This article contains mentions of sexual assault. Tyrion Lannister is one of the central characters in HBO's Game of Thrones, but he's very different from the protagonist depicted in the books.

Tyrion Lannister is one of the most important characters in Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice & Fire, and one impressive book record really shows it.

Appointed Hand of the King, he delegated the job to son Tyrion, calling it “no small honor.” Presently waging war with the North, he’s promised to quell rebellion: “A Lannister always pays ...