One of the most daunting tasks when you first start watching HBO’s Game of Thrones is getting acquainted with its huge ensemble cast; there are just so many characters. Several of them have cemented themselves in pop culture history over the years, of course—I mean, there are hundreds of babies out there named Khaleesi and Arya.

With this in mind, I would first like to make a disclaimer that I based this list of the “best” characters on their overall arc from the first season until the end, their development, how much you want to root for them (and in some cases, both hate and root for them), and lastly, how iconic they’ve become since the show ended. I’d also just like to mention that I’ll be focusing on the main characters from Thrones and not A Song of Ice and Fire as a whole, so no taking into account the cast of House of the Dragon. (Sorry!)

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