All the Game of Thrones Deaths in Order of How Upset We Were About Them

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By Marie Claire

published 23 June 2016

NOT REMOTELY SAD ABOUT IT

Ramsay Bolton

Lord Bolton's bastard son
Cause of death: eaten by his own dogs (never has anyone in the history of the world deserved to be eaten by his own dogs more. He made Joffrey look like a nice guy)

Joffrey Baratheon (above)

Lord of the Seven Kingdoms 
Cause of death: Poisoned at the Purple Wedding by Olenna Tyrell and Littlefinger 
(It really was better that he went)

Viserys Targaryen  (above)

Exiled head of House Targaryen and brother to Daenerys Targaryen 
Cause of death: Khal Drogo pours molten gold on his head at Daenerys' command  - ouch
(Strong contender for worst brother of all time)

Gregor Clegane

Knight and Head of House Clegane, loyal to House Lannister 
Cause of death: Poisoned by the spear of Oberyn Martell in a trial by combat
(Technically he's now been brought back to life, but we're not sure how 'back to life' he actually is so he's staying on this list)

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Alliser Thorne (above)

Brother of the Night's Watch
Cause of death: hanging ordered by Jon Snow
(He did try to kill Jon Snow - even though this turned out to be unsuccessful)

Janos Slynt 

Former commander of the City Watch in King's Landing, exiled to Night's Watch by Tyrion Lannister 
Cause of death: Beheaded for insubordination by Jon Snow 
(Probably the most high stakes game of 'call my bluff' ever)

Pyat Pree 

Warlock from Qarth, Member of the Thirteen 
Cause of death: Burned alive by Daenerys's dragons

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Meryn Trant  (above)

Knight in the Kingsguard 
Cause of death: Blinded and stabbed before having his throat slit by Arya Stark
(He was awful)

Craster 

A Wildling who lived with his daughter-wives beyond the Wall 
Cause of death: Killed by Karl Tanner, a Night's Watchman
(Incest etc)

Kraznys 

Slave trader in Slaver's Bay and one of the Good Masters 
Cause of death: Burned alive by Drogon after he tries to trade the Unsullied for the dragon and insults Daenerys

Polliver 

Man-at-arms for House Lannister 
Cause of death: Stabbed in the throat by Arya stark

Myranda 

Servant of House Bolton and Ramsay Snow's lover 
Cause of death: Pushed off a ledge by Theon Grejoy

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Stannis Baratheon (above)

Lord of Dragonstone, brother of Robert and Renly Baratheon, claimant to the Iron Throne
Cause of death: Executed by Brienne of Tarth 
(Ordering your own daughter to be burned at the stake doesn't win you many friends)

Selyse Baratheon

Wife of Stannis Baratheon 
Cause of death: Hangs herself following death of her daughter
(See above)

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Roose Bolton (above)

Lord of the Dreadfort and head of House Bolton
Cause of death: stabbed by his own son

MEH. THESE GUYS HAD IT COMING

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Lysa Arryn  (above)

Lady Regent of the Vale, sister to Catelyn Stark, briefly the wife of Littlefinger 
Cause of death: Pushed out of the Moon Door by Littlefinger

Karl Tanner 

Brother of the Night's Watch, leader of the mutiny at Craster's Keep 
Cause of death: Impaled by Jon Snow during raid on Craster's Keep

Rast 

Ranger in the Night's Watch 
Cause of death: Ripped apart by Jon Snow's direwolf, Ghost, during raid on Craster's Keep

Locke 

Master-at-arms for House Bolton 
Cause of death: Neck snapped by Bran Stark

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Shae  (above)

Prostitute and girlfriend of Tyrion Lannister 
Cause of death: strangled to death by Tyrion Lannister

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Tywin Lannister (above)

Head of House Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock. Father of Cersei, Jaime and Tyrion Lannister 
Cause of death: Shot on the toilet by Tyrion with a crossbow

Mirri Maz Duur

Enslaved godswife 
Cause of death: Burned alive on a funeral pyre by Daenerys Targaryen

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Doreah  (above)

Handmaiden to Daenarys 
Cause of death: Locked with Xaro Xhoan Daxos inside a Valyrian stone vault by Jorah Mormont at the order of Daenerys

Xaro Xhoan Daxos 

Merchant in Qarth 
Cause of death: (see above)

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Hizdahr zo Loraq (above)

Scion of the House Loraq, former slave trader, husband of Daenerys 
Cause of death: Stabbed to death by the Sons of the Harpy
(Had this not happened he probably would have tried to double-cross Daenerys at some point)

Yoren

Recruiter for the Night's Watch 
Cause of death: Killed by Ser Amory Lorch, loyal to House Lannister, in a fight

Ros 

Prostiture in Littlefinger's brothel and spy for Varys 
Cause of death: Shot by Joffrey Baratheon with a crossbow

The Hound 

Member of House Clegane, brother of the Mountain, former bodyguard of Joffrey Baratheon, kidnaps Arya Stark 
Cause of death: Critically wounded by Brienne of Tarth, left to die by Arya Stark
(Though we did find out this season that he was saved by a nomadic tribe.)

SURE THEY WERE OK BUT WE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW THEM

Jon Arryn 

Hand to the Kind before Ned Stark 
Cause of death: Poisoned by Lysa Arryn and Littlefinger

Will

Ranger of the Night's Watch 
Cause of death: Beheaded for desertion by Ned Stark

Hoster Tully 

Lord of Riverrun, Father of Edmure Tully, Catelyn Stark and Lysa Arryn 
Cause of death: Illness

ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT SAD ABOUT IT

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Irri 

Dothraki handmaiden to Daenerys Targaryen 
Cause of death: Murdered during Xaro Xhoan Daxos' theft of the dragons at Qarth

Renly Baratheon 

Master of Laws, Claimant to the Iron Throne, brother of Robert and Stannis Baratheon 
Cause of death: Killed by a shadow with Stannis Baratheon's face that was birthed by Melisandre
(For as long as we knew the guy, we liked him)

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Mag the Mighty  (above)

Giant fighting in Mance Rayder's army 
Cause of death: Killed by Grenn and five other members of the Night's Watch in the Battle of Castle Black
(He was an endangered species)

Olly

Junior member of the Night's Watch
Cause of death: hung by Jon Snow after stabbing him
(We know he was a traitor, but he was also a very young traitor)

Rakharo

Dothraki bodyguard to Daenerys Targaryen 
Cause of death: Killed and decapitated by a rival khalasar while scouting the Red Waste

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Leaf (above)

Child of the forest (even though she's actually very old)
Cause of death: sacrifices herself to save Bran and Meera from a band of white walkers
(She did invent white walkers, but she also represented a highly persecuted indigenous group and gave her life for Bran)

Grenn

Ranger in the Night's Watch 
Cause of death: Killed fighting the giant Mag the Mighty in the Battle of Castle Black
(Any friend of Jon Snow's is a friend of ours - see also Pyp, below)

Pyp 

Brother of the Night's Watch 
Cause of death: Shot through neck by Ygritte's arrow in Battle of Castle Black

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Mance Rayder  (above)

Leader of the Free Folk 
Cause of death: Shot with a mercy arrow by Jon Snow before he's burned alive 
(We actually quite liked Mance)

Jeor Mormont 

Lord Commander of the Night's Watch
Cause of death: Stabbed to death by Night's Watchman Rast during a mutiny

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Qhorin 

Night's Watch ranger 
Cause of death: Killed by Jon Snow (at Qhorin's own behest) in order to trick the Wildlings into thinking Jon has left the Night's Watch

Tansy 

Servant of House Bolton
 Cause of death: Hunted down by Ramsay Snow and eaten by his dogs
(Ramsay Snow = monster)

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Khal Drogo (above)

Chieftain of the Dothraki people and husband of Daenerys Targaryen 
Cause of death: Smothered by Daenerys Targaryen in a mercy killing after a spell by Mirri Maz Duur leaves him in a catatonic state

Osha

Member of the Free Folk who becomes a servant of the Starks and (latterly) a protector of Rickon
Cause of death: stabbed in the neck by Ramsay Bolton

Syrio Forel 

Master sword fighter and Arya Stark's instructor in combat 
Cause of death: Presumably killed by Ser Meryn in a sword fight (he only had a wooden training sword)

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Jory Cassel  (above)

Captain of the Guards from House Stark 
Cause of death: Stabbed by Jaime Lannister through the eye

Rodrik Cassel 

Master-at-Arms at Winterfell, Servant of House Stark 
Cause of death: Decapitated by Theon Greyjoy
(We liked both of those Cassels)

Maester Luwin 

Role: Maester at Winterfell 
Cause of death: Osha ends his suffering after he is stabbed with a spear by an ironborn raider

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Talisa Stark (above)

Wife of Robb Stark 
Cause of death: stabbed in stomach while pregnant by Lothar Frey at the Red Wedding

Oberyn Martell 

Prince of the House Martell 
Cause of death: Skull crushed by the Mountain in a trial by combat
(We were really rooting for the guy)

Jojen Reed 

Warg, brother of Meer Reed, travelling companion of Bran Stark 
Cause of death: Mercy killed by Meera after being stabbed multiple times by a wight; burned by a fireball thrown by "The Children"

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Maester Aemon  (above)

Role: Maester at Castle Black 
Cause of death: old age
(We know he was old and he'd had a really good innings, but we also feel like there was a lot of extra stuff he could have told us... particularly about the whole Jon Snow & Dany theory)

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Myrcella Baratheon (above)

Daughter of Cersei and Jaime Lannister, sister to King Tommen Baratheon
 Cause of death: poisoned with a kiss by Ellaria Sand with the help of the Sank Snakes
(This felt really unnecessary)

Robert Baratheon

Lord of the Seven Kingdoms 
Cause of death: Mortally wounded by a wild boar after drinking wine  given to him by Lancel Lannister at Cersei Lannister's command
(Mainly because him dying left the Lannisters in power)

Barristan Selmy 

Fourth member of the Kingsguard, advisor of Daenerys 
Cause of death: Killed fighting the Sons of the Harpy in Meereen
(A real old school hero)

REALLY SAD ABOUT IT

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Shireen Baratheon  (above)

Daughter of Stannis and Selyse Baratheon
 Cause of death: burned alive as a sacrifice to the Lord of Light by Melisandre at the order of Stannis Baratheon 
(Killed by her own horrible father. Patchface's only friend... pass the tissues please)

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Ygritte  (above)

Soldier in Mance Rayder's army and Jon Snow's lover 
Cause of death: Shot with an arrow by Olly in the Battle of Castle Black
("You know nothing, Jon Snow")

Rickon Stark

Youngest son of Ned Stark
Cause of death: shot with an arrow by Ramsay Bolton
(Rickon didn't get as much air time as the other Starks, but we like all Starks by default and he was just way too young to die)

EMBARRASSING LEVELS OF DEVASTATION

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Hodor (above)

Loyal servant of House Stark
Cause of death: Holding the door for Bran and Meera *sobs for three hours*
(We can't really talk about this yet, it's too soon)

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Eddard Stark  (above)

Hand of the King and Lord of the North 
Cause of death: Beheaded by Ser Ilyn Payne at the order of Joffrey Baratheon 
(The first big shock death of the series, we're still not quite over it)

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Robb Stark  (above)

Role: King of the North, son of Lord Eddard Stark and Lady Catelyn of Winterfell 
Cause of death: Shot by Frey crossbowman and then stabbed through the heart by Roose Bolton at the Red Wedding

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Catelyn Stark  (above)

Wife of Eddard Stark, Mother of Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran and Rickon 
Cause of death: throat slit by Black Walder Rivers at the Red Wedding

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Jon Snow  (above)

Commander of the Night's Watch, bastard son of Eddard Stark
 Cause of death: Stabbed by Night's Watch mutineers 
(We know, we know. But technically this was a still a 'death')

(Editor's note: Game of Thrones superfans: this list is based on the series rather than the original books. We appreciate there are some discrepancies)

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