The mountain and the viper differences game of thrones wiki. Why that game of thrones fight scene was so brutal to watch. As readers of my spoilery speculations are aware for fans of the books, theyre here and here, the duel between prince oberyn and ser gregor. He rides to kings landing to attend the wedding of king joffrey. If you have five weapon effects going off every second with red mtn you have about 50% chance of proc whereas viper is 100% with one melee attack. This is a place to enjoy and discuss the hbo series, book series. Unsullied recap, game of thrones season 4, episode 8 the mountain and the viper. S4e08asos full text of the duel from the books, if youre curious. The battle between the red viper prince oberyn martell and the mountain ser gregor clegane. The spear snaps in half as oberyn drives it through. He reflects the sunlight into the mountains narrow visor, blinding him. Conclusively, if oberyn martell would have just killed the mountain on the. The episode was written by series cocreators david benioff and d.
Game of thrones delivered one of its most exhilarating and distressing scenes to date in season 4, when the acrobatic oberyn the red viper martell pedro pascal faced off against the. The fight between prince oberyn the red viper martell and ser gregor the mountain clegane in the way it should have been. Oberyn martell, the red viper of dorne, came to kings landing in the first. Prince oberyn comes to kings landing to claim his brother doran s small council seat, and to finally receive justice for the death of his sister elia, 8 as had been promised to the martells by acting hand of the king tyrion lannister. Unsullied recap, game of thrones season 4, episode 8 the. 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. The mountain and the viper is the eighth episode of the fourth season of hbos acclaimed fantasy television series game of thrones, and the 38th overall.
Being a huge red viper fan, i was doubly crushed though not as badly as oberyn, as they said on the spoiler thread badumdum. The mountain and the viper game of thrones wiki fandom. When he looked at prince oberyn, he found himself wishing he had bronn defending him. Oberyn martell in the books uses a polished mirror shield during his duel.
The duel between the giant and the snake never monolog during a fight scene. A professor of medieval history on how game of thrones and the bloody showdown between the red viper and the mountainechoes the past. Did the red viper cheat in his duel with the mountain on. The red viper seizes the opportunity to charge at the mountain and drive his spear through the massive mans chest, using his whole body weight. This is the fight between prince oberyn and gregor clegane.
The got red viper and mountain duel, and a history of. But as soon as the red viper started circling, insisting on a confession rather than delivering the killing blow. No man dared tread on him doran martell to the sand snakes oberyn was a. Game of thrones lightsaber duel red viper vs the mountain. The mountain and the viper is the eighth episode of the fourth season of game of thrones. Prince oberyn red viper vs the mountain gregor clegane. Oberyn had a very close relationship with his sister elia. The mountain vs the viper game of thrones next episode promises the series best combat scenes so far, as prince oberyn of dorne prepares to battle ser gregor clegane. 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. Why that game of thrones fight scene was so brutal to. Specifically, oberyn wanted justice against gregor the mountain. Introduced in 2000s a storm of swords, oberyn is the younger brother of doran martell.
It is the thirtyeighth episode of the series overall. How good of a fighter was oberyn martell in the books. The outcome of the battle between the red viper and the mountain is in, and its a doozy. We got maisie williams explaining that laugh and it wasnt for the reason i assumed above. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones. The fight between the teddy bear mountain and the viper was a big huge scene in the books and now that events from a feast for crows and a. Gregor the mountain clegane versus oberyn red viper martell was the westerosi grudge match to end all grudge matches. Martin wrote the red viper and the mountains battle in the books.
So when oberyn got the mountain on his back, i felt an incredible wave of relief. Also a bit odd was the fact that the show finally referred. Read the red viper and the mountain from the story red viper by ronnika409 r with 9,158 reads. Elia of dorne, they all heard ser gregor say, when they were close enough to kiss.
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