Podrick Payne

Podrick Payne
World of Westeros
Season(s)	2
Appeared in	3 episodes {see below)
First seen in	"The Night Lands"
Last seen in	"Blackwater"
Portrayed by	Daniel Portman

"Yes, my lord."

―Podrick Payne to Tyrion Lannister

Podrick Payne, often called Pod, is a recurring character in the second season. He is played by guest star Daniel Portman and debuts in "The Night Lands." Podrick Payne is a young squire who hopes to become a knight.

Biography

Background

Podrick Payne is the distant cousin of the more famous Ser Ilyn Payne, the King's Justice, and member of a lesser branch of House Payne. He is a young man serving as a squire, hoping to attain the experience and knowledge needed to become a knight.

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's hand. Janos begins to chastise the boy but Tyrion dismisses him and says they know how to pour their own wine.

Podrick attends Tyrion during a dinner he holds with Queen Cersei. He cannot repress a smile when Tyrion jokes about Joffrey's poor rule.

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.

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 with a spear, saving Tyrion's life. He cradles Tyrion in his arms as he collapses into unconsciousness.

Image gallery

<gallery captionalign="left"> Podrick_Payne.png|Podrick during the meeting between Tyrion and Cersei.

Appearances

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In the books

In the Song of Ice and Fire novels, Podrick is a young member of a cadet branch of House Payne. His parents died when he was young, so he was raised by a relative, Ser Cedric Payne, as a squire. Ser Cedric was killed in battle, so Pod was taken up as a squire by Ser Lorimer, a hedge knight in Leo Lefford's service. When Ser Lorimer was hanged for stealing food from the baggage train, he spared because of his name and assigned to Tyrion Lannister as his squire. Tyrion believes Podrick was assigned to him as a jape. He is very awkward and is loyal to Tyrion, as seen when he ironed Tyrion's clothing.

Notably, Pod appears in the first Song of Ice and Fire novel, but his appearance in the TV show was delayed until the second season.

See also

• Podrick Payne at A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books).

References

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