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| image = https://archmaester.site/portraits/got/jaime-lannister.jpg<br />
| name = Jaime Lannister<br />
| title = Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Ser<br />
| house = [[House Lannister]]<br />
| race = Westermen<br />
| status = Alive (as of ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'')<br />
| region = [[The Westerlands]]; [[The Riverlands]]<br />
| born = 266 AC, [[Casterly Rock]]<br />
| died =<br />
| weapon = A sword (now wielded left-handed after losing his right hand)<br />
| fate = Riding the [[Riverlands]] for the crown; last seen leaving with [[Brienne of Tarth]] on her claim of finding Sansa<br />
| actor = Nikolaj Coster-Waldau<br />
| quote = So many vows. They make you swear and swear. By the time they are done with you, you have sworn so much that no matter what you do, you are forsworn.<br />
}}<br />
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'''Ser Jaime Lannister''', called the '''Kingslayer''', is the eldest son of [[Tywin Lannister]], a knight of the [[Kingsguard]], and a viewpoint character from ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' onward. Once the most gifted swordsman in [[Westeros]] and a byword for arrogant dishonor, he undergoes one of the most striking transformations of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''.<br />
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Jaime earned his hated epithet by killing the [[Mad King|Mad King Aerys II Targaryen]], whom he was sworn to protect, during the [[Sack of King's Landing]]. He is the twin brother and lifelong secret lover of [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], and the true father of her three children.<br />
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== Background ==<br />
Jaime was named to the [[Kingsguard]] at fifteen, the youngest knight ever to receive that honor, a move that also conveniently severed his inheritance of [[Casterly Rock]] and kept him near his beloved Cersei. As a member of King [[Aerys II Targaryen|Aerys]]'s guard, he witnessed the Mad King's atrocities. During the [[Sack of King's Landing]], with Aerys preparing to burn the city with caches of [[wildfire]], Jaime killed him to save half a million lives, then was found sitting on the [[Iron Throne]] by [[Eddard Stark]]. He told no one his reasons and wore the name "Kingslayer" as a wound.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
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=== ''A Game of Thrones'' and ''A Clash of Kings'' ===<br />
Jaime pushes [[Bran Stark]] from a tower window to conceal his incest with Cersei, crippling the boy. He commands Lannister forces in the war until he is captured by [[Robb Stark]]'s host in the [[Whispering Wood]] and held prisoner at [[Riverrun]].<br />
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=== ''A Storm of Swords'' ===<br />
[[Catelyn Tully Stark|Catelyn Stark]] secretly frees Jaime, sending him south under the protection of [[Brienne of Tarth]] in hope of recovering her daughters. On the journey, Jaime is taken by the [[Brave Companions]], and the sellsword [[Vargo Hoat]] strikes off his sword hand, the source of his identity and pride. Maimed and humbled, he forms an unlikely bond with Brienne, saving her from a bear pit. In the baths of [[Harrenhal]] he confesses to her the truth of why he killed Aerys, the first time he has spoken it aloud. He returns to [[King's Landing]] a changed man, only to find his relationship with Cersei strained.<br />
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=== ''A Feast for Crows'' ===<br />
Now Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Jaime distances himself from Cersei and refuses to aid her when she is imprisoned by the [[Faith Militant]], burning her letter unread. Sent to settle the [[Riverlands]], he ends the siege of Riverrun without bloodshed through guile and threats rather than slaughter, a sign of his evolving conscience. At the book's end, [[Brienne of Tarth|Brienne]] arrives claiming to have found [[Sansa Stark]], and Jaime rides off with her into uncertain danger.<br />
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== Character ==<br />
Jaime begins as a portrait of squandered virtue: brilliant, beautiful, and seemingly without honor. His arc is one of reclamation. The loss of his hand, his confession to Brienne, and his growing disillusionment with Cersei reveal a man who values true honor over its appearances, and who has long borne the contempt of a realm that never knew why he slew the Mad King.<br />
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== Relationships ==<br />
Jaime's incestuous love for his twin [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] defines his early life but erodes as he sees her clearly. His friendship with [[Brienne of Tarth]], built on grudging respect and shared honor, becomes the moral center of his later chapters. He loves his brother [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]], though their last meeting ends in bitter estrangement over the truth of [[Tysha]].<br />
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== Quotes ==<br />
<blockquote>''So many vows... they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Keep his secrets. Do his bidding. Your life for his. But obey your father. Love your sister. Protect the innocent. Defend the weak. Respect the gods. Obey the laws. It is too much.''</blockquote><br />
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== In the television series ==<br />
In HBO's ''Game of Thrones'', Jaime was portrayed by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. The series follows his book arc closely, then carries him beyond it: he ultimately returns to [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]] and dies with her in the collapse of the [[Red Keep]]. This ending has not occurred in the novels, where Jaime is last seen riding the Riverlands with Brienne.<br />
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