
To be clear, his literary origin and backstory are likely quite different from what is occurring on Game of Thrones since season 6 revealed him being cursed by the Children of the Forest. While never encountered in the books, this fearsome foe has been alluded to there as well, often under the nom de guerre of the Night’s King. The first time Game of Thrones fans saw this being was in season 4 as it turned a Wildling baby into a White Walker (or White Crawler?). Yet where did this guy come from, exactly? A Song of Ice and Fire’s Night’s King It is a grim cliffhanger, with the Night King all but cackling as he rides off into the horizon.Īnd it was one of those rare moments that made both book and TV fans poop their pants, mainly because this leader of the White Walkers hasn’t even appeared in the novels as of yet, but he is now embracing his destiny as the most chilling fiend on television. The only harbor for the Night’s Watch lies in ruins and the army of the dead marches toward Winterfell.

And this frosty flyer brought down Eastwatch-by-the-Sea. Even after recent events on the show, the ending of Game of Thrones season 7 is still pretty badass, right? The Night King, a being of immence power and malevolence has taken poor Valerion and turned the cream colored dragon into a blue-eyed devil.
