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01of 12Jason Momoa (Khal Drogo)Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty ImagesMomoa’s formidable Dothraki leader quickly became afan-favorite, but he was killed off in the season finale of season 1.

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Jason Momoa (Khal Drogo)

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Momoa’s formidable Dothraki leader quickly became afan-favorite, but he was killed off in the season finale of season 1.

02of 12Rose Leslie (Ygritte)Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty ImagesLeslie melted — and later broke — hearts with her portrayal of Ygritte, the Wildling woman who falls for Jon Snow (Kit Harington). Although the characters’s romance ended when Ygritte was killed off in season 4, Leslie and Haringtongot marriedin 2018.

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Rose Leslie (Ygritte)

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Leslie melted — and later broke — hearts with her portrayal of Ygritte, the Wildling woman who falls for Jon Snow (Kit Harington). Although the characters’s romance ended when Ygritte was killed off in season 4, Leslie and Haringtongot marriedin 2018.

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Sean Bean (Eddard “Ned” Stark)

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Pedro Pascal (Oberyn “The Red Viper” Martell)

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05of 12Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell)Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesAlthough her character was one of the best power players on the show, wheeling and dealing her rank and position — usually via advantageous marriages — Dormer’s Margaery Tyrell went up in literal flames in the season 6 finale.

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Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell)

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Although her character was one of the best power players on the show, wheeling and dealing her rank and position — usually via advantageous marriages — Dormer’s Margaery Tyrell went up in literal flames in the season 6 finale.

06of 12Jack Gleeson (King Joffrey Baratheon)Gleeson’s Joffrey Baratheon was easily one of the most reviled characters in all ofGame of Thrones. His slow, painful death in season 4 was a welcome one for many viewers.

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Jack Gleeson (King Joffrey Baratheon)

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Gleeson’s Joffrey Baratheon was easily one of the most reviled characters in all ofGame of Thrones. His slow, painful death in season 4 was a welcome one for many viewers.

07of 12Kristian Nairn (Hodor)Andrew H. Walker/Variety/REX/ShutterstockNairn’s beloved Hodor met a sad and gruesome end via the dreaded White Walkers in season 6.

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Kristian Nairn (Hodor)

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Nairn’s beloved Hodor met a sad and gruesome end via the dreaded White Walkers in season 6.

08of 12Sibel Kekilli (Shae)ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty ImagesKekilli played Tyrion Lannister’s (Peter Dinklage) love interest and close confidante, Shae. Her death, at the hand of her former lover Tyrion, happened late in season 4 after she betrayed him.

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Sibel Kekilli (Shae)

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Kekilli played Tyrion Lannister’s (Peter Dinklage) love interest and close confidante, Shae. Her death, at the hand of her former lover Tyrion, happened late in season 4 after she betrayed him.

09of 12Mark Addy (Robert Baratheon)Andrew H. Walker/Variety/REX/ShutterstockAlthough he was one of the earliest casualties in season 1, Addy’s Robert Baratheon went out in a memorable way: drunk and due to a mortal wound from a wild boar.

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Mark Addy (Robert Baratheon)

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Although he was one of the earliest casualties in season 1, Addy’s Robert Baratheon went out in a memorable way: drunk and due to a mortal wound from a wild boar.

10of 12Aidan Gillen (Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish)Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicAll of Lord Baelish’s wily, calculated, seemingly best-laid plans went deliciously awry in season 7 at the hand of Arya Stark.

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Aidan Gillen (Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish)

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All of Lord Baelish’s wily, calculated, seemingly best-laid plans went deliciously awry in season 7 at the hand of Arya Stark.

11of 12Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister)Stephen Lovekin/REX/ShutterstockLord Tywin Lannister’s death was another welcome one to fans, and Dance got to go out in spectacular fashion: Tyrion shot him with a crossbow while he was sitting on the toilet.

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Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister)

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Lord Tywin Lannister’s death was another welcome one to fans, and Dance got to go out in spectacular fashion: Tyrion shot him with a crossbow while he was sitting on the toilet.

12of 12Esmé Bianco (Ros)Andrew H. Walker/Variety/REX/ShutterstockAnother character killed with a crossbow, only in even more vicious fashion. Bianco’s Ros, who was a prostitute in Westeros and pawn in many of theThronesplayers’s plots, was Joffrey’s first of many cold-blooded kills.

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Esmé Bianco (Ros)

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Another character killed with a crossbow, only in even more vicious fashion. Bianco’s Ros, who was a prostitute in Westeros and pawn in many of theThronesplayers’s plots, was Joffrey’s first of many cold-blooded kills.

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