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Table 1 Characteristics of important characters in Game of Thrones (n = 330)

From: “Death is certain, the time is not”: mortality and survival in Game of Thrones

Characteristic

Frequency (%)

Sex

 Male

237 (71.8)

 Female

93 (28.2)

Social status

 Highborn

104 (31.5)

 Lowborn

226 (68.5)

Type of occupation

 Silk collar

91 (27.6)

 Boiled leather collar

206 (62.4)

 Unknown/Unclear

33 (10.0)

Religion

 Great Stallion

19 (5.8)

 Lord of Light

14 (4.2)

 Faith of the Seven

35 (10.6)

 Old Gods of the Forest

31 (9.4)

 Drowned God

14 (4.2)

 Other

13 (3.9)

 Unknown/Unclear

204 (61.8)

Last known allegiance

 Stark

35 (10.6)

 Targaryen

23 (7.0)

 Night’s Watch

27 (8.2)

 Lannister

25 (7.6)

 Greyjoy

17 (5.2)

 Bolton

13 (3.9)

 Frey

17 (5.2)

 Other

134 (40.6)

 Unknown/Unclear

39 (11.8)

Allegiance switched during show

 No

285 (86.4)

 Yes

45 (13.6)

Relative prominence of character

 Low

111 (33.6)

 Medium

128 (38.8)

 High

91 (27.6)

Season in which character first appeared

 1

101 (30.6)

 2

52 (15.8)

 3

47 (14.2)

 4

36 (10.9)

 5

40 (12.1)

 6

48 (14.5)

 7

6 (1.8)