re: Crackpot ASOIAF Theories SPOILERS

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While I don't think Tyrion is Aerys's son, I think the logic some people are using is flawed. I keep reading that Tyrion is most like Tywin out of all his children. Well, even if he is Aerys's son, he could still grow up to be just like Tywin. It's the whole nature vs. nurture argument. Tyrion still grew up watching Tywin. He could model his entire intellect after him.

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That's quite a fair and valid point.

I think Tyrion being Aerys's son would most piss me off because I'm sick of these secret Targaryens popping up everywhere. R+L = J was perfectly foreshadowed and makes sense from the very first book. Tyrion being a secret Targaryen would be far less reasonable to piece together early on. There is the mention to his whiter hair than his bro and sis (and yes, hair does seem to be important in identifying lineage) - but that's it until the dragon dreams are brought up (though now that I'm thinking it, perhaps his studying was once compared to Rhaegar?).

Regardless, I think that if he's revealed to be a Targaryen it justifies Tywin in many ways (when I always felt the point Martin was trying to make was that Tyrion could have been Tywin's greatest ally if he had only loved him like his brother and sister). Perhaps that point still holds true if he's an illegitimate bastard, but it would seem so far out of left field (based on the first three books).