History Characters / GameOfThronesHouseTarly

* UpperClassTwit: Though she's very nice, she still shows signs of being sheltered and not used to hardships of real life. Immediately after hugging Sam upon his return, she begins to complain about an Arranged Marriage because of her groom's teeth, she later asks Gilly what her color is so she can give her a dress, not realizing that as a lowborn girl Gilly is unfamiliar with what she's talking about.

* AlasPoorVillain: Randyll was abusive to his elder son, and flat out threatened to murder him once he sired a more adequate heir. He was an oathbreaker who betrayed his leigelord, Lady Olenna, resulting in her death for his own advancement. By all accounts he was a cruel man who deserved to die, but being burned alive by Drogon alongside his favored son, Dickon, was a bad way to go. Not only did Daenerys [[MakeAnExampleOfThem kill them just as an intimidation tactic against those who'd resist her]], but Randyll's last actions were [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes trying and failing to convince his son not to throw his life away too, then touching his arm reassuringly before they both died.]]
** Add to this that, apparently outside his own family, Randall is regarded as well respected and otherwise outstanding.

** He's also horrified when Dickon chooses to die alongside him, even non-verbally insisting that he bend the knee to Daenerys. When Dickon remains firm in his decision, he reluctantly accepts it, and they die together.

* GutturalGrowler: His voice is ''deep'', gravelly and comes out as more of a snarl when he's angry, which is often.

* RatedMForManly: House Tarly is the "Camp Macho" of the Reach.

* RatedMForManly: It isn't clear if his predecessors practiced the same but he definitely runs House Tarly with the ARealManIsAKiller mentality, which is the main reason why he disowned the bookworm NonActionGuy Sam and forced him into joining the Night's Watch.

* GutturalGrowler: His voice is ''[[BadassBaritone deep]]'', gravelly and comes out as more of a snarl when he's angry, which is often.

* {{Foil}}: They share similarities to House Bolton, who betrayed the Starks the same way House Tarly betrayed the Tyrells. Their betrayal was motivated by their liege being in a weak position and the promise of their wardenships. Randyll and Roose seem to rule more through fear and punishments, whereas the Tyrells and Starks were about good PR. Finally, the betrayal is what leads to the trueborn male members being killed.

* {{Foil}}:
** Well-to-do nobleman with a military record and a family of two sons and a daughter. Daughter has a tomboyish streak that he, as something of a misogynist, tries to curb by asserting his authority to marry her to whomever he feels most convenient. Has one fighter for a son, one bookish, less traditionally "manly" son, prefers the former, hates and demeans the latter. Also has a problem with the latter's choice of women. Cares for the family name much more than he values the actual people in his family, although his wife is something of a MoralityPet for him. All of this fits Randyll Tarly. It's also a fairly accurate description of Tywin Lannister. The two characters even bear a passing resemblance to one another -- or rather, Tarly's depiction in the show is fairly close to what Tywin was described as looking like in the books, save for the gray hair. To add to this, they even wear red sashes across their armour. They diverge in that Randyll Tarly would kill his own son, while kinslaying is one of the few lines Tywin would never cross - as a matter of fact, he considers a ''[[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency great sacrifice]]'' not killing his son. Another difference is that, despite his hatred for Tyrion, Tywin did acknowledge that his son's intellect had its uses, whereas Randyll spent years trying to beat Sam's bookish nature out of him.
** Tarly's also a bit like Stannis, in that he's devoted to duty and burdened by ConflictingLoyalty between his duty to his liege or to the Crown (which Stannis brooded over when he was asked to support Robert against Aerys II finally agreeing that family comes first). Likewise, John Bradley noted that Sam's interactions with Stannis was tense because the latter reminded him of Randyll. The main differences is that Stannis whatever his flaws is not a misogynist, nor is he entirely dismissive of book learning and indeed praised Sam's knowledge and accepted his story that he killed a White Walker, and unlike Randyll's FantasticRacism towards Wildlings and foreigners, Stannis wanted to bring them into his kingdom and protect them.
** Randyll Tarly is likewise a vassal to a Great House who is tempted and bribed to betray his liege by the Lannisters with the promise of promoting him to the status that belonged to the incumbent, making him foils to Walder Frey and Roose Bolton. The difference is that Randyll doesn't like the Red Wedding, fears Cersei's murder-happy treatment of traitors who cross her, and like Smalljon Umber is worried about the threat of foreigners invading Westeros.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Not to the same level as his book counterpart, in the "History and Lore" video about House Tarly, he laments how Sam became "soft and plump as a daughter" while growing up. He also regards Gilly as a subhuman due to her status as a Wildling. It's also why he chooses to die rather than swear allegiance to Daenerys, as she is a foreigner leading an army of Dothraki.

* ThePatriarch: Of the Tarly family, a position he takes seriously.

* OutnumberedSibling: The only daughter of Lord Randyll. She has two brothers, Sam and Dickon.

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* EverybodysDeadDave: After Randyll and Dickon get burned alive, the only remaining male Tarly is Sam and he can't inherit due to his vows to the Night's Watch. [[spoiler: Though this is very ambiguous at the end since Sam has left the Night's Watch, and seemingly rejoined the Maesters...but Gilly was pregnant with Sams child but they weren't married which would make the child a bastard and unable to inherit unless legitimized by royal decree.]]

!!!'''Played By:''' Freddie Stroma (season 6), Creator/TomHopper (season 7)

-->'''Randyll''': If the Hunter returns home with empty hands, his family starves. If the warrior carries an empty scabbard, his home burns. House Tarly has stood for thousands of years. It will ''not fall'' on my watch.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Jaime probes his allegiance, he plainly [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech expresses disgust]] over the Lannisters, the Red Wedding, and the Freys' breach of SacredHospitality; he also has reservations about breaking his oath to House Tyrell. It's a {{subversion}} however , as he is convinced at the end to side with the Lannisters and helps Jaime Lannister in sacking Highgarden.

* FantasticRacism: He very much despises Wildlings, to the point where he calls Gilly an [[ItIsDehumanizing "it"]] after he finds out where she was born. He is also hesitant to the idea of Dothraki on the continent, which is a bit justified as they have a reputation of RapePillageAndBurn.[[labelnote:From the books...]] Sam doesn't even allude to this, saying that Randyll "might be pleased to think I got a bastard on some Wilding girl" (since it would be proof of Sam doing at least one "manly" thing). Given how far Horn Hill is from The Wall, it's likely he doesn't care about Wildlings one way or the other.[[/labelnote]]

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He’s so concerned about the his house’s honor, he’s borderlined AxCrazy towards Sam. Other scenes suggest he can be just as AxCrazy to peasants. The same ‘honor’ he used to justify the abuse he’s doled out, also gets him, and his eldest son executed by Dany. By implication, his inflexibility effectively hands his house over to Sam; the exact event he considered killing Sam to prevent.

* LawfulStupid: It’s pretty obvious he has such a strict ‘honor code,’ it causes other characters to ignore his advice, and in very Game of Thrones fashion, eventually gets him killed.

!!!'''Played By:''' Freddie Stroma (season 6), Tom Hopper (season 7)

* ArrangedMarriage: Her father is apparently forcing her into one. She's not too thrilled about it.

* NiceGirl: Very much so.
* OutnumberedSibling: The only daughter of Lord Randyll.
* SheIsAllGrownUp: Sam is surprised at how much she's grown.
* SpoiledSweet: Though she's very nice, she still shows signs of being an UpperClassTwit. Immediately after hugging Sam upon his return, she begins to complain about an ArrangedMarriage because of her groom's teeth, she later asks Gilly what her color is so she can give her a dress, not realizing that as a lowborn girl Gilly is unfamiliar with what she's talking about.

* SourSupporter: As the ''Histories and Lore'' of seasons 6 and 7 show, he was this to House Tyrell. He continued to serve because House Tarly "Knows [its] place", but he seemed to heavily dislike them due to their ancestors just giving up against Aegon, surrendering Highgarden without a fight. This goes against his warrior's mentality, as he believed that they shouldn't have simply bent knee to a foreign conqueror. He's also shown to hate the current generation Tyrells due to defying his StayInTheKitchen worldview. In House Tyrell, the women are the political masterminds while the men follow their orders, the opposite of what he believes.

* SubmissiveBadass: Randyll Tarly is loyal to a fault regarding his Lords. However, he has his own oath to the Crown and the reward they offer is causing ConflictingLoyalty.
-->'''Randyll''': We served them (the Tyrells) well and loyally. We know our place.

* GoodParents: In stark contrast to her [[AbusiveParents husband]], Melessa is incredibly loving and non-judgemental towards Sam, doesn't care that Gilly is a Wildling, and is ecstatic to be a grandmother.
* MoralityPet: She seems to be this for her husband, Randyll. He's still an abhorrent bastard but her presence makes him do things he normally wouldn't, like taking Wildlings into his home despite his FantasticRacism. Or sparing his son's life because his death would make her sad.

* EverybodysDeadDave: After Randyll and Dickon get burned alive, the only remaining male Tarly is Sam and he can't inherit due to his vows to the Night's Watch.