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'''Will''' is a minor character in the [[Season 1|first season]]. He is played by [[Bronson Webb]] and only appears in the [[Winter is Coming (episode)|series premiere]]. Will was a ranger in the [[Night's Watch]] who was executed for [[desertion]] by [[Ned Stark]].
   
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==Biography==
'''Will''' is a minor character in ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. He is played by [[Bronson Webb]] and only appears in the [[Winter is Coming (episode)|first episode]] of the [[Season 1|first season]]. After playing the role in the unaired original pilot, it appeared that Webb would be unavailable to reprise the character for re-shoots and would have to be recast. However, it was later confirmed that Webb would indeed be returning to the role.
 
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===Background===
 
Will is a ranger of the [[Night's Watch]]. He was [[Smallfolk|not of noble birth]], but was posthumously described by [[Benjen Stark]] as a reliable soldier, a "true ranger".
   
 
===[[Season 1]]===
Will was a ranger of the [[Night's Watch]]. He was not of noble birth, but was described by [[Benjen Stark]] as a reliable soldier, a 'true ranger'.
 
 
==[[Season 1]]==
 
 
[[File:Waymar_Royce,_Gared_&_Will.jpg|thumb|250px|Rangers [[Gared]], Ser [[Waymar Royce]] and [[Will]] departing [[Castle Black]] on a ranging beyond the [[Wall]].]]
 
[[File:Waymar_Royce,_Gared_&_Will.jpg|thumb|250px|Rangers [[Gared]], Ser [[Waymar Royce]] and [[Will]] departing [[Castle Black]] on a ranging beyond the [[Wall]].]]
A patrol consisting of Will, [[Gared]] and [[Waymar Royce|Ser Waymar Royce]] sets out into the [[Haunted Forest]] beyond [[the Wall]]. Will is later found hundreds of miles south of the Wall, apparently having gone renegade. He is apprehended and brought before Lord [[Eddard Stark]] for justice. Will claims that his companions have been brutally killed by the [[White Walkers]] and he fled in terror. Eddard does not believe the story and executes Will as a deserter, beheading him with his [[Valyrian]] greatsword, [[Ice]].<ref>"[[Winter is Coming (episode)|Winter is Coming]]"</ref>
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A patrol consisting of Will, [[Gared]] and [[Waymar Royce|Ser Waymar Royce]] set out into the [[Haunted Forest]] beyond [[the Wall]]. Will is later found hundreds of miles south of the Wall near [[Winterfell]], apparently having gone renegade. He is apprehended and brought before Lord [[Eddard Stark]] for justice. Will claims that his companions have been brutally killed by the [[White Walkers]] and he fled in terror. Eddard does not believe the story and executes Will as a deserter, beheading him with his [[Valyrian]] greatsword, [[Ice]].<ref>"[[Winter is Coming (episode)|Winter is Coming]]"</ref>
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
{{Season One Appearances|yes}}
 
{{Season One Appearances|yes}}
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Will 1x01.jpg|Will in the haunted forest in "[[Winter is Coming]]".
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Will.jpg|Will in "Winter is Coming".
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==Behind the scenes==
 
*After playing the role in the [[Pilot episode|unaired original pilot]], it appeared that Webb would be unavailable to reprise the character for re-shoots and would have to be recast. However, it was later confirmed that Webb would indeed be returning to the role.
   
 
==In the books==
 
==In the books==
In the ''[[Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Will is famed for his skills as a tracker and a hunter, a result of his previous career as a poacher. After being caught by Lord Jason Mallister's woodsmen, he chose to take the black over losing a hand. He has been on [[the Wall]] for four years when the events of the books begin.
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In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Will is famed for his skills as a tracker and a hunter, a result of his previous career as a poacher. After being caught by Lord [[Jason Mallister]]'s woodsmen, he chose to take the black over losing a hand. He has been on [[the Wall]] for four years when the events of the books begin.
   
 
In the TV series, some of Will and [[Gared]]'s story roles have been switched around from the books.
 
In the TV series, some of Will and [[Gared]]'s story roles have been switched around from the books.
   
 
==See also==
 
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* [http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Will Will at A Wiki of Ice and Fire.]
 
   
 
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"I know I broke my oath. I know I'm a deserter. I should have gone back to the Wall and warned them but... I saw what I saw... I saw the White Walkers."
―Will[src]

Will is a minor character in the first season. He is played by Bronson Webb and only appears in the series premiere. Will was a ranger in the Night's Watch who was executed for desertion by Ned Stark.

Biography

Background

Will is a ranger of the Night's Watch. He was not of noble birth, but was posthumously described by Benjen Stark as a reliable soldier, a "true ranger".

Season 1

Waymar Royce, Gared & Will

Rangers Gared, Ser Waymar Royce and Will departing Castle Black on a ranging beyond the Wall.

A patrol consisting of Will, Gared and Ser Waymar Royce set out into the Haunted Forest beyond the Wall. Will is later found hundreds of miles south of the Wall near Winterfell, apparently having gone renegade. He is apprehended and brought before Lord Eddard Stark for justice. Will claims that his companions have been brutally killed by the White Walkers and he fled in terror. Eddard does not believe the story and executes Will as a deserter, beheading him with his Valyrian greatsword, Ice.[1]

Appearances

Template:Season One Appearances

Image gallery

Behind the scenes

  • After playing the role in the unaired original pilot, it appeared that Webb would be unavailable to reprise the character for re-shoots and would have to be recast. However, it was later confirmed that Webb would indeed be returning to the role.

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Will is famed for his skills as a tracker and a hunter, a result of his previous career as a poacher. After being caught by Lord Jason Mallister's woodsmen, he chose to take the black over losing a hand. He has been on the Wall for four years when the events of the books begin.

In the TV series, some of Will and Gared's story roles have been switched around from the books.

See also

References

  1. "Winter is Coming"

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