Prince Oberyn Martell won. He toppled The Mountain, the deadliest swordsman in Westeros. Victory was in his grasp. But merely killing Ser Gregor Clegane wasn’t enough.

Pascal shares his analysis of the scene ("cathartic"), what it was like to hold a replica of his own skull, and his take on Oberyn's relationships with the women in his life.

“When the announcement was made, it did scare the s–t out of me. It was like, ‘The guys love him, the girls love him, he’s the most amazing human being in the world!’ and I was like AHHHHH! Thanks a lot. Set the bar a little higher.”

"He is a person who lives through his passions, and there are no compromises he's willing to make as far as what he feels in his heart, whether it be something of love or hate -- or lust [ laughs] or pleasure," Pascal says.

He’s hedonistic, fearless, and wants the Lannisters’ heads on a platter. Get to know the man behind your new favorite character on HBO’s bloody and sexy saga.

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Oberyn Martell is the heart’s desire of many a lady in the Seven Kingdoms, and the heart’s bane of many a lord.

Prince Oberyn Nymeros Martell, known as the Red Viper, is a member of House Martell and is Prince Doran's hot-headed younger brother.