Ever since the first time Bran Stark ’s warging acquisition were insert inGame of Thrones , fans have speculated about the extent of his powers . When we first see Bran travel to the yesteryear , it ’s as if he ’s only an shadow — not really there , just watching . We now know that Bran has more powerfulness over changing retiring effect than we think possible . He is n’t just a spectator , he is a willing participant , as we watch in the scenes where he called out to a younger Ned Stark and caught his care , as well as when he unknowingly messed upHodor’smind .
The mysterious thaumaturgy that takes Bran tothe pastlets him change it , which is why fan have started to marvel whether Bran might be responsible for for other primal events that took place in the past — namely , making King Aerys II Targaryen , a.k.a . The Mad King , go mad . One fan believe that a well - intentioned human action on Bran ’s part could have inadvertently led to the wars we see happening in the present onGame of Thrones .
Redditormvmchughbelieves Bran went back in time to warn the Mad King ( before he was the " Mad King " ) about the White Walkers , but was actually the cause of his fury after he told Aerys to “ burn them all , ” name to the undead . Just like when young Hodor heard “ take for the door , ” Bran ’s warning messed with Aerys ’s mind — resulting in him going harebrained and wanting to burn the whole city down .
Thetheoristbrings up the fact that in the season 8 premiere , Bran calls Jaime Lannister an “ old friend . ” While fans thought he might ’ve meant this sarcastically , as Jaime is the reasonableness he ’s paralyzed , the Redditor thinks he called him that because Jaime is the only one who ultimately stopped the Mad King ( which is how he earned his " Kingslayer " claim . If itwasBran ’s fault that the tycoon move insane in the first billet , he would owe Jaime thanks for saving King ’s landing place .
The theory may seem a chip out there , but if there ’s any verity to it , we have been seriously underestimating the full power Bran has on the outcome of both the future and the yesteryear . With a popular fan possibility arguing that Bran is actually the Night King , it ’s clear we ’re carry something major to come out of the vernal living Stark ’s abilities in the final season . All we can do is look out it tofind out .
