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| + | |Title =[[File:IronBankMiniSymbol.jpg|40px|left|link=Iron Bank of Braavos]] Tycho Nestoris [[File:IronBankMiniSymbol.jpg|40px|right|link=Iron Bank of Braavos]] |
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| − | |Season = [[Season 4|4]] |
+ | |Season = [[Season 4|4]], [[Season 5|5]] |
|First = "[[The Laws of Gods and Men]]" |
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|Actor = [[Mark Gatiss]]}} |
|Actor = [[Mark Gatiss]]}} |
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+ | {{Quote|Across the Narrow Sea your books are filled with words like 'usurper' and 'madman' and 'blood right'. Here our books are filled with numbers. I prefer the stories they tell. More plain. Less... open to interpretation.|Tycho Nestoris to [[Stannis Baratheon]]|The Laws of Gods and Men}} |
| − | '''Tycho Nestoris''' is a character in the [[Season 4|fourth |
+ | '''Tycho Nestoris''' is a recurring character in the [[Season 4|fourth]] and [[Season 5|fifth]] seasons.<ref>[http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/27/mark-gatiss-season-5-thrones/]</ref> He is portrayed by [[Mark Gatiss]] and debuts in "[http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/The_Laws_of_Gods_and_Men The Laws of Gods and Men]". |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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| − | Tycho Nestoris is a representative of the [[Iron Bank of Braavos|Iron Bank]] of [[Braavos]]. |
+ | Tycho Nestoris is a representative of the [[Iron Bank of Braavos|Iron Bank]] of [[Braavos]]. He is a rational man, more interested in numbers than in words, reasoning that the former are less likely to deceive than the latter. |
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===[[Season 4]]=== |
===[[Season 4]]=== |
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| + | Shortly after [[Tommen Baratheon]]'s coronation, Tycho and two of his colleagues receive [[Stannis Baratheon]] and his Hand, Ser [[Davos Seaworth]], who ask them to fund their continuing campaign in Westeros. Tycho points out their weak position and is ready to dismiss them when Ser Davos speaks up, relating how he came into Stannis' service, how the latter is a just man who keeps his word, and how he is the best chance for the Iron Bank to get its money back upon the chaos that would follow the death of the elderly [[Tywin Lannister]]. This seems to convince the banker and his colleagues, as they agree to fund Stannis.<ref>"[[The Laws of Gods and Men]]"</ref> |
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==Appearances== |
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==In the books== |
==In the books== |
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| − | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Tycho Nestoris is described as a tall, |
+ | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Tycho Nestoris is described as a tall, stick of a man with long legs. He has a gaunt face with a thin rope of a beard growing from his chin which hangs down to his waist. He wears expensive robes of a sober dark purple color, trimmed with ermine fur. He is not introduced until the fifth novel, ''A Dance with Dragons''. |
| + | Stannis does not personally travel to Braavos to meet with Tycho before sailing to the Wall. In the early novels the bank's communications with alternatively Stannis or the Lannisters are handled through written correspondence, and later Tycho Nestoris is sent to the Wall to negotiate with Stannis once he has reasserted himself as a major player by [[Battle of Castle Black#In the books|protecting]] the [[Wall]] from [[wildlings]]. The TV producers, however, stated that they thought it was important to physically introduce Tycho earlier instead of later. One of [[Bryan Cogman]]'s initial ideas for "The Laws of Gods and Men" was to have Tycho come to Dragonstone to treat with Stannis, not the other way around: this was also changed to have Stannis visit Braavos, because they realized it was also important to physically introduce the city of Braavos and the Iron Bank itself as soon as possible. Cogman also felt that it made more dramatic sense for Stannis to have to come to Braavos to essentially beg for money, because at the moment he is losing the war, so logically the Iron Bank doesn't think he is significant enough anymore to go through the bother of sending an envoy to meet with him in person. |
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| − | Tycho was the most important of several representatives that the Iron Bank sends to Westeros, but the TV series will apparently condense all of them into the single role of Tycho. Another representative of the bank was a man named Noho Dimittis: Noho is introduced before Tycho, in the fourth novel - roughly corresponding to Season 4 of the TV series, which will cover the second half of the third novel but also introduce some elements from the fourth. In contrast, Tycho was not introduced until the fifth novel. |
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| + | As a result, Tycho's scenes in Season 4 have no direct counterpart in the third novel, though they are a condensation of running subplots involving the Iron Bank which are discussed at council meetings. |
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==See Also== |
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Revision as of 00:43, 1 December 2014
- "Across the Narrow Sea your books are filled with words like 'usurper' and 'madman' and 'blood right'. Here our books are filled with numbers. I prefer the stories they tell. More plain. Less... open to interpretation."
- ―Tycho Nestoris to Stannis Baratheon
Tycho Nestoris is a recurring character in the fourth and fifth seasons.[1] He is portrayed by Mark Gatiss and debuts in "The Laws of Gods and Men".
Biography
Tycho Nestoris is a representative of the Iron Bank of Braavos. He is a rational man, more interested in numbers than in words, reasoning that the former are less likely to deceive than the latter.
Season 4
Shortly after Tommen Baratheon's coronation, Tycho and two of his colleagues receive Stannis Baratheon and his Hand, Ser Davos Seaworth, who ask them to fund their continuing campaign in Westeros. Tycho points out their weak position and is ready to dismiss them when Ser Davos speaks up, relating how he came into Stannis' service, how the latter is a just man who keeps his word, and how he is the best chance for the Iron Bank to get its money back upon the chaos that would follow the death of the elderly Tywin Lannister. This seems to convince the banker and his colleagues, as they agree to fund Stannis.[2]
Appearances
Template:Season Four Appearances
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Tycho Nestoris is described as a tall, stick of a man with long legs. He has a gaunt face with a thin rope of a beard growing from his chin which hangs down to his waist. He wears expensive robes of a sober dark purple color, trimmed with ermine fur. He is not introduced until the fifth novel, A Dance with Dragons.
Stannis does not personally travel to Braavos to meet with Tycho before sailing to the Wall. In the early novels the bank's communications with alternatively Stannis or the Lannisters are handled through written correspondence, and later Tycho Nestoris is sent to the Wall to negotiate with Stannis once he has reasserted himself as a major player by protecting the Wall from wildlings. The TV producers, however, stated that they thought it was important to physically introduce Tycho earlier instead of later. One of Bryan Cogman's initial ideas for "The Laws of Gods and Men" was to have Tycho come to Dragonstone to treat with Stannis, not the other way around: this was also changed to have Stannis visit Braavos, because they realized it was also important to physically introduce the city of Braavos and the Iron Bank itself as soon as possible. Cogman also felt that it made more dramatic sense for Stannis to have to come to Braavos to essentially beg for money, because at the moment he is losing the war, so logically the Iron Bank doesn't think he is significant enough anymore to go through the bother of sending an envoy to meet with him in person. As a result, Tycho's scenes in Season 4 have no direct counterpart in the third novel, though they are a condensation of running subplots involving the Iron Bank which are discussed at council meetings.
See Also
Tycho Nestoris on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
