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'''Pypar''', more commonly known as '''Pyp''', is a member of the [[Night's Watch]]. He is also known as Monkey. He is in the same novice class as [[Jon Snow]]. In the [[Game of Thrones|TV series]] he is played by Jozef Altin.
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'''Pypar''', commonly known as '''Pyp''', is a member of the [[Night's Watch]]. He is in the same recruit class as [[Jon Snow]]. In the television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' he is played by Jozef Altin.
  
==Appearance==
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==Appearance and Character==
 
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Pypar|Images of Pypar]]''
 
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Pypar|Images of Pypar]]''
He is small and has large ears.{{ref|agot|21}}
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Pypar is small and has large ears{{ref|agot|21}} which he can wiggle.{{ref|AFFC|5}} He claims to be able to identify a person's origin by their accent.{{ref|agot|26}} Pyp can imitate a hundred different voices and loves to act.{{ref|AGOT|26}} He enjoys teasing his friend, [[Grenn]].{{ref|ASOS|33}} [[Samwell Tarly]] thinks Pyp has stupid japes.{{ref|ASOS|75}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Before coming to the Wall, Pyp had traveled the Seven Kingdoms with a [[mummer]]s' troupe. Supposedly he can tell where you are from by your accent.{{ref|agot|26}} He can imitate a hundred different voices and loves to act.
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Before coming to the Wall, Pypar had traveled the [[Seven Kingdoms]] with a [[mummer]]s' troupe.{{ref|AGOT|26}}  
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
A mummers' boy, Pypar joined the Watch at the same time as Jon Snow. During sword practice, Jon thinks he uses his sword like a dagger.{{ref|agot|19}} He befriends Jon and helps defend [[Samwell Tarly]] when he arrives at the Wall. He is named to the rangers when Ser [[Alliser Thorne]] believes him ready to man the Wall.{{ref|agot|48}} He is among the group of friends who stop Jon from abandoning the Night's Watch and forswearing himself.{{ref|agot|70}}
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Pypar joins the [[Night's Watch]] at the same time as [[Jon Snow]]. During sword practice, Jon thinks Pyp uses his sword like a dagger.{{ref|agot|19}} He befriends Jon and helps defend [[Samwell Tarly]] when he arrives at the [[Wall]].{{ref|agot|26}}
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Pyp is derisively nicknamed "[[Monkey]]" and "the [[Mummer]]'s Monkey" by Ser [[Alliser Thorne]].{{ref|agot|41}} Pyp is named to the rangers when Alliser believes him ready to man the Wall.{{ref|agot|48}} He informs Jon that King [[Robert I Baratheon]] has died.{{ref|AGOT|52}} Pyp is among the group of friends who stop Jon from abandoning the Night's Watch and forswearing himself.{{ref|agot|70}}
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===''A Clash of Kings''===
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Pyp remains at [[Castle Black]] during the [[great ranging]]. Before Grenn leaves with the ranging, Halder and Pypar bring him to [[Mole's Town]].{{ref|ACOK|6}}
  
[[File:Pyp Beyond Wall.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Pyp [[beyond the Wall]] - by Amok ©]]
 
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
He is one of the many fighters atop the [[Wall]] when [[Mance Rayder]]'s army assaults the Watch.
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Pyp is one of the many fighters atop the Wall when [[Mance Rayder]]'s army assaults the Watch in the [[battle beneath the Wall]]. He retches when he sees the bodies of [[Donal Noye]] and [[Mag Mar Tun Doh Weg]].{{ref|ASOS|64}} Pyp refers to arrows shot by wildlings as "breakfast arrows", and he names straw scarecrows after members of the Night's Watch. Jon tasks Pyp with commanding the Wall when he descends to [[Castle Black]] at one point during the siege.{{ref|ASOS|69}}
  
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
 
===''A Feast for Crows''===
Pypar becomes resentful towards [[Jon Snow]] after Jon becomes Lord Commander of the Night's Watch because Jon turns distant, avoiding the very friends who aided his rise to power.{{ref|affc|5}}
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Pypar becomes resentful towards Jon, the new [[Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], because Jon turns distant, avoiding the friends who aided his rise to power.{{ref|affc|5}}
  
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Pypar makes jests about the rituals of [[R'hllor]]. [[Jon Snow]] orders him to stop and is grateful none of the [[Queen's Men]] heard the japes.
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When Pypar makes jests about the rituals of [[R'hllor]], Jon orders him to stop and is grateful none of the [[queen's men]] heard the japes. Jon sends Pyp to serve at [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]].{{ref|ADWD|10}}
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==Quotes by Pypar==
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{{quote|'''Samwell''': I ... if you want, you can call me Sam. My mother calls me Sam.<br>
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'''Pypar''': You can call him Lord Snow. You don't want to know what his mother calls him.<br>
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'''Jon''': These two are Grenn and Pypar.<br>
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'''Pypar''': Grenn's the ugly one.<br>
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'''Grenn''': You're uglier than me. At least I don't have ears like a bat.{{ref|AGOT|26}}|[[Samwell Tarly]], Pypar, [[Jon Snow]], and [[Grenn]]}}
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{{quote|The [[Turtle (siege engine)|turtle]] was stuffed full of rabbits! Look at them hop away!{{ref|ASOS|69}}|Pypar during the [[battle beneath the Wall]]}}
  
==References and Notes==
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==Quotes about Pypar==
{{References|2}}
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{{quote|The [[mummer]]'s boy with the big ears was a born liar with a hundred different voices, and he did not tell his tales so much as live them, playing all the parts as needed, a king one moment and a swineherd the next.{{ref|AGOT|26}}|thoughts of [[Jon Snow]]}}
  
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{{quote|They will call you men of [[Night's Watch]] now, but you are bigger fools than the Mummer's Monkey here if you believe that. You are boys still, green and stinking of summer, and when the winter comes you will die like flies.{{ref|AGOT|41}}|[[Alliser Thorne]] to Pyp's fellow recruits}}
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{{quote|Making mock of another man's prayer is fool's work, Pyp. And dangerous.{{ref|ADWD|10}}|[[Jon Snow]] to Pypar}}
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==References==
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{{References}}
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[[Category:Characters from Westeros]]
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[[Category:Rangers of the Night's Watch]]
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[[Category:Recruits of the Night's Watch]]
 
[[Category:Members of the Night's Watch]]
 
[[Category:Members of the Night's Watch]]
[[Category:Rangers of the Night's Watch]]
 
[[Category:Characters from Westeros]]
 
 
[[Category:Mummers]]
 
[[Category:Mummers]]
  

Revision as of 05:57, 11 June 2018

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Pypar
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Pypar by Amok

Aliases
  • Pyp
  • Monkey[1]
  • Mummer's Monkey[1]
Allegiance Night's Watch
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Played by Jozef Altin
TV series Season 1 | Season 3 | Season 4

Pypar, commonly known as Pyp, is a member of the Night's Watch. He is in the same recruit class as Jon Snow. In the television adaptation Game of Thrones he is played by Jozef Altin.

Appearance and Character

See also: Images of Pypar

Pypar is small and has large ears[2] which he can wiggle.[3] He claims to be able to identify a person's origin by their accent.[4] Pyp can imitate a hundred different voices and loves to act.[4] He enjoys teasing his friend, Grenn.[5] Samwell Tarly thinks Pyp has stupid japes.[6]

History

Before coming to the Wall, Pypar had traveled the Seven Kingdoms with a mummers' troupe.[4]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Pypar joins the Night's Watch at the same time as Jon Snow. During sword practice, Jon thinks Pyp uses his sword like a dagger.[7] He befriends Jon and helps defend Samwell Tarly when he arrives at the Wall.[4]

Pyp is derisively nicknamed "Monkey" and "the Mummer's Monkey" by Ser Alliser Thorne.[1] Pyp is named to the rangers when Alliser believes him ready to man the Wall.[8] He informs Jon that King Robert I Baratheon has died.[9] Pyp is among the group of friends who stop Jon from abandoning the Night's Watch and forswearing himself.[10]

A Clash of Kings

Pyp remains at Castle Black during the great ranging. Before Grenn leaves with the ranging, Halder and Pypar bring him to Mole's Town.[11]

A Storm of Swords

Pyp is one of the many fighters atop the Wall when Mance Rayder's army assaults the Watch in the battle beneath the Wall. He retches when he sees the bodies of Donal Noye and Mag Mar Tun Doh Weg.[12] Pyp refers to arrows shot by wildlings as "breakfast arrows", and he names straw scarecrows after members of the Night's Watch. Jon tasks Pyp with commanding the Wall when he descends to Castle Black at one point during the siege.[13]

A Feast for Crows

Pypar becomes resentful towards Jon, the new Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, because Jon turns distant, avoiding the friends who aided his rise to power.[3]

A Dance with Dragons

When Pypar makes jests about the rituals of R'hllor, Jon orders him to stop and is grateful none of the queen's men heard the japes. Jon sends Pyp to serve at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea.[14]

Quotes by Pypar

Samwell: I ... if you want, you can call me Sam. My mother calls me Sam.

Pypar: You can call him Lord Snow. You don't want to know what his mother calls him.
Jon: These two are Grenn and Pypar.
Pypar: Grenn's the ugly one.

Grenn: You're uglier than me. At least I don't have ears like a bat.[4]

Samwell Tarly, Pypar, Jon Snow, and Grenn

The turtle was stuffed full of rabbits! Look at them hop away![13]

—Pypar during the battle beneath the Wall

Quotes about Pypar

The mummer's boy with the big ears was a born liar with a hundred different voices, and he did not tell his tales so much as live them, playing all the parts as needed, a king one moment and a swineherd the next.[4]

—thoughts of Jon Snow

They will call you men of Night's Watch now, but you are bigger fools than the Mummer's Monkey here if you believe that. You are boys still, green and stinking of summer, and when the winter comes you will die like flies.[1]

Alliser Thorne to Pyp's fellow recruits

Making mock of another man's prayer is fool's work, Pyp. And dangerous.[14]

Jon Snow to Pypar

References