
Wights tend to look like skeletons or zombies, with the latter often possessing the trademark blue eyes. They are often on horses, carry ice spears and sometimes wear armor. Many look like aging hippies with long white hear and beards. White Walkers have the tell-tale ice-blue eyes and look like people with no skin, just muscle. How can I tell White Walkers from wights? Their other name, the army of the dead, is a helpful way of understanding the distinction: The White Walkers are the officers and the wights are foot soldiers. The White Walkers are actually two groups: White Walkers proper and wights. More: Want exclusive 'Game of Thrones' content delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for our 'Game of Thrones' newsletter (See, we just saved you a weekend of binge-watching and Googling.) But what are they, where did they come from and what do they want? And why are some of them skeletons and others zombies? Much has been made of the threat posed by White Walkers, the undead villains of Game of Thrones.


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