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Game of Thrones Recap: Who’s Dead and Who’s Alive — and Season 8 Predictions

Game of Thrones Recap: Who’s Dead and Who’s Alive — and Season 8 Predictions

By Akhil Arora | Updated: 10 April 2019 12:31 IST

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Bran Stark, aka the Three-Eyed Raven, who likely knows everything

Highlights

Game of Thrones season 8 kicks off April 15 in India
Tens of major characters have died across seven seasons
We predict the chances of survival for remaining ones

If there's one thing that's Game of Thrones is known for, it's killing major characters. Across seven seasons, we have witnessed hundreds of deaths in all sorts of manners, including swords, knives, arrows, fire, pillows, suicides, and even molten gold. In fact, people rarely die of old age in Westeros, at least from what we are shown on-screen. With Game of Thrones season 8 around the corner, we figured we would look back at the four dozen important character deaths and offer our predictions for the ones left alive. In the first table below, you'll find a list of major deaths in Game of Thrones seasons 1 to 7, along with the cause, place, and perpetrator(s) of their deaths. Following that is a table that lists all the big characters still alive in Game of Thrones season 8. We don't think Daenerys' dragons or Cersei Lannister will be alive at the end of Game of Thrones season 8, but hey what do we know.

Game of Thrones deaths — the ones we lost

Season	Episode	Character	Cause	Perpetrator	Place
1	1	Jon Arryn	Poisoned wine	Lysa Arryn, Petyr Baelish	King's Landing
1	6	Viserys Targaryen	Molten gold	Khal Drogo	Vaes Dothrak
1	7	Robert Baratheon	Wild boar	Lancel, Cersei Lannister	King's Landing
1	9	Eddard "Ned" Stark	Beheading	Ilyn Payne, Joffrey Baratheon	King's Landing
1	10	Khal Drogo	Asphyxiation	Daenerys Targaryen	Lhazar
2	5	Renly Baratheon	Stabbing	A shadow, Melisandre	Stormlands
3	5	Richard Karstark	Beheading	Robb Stark	Riverrun
3	9	Talisa Stark	Stabbing	Lothar Frey	The Twins
3	9	Robb Stark	Stabbing	Roose Bolton	The Twins
3	9	Catelyn Stark	Slit throat	Walder "Black Walder" Rivers	The Twins
4	2	Joffrey Baratheon	Poisoning	Olenna Tyrell, Petyr Baelish	King's Landing
4	7	Lysa Arryn	Fell from height	Petyr Baelish	Eyrie
4	8	Oberyn Martell	Crushed skull	Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane	King's Landing
4	9	Ygritte	Arrow	Olly	Castle Black
4	10	Jojen Reed	Stabbing, slit throat	Wights, Meera Reed	Beyond the Wall
4	10	Shae	Strangling	Tyrion Lannister	King's Landing
4	10	Tywin Lannister	Crossbow	Tyrion Lannister	King's Landing
5	4	Barristan Selmy	Fighting	Sons of the Harpy	Meereen
5	7	Aemon Targaryen	Old age	-	Castle Black
5	9	Shireen Baratheon	Burned alive	Melisandre	Long Lake
5	10	Selyse Baratheon	Suicide by hanging	-	Long Lake
5	10	Stannis Baratheon	Beheading	Brienne of Tarth	Near Winterfell
5	10	Meryn Trant	Stabbing, slit throat	Arya Stark	Braavos
5	10	Myrcella Baratheon	Poisoning	Ellaria Sand	Dorne
5	10	Jon Snow (resurrected later)	Stabbing	Brothers of Night's Watch	Castle Black
6	1	Doran Martell	Stabbing	Ellaria Sand	Dorne
6	2	Roose Bolton	Stabbing	Ramsay Bolton	Winterfell
6	2	Walda Bolton	Mauled by dogs	Ramsay Bolton	Winterfell
6	2	Balon Greyjoy	Fell from height	Euron Greyjoy	Pyke
6	3	Alliser Thorne	Hanging	Jon Snow	Castle Black
6	3	Olly	Hanging	Jon Snow	Castle Black
6	5	Hodor	Mauled	Wights	Beyond the Wall
6	8	Waif	Fighting	Arya Stark	Braavos
6	9	Rickon Stark	Arrow	Ramsay Bolton	Winterfell
6	9	Ramsay Bolton	Mauled by dogs	Sansa Stark	Winterfell
6	10	Lancel Lannister	Stabbing, burned alive	Cersei Lannister	King's Landing
6	10	High Sparrow	Burned alive	Cersei Lannister	King's Landing
6	10	Margaery Tyrell	Burned alive	Cersei Lannister	King's Landing
6	10	Loras Tyrell	Burned alive	Cersei Lannister	King's Landing
6	10	Mace Tyrell	Burned alive	Cersei Lannister	King's Landing
6	10	Kevan Lannister	Burned alive	Cersei Lannister	King's Landing
6	10	Tommen Baratheon	Suicide by leaping from a window	-	King's Landing
6	10	Walder Frey	Slit throat	Arya Stark	The Twins
7	3	Olenna Tyrell	Sucide by poison	Jaime Lannister	Highgarden
7	5	Randyll Tarly	Burned alive	Drogon, Daenerys Targaryen	Blackwater Rush
7	6	Thoros	Mauling, freezing	Wight snow bear	Beyond the Wall
7	6	Viserion (dragon)	Neck wound	Night King	Beyond the Wall
7	7	Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish	Slit throat	Arya Stark, Sansa Stark	Winterfell

Game of Thrones season 8 — the ones left alive

Character	Last known location	Chances of survival (/10)
Jon Snow	Narrow Sea	6
Daenerys Targaryen	Narrow Sea	4
Sansa Stark	Winterfell	7
Arya Stark	Winterfell	6
Bran Stark	Winterfell	8
Cersei Lannister	King's Landing	1
Jaime Lannister	King's Landing	5
Tyrion Lannister	Narrow Sea	8
Theon Greyjoy	Dragonstone	3
Yara Greyjoy	King's Landing	5
Euron Greyjoy	Essos	0
Davos Seaworth	Narrow Sea	7
Brienne of Tarth	Winterfell	7
Samwell Tarly	Winterfell	10
Gilly	Winterfell	10
Missandei	Narrow Sea	6
Grey Worm	Narrow Sea	3
Varys	Narrow Sea	4
Jorah Mormont	Narrow Sea	1
Sandor "The Hound" Clegane	Narrow Sea	3
Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane	King's Landing	0
Tormund Giantsbane	Eastwatch	3
Gendry	Eastwatch	4
Bronn	King's Landing	5
Melisandre	Volantis	2
Beric Dondarrion	Eastwatch	0
Eddison Tollett	Castle Black	1
Podrick Payne	Winterfell	5
Qyburn	King's Landing	0
Edmure Tully	-	6
Lyanna Mormont	Bear Island	6
Robin Arryn	Eyrie	4
Night King	Eastwatch	2
Drogon (dragon)	Narrow Sea	3
Rhaegal (dragon)	Narrow Sea	2

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