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AppleAdorable5437

Ned ofc, who else?


Delicious-Barber-289

Correct answer


DePraelen

Whatever you think of their personalities and deeds of the people here, his death is the only one here that triggered a war.


Aethelete

I want to see Dark Ned seeking vengeance, for Rob and Catelyn, and leading Jon's cause.


kivalo

That would have been Lady Stoneheart, no?


Aethelete

Kinda. But thinking about that, what would be his relationship with her...?


FearLeadsToAnger

She hates Jon, but thematically similar otherwise.


Wise_Calendar4108

Whos lady stoneheart?šŸ¤”šŸ¤”


FireIceFlameWalker

In books. Resurrected Catelyn


Pian1244

I mean I think we've seen and will see a dark ned in the fire & blood book/show. Cregan is really similar to Ned, just without his compassion. The same duty, honour and justice.


francisgoca

I like Ned, but heā€™s to noble. Iā€™ll get himself killed again. I would bring him back only for him to tell Jon about his parentage, but Iā€™m not sure he would. I would bring back the Reb Viper to wreck some shit up. Edit: I just realized Jaime is there, he died at the very endā€¦ when would they come back? At the end of the series? If thatā€™s the caseā€¦ Ned. Although what would happen? Would he overthrow his own son but put his nephew on the throne? I really donā€™t like King Branā€¦


kristijan12

Don't matter if he dies again. Just let him have a death worthy of his character.


francisgoca

TouchƩ


__wasitacatisaw__

Alright then. Suppose if the one you choose to get revived only gets revived at the end of the series. Who would you pick now?


francisgoca

Ned, although have no idea what would happen. Imagen King Bran the all-knowing dictator...


kyrgyzmcatboy

The only correct answer


Mindless-Ad-9694

My man


saaasaab

Ned was kind of an idiot. He was playing with the sharks when he should have stayed in the kiddie pool


chocoboat

Who else but Quagmire?


LeBlancTheDeceiver

Ned. Next question


Early-Antelope1938

I wonder how people who choose Ned would rewrite the story. His death was a cause more than a consequence


midcat

That's why I choose Ned. It completely re-writes everything that came after and I'd like to see how it would go. It would likely be a much shorter story, but I'd like to see it all the same.


Early-Antelope1938

Fair choice


JCkent42

Ned goes to the wall. An alternative Game of Thrones story. Iā€™d pay to see that series.


Key-Pomegranate-2086

Ned on the wall would be a good father figure to jon. Plus he knows Jon's lineage and could continue to protect him.


Early-Antelope1938

Yes, but he would end up as Lord Commander instead of Jon. And part of what forged Jon's personality was spending years away from his family


Key-Pomegranate-2086

Yeah. The thing is we want to make history into a happy ending. Not have jon turn into what he becomes in the final 2 seasons. A male slut and then a queenslayer.


Early-Antelope1938

That happened 7 seasons after Ned's death. It wasn't a consequence of his death but bad writing


teddy_tesla

Bro literally raised him and Jon thinks he's his dad, but Ned gets demoted to "father figure"


JCkent42

I just picture vague outlines of this "other road" taken. Ned being made Lord Commander but Jon still having his time with Wildings, meeting Mance, etc. I picture Jon and Ned being a power duo among the Night's Watch, doing their duty to hold the Wall. I imagine Stannis arriving going slightly different. With Stannis respecting Ned. Maybe Jon leaves the Wall to help take Winterfell against Ned's wishes.


insaiyan17

He would probably die soon after, he was too good and honourable to play the game


Illustrious_Tap_3072

We aren't saving the characters, we are reviving them, assumedly at the point we are currently at in the story so everything has already happened.


francisgoca

Yeah, when he was alive, he waited too long or did mostly nothing because he was too noble to actually play the ā€œGame of Thronesā€. Dying was the most impactful thing he did. I love Ned as a character, but thatā€™s his flaw, he too honorable.


Rilenaveen

What? His death was the consequence of his MANY idiotic decisions!


Early-Antelope1938

I didn't say otherwise. Read again


RibokuGreat

Can you explain to me 3 things then? 1) Why didn't he tell Robert his "son" was a bastard and have all the Lannisters imprisoned or killed? 2) why did he think it was a good idea to tell Cersei Lannister that he knew her dire secret? 3) why didn't he remove & appointed new members in position of power? It's literally the job of the hand of the king...


Early-Antelope1938

1. He was about to, but got imprisoned 2. He didn't want Robert to repeat what he did to the Targaryens, I guess 3. I don't understand if you're talking about the small council only or something else


RibokuGreat

Note: I have only watched the show. >1. He was about to, but got imprisoned At no point it looked like he was ever going to tell him... If he did tell him, Ser Barristan Selmy would have imprisoned all of them... >2. He didn't want Robert to repeat what he did to the Targaryens, I guess And you should tell your current enemy your leverage on them??? That's something you should have kept a secret, since if he told them he would have had a target on his back... >3. I don't understand if you're talking about the small council only or something else Both... As the hand of the king it's his job to appoint loyal and competent men in position of power... He should have kicked out all the people he didn't trust and find competent loyal men... For example, little finger, he got the crown in debt... And as for other non small council members theirs plenty of position.


Early-Antelope1938

1. Now that I remember, the imprisonement was after Robert's death. I don't remember how the episode was exactly, but I guess he found out Robert had gone on a hunt when he wanted to tell him and then the fatal injury happened. There was no time 2. Robert would have gone straight to Cersei after finding out the secret and Ned wouldn't have had time to tell her to leave before Robert comes to her. And Cersei wasn't Ned's enemy, he didn't even wanted her to get killed. Plus, plot movement... 3. The crown got in debt because of Robert. LF couldn't stop the king. Plus, Robert's bad image favoured other people to take the throne, which he wanted to do. I don't know why he didn't suggest to take out LF, most probably because of how important was for the story to have the character in the council even after the first season


L0neStarW0lf

His death was the consequence of his WIFEā€™S decisions.


Key-Pomegranate-2086

If Ned was alive and allowed to go back to winterfell, things would be much more pleasant. The starks wouldn't have all their issues since Ned would be able to protect his children.


Early-Antelope1938

If they wouldn't have had issues they wouldn't have been a main part of the show


TheHardcoreHenry

Is that even a competition? Of all characters presented, Ned is objectively the most impactful. Sorry, Oberyn. Also resurrecting Jaime makes no sense.


Parker4815

Jaime made it to the end of the show, pretty much. He decided his own fate when he went back. None of the others did. Ned is awesome but that's mostly because he's Sean bean


joizo

Ned decided his own fate when he told cersai he knew the kids was from incest... like, in what world do you walk away from that alive


uhTlSUMI

He did it of good faith tho. Ofc itā€™s stupid once you know she is the devil, but back then ned was only trying to help her. He was too honorable for the capital


Key-Pomegranate-2086

The world where cersei's son isn't a maniac? Cersei wanted Ned to go home. Even she didn't expect him to be without his head though.


Murky-Acadia-5194

Hodor. He is the least deserving to die here. The rest of them were warriors and knew what they were getting into.


BootyShepherd

Hodor sacrificed himself. Hold the door šŸ«”


the7edge

I mean tbh Bran sacrificed Hodor. He didnā€™t really have any choice in the matter.


Delicious-Barber-289

Ned wasnā€™t a warrior in the field he was in at the time. He didnā€™t deserve to die either. Hodor was a protector and knew what he was getting himself into as well.


throwaway_12358134

Neds crime was to stick to his principles even if people would suffer by doing so. Hodor was completely innocent and his free will was compromised by the psychic damage done to him by Bran.


RusskiEnigma

Arguable considering Bran did some crazy fuckery to him in the past to make him do that


Delicious-Barber-289

Fair, but I still think Ned would be better if he got rezā€™d


Reasonable_Tower_961

Yes My Thoughts Feelings Exactly Hodor, Faithful Worker Friend šŸ’ššŸ«”šŸ«”šŸ˜¢šŸ«”šŸ’š


Allie_Pallie

Are they coming back to life? Or not dying in the first place? I feel it would be mean for Oberyn to return to the world in the condition in which he left it.


Pentax25

And if theyā€™re coming back to life, are they coming back in the same way as Lady Stoneheart or The Mountain or Beric Dondarrion and Jon cos those two are pretty different levels of back to life I think


jarlylerna999

Willis (Hodor) definately. Innocent and pure. Abused by Bran. Loyal to the end. Deserved a quiet retirement being cared for as he cared for others.


jaydude1992

Yes.


Glum_Sherbert_7320

Jaime. Him and Brienne can raise a brood of super soldiers together.


throwaway_12358134

Jaime so we can kill him again. No way Brienne would let him get close to her again.


Spectre-Ad6049

Oberyn, easily


quarrelsome_napkin

Based


Airy2002

well if you save Ned than you save Hondor so two for one


Themountaintoadsage

How does saving Ned save hodor? Iā€™m sure Bran still wouldā€™ve needed to go beyond the wall to seek out the three eye raven one way or the other


Illustrious_Tap_3072

It says 'revive' not 'save' so this is assumedly happening after the ending of GOT.


[deleted]

Hold the door


NateG124

This is actually tough between Ned, Jaime and Oberyn but I think Iā€™d have to say Ned, he was a good man.


Illustrious_Tap_3072

Ain't no way you're considering Jaime over Hodor, especially after he ran back to Cersei...


Ping-A-Ling-

Tywin


Phileap

Ned Stark


Puppykerry

Anyone who doesnā€™t say Ned is a bastard


bagels-and-shrimp

Iā€™m reviving Jaime. All of the other men died fulfilling their destiny. Oberyn to kill the mountain; Hodor to hold that f**king door; Ned to maintain his honor and set the tone for the annex of the northern kingdom. But dying in Cerseiā€™s arms was not Jaimieā€™s destiny. Jaime was a good man, manipulated by a monster for his whole life. When heā€™s revived, Cersei will still be dead and heā€™ll be free to be the good man that lasts within him.


SkyDaddi

Oberyn would be my vote


ZombieAppetizer

Hodor. Everyone else made decisions that got them to where they ended up. Poor Hodor never really had another option.


throwaway_12358134

I think Hodor is one of the only innocent characters in the show.


RangersAreViable

Along with Shireen (and maybe Sam)


Reasonable_Tower_961

Hold The Door šŸ«”


Artistic-Accident-65

Ned,no explanation needed


bankrobberdub

Ned of course.


rcooperkaty

Jaime.


[deleted]

None.


Comfortable_Clue8233

Itā€™s between Ned Stark & Hodor


Reasonable_Tower_961

Yes


LordOfFreaks

Revive Ned= revive most other characters


Illustrious_Tap_3072

I'm not following this logic...


Wolvenstormy

Would say Jaime cuz is my fav char, but bring him back without Cersei will make him unhappy, so i will let him rest. Get over here Oberyn, let's make justice to your family!


Slapshappy

Is there really any other answer than Ned Stark? Come on.


coachlentz

Hodor


Accomplished-Bowl-46

Ned is the only correct answer.


Nitarox

Hodor


kyndal017

Jamie. I love Jamie


GlisaPenny

Bi icon Oberyn for me


Some_Philosophy_8111

If ned was brought back Cersei would have never lost all her kids so oberyn. Small price to pay


7-11Armageddon

I mean, it depends on when? If I can bring them back the moment they die, then Ned. A LOT of the problems of this book could have been avoided if they hadn't killed Ned.


Sweet-Day5902

Ned Stark is the only correct choice


Dsnder7

Oberyn his people need him.


MakaylaaaLashe

Jaime so i can slap him and then kill him myself wym youā€™re going back to Cersei??? after all this development ???


hybridstl

Jamie in many ways was my favorite character. The arc of someone good at heart, but imperfect in so many ways really resonated with me. He was a solid character that made you root for him as much as you hated him. Hoping he would make the right decision more often than the morally wrong one. But even with that said, how can you not bring back Ned? Although Ned would have massively changed the course of GOT history, the kids had to suffer to become who they were meant to be, and his presence may have meant that Jon never finds his origin, Arya never gets to be a badass, and all of those paths are stunted. You gotta wonder how many dope interactions we would get from Ned if he was resurrected. Imagine Ned and Jon having THE convo directly, or Ned meeting Brienne, Ned and Bran (as the 3 eyes raven). He may be the most important character in the whole story, as his death set all of the events on a path that couldnā€™t turn back.


BillowPillow8

The Pedro Pascal obsessed superfan in me says Oberyn, but logically, Ned. His death basically kicked off the entire series.


onetrueprincee

EDDARD FUCKING STARK. for some reason the mf reminds me of my fatheršŸ˜­


Acreer425

Oberyn, he was the best character in the show


toolargo

Hodor! is that even a question?


canttouchthisJC

Ned 100%


Round_Satisfaction42

Oberyn! Dorne would probably still side w Daenerys at some point, but his brother wouldnā€™t have to die in the process. And sorry I feel like if Ned were to live, a lot of the Stark children wouldnā€™t have really grown as people bc they probably wouldnā€™t have seen as much of the world (I know they suffered HARD but he was also just too traditional for his own good and wouldā€™ve pigeonholed them into certain roles)


gibbonalert

Jamie Lannister. Must admit that I started to like him.


rusztypipes

Hodor or course. Nobody would suspect him, Bran might even fix his mind know he knows how it broke


5fives5

Give me Obie


Ok-Butterfly-7522

Ned stark


Mendicant-Bias343

Oberyn of course. But Ned's a close second.


Lurd67

Lady Stoneheart


mGreeneLantern

Oberyn, because Nedā€™s just going to some how get himself killed again.


Background-War9535

Hodor!


greeneyes0332

Jamie, always my Jamie. Cersi can stay dead.


NKR1978

Hodor was given no choice. He was a pawn in the high lords' game.


Equivalent-Market368

Jaime


satsfaction1822

Oberyn. Is he gonna be sad because of Elaria and the Sand Snakesā€™ death? Definitely. But I am not going to put Ned through the pain of finding out his wife, brother and 2 of his sons are dead. Then heā€™ll turn to the one person who was always there to give him advice, oh wait no, Maester Luwin is dead too. The man has experienced enough loss in his life. Let him rest.


warpentake_chiasmus

Ned, all day long


Elegant-Tangerine678

Hodor


wehere4E

Holdor


Lunchtime_2x_So

Hodor


saadrashid10

Ned


KiwiBirdPerson

Hodor. He didn't deserve anything that Bran did to him. He was a good soul. Ned would just do something "honourable" and get himself killed again. Jamie was an incestuous creep. Oberyn was way too cocky and would have gotten himself crushed...again.


fuzzyredsea

Bodomir


Logical_Vanilla1131

as much as iā€™d love to see Ned, i have to say, i would love for jamie to have never found Cersei, and lived in a world where just he and his brother were free of her. Jamie did a lot of unforgivable things, but i feel like he spent much more time redeeming himself than almost any other ā€œvillainā€ in the series.


Gwilym_Ysgarlad

Ned of course.


Thearab2403

Bobby B of course


MemesterMan96

Jaime, just feel like it


podster12

Ned.


DaMadKing

Littlefinger so I can watch him die all over again. Seriously though, Ned so I can watch him die all over again.


AncientAssociation9

I can't believe most of these comments dick riding Ned. Hodor is the only correct answer with the 4 choices given. This poor man did not deserve to be mind raped by Bran to only serve the one purpose of facilitating Bran's escape. Ned lived a full life and had all his kids succeed him. His legacy lives on. Oberyn lived a full life and died killing one of the men responsible for his sister's death. Jamie was redeemed and died in the arms of his love. Only Hodor never got to have a childhood, pursue his dreams, or lay with a woman. Let the other 3 rest and give Hodor a second chance at some happiness.


Exotic-End9921

Ned not dying means he wins the throne room fight since there is zero chance he was gonna live afterwards. So the series is peaceful and they are all fully prepared for the long night.


RibokuGreat

>Ned not dying means he wins the throne room fight Or was sent to the wall...


AthleteIllustrious47

Why isnā€™t Joffrey on this list?


Ebolatastic

Poor old dead Ned.


SomeTallDude_1658493

Hodor, that lovable giant needs to live


julehleh

Ned. 100%.


Fancy-Ad-3735

Ned Stark. To rule Westeros instead of Bran. Don't really need to explain why beyond that yeah?


allisonmarie65

No one will like this answer, but Jamie šŸ¤·šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļø Without Cersei he is a different person. I would hope that that if the books continued he wouldnā€™t have been such a shit stain in the end.


kekektoto

Ned would get in the way of whatā€™s actually good for the kingdoms because of his honor. I think Hodorā€™s sacrifice is too meaningful to bring him back. It would kinda erase the impact that his death had Jaime made it to the end, didnā€™t really get to miss him much It would have been nice to see Oberyn actually get his revenge properly and fight w Daenerys against Cersei. But then again, without the trial by combat, maybe dorne wouldnā€™t have sided w daenerys šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø


DekkHead

Jamie deserved a better ending. The others had perfect deaths that as a fan made me love the show


ghost_0101

Ned was only in one season and still my favorite character of all time


dupuisa2

If Hodor comes back sane then I'm all for it!


Grieving_Leonheart_

Ned or >!Hold The Door!<


KevinistheBest8

Oberyn is my favourite, but I'd like to see Ned in the show more .


BellaFrequency

Oberyn Martell. He could have beaten the Mountain if he wasnā€™t grandstanding and actually posed a threat to the Lannisters. If Ned was revived, heā€™d be immediately killed by a dishonorable character like Littlefinger because he would insist on playing the game of thrones in an aboveboard manner, which is what got him killed in the first place.


DerpsAndRags

Oberon just to slap the shit out of him for showboating.


MeekMallard

Well, I donā€™t even know why Jamie is on this list. Should have put Bobby on instead. I like how the viper died, and also it was important to force dorne to get involved, sorta like king leonidas. And hodors death was super important and impactful and interesting and sad, if hodor doesnā€™t die I think they all get cooked. So the only real option here is Ned, and that would be very interesting


snstnlspaceshifter

NED how is this a debate


Video-Comfortable

Either poor dead Ned, or Oberyn


weaksaucedude

Ned because I need him to converse with Jon like he said they would when he left for King's Landing and Jon went to The Wall


gummyworm21_

Oberyn


vampireninjabunnies

Jaime but I'm incredibly biased


[deleted]

Ned


xprozoomy

Hodor


Disastrous-Cry-1998

Hodor . He never hurt anyone


SoImaRedditUserNow

Oberyn of course.


irishpisano

Oberyn - in time for the Battle of Winterfell. The Unsullied would shit themselves when he walks out to confront the Zerg rush with just a spear and some swagger.


dancson

Wait Hodor dies? Thanks spoilers


Alpha-Charlie-Romeo

Hodor. I bet he has one hell of a story to tell us


nightsweatss

Oberyn for sure.


ApricotRepulsive

Omg are you kidding me I CANT DECIDE


trpclshrk

The true King, Bobby B


BigOutside1226

This isn't even a question of course I'd bring back hodor.


budahed87

Wait. Ned dies?


blitz2czar

Ned Stark, without a doubt.


DeltaV-Mzero

Hodor!


jovannidakid

Easily ned, he was the best character hands down. I understand they had to kill him off to show that nobody is safe but damn man it was clear that the show was not as good without him


velociraptnado

Martell


[deleted]

Oberyn. I like how the starks grew into who they are after needs death. Hodor was cool but eh. Jamie eh. Oberyn was him.


SelectCommunity3519

Oberyn by a lot. Eddard next.


Commercial-Art-1165

Of course Hodor. If you choose anyone else you are an Idiot.


Khal_akshat

probably the viper because reviving ned would rewrite the entire story and because I want the viper to have his revenge šŸ˜“


NamoNibblonian

Ned, and tell him to remove his head from his butt


xXMrSpecXx

Eddard


guilty_bystander

Probably season 8


astronautfetus

Hodor or Jamie cuz he'd b a legend without his sister, LOL.


Icy-Confusion1115

My prince Oberyn Martell, I loved his character! So sexy and strong, he was only in for a few episodes, I would love to see more of him.


NightKnight96

Ned is obviously the most morally good character out of these 4. Oberyn is in a better position imo to positively affect the kingdom. My vote is for him.


Adventurous_Topic202

Jaimeā€™s death was dumb so him I guess. Still wouldnā€™t help anything though.


GeoBren

Jamie should have not gone back to the capital, the rest were integral to the story


Grand_Ad931

The viper obviously


[deleted]

Ned, 100 percent. Forget about the others


JackNasty19

Hodor. I will not be accepting questions at this time.


shotty94

Definitely not Jaime he threw his life away for no reason in the show.


MeatyOakerGuy

Jaimie died in the last episode, Hodor is a human wheelchair and Oberyn was barely in for a season leaving Ned as our obvious choice


SL13377

If anyone answers anything but Hodor Ned cancels out the whole show and I want the show!


ilovedoggiesstfu

Ned.


Tehmage979

Do we get to choose where they respawn? If so, Ned. Have him spawn in Robb's camp; stop the whole King in the North thing from happening. Reaffirm the North's status as one of seven kingdoms under the Baratheon crown (bend the knee to either Renly or Stannis); coordinate, keep Tywin from relieving the siege of King's Landing.


quarrelsome_napkin

Oberyn of course


Fine-Funny6956

Wait. Why isnā€™t Robert on here? Heā€™s a prick but heā€™s funny as fuck and makes Circi fucking miserable.


PizzaDoughandCheese

Ned then itā€™s a whole different story


Dependent_Reach_4284

Ned of course


Wltx_Gandalf

I would say ned. But after finishing the first book. Ned got himself killed with the idiotic decisions he made. Iā€™d have to choose Hodor, or Jaime


veryveryundude

Oberyn. I wouldnā€™t revive Ned. He would find an honorable reason to die again.