Night King
The Night King is a male character who features in Game of Thrones.
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Biography
The Night King was originally one of the First Men of Westeros who had been captured by a tribe of the Children of the Forest. Among their number was Leaf who pressed a dragonglass dagger in his chest which turned his eyes blue and made him the first of the undead White Walkers. The reason behind his creation thousands of years ago was because mankind had invaded the lands of Westeros. This saw the First Men cutting down the sacred trees and slaughtering the Children of the Forest who sought a force to protect them from the invaders. Thus, they created the White Walkers to fulfil this task but the undead soon turned against their creators thus beginning an era that came to be known as the Long Night. This period came to end with the First Men and Children of the Forest's victory against the White Walkers in the War for the Dawn. Despite their victory, the Night King survived and retreated with his forces into the Lands of Always Winter where they faded into legend and myth. Though obscure, his existence was still a legendary figure known by name to some of the noble houses of the North.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, the Night King was a humanoid whose body was frozen where he possessed blue eyes. He was physically distinguished from the other White Walkers by a pointy crown frosty horns.
The religion of R'hllor claimed that he and the Walkers were servants of an evil god of ice and archenemy of the Lord of Light who was known as the Great Other. Red Priests claimed that only Azor Ahai reborn could stop them and the Long Night that Never Ends. It was shown that the Children of the Forest created him as the very first White Walker to defeat the invading humans known as the First Men.
Powers and abilities
Originally, he was an ordinary human being until he was transformed into the first of the White Walkers.
As a being of pure ice and cold, he was capable of freezing anything he touched. The height of this ability was the power to create massive blizzards.
He was shown as being the leader of the White Walkers and commanded them. It was shown that he had the ability to turn human infants into White Walkers by simply pressing the tip of his finger on their cheeks.
Notes
- The Night King was created by George R. R. Martin where he featured in the setting of A Song of Ice and Fire.
- The character appeared in the A Game of Thrones television series with no direct version appearing in the novels with there instead being a legend about a traitorous Night's King.
In other media
Television
Appearances
- Game of Thrones:
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