Ramsay's was just the latest satisfying death.
NOT REMOTELY SAD ABOUT IT
Ramsay Bolton
Role: Lord Bolton's bastard son
Cause of death: eaten by his own dogs
Note: 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)
Role: Lord of the Seven Kingdoms
Cause of death: poisoned at the Purple Wedding by Olenna Tyrell and Littlefinger.
Note: It really was better that he went.
Viserys Targaryen
(above)
Role: Exiled head of House Targaryen and brother to Daenerys Targaryen
Cause of death: Khal Drogo poured molten gold on his head at Daenerys' command
— ouch
Note: Strong contender for worst brother of all time
Gregor Clegane
Role: 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
Note: 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
Alliser Thorne (above)
Role: Brother of the Night's Watch
Cause of death: Hanging ordered by Jon Snow
Note: He tried to kill Jon Snow — even though this turned out to be unsuccessful
Janos Slynt
Role: 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
Note: Probably the most high-stakes game of "call my bluff" ever
Pyat Pree
Role: Warlock from Qarth, member of the Thirteen
Cause of death: Burned alive by Daenerys's dragons
Meryn Trant
(above)
Role: Knight in the Kingsguard
Cause of death: Blinded and stabbed before having his throat slit by Arya Star
Note: He was awful
Craster
Role: A Wildling who lived with his daughter-wives beyond the Wall
Cause of death: Killed by Karl Tanner, a Night's Watchman
Note: Incest, etc.
Kraznys
Role: Slave trader in Slaver's Bay and one of the Good Masters
Cause of death: Burned alive by Drogon after he tried to trade the Unsullied for the dragon and insulted Daenerys
Polliver
Role: Man-at-arms for House Lannister
Cause of death: Stabbed in the throat by Arya Stark
Myranda
Role: Servant of House Bolton and Ramsay Snow's lover
Cause of death: Pushed off a ledge by Theon Grejoy
Stannis Baratheon (above)
Role: Lord of Dragonstone, brother of Robert and Renly Baratheon, claimant to the Iron Throne
Cause of death: Executed by Brienne of Tarth
Note: Ordering your own daughter to be burned at the stake doesn't win you many friends
Selyse Baratheon
Role: Wife of Stannis Baratheon
Cause of death: Hanged herself following death of her daughter
Note: See above
Roose Bolton (above)
Role: Lord of the Dreadfort and head of House Bolton
Cause of death: Stabbed by his own son
MEH. THESE GUYS HAD IT COMING
Lysa Arryn
(above)
Role: 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
Role: 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
Role: Ranger in the Night's Watch
Cause of death: Ripped apart by Jon Snow's direwolf, Ghost, during raid on Craster's Keep
Locke
Role: Master-at-arms for House Bolton
Cause of death: Neck snapped by Bran Stark
Shae
(above)
Role: Prostitute and girlfriend of Tyrion Lannister
Cause of death: Strangled to death by Tyrion Lannister
Tywin Lannister (above)
Role: 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
Role: Enslaved godswife
Cause of death: Burned alive on a funeral pyre by Daenerys Targaryen
Doreah
(above)
Role: 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
Role: Merchant in Qarth
Cause of death: Locked with Doreah inside a Valyrian stone vault by Jorah Mormont at the order of Daenerys
Hizdahr zo Loraq (above)
Role: Scion of the House Loraq, former slave trader, husband of Daenerys
Cause of death: Stabbed to death by the Sons of the Harpy
Note: Had this not happened, he probably would have tried to double-cross Daenerys at some point
Yoren
Role: Recruiter for the Night's Watch
Cause of death: Killed by Ser Amory Lorch, loyal to House Lannister, in a fight
Ros
Role: Prostiture in Littlefinger's brothel and spy for Varys
Cause of death: Shot by Joffrey Baratheon with a crossbow
The Hound
Role: Member of House Clegane, brother of the Mountain, former bodyguard of Joffrey Baratheon, kidnapped Arya Stark
Cause of death: Critically wounded by Brienne of Tarth, left to die by Arya Stark
Note: 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
Role: Hand to the Kind before Ned Stark
Cause of death: Poisoned by Lysa Arryn and Littlefinger
Will
Role: Ranger of the Night's Watch
Cause of death: Beheaded for desertion by Ned Stark
Hoster Tully
Role: Lord of Riverrun, Father of Edmure Tully, Catelyn Stark, and Lysa Arryn
Cause of death: Illness
ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT SAD ABOUT IT
Irri
Role: Dothraki handmaiden to Daenerys Targaryen
Cause of death: Murdered during Xaro Xhoan Daxos's theft of the dragons at Qarth
Renly Baratheon
Role: 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
Note: For as long as we knew the guy, we liked him
Mag the Mighty
(above)
Role: 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
Note: He was an endangered species
Olly
Role: Junior member of the Night's Watch
Cause of death: hanged by Jon Snow after stabbing him
Note: We know he was a traitor, but he was also a very young traitor
Rakharo
Role: Dothraki bodyguard to Daenerys Targaryen
Cause of death: Killed and decapitated by a rival khalasar while scouting the Red Waste
Leaf (above)
Role: Child of the forest (even though she's actually very old)
Cause of death: Sacrificed herself to save Bran and Meera from a band of White Walkers
Note: She invented White Walkers, but she also represented a highly persecuted indigenous group and gave her life for Bran
Grenn
Role: Ranger in the Night's Watch
Cause of death: Killed fighting the giant Mag the Mighty in the Battle of Castle Black
Note: Any friend of Jon Snow's is a friend of ours — see also Pyp, below
Pyp
Role: Brother of the Night's Watch
Cause of death: Shot through neck by Ygritte's arrow in Battle of Castle Black
Mance Rayder
(above)
Role: Leader of the Free Folk
Cause of death: Shot with a mercy arrow by Jon Snow before he was burned alive
Note: We actually quite liked Mance
Jeor Mormont
Role: Lord Commander of the Night's Watch
Cause of death: Stabbed to death by Night's Watchman Rast during a mutiny
Qhorin
Role: 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
Role: Servant of House Bolton
Cause of death: Hunted down by Ramsay Snow and eaten by his dogs
Note: Ramsay Snow = monster
Khal Drogo (above)
Role: 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
Role: 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
Role: 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)
Jory Cassel
(above)
Role: Captain of the Guards from House Stark
Cause of death: Stabbed by Jaime Lannister through the eye
Rodrik Cassel
Role: Master-at-Arms at Winterfell, Servant of House Stark
Cause of death: Decapitated by Theon Greyjoy
Note: We liked both of those Cassels
Maester Luwin
Role: Maester at Winterfell
Cause of death: Osha ended his suffering after he was stabbed with a spear by an ironborn raider
Talisa Stark (above)
Role: Wife of Robb Stark
Cause of death: Stabbed in stomach while pregnant by Lothar Frey at the Red Wedding
Oberyn Martell
Role: Prince of the House Martell
Cause of death: Skull crushed by the Mountain in a trial by combat
Note: We were really rooting for the guy
Jojen Reed
Role: Warg, brother of Meera 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"
Maester Aemon
(above)
Role: Maester at Castle Black
Cause of death: old age
Note: 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 and Dany theory
Myrcella Baratheon (above)
Role: 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
Note: This felt really unnecessary
Robert Baratheon
Role: 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
Note: A real old-school hero
REALLY SAD ABOUT IT
Shireen Baratheon
(above)
Role: 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
Note: Killed by her own horrible father. Patchface's only friend ... pass the tissues please
Ygritte
(above)
Role: 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
Note: "You know nothing, Jon Snow"
Rickon Stark
Role: Youngest son of Ned Stark
Cause of death: Shot with an arrow by Ramsay Bolton
Note: 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
Hodor (above)
Role: Loyal servant of House Stark
Cause of death: Holding the door for Bran and Meera *sobs for three hours*
Note:We can't really talk about this yet, it's too soon
Eddard Stark
(above)
Role: Hand of the King and Lord of the North
Cause of death: Beheaded by Ser Ilyn Payne at the order of Joffrey Baratheon
Note: The first big shock death of the series; we're still not quite over it
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
Catelyn Stark
(above)
Role: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
Jon Snow
(above)
Role: Commander of the Night's Watch, bastard son of Eddard Stark
Cause of death: Stabbed by Night's Watch mutineers
Note: 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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