Animal Deaths In TV Shows And Movies That Totally Broke Your Heart

SPOILERS (specifically Game of Thrones) ahead! You’ve been warned… We don’t bat an eye when scores of soldiers die in battle scenes, but if a horse, wolf, or dragon is killed we all lose our collective sh*t. Here is a look at some of the most devastating animals deaths from tv and film.

Viserion (Game of Thrones)

One of Daenerys Targaryn’s three dragons, Viserion was the latest loss on ‘Game of Thrones’. We aren’t if there is anyone who didn’t thoroughly enjoy watching three dragons fly around the skies of the far North torching wights and saving Jon Snow and Co. But then the Night King had to go and ruin everything by hurling an ice javelin through our beloved Viserion.

And to make matters worse, the Night King has reanimated the dead golden dragon to serve in his army of the dead.

Hedwig (Harry Potter)

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In the midst of an exhilarating scene of Harry Potter and Co. fleeing Voldemort and his Death Eaters, Harry loses one of his first friends, Hedwig. Dodging flying curses en route to safety a flash of green light send Hedwig plunging to her death.

It happened so quickly with so much else going on it almost doesn’t register at first. Once it sank in, we were left stunned by the loss. RIP Hedwig.

Lady (Game of Thrones)

The first gut-wrenching death of the Stark’s direwolves was Sansa’s Lady. Apart from the fact that she was being killed for no reason, honorable Eddard Stark was the one who carried out the execution. We still haven’t fully recovered.

Artax (The NeverEnding Story)

Nothing can quite prepare you for a death like this. Atreyu and Artax are making their way through the Swamp of Sadness (Talk about foreshadowing) when they become stuck in the mud. Atreyu is able to make it out but Artax is overcome and dies in the swamp. We’re not crying, you’re crying!