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Ser Arys Oakheart[1] was a knight and a member of the Queensguard and defends Queen Cersei Lannister as he defended King Tommen Baratheon, King Joffrey Baratheon and King Robert Baratheon before her. He is sent with Princess Myrcella Baratheon to Dorne.
Biography
Season 1
Ser Arys was among the guards who attacked Eddard Stark when he tried to de-throne King Joffrey.[2] He was also present when Ser Barristan Selmy was dismissed from the brotherhood [3]
Season 2
Ser Arys in Princess Myrcella's retinue.
Ser Arys accompanies Princess Myrcella Baratheon as her sworn shield for her journey to Dorne.[4]
Season 5
Ser Arys returns to King's Landing after Myrcella's arrival in Dorne and escorts King Tommen in his attempt to enter the Great Sept of Baelor to speak to the High Sparrow about the arrest of Ser Loras Tyrell.[5]
Season 6
Ser Arys accompanies Tommen and guards him during his conversation with the High Sparrow.
Season 8
Ser Arys escorts Cersei to Maegor's Holdfast during the Battle of King's Landing, but is cut down by Sandor Clegane or crushed by the falling debris.[6]
Appearances
| Season One appearances | ||||
| Winter Is Coming | The Kingsroad | Lord Snow | Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things | The Wolf and the Lion |
| A Golden Crown | You Win or You Die | The Pointy End | Baelor | Fire and Blood |
| Season Five appearances | ||||
| The Wars To Come | The House of Black and White | High Sparrow | Sons of the Harpy | Kill the Boy |
| Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken | The Gift | Hardhome | The Dance of Dragons | Mother’s Mercy |
| Season Eight appearances | ||
| Winterfell | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | The Long Night |
| The Last of the Starks | The Bells | The Iron Throne |
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Arys Oakheart is a member of Robert Baratheon's Kingsguard, appointed after his predecessor - whose name has not been mentioned - perished during the Greyjoy Rebellion. He's a member of House Oakheart, a noble house from the Reach.
He is regarded as one of the kinder knights of the Kingsguard under King Joffrey, objecting at first to Joffrey's orders to beat Sansa Stark, then only hitting her as lightly as he can. He is also of a much more pleasant demeanor, often engaging in pleasant conversation with the Stark girl.
Arys remains in Dorne as Myrcella's sworn shield. During this time, Arianne Martell, Prince Doran's daughter and heiress, sexually seduces him. She persuades him to take part in her plan to crown Myrcella to incite war with the Iron Throne in retaliation for the death of Oberyn Martell. The plan is foiled, as Arianne's party is intercepted by Areo Hotah. Ser Arys, bravely but foolishly, charges at the surrounding soldiers and kills some of them, but is killed by Hotah. During the confrontation, Myrcella is gravely injured and nearly killed by one of their escorts, Ser Gerold "Darkstar" Dayne.
Cersei is pleased to hear about Ser Arys's death since it creates a vacancy on the Kingsguard - which is filled by her new champion, Ser Robert Strong.
See also
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Arys Oakheart on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
References
- ↑ He's never referred on-screen by his name.
- ↑ "You Win or You Die"
- ↑ "The Pointy End"
- ↑ "The Old Gods and the New"
- ↑ "Sons of the Harpy"
- ↑ "The Bells"
| Lord Commander: | |
| Current members: | |
| Former members: |
{Ser Barristan Selmy} · {Sandor Clegane} · {Ser Jaime Lannister} · {Ser Mandon Moore} · {Ser Meryn Trant} · {Ser Boros Blount} · {Ser Gregor Clegane} · {Ser Arys Oakheart} · {Ser Preston Greenfield} · {Ser Balon Swann} |
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| Lord: | None, extinct | Heir: | None, extinct |  | |
| Seat: | Red Keep, King's Landing | Lands: | The Crownlands | ||
| Title(s): | King of the Andals and the First Men · Lord of the Seven Kingdoms · Protector of the Realm | ||||
| Deceased members: | Robert I · Cersei I Lannister · Joffrey I · Myrcella Baratheon · Tommen I · Margaery Tyrell | ||||
| Household: | {Jaime Lannister} · {Gregor Clegane} · {Preston Greenfield} · {Arys Oakheart} · {Boros Blount} · {Balon Swann} · {Osmund Kettleblack} · Ilyn Payne · Gyles Rosby · {Aron Santagar} · {Qyburn} · Eglantine | ||||
