Prince Oberyn Martell, also known as the Red Viper of Dorne, was a member of House Martell, the ruling family of Dorne, the younger brother of Doran Martell and the late Elia Martell, the father of eight bastard girls known as the Sand Snakes, and a member of the small council for Dorne to Tommen I. He was renowned for his skill with a staff, his spirit for vengeance, and fluid sexuality

Nov 12, 2013 · Oberyn knew he would win. He wasn't just confident in his chances, he was absolutely certain he would beat the Mountain, which of course was his downfall. He didn't let himself die on purpose. If he thought for even a moment that the Mountain would still be able to grab and kill him, he wouldn't have got that close in that position. Oberyn’s fatal flaw is his quest for revenge – on the Mountain and on Tywin Lannister, who commands Gregor. In the world of Westeros, as in our world, vengeance is an uncivilized motivation. The matchup between the Mountain and the Viper (Oberyn’s nickname) seems doomed from the outset. Jun 06, 2014 · The Mountain is TOO big, too slow, nowhere near fit or skilled enough…Breinne and The Hound and especially Oberyn would win in any fight where they have room to move about and evade. Reply peet May 19, 2019 · Back in season four, Oberyn Martell fights the Mountain in Tyrion Lannister's trial by combat. Although the Mountain kills Oberyn in an infamously gruesome way , the Dornish prince gets his

Additionally, Tywin didn't know that Oberyn would volunteer as Tyrion's champion. So the whole fight was out of his hands. Tywin (and everybody else) was surprised that Oberyn volunteered as Tyrion's champion. Nobody thought that somebody, especially a Prince, would volunteer to fight the Mountain, particularly to save Tyrion.

Jun 01, 2014 · On behalf of Tyrion, Oberyn Martell fights Gregor Clegane, also known as The Mountain. Martell wants to avenge his sister's death in this duel. He repeatedly asks Clegane to admit his involvement

Where did they film the “Mountain vs. Red Viper” scene? Surely the scene where Gregor Clegane (The Mountain) fights and kills Oberyn Martell (Red Viper) is one of the more shocking scenes in Game of Thrones. The fight takes place in a small arena by the sea.

Gregor Clegane, nicknamed "The Mountain That Rides" or simply "The Mountain", is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. In the books, the character is initially introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones. Prince Oberyn Nymeros Martell, also known as the Red Viper, is a member of House Martell and is the younger brother of Doran Martell, Prince of Dorne. Oberyn has eight bastard daughters called the Sand Snakes, the four youngest of whom are by his current paramour, Ellaria Sand. In the television adaptation Game of Thrones Oberyn is portrayed by Pedro Pascal.