Brienne Tarth (A Song of Ice and Fire)

==Summary==
Brienne Tarth, commonly called Brienne of Tarth after her island home, is the only living child and heir of Lord Selwyn Tarth of Evenfall. Brienne is sometimes called the Maid of Tarth and mocked as Brienne the Beauty.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher with Oathkeeper
Name: Brienne Tarth, Brienne of Tarth, The Maid of Tarth, Brienne the Beauty, Brienne the Blue
Origin: A Song of Ice and Fire
Gender: Female
Age: 18 at the start of A Game of Thrones
Classification: Human
Powers and Abilities: Peak Human Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery, Skilled Horse Rider (Fought on his horse during the melee at Bitterbridge)
Attack Potency: At least Street level physically (Jaime Lannister considered Brienne to be stronger than him. Jaime said Loras Tyrell would die if he faced Brienne, because she is almost as strong as Gregor Clegane, A Storm of Swords, Jaime VIIJaime said exactly that Brienne is "as strong as Gregor Clegane", but it's clearly an exaggeration, because Jaime had described the strength of Gregor Clegane as having nothing human, even compared to other characters reputed to be extremely physically strong like Robert Baratheon, Sandor Clegane, Greatjon Umber, Lyle Crakehall, Gerold Hightower in his heyday and even Brienne herself. It is said several times in the books that Brienne is freakish strong and more than most menA Feast for Crows, Brienne IA Storm of Swords, Jaime VIIIA Feast of Crows, Brienne IIA Storm of Swords, Jaime VIA Feast for Crows, Brienne V) higher with Oathkeeper
Speed: Peak Human, higher with Oathkeeper (Valyrian steel is lighter than conventional steel, making the user of a weapon made of this steel faster)A Dance with Dragons, Jon XIIA Game of Thrones, Jon VIIIA Feast for Crows, Brienne IV
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human
Striking Strength: Street level, higher with Oathkeeper
Durability: Street level, higher with plate armor
Stamina: Peak Human (Faced Jaime Lannister after being hit by two arrows. Brienne's master-at-arms Ser Goodwin said her stamina was a "noble gift")
Range: Extended Melee Range
Standard Equipment: <tabber>
|-|Weapons= Oathkeeper (a Valyrian steel longsword), dagger, heater shield (Oaken shield, that offer significant protection, but they are heavy and require strength to wield them.)
|-|Armors=helm, plate armor (His Rainbow Guard armor is dented steel of color brilliant, deep blue cobalt),A Clash of Kings, Catelyn II, hauberk or byrnie of mail (worn over boiled leather), boiled leather
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* Optional Equipment: Black destrier (the warhorses are trained to kick and bite. Brienne stated "they are weapons, like the men who rode them".)A Feast for Crows, Brienne VI barded with the quartered sun-and-moon heraldry of House Tarth, morningstar (A morningstar is a spiked ball swung on a chainA Game of Thrones, Tyrion IVA Game of Thrones, Tyrion VIIIA Feast for Crows, Brienne IVThe Hedge Knight), longsword, axeA Clash of Kings, Catelyn VI
Intelligence: <tabber>
|-|General skills of Westeros's high born=As a noble, he received a high level education and was trained from an early age in the traditional martial skills of Westeros (Swordmanship, archery, riding, military strategy and tactics, etc ). The men of the stormlands are as hardy and fierce and skilled in war as any in the Seven Kingdoms.The World of Ice & Fire, The Stormlands: The Men of the Stormlands
|-|Brienne intelligence=The author said that Brienne would be a good choice to represent him in a trial by combat (10:20-10:50), and that Brienne has formidable skills. Brienne is so fierce that Jaime Lannister described her as " The Hound with teats"A Storm of Swords, Jaime I. Jaime shown respect for Brienne's skillA Storm of Swords, Jaime III and even stated that she wasn't half bad with a sword.A Storm of Swords, Jaime IX Brienne was a member of the Renly's Rainbow Guard, which are among the best fighters of the Stormlands and the Reach. Ser Goodwin had taught her to fight cautiously, to conserve her strength while letting her foes spend theirs in furious attacks. Brienne stated she learned to manage oars and sail before she ever sat on a horse. Showed some knowledge of military tactics. 
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Standard Tactics: Like her ancestor, Brienne can make use of her size and strength to overwhelm opponents, as she did with Loras during the melee in Bitterbridge, after being disarmed. Wait and let her opponents spend their strength in furious attacks, if they are proud and underestimate her because she is a woman, whilst she conserves her ownA Feast for Crows, Brienne VII
Weaknesses: Normal human weaknesses. 
Feats:
===Swordsmanship/Weapon Mastery:===
* Defeated Ser Humfrey Wagstaff ing single combat
* Defeated Richard Farrow, Edmund Ambrose, Ben pushy, Mark Mullendore, Raymond Nayland, Will the Stork, Harry Sawyer, Robin Potter, Ronnet Connington, and Loras Tyrell during the Melee at Bitterbridge and became championA Feast for Crows, Brienne IV
*A unarmored Brienne held off her own against Ser Emmon Cuy, a knight of the Rainbow Guard, and a man-at-arms simultaneously without being touched. She killed the man-at-arms before being saved by Catelyn when the latter knocked out Emmon CuyA Clash of Kings, Catelyn IV. Emmon Cuy was a knight of the Renly's Rainbow Guard, which are among the best fighters of the Stormlands and the Reach and are known through all the Seven KingdomsA Clash of Kings, Sansa IVA Clash of Kings, Davos IIA Storm of Swords, Tyrion V
* Defeated a weakened Jaime Lannister
* Killed Pyg, Timeon, and Shagwell in combat.
* Killed Rorge in single combat.
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==Gallery==
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==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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