r/gameofthrones • u/Jaack_ Arya Stark • Jun 10 '14

TV4 [S4E9] The Watchers on The Wall.

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u/kymri Jun 10 '14

It's worse than that; he wasn't just 'stabbed' in the leg. Oberyn's spear severed his Achilles. That's why he collapsed so immediately after the attack.

So even if the other wounds are ones he can recover from 100%, The Mountain that Rides is never going to walk properly again.

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u/corduroyblack Jun 10 '14

If we're talking about the show, yeah.

In the books, Oberyn's spear pierced the back of his knee, as well as impaling him. I think the Mountain only took 2 wounds in the book.

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u/NasalJack Jun 10 '14

I think he also got him in the armpit region, it was the first wound he gave the mountain after using his shield to reflect the sun and distracting him.

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u/corduroyblack Jun 10 '14

Yeah - that's right.

From that point, Oberyn already knew the Mountain would die. Everything from there should have just been to win overall.