Purple Ink is correct! He wasn't my favorite character.
his death at the Red Wedding was cruel and senseless
, but nothing more. I found most characters more interesting than him.
I've read about two thirds of the first book. Haven't watched the show. So I guess 3 is a lie because that's the only name I don't remember (it was a couple of years ago so maybe he was in the book and I've forgotten, or maybe he just doesn't appear until later).
I didn't read the books, but I found on Wikipedia that he is first mentioned in 1996's A Game of Thrones and subsequently appeared in 1998's A Clash of Kings, in 2000's A Storm of Swords and in 2011's A Dance with Dragons.
Also, your question contains some pretty devastating spoilers for potential readers/viewers.
Yeah. I know. It's my fault. But I could not help.