Is Uncle Benjen Ned Stark's brother?

Is Uncle Benjen Ned Stark's brother?

Benjen Stark, Ned's younger brother, is a mysterious character on Game of Thrones. ... He was introduced in the very first episode as the younger brother of Ned Stark and First Ranger in the Night's Watch. He soon went missing beyond the Wall, only to reappear in Season 6 as a man who is half-human and half-Walker.

How is Uncle Benjen not a White Walker?

You guessed it, Benjen is a White Walker... After he took an ice sword to the stomach, the Children of the Forest came upon a dying but not-yet-dead Benjen. They shoved a piece of dragonglass in his chest, which stopped him from falling to the control of the unfriendly White Walkers.

Is Uncle Benjen Coldhands?

Like the show version of Benjen, Coldhands is an undead former member of the Night's Watch, but (according to Leaf) he is centuries old, and also rides an elk instead of a horse.

How did Uncle Benjen become undead?

On the show (not in the books), Benjen tells Bran that he was attacked by White Walkers and transformed into a wight when the Children of the Forest stepped in and shoved dragonglass into his heart, stopping the wight process but making him technically undead.

Why can't uncle Benjen pass the wall?

When Benjen said his good-byes to Bran and Meera in season six, he explained that he wasn't able to pass beyond the Wall because “ancient spells” and “strong magic” prevent the dead from crossing.

Is Uncle Benjen dead Season 6?

You see the similarity here, with this episode's reveal that Benjen himself was killed by the White Walkers and reanimated via the Children of the Forest's dragonglass-aided magic as … not quite a wight, not quite a White Walker, but something that's not straightforwardly alive.