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* NumberTwo: To his brother, Lord Tywin.

* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the books, Kevan is shot by Varys and then stabbed by his Little Birds. Here, he is blown up by wildfire.

* Together with the Borgias, the general storyline of the decline of House Lannister shares parallels with the fortunes of the House of Medici in {{Useful notes/Florence}}: a clan whose power has been founded in its wealth (Tywin even openly states that the Lannisters have lent credit to other noble houses and the Crown itself), but was ultimately depleted by its engagement in politics, wars and patronage it can't keep up.

* BlingOfWar: Tywin, Tyrion, Jaime and Joffrey all wear very elaborate battle armor, with [[SigilSpam golden lions everywhere]]. Even the regular soldiers' armor is flaunting the Lannisters' wealth, with red enamelled plates and richly decorated helms. This makes them stand out among the other houses, especially the Starks, whose soldiers and [[ModestRoyalty even lords]] wear [[BoringButPractical utilitarian]] armor.

* UnfitForGreatness: He was a well-meaning but weak Lord Paramount, a bad mix in the cutthroat world of Westeros.

* SeeminglyProfoundFool: According to Tyrion, who'd spend his afternoons observing Orson and his senseless murder of beetles, he could see that the cogs in Orson's head were spinning and that he wasn't completely mindless and ''did'' have his reasons for it. What drove Tyrion mad was that he couldn't find out what what it was. The lack of a concrete answer still haunts him and Orson's downright unknowable motivations seem to have shaped Tyrion to some extent.

* AnimalMotifs: His name Orson means "Bear Cub", which clashes with the Lion theme of the family but also supports his blind, animal-like nature.

* GentleGiant: Subverted. He was apparently quite a large boy and mentally damaged, but instead of being an AnimalLover as many examples of this are, he'd spend all his time smashing insects with rocks and would shove Tyrion away when he got too close. Tyrion even likens him to an animal people would study to gain a better understanding of it.

* RiddleForTheAges: Tyrion has spent several years wondering why Orson was obsessed with smashing beetles in the garden. Fans of the show seem to believe Orson represents either the author George R. R. Martin himself (he senselessly kills his characters while the fans wonder why), or the random cruelty of the Gods, or the meaningless nature of the universe.

* {{Foil}}:
** 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 uncrompromising man of justice who ends up as a loyal, if reluctant, Hand to a buffoon King.
** Also to Renly Baratheon. Both of them are competent politicians in their own right. But while Renly is confident on his potential as a king to a fault by openly berating his older brother Stannis in public, Kevan knows his place as the younger brother of a leader and devotedly serves as his subordinate.

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[[folder:Lord Jason Lannister]]
!!Lord Jason Lannister
!!!'''Played By:''' Jefferson Hall

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[[folder:Tyland Lannister]]
!!Tyland Lannister
!!!'''Played By:''' Jefferson Hall

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* BlingOfWar: [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Tywin, Tyrion, Jaime and Joffrey]] all wear very elaborate battle armor, with [[SigilSpam golden lions everywhere]]. Even the regular soldiers' armor is flaunting the Lannisters' wealth, with red enamelled plates and richly decorated helms. This makes them stand out among the other houses, especially the Starks, whose soldiers and [[ModestRoyalty even lords]] wear [[BoringButPractical utilitarian]] armor.

[[Characters/GameOfThronesWesteros The Seven Kingdoms of Westeros]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseStark House Stark]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseStarkChildren House Stark Children]] [[[Characters/GameOfThronesJonSnow Jon Snow]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesSansaStark Sansa Stark]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesAryaStark Arya Stark]]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseStarkHousehold House Stark Household]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseBolton House Bolton]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesRamsayBolton Ramsay Bolton]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseKarstark House Karstark]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseMormont House Mormont]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseReed House Reed]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesOtherNorthernHouses Other Northern Houses]] | '''House Lannister''' ([[Characters/GameOfThronesTywinLannister Tywin Lannister]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesCerseiLannister Cersei Lannister]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesJaimeLannister Jaime Lannister]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseLannisterHousehold House Lannister Household]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseClegane House Clegane]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseBaratheonOfKingsLanding House Baratheon of King’s Landing]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesJoffreyBaratheon Joffrey Baratheon]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseTargaryen House Targaryen]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesDaenerysCourt Daenerys I’s Court]] [[[Characters/GameOfThronesDaenerysTargaryen Daenerys Targaryen]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesTyrionLannister Tyrion Lannister]]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesServantsOfDaenerys Servants of Daenerys]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseBaratheon House Baratheon of Storm’s End and Dragonstone]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesStannisBaratheon Stannis Baratheon]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseGreyjoy House Greyjoy]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesTheonGreyjoy Theon Greyjoy]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseArryn House Arryn]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesPetyrBaelish Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseTully House Tully]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseFrey House Frey]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseTyrell House Tyrell]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesMargaeryTyrell Margaery Tyrell]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseTarly House Tarly]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseMartell House Martell]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesSandSnakes Sand Snakes]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheFreeCities The Free Cities]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesSlaversBay Slaver's Bay]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheDothrakiSeaAndTheRedWaste The Dothraki Sea and the Red Waste]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesQarth Qarth]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesNightsWatch The Night's Watch]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesRoyalCourt Royal Court]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheOrderOfTheMaesters The Order of the Maesters]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheKingsguard The Kingsguard]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesWildlings Wildlings]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesBrotherhoodWithoutBanners Brotherhood Without Banners]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheFaithOfTheSeven The Faith of the Seven]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesRedTemple Red Temple]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesIndependentCharacters Independent Characters]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheatreTroupe Theatre Troupe]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesSupernaturalBeings Supernatural Beings]]]]]]-]

!!!'''Played By:''' Dean-Charles Chapman & Timothy Gibbons

[[folder:Lord Tywin Lannister]]
!!Lord Tywin Lannister
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/CharlesDance

See ''[[Characters/GameOfThronesTywinLannister Lord Tywin Lannister]]''.
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[[folder:Queen Cersei Lannister]]
!!Queen Cersei Lannister
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/LenaHeadey (Adult), Nell Williams (Young)

See ''[[Characters/GameOfThronesCerseiLannister Queen Cersei Lannister]]''.
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[[folder:Ser Jaime Lannister]]
!!Ser Jaime Lannister
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/NikolajCosterWaldau

See ''[[Characters/GameOfThronesJaimeLannister Ser Jaime Lannister]]''.
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[[folder:Tyrion Lannister]]
!!Tyrion Lannister
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/PeterDinklage

See ''[[Characters/GameOfThronesTyrionLannister Tyrion Lannister]]''.
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* FacelessGoons: Lannister uniforms include helmets with somewhat impractical folding visors that cover the wearer's face, making them look more threatening and ruthless in contrast to the Sark soldiers who have visible faces.

[[Characters/GameOfThronesWesteros The Seven Kingdoms of Westeros]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseStark House Stark]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseStarkChildren House Stark Children]] [[[Characters/GameOfThronesJonSnow Jon Snow]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesSansaStark Sansa Stark]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesAryaStark Arya Stark]]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseStarkHousehold House Stark Household]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseBolton House Bolton]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesRamsayBolton Ramsay Bolton]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseKarstark House Karstark]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseMormont House Mormont]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseReed House Reed]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesOtherNorthernHouses Other Northern Houses]] | '''House Lannister''' ([[Characters/GameOfThronesTywinLannister Tywin Lannister]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesCerseiLannister Cersei Lannister]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesJaimeLannister Jaime Lannister]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseLannisterHousehold House Lannister Household]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseClegane House Clegane]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseBaratheonOfKingsLanding House Baratheon of King’s Landing]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesJoffreyBaratheon Joffrey Baratheon]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseTargaryen House Targaryen]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesDaenerysCourt Daenerys I’s Court]] [[[Characters/GameOfThronesDaenerysTargaryen Daenerys Targaryen]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesTyrionLannister Tyrion Lannister]]], [[Characters/GameOfThronesServantsOfDaenerys Servants of Daenerys]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseBaratheon House Baratheon of Storm’s End and Dragonstone]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesStannisBaratheon Stannis Baratheon]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseGreyjoy House Greyjoy]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesTheonGreyjoy Theon Greyjoy]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseArryn House Arryn]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesPetyrBaelish Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseTully House Tully]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseFrey House Frey]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseTyrell House Tyrell]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseTarly House Tarly]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseMartell House Martell]] ([[Characters/GameOfThronesSandSnakes Sand Snakes]]) | [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheFreeCities The Free Cities]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesSlaversBay Slaver's Bay]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheDothrakiSeaAndTheRedWaste The Dothraki Sea and the Red Waste]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesQarth Qarth]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesNightsWatch The Night's Watch]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesRoyalCourt Royal Court]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheOrderOfTheMaesters The Order of the Maesters]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheKingsguard The Kingsguard]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesWildlings Wildlings]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesBrotherhoodWithoutBanners Brotherhood Without Banners]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheFaithOfTheSeven The Faith of the Seven]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesRedTemple Red Temple]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesIndependentCharacters Independent Characters]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesTheatreTroupe Theatre Troupe]] | [[Characters/GameOfThronesSupernaturalBeings Supernatural Beings]]]]]]-]

* OldSoldier: As a veteran of the Ninepenny Kings, Kevan has served at Tywin’s side for four decades by the time the series begins.

* {{Irony}}: The man is obsessed with the idea of family and legacy, but his horrific parenting is one of the primary reasons for his family's downfall.

** The most kind-hearted adult Lannister is Tyrion, the least attractive. The increasing compassion of Jaime is relative to his increasing filthiness and wretchedness, and back in King's Landing his clean, boyish good looks and hubris never quite return. Cersei, who is considered to be one of the most beautiful women in Westeros, is cruel, treacherous, and occasionally murderous, while her handsome son Joffrey is a horrific psychopath.

* RelatedDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: In the books Kevan Lannister has three sons, Lancel, Willem, and Martyn. In the show Lancel is his only son while Willem and Martyn are distant cousins.