

Gregor Clegane has not been added because it is unclear whether he died off-screen and was then reanimated, or was “altered” while still alive.įor the Battle of the Bastards, it is often unclear which side a dying soldier belongs to. Beric Dondarrion has been added to the death count as a result of this rule. Jon Snow), the death count stands and the revival is counted as a “second life.” Temporary deaths like Euron Greyjoy’s drowning ceremony are not counted. If a character dies but is brought back to life (e.g. In other words, an arrow through the skull or a sword through the spine counts as a death, even though officially speaking, a wight is never killed unless burned or stabbed with dragonglass. In cases like the Massacre at Hardhome, normal human standards are applied to wights to simplify the process. If a character is mercy-killed, the mercy kill is used to categorize the death, not the injuries leading up to the moment. For example, dragonfire is considered an “animal” death and magic fireball is considered a “magic” death. magic), the weapon category is assigned based on the origin. In cases of overlapping weapon types (e.g. But for cases in which where the direct killer is unidentifiable, as when Cersei Lannister uses the caches of wildfire to blow up the Great Sept of Baelor, the order-giver receives credit. If a character orders the death of another, the character who does the direct killing receives credit, not the one who orders the kill. if disfigured upon death or unborn), the illustration takes artistic liberties with his/her depiction. This is why Lady has a less important rank than Grey Wind, even though they are both Stark direwolves.įor cases in which the character’s appearance isn’t known before his/her death (e.g. The importance level of a character is determined by his/her/its significance to the plot.
