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.
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15 Facts About Oberyn Martell
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Oberyn Martell is subsequently sporadically mentioned in A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons.
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Oberyn Martell is the younger brother of Prince Doran Martell, the ruler of the southern principality of Dorne.
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Oberyn Martell is a hotheaded, forceful, and lustful man with a quick wit and a barbed tongue.
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Oberyn Martell is a formidable fighter whose "legend was fearsome" and is nicknamed the "Red Viper" due to his preference for red clothing, as well as the rumor of his use of poisoned weapons in duels.
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Oberyn Martell was responsible for the crippling of Willas Tyrell, the heir of House Tyrell of Highgarden, during a joust, though Willas never blamed Oberyn Martell for the accident and the two remained friends.
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When Oberyn Martell was no more than sixteen years old, he was found in bed with the paramour of old Lord Edgar Yronwood, who challenged Oberyn Martell in a duel.
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Oberyn Martell is bisexual and has eight illegitimate daughters, collectively known as the "Sand Snakes".
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Oberyn Martell was very close to his older sister Elia and consequently seeks revenge upon Ser Gregor Clegane for her death.
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Oberyn Martell is not a point of view character in the novels, and his actions are witnessed directly and interpreted through the eyes of Tyrion Lannister in the third book, and is later mentioned via the viewpoints of his niece Arianne Martell and the Norvosi captain of his brother Doran's royal guard Areo Hotah in the fourth and fifth books.
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Doran later reveals to Arianne that Oberyn Martell has actually been acting as Doran's enforcer all along to carry out his secret grand plan for House Lannister's downfall.
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Oberyn Martell is played by Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal in the fourth season of the HBO television adaption.
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Oberyn Martell arrives in King's Landing with his paramour, Ellaria Sand, to attend Joffrey's wedding in his brother's stead, and his meeting with Tyrion makes it clear that he has actually come to take revenge against the Lannisters for their role in the deaths of his sister, nephew and niece.
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At the trial, Oberyn Martell implies that he is not convinced of Tyrion's guilt, and openly questions Cersei's testimony and asks Shae why Tyrion would tell her about all of his plans to murder Joffrey if he was the perpetrator.
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