10 Game Of Thrones Warriors Who Could Defeat The Mountain
6. Oberyn Martell (Pre-Elias Murder)
"I want to bring those, who have wronged me, to justice. And all those, who have wronged me, are right here. I will begin with Ser Gregor Clegane, who killed my sister's children and then raped her, with their blood still on his hands, before killing her too. I will be your champion."
Yes, I know, he already got crushed by the Mountain. And in fairness, the Red Viper's flattened, bloody head does seem to be some fairly swaying evidence against his placement on this list.
However, prior to that final, stomach-churning twist that wiped the grin off Jaime's face and sent Cersei's heart a-flutter, Oberyn had been making The Mountain look like more of a gradual hill. Thanks to a sublime show of martial arts skill by Oberyn's stunt performer Liang Yang, the Red Viper looks untouchable for the vast majority of his battle with Clegane, corkscrewing around the arena and chipping away at his adversary at every available interval.
Before long he had virtually conquered The Mountain and stood over his wounded foe waiting for his confession. This was Oberyn Martell's one mistake in an otherwise flawless performance - rather than getting The Mountain to take ownership of the atrocities committed against his sister, he should've driven that awesome Dornish spear right through the brutes throat.
Had Elia never been killed, we can assume the fight would have been exactly the same, but Oberyn wouldn't have wasted time asking for a confession. Though the Red Viper is quite evidently a natural showman, we can assume that he wouldn't have taken such a crazy risk in letting Clegane draw another breath had he not been so emotionally invested.