If a character is mercy-killed, the mercy kill is used to categorize the death, not the injuries leading up to the moment. For example, dragonfire is considered an “animal” death and magic fireball is considered a “magic” death. magic), the weapon category is assigned based on the origin. In cases of overlapping weapon types (e.g. But for cases in which where the direct killer is unidentifiable, as when Cersei Lannister uses the caches of wildfire to blow up the Great Sept of Baelor, the order-giver receives credit. If a character orders the death of another, the character who does the direct killing receives credit, not the one who orders the kill. if disfigured upon death or unborn), the illustration takes artistic liberties with his/her depiction. This is why Lady has a less important rank than Grey Wind, even though they are both Stark direwolves.įor cases in which the character’s appearance isn’t known before his/her death (e.g. The importance level of a character is determined by his/her/its significance to the plot.
