See how much the 'Game of Thrones' characters have changed since season one

He volunteered to "take the black" and join the Brothers of the Night's Watch after Eddard Stark was named the Hand of the King.

While producers, actors, and even the president of HBO programming himself have insisted Jon Snow is officially dead, fans are not convinced — there have been repeated sightings of Kit Harrington, the actor who plays Jon Snow, around next season's set looking very much alive.

For the full "Jon Snow is alive" theory, click here.

She spent all of season one trying to gain the favor of Joffrey Baratheon, her intended, as well as his mother Queen Cersei Lannister.

Sansa's fate for season six is still relatively unkonwn, but she is presumably alive and hopefully headed to safety after leaping from the walls of Winterfell with Theon Greyjoy.

While Sansa dreamed of fairy tales and embroidery, Arya preferred archery and combat.

Arya was punished for killing child rapist and abuser Meryn Trant because it was an act of revenge. Killing for one's self is against the Faceless Men's creed, but we know from the books her blindness is only temporary.

During one fateful climb, he accidentally witnessed Jaime and Cersei Lannister commiting both incest and adultery, and was pushed from the top of a tower.

When he woke from his coma, Bran had lost the use of both his legs.

Season four ended with Bran journeying to find the Three-Eyed Crow. The showrunners have said when we see him again, it will be after all of his Greenseer training is complete in season six.

Isaac Hempstead Wright, the young actor who plays Bran, confirmed he will be back next season.

Theon spent much of the first season feeling frustrated by his low position in the Stark household and took pride in being the last living son of Balon Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Isles.

Hopefully we'll see the snivelling personality of Reek wear off to reveal a more mature version of Theon.

We quickly learned that beneath his jocular veneer, Tyrion was sympathetic, intelligent, and a keen observer of others throughout the first season.

Across the Narrow Sea, Tyrion is forced to help keep the political stability in Meereen after Daenerys Targaryen flees from the city on her dragon, Drogon.

She plotted to kill her husband King Robert Baratheon — and succeeded — before taking over the small council and making her eldest born son Joffrey the King of the Seven Kingdoms.

To see her son King Tommen in the Red Keep, she is forced to walk the streets of King's Landing naked in front of all of her subjects.

Even after her bloody and excruciating walk, Cersei will still be standing trial next season on the charges of adultery, incest, and murder.

In the first episode, he cavalierly tossed the 10-year-old Bran Stark out of a tower window after Bran caught Jaime and his twin sister Cersei having sex. "The things I do for love," Jaime sighed.

The gold hand he wears after his own was cut off impedes Jaime from being the formidable Knight of the Kingsguard and swordsman that he once was.

He also suffered a major loss when his daughter Myrcella was murdered at the end of season five.

The young Tom men was played by actor Callum Wharry.

Tommen, now played by actor Dean-Charles Chapman, will be dealing with quite a lot in season six: Both his wife and mother have been imprisoned, there's a religious uprising in the realm, and his sister has just been murdered.

Rough time to be the king.

Though seemingly cowardly, it's worth remembering that he also helped kill King Robert and bedded his cousin, Cersei Lannister.

He has cut his hair, had the Seven Pointed Star carved into his forehead, and helped imprison Cersei.

He quickly befriended Jon, who took pity on Sam's inability to fight or stand up for himself.

We will be seeing a lot of Old Town and Sam in season six.

In the first season, he was played by the actor Conan Stevens.

Many fans believe that after Gregor Clegane was killed by Oberyn Martell, The Mountain was resurrected by Cersei's henchman Qyburn to be her un-dead champion against the Faith.

You can read more on this bizarre — and probable! — theory, here.

He also was quite intimate with Renly Baratheon, the brother of King Robert.

Fans are upset Loras has been reduced to a caricature of homosexuality, a departure from his story in the books. Hopefully we'll see a turnaround in his plot in season six.

As Master of Whisperers on the king's small council, Varys knew everything that went on in the Seven Kingdoms as well as across the Narrow Sea.

Because his "little birds" tell him all the gossip, he is sometimes called "the spider."

Varys will be helping Tyrion attempt to rule Meeren next season and his skills as the known secret-keeper of Westeros (and beyond) will be put to the test.

He and Varys often went toe-to-toe about who had more informants and information. If there was a scandal or scheme, Petyr knew about it.

He thought it would make a great alliance, but it turned out to be a major misstep since he misjudged Ramsay's character and Sansa was subjected to rape and torture by her new husband.

Secretly throughout the entire first season, Jorah was serving as a spy for King Robert. He soon ditched his role as a spy, however, after he fell in love with Daenerys and swore fealty to her.

After Daenerys discovered Jorah was serving as a spy, she exiled him from her service. To gain her favor again, Jorah brought her Tyrion Lannister, but in the process, contracted the fatal disease Greyscale.

He saved Tyrion from being killed more than a few times throughout the first season.

Bronn and Jaime took a major detour from the book narrative by journeying to Dorne together to try to save Jaime's daughter, Myrcella. Since Jaime is still getting used to combat with only one hand, Bronn had the opportunity to show off his fighting skills again.

The young Daenerys spent season one learning to rule and blossoming in her role as Khaleesi of the Khalasar and Khal Drogo's wife.

Fans of the series hope she will convince the Dothraki to join her growing empire and start ruling with "Fire and Blood," her house's sigil.

Season six could be a major turning point for this beloved character.