Why does Night King want Bran?

Exactly why The Night King insists on killing Bran is later summed up by the Three-Eyed Raven
Three-Eyed Raven
The Three-Eyed Raven Was A Targaryen Bastard

Brynden was eventually legitimized by his father, along with his other bastard siblings like Aegor Rivers who went on to found the Golden Company. He held many titles including Hand of the King to Aegon I and Maekar I, though was banished to the Night's Watch by Aegon V.
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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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What is the connection between Bran and the Night King?

So Bran and the Night King are connected to each other by the magic of the Children of the Forest, as well as to the weirwood trees that contain both magic and memories.
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What does the Night King want?

The show gives the explanation that the Night King wants to erase the world and all memory of it. Sam theorizes that Bran carries all the memories with him so he is the obvious target.
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Is the Night King a Stark or Targaryen?

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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Who turned the Night King?

The Night King appears in a vision being observed by Bran and the Three-eyed Raven, where they witness him as a human being forcibly transformed into the first White Walker by the Children of the Forest by impaling him with a dragonglass dagger.
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Bran Reveals what the Night King Wants (Game of Thrones S8x02)



Why is Bran so important?

Namely, Bran is essentially the keeper of all memory, which is why the Night King was after him. Bran also had another clear purpose: making sure Jon Snow knew his true parentage. Bran pushed Sam to reveal the secret to Jon, a sequence of events that may have pushed Daenerys off the deep.
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Was Bran the villain?

If someone does not benefit him or is incapable of serving his ends, they are dispensable. This relentlessness - and unwillingness to prevent the tragedy that forges his path to royalty - is what makes Bran the true villain on Game of Thrones.
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Is Night King a villain?

Type of Villain

The Night King is one of the two overarching antagonists of the TV series Game of Thrones (alongside the posthumous Aerys II).
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What did the Night King do with the babies?

The Night King Turns Craster's Sons Into White Walkers

The conversion of Craster's sons into baby White Walkers is the only way the Night King and his brood can procreate.
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Why did the Children create the Night King?

The White Walkers were created by the Children of the Forest thousands of years ago as a form of protection against the First Men who were cutting their sacred trees and slaughtering their tribe. (Rude).
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Who was the Night King when he was alive?

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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Who was the true villain in Game of Thrones?

Easily the most callous, dastardly, and self-destructive villain in HBO's Game of Thrones universe, Cersei Lannister was, at points, television's most despised character, as her thirst for power and hatred of her brother, fan-favorite Tyrion Lannister, put her at direct odds with the heroes of our story.
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Who sent the killer after Bran?

Ser Jaime Lannister later realizes that Joffrey sent the assassin in an attempt to impress his father, after overhearing a drunken King Robert I Baratheon say it would be kinder to put the crippled Bran out of his misery.
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Did Bran cause Hodor to become Hodor?

"Hodor" is a seemingly nonsense word, though in the process it became the name everyone calls him. It is derived from the phrase "hold the door", the words that Hodor heard during the seizure that mentally disabled him as a result of the future Bran Stark accidentally warging into his young self during a vision.
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Why is Bran the true villain?

He cares for no one at all. If someone does not benefit him or is incapable of serving his ends, they are dispensable. This relentlessness - and unwillingness to prevent the tragedy that forges his path to royalty - is what makes Bran the true villain on Game of Thrones.
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Why is Bran chosen as the 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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Did Bran know he would be king?

When Tyrion Lannister asks him if he'll take the role, Bran answers, "Why do you think I came all this way?" implying that he probably knew what was coming. Bran's response to whether he'll take the crown in the Game of Thrones series finale.
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Does Bran forgive Jamie?

Jaime Lannister threw Bran out of a window when Bran was a young boy in an effort to kill him. Bran didn't die, but he did lose his ability to ever walk again. In the final season of Game of Thrones, Bran forgives Jaime, taking responsibility for his own life and understanding Jaime's motivations.
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What happens to Bran's wolf?

Summer, the direwolf that protected Bran Stark from a series of attacks, has succumbed to its 4-month battle with cancer.
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Why does Littlefinger give Bran the dagger?

Littlefinger's gift to Bran

Later in season 7, with Littlefinger now a resident at Winterfell, he decides to give the dagger to Bran. He says it is fitting Bran should have the blade, given it was last used to try and kill him, and that he will do anything to serve and protect the heir to Winterfell.
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Who is the true God in Game of Thrones?

R'hllor, a fire god, is known as the "one true god" in many parts of Essos, particularly the Free Cities. Melisandre worships the Lord of Light, and in doing so, she also believes that all other gods are demons and must be destroyed.
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Who was the most evil character in Game of Thrones?

15 Evilest Game Of Thrones Characters, Ranked
  1. 1 Ramsay Created Reek And Committed The Most Evil Acts.
  2. 2 Aegon Is Set To Be A Troublesome Ruler. ...
  3. 3 The Mountain Is Violent By Nature. ...
  4. 4 Meryn Fought The Defenseless. ...
  5. 5 Daemon Is Destruction & War Incarnate. ...
  6. 6 Craster Created A Cycle Of Abuse. ...
  7. 7 Joffrey Was Violent And Dangerous. ...
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Who is the most powerful in Game of Thrones?

Bran became the memory of Westeros, arguably giving him all the insight he needed to be a capable king who wouldn't make his predecessor's mistakes. As the new King of the Andals, the First Men, and the Rhoynar, Bran is the most powerful individual in Westeros.
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What did the White Walkers do with the babies?

Craster's Keep functioned as a sanctuary for the Night's Watch, but it came at the cost of the crows having to tolerate how Craster 'married' his daughters and continuously bred children from incest. What do the White Walkers do with the babies that Craster gives them? They turn them into more White Walkers.
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Why did the White Walkers turn on the Children?

The First Men were destroying the sacred forests, and the Children believed they needed stronger protection. Sadly, the White Walkers turned against the Children, and became the fearsome force we've all come to know now.
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