The White Walkers are undoubtedly terrifying villains it doesn’t matter what; they’re silent, undead, and historic beings who’ve the ability to create huge armies with the increase of an arm (within the Season 5 episode “Hardhome,” we witness the Night time King do exactly that after a large battle between the White Walkers, wildlings, and males of the Night time’s Watch). Although the Wall is supposed to separate them from the inhabitants of the Seven Kingdoms — and has achieved so for years — in “Recreation of Thrones,” we witness the White Walkers achieve sufficient energy to deliver down a portion of the wall, which is aided by the wight dragon they’re in a position to create after killing Viserion, one in all Daenerys’ beloved dragons. So how can they be defeated?
Two recognized substances in “Recreation of Thrones” can destroy a White Walker as soon as and for all — Valyrian metal and dragonglass. (Regular wights might be destroyed with hearth, fortunately). We solely see a couple of folks really defeat White Walkers with both of these supplies, as Valyrian metal (from the traditional land of Valyria) is exceedingly uncommon and used to make swords, whereas dragonglass is a mysterious useful resource not discovered in lots of locations throughout Westeros. Within the Season 3 episode “Second Sons,” Sam Tarly efficiently kills a White Walker with a dragonglass dagger, and within the Season 6 episode “The Door,” Meera Reed (Ellie Kendrick) makes use of a spear topped with the identical materials whereas battling a horde. The heroic Jon Snow (Package Harington), who has essentially the most interactions with the White Walkers, kills two together with his Valyrian metal sword Longclaw. So who takes down the Night time King in the long run?