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| image = https://archmaester.site/portraits/got/podrick-payne.jpg<br />
| name = Podrick Payne<br />
| title = Squire<br />
| house = [[House Payne]] (a poor cadet branch); squire to [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]], then [[Brienne of Tarth|Brienne]]<br />
| race = Westermen<br />
| status = Alive (as of ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'')<br />
| region = [[The Westerlands]]; [[The Riverlands]]<br />
| born = c. 288 AC<br />
| died =<br />
| weapon = A squire's sword<br />
| fate = Squiring for [[Brienne of Tarth]]; captured with her by the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]]<br />
| actor = Daniel Portman<br />
| quote = I'm not Sansa Stark... I mean, I'm Podrick. Podrick Payne.<br />
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'''Podrick Payne''', called '''Pod''', is a shy, loyal young squire of [[House Payne]], a poor and minor branch of the family that also produced the king's headsman [[Ilyn Payne]]. He serves first [[Tyrion Lannister]] and later [[Brienne of Tarth]], and his quiet courage and steadfast devotion make him a quietly heroic minor figure of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''.<br />
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Tongue-tied and easily overlooked, Pod nonetheless proves himself again and again, saving his master's life in battle and refusing to abandon those he serves.<br />
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== Background ==<br />
Podrick comes from an impoverished and obscure branch of [[House Payne]], all but forgotten by their wealthier kin. Orphaned and neglected, he was passed along to service and assigned, almost as an afterthought, as squire to the dwarf [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] in [[King's Landing]]. Painfully shy, he speaks little and stammers, but he is observant, willing, and braver than his timid manner suggests.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
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=== ''A Clash of Kings'' ===<br />
Pod serves [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]] during his tenure as acting Hand. At the [[Battle of the Blackwater]], in the thick of the fighting, Podrick saves Tyrion's life by killing [[Ser Mandon Moore]], a Kingsguard knight who attempts to murder Tyrion amid the chaos, driving a spear through the assassin. Too modest and shaken to boast of it, Pod barely manages to convey what he has done.<br />
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=== ''A Storm of Swords'' ===<br />
Pod remains loyally at the disgraced Tyrion's side through his fall and trial, one of the few who do not desert him. When Tyrion flees [[Westeros]] after killing his father, Podrick is left behind, masterless and adrift in the dangerous capital.<br />
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=== ''A Feast for Crows'' ===<br />
Seeking a new master, Pod attaches himself to [[Brienne of Tarth]] as she searches the war-torn [[Riverlands]] for [[Sansa Stark]]. Though Brienne at first tries to send him away, the boy's persistence and loyalty win him a place at her side. He shares her hardships and dangers, fights beside her against the remnants of the [[Brave Companions]] at an inn, where both are gravely tested, and is captured along with Brienne by the [[Brotherhood Without Banners]] under the resurrected [[Catelyn Tully Stark|Lady Stoneheart]], sharing her perilous fate at the close of the novel.<br />
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== Character ==<br />
Podrick is humble, loyal, and brave in an understated way, the very opposite of the boastful knights of song. His shyness and stammer make others underestimate him, but he possesses genuine courage and an unshakable devotion to those he serves. He is the kind of unsung, steadfast figure the saga quietly honors, a boy who does the right thing without expecting credit for it.<br />
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== Relationships ==<br />
Pod's loyalty to [[Tyrion Lannister|Tyrion]], whose life he saves and whom he refuses to abandon in disgrace, defines his early arc. His devotion then transfers to [[Brienne of Tarth]], whom he follows through danger and captivity, the two forming a touching bond of mutual loyalty between the plain warrior maiden and the overlooked squire.<br />
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== Quotes ==<br />
<blockquote>''I'm not Sansa Stark... I mean, I'm Podrick. Podrick Payne.''</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>''He was going to kill you. I... I killed him. With a spear.'' (recounting the Blackwater)</blockquote><br />
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== In the television series ==<br />
In HBO's ''Game of Thrones'', Podrick was portrayed by Daniel Portman, in an expanded role. His arc follows the novels through his service to Tyrion and Brienne, then continues beyond them: he survives the Battle of Winterfell and the wars, and is knighted by [[Brienne of Tarth|Brienne]] as a member of the Kingsguard at the series' end. These later events have not occurred in the books.<br />
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