Here's How Many Game of Thrones Season 1 Characters Are Still Standing
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Season one of Game of Thrones feels like a lifetime ago. Those were the days before dragons, before the Red Wedding, and before the Night King. Arya was still just a little girl learning to water dance while Daenerys was just beginning to realize her full potential. It's astonishing to look back now and realize the sheer scope that was already built into the series as it moved from King's Landing to Winterfell and Beyond the Narrow Sea. And nowhere is that more apparent than in the vast amount of characters that populated Westeros right from the start. How many of those characters are still alive? More than you might think, but quite a few of them have long since exited the series (almost always via a brutal death).
Before you dive into season eight when it premieres April 14 on HBO, here's a refresher to remind you which season one characters are still standing as the show begins its final battle.
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Ned Stark
Status: Dead
After Ned discovers that Cersei's children were not fathered by Robert, Joffrey has him publicly beheaded as a show of power. In the process, Joffrey kicks off the War of the Five Kings.
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Catelyn Stark
Status: Dead
Catelyn dies at the Red Wedding after trying unsuccessfully to save the life of her eldest son, Robb.
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Jon Snow
Status: Alive
While he briefly dies in season five, Jon is once again alive and well (and unknowingly in a relationship with his aunt, Daenerys). He's currently returning North with the Mother of Dragons in hopes of stopping the Night King.
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Robb Stark
Status: Dead
Robb is murdered at the Red Wedding alongside his mother, his wife, his unborn child, and his direwolf.
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Sansa Stark
Status: Alive
Sansa's been through a lot since season one, but she's now the Lady of Winterfell. After a rocky reunion with her siblings, she's preparing her family's home to serve as a base for the defense against the Night King's army.
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Bran Stark
Status: Alive
Bran's body is still alive, but he's no longer the gentle boy he once was. He's now the Three-Eyed Raven, and his ability to see throughout time has left little of the old Bran behind.
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Arya Stark
Status: Alive
After spending time in Braavos training to be a Faceless Man, Arya's reclaimed her Stark identity. She's back at Winterfell and helping her sister, Sansa, deliver justice in the North.
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Rickon Stark
Status: Dead
Little Rickon is shot through with arrows by Ramsay Bolton at the start of the Battle of the Bastards.
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Theon Greyjoy
Status: Alive
After surviving unthinkable torture at the hands of Ramsay, Theon is scarred and broken. However, he's found the courage to lead a mission to find his sister, Yara, who is being held by their Uncle Euron.
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Osha
Status: Dead
Osha becomes a mother figure for Rickon in season two, and she dies at the hands of Ramsay in season six while trying to save herself and the youngest Stark boy.
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Samwell Tarly
Status: Alive
Sam's come a long way since his season one days as a cowardly new Night's Watch recruit. After spending some time training at the Citadel, he's now at Winterfell waiting to tell Jon about his true parentage.
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Hodor
Status: Dead
Poor Hodor sacrifices himself to save Bran and Meera in season six as Bran wargs into the gentle giant's mind to force him to hold the door so they can flee a White Walker attack.
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Robert Baratheon
Status: Dead
King Robert dies in season one after being gored by a boar during a hunting trip.
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Cersei Lannister
Status: Alive
Not only is Cersei still alive, she's the reigning Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. Although she promises to support Daenerys and Jon in the fight against the Night King, she's keeping her army close in order to defend her seat on the throne.
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Jaime Lannister
Status: Alive
Jaime loses his sword hand in season three, but he's only grown as a knight since then. After learning of Cersei's deception, he's heading North to help protect the realm.
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Tyrion Lannister
Status: Alive
Tyrion just keeps escaping death. After several near misses, he's now the Hand of the Queen to Daenerys — but he seems to have his doubts about her relationship with Jon.
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Joffrey Baratheon
Status: Dead
Joffrey's time as king comes to an end when he;s poisoned by Olenna Tyrell on his wedding day in season four.
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Tywin Lannister
Status: Dead
The Lannister patriarch is murdered by his youngest son, Tyrion, while he sits on the toilet in season four.
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Sandor "The Hound" Clegane
Status: Alive
The Hound is presumed dead after a battle with Brienne in season four, but he resurfaces in season six. Now he's preparing to fight alongside Brienne and the others as the Night King's army pushes south.
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Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane
Status: Undead
Is The Mountain really alive? Maester Qyburn's experiments bring The Hound's cruel brother back to life to serve as Cersei's personal guard, but he seems to be more zombie than human at this point.
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Gendry
Status: Alive
Gendry spends several seasons rowing after an encounter with Melisandre, but as of season seven, he's rejoined the fold. His exact location isn't currently known, but he's poised to head to Winterfell with everyone else in season eight.
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Bronn
Status: Alive
Bronn's been working for the Lannister men since season one, and he still doesn't have his castle. Although he appears to stay behind in King's Landing at the end of season seven, fans suspect he's following Jaime north.
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Renly Baratheon
Status: Dead
Renly is murdered by his brother Stannis's shadow in season two and dies in Brienne's arms.
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Loras Tyrell
Status: Dead
Renly's lover, Loras, dies in the Sept explosion that Cersei organizes at the end of season six.
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Shae
Status: Dead
The resourceful Shae is murdered by Tyrion after he finds her in his father's bed at the end of season four.
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Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish
Status: Dead
Littlefinger almost makes it to the end. Unfortunately for him, he thought he could play the Stark sisters, leading to his execution in the season seven finale.
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Lord Varys
Status: Alive
Lord Varys seems to be having doubts about Daenerys's ability to lead, but he's still by her side as she sails to Winterfell with Jon.
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Daenerys Targaryen
Status: Alive
The Mother of Dragons is finally back home in Westeros, but she's been forced to put her plans to conquer the Seven Kingdoms on hold until after she can stop the Night King.
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Khal Drogo
Status: Dead
Daenerys smothers Khal Drogo after realizing the blood magic used to bring him back to life has left him a shell of a man.
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Jorah Mormont
Status: Alive
Thanks to Sam, Jorah is cured of his greyscale, and he's now back to serving Daenerys.
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Viserys Targaryen
Status: Dead
Daenerys's big brother dies in season one when Khal Drogo gives him the "crown" he craves by pouring molten gold over his head.