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In honor of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, IGN is taking a look back at some of the iconic characters who’ve fallen along the way, and the lasting impact they had on the story. These heroes and villains may not have made it to the end of the road, but their lives weren’t in vain – they stand as a fitting reminder that when you play the game of thrones, you win, or you die.

Roose Bolton wasn’t the cruelest member of his family, but that’s not a very high bar to set. Though introduced in Season 2 as a Stark bannerman, Roose came to the forefront as one of the show’s key villains after viciously betraying the Starks at the Red Wedding, ruthlessly stabbing an already dying Robb Stark and uttering the infamous words, “The Lannisters send their regards.”

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In case there was any doubt left, Hawkeye, aka Clint Barton, has definitely adopted the guise of Ronin in Avengers: Endgame.

New toys and actor Jeremy Renner’s costume — both of which were on display at the Avengers: Endgame press junket this weekend — clearly label Clint Barton’s new look as that of Ronin.

Check out the photos below.

So what makes the Ronin persona significant? As IGN’s Jesse Schedeen explained in his analysis of Renner’s costume (based on what we know from the Marvel comics):

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Welcome to Daily Win, our way of giving back to the IGN community. To thank our awesome audience, we’re giving away a new game each day to one lucky winner. Be sure to check IGN.com every day to enter in each new giveaway.

Today we’re giving away MLB the Show 19 for PS4. To enter into this sweepstake, fill out the form below. You must be at least 13 years old and a legal U.S. resident to enter. Today’s sweepstake will end at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Entries entered after this time will not be considered.

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We’ve tested a slew of the best gaming monitors, and here’s our picks for the very best in every category.

Kit Harington, Jon Snow on Game of Thrones, was the host of Saturday Night Live tonight and his opening monologue included some familiar faces asking for answers about the final season of HBO’s hit series.

Harington took the stage – without Snow’s trademark beard – and began taking questions from the audience after self-deprecatingly mentioning his other acting credits, which include “hits” like Pompeii and Silent Hill: Revelation.

First up was none other than Emilia Clarke, Daenerys Targaryen herself, who asked Harington, “Could you just give us a general sense of how it ends?” After Harington reminded her she was in the show, Clarke confessed that it’s been so long since the last season and that she only talks to a dragon, which is actually just a tennis ball on a green pole, so she has no idea what’s going on.

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Saturday Night Live had exactly as much fun as you’d imagine with Game of Thrones star Kit Harington’s hosting gig on April 6. In addition to a self-deprecating monologue in which Harington’s GOT co-stars grilled him for spoilers about the show’s ending, SNL also came up with a number of new Game of Thrones prequel, sequel, spinoff and crossover series ideas – and some of them sound pretty great.

First up, a Riverdale-esque “sexy, moody drama about forbidden love” between Jon Snow and a white walker, who doesn’t see why her undead status should affect their relationship, since Jon was previously dead too.

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