Loras Tyrell (A Song of Ice and Fire)

==Summary==
Ser Loras Tyrell, also known as the Knight of Flowers, is a knight from House Tyrell and the third son of Lord Mace Tyrell of Highgarden and his wife, Lady Alerie Hightower. He is a highly skilled knight and jouster. His tournament successes, dazzling good looks, and ostentatious showmanship has made him a celebrated figure in the courts of the Seven Kingdoms.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher with longsword
Name: Loras Tyrell, Knight of Flowers
Origin: A Song of Ice and Fire
Gender: Male
Age: 15 at the start of A Game of Thrones, 17 during A Storm of Swords
Classification: Human, Knight, Lord Commander of the (formerly), Inhabitant of the Reach
Powers and Abilities: Skilled Horse Rider (Is a great jouster. It is said that jousting was three-quarters hrosemanshipA Feast for Crows, Jaime II, and that a great jouster must be a great horseman firstA Dance with Dragons, Reek III), Weapon Mastery, Peak Human Physical Characteristics
Attack Potency: Athlete level physically, higher with Longsword 
Speed: Peak Human
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human
Striking Strength: Athlete level, higher with weapons 
Durability: Athlete level, higher with plate armor (Loras's breastplate tanked a savage two-handed blow swung by Gregor Clegane with his greatsword.A Game of Thrones, Eddard VII)
Stamina: Peak Human (Loras Tyrell fought in the Siege of Dragonstone despite being wounded by a mace, arrow and crossbow bolt, and was arrested when boiling oil was thrown on his bodyA Feast for Crows, Cersei VIII)
Range: Extended Melee Range
Standard Equipment:
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Longsword, dagger, heater shield (Oaken shield, that offer significant protection, but they are heavy and require strength to wield them or shield made of pine and linden, that are lightweight and an enemy's weapon can catch in pine)
|-|Armors=
Plate armor (worn over mail), great helm, hauberk or byrnie of mail (worn over boiled leather), boiled leather
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* Optional Equipment: Destriers, Coursers, Chargers (his horses include a speedy grey mare and a tall white stallion. 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), longaxe , 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). Armor sets of Loras before joining the Kingsguard: silver hauberk or byrnie of mail, green shield (likely a heavy oaken shield), silver plate armor (which was forged by Tobho Mott, a Qohorik master armorer whose shop is at the top of the Street of Steel in King's LandingA Game of Thrones, Eddard VI, and the smiths of Qohor are said to make items superior even to the best castle-forged steel of the Seven KingdomsThe World of Ice & Fire, The Free Cities: Qohor) which is decorated with sapphires and twining black vines, a helm with golden roses which decorate the crest (in a other armor set), and a cloak of forget-me-nots to a heavy woolen capeA Game of Thrones, Eddard VIIA Clash of Kings, Catelyn II
Intelligence:
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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 ). 
|-|Loras intelligence=
Won the Siege of Dragonstone. George R. R. Martin described him as one of the greatest active swordsmen in WesterosSo Spake Martin: A Dinner With GRRM (Madrid, Spain)Sports Illustrated - George R. R. Martin. Jaime Lannister stated that Loras is a born jousterA Feast for Crows, Jaime II, that he has no better lance than him and that there is need to look long and hard to find a better jousterA Feast for Crows, Cersei V At only sixteen and seventeen years old, Loras is already a famous great knight and a legend, and his prowess are known throughout all of WesterosA Storm of Swords, Tyrion II. Is compared to Leo Tyrell, one of the greatest knights ever produced from House Tyrell and the finest jouster ever to couch a lance according to someA Storm of Swords, Tyrion VThe World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: House Tyrell.. He stated that he is better at jousting than his brotherA Storm of Swords, Sansa I. Was Lord Commander of the Renly's Rainbow Guard, which had as members the best fighters of the Stormlands and the Reach. Renly Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell considered Loras as the greatest and finest knight in the Seven Kingdoms.A Clash of Kings, Catelyn IIIA Storm of Swords, Sansa II Loras said to Cersei that she will not find any man half so skilled than him with sword and lance to be master-at-arms. Victarion Greyjoy said he would give half his teeth for the chance to try his axe against the Kingslayer or the Knight of the Flowers, showing Loras Tyrell's reputation as a fighterA Feast for Crows, The Reaver. Despite he was still half a boy, arrogant and vain, Jaime Lannister said Loras Tyrell had it in him to be great, to perform deeds worthy of the White BookA Feast for Crows, Jaime I. Jaime also said that, like him back then, Loras is too good too young. Joined the Kingsguard at 17lA Storm of Swords, Jaime VIII, like the legendary Dragonknight. Participated in the fighting at Bitterbridge, the battle of the Blackwater and the siege of Dragonstone.
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Weaknesses: Normal human weaknesses. Is arrogant and can be short-tempered and impetuous. 
Feats:
===Swordsmanship/Weapon Mastery:===
*During the great melee at Bitterbridge, Loras was one of the last two fighters (there were one hundred and sixteen knights at the start) with Brienne, who was without shield. Loras was able to disarm Brienne during the confrontation, but ultimately lost to her when she came at him to knock him off his horse and use her size and strength to overwhelm him
* Later, after Renly's death at the hands of a shadow assassin, Loras goes berserk, killing Ser Emmon Cuy and Ser Robar Royce, the two Rainbow Guards in charge of protecting Renly that morning, as well as another guard.A Clash of Kings, Tyrion VIIIA Storm of Swords, Sansa IA Storm of Swords, Jaime VIIA Feast for Crows, Brienne III The knights of the Rainbow Guard are among the best fighters of the Stormlands and the Reach and are known through all the Seven Kingdoms A Clash of Kings, Sansa IVA Clash of Kings, Davos II
*Fought magnificently and gloriously during the Battle of the Blackwater, almost as well as Garlan TyrellSo Spake Martin: Age of Sexual Relations in Westeros (October 05, 1999).
* Killed many foes during the Siege of Dragonstone
===Jousting Lance===
*During the tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day in 298 AC, at the age of fifteen, Loras defeated Ser Hosteen Frey and Ser Jaime Lannister of the Kingsguard in the final tilt to become championA Game of Thrones, Catelyn IXA Game of Thrones, Catelyn IV.
*Defeated Robar Royce, a tourney warrior of some renownA Clash of Kings, Catelyn III, and three members of the Kingsguard in the Hand's TourneyA Game of Thrones, Sansa II
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==Gallery==
File:Loras and Garlan.png
File:KnightOfFlowers.jpg
File:Knight of Flowers.jpg
File:Felicia Cano Loras.jpg
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==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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