Popsugar Entertainment Game Of Thrones Which Characters Died in Game of Thrones Season 8? Game of Thrones: A Very Sad Guide to All the Major Characters Who Have Died in Season 8 13 May 2019 by Quinn Keaney View On One Page Photo 8 of 15 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 8 How Does Rhaegal Die in Game of Thrones? Dies in: Episode 4, "The Last of the Starks" How he goes out: Because Dany "kind of forgot about the Iron Fleet" (according to the showrunners), she, Drogon, and Rhaegal fly straight into an ambush that leaves the latter dragon dead after he's shot down into the ocean. Brutal. Previous Next Start Slideshow Game Of ThronesTV