What happened to all of the direwolves in Game of Thrones? The fate of each direwolf connects to their Stark owner's past and future in the world of Westeros following Game of Thrones ending.

The direwolf was the animal featured on the House Stark sigil and thus incredibly important to the Northern rulers. Direwolves are portrayed as a species of the wolf but much larger and highly more intelligent. Back in Game of Thrones' premiere, a litter of direwolves was discovered by the Stark children, who patriarch Ned allowed them to take care of. At first, only five pups were present, but Jon Snow found the albino runt of the litter and claimed that one for himself. The direwolves quickly bonded with their corresponding owners.

To some, the animals might have just been viewed as pets to the main characters, but they were much more than that. The direwolves were beautiful creatures but they served a much greater purpose. They had a major impact on Game of Thrones, to the point viewers began demanding the direwolves' appearances within the show on a regular basis (even as budgetary concerns kept their role minimal). A direwolf's death was sometimes harder to handle than the death of a popular human character.

At times, the animals became prominent figures to the plot but not all of them made it to the end of Game of Thrones. Here's the detailed fate of each direwolf in Game of Thrones.

GREY WIND (ROBB STARK)



Grey Wind was very protective of his owner Robb. The direwolf accompanied Robb and his army and played a role in the Battle of Oxcross by sneaking onto the enemy camp, killing guards, and scaring horses. Unfortunately, Grey Wind was present for the Red Wedding in season 3. Arya tried to set Grey Wind free but it was too late; he was decapitated and had his head planted on Robb's body.

LADY (SANSA STARK)



Lady was the first of the direwolves to die. After Arya's direwolf, Nymeria, bit Joffrey in Game of Thrones season 1, Cersei ordered the animal to be executed. When they couldn't find that exact direwolf, Lady was killed it her place. Ned executed Lady at the request of Robert Baratheon, horrifying Sansa.

NYMERIA (ARYA STARK)



When Cersei's men were searching for Nymeria to punish the direwolf for biting Joffrey, Arya secretly sent her away. Nymeria wasn't seen again until Game of Thrones season 7 when Arya ran into her while traveling back to Winterfell. The direwolf was revealed to be the leader of her own pack. Arya tried to get her old companion to follow her home, but she understood why the direwolf wanted to stay behind in the Riverlands.

SUMMER (BRAN STARK)



Summer constantly stayed by Bran's side after Winterfell was taken over. When Bran's group made it north of the Wall, they traveled to the cave of the Three-Eyed Raven. While there, a horde of White Walkers and wights invade the cave. Summer tried to protect Bran by fighting off the Night King's forces. The direwolf was killed in the season 6 attack, but she gave Bran enough time to escape.