If there's one thing I've noticed in the lead up to the final season of Game of Thrones, it's that if you mention a long-gone supporting character by name, you get met with a lot of blank stares and confusing. Fair enough! The series has a seemingly infinite laundry list of absurdly named characters, and they're often dead before you even get the chance to say, "Wait, who's that guy?"  George R.R. Martin loves to kill his characters, it's just what he does. In fact, he does it so often that you probably forgot about some of the saddest and upsetting deaths along the way. After all, there have been a lot of executions, murders, sacrifices, suicides, stabbings, spearings, decapitations, and poisonings on the path that got us here.

Now, if you're a book enthusiast or a diehard who watched every season multiple times, you probably didn't forget any of these. But for the casual viewer or those who started watching late, some of these heart-breaking deaths may have understandably slipped by in the relentless carnage. So, with the final season upon us, it's time to pour one out for the forgotten ones. Here are the saddest Game of Thrones deaths you might have forgotten.

Mycah: Killed by The Hound on Joffrey's Orders

Episode: 1.2, 'The Kingsroad'

What Happened: Mycah, aka, the butcher's boy, we barely knew ye. The young boy only appeared in one episode of the series, and the second one at that, but his death also demonstrated just how brutal Game of Thrones was going to get (and how truly despicable Joffrey was.) Mycah befriended Arya on the Kingsroad during the Stark's fateful trip to King's Landing and indulged her penchant for playing swords to his own demise. Arya and Mycah were playing by the riverbank until Sansa and Joffrey arrived, and the terrible prince showed his true colors for the first time when he took the opportunity to showboat and bully, pulling his real sword on the boy, who was carrying only a wooden plaything.

As things tends to do in Game of Trones, everything elevated quickly, ending with bloodshed when Nymeria jumped in to protect Arya and bit Joffrey's arm. That one doomed encounter led to Lady's death, Ned's first power struggle with Cersei, and of course, the death of poor Mycah, who was run down by The Hound on Joffrey's orders. The young boy's corpse rode by on a horse, and suddenly you understood how deeply dark this series was gonna get. Audiences may not remember Mycah, he may not even have died on-screen, but the North remembers, Arya remembers, and this is the crime that landed the Hound on her list in the first place.

Jory Cassel: Stabbed in the Eye by Jaime

Episode: 1.5, 'The Wolf and the Lion'

What Happened:  This one definitely hurt more for book readers, who were given a better sense of Jory’s loyalty to Ned and honorable service to the realm, but even on the show, it sucked when Ned’s right-hand-man took a knife to the eye. Way back in Season 1, when the shit officially hit the fan between the Starks and the Lannisters, Jory Cassel died in the streets of King’s Landing after Jamie Lannister (thoroughly villainous and unreformed at this point) surrounded Ned and his men with Lannister soldiers in a show of power. In retaliation for Tyrion’s kidnapping, he orders his men-at-arms to leave Ned alive, but kill his men.

Jamie himself stabs dear Jory through the eye — a particularly disgusting and dishonorable act from Jamie in full self-loathing Kingslayer mode considering he and Jory battled the Iron Born together in the Siege of Pyke (where Jory almost lost an eye). Jaime’s assault on Ned in the streets of King’s Landing pretty much marked the start of war between the Starks and the Lannisters, and In pre-Ned Stark decapitation world of Game of Thrones, Jory’s death felt about as bad as it could get — we were such sweet summer children.

Septa Mordane: Killed by Lannister Men

Episode: 1.8, 'The Pointy End'

What Happened: Understandably, viewers may have a sour taste in their mouth about the Septas after the Faith Militant's takeover of King's Landing. After all, the last Septa we knew well was the horrid Septa Unella, who took pleasure in tormenting the Lannisters and Tyrells from her sanctimonious high horse. But they aren't all bad! Septa Mordane served the Faith of the Seven at Winterfell, where she tutored the Stark daughters and took a particular liking to Sansa.

Mordane was seen as something of an antagonist for her treatment of Arya, who she insistently tried and failed to train as a lady. To be fair, that was her job, and she proved herself a brave woman in her final moments when she helped Sansa escape the chaos in the Red Keep following Robert's death and Cersei's room for the throne. She's last seen alive sending Sansa to safety and staring down a team of Lannister soldiers. After Joffrey takes the throne, he forces Sansa to look at the decapitated heads of her father and Mordane, displayed on spikes lining the castle walls.

Lommy: Stabbed with Needle by Polliver

Episode: 2.3, 'What Is Dead May Never Die'

What Happened: Lommy was pals with Hot Pie, Gendry and Arya back in the day, when they journeyed north on the Kingsroad with Yoren. Lommy and Hot Pie tried to bully Arya at first, but you can guess how well that went and before long they were friends. After Yoren died in a Lannister attack, the group ended up in the hands of the Lannister soldier Polliver, who takes Needle off of Arya and sticks it through Lommy's throat. See, the boy was just shot through the leg by a crossbow, and when he points out that he can't walk, Polliver offers him a hand up pulls him right into the sword. That little bit of child murder earned Polliver a spot on Arya's list and he paid for it in Season 4 when Arya stuck Needle through his throat -- just the same way he killed Lommy.

Ser Rodrick Cassel: Executed by Theon

Episode: Season 2.6, 'The Old Gods and the New'

What Happened: Poor Ser Rodrick Cassel, a loyalist to House Stark, who served his keepers of the North dutifully, up until his bitter end. As the Master-at-Arms in Winterfell, the knight trained the Stark children for battle -- including our great heroes like Robb Stark and Jon Snow, and one Theon Greyjoy. In the early seasons, Ser Rodrick escorts Catelyn to King's Landing and on her ill-fated journey to kidnap Tyrion, and after they reunite with Robb, the King in the North sends him back to Winterfell to keep Bran and Rickon safe.

Unfortunately, that puts Rodrick right in the cross-hairs when Theon launches his ill-advised Winterfell takeover, and Theon executes the man who helped raise him with a grisly decapitation that makes a mockery of the swift justice he was taught in the North. Unlike Lord Stark, Theon lacks the strength and skill to cutoff Rodrick's head in a single sweep, and he hacks and hacks at Rodrick's neck before kicking whatever's left off his neck. A terrible way for anyone to go, but especially poor Rodrick, mutilated by a boy he taught in the place he once called home.

Irri: Killed in Pyat Pree's Dragon Heist

Episode: 2.6, 'The Old Gods and the New'

What Happened: Irri was one of Daenerys' very first faithful servants, who helped her make her transition into becoming a Khaleesi. As one of Dany's handmaidens, she tended to the Khaleesi's needs, served as her translator, and helped introduce her to the Dothraki language and customs. When you think of the quote "It is known," she's probably the one you picture saying it. Irri remains loyal to Dany after Khal Drogo's life and follows her queen all through the Red Waste to Quarth. Unfortunately, that's where she meets her doom. Irri dies when Pyat Pree comes to steal Khaleesi's dragons, and it's later discovered that Dany's other not-so-faithful handmaiden Doreah (the one who taught Khaleesi how to sex the Khal into some sensitivity) played a part in it. You'll notice that traitor's death isn't on this list.

Mattos Seaworth: Killed by Tyrion's Wildfire in the Battle of Blackwater

Episode: 2.9, 'Blackwater'

What Happened: So Davos had a son, remember that? You'd be forgiven if not since it's only come up a few times in the aftermath and devoted young Mattos Seaworth never did much in the first place. Mattos was first seen on Dragsonstone during Melissandre and Stannis' horrifying offerings to the Lord of Light (aka burning people alive) and after that, he offers to teach his father to read (before Shireen finally breaks down that wall) and helps Davos execute some of Stannis' orders. That faithful service takes him to the Battle of Blackwater, where he dies in Tyrion's wildfire attack. But for a heart-to-heart with Gendry in Season 3 and a well-placed jab at Tyrion in Season 7, Davos never much speaks of his loss, but it's an added layer of heartbreak to the beloved Onion Knight.

Maester Luwin: Speared by the Iron Born, Mercy-Killed by Osha

Episode: Season 2.10, 'Valar Morghulis'

What Happened: The other super sad death to come out of Theon's pitiful reign at Winterfell comes from dear, sweet Maester Luwin, the Maester of the Stark castle. A respected advisor to the adults, and beloved caretaker of the children, Luwin does his best to offer wise counsel to Theon after his Winterfell takeover and also helps Osha mask her escape with Bran and Rickon. When Ramsay lays siege to Winterfell, Luwin advises Theon to head for the Wall, but the proud Iron Born attempts to rally his troops. When they turn on him, Luwin tries to step in and gets a spear in the gut for his troubles.

Even though he's mortally wounded, Luwin manages to crawl to the Godswood, where he gets to see Bran, Rickon and Hodor one more time and urges them to head north. After sending the children away, Osha puts the old man out of his misery at his request.

 

Jeor 'The Bear' Mormont: Killed by Night's Watch Mutineers

Episode: 3.4, 'And Now His Watch Has Ended'

What Happened: Once the head of House Mormont and the Lord of Bear Island, Jeor Mormont joined the Night's Watch later and life and climbed the ranks to become the 997th Lord Commander. A wise and respected leader, Jeor took Jon Snow on as his steward and grew close to the Stark Bastard during his service. After hearing lots of tall tales about White Walkers north of the Wall, Jeor assembles a team of the Night's Watch for an expedition north. He's murdered by some of his own men during the Mutiny at Craster's Keep, when the more violent and power-hungry of his men rebel against his continued alliance with Craster.

He is also Jorah Mormont's father Lyanna Mormont's uncle, who saw shame come to his family name when his son was caught poaching slaves, (which is how Jorah ended up in Essos.) Jon carries the great Valyrian steel sword Longclaw, passed down to him from Jeor, and when Jon tried to give it back to Jorah in Season 7, the disgraced son said he was not worthy and entrusted it to Jon. Because of his relation to Jorah, Jeor's death is a bit fresher in the memory since it's been mentioned once or twice during Jorah's return to Westeros, but he was still a great figure worthy of remembering, just in case you didn't quite recall what they were talking about.

Ros: Shot Full of Arrows by Joffrey

Episode: 3.6, 'The Climb'

What Happened: RIP Ros, Queen of "Sexposistion," ever may she reign. Ros was a prostitute from the north (and a favorite of Theon's), who hopped aboard the wagons to King's Landing when the Starks went south and never came back. Once she made her way to the great city, she set up shop in Littlefinger's brothel and became a favorite of Tyrion's. As you can imagine, getting tangled up with the Lannisters brought her plenty of misery -- she was forced to beat another prostitute by Joffrey and beaten herself by Cersei -- so much so that she became a spy for Varys. That decision ultimately cost her her life when Littlefinger found out she was feeding information to the Spider and gave her to King Joffrey to dispose of. It was just about as bloody and horrific as you'd expect, and the last time we saw Ros, she was tied to a bedpost, shot full of arrows from the boy king's crossbow.

Pyp: Killed by Ygritte

Episode: 4.9, 'Watchers on the Wall'

What Happened: Along with Grenn and Dolorous Edd, Pypar, aka Pyp was one of Jon Snow's first friends when he arrived to the harsh realities of life on the wall. Though Alliser Thorne tried to turn the recruits against Jon, they quickly came to respect him and stood with Jon to end Thorne's relentless abuse of Sam.

Pyp dies during the wildling's attack on Castle Black, and his death is particularly heart-wrenching because the poor young lad is utterly terrified from the start and his death is slow enough that he realizes his worst nightmare has come true. Pyp is defending the castle walls with Sam, who re-loads his crossbow and tries to talk to the nervous boy down, when Ygritte shoots him through the throat with an arrow. He dies, terrified, coughing up blood in Sam's arms.

Grenn, Died Holding Castle Black from Mag the Mighty

Episode: 4.9, 'Watchers on the Wall'

What Happened: Grenn was yet another of the heartbreaking deaths in 'Watchers on the Wall', and he got the most heroic of the lot. Like Pyp, Grenn was one of Jon's first loyal friends and supporters at Castle Black, and despite his common upbringing, became a true warrior for the Night's Watch. Before Mance Rayder marched his wildlings on the Wall, Jon urged Alliser Thorne to seal the tunnels, knowing full well the strength of mystical creatures marching with the Wildlings. Thorne, naturally, disregarded his advice (though in a rare moment of humility, he admitted he was wrong -- too late bruh,) and Castle Black was nearly compromised when the giant Mag the Mighty made it through the outer gate.

Knowing it was only a matter of time before the giant made it inside, Jon tasked Green with leading a small team of Night's Watchmen to defend the inner gate. With the giant charging at them, the brothers in black readied their arms and Grenn led them in a rallying cry of their oath. " “Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death..." And indeed that's how it ended for Green and his men, who successfully held off the giant but all died in the fight. For my money, this is one of the saddest and most heroic underrated deaths in the series, and one that makes me cry every single time.

Barristan Selmy: Killed in Combat with the Sons of Harpy

Episode: 5.4, 'Sons of the Harpy'

What Happened: In an ideal world, no one would forget Ser Barristan Selmy, aka Barristan the Bold, the great Knight who served many kings during his long years of service and died faithfully defending his chosen queen, Daenerys. Unfortunately, way too many people I talk to have forgotten one of the stories greatest, truest heroes (and I'll never stopped being peeved his death didn't even get a mention in the post-episode interviews) so let's all take a moment to celebrate him.

Ser Barristan was a remarkable warrior -- well into his old age -- and an esteemed member of the Kingsgaurd, who served for Aerys Targaryen, Robert Baratheon, and briefly for Joffrey, before the horrendous little shit shamed Barristan by publicly dismissing him as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Barriston the Bold threw down his gold cloak in outrage and left Westeros behind to find Dany. He caught up with her in Slaver's Bay and renewed his vows to the Targaryens in her name, defending her and offering wise counsel from Astapor to Meereen. Tragically, that's where Ser Barristan's great tale came to an end where he fell in a guerilla attack by the Sons of Harpy that almost claimed Grey Worm's life, too. Ser Barristan deserves to be remembered among the great heroes of the show and his death was a heartbreaking loss for Dany and for the audience.

Mossador: Executed by Daenerys

Episode: Season 5.2, 'The House of Black and White'

What Happened: Yikes. Daenerys did an oops when she flexed her unyielding sense of justice too hard and chopped off the head of one of her most faithful servants. As one of the slaves the Breaker of Chains liberated in Merdeen, Mossador was one of the first to rally for her cause and one of the most devoted to it after his emancipation. The young man took that devotion too far when he killed an imprisoned Sons of Harpy assassin without the queen's consent.

Determined to enforce an impartial sense of justice on both former master and slaves, Daenerys orders Massador's execution in front of a crowd pleading for mercy. But Dany is nothing if not resolute, and when she gives the order, the crowd of once-loyal freed slaves deliver a sinister hiss before breaking out in a full-tilt riot. The queen barely makes it out safely, and you might like to think she learned a valuable lesson about mercy, but you can ask the Tarleys about that.

The Northern Woman with the Candle: Flayed by Ramsay

Episode: 5.7, 'The Gift'

What Happened: This poor kindly Northern woman never even got a name, but she did her best to help Sansa during her time in Ramsay's torment. Working with Brienne, the woman gave Sansa a candle to light the window of the broken tower should she ever need help, telling Sansa "The North Remembers." But when Sansa asks Theon to light the candle in the window, he takes it to Ramsay instead and tells the terrible Bolton everything. Ramsay responds by flaying the woman alive and, in a call back to Sansa's hellish time with Joffrey, he forces her to look at the woman's bloody remains, telling Sansa the old woman's heart gave out before he got to her face. She may not have had a name, but the old woman's death was the perfect insult to injury to parallel Sansa's time with the Lannisters, while showing how things can always get worse.

Karsi: Killed in Battle at Hardome; Revived as a Wight

Episode: 5.8, 'Hardhome'

What Happened: The wildling warrior by the name of Karsi may have only appeared in one episode, but she made one hell of an impression -- and it doesn't hurt that the episode is considered one of the show's all-time greats. Karsi is a key player in the battle at Hardhome and one of the first of the Free Folk to rally towards Jon Snow's cause to unite the wildlings and the Night's Watch in the fight against the army of the dead, even before she sees it for herself.

Karsi is helping Jon & Co. load wildings (including her two young daughters) onto boats set for Castle Black when the Night's King shows up with the full force of his wight army and unleashes it on Hardhome. Rather than sail off with her daughters, Karsi joins in the fight, demanding that Jon get to safety instead to ensure the safety of her people when they arrive at Castle Black. Karsi dies when a group of creep-ass wight children circle her, but creepy as they are, she can't bring herself to kill children. When the Night King gives his iconic "Come at me Snow" gesture and raises the hundreds of dead, Karsi sits up with eyes crystal blue, the worst-case-scenario of a warrior turned to a mindless member of the Night King's army.

Leaf: Sacrificed Herself to Save Bran

Episode: 6.5, 'The Door'

What Happened:  Along with dragons and white walkers, the children of the forest were long thought to be dead, but Bran ran smack into some of the OGs when he finally catches up to the Three-Eyed Raven. Foremost among them is Leaf, who rescues Bran and Meera (though not sweet lil’ greenseeing Jojen, RIP), from Wights and leads them to the Three-Eyed Raven. After sitting out a season with Bran, Leaf returned in Season 6, where we learn she was one of the children of the forest who created the Night King and spawned the white walkers as soldiers to protect the children from the violence of mortal men.

Ultimately, the ancient creature dies when the Night King attacks the cave, sacrificing herself with one of her signature fire balls to buy Bran, Mera and Hodor more time. Hodor doesn’t make it out, but Bran and Meera do, and while we may not know Bran’s great purpose yet as the new Three-Eyed Raven, if this millenia-old mystical creature was willing to sacrifice her life for him, it must be pretty important.

Brother Ray: Hanged by Rogue Members of the Brotherhood Without Banners

Episode: 6.7, 'The Broken Man'

What Happened: Game of Thrones doesn't do a lot of cold opens, but when they do, they make it count. As book readers predicted for more than a decade, We finally learned that the Hound survived his violent road trip with Arya, and in the case of the show, a serious ass-beating from Brienne, when Season 6 introduced us to Brother Ray, a former sellsword turned man of faith who helped The Hound return to life. Brother Ray, a father of The Seven, found The Hound near death after Clegane's brutal dual with Brienne and fostered him back to health, while helping him find (at least a little) a new appreciation for faith and goodness.

We meet them in the midst of a field, where they're building a sept and Brother Ray preaches to his flock (and the Hound) about his sins as a mercenary and the power of new life in faith. Ray believes violence in a disease, and participating in it only spreads it -- a point of view that costs his life and the lives of all his followers when some rogue men of the Brotherhood Without Banners attack while The Hound is working in the wood. It's a harsh reminder for the hound that there's no place in the world of Game of Thrones for those who won't fight. He picks up his ax and sets out for revenge, and just like that, we finally got The Hound back. And Brother Ray didn't just give us back The Hound, it also gave us the joys of Ian "Tits and Dragons" McShane on Game of Thrones for 10 spectacular minutes.

Lady Crane: Assassinated by the Faceless Men

Episode: Season 6.8, 'No One'

What Happened: Just when Arya thought she became no one, she was tasked with her first assassination and ran into a mummer's farce of her family's tragedy. Arya's mission was to kill the leading actress Lady Crane, but when Arya met her, she discovered a boisterous, instantly charming woman (brought to life by the incredible Essie Davis) and stopped her from drinking poison moments before it hit her lips. Arya knew full well what her disobedience would cost her, but she realized she wasn't "no one" after all and got a knife to the gut for her troubles.

Lady Crane took her in to heal after the attack, but the Many-Faced God demands a price and it wasn't long before The Waif came to collect, dealing the actress a brutal death instead of the painless one she would have had with Arya's poison. But it's Lady Crane's death that finally ended her days at the House of Black and White, and sent the little avenging Stark home to Westeros.

The Direwolves: Death by Dragon Budget

Here lie the direwolves, killed by budget. The direwolves are the very definition of "deserved better" when it comes to their treatment in the show -- sure, book reader knew Lady and Grey Wind were going to bite it, but the way Summer and Shaggy Dog were discarded with little to no use will always sting. So let's send up some prayers to R'hollor, the Seven, and the Old Gods for Nymeria and Ghost, and take a look back at the gorgeous pups who were gone too soon.

Lady

Episode: 1.2, 'The Kingsroad'

What Happened: Sansa only got to have her gorgeous girl Lady for two episodes. After Joffrey's attack on Arya and Mycah, Nymeria swooped in and mangled Joffrey's arm, but Arya was smart enough to send Nymeria away, knowing she wouldn't be safe. Unfortunately, no one counted on Cersei's brutal taste for vengeance (a Lannister always pays their debts), and the queen demanded Lady's head in Nymeria's place. Ever honorable Ned took it upon himself to do the job painlessly, and thus Sansa suffered her first loss on her long and painful road to come.

Grey Wind

Episode: 3.9, 'The Rains of Castamere'

What Happened: This one hurts. Everything about the Red Wedding is terrible, but I always completely lose my composure at the same place -- when you hear Grey Wind's squeal as he's shot down by Frey soldiers. But it gets worse, after the Freys and Boltons slaughtered the Starks and their men, they lopped off Robb's head and sewed Grey Wind's head to his body, parading it around on a horse in a vile desecration of the northern realm. And in the show, Arya witnesses the whole grotesque mockery, making it cut that much deeper.

Summer

Episode: 6.5, 'The Door'

What Happened: Summer was Bran's beloved direwolf, and more than that, an essential ally that helped Bran explore his warging abilities and stay alive. Summer didn't even get to go out with a good fight. When the Night King's army attacked Bran and the Three-Eyed Raven in 'The Door', Summer jumped right into a pack of wights and was instantly devoured. Sure, the loyal Big Boi bought Bran some time to escape, but it sure would have been nice to see the wolf take some wights out on the way down. It was shocking and over before you knew it, and ultimately Summer's death was overshadowed by the big Hodor reveal, but don't worry doggo, we'll never forget.

Shaggydog

Episode: 6.9 'Battle of the Bastards'

What Happened: The laziest and most aggressively dismissive of all the direwolf deaths so far (and the same could be said for Rickon's death re: killing Starks). The wildest of the wolves was killed off camera and reduced to a plot point by way of decapitated head when Ramsay stumbled into possession of young Rickon Stark.