Game of Thrones: Who is Azor Ahai?
Winter is almost here. And we couldn’t be more excited.
The eight and final season of Game of Thrones, the conclusion to the epic journey and culturally shaping phenomenon that this series has been is finally under way. Just over a week from now we will enter our beloved Westeros one last time.
There has been, all these years, a very important question that still remains unanswered: who is Azor Ahai? Who is the true savior of Westeros? We will strive to explain this and present our own biased and completely objective theory on what will happen during the final season of Game of Thrones.
Let’s get to it.
We theorize that Azor Ahai is in fact no one person; rather, it’s two different heroes.
Jon Snow and Jaime Lannister. Two princes to save Westeros. Let’s see, first, how they both fit the prophecy.
“According to prophecy, our champion will be reborn to wake dragons from stone and reforge the great sword Lightbringer that defeated the darkness those thousands of years ago. If the old tales are true, a terrible weapon forged with a loving wife’s heart. Part of me thinks man was well rid of it, but great power requires great sacrifice. That much at least the Lord of Light is clear on.”
— Thoros of Myr
When the red star bleeds and the darkness gathers, Azor Ahai shall be born again amidst smoke and salt to wake dragons out of stone.
— Melisandre
Jon Snow
It’s a prevailing theory that Jon Snow is Azor Ahai. It makes sense. Jon was literally reborn. He had tears in his eyes when he was stabbed (salt) and his wounds were smoking (smoke). Jon has a Valyrian steel blade. Jon is also the one that sees things clear in Westeros. He is the one who brought attention to the White Walkers and one of the few people who actually strives and fights to stop the real darkness.
Jaime Lannister
There aren’t, actually, that many things that point to Jaime being Azor Ahai. A prevailing theory is that Dany is the other half of the promised hero as the theory fits Jon and herself the most. We can nitpick all day about how Jaime might connect to the prophecy above, but that would be, in reality, grasping at straws.
So why do we think that he is Azor Ahai?
Jaime is linked to another important prophecy that could potentially prove he is The Prince Who Was Promised and lead to the salvation of Westeros. The prophecy we are referring to is the one about Cersei’s demise.
Cersei was told by Maggy the Frog that she is to die by the hand of her little brother. As she has two, Tyrion and Jaime, she’s long thought that it would be Tyrion who kills her. We beg to differ. It will be Jaime that kills her, thus turning him into Azor Ahai.
Getting confused? Bear with us.
We theorize that no one is Azor Ahai yet. Jon and Jaime will become him, through. Jon will be the leader, the one that brings light, the warrior, while Jaime will be the silent hero who brings redemption from behind the scenes.
Here’s how we believe these two heroes will become the saviors of Westeros and our own personal theory on the next season.
Jon will lead the army against the White Walkers at Winterfell. For some unknown yet reason, Daenarys will have to sacrifice herself in order for the battle to be won. Somehow, someway, it will be Jon that is forced to kill her. Jon will be forced to sacrifice the woman that he, perhaps, truly loves.
As this is happening, Jaime will deal with the problems in King’s Landing, thus attempting to fix the kingdom on the other end. Cersei will do something ludicrous, yet again, that will cost/threaten the salvation of Westeros. Jaime will realize the true evil that Cersei actually stands for and will be forced to kill his sister and the love of his life for the better of the world.
Now, both Jaime and Jon have killed their loved ones. They’ve been reborn, they’ve grown, and they’ve finally become Azor Ahai. Why? It links to this part of the prophecy:
If the old tales are true, a terrible weapon forged with a loving wife’s heart.
It states that Azor Ahai will only become Azor Ahai once he has killed the woman he loves. This is why we mentioned above the prophecy about Cersei: Jaime is bound to kill her. We don’t think that’s coincidental; it’s a link from one prophecy to another: a link that turns Jaime into Azor Ahai.
So Jaime and Jon have finally caught up to their destiny.
The big problem still remains though: The Night King lives.
Jon will continue to battle against the White Walkers, perhaps winning, perhaps not. But the ultimate evil will still stand and there will be no way of defeating it.
This is were Bran comes into play. The all-seeing, all-powerful, time travelling boy that is surely the key to victory. Bran will be forced to warg into The Night King, knowing that there is no other possible future (as he’s literally seen the future).
As Bran is warged into The Night Kind, it will be Jaime that kills the boy. From what we know about skinchanging (warging into people), if Bran were to die as he’s warged into The Night King, then The Night King dies as well. Jamie will complete the circle: a story began with him pushing a young boy out the window to keep his love hidden. Now his love is finally gone and he finally succeeds in killing that same young boy; this time, however, it’s to save the whole world.
Jon will defeat the army and will bring light to the world through his sword and shield. Jaime will be Kingslayer yet again, this time behind the scenes.
And it will be Jon that sits on the Throne. Jaime will live, but with great regret. More so surviving than truly living. And Westeros will be saved by two heroes who never knew they were working together.
Our theory is rather poetic, we know.
But it makes sense in our eyes. And we believe the clues point to it: the rebirth, the loss of loved ones, the character growth; we also think it’s an altogether logical conclusion.
But we’re probably wrong. It’s been stated that the ending is a huge surprise and we would be shocked if we guessed all this right. That’s the exciting thing about of Game of Thrones, though, isn’t it? It’s not only about the story. It’s about the experience that comes with.
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