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