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{{DISPLAYTITLE:White Walker <small>(Winter Is Coming)</small>}}
:''This article is about a specific character. For other uses see [[White Walker]]''
 
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|Title = White Walker
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| Title = White Walker
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| Type = Walker
|Season = [[Season 1|1]]
 
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|Appearances = "[[Winter is Coming (episode)|Winter is Coming]]"
 
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| Death = [[305 AC]] at [[Winterfell]]<br>Destroyed following the [[Night King]]'s death at the hands of [[Arya Stark]] during the [[Battle of Winterfell]]
|Status = [[:Category:Status: Alive|Alive]]
 
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|Allegiance = [[White Walkers]]
 
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|Actor = [[Spencer Wilding]]
 
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| Culture = [[White Walkers]]
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| Series = ''[[Game of Thrones]]''
 
| Season = [[Game of Thrones: Season 1|1]]
 
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| Actor = [[Spencer Wilding]]<br>[[Ian Whyte]]
 
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{{Quote|I saw what I saw. I saw the White Walkers.|[[Will]] to [[Eddard Stark]] before his [[execution]]|Winter Is Coming}}
A '''White Walker''' is an unnamed minor character in the [[Season 1|first season]]. He is played by guest star [[Spencer Wilding]] and only appears in the [[Winter is Coming (episode)|series premiere]].
 
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This '''White Walker '''was among [[White Walkers]] who slaughtered a band of [[Free Folk|wildlings]] and arranged their bodies in a strange shape.
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
===[[Season 1]]===
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===[[Game of Thrones: Season 1|''Game of Thrones'': Season 1]]===
The [[White Walkers]] slaughter a band of [[wildlings]] and arrange their bodies in a strange shape. The [[Night's Watch]] ranger [[Will]] tracks the wildlings and finds the bodies. Horrified he tells his companions Ser [[Waymar Royce]] and [[Gared]] and leads them to the scene. The bodies have vanished and [[Gared]] sends Will to track them further. The White Walkers ambush the men and kill Ser Waymar. A [[Wildling girl]] from the band returns as a [[Wight]] and stalks Will through the trees. Gared flees through the forest and the White Walkers give chase. They catch and behead Gared just as he finds Will. They toss his head in front of Will and let Will flee south. His news of their return is taken as the ramblings of a madman and he is executed for desertion.<ref>"[[Winter is Coming (episode)|Winter is Coming]]"</ref>
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The [[Night's Watch]] ranger [[Will]] tracks the wildlings and finds slaughtered bodies arranged in a strange shape. Nearby, he observes a corpse of a [[wildling girl]] nailed to a tree. Horrified he tells his companions Ser [[Waymar Royce]] and [[Gared]] and leads them to the scene. The bodies have vanished and [[Gared]] sends Will to track them further. While Will tracks the bodies, the wildling girl from the band returns as a [[wight]] and stalks him through the trees. Horrified, Will runs away.{{Ref|GOT101}}
   
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[[File:White Walker.jpg|thumb|The White Walker upon killing Waymar.]]
==Appearance==
 
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Meanwhile, the White Walker ambush Will's companions and kills Ser Waymar and chases Gard through the forest. He catches and beheads Gared just as Will runs into the horrid scene. The White Walker tosses Gared's head in front of Will and lets him flee south. Will's news of White Walkers' return is taken as the ramblings of a madman and he is executed by [[Eddard Stark]] for desertion.{{Ref|GOT101}}
{{Season One Appearances|1=yes}}
 
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==Personality==
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Little is known about personality of this White Walker. Just like other [[White Walkers]], he never talks. But he committed numerous immoral and cruel actions, which show his cruel personality. He is highly cunning, devious, sinister, villainous and ruthless, as he slaughtered a band of [[Free Folk|wildlings]] and later murdered Ser Waymar. He also resurrected a [[wildling girl]] as a [[wight]].
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==Behind the scenes==
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[[Spencer Wilding]] played the role in the original version of the pilot shot by [[Thomas McCarthy]] and was replaced by [[Ian Whyte]] when the pilot was re-shot by [[Tim Van Patten]]. Footage of Wilding remained in the final cut of the episode so he retained his credit.
   
 
==In the books==
 
==In the books==
In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the White Walkers are more commonly called the Others. They have not arranged the bodies in the same way. There is a longer duel with Ser Waymar before he is killed. Will is killed by Ser Waymar, returned as a wight while Gared escapes south. The Walkers speak in [[Skroth|a language]] Will does not recognize in the books.
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In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the White Walkers are more commonly called the Others. There is no mention that they arrange the bodies of their victims in any particular pattern.
   
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There is a longer duel with Ser Waymar before he is killed. Will is killed by Ser Waymar, returned as a wight while Gared escapes south. The Walkers speak in [[Skroth|a language]] Will does not recognize in the books.
==See also==
 
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*[http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Others Others at A Wiki of Ice and Fire]
 
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*{{GOT|Pilot}} {{Unreleased}} {{Nc}}
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*{{GOT|Winter Is Coming}}
   
 
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Latest revision as of 11:56, 22 March 2024

"I saw what I saw. I saw the White Walkers."
Will to Eddard Stark before his execution[src]

This White Walker was among White Walkers who slaughtered a band of wildlings and arranged their bodies in a strange shape.

Biography

Game of Thrones: Season 1

The Night's Watch ranger Will tracks the wildlings and finds slaughtered bodies arranged in a strange shape. Nearby, he observes a corpse of a wildling girl nailed to a tree. Horrified he tells his companions Ser Waymar Royce and Gared and leads them to the scene. The bodies have vanished and Gared sends Will to track them further. While Will tracks the bodies, the wildling girl from the band returns as a wight and stalks him through the trees. Horrified, Will runs away.[1]

White Walker

The White Walker upon killing Waymar.

Meanwhile, the White Walker ambush Will's companions and kills Ser Waymar and chases Gard through the forest. He catches and beheads Gared just as Will runs into the horrid scene. The White Walker tosses Gared's head in front of Will and lets him flee south. Will's news of White Walkers' return is taken as the ramblings of a madman and he is executed by Eddard Stark for desertion.[1]

Personality

Little is known about personality of this White Walker. Just like other White Walkers, he never talks. But he committed numerous immoral and cruel actions, which show his cruel personality. He is highly cunning, devious, sinister, villainous and ruthless, as he slaughtered a band of wildlings and later murdered Ser Waymar. He also resurrected a wildling girl as a wight.

Behind the scenes

Spencer Wilding played the role in the original version of the pilot shot by Thomas McCarthy and was replaced by Ian Whyte when the pilot was re-shot by Tim Van Patten. Footage of Wilding remained in the final cut of the episode so he retained his credit.

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the White Walkers are more commonly called the Others. There is no mention that they arrange the bodies of their victims in any particular pattern.

There is a longer duel with Ser Waymar before he is killed. Will is killed by Ser Waymar, returned as a wight while Gared escapes south. The Walkers speak in a language Will does not recognize in the books.

Appearances

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 1: "Winter Is Coming" (2011).

External links