Why did the White Walkers turn a baby?

The White Walkers were often portrayed as a shadowy threat during earlier seasons, and season 2 revealed that the Wilding Craster gave up his male children – born of incestuous relationships with his own daughters – as sacrifices to the Walkers in exchange relative peace in the Haunted Forest.
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Why did the Night King take the babies?

According to legend, the Night's King also sacrificed children to the undead in order to keep them at bay, and that's why his triumphs were stripped from the history books. He was eventually dethroned by a “Stark of Winterfell.”
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Why did Craster give babies to White Walkers?

Craster gives his sons to the White Walkers in exchange for the safety of his keep, the security of his life and of his daughter-wives.
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Do White Walker Babies Grow Up?

As we know, White Walkers are a magical humanoid, so it seems likely that they would grow up like normal humans. But that would mean that the baby from season four probably isn't a grown-up White Walker yet, which would indicate he isn't ready to join any invading armies.
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Why do the night 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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Why do White Walkers ignore Sam?

One popular belief was that Sam was spared to serve as a messenger to the living. Since Sam saw firsthand the enormity of the White Walkers and their army, he could spread the truth which would result in more fear.
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Why did the Night King want Bran Stark?

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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How did Uncle Benjen survive?

Instead, he and his men were ambushed by White Walkers and one of them stabbed Benjen in the gut with a sword made out of ice. He was left to die but our favorite little mythical beings, the children of the forest came and saved him.
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Was the first Night King a Stark?

A Storm of Swords

She said some people believe Night's King was a Bolton, a Magnar of Skagos, an Umber, a Flint, a Norrey, or a Woodfoot. However, she identifies Night's King as a Stark of Winterfell and brother to the King of Winter and suggests his name was Brandon.
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What is Uncle Benjen?

Benjen was Ned Stark's youngest brother, who served as the "Stark in Winterfell" while all his brothers were off fighting in Robert's Rebellion. Almost immediately after Ned (his only surviving sibling) returned from the war, Benjen decided to go off and volunteer to join the Night's Watch.
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Was Craster a Targaryen?

Unfortunately, it neglects to mention that Crasters father is Maester Aemon, and that Craster is a secret targaryen. He is the prince that was promised!
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What is the Night King's goal?

And was the Night King really evil? We learned something new about the villain and his motivations in Season 8 Episode 2, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms." Crucially, Bran revealed that the Night King's goal was to kill him. "He'll come for me. He's tried before many times, with many Three-Eyed Ravens," Bran says.
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Is The night Walker a Targaryen?

His eyes turned vivid blue and he became the first White Walker. Neither House Targaryen nor the Valyrian Empire was around during this time, and the Targaryens didn't rise in the Valyrian Freehold until after the Age of Heroes and the Age of Andals, both post-Dawn Age.
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Why did the Night King not burn?

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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Why did Bran become the 3 eyed raven?

Then he was violently defenestrated for the crime of witnessing some brotherly-sisterly love. The path that Bran took since that moment took him North of the Wall and gave him the job of the Three-Eyed Raven.
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Was Benjen a White Walker?

You guessed it, Benjen is a White Walker...

They shoved a piece of dragonglass in his chest, which stopped him from falling to the control of the unfriendly White Walkers. That's why he was able to maintain loyalty to his family and help Bran and Meera.
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What woke the White Walkers?

'This happens after Benjen goes to the Wall and Ned's brother and father die… He goes to war with Robert…and leaves Winterfell without a blood Stark. Ned Stark is the reason the white walkers woke up.
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Why did Benjen take the black?

Benjen took the black because he felt he deserved it for failing to stop Lyanna from following her heart instead of her head. Ned didn't stop him because deep down, he was angry that his little brother didn't speak up sooner. Everyone might have been saved if Benjen hadn't kept his sister's secrets.
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How did Hodor become 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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Why did the Night King turn evil?

In the end, the Children were responsible for creating the Night King when they took one of the First Men hostage and plunged dragonglass into his heart, inadvertently creating ultimate evil by making the first ever White Walker as a means of defending themselves against men.
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Did Bran create the Night 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 didn't Benjen become a White Walker?

9 Why Didn't He Become A White Walker? Benjen also explains that he would have been turned into a Walker, but the magic was stopped by the Children of the Forest and their own magic. They shoved a dragonglass dagger into his chest which stopped his transformation.
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Why do the White Walkers want to take over?

His goal was to erase Westeros, and that started with the Three-Eyed Raven, who served its memory. In order to wipe out humankind, he needs to destroy the keeper of its stories.
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Who was the 1st White Walker?

The Night King was the first of the White Walkers. He was one of the First Men before he was turned into something else by the Children of the Forest.
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