Ghost's Green Powers & His Role in Jon Snow's Resurrection | ASOIAF Theory

[@CompanyOfTheCat]

19:00 Correction ----> He didn't get that Summer is inside the cave, I am not even sure if Summer is inside the cave at that point, or if they are with Coldhands since the chapters are not exactly linear. But he does understand that he is north of the wall, that's why he doesn't have a sense in the beginning and why he says that the other side is even colder.

[@laurelsilberman5705]

“This dream is so ‘what the fuck’ it is crazy”😂 well put, my dear. Well put.

[@CompanyOfTheCat]

I mean you have the moon talking, Ghost skinchnaging, Jon not getting what is going on, and then Mormont's raven screaming as well, it's a mess😂 ...but I love it for that.

[@BudravenOG]

a thousand eyes and one = the stars and moon

[@KarlKarsnark]

χαῖρε! Yes, Ghost is a Weirwood made flesh. A literal "Wier-Wolf". In Anglo-Saxon, the word "Were-" means "Man", which makes a "Werewolf" a "Man Wolf"/"Wolfman". That's just the sort of wordplay GRRM loves, and it's a perfect description for Jon & Ghost's relationship. Two sides of the same coin, white & black, wolf & dragon, ice & fire. Ghost Lives!

[@eric2500]

Ooooh! Love this! Hairs on my neck standing up!

[@fayperce]

Let's pray to Garth all together for Ghost, because if he dies, I will be very sad.

[@alvinmcgreen7087]

I think he will die at the start of book 6, his consciousness will live on in Jon's body, occasionally taking over as Jon's hair will turn albino and eyes red

[@eric2500]

That's crazy and I kind of like it, I just don't want to have Ghost lose his direwolfness by dying.@@alvinmcgreen7087

[@taco4242]

I love Ghost and all his old God Symbolism. Great Vid!

[@CompanyOfTheCat]

Ghost is the bestest of the boys!

[@viktorlogibernharsson2040]

I had never put together the connection between Ghost and the Weirwoods, I was surprised how many times they are explictely mentioned to have a connection. Now knowing how much knowledge and potential power resides in Ghost I'm really hoping some interesting revelations come to Jon through skinchanging. Amazing video! I'm new to your channel and love ASOIAF and am always looking for more theories and analysis. Safe to say I'm going to be watching a bunch of your older stuff to catch up!

[@nobodyqwertyu]

BTW the "tilted words" in English are called italics.

[@theduxabides9274]

25:59 *Drogon appearing out of nowhere to kill people before dragging Dany away from the city she rules which leads her into the clutches of her old Dothraki enemy* "I'M HELPING!!!"

[@Shannon-vv6rr]

dunno why youtube didn't push this one to my reccomends but thank you for doing ghostie's green powers! Such a great vid

[@CompanyOfTheCat]

I am glad you liked it!! Idk why, but youtube really didn't recomend this video, some other people also told m the same.

[@Shannon-vv6rr]

@@CompanyOfTheCat No pets for KZbin algorithm, a million pets for Ghostie the good boi 🥰 love the vid

[@Ilargizuri]

thank you for this Video, I still hope I am right and Jon is not dead, just unconscious because GRRM hates repetition and we nearly have a point-for-point repetition of the Red Wedding with Jon's Massacre. And because I personally think we have enough Wights in the Story which have consciousness we don't need another one. I also hope that Ghost at least lives until the last Book, it will be the saddest Moment of the Books when Ghost dies. Recently I saw a Channel that wondered why their Views are decreasing, actually, I think it is because they don't add something new to the Fandom, they just repeat what was said for nearly 12 years since the last Book came out. So thank you for adding so much new stuff and new perspectives to this Fandom. You are a treasure and we appreciate your content very much.

[@CompanyOfTheCat]

Hmmmm, I am not sure that George hating repetition is the case per se. He loves patterns and parallels and retelling stories every time differently, but essentially very similar. Especially in ASOIAF, he does it all the time. The scene where Jon dies is actually a direct parallel and repetition with the book's prologue, where Varamyr dies. "Before their hearts could beat again he had passed on, searching for his own, for One Eye, Sly, and Stalker, for his pack. His wolves would save him, he told himself. That was his last thought as a man." "Jon fell to his knees. He found the dagger's hilt and wrenched it free. In the cold night air the wound was smoking. "Ghost," he whispered. Pain washed over him. Stick them with the pointy end. When the third dagger took him between the shoulder blades, he gave a grunt and fell face-first into the snow. He never felt the fourth knife. Only the cold …"

[@Ilargizuri]

@@CompanyOfTheCat Right he loves his patterns, but there is always a Twist he never repeats something point for point and I don't have Varamyrs Death in my Head, but I don't doubt that you are right. But that would mean we have 2 occassipns were the POV dies and the actions are repeated and it ends in the same way. It would be actually a nice change if Jon survives in a less magical way, I don't need more Wights. Coldhands and LSH are enough for me.

[@AzureFyre8967]

this will explain why the term "warg" exist specifically for wolf skinchangers while there are so many other animals to skinchange with. because direwolf can be reverse greenseer too!

[@CompanyOfTheCat]

@@AzureFyre8967 yeees! I remember I had said something similar in my video about the wolf dreams. There must be a reason for the word warg and why Jojen said specifically to Bran to be a greenseer you need to be a warg. Not just skinchanger, a warg.

[@eric2500]

Remember Jon unselfishly gives over any claim he might have had to one of the pups to his cousins ( he thinks brothers and sisters) so that the wolves can live, and that his cousins will be happy. he saves the lived of the pups, then finds Ghost, the different one, the way Jon is the different one. A reward for being generous or kind, as in so many folk tales? As we know, he's Lyanna's son, and she was the most "wolf blooded". So perhaps the most psychic of the pups "chose " him?

[@eric2500]

Jon is like a hero in a folktale, the third son or the fool or the child of a poor widow - he sets out on an adventure and advances when he shows kindness and humility. Of course getting the Lord Commander post is more advancement than he wanted, and look where it got him. But he's got friends. I think they will get him through.

[@TheCreepyLantern]

you're right and i'm GLAD you're right because Ghost is the best boy

[@treckerdirector7]

i'm on the camp of Jon warged into Ghost. now if the doggy dies... yeaaaah 😐 great vid

[@CompanyOfTheCat]

I mean, I don't think it's a matter of theorizing as far as Jon warging into Ghost goes, GRRM said it very clearly twice in ADWD that wargs and skinchangers after their death go into their animals, in the prologue we saw it happen and Bloodraven explained it too, in Bran's chapters. The only thing he didn't do was break the third wall and have someone say "Hey Jon went into Ghost!". What happens after is the question. I hope he will not die, leave the wolves alone, please!

[@treckerdirector7]

@@CompanyOfTheCat well, there are no budget constraints here, so i guess only shaggydog might go. But Summer and Ghost? Let them be!

[@bird-mann952]

digging this new intro, very fitting for the content

[@conniesuper9892]

This was awesome! Wow, I loved this!

[@sblinder1978]

Perhaps Ghost is dire wolf that is also a warg OR maybe Ghost is Bran's favorite channel for interacting with the past. Though the physical resemblance of Ghost to a weirwood suggests you are right

[@CompanyOfTheCat]

Yeah, idk what is going on exactly, but the colours and the way ghost thinks of himself in the dreams suggest the second

[@wanderingshade8383]

The Raven/Moon is 100% Brynden. I've heard the theory that Bloodraven is Warging into Ghost and when I heard it I believed it at the time, but I like this so much better. Ghost is a 'Wolfseer,' Greenseers for Direwolves. Bloodraven might be talking to Ghost, maybe how Ghost knew where the dragonglass was, but I don't think he's controlling his actions. In fact, I think Ghost dislikes Brynden, given how he tried to run from the Moon calling him, though that might have just been the representation of Jon hearing the Raven irl. Maybe both! What most people attribute to Bloodraven warging Ghost is likely just Ghost being 'smarter' than his siblings due to his Wolfsight. As for Jon's resurrection, I actually think that Jon's soul will stay anchored in Ghost, he'll just be Warging into his own animated body to control it, but because he's anchored in Ghost it's inherently temporary, but repeatable, especially if Ghost is helping him. Maybe even Ghost will Warg into Jon's body and leave Jon stuck in Ghost's body sometimes, though I would think Ghost would find it uncomfy. Edit; I've got a much better name than a 'Wolfseer' for what Ghost is. He's a Weirwolf.

[@CompanyOfTheCat]

The "Brynden is skinchanging into Ghost" theory, never clicked with me tbh, first of all, it is pointed out explicitly that people can feel even if someone is inside the same animal, both Bran and Varamyr say it and I doubt we wouldn't have even the slightest of hints. And second I really do not vibe with the everyone is Brynden/Bran theories😂 Now, Ghost can communicate with Bran from what we saw, so speaking with Bloodraven too, isn't that crazy. As for the Raven is either Bloodraven or some skinchanger that died and went into it, or both. But I am not sure Ghost has a problem with it, the rest of the time the Raven is always with Jon and him, and he doesn't have a problem, I think the annoyance in the dream and in some other instances has to do more with the fact that the Rave annoys Jo, so Ghost can feel it.

[@wanderingshade8383]

@@CompanyOfTheCat Huh yeah, I wasn't thinking about the fact that Ghost is chill with the Raven the rest of the time. So it probably was just Ghost feeling Jon's annoyance. But I do think that Brynden wasn't just talking through the Raven to Jon while he was asleep, I think he was simultaneously talking to Ghost/Jon in their dream. But, if it was just the Raven physically, then its veeeery interesting that Ghost heard it as the Moon talking. Either a) Ghost associates the Moon with Bloodraven or b) Ghost associates the Moon with Jon. B is far more interesting to me, though I do think A is more likely.

[@CompanyOfTheCat]

Same A sounds more plausible, since Trees and by extension Grennseers are associated with the moon.

[@eric2500]

Thank you - I can't believe ALL the earth magic /green psy is Bloodraven! Our author is not only better than that, but so much of the magic part or the story seems to be about how magic is waking up all over the place in ways that that surprise even the magic users and lore masters who admit that magic is real. @@CompanyOfTheCat

[@chadbailey3623]

Spot on!

[@Storm_01]

Imo I think it could be talking about Ghost no longer being able to sense Greywind... Talking about the 1 of the 4 remaining wolves may be talking about Greywind, we already know Lady is dead, & at the Red Wedding Robb & Greywind were killed, so Ghost no longer being able to sense Greywind would make sense in ADWD - Jon l... Ghost knows that Nymeria is in the Riverlands with her super pack, Shaggy Dog is in Skaggos, & Ghost senses that Summer is somewhere the wind is even colder (beyond the Wall).

[@CompanyOfTheCat]

It is possible I guess. I said, I believe it's about Summer mostly, bc Ghost when Lady passed away, he knew it, he didn't have the feeling that he couldn't sense her, also The Wall blocks the Wi-Fi kind, so I wouldn't find it weird if he couldn't sense Summer, easily (like with Jon when he was over the wall).

[@Shannon-vv6rr]

@@CompanyOfTheCat just like how Alysanne couldn't fly her dragon over the wall, it kept turning back and refusing. It's a WiFi blocker for all forms of powerful magic it seems to protect it! Wonder what will happen to the magical beings powers once it comes down in the books

[@C-White-88]

There's another ASOIAF channel I came across recently called Michael talks about stuff , it's a really small channel but he has a really interesting video about how the wall was created. I never seen anyone else with this theory . I think you would really like it.

[@CompanyOfTheCat]

Oh, I think I have stumbled upon some of their videos. I am gonna check them out, always down for a good theory

[@C-White-88]

@@CompanyOfTheCat if you watch the video he has on the wall definitely let me know what you think. Have a great day , best wishes always.

[@Stormborn1991]

I receantly discover your channel. I find your content very interesting, congratulations on that. Also, your theory about Coldhands intriges me, would you make a video about him? To develope that theory . Bye 😊

[@CompanyOfTheCat]

I already have a Coldhands video in mind😊 Glad you like the content!

[@thecockerel86]

Ghost had grown bigger than the rest of the litter, even though had was the smallest when they were found. Doesn't this reflect Jon's arc, from Winterfell to the Wall, from AGOT to ADWD?

[@CompanyOfTheCat]

Yeah, in general, all wolves are very similar to the Stark Kids. Ghost though is even closer with Jon, in temperament and the fact that they were the outcasts.

[@Shannon-vv6rr]

true, the runt of the litter rarely grows to be large, they usually stay tiny. All the puppies were discovered and given and then there was Ghost who was chucked about and given as an insult to the bastard Jon.... Turns out Ghost is the biggest good boi in the entire world, and the bastard he was gifted to is royalty. Beautiful irony (show)

[@10bunks12]

Blood Raven is using Ghost to guide Jon where he needs to go. My Thoughts on will ghost die. Is no. I hope. Jon is in Ghost. But he doesn’t fully understand or know how to use his Warg powers. So he’s stuck. Perhaps Mel unlocks this some how and Jon is returned to his body. But it better not be because she burns Ghost. Don’t do this to us George we can only take so much. Nice Video. Thank you.

[@CompanyOfTheCat]

About Ghost being skinchanged, I am not that sure, bc he would be able to sense something when inside him. It seems like it is only Ghost's along with Jon's emotions in all the dreams. Bran and Varamyr moth comment that if someone is inside the animals you can sense them. The raven tho, someone is using it FOR SURE! Like, there is no way it is a normal raven (as normal as they can be since Bran and Bloodraven say some pretty weird stuff about them) PS. George, leave Ghost alone, I still have PTSD from Grey Wind's death.

[@Sienisota]

​@CompanyOfTheCat I'm thinking the raven has been some skinchanger's second life. That it has had a CotF in it even before it got a dead skinchanger. I think it has started to have its own intelligence after so many minds have melted in it, and its looking for more skinchangers in the Watch, looking for them out of instinct. As it has had several skinchangers, it is accepting for any greenseers who want to look through it's eyes. I think sometimes when Jon calls for Ghost and the raven shows up, it's because Jon is subconsciously using his warging/skinchanging ability when calling for Ghost, and the Raven instinctively reacts to that call. And that's why Mormont from the house with a sigil of bear, got the raven as a friend: likely his house has skinchangers that can skinchange into bears. The raven is drawn to him as he either is, or has potential to be, a skinchanger. Someone is sometimes looking through the Raven's eyes. But by now, the raven has its own intelligence as well, making it look and offer itself for any skinchanger at the Wall. Having human memories making it more human like.

[@laurenanderson61]

@@CompanyOfTheCat Thank you! I have long resisted the urge to ascribe everything to Bloodraven. The direwolves are their own source of "green" magic, including skinchanging, just as dragons are.

[@CompanyOfTheCat]

@Sienisota My theory too. Someone died and was a Skichanger, human or not I am not sure, but there were many people through the years, and in general, this north they are coming into contact with skinchnagers, there is a big possibility someone went there after their death.

[@ERHawk]

I think Mel glamoured tormund to look like Jon, Jon lives

[@CompanyOfTheCat]

Hard doubt. We saw Jon's death in his own POV, was Tormund thinking himself as Jon in a whole chapter in his head? And he also called for Ghost, his last words were Ghost.

[@ERHawk]

I’m curious what shadow binding might entail, is it possible his shadow could’ve been bound to tormund making them of “one mind” (something Jon said to tormund that they must be before the meeting). Plus he thought several times that Mel predicted the letter and at the end of that prediction she said once you have your answers call to me. Plus George said in an interview asking about Jon’s death, “oh you think he’s dead?” Then asked if mance rayder was dead as well as response to a follow up question

[@CompanyOfTheCat]

But if he is into Ghost like all wargs, then he isn't exactly dead. As I said in another answer as well, it's not a matter of theorizing as far as Jon warging into Ghost goes, GRRM said it very clearly twice in ADWD that wargs and skinchangers after their death go into their animals and have a second life, in the prologue we saw it happen and Bloodraven explained it too, in Bran's chapters. The only thing he didn't do was break the third wall and have someone say "Hey Jon went into Ghost!". A Dance with Dragons - Prologue Varamyr was inside the owl, inside the hare, inside the trees...His wolves would save him, he told himself. That was his last thought as a man. A Dance with Dragons - Bran III "A woman, of those who sing the song of earth," his teacher said. "Long dead, yet a part of her remains, just as a part of you would remain in Summer if your boy's flesh were to die upon the morrow. A Dance with Dragons - Jon XIII Jon fell to his knees. He found the dagger's hilt and wrenched it free. In the cold night air the wound was smoking. "Ghost," he whispered. Pain washed over him. Stick them with the pointy end. When the third dagger took him between the shoulder blades, he gave a grunt and fell face-first into the snow. He never felt the fourth knife. Only the cold … There is a setup since the prologue of the book, that wargs when they die go into their wolf and have a second life, so technically they aren't dead. The prologue and the last chapter of ADWD have the exact same ending basically, it seems like a direct parallel to me tbh. We also met Coldhands, I don't think that Tormund has a place in the equation here.

[@davesion01]

Melissandra mentions to Jon Keep your wolf close. Many times. I think Ghost is important in Jon’s resurrection/remaining alive

[@icesensemadness]

Good.

[@eric2500]

All the dire wolves share consciousness with their humans, and seem to know when one of them has died, even separated by long distances. but like Bran and Arya being the most psychic of the humans, Ghost is the most psychic/ receptive of all the dire wolves.

[@eric2500]

That is they share some level of pyschic awareness with their littermates too, and it is stronger - the Wall seems to block the dire wolf- human connection. but not so much the direwolf - direwolf connection.

[@jt5765]

The wolf dreams very much remind me of Tel'aran'rhiod from WoT. Ghost being the master of it or some kind of wolf/animal equivalent a Greenseer is fascinating. Why would greensight etc only be reserved for humans in what is essentially a druidic/pagan religion though? I think the duality of Ghost & Shaggydog is very important too. We are told red & green eyed people are born who become greenseers it seems this could also be the case for the wolves. Both wolves also remind me of Nighteyes from the Farseer series by Robin Hobb. Shaggydog has the exact same colouring but Ghost & the entire situation plus characters at the wall give me huge vibes GRRM is going to recreate Fitz Farseers resurrection (Nighteyes was a vessel that didnt die upon Fitz' witted - analogue to warg/skinchanging - consciousness returning to his healed/treated body). The only trouble I see with Rickon, Jon & their wolves if ever reunited is Rickon is going to be basically feral along with Shaggydog. I can see it coming down to a fight between the wolves to assert dominance before Rickon can be "tamed" himself. This also would mirror the farseer series as its main character Fitz loses himself to the wild witted magic living as a wolf but in a human body. He has to be taught to be human again by Burrich an incredibly strong witted character who refuses to embrace the magic. I see Borroq as the Burrich parallel who helps return Jon to his body & stops any overly Wolflike characteristics taking over. He possibly sticks around in the narrative to do the same with Rickon or Jon having learned from Borroq performs the task himself. Borroq hanging around in the lichyard is too perfect for him not to be the one to dig up Jons body like Burrich did in my opinion plus Borroq & Burrich names are to similar.

[@Matatabi6]

Kinda seems like the white colored wolf might be better suited to the frozen north

[@mohammedpoehlein4692]

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