Game of Thrones: Where All the Major Characters Stand Going Into Season 8

As if things couldn't get any worse, the sentries atop the Wall at Eastwatch stand in horror as the White Walker Army approaches. Despite their growing numbers, the immensity of the wall seems suitable to hold them at bay — that is, until the Night King arrives on the back of Viserion, an undead version of Daenerys's beloved dragon. In a burst of bright blue flame, the creature demolishes the eastern side of the wall, leaving a gap large enough for the Army of the Dead to advance.

The battle has begun.