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Game of Thrones Deaths: Every Single Character Who Has Died

In the game of thrones, you either win or you die. And A LOT of people have died.

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Game of Thrones Deaths

Game of Thrones is known for killing off characters at any moment.

Here, we've listed every character who's died on the hit HBO show, in reverse chronological order. For the sake of brevity, we've omitted some of the lower-level murders. Sorry, nameless dead soldiers!

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The Iron Throne

In the series finale, Drogon melts down the Iron Throne following the death of Daenerys Targaryen.

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Daenerys Targaryen

Before she's able to sit on the Iron Throne, Jon Snow stabs Daenerys Targaryen through the heart while kissing her in the series finale, "The Iron Throne."

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Cersei and Jaime Lannister

The Lannister siblings die in each other's arms, crushed by the collapsed walls of the Red Keep as King's Landing falls to Daenerys and her army in "The Bells."

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The Clegane Brothers

In the much-anticipated Clegane Bowl, the Hound dies by tackling the Mountain through a wall of the Red Keep. They both fall into the blaze of the burning city beneath them.

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Qyburn

The Mountain kills Qyburn by smashing his head into a wall.

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Euron Greyjoy

Jaime Lannister kills Euron Greyjoy by stabbing him in the chest with a sword.

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Varys

Daenerys Targaryen orders Varys executed after he betrays her. Drogon scorches him to death.

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Missandei

In "The Last of the Starks," Missandei is captured as a prisoner of war when Dany's forces are ambushed by Euron Greyjoy's fleet. The Mountain decapitates Missandei on Cersei's orders.

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Rhaegal

Rhaegal (pictured, left) is shot down by Euron Greyjoy in an ambush on Dany's forces returning to Dragonstone.

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Melisandre

After the Battle of Winterfell, Melisandre takes off her magical necklace and dies of natural causes in "The Long Night."

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Night King

In an absolutely jaw-dropping moment, Arya Stark leaps out of nowhere to stab and kill the Night King.

Arya's assassination of the Night King also killed all the White Walkers, wights and wight Viserion.

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Jorah Mormont

While protecting Daenerys Targaryen, Jorah Mormont is stabbed to death by wights.

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Theon Greyjoy

After protecting Bran Stark from wights, Theon charges the Night King and is stabbed to death.

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Beric Dondarrion

While trying to save Arya Stark, Beric is stabbed to death by wights.

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Lyanna Mormont

Sadly, a wight giant crushed Lyanna Mormont to death. But she was able to kill the giant in her final act.

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The Wall

In the Season 7 finale, wight Viserion destroys -- and kills -- a big part of the Wall in "The Dragon and the Wolf."

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Peter "Littlefinger" Baelish

After his lies are exposed, Littlefinger is executed by Arya Stark in the Season 7 finale.

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Benjen Stark

Benjen Stark sacrifices himself to the wights to give Jon Snow time to escape in "Beyond the Wall."

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Viserion

Viserion is killed by an ice spear thrown by the Night King during the hunt for a wight.

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Thoros of Myr

After a wight snow bear attacks him, Thoros freezes to death.

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White Walker

Jon Snow kills this White Walker using Longclaw while beyond the Wall.

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Dickon and Randyll Tarly

Randyll and Dickon Tarly are both burned to a crisp by Drogon in "Eastwatch."

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Olenna Tyrell

In "The Queen's Justice," Jaime Lannister poisons Olenna Tyrell. Before she dies, the Queen of Thorns reveals that she was the one who orchestrated Joffrey's murder.

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Tyene Sand

Tyene Sand is poisoned by Cersei Lannister for her role in Myrcella Lannister's death.

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Nymeria Sand

In "Stormborn," Nymeria Sand is strangled with her own whip by Euron Greyjoy.

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Obara Sand

During the ambush on the Black Wind, Obara is stabbed with her own spear by Euron Greyjoy.

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House Frey

In the opening sequence of Season 7, Arya Stark uses Walder Frey's face to trick the men of House Frey into drinking poison.

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Walder Frey

After serving his own sons to him, baked in a pie, Arya Stark then slits Walder Frey's throat in "Winds of Winter."

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Tommen Baratheon

Following the destruction of the Great Sept of Baelor, King Tommen Baratheon jumps out of a window.

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Margaery and Loras Tyrell

Queen Margaery and Loras Tyrell are incinerated in Cersei Lannister's attack on the Great Sept.

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High Sparrow

The High Sparrow is another victim of Cersei's brutal wildfire attack in "Winds of Winter."

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Mace Tyrell

The Lord of Highgarden is also incinerated by wildfire in the attack on the Great Sept of Baelor.

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Lancel Lannister

After trying to stop Cersei's evil plan, Lancel Lannister is burned alive by wildfire.

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Grand Maester Pycelle

Before the destruction of the Great Sept, Qyburn's little birds murder Pycelle.

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Ramsay Bolton

After losing the Battle of the Bastards, Ramsay Bolton's own hounds, released by Sansa Stark, devour him in "Battle of the Bastards."

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Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun

Ramsay Bolton shoots Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun in the eye with an arrow.

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Rickon Stark

Ramsay Bolton shoots Rickon Stark in the back with an arrow before the Battle of the Bastards.

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The Waif

In "No One," Arya Stark kills the Waif with her trusty sword, Needle.

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Lady Crane

A Braavosi actress, Lady Crane, is brutally murdered by the Waif.

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Brynden Tully

Known as the Blackfish, Brynden Tully is killed while defending Riverrun from the Lannister and Frey soldiers.

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Brother Ray

Rogue members of the Brotherhood Without Banners hang Brother Ray in "The Broken Man."

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Hodor

In "The Door," Hodor gets ravaged by wights as he tries to buy time for Bran Stark to escape the White Walkers.

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Leaf

Leaf sacrifices herself to help Bran Stark escape the attack on the Three-Eyed Raven's cave.

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Three-Eyed Raven

The Night King strikes down the Three-Eyed Raven in his lair.

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White Walker

Meera Reed uses a dragonglass spear to kill this White Walker.

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Moro and nine other Khals

Daenerys Targaryen burns 10 Khals alive in "Book of the Stranger."

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Osha

While trying to distract Ramsay, Osha is stabbed in the neck by the Bolton.

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Alliser Thorne

After being resurrected, Jon Snow executes Thorne by hanging in "Oathbreaker."

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Olly

Olly -- who murdered Ygritte and betrayed Jon Snow -- is also executed by the Lord Commander.

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Balon Greyjoy

The head of house Greyjoy is thrown from a bridge by his brother, Euron Greyjoy, in "Home."

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Walda Bolton

Ramsay Bolton orders his dogs to attack and kill Walda Bolton and her newborn son.

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Roose Bolton

Before killing Walda Bolton, Ramsay betrays his father Roose, and stabs him in the heart.

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Trystane Martell

Doran Martell's son is impaled through the back of his head by Obara Sand in "The Red Woman."

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Doran Martell

Ellaria Sand murders the Prince of Dorne for not retaliating against the Lannisters.

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Jon Snow

Several members of the Night's Watch betray Jon Snow and stab him to death in "Mother's Mercy."

(Yeah, yeah, we know he didn't stay dead. Don't @ us.)

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Myrcella Baratheon

Myrcella gets poisoned with the Long Farewell by Ellaria Sand in the Season 5 finale.

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Meryn Trant

Arya Stark crosses another name off her list when she savagely murders Meryn Trant at a brothel in Braavos.

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Myranda

While cornering Sansa Stark, Myranda is pushed off the Winterfell rampart by Theon Greyjoy.

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Stannis Baratheon

Following the Battle of Winterfell, Brienne of Tarth kills Stannis Baratheon.

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Selyse Baratheon

After she agrees to sacrifice her daughter, Selyse dies by suicide, hanging herself from a tree.

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Hizdahr zo Loraq

A former slave trader, Hizdahr zo Loraq is killed by the Sons of the Harpy during the uprising in Meereen.

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Shireen Baratheon

Melisandre sacrifices the daughter of Stannis and Selyse Baratheon in "The Dance of Dragons."

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Karsi

A group of child wights mauls Karsi to death in "Hardhome."

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White Walker

Jon Snow kills this White Walker using Longclaw.

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Loboda

Before Jon Snow kills it, the White Walker impales Loboda at the massacre of Hardhome.

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Maester Aemon

The Castle Black maester dies of natural causes in "The Gift."

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Barristan Selmy

Selmy is killed by the Sons of the Harpy during the uprising in Meereen in "Sons of the Harpy."

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Janos Slynt

In "High Sparrow," Jon Snow beheads Slynt for insubordination.

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Mossador

Under the order of Daenerys Targaryen, Daario Naharis executes Mossador, a Meereenese slave.

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Mance Rayder

Before he can be burned alive in "The Wars to Come," Rayder is mercifully shot in the heart with an arrow by Jon Snow.

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Tywin Lannister

After killing Shae, Tyrion Lannister uses a crossbow to murder his father, Tywin Lannister, in "The Children."

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Shae

In an act of self defense, Tyrion strangles his former lover Shae.

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Jojen Reed

Stabbed by a wight, Jojen Reed is mercifully killed by his sister, Meera.

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Ygritte

During the Battle of Castle Black, Olly shoots Ygritte with an arrow in "The Watchers on the Wall."

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Oberyn Martell

In Tyrion's second trial by combat, the Mountain crushes Oberyn's skull in "The Mountain and the Viper."

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Lysa Arryn

Littlefinger pushes Lysa out of the Vale's Moon Door in "Mockingbird."

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Karl Tanner

Jon Snow kills Tanner at Craster's Keep in "First of His Name."

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Locke

While warging into Hodor, Bran Stark snaps Locke's neck.

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Joffrey Baratheon

King Joffrey is poisoned to death at his wedding to Margaery Tyrell by her mother, Olenna, in "The Lion and the Rose."

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Polliver

Arya Stark exacts revenge on Polliver by stabbing the soldier in the neck with Needle in "Two Swords."

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Catelyn Stark

Catelyn Stark's throat is slit by Walder Rivers in "The Rains of Castamere."

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Robb Stark

Roose Bolton executes Robb Stark during the Red Wedding.

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Talisa Stark

Lothar Frey slaughters Robb Stark's pregnant wife at the Red Wedding.

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Orell

Jon Snow slays the wildling warg in "The Rains of Castamere."

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White Walker

Samwell uses a dragonglass dagger to kill an attacking White Walker in "Second Sons."

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Ros

King Joffrey Baratheon shoots Ros with his crossbow in "The Climb."

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Kraznys mo Nakloz

Drogon scorches the slave trader in "And Now His Watch Has Ended."

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Jeor Mormont

Rast kills the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch during a mutiny.

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Xaro Xhoan Daxos and Doreah

Xaro Xhoan Daxos and Doreah are both locked inside an empty vault and left to die by Daenerys Targaryen in "Valar Morghulis."

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Qhorin Halfhand

While captured by the Wildlings, Jon Snow kills Qhorin Halfhand in a sword fight.

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Pyat Pree

Daenerys Targaryen's dragons burn Pyat Pree to a crisp while inside the House of the Undying.

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Maester Luwin

Mortally wounded by Dagmer, Luwin is later killed by Osha.

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Matthos Seaworth

Davos Seaworth's son is blown to smithereens by the wildfire explosion in "Blackwater."

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Billy and Jack

The two orphan boys are killed under the orders of Theon Greyjoy in "A Man Without Honor."

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Eleven of the Thirteen

Pyat Pree assassinates 11 of the Thirteen.

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Alton Lannister

Jaime Lannister beats Alton Lannister to death in "A Man Without Honor."

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Amory Lorch

The second name that Arya gave to H'ghar, Lorch is shot with a poisoned dart in "The Old Gods and the New."

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Rodrik Cassel

During the fall of Winterfell, Theon Greyjoy executes Rodrik Cassel.

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The Tickler

The Tickler is the first name that Arya Stark gave Jaqen H'ghar, who breaks the torturer's neck in "The Ghost of Harrenhal."

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Renly Baratheon

A shadow creature with the face of Stannis Baratheon assassinates Renly Baratheon.

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Lommy

While traveling on the Kingsroad in "What Is Dead May Never Die," Lommy is killed by Polliver. The murder earns Polliver a spot on Arya's kill list.

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Yoren

Amory Lorch stabs Yoren in the back.

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Maester Cressen

Maester Cressen dies trying to convince Melisandre to share a poisoned glass of wine with him in "The North Remembers."

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Mirri Maz Duur

Mirri Maz Duur is burned to death by Daenerys Targaryen in "Fire and Blood."

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Khal Drogo

Daenerys Targaryen smothers Khal Drogo to death in the Season 1 finale.

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Ned Stark

Ned Stark is executed by Ser Ilyn Payne in the jaw-dropping episode, "Baelor."

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Mago

In the "Pointy End," Mago defies Drogo and is ruthlessly dismembered by the Khal.

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Syrio Forel

Arya Stark's water-dancing instructor is murdered by Lannister men.

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Robert Baratheon

While hunting a boar, King Robert Baratheon is mortally wounded in "You Win or You Die."

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Viserys Targaryen

Daenerys Targaryen's brother is burned alive using molten gold by Khal Drogo in "A Golden Crown."

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Vardis Egen

During Tyrion Lannister's trial by combat, Bronn kills Lysa Arryn's champion, Vardis Egen.

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Jory Cassel

Jaime Lannister stabs Jory Cassel in the eye in "The Wolf and the Lion."

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Hugh of the Vale

While jousting in "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things," the Mountain kills Ser Hugh with a splintered lance.

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Mycah

The Hound murders the butcher's son under the orders of Joffrey Baratheon in "The Kingsroad."

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Assassin

Bran's direwolf Summer mauls the assassin with the catspaw dagger in "The Kingsroad."

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Jon Arryn

The Hand of the King to Robert Baratheon is poisoned by Lysa Arryn.

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Will

After escaping a White Walker attack, Will is executed by Ned Stark in the series premiere, "Winter is Coming."