Random Main GoT Character Arcs (21 items)

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  (#14) Daenerys Targaryen

  • Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire

  "When The Sun Rises In The West And Sets In The East"

  • Daenerys spends her childhood on the run in Essos with her brother Viserys. Viserys arranges for her to marry Khal Drogo.
  • She receives three dragon eggs as a wedding gift. She begins to fall genuinely in love with Drogo.
  • Viserys is abusive. Drogo kills him, but then also dies shortly thereafter. Dany walks into his funeral pyre with her dragon eggs and walks out with three baby dragons.

  "Dracarys!"

  • Daenerys leads her khalasar to Qarth, where warlocks and nobles try to steal her dragons. She has a cryptic vision in the House of the Undying. The warlocks and nobles find themselves on the wrong end of her first ever “Dracarys” moment.
  • She leads her khalasar and dragons to Astapor, where she meets Missandei and Barristan Selmy. Here she acquires an Unsullied army by again using "Dracarys."
  • She frees the slaves of Yunkai, where she's hailed as "Mhysa." She conquers Meereen before ordering the crucifixion of its many “Great Masters.”
  • Daenerys begins to experience the downsides of leadership, including complications that lead to her imprison Rhaegal and Viserion after Drogon roasts a child.
  • She meets Tyrion Lannister and names him Hand. She flees Meereen on the back of Drogon amid a rebellious uprising. 
  • She heads back to the Dothraki sea. She uses her mastery of flame to unite the khalasars and form a massive army, which she uses to retake Meereen and end the slave trade in Essos.
  • She takes her army, allies, and dragons across the narrow sea to begin her conquest of the Seven Kingdoms.

  "Every Time A Targaryen Is Born, The Gods Flip A Coin"

  • In Dragonstone, Dany intends to start conquering, but her life is turned upside down when she meets, falls in love with, and is convinced to join the Battle for the Dawn by Jon Snow.
  • She makes an emergency trip beyond The Wall to rescue Jon, but one of her dragons is killed by the Night King and resurrected as an ice dragon.
  • She tries to forge a truce with Cersei Lannister, then heads North where she aids Jon and his allies in the defeat of the Night King and the White Walkers. Jorah Mormont gives his life to save hers.
  • She learns that Jon is her nephew, thus a better claimant to the Iron Throne.
  • She returns south to besiege King’s Landing, but another of her dragons is killed along the way. Missandei is executed before her very eyes. After the Lannister army surrenders at King's Landing, Daenerys uses Drogon to burn the city to the ground. 
  • After declaring victory and telling her army that their war is far from over, Dany is killed by Jon Snow, who stabs her in the heart. Drogon, who shows up after the murder, is dismayed and destroys the Iron Throne. He then flies away with Dany's body.
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  (#10) Davos Seaworth

  • A Song of Ice and Fire

  The Onion Knight

  • Davos is a trusted advisor of Stannis Baratheon when he declares himself king. He converts to the worship of the Lord of Light under pressure from Melisandre.
  • He covertly ferries Melisandre into Renly Baratheon’s camp, where she gives birth to a shadow that assassinates Renly. Shortly thereafter, Davos is named Stannis’ Hand of the King.
  • Davos loses his son in the Battle of the Blackwater, but narrowly escapes death when he’s rescued by Salladhor Saan.
  • He defies Stannis on multiple occasions by trying to kill Melisandre and freeing Gendry from captivity. He ultimately wins his liege over by convincing him to travel north to save the Night’s Watch.
  • Davos accompanies Stannis to The Wall, where he helps him defeat Mance Rayder and forge an alliance with Jon Snow.
  • When Stannis’ attack on Ramsay Bolton and Winterfell does not go well, he sends Davos back to seek help from the Night’s Watch, which means Davos is absent when Stannis sacrifices his daughter Shireen and is subsequently slain by Brienne of Tarth.

  The Hand Of The King

  • Davos is at Castle Black when Jon Snow is assassinated, and he’s also there when Jon is brought back to life by Melisandre.
  • He accompanies Jon on his tour of the North and to the Battle of the Bastards—where he discovers the truth of Shireen’s demise—and becomes Jon’s unofficial Hand when Jon is named King in the North.
  • Davos follows Jon pretty much everywhere: to his meeting with Daenerys Targaryen, to the parley at King’s Landing, and to the Battle of Winterfell.
  • Davos is present when Daenerys loses control and burns King’s Landing—once again, standing at Jon’s side.

  Epilogue: The Master Of Ships

  • After the alliance of the Six Kingdoms and the North takes effect, Davos sits on the high council as Master of Ships. He gets to work; the show ends.
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  (#6) Brienne of Tarth

  • Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire

  The Bear And The Maiden Fair

  • Brienne joins Renly Baratheon’s Kingsguard, only to watch him be assassinated by a living shadow shortly thereafter.
  • She swears her sword to Catelyn Stark and convinces her new lady to free Jaime Lannister from captivity in exchange for her daughters’ safety, offering to escort Jaime to King’s Landing.
  • Brienne and Jaime are captured by Bolton forces and bond while in captivity. Jaime risks his life to free her and the two make their way to the capital.
  • After Catelyn is murdered, Jaime gives Brienne a Valyrian steel sword and a new squire in Podrick Payne, and empowers her to find Sansa and Arya Stark and spirit them to safety.

  "All My Life Men Like You Have Sneered At Me, And All My Life I've Been Knocking Men Like You Into The Dust"

  • Brienne finds Arya in the company of Sandor Clegane, and she beats him nearly to death, but is unable to convince Arya to travel with her.
  • She finds Sansa with Petyr Baelish but is unable to convince Sansa of her legitimacy, only to later rescue Sansa from her marriage to Ramsay Bolton.
  • Before rescuing Sansa, Brienne makes a pitstop at Winterfell to slay Stannis Baratheon in an act of vengeance for his supernatural assassination of Renly.
  • Brienne brings Sansa to Castle Black and then Winterfell, staying by her side throughout the Battle of the Bastards and the return of the Stark siblings.

  The Knight Of The Six Kingdoms

  • Brienne reunites with Jaime at the Dragonpit parley—and then again at the Battle of Winterfell where he knights her and serves under her command.
  • After victory against the White Walkers, Brienne and Jaime hook up—only for Jaime to suddenly decide to return to Cersei in King’s Landing, leaving Brienne crying in the snow.
  • After King's Landing's destruction, she helps choose Bran the Broken as the ruler of the Six Kingdoms. 
  • She's named Lord Commander of the King's Guard, and writes Jaime's final chapter in the King's Guard White Book. 
     
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  (#18) Melisandre

  • Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire

  The Red Woman

  • Melisandre comes to Stannis Baratheon and tells him that he is a King of destiny. She convinces him by assassinating his brother with a living shadow.
  • She fails to win Stannis the Battle of the Blackwater, but she manages to convince him of a scheme to sacrifice his nephew Gendry, only to have the plot foiled by Davos Seaworth.
  • Melisandre accompanies Stannis and Davos to The Wall where they ally themselves with Jon Snow, who also appears as a man of destiny to Melisandre.
  • She reveals herself to be several hundred years old, and also her plans to sacrifice Stannis’ daughter Shireen to the Lord of Light—a plot that eventually comes to fruition when Stannis marches on Winterfell.

  "Death By Fire Is The Purest Death"

  • Following Stannis’ death, Melisandre returns to Castle Black.
  • She resurrects the recently assassinated Jon Snow.
  • When Davos and Jon discover Melisandre’s sacrifice of Shireen, they banish her from Winterfell under threat of execution.

  "For The Night Is Dark And Full Of Terrors"

  • She travels to Dragonstone where she meets with Daenerys Targaryen and Tyrion Lannister. She convinces them to reach out to Jon before leaving for Essos.
  • Melisandre returns just before the Battle of Winterfell, where she uses her fiery abilities to great effect. She reminds Arya Stark of an important prophecy.
  • After the battle is over, her work is done, and by taking her red jewelry off, she submits to death. 
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  (#21) Grey Worm

  • Game of Thrones

  "'Grey Worm' Gives Me Pride, It Is A Lucky Name, The Name This Was Born With Was Cursed"

  • Along with his fellow Unsullied, Grey Worm is stolen and freed from bondage by Daenerys Targaryen, then elected commander of her new troops.
  • Along with Jorah Mormont and Daario Naharis, Grey Worm covertly takes the city of Yunkai for Daenerys.
  • Grey Worm learns the common tongue from Missandei and falls in love with her.
  • In Meereen, Grey Worm and his Unsullied are ambushed by the Sons of the Harpy and he is nearly killed, only to be saved by the brave sacrifice of Barristan Selmy.

   

  "I Fear I Never Again See Missandei From The Island Of Naath"

  • He helps Tyrion Lannister rule Meereen in Daenerys’ brief absence, and then helps her defeat the besieging slave masters before accompanying her to Westeros.
  • Grey Worm hooks up with Missandei, but then is sent to take Casterly Rock—a goal he accomplishes, but at the cost of Daenerys’ fleet.
  • He rejoins Daenerys and accompanies her first to the parley at the Dragonpit and then to the Battle of Winterfell—an event he improbably survives.

   

  "I Don't Make Peace With The Queen's Enemies, I Kill The Queen's Enemies"

  • During their return to King’s Landing, Daenerys and her allies are ambushed and Missandei is kidnapped, forcing Daenerys and Grey Worm to watch when she’s publicly executed.
  • Enraged, Grey Worm leads Daenerys’ forces as they take King’s Landing, and he’s all too happy to indiscriminately kill surrendering Lannister soldiers. 
  • After the destruction is over and Jon kills Dany, Grey Worm imprisons Jon. He negotiates a transfer of power with the lords and ladies of the Six Kingdoms and The North, then seems to exhile himself to Naarth in honor of Missandei.
     
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  (#11) Jorah Mormont

  • Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire

  "There Is No Word For 'Thank You' in Dothraki"

  • Jorah meets Daenerys Targaryen at her wedding to Khal Drogo and joins their khalasar, though he’s secretly on a mission to spy on Dany for Robert Baratheon.
  • He has second thoughts and prevents an assassination attempt on Daenerys. Later he watches as she walks into Drogo’s funeral pyre and emerges with three dragons.
  • Jorah accompanies Daenerys as she journeys to Qarth, Astapor, Yunkai, and Meeree—protecting and pining for her all along the way.
  • Barristan Selmy discovers Jorah’s secret. Daenerys exhiles him.

  "All I Ever Wanted Was To Serve You"

  • Jorah spends a while boozing around Volantis, then has a chance encounter with Tyrion Lannister, who he kidnaps in hopes of presenting him to Daenerys as a gift.
  • He and Tyrion are captured by slavers and taken to Meereen. Jorah contracts the supposedly fatal Greyscale.
  • Upon making it back to Daenerys, Jorah is rejected once more, but then stops an assassination attempt on Dany from within the fighting pits.
  • Jorah and Daario team up to rescue Daenerys after she flees atop Drogon, but she saves herself and unites all the khalasars while she’s at it.

  "I Vow To Serve You, To Obey You, To Die For You If Need Be"

  • Back in the service of his Khaleesi, Jorah helps Daenerys retake Meereen—and is then sent on a mission to find a cure for his Greyscale.
  • He ends up at the Citadel in Oldtown, where Samwell Tarly cures his Greyscale.
  • Jorah rejoins Daenerys at Dragonstone, but it isn’t long before he’s pressed into joining Jon Snow’s impromptu mission beyond The Wall.
  • After surviving his northern adventure, Jorah dies at the Battle of Winterfell, defending his Khaleesi to his final breath. 

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