Yara Greyjoy, Game of Thrones

Yara Greyjoy (Gemma Whelan)

Yara Greyjoy is an ironborn, raised as the only remaining child of Balon, after her 2 older brothers were killed and her younger brother Theon was taken as a hostage. She was raised as a surrogate son, and encouraged to become a reaver, unusual for women. She is a fierce warrior and commands her own longship.

In season 2, her brother returned and she offered him a lift, even though he didn’t recognize her, and they had sex on the horse. In seasons 3 and 4, she marched against Dreadfort to rescue her brother, which she was unable to, and retreated without Theon.

In Season 6, with the northerners taking back their strongholds from the ironborn, and Yara’s father killed by Euron, Yara announced her intention to succeed her father on the Salt Throne and was supported by Theon, who had returned to the islands. Euron however showed up and managed to win the Kingsmoot, and Yara and Theon gathered those loyal to them and escaped with the majority of the Iron Fleet.

In the Season 6 episode, “The Broken Man,” Yara was depicted kissing and fondling a female prostitute in Volantis, where they stopped for rest, and at the end of the scene she openly said she was going to have sex with her.

Later in the season, Yara finally met (and flirted with) a newly victorious Daenerys (Emilia Clarke), seeking to negotiate a deal with her. Yara was asked if her offer to help Dany came with a marriage requirement and Yara replied with “I never demand, but I’m up for anything, really.” In a behind the scenes video, Daenerys’ actress Emilia Clarke said there was definitely some sexual tension between herself and Yara Greyjoy: “There’s mild flirtation, which is exciting to say the least.”

Season 7 will premiere in july 2017.

Appearances:

• 12 episodes. Recurring character in Seasons 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7

Female love interests:

• Prostitute (unknown, guest, 1 episode)

Relationship story arc with a woman: No

Male love interests:

• Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen, main cast, brother)

Relationship story arc with a man: No

Filter Relationship Arc:

• None

Storyline during sweeps? No

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.