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** Jon is very protective of his siblings and his best friend Sam. He gives his younger sister [[ActionGirl Arya]] her CoolSword [[ICallItVera 'Needle']] and later, his younger brother Bran -- aware of Jon's Big Brother Instinct -- reluctantly decides to not go to Jon because he knows Jon would want to protect him and as a result, wouldn't let him go on the dangerous journey far north to seek the Three-Eyed Raven, something Bran must do. Jon also takes on this role Olly later on, one of his sworn brothers. Later, Jon's primary motivation in Season 6 is to save his brother Rickon and protect his sister Sansa when their plotlines start to overlap in Season 6. When [[{{Slimeball}} Littlefinger]] hits on Sansa in Season 7, Jon nearly pummels him and warns him [[MySisterIsOffLimits to stay away from his sister]].

** Arya, the feisty tomboy, has this while [[SweetPollyOliver passing as a boy]], and keeps it fairly short after. She loathes medieval female roles such as sewing, cooking, and dreaming of marrying a prince, and instead prefers beating her older brother at archery, learning how to fence, and so on. Cemented in season 2, when [[OddFriendship Tywin]] notes her unusual passion for history and [[ActionGirl warrior women]] from the past, and says that most girls prefer romantic tales about maidens with flowers in their hair and such. Arya's response? "Most girls are idiots."

* BastardBastard: Bastard children, particularly boys, are often mistrusted because the Westerosi concept of InTheBlood holds that because they are born of lust and deceit (i.e. adultery) they are predisposed to those traits in addition to having a vested interest in their trueborn siblings' demise. Jon [[HeroicBastard averts it]], but Joffrey, Ramsay, Ellaria, and the Sand Snakes all play it absolutely straight.

* BoyishShortHair: Brienne's makes an interesting contrast to Ser Loras' [[TheDandy opulent curls]].

** Sansa is ecstatic about living at the royal court and being betrothed to the crown prince... until she realizes it's a DeadlyDecadentCourt and her prince is TheCaligula.

** The Lannisters are a textbook example. Sitting at the centre of a DeadlyDecadentCourt of FeudingFamilies, they are [[{{Fiction500}} rich]], [[{{Pride}} proud]], and [[AmbitionIsEvil ambitious]] with a talent for [[TheChessmaster scheming]] and [[DeadpanSnarker snarking]] held together only by ThickerThanWater. As one of the Great Houses, they have a TangledFamilyTree from [[ArrangedMarriage political marriages]] and adulterous {{twincest}}. Their [[AbusiveParent abusive]] [[ThePatriarch patriarch]] Tywin is also a MagnificentBastard and a WellDoneSonGuy to each of his children: Cersei the LadyDrunk SmugSnake [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen queen]], Jaime the BrilliantButLazy JadedWashout, and Tyrion TheUnfavorite DepravedDwarf. Beyond all this is the matter of Cersei's son Joffrey, Westeros' latest [[TheCaligula Caligula]].

* BigSisterBully:
** Cersei has been cruel and hateful to her little brother [[MaternalDeathBlameTheChild since his birth]]. As told by Oberyn Martell, Cersei considered Tyrion a monster and openly abused him even as a baby.
** Yara is introduced invoking SurpriseIncest on Theon as a cruel prank when he returns home.

** The Lannisters are a textbook example. Sitting at the centre of a DeadlyDecadentCourt of FeudingFamilies, they are [[{{Fiction500}} rich]], [[{{Pride}} proud]], and [[AmbitionIsEvil ambitious]] with a talent for [[TheChessmaster scheming]] and [[DeadpanSnarker snarking]] held together only by ThickerThanWater. As one of the Great Houses, they have a TangledFamilyTree from [[ArrangedMarriage political marriages]] and [[YourCheatingHeart adulterous]] {{twincest}}. Their [[AbusiveParent abusive]] [[ThePatriarch patriarch]] Tywin is also a MagnificentBastard and a WellDoneSonGuy to each of his children: Cersei the LadyDrunk SmugSnake [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen queen]], Jaime the BrilliantButLazy JadedWashout, and Tyrion TheUnfavorite DepravedDwarf. Beyond all this is the matter of Cersei's son Joffrey, Westeros' latest [[TheCaligula Caligula]].

** Robert ignores the advice of his council ans treats Lancel amd Jaime[[KickTheDog very cruelly]]

* BadassGay:
** While Loras' homosexuality earns him plenty of disapproval and even abhorrence, ''nobody'' doubts his skill and courage as a warrior.
** Oberyn is a Badass Bisexual whose tendency to bed men as well as women doesn't stop Tyrion from worrying about "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Red Viper]]" leaving a trail of destruction when he shows up in King's Landing.
** Though the jury's still out on whether she's bisexual or entirely lesbian, Yara Greyjoy is a well-respected, battle-hardened ironborn reaver who happily partakes of pretty women.

* BiTheWay:
** Margaery implies in "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" that as well as having her fair share of men, she has at least experimented with women.
** Oberyn Martell and his lover Ellaria Sand are [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introduced]] selecting a male and female prostitute for themselves.
** Sansa Stark, [[http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg5jpnsKZKo according to Sophie Turner]].

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** Subverted multiple times throughout the series. "Blackwater," "The Watchers on the Wall," and "The Long Night," despite each only featuring one location/plotline rather than the standard FourLinesAllWaiting structure, are all among the series's most expensive episodes due to that plotline being an all out war.

* BottleEpisode: Subverted by "Blackwater" and "The Watchers on the Wall", which are easily the most expensive episodes of the show and required more than their share of their seasons' budget despite focusing on one area instead of the usual FourLinesAllWaiting.

* BadassGrandpa:
** Ser Rodrik Cassel shrugs off a sword wound and defeats men half his age.
** Ser Barristan Selmy is past sixty and white-haired, but still considered one of the finest knights in the realm.
** Lord Commander Jeor Mormont of the Night's Watch.
** Tywin Lannister is practically the only man in the kingdom who can intimidate his grandson King Joffrey.
** Rickard Karstark has reached his elderly years, but it hasn't stopped him from kicking ass in the War of Five Kings.
** Although he is an AbusiveParent who partakes in ParentalIncest, [[DomesticAbuse abuses his daughters]], and [[WouldHurtAChild sacrifices their sons]], Craster's badassery is evidenced by InUniverse MemeticBadass Qhorin Halfhand suggesting there's no shame in being beaten by such a "tough old goat" and Craster's ability to hold his keep by himself in a culture where taking from others is a way of life.
** Yohn Royce is one of the Vale High Lords, and a MasterSwordsman and TheDragon to Littlefinger.

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* BetterAsFriends: Arya gets totally m'lady-zoned in "Kissed By Fire".

* BadassInCharge: More often than not.

* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulu: After exhausting her dragon with a prolonged fiery blast to the Night King in "The Long Night", Danaerys must land and let the dragon rest as the completely unfazed Night King walks toward Winterfell, raises more dead, and heads for Bran and the godswood.

* BreathWeapon: The dragons have the standard ability to breath fire.

* BetweenARockAndAHardPlace: The simultaneous wildling attacks in "The Watchers on the Wall" force Ser Alliser Thorne to choose between leaving the Wall or the castle itself in the hands of a lesser commander.

* BigGuy: They don't come much bigger than Gregor Clegane. They don't call him The Mountain for nothing. In the books, he's even ''bigger,'' towering at near eight feet tall.

* BurnTheUndead: Generally played straight, as fire is shown to the most effective way of destroying a wight, outside of Valyrian steel or dragon glass. Absolutely averted, however, with [[spoiler: the Night King, who takes a full, prolonged blast from Drogon, and comes out not only untouched, but ''smiling''.]]

** After Tyrion is found gulty of poisoning [[spoiler: Joffrey]], a crime he didn't commit, he angrily wishes he had enough poison to kill his entire family and would give his life to watch them die

* BadFuture: Dany gets a glimpse of this in the House of the Undying. [[spoiler:The Red Keep is in ruins, winter has come (and hasn't left for a long time), everyone's dead, and snow sits on the Iron Throne]]. This premonition also shows up in Bran's visions later on, implying it's a demonstration of [[spoiler:what will happen if the White Walkers overrun the entire continent.]]

** Brynden Tully, Thoros of Myr and Beric Dondarrion all show up in Season 6 after several seasons of absence.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Daenerys's madness makes its full expression, turning her into a conqueror and forcing her lover Jon to kill her. He's ostracized to live with the wildlings beyond the wall. The North secedes from the Seven Kingdoms, and it's implied that Sansa will rule it wisely. The remaining Six Kingdoms are in bad shape from all the fighting, but there is hope for the future. It becomes an elected monarchy to produce better rules. Bran Stark becomes king, even though he doesn't want to rule, and it's implied that he, his hand Tyrion, and their new small council will rule well. The unsullied leave for Naath and an uncertain future. Arya leaves Westeros to search for lands beyond the Sunset Sea]].

** Balon Greyjoy declares himself king, but none of his fellow prospective kings given him the same consideration they given each other, and with good reason since all his attacks prove little more than annoyances that his enemies ignore until they can deal with at their leisure. The biggest threat the Greyjoys ever pose comes from Theon and Dagmer going rogue with a single ship and taking control of Winterfell.