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in the ''
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'' series of
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novels by American author
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, and its television adaptation ''
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''. Myrcella's character, development and her interactions and impact differ greatly between the two media. Introduced in 1996's ''
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'', Myrcella is the only daughter of
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from the kingdom of
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. She subsequently appeared in Martin's ''
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'' (1998) and ''
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'' (2005). Myrcella is portrayed by Irish actress
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in the first two seasons of the
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television adaptation, while English actress
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portrays her in the show's fifth and sixth seasons.


Character

Since Myrcella Baratheon is not a
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character in ''
A Song of Ice and Fire ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. He began the first volume of the series, ''A Game of Thrones'', in 1991, and it was published in 1996. Martin, who init ...
'', the reader learns about her through other characters' perspectives, such as her uncle
Tyrion Lannister Lord Tyrion Lannister, also known by the nicknames the Halfman or the Imp and the alias Hugor Hill, is a fictional character in the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its televisi ...
. She is a background character in the books.


Storylines


''A Game of Thrones''

Myrcella is introduced in ''
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'' (1996) as the only daughter of Queen
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and King
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. In her first appearance, she accompanies her parents, her two brothers ( Joffrey and
Tommen Baratheon Tommen Baratheon is a fictional character in the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation ''Game of Thrones''. Introduced in 1996's ''A Game of Thrones'', Tommen Bar ...
), and her two "uncles" (Tyrion and
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) to
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where Robert asks
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to be appointed as Hand of the King. She is later shown attending the tournament to celebrate Eddard's inauguration into his position. While investigating
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's death, Eddard discovers that Myrcella and her brothers are the products of an incestuous affair between Cersei and Jaime.


A Clash of Kings

In 1998's ''
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'', Myrcella attends Joffrey's nameday as King. She greets her uncle Tyrion and tells him that she is glad that the rumors of his death were false. During the War of the Five Kings, Tyrion makes plans to forge an alliance with House Martell of Dorne by having Myrcella wed to Trystane Martell, the son of the current ruler of Dorne, but part of the arrangement involved sending her to Dorne to live in the Martell household.


A Feast for Crows

During ''
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'' (2000), Trystane's sister
Arianne Martell Arianne Nymeros Martell is a fictional character in the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin. She is a member of House Martell and the heir to the desert kingdom of Dorne. Arianne is first ...
plans to crown Myrcella as Robert's heir instead of Tommen, hoping to incite the Dornishmen to rebel against the Lannisters to seat her on the Iron Throne. However, Doran Martell has been tipped off to the conspiracy and his men ambush Arianne's party as they attempt to sail up the Greenblood. In the ensuing confrontation, one of Arianne's co-conspirators, Ser Gerold "Darkstar" Dayne, attempts to kill Myrcella; although unsuccessful, he cuts off one of her ears and leaves her scarred.


A Dance with Dragons

In ''
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'' (2011), Myrcella travels back to King's Landing with Nymeria Sand.


TV adaptation


Overview

In the HBO television adaptation,
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portrayed Myrcella for the first two seasons. Initially cast as a
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, Richardson impressed the crew enough to be kept as a full cast member; she appeared in eight episodes.
Nell Tiger Free Nell Tiger Free (born 13 October 1999) is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Leanne Grayson in the television series ''Servant'', and as Myrcella Baratheon in seasons 5 and 6 of the television series ''Game of Thrones,'' repl ...
played Myrcella for the seasons five and six. Prior to her audition, Free had never seen the show; when talking about the role, she said: "I mean, it’s every kids dream to play a princess and the dresses were fantastic." Richardson learned about the recasting at the
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; in response, she posted a
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video in which she wore a crown and held a sign saying "Princess for Hire". An explanation was not given for the change in actors. Myrcella's fate was one of several differences between how the television show and the novels represented the Sand Snakes and Dorne. Her death scene was originally longer with parallels to Joffrey's death; it would have involved her head exploding and gore splattered throughout the set. Discussing these changes, Free said: " nowiki/>David_Benioff_and_D._B._Weiss.html" ;"title="David_Benioff.html" ;"title="nowiki/>David Benioff">nowiki/>David Benioff and D. B. Weiss">David_Benioff.html" ;"title="nowiki/>David Benioff">nowiki/>David Benioff and D. B. Weiss] wanted Myrcella’s death to reflect her life, and wanted it to be sweet – which is rare for [Game of] Thrones." Esquire (magazine), ''Esquire'''s Matt Miller wrote that the final version was tamer in comparison to other characters' deaths. Free appeared in six episodes of the show.


Storylines


Season 1 and 2

Myrcella's storyline in the first two seasons follows the books. Myrcella makes her debut, looking "like a
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" as she arrives with the Lanisters at Winterfell in the series premiere. She is later seen along with her brother Tommen at Joffrey's nameday. Tyrion later sends her off to Dorne to marry into House Martell, so that House Lannister can gain an alliance with them.


Season 5 and 6

Myrcella (now much older) is seen walking through the Water Gardens with Trystane, with whom she has fallen in love, while being watched by
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and Prince Doran Martell. Ellaria, furious about Oberyn's death, offers to torture Myrcella and send pieces of her back to take revenge on Cersei, whom she feels is responsible for orchestrating Tyrion's show trial which led to the trial by combat that took Oberyn's life, but Doran refuses to harm her. Myrcella is surprised when her "uncle" Jaime Lannister and Bronn finally meet her as she is with Trystane in the gardens. She is upset after Bronn is forced to knock Trystane unconscious, and resists Jaime's urging to leave with him. The Sand Snakes make a sudden ambush in order to kidnap her. She is nearly taken hostage by Nymeria, but the conflict is interrupted after Areo Hotah arrives with a dozen Dornish guards, imprisoning Jaime, Bronn, the Sand Snakes and Ellaria. Myrcella visits Jaime while he is in custody. Jaime tells her that about the situation with Ellaria. He tells her that he needs to take her home to King's Landing. Myrcella, failing to understand, assures him that Dorne is her home now, and that she will stay and marry Trystane. However, her marriage to Trystane never happens as she is poisoned by Ellaria and the Sand Snakes just before she leaves Dorne with Jamie and Bronn. As she is sailing away towards Kings Landing, she dies in Jaime's arms moments after acknowledging him as her father. In Season 6, Episode 2, her body returns home to King's Landing shortly after her death, and her corpse, complete with stones over her eyes, is later seen in the Great Sept of Baelor. Myrcella is later avenged by Euron Greyjoy, who kills Obara and Nymeria in combat, and delivers Ellaria and Tyene to Cersei to exact her revenge.


Family tree of House Lannister


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