What is Bran Stark's power?

Brandon Stark's abilities make him arguably the most powerful person in the world. His ability to warg into another creature and control their mind—which makes him a skinchanger or beastling—is a rare skill. On top of that, he has greensight.
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What is Bran Stark's purpose?

Bran, now transformed into the Three-Eyed Raven, was the clear target of the Night King. Part of the plan was to keep Bran at the godswood as a way to lure the Night King. He was parked under the weirwood tree to serve as bait while Theon Greyjoy and fellow brave warriors stood by in defense.
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Can Bran control a dragon?

Historically, only people with Valyrian blood have ridden a dragon. But anyhow, Bran does not share a bond with the dragons unlike his wolf (Daenerys did, her dragons could feel her rage & her being in danger and act accordingly). So it is unlikely he could control a dragon.
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What is the power of the Three-Eyed Raven?

Greensight - The three-eyed raven was an ancient and immensely powerful greenseer who could perceive the past, present and future through visions and time travel with ease. He helped Bran Stark travel back in time to the past to allow him to see his father's history.
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How did Bran get his power?

The Bran = Night King Theory is based on the belief that Bran can use his 'greenseeing' powers to go back in time while simultaneously using his 'warging' powers to take over the minds of influential people in the past who might have been critical to the rise of the Night King.
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Is Bran a magic?

Bran's omniscience means he is privy to every secret within Westeros. Bran's powers as the Three-Eyed Raven seem pretty nebulous at first, but eventually, viewers put the pieces together: Bran can see everything within the past, present, and future, giving him a complete "bird's eye" view of Westeros.
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Is Bran the Night King?

The Night King is a show-only character, he doesn't exist in the books (at least not yet). Bran being the Night King would be a gigantic step away from the source material. Like, so big it changes the entire story.
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Why does Hodor say Hodor?

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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Can Bran see the future?

As a greenseer and the Three-Eyed Raven, it's understood that Bran has the supernatural abilities of warging into people and animals, seeing the past, seeing any moment in the present around the world, and seeing glimpses of the future through visions.
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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's "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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Is Bran the strongest?

Brandon Stark's abilities make him arguably the most powerful person in the world. His ability to warg into another creature and control their mind—which makes him a skinchanger or beastling—is a rare skill.
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Does Bran Stark have magical powers?

Bran Stark not only has the ability to warg into the minds of animals, but those of other human beings. Blood magic: Practiced by maegi beyond the Dothraki Sea, as well as by Red Priests of the Lord of Light.
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Why did Bran ask about Drogon?

Presumably he wants to locate and kill the dragon (or otherwise chain it up) so it can't burn down any more cities, though it's also possible that Bran wants Drogon near to be able to warg into him and control him (but that would sort of be more of the same, so probably not).
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Is Bran the real villain?

What is true is that Bran is the true villain and indeed the worst person in the Game of Thrones universe. This may seem like an odd take for a man who has never harmed anything and hasn't felt anything since becoming the Three-Eyed Raven, but he is in fact the worst of all, and the reasons are everywhere.
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Why did the 3 eyed raven choose Bran?

While not confirmed, it appears the reason Bran was chosen to become the Three-Eyed Raven over someone like Jojen was to directly appeal to Jon Snow.
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How can Bran be the king?

Bran is now the King of Westeros. In the final episode of Season Eight of Game of Thrones, the leaders of the Westerosi kingdoms got together and decided to elect Bran the Broken their ruler. It was Tyrion's suggestion—he had a lot of time to consider his options while he sat in a cell—and nobody took much convincing.
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Who is the king after Bran?

Now Brandon Stark is king; Tyrion Lannister is the power behind the throne; Queen Sansa rules a newly free North; and Casterly Rock's debts have been forgiven by the new Master of Coin, formerly Tyrion's bodyguard.
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Does Bran Stark become king?

But Bran's becoming king is the only plot point from the finale that we know for certain George R.R. Martin told the showrunners about, as Hempstead Wright confirmed in an interview with Insider.
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Why can Bran be king but not Lord of Winterfell?

Bran says at one point that he can "never be lord of anything" because he's the Three-Eyed Raven. This is in reference to how he's no longer technically a Stark, so he can't be lord of Winterfell.
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Is Hodor bigger than the mountain?

One of the few characters who could match them inch for inch was Hodor (Kristian Nairn), the lovable man servant of House Stark. (At 7'0”, actor Kristian Nairn is actually taller than both McCann and Björnsson (the Mountain).)
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Why did Benjen join the Night's Watch?

The official, canon reason that Benjen Stark went to the Wall and said his vows as a man of the Night's Watch is that he was inspired to do so for many months, as long back as the Harrenhal tourney.
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How is Hodor 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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Is Bran the Three-Eyed Raven?

Brandon Stark a.k.a. The Three-Eyed Raven is simply a living, breathing history book. That's why Bran has gone from energetic little boy to an emotionless, seemingly omniscient being. He's just there to watch. And that's why The Night King has decided that he has to go.
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Is Bran Stark the Ice King?

According the Night King theorists, Bran actually skinchanged into this man in an attempt to prevent the Children of the Forest from turning him, but his plan failed and Bran gets stuck. And thus, Bran became the Night King.
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Why can't the Night King be burned?

So, it shouldn't be a shock to anyone that he was able to withstand the direct blaze from Drogon's fire. And his immunity to fire doesn't have anything to do with a possible Targaryen lineage but rather everything to do with his magic. The only way to defeat him is with Valyrian steel, and that's just what Arya does.
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