Tywin Lannister (Earth-4552)

"Before long I'll be dead, and you and your brother and your sister and all of her children, all of us dead, all of us rotting in the ground. It's the family name that lives on. That's all that lives on. Not your personal glory, not your honor... but family."

- Lord Tywin Lannister to Ser Jaime Lannister.

Tywin Lannister, named by Gondor as the False King of Middle-Earth, was the head of House Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock, Warden of the Middle-Earth, Lord Paramount of the Westerlands, Hand of the King on two occasions, and Protector of the Realm. He was the father of Cersei, Jaime and Tyrion Lannister.

Intelligent, calculating, ruthless and intimidating, Tywin was the richest Men in Middle-Earth and effectively the most powerful when he serves as Hand of the King to his grandsons Joffrey and Tommen. His driving force was to secure his legacy and that of the Lannister name, and would do whatever he considers necessary to protect the family. Tywin was often at odds with his three children, whom he considers a disappointment. His mistreatment of Tyrion eventually results in Tyrion killing him in cold blood, after the former is sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit.

Early Life
Tywin was the lord of House Lannister, the Lord Paramount of the Westerlands, and the richest man in the Nine Kingdoms. The Westerlands are one of the constituent regions of the Nine Kingdoms and House Lannister is one of the Great Houses of the realm. House Lannister rule the region from their seat of Casterly Rock and Tywin also holds the title Lord of Casterly Rock. He was also the Warden of the West. He is a widower with three children, Jaime, Cersei and Tyrion Lannister. Casterly Rock, the Lannister's ancestral seat of power, is located over a group of highly productive goldmines, which have provided the Lannisters with immense wealth over the years and led to the speculation that Tywin "was made of gold."