Tyrion as most people's favourite character wouldn't be a surprise, Daenarys as a close second is shocking!

We ran a poll in a slightly different format to usual, and thought you might be interested in the results. We matched the major characters in a series of head-to-head matchups, asking people to choose their favourites each time, with Tyrion currently coming out on top. Dany is a surprisingly close second - her good work of the early shares surely doesn't undo the destruction she reeks (ooh, little easter egg in the sentence there).

However, it's when we dig into the data that it gets more interesting. When they're matched head-to-head, it's not at all close between Tyrion and Dany, with the Lannister winning more than 7 times out of 10. A close match occurs when we pit the Stark sisters against each other - and while Arya features in a high 3rd overall place, when she's matched against her sister, Sansa narrowly wins the matchup, 52% vs 48% - perhaps reflecting Sansa evolution into a character of substance while Arya treds a not-always-careful line between admirable and madness. Speaking of madness, no conversation on the topic would be complete without comparing Joffrey and Ramsay - a matchup that had many people asking "do I have to pick a favourite out of these two?"! We're not as cruel and Joffrey or Ramsay so we did include a "skip" option, but where people did vote, Ramsay was the least popular of the two - quite the achievement given the competition!

If you'd like to see more head-to-head comparisions, let us know in the comments, and add your vote at https://pickonefromtwo.com/groups/film-tv/categories/favourite-game-of-thrones-character/