Is Hodor a Targaryen?

No, Hodor is not a Targaryen.
In the TV series, it's revealed that Hodor was originally a stable hand called Wylis who was essentially lobotomized when Bran attempted to warg into Wylis, connecting him with present-day Hodor who was holding back an army of wights.
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Is Hodor actually Aegon Targaryen?

"Hodor is actually Aegon Targaryen. Basically, when Gregor is coming for Elia and the babies she (Elia) yells for the guards to 'HOLD THE DOOR! ' as Gregor gets ever closer she gets so frantic it becomes "HOLD DOOR!" then 'HOLDOOR!
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What is Hodor's real name?

Kristian Nairn (born 25 November 1975) is an actor and DJ from Lisburn, Northern Ireland. He is best known for his portrayal of Hodor in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones. More recently, he has played Wee John Feeney on the HBO Max series Our Flag Means Death.
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Who is Hodor related to?

Hodor a slow witted stableboy over seven feet tall serving at Winterfell is the great grandson of Old Nan.
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Is the Night King a stark?

According to Old Nan, the Night's King may in fact be (hold on to your small clothes) a Stark! If that isn't enough, legend has it that the Night's King was not just any Stark, he was King Brandon Stark's brother—or possibly Brandon Stark himself!
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Did Jaime "Hodor" the Mad King Aerys Targaryen?



Did Bran make Hodor the way he is?

So by seizing control of Hodor's mind in the present, just before his death, Bran screwed up his mind decades in the past. Bran created Hodor as we've known him on the show. Bran is responsible for the destruction of Hodor's mind.
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Did Hodor have a seizure because of Bran?

But the scene was especially emotional as viewers discovered that Hodor's condition was actually caused by Bran in the first place. As a young child he had ordered Hodor to "hold the door" and caused him to have a seizure which rendered him incapable of saying anything other than his famous"Hodor".
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Is the Night King a Targaryen?

No, the Night King is not a Targaryen.

The Night King isn't the leader of the White Walkers. Instead, he's a legendary historical figure who supposedly betrayed the Night's Watch to marry a “corpse queen” and then crowned himself a king.
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How was Hodor a Targaryen?

No, Hodor is not a Targaryen. In the TV series, it's revealed that Hodor was originally a stable hand called Wylis who was essentially lobotomized when Bran attempted to warg into Wylis, connecting him with present-day Hodor who was holding back an army of wights.
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Did Bran know he would be king?

“Why do you think I came all this way?” Bran responded, giving many fans the idea that he already knew that he would be the one to ascend the throne when everything was said and done.
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Did Hodor become a White Walker?

As he was a loyal servant to House Stark for as long as he had been on our screens, Hodor becoming a wight would mean he'd be fighting against the family and their allies during the Battle of Winterfell. Thankfully, the plan never came to fruition, and Hodor's last appearance featured his honorable death.
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Is Bran the Night King?

Bran Became The Night King By Accident

People are always warning Bran about warging for too long, so the idea here is that he tries to warg into the captive First Man to help him escape, only his consciousness becomes trapped in his body and Bran has essentially been the Night King this entire time.
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Why can Hodor only say his name?

Born Wylis, the servant to House Stark only became 'Hodor' after suffering a life-changing seizure in his youth. That event damaged his brain and took away his power of speech, leaving him only able to say the one word that would become his name.
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Is Hodor stuck in a time loop?

He also set Hodor on his lifelong path to that moment in the present, where he died saving Bran and Meera. He wasn't changing the past, but rather causing it. This is always how Hodor became Hodor. It's a time loop!
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Does Hodor actually have giants blood?

Hodor is over seven feet tall, with brown eyes, a brown beard, and thick brown hair all over his body. It is been suggested by Osha that his large size (and perhaps his body hair) is a result of giants' blood.
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Is Daemon Targaryen the mad king?

The individual known as 'The Mad King' is King Aerys II Targaryen. Through his marriage to sister-wife Queen Rhaella Targaryen, Aerys was the father of Queen Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and her older brothers, Crown Prince Rhaegar Targaryen (Wilf Scolding) and Prince Viserys Targaryen (Harry Lloyd).
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Is Jon Snow immune to fire?

So, when Jon saved Commander Jeor Mormont from a Wight, using his bare hand to throw a lantern across the room—he let out a scream. He was burned by the fire; he is not fireproof.
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Which Targaryen was eaten by a dragon?

The moment happens in season 3, episode 4, “And Now His Watch Is Ended,” when Joffrey Lannister is chilling with Margaery Tyrell and giddily explains, “Rhaenyra Targaryen was murdered by her brother, or rather, his dragon. It ate her while her son watched. What's left of her is buried in the crypts right down there.”
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Does Hodor know his fate?

It's possible that Hodor did not know he was going to die that day. As we know, Bran's creative time-loop warging caused serious psychological damage to Hodor. So much so that his only word became "hodor," a shortened version of "hold the door," which was to become his purpose in life.
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Why do the White Walkers want Bran?

In Season 8, Bran reveals that the Night King wants to destroy him because he holds all of the history of man.
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Is Hodor a half giant?

He Is Part Giant (Probably)

When Osha, a wildling, first laid eyes on Hodor, she announced that there must be giant's blood in him. Given that she has spent most of her life beyond the wall (where there are giants and presumably, half-giants) she should know a giant when she sees one.
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Why was Bran chosen to be Three-Eyed Raven?

Bran is potentially the most powerful warg in the world, and he had prophetic dreams and visions long before he entered the Three-Eyed Raven's cave. Combined with his mastered ability to see through time itself by touching a weirwood tree, he is something far beyond any other man.
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Why did the Night King want Bran?

Exactly why The Night King insists on killing Bran is later summed up by the Three-Eyed Raven himself in season 8, episode 2, "A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms," by stating “He wants to erase this world, and I am its memory.” Since the Three-Eyed Raven is basically a living record of mankind within the world of Game Of ...
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Why was Hodor screaming hold the door?

In the book, Hodor has stolen one of the old swords from the crypt. Bran has been warging into Hodor and practicing with his body, because Bran had been trained in swordplay. So telling Hodor to 'hold the door' is more like 'hold this pass' — defend it when enemies are coming — and Hodor is fighting and killing them.
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