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| Title=Podrick Payne
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{{Quote|There has never lived a more loyal squire.|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to Podrick|Breaker of Chains}}
 
{{Quote|There has never lived a more loyal squire.|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to Podrick|Breaker of Chains}}
   
'''Podrick Payne''', often called '''Pod''', is a recurring character in the [[Season 2|second]], [[Season 3|third]] and [[Season 4|fourth]] seasons. He is played by guest star [[Daniel Portman]] and debuts in "[[The Night Lands]]." Podrick Payne was [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s [[squire]], but has since been given to [[Brienne of Tarth]].
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'''Podrick Payne''', often called '''Pod''', is a recurring character in the [[Season 2|second]], [[Season 3|third]], [[Season 4|fourth]], [[Season 5|fifth]] and [[Season 6|sixth]] seasons. He is played by guest star [[Daniel Portman]] and debuts in "[[The Night Lands]]." Podrick Payne was [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s [[squire]], but has since been given to [[Brienne of Tarth]].
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
===Background===
 
===Background===
Podrick Payne is a distant cousin of the more famous Ser [[Ilyn Payne]], the [[King's Justice]], and member of a lesser branch of [[House Payne]]. He has been made a squire to Tyrion Lannister, and hopes to one day complete his training and become a [[Knighthood|knight]].
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Podrick Payne is a distant cousin of the more famous Ser [[Ilyn Payne]], the [[King's Justice]], and member of a lesser branch of [[House Payne]].
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During the [[War of the Five Kings]], Podrick was the squire of Ser [[Lorimer]], a lesser [[knight]] in the [[Westerlands]] army. One night Ser Lorimer got drunk and stole a ham, which he shared with Podrick. Lorimer was caught and the two were sentenced to be hanged. Podrick was spared because of his family name.
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As punishment, [[Tywin Lannister]] sent him to [[King's Landing]] to serve as squire to Tyrion Lannister.
   
 
===[[Season 2]]===
 
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Podrick attends Tyrion during a dinner he holds with Queen [[Cersei]]. He cannot repress a smile when Tyrion jokes about Joffrey's inability to rule.<ref>"[[The Prince of Winterfell]]"</ref>
 
Podrick attends Tyrion during a dinner he holds with Queen [[Cersei]]. He cannot repress a smile when Tyrion jokes about Joffrey's inability to rule.<ref>"[[The Prince of Winterfell]]"</ref>
   
[[File:Tyrion_and_Podrick_2x09.png|thumb|Podrick equips Tyrion in armor in "[[Blackwater]]".]]
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[[File:Tyrion and Podrick 2x09.png|thumb|Podrick equips Tyrion in armor in "[[Blackwater]]".]]
 
Podrick squires for Tyrion during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. He dresses Tyrion in his armor prior to the battle during a meeting with Lord [[Varys]]. Varys asks Tyrion if he trusts Podrick and Tyrion says that he does. Varys then shows them a map of the tunnel network beneath the city. When King [[Stannis Baratheon]] lands near the [[Mud Gate]] Tyrion dispatches Podrick to fetch reinforcements from the [[King's Gate]]. Podrick does as ordered, returning with a host of men just as King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] flees back to the [[Red Keep]].<ref name="E19">"[[Blackwater]]"</ref>
 
Podrick squires for Tyrion during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. He dresses Tyrion in his armor prior to the battle during a meeting with Lord [[Varys]]. Varys asks Tyrion if he trusts Podrick and Tyrion says that he does. Varys then shows them a map of the tunnel network beneath the city. When King [[Stannis Baratheon]] lands near the [[Mud Gate]] Tyrion dispatches Podrick to fetch reinforcements from the [[King's Gate]]. Podrick does as ordered, returning with a host of men just as King [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] flees back to the [[Red Keep]].<ref name="E19">"[[Blackwater]]"</ref>
   
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Tyrion sends Podrick to urgently get Bronn. Podrick finds Bronn at Littlefinger's brothel with [[Mirelle]] and insists he come with him to Bronn's frustration. When they arrive back at the Red Keep, Bronn has Podrick back him up that Bronn has just recently been knighted when two [[Kingsguard]]s insult him.<ref>"[[Valar Dohaeris]]"</ref>
 
Tyrion sends Podrick to urgently get Bronn. Podrick finds Bronn at Littlefinger's brothel with [[Mirelle]] and insists he come with him to Bronn's frustration. When they arrive back at the Red Keep, Bronn has Podrick back him up that Bronn has just recently been knighted when two [[Kingsguard]]s insult him.<ref>"[[Valar Dohaeris]]"</ref>
   
[[File:We_need_Details.jpg|thumb|226px|Tyrion is facinated at Pod's ability to pleasure women.]]Bronn reminds Tyrion that he still owes Podrick for having saved Tyrion's life. Tyrion then brings Podrick to Littlefinger's brothel and pays for three prostitutes ([[Marei]], [[Genna]], and the contortionist [[Kayla]]) to take Podrick's virginity. Podrick later returns with all of Tyrion's coins as the prostitutes enjoyed the experience so much that they did not want any payment. Tyrion and Bronn are amazed and insist that Podrick tell them everything that happened, in "copious detail".<ref>"[[Walk of Punishment]]"</ref> [[Ros]] later mentions to a confused [[Varys]] that the girls all said Podrick was the best they'd ever had, and that as three professional prostitutes, they'd been with a lot of men. Varys asks if it's that he's very large, but Ros says that according to the girls he wasn't particularly large, so much as ''what'' he did. Varys asks what it was, but Ros says that while the three prostitutes are often very descriptive, the most they could say about the wonderful experience was that it was "hard to describe".<ref>"[[And Now His Watch is Ended]]"</ref>
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[[File:We need Details.jpg|thumb|226px|Tyrion is facinated at Pod's ability to pleasure women.]]Bronn reminds Tyrion that he still owes Podrick for having saved Tyrion's life. Tyrion then brings Podrick to Littlefinger's brothel and pays for three prostitutes ([[Marei]], [[Genna]], and the contortionist [[Kayla]]) to take Podrick's virginity. Podrick later returns with all of Tyrion's coins as the prostitutes enjoyed the experience so much that they did not want any payment. Tyrion and Bronn are amazed and insist that Podrick tell them everything that happened, in "copious detail".<ref>"[[Walk of Punishment]]"</ref> [[Ros]] later mentions to a confused [[Varys]] that the girls all said Podrick was the best they'd ever had, and that as three professional prostitutes, they'd been with a lot of men. Varys asks if it's that he's very large, but Ros says that according to the girls he wasn't particularly large, so much as ''what'' he did. Varys asks what it was, but Ros says that while the three prostitutes are often very descriptive, the most they could say about the wonderful experience was that it was "hard to describe".<ref>"[[And Now His Watch is Ended]]"</ref>
   
 
Sometime later, Pod is present when Lady [[Olenna Tyrell]] meets with Tyrion to discuss the costs of the upcoming royal wedding. Olenna admonishes Pod for giving her too much wine and sends him off for figs. Upon returning with the fruit, she sarcastically asks if he retrieved them from [[Volantis]] before departing.<ref>"[[Kissed by Fire]]"</ref>
 
Sometime later, Pod is present when Lady [[Olenna Tyrell]] meets with Tyrion to discuss the costs of the upcoming royal wedding. Olenna admonishes Pod for giving her too much wine and sends him off for figs. Upon returning with the fruit, she sarcastically asks if he retrieved them from [[Volantis]] before departing.<ref>"[[Kissed by Fire]]"</ref>
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===[[Season 4]]===
 
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[[File:Podrick_with_tyrion_and_bronn_waiting_for_doran_martell.png|thumb|right|Podrick with Tyrion and Bronn waiting for Doran Martell.]]
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[[File:Podrick with tyrion and bronn waiting for doran martell.png|thumb|right|Podrick with Tyrion and Bronn waiting for Doran Martell.]]
   
Bearing the king's [[House Baratheon | banner]], Podrick awaits the arrival of Prince [[Doran Martell]] of [[Dorne]] along with Tyrion and Bronn. As the [[Dornishmen]] approach, he correctly identifies the [[heraldry]] of several Dornish houses, to the approval of Tyrion. Bronn replies that he needs a sigil. When they learn from the envoys that Doran's brother [[Oberyn Martell]] has come to the city instead, and that he arrived before dawn, Podrick accompanies Tyrion and Bronn to Littlefinger's brothel to greet Prince Oberyn and his paramour, [[Ellaria Sand]].<ref>"[[Two Swords]]"</ref>
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Bearing the king's [[House Baratheon|banner]], Podrick awaits the arrival of Prince [[Doran Martell]] of [[Dorne]] along with Tyrion and Bronn. As the [[Dornishmen]] approach, he correctly identifies the [[heraldry]] of several Dornish houses, to the approval of Tyrion. Bronn replies that he needs a sigil. When they learn from the envoys that Doran's brother [[Oberyn Martell]] has come to the city instead, and that he arrived before dawn, Podrick accompanies Tyrion and Bronn to Littlefinger's brothel to greet Prince Oberyn and his [[paramour]], [[Ellaria Sand]].<ref>"[[Two Swords]]"</ref>
   
[[File:Podrick_visits_tyrion_in_his_cell.png|thumb|left|Podrick visits Tyrion in his cell.]]
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[[File:Podrick visits tyrion in his cell.png|thumb|left|Podrick visits Tyrion in his cell.]]
   
 
In the aftermath of Joffrey's assassination, an unnamed Gold Cloak approaches Pod, offering him knighthood if he agrees to testify against Tyrion, who is suspected of committing the crime. Pod adamantly refuses. Later, Pod speaks to Tyrion in his cell, who reveals that Bronn is currently being investigated for information on the poison used to kill Joffrey, and that by refusing the Gold Cloak's offer, Pod has implicated himself as a suspect as well. Tyrion insists that Pod flee King's Landing before he too is arrested, and Pod tearfully agrees only after Tyrion outright orders him to do so. Before he leaves, Tyrion comforts Pod by saying he is the most loyal squire anyone could hope for.<ref>"[[Breaker of Chains]]"</ref>
 
In the aftermath of Joffrey's assassination, an unnamed Gold Cloak approaches Pod, offering him knighthood if he agrees to testify against Tyrion, who is suspected of committing the crime. Pod adamantly refuses. Later, Pod speaks to Tyrion in his cell, who reveals that Bronn is currently being investigated for information on the poison used to kill Joffrey, and that by refusing the Gold Cloak's offer, Pod has implicated himself as a suspect as well. Tyrion insists that Pod flee King's Landing before he too is arrested, and Pod tearfully agrees only after Tyrion outright orders him to do so. Before he leaves, Tyrion comforts Pod by saying he is the most loyal squire anyone could hope for.<ref>"[[Breaker of Chains]]"</ref>
   
[[File:Jaime_presents_podrick_to_brienne.png|thumb|right|Jaime presents Podrick to Brienne.]]
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[[File:Jaime presents podrick to brienne.png|thumb|right|Jaime presents Podrick to Brienne.]]
   
 
When Brienne is tasked by Jaime Lannister to locate and protect the missing [[Sansa Stark]], he assigns Podrick to act as her squire. Brienne initially rejects the offer, believing that Podrick will simply slow her down. However, Jaime insists that Podrick is not safe in King's Landing and this is a favor for Tyrion. Before Podrick departs with Brienne, Bronn gives him a gift from Tyrion. It is the axe Tyrion used during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].<ref>"[[Oathkeeper]]"</ref>
 
When Brienne is tasked by Jaime Lannister to locate and protect the missing [[Sansa Stark]], he assigns Podrick to act as her squire. Brienne initially rejects the offer, believing that Podrick will simply slow her down. However, Jaime insists that Podrick is not safe in King's Landing and this is a favor for Tyrion. Before Podrick departs with Brienne, Bronn gives him a gift from Tyrion. It is the axe Tyrion used during the [[Battle of the Blackwater]].<ref>"[[Oathkeeper]]"</ref>
   
[[File:Brienne_riding_with_podrick.png|thumb|left|Podrick riding with Brienne.]]
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[[File:Brienne riding with podrick.png|thumb|left|Podrick riding with Brienne.]]
   
 
While on the road, Podrick is having difficulties with his horse, much to the annoyance of Brienne. The two are on their way to the Castle Black, where Brienne believes Sansa has been taken in by her half-brother, Jon Snow. Brienne tries to get rid of Podrick by releasing him from the vow he swore as her squire, but to no avail. At their campsite, Podrick sets fire to a rabbit he was trying to cook, even though he did not even skin it properly. Brienne questions Podrick about his duties as squire to Tyrion. He tells her his job was mostly pouring wine, alongside other menial tasks. Brienne then asks if Podrick did anything related to combat. Podrick reveals how he killed Ser Mandon Moore of the Kingsguard by shoving a spear through his head when he tried to kill Tyrion. Brienne then allows Podrick to help her remove her armor.<ref>"[[First of His Name]]"</ref>
 
While on the road, Podrick is having difficulties with his horse, much to the annoyance of Brienne. The two are on their way to the Castle Black, where Brienne believes Sansa has been taken in by her half-brother, Jon Snow. Brienne tries to get rid of Podrick by releasing him from the vow he swore as her squire, but to no avail. At their campsite, Podrick sets fire to a rabbit he was trying to cook, even though he did not even skin it properly. Brienne questions Podrick about his duties as squire to Tyrion. He tells her his job was mostly pouring wine, alongside other menial tasks. Brienne then asks if Podrick did anything related to combat. Podrick reveals how he killed Ser Mandon Moore of the Kingsguard by shoving a spear through his head when he tried to kill Tyrion. Brienne then allows Podrick to help her remove her armor.<ref>"[[First of His Name]]"</ref>
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[[File:Hotpiepodrickbriennetalkinginn.png|thumb|right|Brienne and Podrick meet Hot Pie.]]
 
[[File:Hotpiepodrickbriennetalkinginn.png|thumb|right|Brienne and Podrick meet Hot Pie.]]
   
Later on, Podrick and Brienne stop at an inn where they are seved kidney pie made by none other than [[Hot Pie]], who proceeds to tell them at length the process in finding the right ingredients. He then asks of Brienne's business, to which she replies that she is in Catelyn Stark's service to find and protect Sansa Stark. Hot Pie leaves after addressing the Starks as traitors. As Brienne and Podrick prepare to leave the inn, Podrick reminds Brienne that telling people of their quest could be dangerous, but Brienne's honesty is swiftly rewarded when Hot Pie approaches and gives them a baked good shaped like a direwolf. He tells them that he knows nothing of Sansa but last saw Arya alive and hints that she was being sought by the Hound. Podrick, having memorized the complex family trees of the Great Houses, suggests that they head to the Eyrie, realizing that [[Lysa Arryn]] is the Hound's only remaining chance of a ransom.<ref>"[[Mockingbird]]"</ref>
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Later on, Podrick and Brienne stop at [[Inn at the Crossroads|an inn]] where they are served kidney pie made by none other than [[Hot Pie]], who proceeds to tell them at length the process in finding the right ingredients. He then asks of Brienne's business, to which she replies that she is in Catelyn Stark's service to find and protect Sansa Stark. Hot Pie leaves after addressing the Starks as traitors. As Brienne and Podrick prepare to leave the inn, Podrick reminds Brienne that telling people of their quest could be dangerous, but Brienne's honesty is swiftly rewarded when Hot Pie approaches and gives them a baked good shaped like a direwolf. He tells them that he knows nothing of Sansa but last saw Arya alive and hints that she was being sought by the Hound. Podrick, having memorized the complex family trees of the Great Houses, suggests that they head to the Eyrie, realizing that [[Lysa Arryn]] is the Hound's only remaining chance of a ransom.<ref>"[[Mockingbird]]"</ref>
   
[[File:Podrick_watches_brienne_and_the_hound.png|thumb|left|Podrick and Arya watch as a fight between Brienne and the Hound starts.]]
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[[File:Podrick watches brienne and the hound.png|thumb|left|Podrick and Arya watch as a fight between Brienne and the Hound starts.]]
   
After a night's rest, Brienne and Podrick discover their horses have disappeared. Brienne blames her companion for not hobbling them correctly and forces him to carry the saddle bags. Later, Brienne encounters a young girl practicing with a [[Needle|thin sword]] and the two briefly bond over their shared interests. However, the situation turns hostile when Podrick correctly identifies the girl's companion as [[Sandor Clegane]]. Brienne realizes the girl is none other than [[Arya Stark]] and tells her that she swore her mother to keep her safe. Sandor, seeing Brienne with a sword obviously the work of the Lannisters, refuses to hand over Arya to Brienne and believes that she is merely here for the bounty on his head. Brienne and Sandor engage in a vicious duel, while Podrick watches instead of keeping an eye on Arya. Brienne emerges victorious, but the two have lost sight of Arya.<ref>"[[The Children]]"</ref>
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After a night's rest, Brienne and Podrick discover their horses have disappeared. Brienne blames her companion for not hobbling them correctly and forces him to carry the saddle bags. Later, Brienne encounters a young girl practicing with a [[Needle|thin sword]] and the two briefly bond over their shared interests. However, the situation turns hostile when Podrick correctly identifies the girl's companion as [[Sandor Clegane]]. Brienne realizes the girl is none other than [[Arya Stark]] and tells her that she swore her mother to keep her safe. Sandor, seeing Brienne with a sword forged in a style typical of swords made for the Lannisters, refuses to hand over Arya to Brienne and believes that she is merely here for the bounty on his head. Even after Brienne convinces him this is not the case, Sandor still refuses, impugning Brienne's ability to protect Arya. Brienne and Sandor engage in a vicious duel, while Podrick watches instead of keeping an eye on Arya. Brienne emerges victorious, but the two have lost sight of Arya.<ref>"[[The Children]]"</ref>
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After failing to relocate Arya, Podrick questions Brienne if they intend to journey to [[Castle Black]] to see if [[Sansa Stark]] has been taken in by her half-brother [[Jon Snow]]. Brienne dismisses the idea of the two of them continuing to travel together, as Podrick is now hundreds of miles from the dangers of [[King's Landing]]. Podrick wishes to remain with Brienne as her squire in order to locate Sansa, but she sharply reminds him that she is not a knight, nor his mother. Brienne laments that the only thing she ever wanted was to fight for a lord she believed in, but now all the good lords are dead and the rest are monsters.<ref>"[[The Wars to Come]]"</ref>
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While resting at an inn, Podrick spots [[Petyr Baelish]] and Sansa Stark on the other side of the inn, surrounded by knights. Although she has dyed her hair, Podrick tells Brienne that he is confident that the girl sitting with Petyr is Sansa. Unfortunately, the situation turns ugly after Sansa rejects Brienne's offer of protection. Brienne and Podrick are forced to flee on horseback from their pursuers. Podrick is separated from Brienne and is reared off his horse before being attacked by one of the guards. Fortunately, Brienne saves him by killing the two guards sent after them and orders Podrick get back on his horse. Even though Podrick reminds her that both Stark girls have rejected her offer of protection, Brienne is adamant about following Sansa.<ref>"[[The House of Black and White]]"</ref>
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Brienne and Podrick witness Petyr and Sansa approach [[Moat Cailin]]. Realizing that following them through the castle would be futile, she decides to bypass the Moat Cailin by going around. Although Podrick is worried about losing sight of them, Brienne tells him that they don't need to follow them so closely because she knows [[Winterfell|where]] they are going.
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Making camp, Brienne learns how Podrick became [[Tyrion Lannister]]'s [[Squire|squire]]. During the [[War of the Five Kings]] he squired for a knight named [[Lorimer]] who stole a ham while drunk, which he shared with Podrick. Just before he was to be hanged, Podrick was spared when Lord [[Tywin]] heard his family name, pardoned him, and sent him to squire for Tyrion as punishment for both of them, although Podrick was quite happy in Tyrion's service. While Brienne assumes that Podrick must hate being in her service, he is actually proud to be her squire and admires her martial prowess. Brienne apologizes for her rude behavior towards Podrick and offers to teach him how to wield a sword and ride a horse properly: though she can't knight him, she will teach him how to defend himself.
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Brienne then reveals her past with [[Renly Baratheon]] to Podrick. He tells her that Tyrion acknowledged Renly as a good man, but wonders if the rumors about Renly were true. Brienne admits she knew that Renly was only interested in men. She says that there is nothing more hateful than failing to protect the ones you love and intends to avenge Renly by killing [[Stannis Baratheon]], whom she believes played a role in Renly's murder.<ref>"[[High Sparrow (episode)]]"</ref>
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Brienne and Podrick finally reach Winterfell and get a room in a nearby inn at winter town. Podrick suggests that Sansa may be safe from the Lannisters in her childhood home, but Brienne, knowing of the atrocities that [[Roose Bolton|Roose]] and [[Ramsay Bolton]] have committed towards other Houses, corrects him by claiming that Sansa is in danger, even if she doesn't know it. They meet an old servant whom Brienne deduces is still loyal to the Starks, and has him send a message to Sansa for them.<ref>"[[Kill the Boy]]"</ref>
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Brienne and Podrick continue to wait for Sansa's signal, watching the window of the tower at every opportunity.<ref>"[[The Gift (episode)|The Gift]]"</ref> While returning from a supply run, he sights Stannis Baratheon and his army marching to Winterfell. Recognizing them from the banners he had seen during the Battle of Blackwater, he returns to their camp and informes Brienne about Stannis, causing them to abandon their lookout and go after Stannis.
   
 
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==In the books==
 
==In the books==
In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Podrick is a young member of a cadet branch of [[House Payne]]. He is 12 years old at the beginning of the novels. Podrick Payne has brown hair and blue eyes and is very shy and awkward. Podrick appeared in the first novel, but his appearance in the TV series was delayed until the second season. Like several other younger characters he was aged-up in the TV series to be in his late teens. As Podrick is barely 13-14 years old during the events of the third novel (corresponding to Season 3), he never has sex with prostitutes as he did in "[[Walk of Punishment]]", or with any woman, and thus isn't described as being particularly sexually skilled.
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In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Podrick is a young member of a cadet branch of [[House Payne]]. He is 12 years old at the beginning of the novels. Podrick Payne has brown hair and blue eyes and is very shy and awkward. Podrick appeared in the first novel, but his appearance in the TV series was delayed until the second season. Like several other younger characters he was aged-up in the TV series to be in his late teens - in the novels, Podrick is roughly the same age as [[Sansa Stark]], who is 11 years old in the first novel. As Podrick is barely 12–13 years old during the events of the third novel (corresponding to Season 3), he never has sex with prostitutes as he did in "[[Walk of Punishment]]", or with any woman, and thus isn't described as being particularly sexually skilled.
   
 
His father was a squire for his richer cousins. After he was knighted, he married a chandler's daughter then went off to die in the [[Greyjoy Rebellion]]. When Podrick was four years old his mother left him with one of these cousins, Ser Cedric Payne, when she ran off with a wandering singer who had gotten her pregnant. Ser Cedric treated Podrick more as a servant than as a squire who was also a cousin.
 
His father was a squire for his richer cousins. After he was knighted, he married a chandler's daughter then went off to die in the [[Greyjoy Rebellion]]. When Podrick was four years old his mother left him with one of these cousins, Ser Cedric Payne, when she ran off with a wandering singer who had gotten her pregnant. Ser Cedric treated Podrick more as a servant than as a squire who was also a cousin.
   
Ser Cedric brings Podrick with him when the Lannisters call up their bannerman to attack the Riverlands, and when he is killed in battle, Podrick is left alone again. Pod attaches himself to Ser Lorimer, a hedge knight in [[Leo Lefford]]'s service. Ser Lefford was in charge of Tywin Lannister's baggage train, but is later found to have stolen food from it, a smoked ham which he ate with Podrick. They are both going to be hanged, but Podrick Payne was spared because of his family name. He then comes to the attention of Ser Kevan Lannister who is the one who assigns Podrick to [[Tyrion Lannister]] as his squire, shortly before the [[Battle of the Green Fork]].
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Ser Cedric brings Podrick with him when the Lannisters call up their bannerman to attack the Riverlands, and when he is killed in battle, Podrick is left alone again. Pod attaches himself to Ser Lorimer, a hedge knight in [[Leo Lefford]]'s service. Ser Lorimer was in charge of Tywin Lannister's baggage train, but is later found to have stolen food from it, a smoked ham which he ate with Podrick. They are both going to be hanged, but Podrick Payne was spared because of his family name. He then comes to the attention of Ser Kevan Lannister who is the one who assigns Podrick to [[Tyrion Lannister]] as his squire, shortly before the [[Battle of the Green Fork]].
   
 
Tyrion believes Podrick was assigned to him as a jape. He is very awkward, but also loyal to Tyrion, as seen when he ironed Tyrion's clothing. He stays silent most of the time, but when he talks he trips over his tongue; not sure what to say, he babbles. He is scared of people, so he talks while looking at their feet. He is terrified of his relative, King's Justice Ser Ilyn Payne. However, while he sometimes stumbles over his own words out of shyness, it is noted that he is far from stupid.
 
Tyrion believes Podrick was assigned to him as a jape. He is very awkward, but also loyal to Tyrion, as seen when he ironed Tyrion's clothing. He stays silent most of the time, but when he talks he trips over his tongue; not sure what to say, he babbles. He is scared of people, so he talks while looking at their feet. He is terrified of his relative, King's Justice Ser Ilyn Payne. However, while he sometimes stumbles over his own words out of shyness, it is noted that he is far from stupid.
   
 
During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Tyrion didn't realize that Podrick had come with him through the gates when he left the keep to lead the sortie, when asked why Podrick says simply that he is Tyrion's squire. Tyrion tells him to stay close. When Ser Mandon Moore tries to kill Tyrion, they are on a ship hung up on the chain across the Blackwater Rush. Podrick doesn't stab Ser Mandon with a spear, he just pushes him in the water and the weight of the armor does the rest.
 
During the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], Tyrion didn't realize that Podrick had come with him through the gates when he left the keep to lead the sortie, when asked why Podrick says simply that he is Tyrion's squire. Tyrion tells him to stay close. When Ser Mandon Moore tries to kill Tyrion, they are on a ship hung up on the chain across the Blackwater Rush. Podrick doesn't stab Ser Mandon with a spear, he just pushes him in the water and the weight of the armor does the rest.
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"There has never lived a more loyal squire."
Tyrion Lannister to Podrick[src]

Podrick Payne, often called Pod, is a recurring character in the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth seasons. He is played by guest star Daniel Portman and debuts in "The Night Lands." Podrick Payne was Tyrion Lannister's squire, but has since been given to Brienne of Tarth.

Biography

Background

Podrick Payne is a distant cousin of the more famous Ser Ilyn Payne, the King's Justice, and member of a lesser branch of House Payne.

During the War of the Five Kings, Podrick was the squire of Ser Lorimer, a lesser knight in the Westerlands army. One night Ser Lorimer got drunk and stole a ham, which he shared with Podrick. Lorimer was caught and the two were sentenced to be hanged. Podrick was spared because of his family name.

As punishment, Tywin Lannister sent him to King's Landing to serve as squire to Tyrion Lannister.

Season 2

Tyrion has Janos Slynt as a dinner guest in the dining room of the Tower of the Hand. Podrick pours wine for them, but spills the beverage on Janos' hand. Janos begins to chastise the boy, but Tyrion dismisses him and says they know how to pour their own wine.[1]

Podrick attends Tyrion during a dinner he holds with Queen Cersei. He cannot repress a smile when Tyrion jokes about Joffrey's inability to rule.[2]

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Podrick equips Tyrion in armor in "Blackwater".

Podrick squires for Tyrion during the Battle of the Blackwater. He dresses Tyrion in his armor prior to the battle during a meeting with Lord Varys. Varys asks Tyrion if he trusts Podrick and Tyrion says that he does. Varys then shows them a map of the tunnel network beneath the city. When King Stannis Baratheon lands near the Mud Gate Tyrion dispatches Podrick to fetch reinforcements from the King's Gate. Podrick does as ordered, returning with a host of men just as King Joffrey flees back to the Red Keep.[3]

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Podrick Payne with injured Tyrion.

Tyrion urges his surviving men and Podrick's reinforcements to help him fight the invaders. He orders Ser Mandon Moore and Ser Boros Blount to join him in leading a sortie through the tunnels. Podrick accompanies Tyrion outside the walls. In the midst of battle, Ser Mandon attempts to murder Tyrion. He strikes after Tyrion has removed his helmet but only succeeds in cutting his face. Podrick kills Ser Mandon by shoving a spear through the back of his head, saving Tyrion's life. He cradles Tyrion in his arms as he collapses into unconsciousness.[3]

When Tyrion wakes up, Podrick is in the room as Varys tells Tyrion about what has been happening while he is unconscious. Tyrion thanks Podrick for saving his life. When Tyrion tells Podrick to go summon Bronn to post Gold Cloaks at his door and to find the hill tribes, Varys stops him and tells Tyrion that Bronn is no longer leading the Gold Cloaks and the hill tribes have gone home. Podrick opens the door to let in Shae, then he leaves the room with Varys.[4]

Season 3

Tyrion sends Podrick to urgently get Bronn. Podrick finds Bronn at Littlefinger's brothel with Mirelle and insists he come with him to Bronn's frustration. When they arrive back at the Red Keep, Bronn has Podrick back him up that Bronn has just recently been knighted when two Kingsguards insult him.[5]

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Tyrion is facinated at Pod's ability to pleasure women.

Bronn reminds Tyrion that he still owes Podrick for having saved Tyrion's life. Tyrion then brings Podrick to Littlefinger's brothel and pays for three prostitutes (Marei, Genna, and the contortionist Kayla) to take Podrick's virginity. Podrick later returns with all of Tyrion's coins as the prostitutes enjoyed the experience so much that they did not want any payment. Tyrion and Bronn are amazed and insist that Podrick tell them everything that happened, in "copious detail".[6] Ros later mentions to a confused Varys that the girls all said Podrick was the best they'd ever had, and that as three professional prostitutes, they'd been with a lot of men. Varys asks if it's that he's very large, but Ros says that according to the girls he wasn't particularly large, so much as what he did. Varys asks what it was, but Ros says that while the three prostitutes are often very descriptive, the most they could say about the wonderful experience was that it was "hard to describe".[7]

Sometime later, Pod is present when Lady Olenna Tyrell meets with Tyrion to discuss the costs of the upcoming royal wedding. Olenna admonishes Pod for giving her too much wine and sends him off for figs. Upon returning with the fruit, she sarcastically asks if he retrieved them from Volantis before departing.[8]

Podrick shares wine with Tyrion, but has trouble keeping up with him. Tyrion, already drunk and unhappy about his forced marriage, tells him if being drunk all the time was easy then everybody would do it. Soon after, Cersei arrives and orders Podrick to leave so she may speak to her brother alone.[9]

Season 4

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Podrick with Tyrion and Bronn waiting for Doran Martell.

Bearing the king's banner, Podrick awaits the arrival of Prince Doran Martell of Dorne along with Tyrion and Bronn. As the Dornishmen approach, he correctly identifies the heraldry of several Dornish houses, to the approval of Tyrion. Bronn replies that he needs a sigil. When they learn from the envoys that Doran's brother Oberyn Martell has come to the city instead, and that he arrived before dawn, Podrick accompanies Tyrion and Bronn to Littlefinger's brothel to greet Prince Oberyn and his paramour, Ellaria Sand.[10]

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Podrick visits Tyrion in his cell.

In the aftermath of Joffrey's assassination, an unnamed Gold Cloak approaches Pod, offering him knighthood if he agrees to testify against Tyrion, who is suspected of committing the crime. Pod adamantly refuses. Later, Pod speaks to Tyrion in his cell, who reveals that Bronn is currently being investigated for information on the poison used to kill Joffrey, and that by refusing the Gold Cloak's offer, Pod has implicated himself as a suspect as well. Tyrion insists that Pod flee King's Landing before he too is arrested, and Pod tearfully agrees only after Tyrion outright orders him to do so. Before he leaves, Tyrion comforts Pod by saying he is the most loyal squire anyone could hope for.[11]

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Jaime presents Podrick to Brienne.

When Brienne is tasked by Jaime Lannister to locate and protect the missing Sansa Stark, he assigns Podrick to act as her squire. Brienne initially rejects the offer, believing that Podrick will simply slow her down. However, Jaime insists that Podrick is not safe in King's Landing and this is a favor for Tyrion. Before Podrick departs with Brienne, Bronn gives him a gift from Tyrion. It is the axe Tyrion used during the Battle of the Blackwater.[12]

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Podrick riding with Brienne.

While on the road, Podrick is having difficulties with his horse, much to the annoyance of Brienne. The two are on their way to the Castle Black, where Brienne believes Sansa has been taken in by her half-brother, Jon Snow. Brienne tries to get rid of Podrick by releasing him from the vow he swore as her squire, but to no avail. At their campsite, Podrick sets fire to a rabbit he was trying to cook, even though he did not even skin it properly. Brienne questions Podrick about his duties as squire to Tyrion. He tells her his job was mostly pouring wine, alongside other menial tasks. Brienne then asks if Podrick did anything related to combat. Podrick reveals how he killed Ser Mandon Moore of the Kingsguard by shoving a spear through his head when he tried to kill Tyrion. Brienne then allows Podrick to help her remove her armor.[13]

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Brienne and Podrick meet Hot Pie.

Later on, Podrick and Brienne stop at an inn where they are served kidney pie made by none other than Hot Pie, who proceeds to tell them at length the process in finding the right ingredients. He then asks of Brienne's business, to which she replies that she is in Catelyn Stark's service to find and protect Sansa Stark. Hot Pie leaves after addressing the Starks as traitors. As Brienne and Podrick prepare to leave the inn, Podrick reminds Brienne that telling people of their quest could be dangerous, but Brienne's honesty is swiftly rewarded when Hot Pie approaches and gives them a baked good shaped like a direwolf. He tells them that he knows nothing of Sansa but last saw Arya alive and hints that she was being sought by the Hound. Podrick, having memorized the complex family trees of the Great Houses, suggests that they head to the Eyrie, realizing that Lysa Arryn is the Hound's only remaining chance of a ransom.[14]

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Podrick and Arya watch as a fight between Brienne and the Hound starts.

After a night's rest, Brienne and Podrick discover their horses have disappeared. Brienne blames her companion for not hobbling them correctly and forces him to carry the saddle bags. Later, Brienne encounters a young girl practicing with a thin sword and the two briefly bond over their shared interests. However, the situation turns hostile when Podrick correctly identifies the girl's companion as Sandor Clegane. Brienne realizes the girl is none other than Arya Stark and tells her that she swore her mother to keep her safe. Sandor, seeing Brienne with a sword forged in a style typical of swords made for the Lannisters, refuses to hand over Arya to Brienne and believes that she is merely here for the bounty on his head. Even after Brienne convinces him this is not the case, Sandor still refuses, impugning Brienne's ability to protect Arya. Brienne and Sandor engage in a vicious duel, while Podrick watches instead of keeping an eye on Arya. Brienne emerges victorious, but the two have lost sight of Arya.[15]

Season 5

After failing to relocate Arya, Podrick questions Brienne if they intend to journey to Castle Black to see if Sansa Stark has been taken in by her half-brother Jon Snow. Brienne dismisses the idea of the two of them continuing to travel together, as Podrick is now hundreds of miles from the dangers of King's Landing. Podrick wishes to remain with Brienne as her squire in order to locate Sansa, but she sharply reminds him that she is not a knight, nor his mother. Brienne laments that the only thing she ever wanted was to fight for a lord she believed in, but now all the good lords are dead and the rest are monsters.[16]

While resting at an inn, Podrick spots Petyr Baelish and Sansa Stark on the other side of the inn, surrounded by knights. Although she has dyed her hair, Podrick tells Brienne that he is confident that the girl sitting with Petyr is Sansa. Unfortunately, the situation turns ugly after Sansa rejects Brienne's offer of protection. Brienne and Podrick are forced to flee on horseback from their pursuers. Podrick is separated from Brienne and is reared off his horse before being attacked by one of the guards. Fortunately, Brienne saves him by killing the two guards sent after them and orders Podrick get back on his horse. Even though Podrick reminds her that both Stark girls have rejected her offer of protection, Brienne is adamant about following Sansa.[17]

Brienne and Podrick witness Petyr and Sansa approach Moat Cailin. Realizing that following them through the castle would be futile, she decides to bypass the Moat Cailin by going around. Although Podrick is worried about losing sight of them, Brienne tells him that they don't need to follow them so closely because she knows where they are going.

Making camp, Brienne learns how Podrick became Tyrion Lannister's squire. During the War of the Five Kings he squired for a knight named Lorimer who stole a ham while drunk, which he shared with Podrick. Just before he was to be hanged, Podrick was spared when Lord Tywin heard his family name, pardoned him, and sent him to squire for Tyrion as punishment for both of them, although Podrick was quite happy in Tyrion's service. While Brienne assumes that Podrick must hate being in her service, he is actually proud to be her squire and admires her martial prowess. Brienne apologizes for her rude behavior towards Podrick and offers to teach him how to wield a sword and ride a horse properly: though she can't knight him, she will teach him how to defend himself.

Brienne then reveals her past with Renly Baratheon to Podrick. He tells her that Tyrion acknowledged Renly as a good man, but wonders if the rumors about Renly were true. Brienne admits she knew that Renly was only interested in men. She says that there is nothing more hateful than failing to protect the ones you love and intends to avenge Renly by killing Stannis Baratheon, whom she believes played a role in Renly's murder.[18]

Brienne and Podrick finally reach Winterfell and get a room in a nearby inn at winter town. Podrick suggests that Sansa may be safe from the Lannisters in her childhood home, but Brienne, knowing of the atrocities that Roose and Ramsay Bolton have committed towards other Houses, corrects him by claiming that Sansa is in danger, even if she doesn't know it. They meet an old servant whom Brienne deduces is still loyal to the Starks, and has him send a message to Sansa for them.[19]

Brienne and Podrick continue to wait for Sansa's signal, watching the window of the tower at every opportunity.[20] While returning from a supply run, he sights Stannis Baratheon and his army marching to Winterfell. Recognizing them from the banners he had seen during the Battle of Blackwater, he returns to their camp and informes Brienne about Stannis, causing them to abandon their lookout and go after Stannis.

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Quotes

"Stannis! Stannis Baratheon is coming. His whole army"
―Podrick to Brienne of Tarth[src]

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Podrick is a young member of a cadet branch of House Payne. He is 12 years old at the beginning of the novels. Podrick Payne has brown hair and blue eyes and is very shy and awkward. Podrick appeared in the first novel, but his appearance in the TV series was delayed until the second season. Like several other younger characters he was aged-up in the TV series to be in his late teens - in the novels, Podrick is roughly the same age as Sansa Stark, who is 11 years old in the first novel. As Podrick is barely 12–13 years old during the events of the third novel (corresponding to Season 3), he never has sex with prostitutes as he did in "Walk of Punishment", or with any woman, and thus isn't described as being particularly sexually skilled.

His father was a squire for his richer cousins. After he was knighted, he married a chandler's daughter then went off to die in the Greyjoy Rebellion. When Podrick was four years old his mother left him with one of these cousins, Ser Cedric Payne, when she ran off with a wandering singer who had gotten her pregnant. Ser Cedric treated Podrick more as a servant than as a squire who was also a cousin.

Ser Cedric brings Podrick with him when the Lannisters call up their bannerman to attack the Riverlands, and when he is killed in battle, Podrick is left alone again. Pod attaches himself to Ser Lorimer, a hedge knight in Leo Lefford's service. Ser Lorimer was in charge of Tywin Lannister's baggage train, but is later found to have stolen food from it, a smoked ham which he ate with Podrick. They are both going to be hanged, but Podrick Payne was spared because of his family name. He then comes to the attention of Ser Kevan Lannister who is the one who assigns Podrick to Tyrion Lannister as his squire, shortly before the Battle of the Green Fork.

Tyrion believes Podrick was assigned to him as a jape. He is very awkward, but also loyal to Tyrion, as seen when he ironed Tyrion's clothing. He stays silent most of the time, but when he talks he trips over his tongue; not sure what to say, he babbles. He is scared of people, so he talks while looking at their feet. He is terrified of his relative, King's Justice Ser Ilyn Payne. However, while he sometimes stumbles over his own words out of shyness, it is noted that he is far from stupid.

During the Battle of the Blackwater, Tyrion didn't realize that Podrick had come with him through the gates when he left the keep to lead the sortie, when asked why Podrick says simply that he is Tyrion's squire. Tyrion tells him to stay close. When Ser Mandon Moore tries to kill Tyrion, they are on a ship hung up on the chain across the Blackwater Rush. Podrick doesn't stab Ser Mandon with a spear, he just pushes him in the water and the weight of the armor does the rest.

Following Joffrey's murder, Podrick does not leave King's Landing until after Tyrion leaves, and it is not as Brienne's squire as arranged by Jaime and Bronn to keep him safe. Podrick flees the city on his own accord after hearing from one of Sansa's maids, Brella (the only one who was not a spy for Cersei), that Brienne is searching for Sansa. He meets up with Brienne in the Riverlands and remains with her, hoping that finding Sansa will lead to Tyrion. Podrick remains loyal to Brienne, who treats him with respect and kindness, not once snapping at him, and even kills one of the Brave Companions during a scuffle to save Brienne's life. They search the Riverlands for any sign of Sansa, and learn that Arya Stark, who was last seen with Sandor Clegane, may still be alive, although they do not encounter Sandor or either of the Stark girls. They ultimately run into the Brotherhood Without Banners, who, like Clegane in the TV series, suspect Brienne of switching to the Lannister side due to wielding Oathkeeper, which is made of Valyrian steel and Lannister gold.

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