NOTE: This page is about one specific character. For his species as a whole, see: The Others (A Song of Ice and Fire).
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“ | The cold was in him, a cold so savage that his bladder felt frozen solid. The Other slid gracefully from the saddle to stand upon the snow. Sword-slim it was, and milky white. Its armor rippled and shifted as it moved, and its feet did not break the crust of the new-fallen snow. | „ |
~ The Other dismounts to attack Sam, Grenn, and Small Paul. |
“ | It was going to kill Gilly and take the baby. | „ |
~ Samwell Tarly describing the White Walker. |
The Other, White Walker, or White Walker commander, is a supporting antagonist in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.
He is a member of the Others, a group of mystical and mysterious ice creatures that inhabit the lands of Westeros. He and his kind are extremely hostile towards humans and are believed to want to wipe humanity out of existence. The Walker commander is part of the army of the Others that marches on the Fist of the First Men during the Great Ranging of the Night's Watch.
He was portrayed by Ross Mullan.
Biography[]
A Song of Ice and Fire[]
After the Fight at the Fist, the Night's Watch is forced to retreat from the Fist of the First Men in a desperate, dark, and grim march back to the Wall. They run away as they are followed by the wights and watched by the Others. Samwell Tarly is still shocked by the horror of the attack of the undead that killed most of the force of the large-ranging party from Castle Black and the Shadow Tower. Sam is too tired and sad to keep up and falls on the ground, but Grenn notices him and has Small Paul help to bring Sam back to his feet.
But by the time they are able to get Sam to walk again, the other black brothers and Jeor Mormont are gone, and their torches against the wights are with them. It's night, and the wind gets louder. The Other suddenly appears, riding the undead horse of the black brother Mawney, and attacks Sam, Grenn, and Small Paul. Paul is a huge, strong man, but this does not help him kill the Other. With a single stroke, Paul is murdered by the Other, and before he can kill Grenn as well, Sam stabs him in the throat with one of the daggers of dragonglass that he found at the Fist of the First Men. The Other desperately attempts to pull out the dagger, but his fingers burn when he touches it, and he proceeds to slowly melt away into nothingness. Sam and Grenn flee immediately before the undead can reach them and reunite with the rest of the surviving rangers on the march to Craster's Keep.
After the Mutiny at Craster's Keep and the death of Lord Commander Mormont, Sam and Gilly are traveling to the Wall. During a night in the Haunted Forest, they are attacked by wights and Sam recognizes many fellow brothers who died at the Fist among them. Small Paul, the victim of the White Walker killed by Sam, is among them. Sam kills the wight of his friend and flees with Gilly as they are chased by the wights. They are saved by Coldhands and his crows, who escort them to the Wall.
Game of Thrones[]
The White Walker is first seen in control of a vast number of wights, reanimated corpses that are used to fight the Others' enemies. His march was witnessed by the recent Night's Watch steward, Samwell Tarly, who had been left by his brothers watchmen after hearing the White Walker warning horn. The White Walker commander briefly looks at Sam and, for unknown reasons, dismisses and spares him. He then lets out a wretched roar, commanding his undead legion to begin its march towards the camp of the Night's Watch in the Fist of the First Men.
The White Walker appears again when he stalks Tarly and his companion Gilly, a young girl and daughter of the vile Craster, who took her newborn child and left Craster's Keep with Sam. Eventually Sam and Gilly stop to rest in an abandoned wildling hut in the Haunted Forest before Sam notices a strange change in the wind and high-pitched roars from the dark, cold forest. As Sam investigates, he notices the Walker commander walking towards him and Gilly with the intent to take Gilly's child. As the Walker approaches, Sam attempts to halt him by threatening the creature with his sword; however this is to no avail as the White Walker simply grabs, freezes, and shatters his blade before punching him aside and continuing his stride towards Gilly and her child. As the Other reaches for Gilly's baby, Sam stabs the monster in the back with a dagger of dragonglass that he had unearthed from the ice earlier. Dragonglass happens to be the only material that can destroy an Other. The Walker commander roars in pain and attempts to pull the dagger from his back unsuccessfully. He then turns to Sam, enraged; however, before he can strike, he begins to crack and fall apart before falling to his knees and shattering to a thousand pieces, killing him for good.
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External Links[]
- White Walker on the A Wiki of Ice and Fire.
- White Walker on the Game of Thrones Wiki