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49ers’ character equivalents on HBO’s Game of Thrones

By Peter Panacy

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - APRIL 10: The Iron Throne room can be seen on display at the Game Of Thrones: The Touring Exhibition press launch at Titanic Exhibition Centre on April 10, 2019 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Today sees the debut of the Game of Thrones: The Touring Exhibition which combines costumes, authentic props and majestic settings from all seven seasons of the television series including two never before seen sets, The Winterfell Crypt and Dragon Skull Pit ahead of season eight. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - APRIL 10: The Iron Throne room can be seen on display at the Game Of Thrones: The Touring Exhibition press launch at Titanic Exhibition Centre on April 10, 2019 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Today sees the debut of the Game of Thrones: The Touring Exhibition which combines costumes, authentic props and majestic settings from all seven seasons of the television series including two never before seen sets, The Winterfell Crypt and Dragon Skull Pit ahead of season eight. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JANUARY 31: Mike Babchik and George Kittle attend SiriusXM at Super Bowl LIII Radio Row on January 31, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JANUARY 31: Mike Babchik and George Kittle attend SiriusXM at Super Bowl LIII Radio Row on January 31, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM) /

George Kittle as Bronn

You’ve got to have a little bit of personality in Game of Thrones to survive. Otherwise, you’ll be devoured by fire from one of Daenerys Targaryen’s dragons or wind up falling victim to the Army of the Dead.

LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 12: Actor Jerome Flynn attends the premiere of HBO’s “Game Of Thrones” season 7 at Walt Disney Concert Hall on July 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 12: Actor Jerome Flynn attends the premiere of HBO’s “Game Of Thrones” season 7 at Walt Disney Concert Hall on July 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) /

When we were first introduced to him, we had no clue the master swordsman, Bronn, had it in him to be such a master on the battlefield, first fighting on behalf of Tyrion Lannister with the risk of “death by Moon Door,” then emerging as one of the Lannister’s most trusted fighters on the field of battle.

The thing, though, is Bronn isn’t necessarily out for power, fame or fortune. Well… he does want a castle, but you’re more entertained by his humor and wit than anything else.

Similarly, 49ers fans had no idea tight end George Kittle would be such a force on the field. He was a fifth-round NFL Draft pick, after all, and rare are those players in rising to super-stardom.

But Bronn has gone from a character few anticipated being such an integral part of the GoT series, and the same could be said of Kittle, who is arguably San Francisco’s most important figure on the offensive side of the ball aside from quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.

Plus, both Bronn and Kittle are impossible not to like. You can’t help but root for them.

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