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8 Interesting Fan Theories About The Night King On "Game Of Thrones"

Is he Bran Stark? A secret Targaryen? Or someone else?

The Night King is one of the most mysterious characters on Game of Thrones. He's the Big Bad, and yet we know almost nothing about him.

Here's what we do know:

• He was once a human who was turned into a White Walker by the Children of the Forest thousands of years ago, to become a weapon against humans.

• He has the ability to turn others into White Walkers and wights.

• At some point, the Children of the Forest lost control of the White Walkers.

• The Children of the Forest and humans made peace in order to fight the White Walkers together. They didn't kill the Night King or the White Walkers but something happened that caused them to go into hibernation/hiding for thousands of years.

• He's really good at javelin.

Naturally, because we know so little about who he really is and what he wants, theories abound. Here are some of the most popular...

1. Bran is the Night King

2. The Night King is a Stark ancestor

3. The Night King was a Lord Commander of the Night's Watch

4. The Night King was once the Three-Eyed Raven

5. The Night King is a Targaryen

6. There have been multiple Night Kings

7. The Night King is Azor Ahai and/or the Last Hero

8. The Night King is no one significant

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