Game of Thrones season eight kicks off with episode one on Sunday, April 14 on HBO and one character to return will be Arya Stark (played by Maisie Williams). Arya’s had an eventful first seven seasons on Game of Thrones, developing her own kill list filled with people who have wronged her along the way. Here is all the Game of Thrones characters on Arya’s kill list and whether or not she will finish it in season eight.
Who is on Arya Stark’s kill list on Game of Thrones?
WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Game of Thrones seasons 1-7.
Game of Thrones fans have witnessed Arya develop a long list of people she wants dead throughout the first seven seasons.
Arya has vowed to murder everyone on her kill list for, what she feels are, unforgivable crimes they’ve committed against her.
Season eight only sees a handful of the Game of Thrones characters on her kill list still alive, leaving their fates up in the air should Arya come face-to-face with them in the final series.
Arya’s full kill list comprises of:
- The Hound (Rory McCann)
- Meryn Trant (Ian Beattie)
- King Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson)
- Melisandre (Carice van Houten)
- Thoros (Paul Kaye)
- Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey)
- Ser Ilyn Payne (Wilko Johnson)
- Polliver (Andy Kellegher)
- The Mountain (Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson)
- Rorge (Andy Beckwith)
- Walder Frey (David Bradley)
- Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance)
- Beric Dondarrion (Richard Dormer)
Read on to find out which characters are still alive and if Arya will kill them in season eight.
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Cersei Lannister
Cersei is well and truly still alive and is set to play a pivotal part in the final series of Game of Thrones.
Season seven ended with the character still in King’s Landing plotting to betray Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and Jon Snow (Kit Harington) as they prepare to battle the White Walkers.
Arya included Cerei on her kill list for the part she played in her father Ned Stark’s (Sean Bean) death.
However, Cersei is heavily tipped to die in season eight and it could well be Arya to deliver the fatal blow.
The Hound
Sandor Clegane, otherwise known as The Hound, is also still alive and ended season seven in the company of Jon Snow and co at the truce meeting in King’s Landing.
The Hound found himself on Arya’s kill list after killing the butcher’s boy, Mycah (Rhodri Hosking), in season one.
Arya hasn’t seen The Hound since leaving him for dead after his battle with Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie) in the fourth season.
Williams’ character may react furiously to discover he’s still alive and end up ticking him off her kill list in the final series.
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Beric Dondarrion
Beric will return in season eight, despite fans fearing he may have been killed following the Night King’s (Vladimir Furdik) destruction of the wall in season seven.
The Game of Thrones season eight trailer confirmed Beric would be back.
Arya wrote Beric onto her kill list for his part in the sale of Gendry (Joe Dempsie) to Melisandre.
The Mountain
Gregor Clegane, The Mountain, is still standing in season eight, although whether he can be considered alive is up for debate.
The Mountain’s zombie-like state probably still won’t stop Arya from exacting vengeance against him if she gets the chance, however.
Björnsson’s character landed himself onto the kill list for the torture at Harrenhal in season two.
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Melisandre
The Red Woman remains alive and kicking in season eight, with the character’s return confirmed in one of the 20 Game of Thrones posters released by HBO.
While Arya may still want to tick her name off the kill list, she may reconsider when she discovers she brought Jon Snow back to life as well as finding out Gendry is alive and well.
Ser Ilyn Payne
The final living name of Arya’s kill list belongs to Ser Ilyn Payne, the mute knight who serves as the royal executioner.
See Ilyn was the man who beheaded Ned Stark and, inevitably, ended up on Arya’s kill list.
He’s still alive but hasn’t been seen on-screen since season four, with his whereabouts unknown.
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Tywin Lannister
Arya won’t get the chance to take out Tywin Lannister in season eight following the character’s death at the hands of his son Tyrion (Peter Dinklage).
Tywin was the brains behind the notorious Red Wedding in which Arya’s mother Catelyn (Michelle Fairley) and brother Robb (Richard Madden) were killed.
King Joffrey
Another member of the Lannister bloodline Arya won’t be able to kill is the entertainingly evil Joffrey.
In one of many wicked acts during his reign as king, Joffrey ordered Ned Stark’s death but before Arya could seek revenge, Olenna Tyrell (Diana Rigg) poisoned him.
Walder Frey
Tywin may have come up with the idea for the Red Wedding but it was Walder Frey who carried the plan out.
As a result, Arya did manage to track him down and murder him using her powers as a Faceless Man in the process.
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Meryn Trant
Loyal Lannister knight Meryn Trant also had his name ticked of Arya’s kill list by the character herself.
Arya killed Meryn as a result of him killing Syrio Forel (Miltos Yerolemou) in season one.
Polliver
A man who found himself on Arya’s kill list for a number of reasons was Polliver after he not only killed her friend Lommy (Eros Vlahos) but also stole needle and was involved in the tortures at Harrenhal.
Arya took him out during a face-off in a rural inn.
Rorge
Rorge was another torturer from Harrenhal to be written onto the kill list.
Arya killed him after Rorge tried to ambush her and The Hound.
Thoros
Clearly upset by Gendry being sold, Arya added Thoros to her kill list.
Thoros made it all the way to season seven before falling victim to wight bear and the plummeting temperatures beyond the wall.
Game of Thrones season 8 premieres on HBO on Sunday, April 14 in the USA and on Sky Atlantic on Monday, April 15 in the UK.
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