A secret White Walker message in the most recent episode of Game of Thrones has added weight to the fan theory that claims Bran Stark and the Night King are the same person.
A bird's eye view of the White Walker army, on the march towards the Wall, appeared to form the profile of a wolf. As you probably know, the animal is also the sigil of House Stark.
Watch a video of the moment here:
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Although it could just be a casual easter egg dropped in by GOT producers, users online have been quick to suggest that it could have a deeper meaning.
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For comparison, this is a flipped image of the sigil itself:
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There's been a lot of speculation that at some point three-eyed raven Bran travelled back in time and then became the Night King, after attempting to stop the Children of the Forest from creating the White Walkers.
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The theory has been spurred on by people rewatching the scene that shows the creation of the White Walkers:
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When the Children of the Forest are talking to Bran, he says: "It was you? You made the White Walkers?"
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Leaf replies: "We were at war. We were being slaughtered. Our sacred trees cut down. We needed to defend ourselves."
Bran: "From whom?"
Leaf: "From you."
Although you could take that to mean mankind as a whole, some are taking 'you' to literally mean Bran.
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It's also been pointed out how similar the pair looked in the most recent series:
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Either way, the White Walkers are coming to fuck shit up in Westeros.
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