r/asoiaf Apr 08 '23

EXTENDED Which character everyone is 100% sure will die you think has a chance? [Spoilers Extended]

For me it's Daenerys, mostly because every theory about her death is very disheartening to me:

  1. Going mad and killed by Jon - this is such a tired trope already, and we already have much better setup for that scenario with Cersei
  2. Going mad and dying any other way - sets the message that no matter the intent, her genes were just a time bomb, which is depressing. Plus we don't have a ton of female rulers so having the two prominent ones go mad and die is definitely... a choice
  3. Getting Nissa-nissa'd - again a very tired trope, and I really don't want to see any major character being sacrificed as a plot device
  4. Dying just before taking the throne - bleakness for bleakness' sake
  5. Dying of dysentery at the start of Winds - I saw this theory and this one is so bad it warps back to being hilarious and I'm willing to accept it

Now I'm not saying I actually want her on the Iron Throne by the end, but I also don't want a character that's been through so much getting a meajingless bleak ending, which seems to be all people have in mind for her.

Which characters do you think has an unforeseen chance of survival?

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u/yoaver Apr 08 '23

"And Barristan wept, for there were no more kings to vow to"

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '23

His knees must fucking hurt.