What is dead may never die, but then again, all men must die, depending on whom you ask. And nowhere does that paradox hold more truth than with our favorite fallen characters from Game of Thrones, who live on long after their (gruesome, so, so gruesome) deaths in rewatches, late-night sketches, and articles like this. In anticipation of Game of Thrones’ final chapters, we used our three-eyed Vulture abilities to locate the first and final appearances of the series’ most memorable players. (We will update as the body count rises.)

Oh, and obviously: the most spoilers.

First appearance: season one, episode three
Last appearance: season seven, episode seven

Petyr Baelish (Aidan Gillen) first appeared in King Baratheon’s court, the very image of the sort of slippery cunning that gets you far in King’s Landing. He died by Sansa’s command and Arya’s sword in Winterfell, where those sorts of fools aren’t suffered.

First appearance: series premiere
Last appearance: season seven, episode seven

Game of Thrones set up Eddard Stark (Sean Bean) to be the protagonist of the series, appearing as Lord of Winterfell in the first episode. His saga shockingly came to an end in the first season, as Joffrey ordered his head on a pike. But the three-eyed raven doesn’t obey the laws of timelines, and so the last viewers saw of Ned (played here by Robert Aramayo) was a flashback to when he began to learn the true meaning of R+L=J.

First appearance: series premiere
Last appearance: season seven, episode six

The season one arc for Uncle Benjen (Joseph Mawle) almost functioned like Ned Stark training wheels: introduce a beloved older role model and confidante for our young hero, and then unceremoniously off him. Benjen was long believed to be dead north of the Wall until he reappeared in season six as a frostbitten half-Walker. We last see him engulfed by an army of White Walkers after sacrificing his horse to save Jon.

First appearance: season four, episode one
Last appearance: season seven, episode three

Ellaria (Indira Varma) accompanied Oberyn to King’s Landing for the wedding, and King’s Landing is where she may or may not remain: In season seven, as revenge for the death of Myrcella, Cersei kissed Tyene Sand with poison and left Ellaria chained up in the Red Keep to watch her daughter die.

First appearance: season three, episode two
Last appearance: season seven, episode three

When Lady Olenna (that’s Dame Diana Rigg to you) first appeared in King’s Landing with her cap and veil and one-liners, many viewers declared for House Tyrell on the spot. She died in season seven getting the upper hand on her poisoner, Jaime (doing Cersei’s bidding), which is the best we could have hoped for.

First appearance: season one, episode three
Last appearance: season six, episode ten

The Lannisters’ cousin (Eugene Simon) initially served as King Robert’s squire, which more or less required pouring wine, suffering verbal abuse, and sleeping with Cersei. In season six, he died the way the Ninja Turtles were born: on his tummy, in a sewer, watching a horrible green ooze spread.

First appearance: season one, episode five
Last appearance: season six, episode ten

The Knight of Flowers (Finn Jones) first appeared in a tourney charming the crowd, and Sansa in particular. We last saw him in the Sept of Baelor, debased, punished, and attempting to escape the wildfire explosion.

First appearance: season two, episode three
Last appearance: season six, episode ten

Margaery (Natalie Dormer) arrived in court in season two, to be wed to her brother’s lover, King Renly Baratheon. She died with her brother in the sept explosion.

First appearance: season one, episode three
Last appearance: season six, episode ten

Grand Maester Pycelle (Julian Glover) first appeared as a member of the King’s counsel in King’s Landing, in simpler political times. He died before the sept explosion, horrifically stabbed by Qyburn’s demonic child-warriors.

First appearance: series premiere
Last appearance: season six, episode ten

Wanna talk parallels? This series has boxes full of parallels. Tommen Baratheon (Callum Wharry), the baby of the family, first showed up in the season premiere, when his funcle (we’ve been over this) pushed Bran Stark out of a window for watching him and Cersei engage in taboo, illicit affairs. Five seasons later, Tommen (Dean-Charles Chapman), himself the product of Jaime and Cersei’s relationship, witnesses the Tyrells and Sparrows explode in the sept and throws himself out of a window.

First appearance: season one, episode nine
Last appearance: season six, episode ten

Walder Frey (David Bradley), icky from the get-go, was first introduced in all his creepo glory surrounded by his many upsetting children, most also named Walder. After orchestrating the Red Wedding, he got his just desserts: fed his own son in a pie, and murdered as an item on Arya’s hit list.

First appearance: season three, episode eight
Last appearance: season six, episode ten

The dashing Tyroshi swordsman met Dany as a long-haired Ed Skrein, and parted ways a rugged Michael Huisman. Character growth?

First appearance: series premiere
Last appearance: season six, episode nine

Rickon (Art Parkinson) sits on a hobby horse in the Winterfell courtyard in the show’s first episode, watching his brother’s archery practice. He died during the Battle of the Bastards as a running target in Ramsay’s twisted version of target practice. No you’re crying.

First appearance: season three, episode two
Last appearance: season six, episode nine

Ramsay Snow/Bolton (Iwan Rheon) first showed up as Theon’s own personal tormentor, introducing a new level of body horror to the series. Sansa made sure to have his own hounds eat him alive.

First appearance: season two, episode two
Last appearance: season six, episode eight

Arya’s worst role model (Tom Wlaschiha) traveled along with Arya in a paddy wagon through the forests of Westeros, and bid her farewell (after sending the Waif to kill her) from the House of Black and White in season six.

First appearance: series premiere
Last appearance: season six, episode five

Hodor (Kristian Nairn) started out as one of many of the workers at Winterfell, before becoming Bran’s companion and protector. He died holding the door. :(

First appearance: season one, episode six
Last appearance: season six, episode four

Osha (Natalia Tena) first appeared south of the Wall as a wildling who attempted to ambush Bran. When she tried to seduce and kill Ramsay Bolton at Winterfell, he slashed her throat instead.

First appearance: season one, episode three
Last appearance: season six, episode three

Alliser Thorne (Owen Teale) was introduced doing what he loved most, berating and lording his power over the frightened young men at the Wall. Jon Snow sentenced the traitorous Thorne to death by hanging in season six.

First appearance: season two, episode four
Last appearance: season six, episode two

We first saw this absolute maniac (Michael McElhatton) playing his cards close to his chest, counseling Robb after their battle against the Lannister army. We last saw him stabbed by his awful freak-son Ramsay.

First appearance: series premiere
Last appearance: season six, episode two

Viewers first saw Myrcella (Aimee Richardson) in the first episode, looking every bit the southron Disney princess from the Stark girls’ point of view as she arrived at Winterfell with the Lannisters, including her defenstrative funcle (father-uncle) Jaime. Four seasons and one new actress (Nell Tiger Free) later, her funcle couldn’t save her from Ellaria’s poison; we last saw her dead in a sept, with stones on her eyes.

First appearance: season two, episode one
Last appearance: season five, episode ten

Stubborn Stannis (Stephen Dillane) first showed up on Dragonstone, at a ceremonial burning held by Melisandre. He died at Brienne’s sword in season five, getting what he absolutely deserved and helping Brienne fulfill an oath to avenge Renly.

First appearance: season three, episode five
Last appearance: season five, episode nine

Viewers first met Stannis’s greyscale-afflicted daughter Shireen (Kerry Ingram) locked away in a tower, singing to herself. Over the course of the series, she’s generally sweet and teaches lowborn characters how to read. It’s all very fairy tale until she’s sacrificed to the Lord of Light and burned at the stake. Not cute, House Baratheon!

First appearance: season one, episode three
Last appearance: season five, episode five

Ser Barristan (Ian McElhinney) first appeared as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, before defecting overseas to Daenerys’s camp. We last see his body laid to rest in Meereen, as Dany avenges his death at the hands of the Sons of the Harpy.

First appearance: season one, episode seven
Last appearance: season five, episode one

The Lannister paterfamilias (Charles Dance) first appeared doing some pretty sharp object work (not to mention pretty blunt visual metaphor work), skinning a stag and offering counsel to his favorite child, Jaime. We last saw him at his wake, with Jaime overlooking. The corpse-eye stone budget for the Lannister family must be massive. They must know a guy who does it wholesale.

First appearance: season one, episode nine
Last appearance: season four, episode ten

Tyrion’s lover Shae (Sibel Kekilli) was discovered by Bronn in season one, and died in season four when Tyrion found her in Tywin’s bed and strangled her in a murderous rage. This is one of Tyrion’s darkest moments, where he stoops as low as his siblings. #justiceforshae

First appearance: season two, episode six
Last appearance: season four, episode ten

We first saw Ygritte (Rose Leslie) in the closest Westeros has ever gotten to a meet-cute: getting forcefully captured and almost killed by Jon Snow. We last saw her looking like Laura Palmer after the battle at Castle Black. This one hurt!

First appearance: season one, episode three
Last appearance: season four, episode ten

Grenn (Mark Stanley) was a nuisance turned friend of Jon’s, first seen in training at the Wall. He died trying to defend it against the wildlings and their giant, and was burnt alongside his fallen brothers

First appearance: season three, episode two
Last appearance: season four, episode ten

Jojen Reed (Thomas Brodie-Sangster, of Love, Actually fame) first appeared to Bran in a dream, and spent the next few seasons guiding him through his powers. We last saw him stabbed by a wight and killed, mercifully, by his sister Meera.

First appearance: season four, episode one
Last appearance: season four, episode eight

Prince Oberyn Martell (Pedro Pascal) arrived on the scene as something of an understudy for his older brother Doran at Joffrey’s wedding, and he burned hot, bright, and quick: He died that same season at the hand of his foe Gregor Clegane, largely on account of his own bravado.

First appearance: series premiere
Last appearance: season four, episode three

We first saw Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) through Sansa’s naïve eyes, trotting on horseback all princely-like into Winterfell. We last saw him as a corpse, stone eyes watching his father sexually assault his mom.

First appearance: series premiere
Last appearance: season three, episode ten

Robb Stark (Richard Madden) first showed up in the premiere alongside his brothers, future heir to Winterfell. He last appeared as a corpse on a horse, with Grey Wind’s head where his should be.

First appearance: series premiere
Last appearance: season three, episode nine

Lady Catelyn (Michelle Fairley) first appeared in her element: at Ned’s side, watching over her children, casting side-eye at Jon. She died at the Red Wedding after watching Roose Bolton kill Robb, and unfortunately never had her Lady Stoneheart moment.

First appearance: series premiere
Last appearance: season two, episode ten

Drogo (Jason Momoa) first rode in on horseback, all oiled-up and shirtless, to let us know that Dany’s plotline — far from the main action though it may be — was probably the one to follow. We said good-bye to him at the end of season one when Dany mercy-smothered him and burnt him in a funeral pyre. But we were treated to one last tender moment of bittersweet fan service at the end of season two, when he appears again in a vision — a trap in the Mirror of Erised House of the Undying — along with Dany’s unborn son Rhaego.

First appearance: series premiere
Last appearance: season one, episode seven

Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy) ambled into the premiere as Ned Stark’s kingly and jocular best bud. He made an early exit from the series, last seen on his deathbed after being “gored” by a “boar.” A likely story …

First appearance: series premiere
Last appearance: season one, episode six

Viserys Targaryen (Harry Lloyd) set a lot of precedents on Game of Thrones. His first appearance in Essos established him as Dany’s creepy, possessive older brother, and his last set a gold standard for gruesome death spectacles, as he received the traditional Dothraki “golden crown.”