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- culture
- April 14, 2019
'Game of Thrones' major character deaths
"When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die."
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Jon was stabbed by several men of the Night's Watch after they deemed him a traitor. However, Jon was resurrected in season 6 by Melisandre.
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Stannis was beheaded by Breinne of Tarth for playing a role in the death of his brother Renly.
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While using the toilet, Tywin is shot with a crossbow by his son Tyrion, after Tyrion escapes from prison.
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Let's be honest, Ramsay had to go. He was a pretty terrible person but besides that, it was gratifying to see his wife Sansa get revenge for his poor treatment. Ultimately, Sansa sics Ramsay's own hounds on him.
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Shireen sadly burned to death after her father Stannis was convinced by Melisandre to hold a sacrifice.
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Fans first cried after Daeny's dragon was slayed by a White Walker and later gasped as Viserion emerged as a zombie-like creature himself.
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In arguably the most epic scene of season 7, a scheming Lord Baelish has his throat cut by Arya -- a sentence ordered by Sansa.
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Walder is killed by Arya Stark in revenge for killing her mother and brother. She first uses Walder's own face to call a meeting of House Frey and poisons all of them. Arya then wears another woman's face before revealing her true self to a visibly shocked Walder before cutting his throat.
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Poor, young Rickon is killed with an arrow in season 6 by a cruel Ramsay Bolton, who pretends to let him run to his brother, Jon Snow.
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