Game of thrones: every possible way jon snow could come back from the dead

After Games of Thrones' season five finale aired (and we'd all stopped screaming obscenities at the TV), the question "is Jon Snow dead?" quickly became "how will

Jon Snow come back?' (Because he's got to come back, right? Right?) Not since Sherlock jumped off a roof has the internet had so much sleuthing to do, and it has taken the task

very seriously indeed. Here are some of the most prevalent theories for how Jon Snow will evade death. Because what do we say to death? All together now: "Not today." MELISANDRE

WILL RESURRECT HIM The most common by a long way is that the Red Priestess, who returned to Castle Black with Davos just in time for Jon's murder, will bring him back with blood magic.

This is by far the most convincing. Her return to Castle Black was way too significant to be a coincidence, or ignored. Melisandre, however, doesn't seem to be anywhere near as powerful

as Thoros of Myr, who has resurrected a character for real in the past. Would she even be up to it? Can she perform magic that powerful without king's blood as an ingredient? She

already killed Shireen – is there any of the red stuff left for her to get her hands on? (Row, Gendry. Row like your life depended on it!) Even if she doesn't need king's blood,

Melisandre's pretty big on sacrifice. Dolorous Edd better watch his back. JON COMES BACK, BUT AS FOR HIS SOUL... Beric Dondarrion, last seen in season three, has been resurrected

multiple times, but less of him comes back each time. His human side is worn away, and all he remembers is his mission. So might we get a Jon Snow who still wants to take down the White

Walkers, but doesn't really remember his family anymore? Producers David Benioff and and DB Weiss have stressed multiple times that Jon Snow is gone. Does that mean that what returns

from death might not be fully Jon any more? Could it mean that, if and when some Stark's were reunited, he might not even recognise them? *Sob* SOMEONE ELSE IS INHABITING HIS BODY A

popular theory has Jon coming back as something – or someone – else. Fans of the original books are keen on the idea his body is possessed by Bloodraven, the character who Bran finally met

at the end of season four. With Bran back after a season-long break, the show will be exploring Bloodraven and the world beyond the Wall in even more detail. Is the TV show bringing him into

the action now because his storyline is in some way connected to Jon Snow's death?Or maybe he's just really keen to get out of that tree. JON COMES BACK AS AZOR AHAI A key figure

in Melisandre's religion, Azor Ahai is the mythical hero who once defeated the Others, and is prophesised to return one day. Melisandre had thought that Stannis was the reincarnation of

Ahai, but that plan ended in mass slaughter rather than the great victory she predicted. Her sudden interest in Jon Snow in season five could indicate she hopes he could be the promised

saviour. Does that mean he's the king destined to triumph in battle that Melisandre's been seeing in the fire? All together now: "THE KING IN THE NORTH! THE KING IN THE

NORTH!" JON IS GHOST We know Bran is a warg, capable of transferring his consciousness into animals (and even humans). Could his brother Jon be one too? After all, the Stark children

all have semi-psychic bonds with their direwolves, and Jon more than most. A popular theory is that he transferred his mind into Ghost at the last second before dying, preserving his soul

and his consciousness from the damaging effects of resurrection. Could Jon actually be Ghost now? DAVOS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN WE REALISE "Davos is in a similar situation to Thoros when

he first resurrected Beric," suggests Redditor RedPenguinGaming. "He doesn't believe in the Lord of Light and he prayed out of desperation. I think Davos will do the same

when he hears about Jon's death." Davos as the ultimate Red Priest? It would be worth it just for the look on Melisandre's face. If I were Melisandre, I'd be more

concerned about what Davos will do when he finds out I killed Shireen. The first episode of season six is called The Red Woman, so Melisandre is clearly going to have an important role to

play. That role could just be getting horribly murdered by a grief-maddened Davos. HE'LL COME BACK AS A WHITE WALKER Season six may well just give us zombie Jon Snow, which, while fun

to begin with, will soon get boring. Zombies tend not to have great character development, but it would make sense to the overall theme of the show if Jon became the Ice to Daenerys'

Fire. He and the Night's King certainly had an interesting staring match when they came face to face in season five. Did he recognise something in Jon? Might he be keen to claim Jon for

his army? JON RISES FROM THE ASHES Could Jon Snow have Targaryen blood? There are various theories about his parentage we won't go into here. But we know Targaryens have a habit of

going into a funeral pyre and coming out stronger. We also know that Targaryens aren't immune to fire – they merely have greater tolerance to it. But some fans have guessed the

Night's Watch might find it trickier to burn Jon's body than they'd expect. If he does have Targaryen blood, and he becomes a White Walker, would that make him a double-hard

fire-resistant White Walker? Because that would be awesome. HE IS BOTH ALIVE AND DEAD "Schrödinger's bastard," offers Redditor Drumondo. If Jon really isn't in this

season, as Kit Harrington has teased, then Jon will be in that box for quite some time to come. And you thought the Glenn cliffhanger in The Walking Dead was bad. Holding back Jon's

fate for a whole season might just melt the internet. JON'S BACK BUT AS STARK NOT SNOW Stannis offered to legitimise him and make him a Stark, but Jon turned him down in favour of

remaining true to the Night's Watch. But, having died, his watch is now over. Does that leave him free to come back as Jon Stark and start taking back the north, one dead Bolton at a

time? Is that what the showrunners meant when they said Jon _Snow_ was dead? We can but dream. JON IS GONE AND TORMUND IS THE NEW HERO AT THE WALL "Tormund comes back and kills everyone

and wears Allister Thorne's skin as a cape and Olly's skin as a hat and declares himself Lord Commander and torches the white walkers with the power of his beard," Redditor

Blovski suggests. Now, we know he's not being serious, but damn if that doesn't sound like great TV. MAYBE HE JUST DOESN'T DIE It's just a few stab wounds. Walk it off,

Jon. Don't be a baby. OR MAYBE HE ACTUALLY _IS_ DEAD Nah. That's the craziest theory of all.