Could the White Walkers get past the wall without a dragon?

Long story short, the NK could always get pass the Wall, otherwise it makes no sense for him to have been building an army, unless we are to assume that he just "knew" a dragon would fall in his lap.
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How will the White Walkers get over the wall?

Tormund and Beric freeze in horror, watching Viserion continue to topple the Wall. A breach is created, allowing the White Walkers and the massive wight army of the dead to cross into the Seven Kingdoms, marking the return of the Long Night once more.
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Why couldnt the White Walkers pass the wall?

Despite the fact that the White Walkers can't go south of the wall. Benjen told Bran and Meera last season it's because ancient spells were carved into its foundation so the dead can't pass. As the podcasters point out though we've already seen wights beyond the wall in Season 1.
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Did the Night King plan to get a dragon?

The Night King's entire plan revolved around waiting for Daenerys and her dragons to arrive - Viserion being the target. Once Dany's dragon was within shot, game over. After reviving the dragon to be his steed, we're guessing that his intentions are now solely focused on the Wall.
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Do the White Walkers have a dragon?

Being a dragon, Viserion, has an immense physical strength and can spit destructive streams of fire. He can also fly extremely high and at great speeds, more than any other animal. After becoming an ice dragon, Viserion's eyes turned blue, characteristic of White Walkers and their wights.
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Will white walkers now cross the wall without even breaking it??



Which dragon Kills night king?

The Night King killed Viserion, and Rhaegal was (controversially) shot down by Euron Greyjoy, leaving Drogon as the last surviving dragon at the end of the series.
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Is the Night King's dragon fire or ice?

It's certainly still fire — it has the ability to burn the Wall and melt snow. But it's going to have a different kind of magical quality to it, because it's coming from an undead dragon" ” Podeswa said.
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Would the Night King have breached the wall without a dragon?

Long story short, the NK could always get pass the Wall, otherwise it makes no sense for him to have been building an army, unless we are to assume that he just "knew" a dragon would fall in his lap.
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Why didn't Daenerys burn the Night King?

Luckily, the fact that Daenerys couldn't use dragonfire to kill the Night King wasn't too big of an issue. That said, she's probably going to be a little shook by this whole experience next week. She may have survived, but those dragons are kind of her only combat strategy.
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Why was Sam spared by the White Walkers?

Speculations On Why The White Walkers Let Sam Live

Since Sam saw firsthand the enormity of the White Walkers and their army, he could spread the truth which would result in more fear. Essentially, the White Walkers could have wanted Sam to travel back to the Wall and inform the Night's Watch of what was coming.
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Why do White Walkers hate water?

2. White Walkers are allergic to salt. This theory not only covers the idea of the Night King's army swimming across, but also why they don't use their magical winter abilities to freeze the water and walk across. And it's simple, really: White Walkers are allergic to salt.
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Can the White Walkers go in water?

They can't swim, but they can't drown either

Bits of rotting flesh on bone probably aren't too buoyant in real life, either, so it's no surprise that every wight that set foot in water sank like a stone. But with no need for life-giving oxygen, you can just walk around down there!
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What is the point of the Wall in got?

According to the Westerosi myth, they built the Wall roughly 8,000 years ago at the end of the first Long Night. Its entire purpose is to keep the White Walkers out of Westeros, though as centuries passed, it also became a dividing line between the Seven Kingdoms and the Freefolk.
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Who brought the Wight into Castle Black?

Season 1. The corpses of Othor and Jafer Flowers are found beyond the Wall by Samwell Tarly, Jon Snow and a party led by Othell Yarwyck with the assistance of Jon's direwolf, Ghost. They return the corpses to Castle Black and suggest they be burned.
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How did Bran Stark cross the wall?

In Season 3, Episode 10, titled Mhysa, Bran et al meet with Sam at the Nightfort on the Wall, and the latter showed them the Black Gate under the castle. This was the same way through which Sam crossed the Wall, and it is believed to open only for a member of the Night's Watch who has said his vows.
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Why can the Night King walk through fire?

It seems that the magic of the Children of the Forest that created him with dragonglass also left him with a few new powers - and it may be the dragonglass and ice magic alone that allowed the Night King to pass through the flames unscathed.
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Why the Night King didn't fight Jon Snow?

The Night King saw this and in my humble opinion, The Night King feared Jon and his weapon. The only chose the Night King had was to raise the dead and continue on his way to try to kill Bran. The Catspaw Dagger that Arya killed him with was Valeryan Steel just like Long Claw.
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Is the Night King a Greenseer?

Crazy, I know. But as terrifying a notion a White Walker-piloted, blue-eyed wight dragon burning down The Wall is — there's an even crazier notion to address first: the Night King is a time-monitoring Greenseer — just like Bran — and a far more powerful one at that.
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Why do White Walkers want babies?

The Night King Turns Craster's Sons Into White Walkers

As for why Game of Thrones' babies, and not adults, are candidates for being turned into White Walkers, this is likely because infants are easier to mold into whatever the Night King wishes.
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How are White Walkers born?

The White Walkers were originally First Men themselves, before being captured by the Children of the Forest to be changed into weapons. The Children of the Forest pressed dragonglass daggers into the chests of these First Men to create the first White Walkers.
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Who died beyond the wall?

At 70 minutes, it was the series' longest episode until the airing of the season's finale. Episode no. The episode's main plot focuses on Jon Snow's raiding party as they journey north of the Wall; they successfully capture a wight to prove the threat, though Thoros is killed.
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What is the White Walker dragon breathing?

Jeremy Podeswa directed the season finale, The Dragon and the Wolf, and during an interview with The Huffington Post he revealed that Viserion was actually breathing a new form of mystical fire from his mouth.
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What does the undead dragon breath?

They don't breathe fire, but instead a cold so potent it can freeze a man to death instantly. But Business Insider points out that the undead Viserion breathes blue flames that seem to melt the wall, rather than freeze it. They may be magical flames that cause more damage than either fire or ice.
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Are Ice dragons friendly?

Behavior. Ice dragons are hostile towards almost every mob, including players.
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