Game Of Thrones - 10 Fantasy Fights All Fans Want To See
8. Oberyn Martell Vs. Loras Tyrell
Oberyn Martell, The Red Viper of Dorne, and Loras Tyrell, The Knight of the Flowers, are both two of the most skilful fighters to ever appear in Game of Thrones. But despite this we unfortunately didn't see both of them fight that often.
We saw Loras unseat The Mountain in a joust in the first season, which almost resulted in him being cut in half by the furious giant, and we saw Oberyn absolutely destroy the same man before his rage got the better of him which resulted in his head being popped by The Mountain's huge hands. Both men conquered The Mountain (somewhat, at least), so both deserve respect in battle.
Both men are dead now so they're never going to fight, which is unfortunate because they would have gifted us with something special. Also, should they have both survived to this point, who's to say they wouldn't have ever fought? Oberyn's deep seeded hatred for the Lannister's would have probably extended to anyone who sided with them, and after the Tyrell's got a bit too cosy with House Lannister in season 2 Oberyn would have likely considered Loras the enemy.
Plus, he wouldn't have been able to resist the opportunity to win the right to boast about beating one of the best knights Westeros had to offer.
The Winner: Oberyn Martell
Oberyn's undoing against The Mountain came because he allowed his anger to get the most of him ("You raped her! You murdered her! You killed her children!"). But against Loras he would have probably been able to keep his anger in check and get the job done.
It would have been a close one though, as Loras possesses the speed and agility that The Mountain lacked. But although we only saw Oberyn fight once, what we saw before his death was probably the most talent out of anyone we have seen fight in the show.