In honor of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, IGN is taking a look back at some of the iconic characters who’ve fallen along the way, and the lasting impact they had on the story. These heroes and villains may not have made it to the end of the road, but their lives weren’t in vain – they stand as a fitting reminder that when you play the game of thrones, you win, or you die.
Petyr Baelish might have come from nothing, but for a long time he was one of the likeliest contenders to end up sitting on the Iron Throne. As master manipulator whose allegiances were never set in stone — not even when it came to his love of Catelyn Stark — he was single-minded in his pursuit of power.
Source: IGN.com When I Died on Game of Thrones: The Failed Mastermind