A Song of Ice and Fire character Game of Thrones character
Pedro Pascal as Oberyn Martell
First appearance
Novel:
A Storm of Swords (2000)
Television:
"Two Swords" (2014)
Last appearance
Novel:
A Storm of Swords (2000)
Television:
"The Mountain and the Viper" (2014)
Created by
George R. R. Martin
Portrayed by
Pedro Pascal
In-universe information
Alias
The Red Viper of Dorne
Gender
Male
Title
Prince
Ser
Family
House Martell
Significant other
Ellaria Sand
Children
Obara Sand
Nymeria Sand
Tyene Sand
Sarella Sand
Elia Sand
Obella Sand
Dorea Sand
Loreza Sand
Relatives
Princess of Dorne (mother)
Doran Martell (brother)
Elia Martell (sister)
Arianne Martell (niece)
Quentyn Martell (nephew)
Trystane Martell (nephew)
Rhaenys Targaryen (niece)
Aegon Targaryen (nephew)
Lewyn Martell (uncle)
Oberyn Nymeros Martell, nicknamed the Red Viper, is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin and its television adaptation, Game of Thrones, where he is portrayed by Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal.
Introduced in 2000's A Storm of Swords, Oberyn is the younger brother of Doran Martell, from the desert kingdom of Dorne. Unlike his sickly and pensive brother, Oberyn is notorious for both his dangerous and unpredictable nature and his affinity for poisons, for which he earned his nickname. He is subsequently sporadically mentioned in A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons. Since his brother is sickly, he travels to King's Landing in order to claim the Dornish seat on the small council, as well as to seek vengeance for his sister Elia Martell's death at the hands of Ser Gregor Clegane, whom he suspects acted directly on orders from Tywin Lannister.
Oberyn Nymeros Martell, nicknamed the Red Viper, is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels by American author...
when they were children. After being mortally wounded in a duel with OberynMartell, he is resuscitated by Qyburn via sinister means and becomes member...
Prince Doran Martell's, behalf and obtain justice for his sister Elia Martell's murder. Ellaria Sand is the paramour of Prince OberynMartell, and the mother...
fights OberynMartell, Tyrion's champion who wants to kill Clegane as revenge for the needless murder of his sister, Elia Martell Targaryen. Oberyn inflicts...
she returns in A Dance with Dragons (2011). She is the paramour to OberynMartell and mother to several of his bastard daughters, the Sand Snakes. After...
roles in film and television, Pascal rose to prominence for portraying OberynMartell in the fourth season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2014)...
and he rejected the Princess of Dorne's proposal to betroth OberynMartell and Elia Martell to Cersei and Jaime, respectively. Cersei became worthy with...
with her father Doran Martell, believing him to be weak due to his inaction over the deaths of his sister Elia and brother Oberyn at the hands of House...
trial by combat, a duel between Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane and Oberyn "The Viper" Martell. The episode achieved a viewership of 7.17 million in the United...
is moved last in the rotation and given the "With" moniker. Prince OberynMartell, nicknamed "The Red Viper", is played by Chilean-American actor Pedro...
escape King's Landing with Petyr Baelish's help; Tywin Lannister asks OberynMartell to sit as a judge on Tyrion's trial. Davos Seaworth contacts the Iron...
accused of poisoning Joffrey, Tywin asks OberynMartell to serve as one of the judges in Tyrion's trial. Though Oberyn despises Tywin for ordering the death...
conquest of Meereen. Later, Tyrion's trial begins with Tywin, Mace, and Oberyn as judges. Several hostile witnesses are called, including Meryn, Pycelle...
May 2011. In 2014, Varma was cast as Ellaria Sand, the paramour of OberynMartell in season 4 of the HBO series Game of Thrones. She played the role through...
joins the cast as Doran Martell, the ruling Prince of Dorne, and elder brother of OberynMartell, while his son Trystane Martell is portrayed by Toby Sebastian...
about their incest. Cersei accuses Brienne of being in love with Jaime. Oberyn and his paramour, Ellaria Sand, trade thinly veiled insults with Cersei...
champion. Tyrion is defended by OberynMartell, who believes that his sister, niece, and nephew were murdered by Gregor. Oberyn is nearly victorious, but his...
houses of Lannister and Tyrell will help rectify this problem. Cersei asks Oberyn to send a ship back to Sunspear as a gift for Myrcella. Petyr and Sansa...
Tyrion's lover Shae testify falsely against Tyrion at his trial. Prince OberynMartell, of the southern region of Dorne, offers to represent Tyrion in a trial...
Myrcella Baratheon. However, OberynMartell's lover, Ellaria, and his bastard daughters kill Myrcella as revenge for Oberyn's death. In Winterfell, the new...
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