In the universe of Game of Thrones, House Stark occupies a special place. They are, after all, the noble house around which so much of the action revolves. From Eddard to Rickon, each member of the family has at least some detail that allows them to feel like real people, all of whom are struggling to survive in the brutal world of Westeros.
By turns commendable and infuriating, these are the men and women in which many audience members have invested quite a bit of their emotional energy, and thinking about them through the lens of the Chinese zodiac allows for a more complex understanding of what makes them work.
12 Rat- Lyanna
Though she only appears on-screen briefly, Lyanna is one of the most important members of House Stark. After all, it was her elopement with Rhaegar that ultimately triggered Robert’s Rebellion and rewrote the history of the Seven Kingdoms.
In the characters' reminiscences of her, it’s made clear that she was a very kind and lovely young woman, so it’s no surprise that she managed to cast her spell over men as different as Rhaegar and Robert.
11 Ox- Eddard
In the capable acting hands of Sean Bean, Eddard Stark becomes one of the show’s most well-loved characters (even if he did just appear in one season).
From the moment that he appears, he makes it clear that he is a man of honor, someone who is determined to be a diligent servant of his king and the kingdom, even if that means putting himself and his family in danger, and even if it ultimately leads to his own death.
10 Tiger - Arya
It’s not hard to see why Arya has also become a favorite among fans. After all, she’s impossible not to like. Like every tiger, she’s brave and competitive, sparring with her sister at the beginning of the show and ultimately saving all of Westeros from the danger of the Night King.
It’s no wonder that, of all of the characters, she seems to be the one most likely to travel outside of Westeros to seek out new horizons.
9 Rabbit - Benjen
Benjen is one of the less flamboyant members of House Stark, in part because for so much of the series he has been serving on the Wall (and then journeying beyond it and becoming an enigmatic figure that saves several members of his family who have journeyed north).
From what the audience sees of him he, like his brother Ned, is a deeply honorable and responsible sort of man, which no doubt explains why he sacrifices himself to save his nephew Jon.
8 Dragon - Arya
Though she exhibits many of the traits of the tiger, Arya is also very clearly a dragon-type personality as well. She is, arguably, the most overtly confident member of her family, and this is true from the moment that she appears on the series.
She is also supremely confident (most of the time), and this becomes more and more true as the series goes on. After all, it’s not everyone who would have the confidence to slay Walder Frey right in the middle of his own castle in front of his family.
7 Snake - Bran
When he first appears in the series, Bran is nothing extraordinary. Aside from the fact that he likes to climb on the walls of Winterfell, in many ways he’s a very typical boy.
After his fateful fall, however, he slowly begins his transformation into something else and, by the time that he becomes the new king, he’s shown himself to be a very wise and intelligent figure, even if he also has a frustrating tendency to be very enigmatic.
6 Horse - Rickon
Poor Rickon. He never really gets the sort of character development as the other members of his family, in part because he spends so much of the series off-screen.
However, what the audience sees of him suggests that, like all horses, he is very animated and energetic, with a sort of charm that can, at times, slip into a sort of feral wildness that seems to annoy some of the more sedate members of his family.
5 Goat - Catelyn
Catelyn is one of the more tragic figures to appear in the show. Calm and gentle, she is a very typical goat-like figure. This means that she is also deeply sympathetic, particularly to her children and their various struggles to fulfill the expectations that everyone (including herself) has of them.
A great deal of her sympathy is specifically directed at her elder son Robb after he declares himself the King in the North.
4 Monkey - Bran
When the viewer first meets Bran, he appears to be the very definition of the monkey. He’s sharp and smart, but he’s also curious, which in part explains his tendency to climb up to the most dangerous parts of Winterfell.
Unfortunately, it’s also true that his curiosity ends up getting the better of him when he inadvertently spies Jaime and Cersei engaged in their incestuous love affair, and he is pushed by Jaime (which leads to his severe injury).
3 Rooster - Sansa
Sansa has always been something of a dark horse in the series. While she begins as a demure and seemingly empty-headed girl, she slowly matures until she ultimately attains the position of Queen of the North.
Like the rooster, she proves herself to be incredibly courageous and, immersed as she is in the dark and sinister world of King’s Landing, she also becomes very observant and capable of seeing people’s foibles.
2 Dog - Jon
Oh, Jon Snow. There truly is no other character quite like him on the show. While at first he is believed to be Ned Stark’s bastard, it’s eventually revealed that he is in fact his nephew, the product of the affair between Lyanna and Rhaegar Targaryen.
Time and again, he shows himself to be most similar to the sign of the dog, particularly in his honesty which, as was the case with Ned, lands him in more than a bit of trouble.
1 Pig - Robb
There’s a deep sensitivity to Robb Stark that makes him a little different than most of his siblings. In fact, in many ways he seems to be very much cut in the mold of his mother rather than his father. He’s deeply compassionate and generous, sometimes to a fault.
Unfortunately, this means that he is also prone to following his heart rather than his head and, as the Red Wedding makes clear, this sometimes has disastrous results.
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