(Spoiler All and tWoW & aDoS Speculation) Which characters death would hurt you the most?

BadFurDay · 11 months

Reek/Theon still has something to accomplish. What it is, I don't know. But if he gets offed, I'll be left confused and sad.

El_Once · 11 months

Varys.

the_dayman · 11 months

All the main characters have been mentioned, so I'll trow in Dolorous Edd. "Still, it was pretty lucky, missing the rocks."

ohsoGosu · 11 months

George R.R. Martin's

;_;

Shrlck · 11 months

I'll be sad when Barristan dies. I'll be surprised if he doesn't.

Kijafa · 11 months

At this point I think the hardest to take would be if Arya died. She's mostly removed from everything going on, so she's taken on a sort of invincible status in my mind. Plus Arya chapters are my favorite. There's so much build up for when she becomes a full assassin, if she died now it'd leave so much undone. I know all men die, but not Arya.

lars-martin · 11 months

Davos and Stannis. Bros 4 lyfe.

J-Rex · 11 months

Tyrion and Arya. Jon killed me because even if resurrected, he wont be whole.

flinteastwood · 11 months

Bran. If he permanently turns into a tree, I will consider this dying.

Jon, if it turns out that he's truly dead.

Arya and Sansa as well. I really only care about the Stark children at this point. Everyone else can die, but I really want to see them all reunited, even if just for a moment.

bkay17 · 11 months

Sansa. She's been taught the game by Cersei and Littlefinger, and I feel like she's going to break out at any second and really start having a huge impact on Westeros. I also want Littlefinger to live because I love how ruthless and brilliant he is, but if Sansa ends up killing him I'll be okay with that.

AetherealDe · 11 months

Howland Reed before explaining the events at the Tower of Joy.

On a serious note, Arya. The kid has gone through everything you could ask her to go through, and just keeps persevering. The same can be said for a lot of characters, but Arya's very identity is asked of her-I really want her to pull through that.

Honorable mentions to Jaime and Davos, though for different reasons.

BisonST · 11 months

I'd have to go with Davos. I'm expecting Stannis to die at some point (hopefully in an awesome way) but I hope Davos makes it through.

hamseatlambs · 11 months

If Jon Snow is actually dead, I think I will have a hard time getting into the next book.

KosstAmojan · 11 months

Probably Arya, maybe gentle-hearted Tommen. Definitely Ser Pounce.

The_Neon_Knight · 11 months

I'm almost desensitized to character deaths by now.

My personal prophecy is:

Melisandre will kill Stannis once she understands he's not R'hllor's chosen. And that sucks because I'm kinda rooting for the Mannis to kick some Bolton and Tyrell/Lannister ass. Anyway, she will be consumed by her own magic in the end.
Daenerys will do something beautifully heroic and then die. She will probably try to fight the others with her dragons, and she will succeed... But she'll die. Oh, and her dragons too.
Littlefinger will be alive up to the final stages of the game and he will have his vengeance at hand... but then he will be killed. It will probably have something to do with Sansa.
Cersei is a goner. Jaime will kill her (but he will live, as Kingslayer, a kinslayer and a hero).
Victarion is a dead man walking. Aegon too.
Lord Walder Frey, Lord Roose Bolton and Ramsay Bolton are going to pay with their lives. The North Remembers.
For shock factor, Tyrion will tragically and heroically die in the end too, in classic GRRM fashion.

Sansa will live. Jaime will live. I don't really know about Jon Snow, but it would be cheap to have him killed twice in the series, so I think he may live. I've my doubts with Arya, too.

And I said almost desensitized because I'm still rooting for two characters:

Brienne of Tarth.
Ser Barristan the Bold.

Yeah, I know It doesn't look good for both of them... It certainly looks like good ol' Barry is a goner too, but I hope he takes a couple dragons with him to the seven hells, at least.

bob8914 · 11 months

No question, Littlefinger. I want the backstabbing manipulative schemer to finally win without getting comeuppance. Characters like him always end up defeated by their own arrogance in some cliched way. Littlefinger needs to break that mold! Let the bastard win for once!

runsoutofspace · 11 months

Pod...
Brienne came back, so I'm hoping Pod is alright.

DiscoStan · 11 months

Meera and Jojen Reed. Jojen is fatalistic about his own death and it's assumed that he'll bite the dust sooner rather than later. But they're Bran's staunchest companions and there's so little room for love or loyalty in this series, especially for someone like Bran.

oh_bother · 11 months

Nice try George R R Martin.

FAFASGR · 11 months

Daenerys. Not because I like her. In fact, I think the story is better off without her.

It would hit me hard because I would be so pissed I had to go through all of her mediocre chapters to only end up with her dying.

el_pinko_grande · 11 months

Most of my favorite characters have already died. Spoiler There isn't really anyone else major they could kill that would upset me. I love Arya, but if she died I wouldn't be upset so much as annoyed that GRRM was trying so hard to shock us.

Minor character-wise, I'd hate to see Asha Greyjoy go. She's one of my favorites. I like the Martells a lot, and want to see them thrive. I'd like Gendry to survive, and I think he will. I also like Maergary a lot, and will be pissed if she gets executed. Actually, come to think of it, I really like all of the Tyrells except for Mace. Especially the crippled heir, even though we've never actually met him.

poagurt · 11 months

Ser Pounce :'(

ghostROBOT22 · 11 months

Victarion for me, which I fear might be pretty certain in the next book.

He is not the most noble or honorable character, but his chapters are easily my favorite in the last two books. I think his POV have grown to be the most enjoyable for me, just his straight-forwardness, the sacrifices to his gods, and his abilities as a warrior just make his chapters so fun to read. To me, he is like the evil Ned Stark in a sense, bound by his own brand of honor and doesn't waver, which will probably lead to his downfall.

He is definitely not a schemer, so I can see him falling victim to either his brother Euron's plot or becoming entangled in a scheme of another. Either way, I don't think he's long for the world.

I just hope he can go out in some ridiculously awesome blaze of glory.

ColonelFlashman · 11 months

Stannis, I really want to see him on the Iron Throne. I think he is the best of the 4 (5 with Myrcella) claimants.

TheBlackCompany · 11 months

Jaime. Unless it is the most honorable death ever and everyone loves him after.

Arya

Ghost

Curiosities · 11 months

Oh and I love Barristan Selmy to bits. He's at the top of my list in terms of more secondary characters. Just an amazing character and I don't expect him to last the series either. But I too hope he goes out in a manner he deserves.

cocoprimate · 11 months

Dolorous Edd! To see him die would break my heart. I would never be able to move on.

CooterTStinkjaw · 11 months

Bran.

LawBobLoblaw · 11 months

One of the dragons.

Or John Snow.

Billionaire_Bot · 11 months

Poor, sweet fat Tommen is going to die

Solo_Virtus · 11 months

Anymore of the direwolves

punninglinguist · 11 months

Roose Bolton's. He's totally the best minor character.

To a lesser extent, I wouldn't exactly be upset if Danaerys died before landing in Westeros, but I would feel like I had wasted my time. There needs to be a payoff to the long sojourn in Essos.

HippyGeek · 11 months

I've become numb to POV Character Death.

thanos023 · 11 months

Arya
Arya
Arya

Orange_Lazarus · 11 months

I want all the (currently living) Starks to live. I want some or all of them to reunite particularly Jon and Arya or Arya and Sansa (I really want them to be less bratty and be happy to have each other). This might be a bit too sentimental for this series though.

LazyVisionary · 11 months

You know I am halfway into the first book and if Robert dies I'll be pissed !! The guy is funny.

lordhadri · 11 months

When and if Tommen and Myrcella die is going to be enraging no matter what.

I can't bear to see Davos go but I cling to the hope that he's a survivor. Same with Sansa.

I think Sam could be set up for some kind of ultimate sacrifice which would be sad but worth it.

Curiosities · 11 months

Arya or Jaime dying would make a complete mess out of me, especially Arya. She is my favorite and she has proven herself such a survivor. No matter what has happened, she has done all she can to survive, even at certain gray area costs. But in the end, I want to see her alive and reasonably happy/settled.

Taffs · 11 months

When I thought Davos died at the end of CoK and again in FFC I was really hurt. I hope he doesn't almost-die-but-not-really again any time soon.

soigneusement · 11 months

Brienne's death would destroy me. She's such an honest, honorable, innocent and generally good person, which is such a rare thing in Westeros. And on top of that she's been treated like shit and ostracized her entire life, for her to just get cut down would be so, so unfair.

Jaime's death is something I'm dreading too, I can't see him making it out alive when so many people hate him (the Starks, Dany, etc). I'm at least hoping for a good death, maybe some public redemption for some of the things he's done (I really don't want him to die as simply the Kingslayer) or sacrificing himself in a big battle.

I'm going to be an absolute wreck when either of these two bites the bullet (I can't see them both making it through the rest of the series unscathed).

Nessie · 11 months

Arya.

Or Tyrion -- unless it's on the pointy end of Needle, with Arya on the other end.

glycyrrhizin · 11 months

Arya.

Then Jaime and Brienne.

I would be kind of sorry for many other POV characters, but I wouldn't be furious, so long as their deaths are suitable and don't seem pointless.

PeanutNore · 11 months

Tyrion. I have a bad feeling that he's going to be suddenly and unceremoniously offed.

Fearghas · 11 months

Honestly at this point, I'm not sure I'd be sad if any character dies at this point. Everyone's either been fucked or is fucking someone else over. Some people's dying would be a kindness to them (Theon). Other's dying would be a kindness to everyone else. (Cersei)

TheCraterProject · 11 months

I would have to say Tyrion, if/when he dies I will have to put the book down for a good month

JentheAmazing · 11 months

Hardest to swallow: Brienne of Tarth.

I think one of bigger themes throughout the books has been how different people handle the deaths/loss of a loved one, so for me, Jaime losing Brienne would be the biggest blow. Considering most people think Jaime will die after killing Cersei (came into this world together, they leave it together), I actually think it'd be hard for him to completely lose Cersei, toss that world away, then admit his feelings for Brienne, then lose her too. It would be utterly painful to read.

[deleted] · 11 months

Jon Connington. I know it's coming, but...it's like standing on the tracks waiting for the train to come....you know it's coming, you know it's soon, and you're scared shitless.

Archfeared · 11 months

Stannis the motherfucking Mannis.

d4rkl04f · 11 months

People will be devastated when Barristan finally bites the bullet. Stop kidding yourselves guys, it's going to happen.

ApocalypseThen · 11 months

I think I would be saddest if Ned got killed. I mean, he's just such a nice guy - he's probably the only unambiguously good character in the book. Plus, it's clear that GRRM's building him up as the main character. I wouldn't be surprised if he somehow ended up on the throne in the end.

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