We celebrate Father’s Day with the 5 best father’s on televison

Was there ever a more imposing character on television that Lord Tywin Lannister?

Besides being the Warden of the West, Hand of the King, and Paragon of House Lannister, Tywin was quite the memorable father.

On Game of Thrones, Tywin Lannister had three children: Jaime, Cersei, and Tyrion. Jaime and Cersei are twins (and lovers — yuck!) and were favored by their father, Tywin. Tyrion, on the other hand, was born a dwarf, and his mother died giving birth to him. Tywin despised Tyrion his entire life because he blamed him for the death of Joanna, his wife.

Tywin helped his grandson, Joffrey, rule the Seven Kingdoms as Hand of the King, and really, in all aspects, it was Tywin who actually ruled Westeros. Tywin set his children in strategic places in order to ensure his family’s position as the most influential and powerful family in Westeros.

Tywin made a marriage pact with the Usurper to the Iron Throne, Robert Baratheon, so his daughter could be Queen. When his son Jaime was forced into the Kingsgaurd, Tywin waited patiently for the Mad King, Aerys Targaryen, to be removed from power, and then he began to maneuver Jaime to have him ousted from the Kingsgaurd so that he could be the successor to House Lannister, upon Tywin’s death.

For Tyrion, Tywin did nothing. Tyrion was considered a lecherous imp by his father, and the only thing Tyrion received was bags and bags of gold to buy as many drinks and whores as he could possibly devour. When Tywin could not be in King’s Landing to help rule for his grandson, he did send Tyrion to rule as Hand of the King. Tywin quickly took the title back upon his return to the capital.

When Joffrey was murdered, Tywin confirmed his daughter’s accusation that it was Tyrion who murdered his own nephew and put him on trial for the offense (even though Tyrion was innocent). When Tyrion’s champion failed to secure his release, Tywin ordered his son to be executed. However, thanks to his brother, Tyrion was freed, but before he escaped King’s Landing, Tyrion made his way to his father’s living quarters, where he found him on the toilet.

There, Tyrion fired two crossbow bolts into Tywin’s stomach. Tywin Lannister died by his own son’s hand. And, as it was later said of Lord Tywin Lannister, in the end, he did not, in fact, shit gold.

Happy Father’s Day and R.I.P. Tywin, you were a terrible father, but you will never be forgotten by Game of Thrones fans.