}ism, Davos's strength lie in his political and people [[TheSocialExpert skills]] while being one of the most self sacrificing characters in the series.

** To Bronn, as [[RagsToRoyalty lowborn]], {{deadpan|Sanrker}}, {{Honest Advisor}}s to the {{Unfavorite}} second son of a great house. While Bronn is also valued for his [[CombatPragmatist fighting skill]] and has an ItsAllAboutMe attitude outside of his {{Consummate Professional}}ism, Davos's skills lie in his political and people [[TheSocialExpert skills]] while being one of the most self sacrificing characters in the series.

** To Ros: Both are redhaired Northern girls who are eager to leave for King's Landing, believing it will accompany an increase in status (Sansa wishing to be a PrincessClassic, Ros a HighClassCallGirl). Both go through a process of BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor and BreakTheCutie, and become targets of Joffrey's sadism. Both also fall under the tutelage of Littlefinger. The difference is their different social status: Ros is a common prostitute, whereas Sansa is a highborn lady. Littlefinger in particular views Sansa as the reincarnation of Catelyn Tully, [[PeerlessLoveInterest the woman too highborn for him to ever be with]], and so he remains fixated on her and eventually [[spoiler:helps her escape Joffrey's cruelty]]. Ros, conversely, he views as completely disposable and when she fails him he thinks nothing of [[spoiler:selling her to Joffrey to be brutally murdered.]]

** To Jaime Lannister. Handsome, overconfident, and highly-skilled knights who have a queen for a sister, become Lord Commander of a Kingsguard, and conceal a socially unacceptable romance with royalty. However, Loras is a KnightInShiningArmor widely admired by the smallfolk while Jaime is a BloodKnight reviled as TheOathbreaker. Loras and Margaery make a BrotherSisterTeam whereas Jaime and Cersei engage in BrotherSisterIncest. Loras is recognized as a savior for breaking Stannis' siege of King's Landing while Jaime is despised for betraying his king to save the city from the Mad King's wildfire. As of Season 4, Loras is considered a young rising star whereas Jaime is considered an over-the-hill, middle-aged cripple.

** To Sansa Stark. An aspiring KnightInShiningArmour and Princess Classic with romantic ideals of living HappilyEverAfter with their PrinceCharming, both learn the hard way that life isn't a fairy tale when their dreams turn into nightmares. By Season 3, they are both reduced to miserable political pawns and end up betrothed to someone they don't want to marry but maintain something of a StepfordSmiler persona. The major distinction is that Loras still has the support of his powerful family, which Sansa, as a prisoner, completely lacks. Then in later seasons their roles are reversed: Loras is taken prisoner by the Crow and Sansa is somewhat liberated, at least from King's Landing. Then again when Sansa wound up with the Boltons and Loras is to devote himself to the Sparrow's faith, sparing himself, as Cersei is to undergo trial. Then reversed yet again when Sansa reunites with her brother Jon and takes Winterfell and they beat the Boltons while Loras and his sister along with the Sparrow are killed by Cersei.

* Lady Lyanna Mormont to Joffrey and Tommen Baratheon and Robin Arryn. She is a wise, fearless, and judicious child ruler, whereas neither Baratheon brother or Robin Arryn were half the leader she is - despite the Baratheons being nearly double her age. Tommen and Robin have access to far more soldiers and hold far more power, furthermore they are male and expected to be badass, yet both are weak-willed puppets lacking any form of autonomy or guts. Lyanna is a girl with very few men and younger than both, but determined, wise beyond her years, clearly in charge, and tough as nails. She is also a lot like Bran when he ruled Winterfell but unlike Bran, who had vassals to protect, she only has to protect her own. Where Joffrey was vain, she despises flattery. Where Joffrey hid at the sight of danger, she rides to meet her foes eye-to-eye. Where Joffrey made petty threats, she fulfills her promises. Where Joffrey was mad, cruel, and feared, she is responsible, thoughtful, and respected.

* Lady Lyanna Mormont to Joffrey and Tommen Baratheon. She is a wise, fearless, and judicious child ruler, whereas neither Baratheon brothers were half the leader she is, despite being nearly double her age.

** To Roose Bolton. Both are stoic, MagnificentBastard characters with posh accents as well as deconstructions of the EvilOverlord trope. Whilst Tywin is all about sending a message to people who cross him, Roose is all about trying to keep his own sadistic impulses in check. They also have sociopathic descendants, a son and grandson respectively who practice StupidEvil.

** To Jon Snow. Both are highborn bastard sons of powerful northern lords who share the surname Snow, the last name given to illegitimate children with noble blood. However, Jon was raised in a loving household, loved by his father and siblings, while Ramsay is treated poorly by his father, who regards him with contempt. Jon loves his father and siblings while Ramsay [[spoiler:killed his father, father’s wife, and half-brother to become the only heir]]. [[HeroicBastard Jon is honorable, heroic and strives to do the right thing]] while [[BastardBastard Ramsay is pretty much the direct opposite of that.]]

** To Joffrey. Both are sadistic [[BastardBastard Bastard Bastards]] whose favourite past time is ColdBloodedTorture. However, where Joffrey is a DirtyCoward, Ramsay shows impressive combat skills; where Joffrey believes he is legitimate and entitled to power, Ramsay's bastard background drives him to achieve; and where Joffrey is a StupidEvil SmugSnake, Ramsay at least shows a talent for short-term schemes (his siege of Winterfell and his torturous games), if not for long-term plots.