Wights (A Song of Ice and Fire)

==Summary==
Wights are dead men or creatures resurrected by the Others through necromancy, seemingly when touched by the cold that accompanies them. Anyone who falls against the Others must be burned, or else the dead will rise again as their thralls.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Wights, Army of the Dead
Origin: A Song of Ice and Fire
Gender: Varies
Age: Varies
Classification: Undead soldiers and creatures of the Others
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Bodily Weaponry (Teeth), Enhanced Senses (Emerge only at nightA Dance with Dragons, Jon IIA Dance with Dragons, Jon XIIA Feast for Crows, Samwell I, so they can see in the darkness and in fog.), Extrasensory Perception (They can feel the warmth of living beings from a distanceA Dance with Dragons, Bran II), Passive Cold Manipulation (Extreme cold accompanies themA Game of Thrones, Jon VII), Immortality (Types 2 and 7: Being dead, wights feel no pain and will continue to fight regardless of injury. Though they can be stopped by total dismemberment, their limbs can continue to move if detached from their bodiesA Storm of Swords, Samwell III) and Self-Sustenance (Types 1, 2 and 3)
Attack Potency: Street level (A wight was physically able to match Ghost, Jon's Direwolf)
Speed: Average Human
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (The wights can rip off headsA Storm of Swords, Samwell I and twist necks)
Striking Strength: Street level
Durability: Street level
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Standard melee range, Extended melee range with weapons
Standard Equipment: Teeth, Swords, axes, spears, hammers, knifes, shields, armor 
Intelligence: Animalistic, controlled by the Others. Wights can remain in a state of stasis, lying in wait to attack. It appears that wights retain at least some of their former memoriesA Dance with Dragons, Prologue.
Weaknesses: Wights are flammable and quickly consumed if set aflame. Wights are slow and clumsy.
Feats
* A wight killed five men of the Night's Watch, including Ser Jaremy Rykker with his own daggerA Game of Thrones, Jon VIII
* The great ranging of the Watch is crushed in the fight at the Fist by a horde of wights sent against themA Storm of Swords, Prologue
==Notable Matchups==
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== References ==
 
Category:Undead
Category:Murderers
Category:A Song of Ice and Fire
Category:Book Characters
Category:Fantasy Characters
Category:Weapon Users
Category:Self-Sustenance Users
Category:Immortals
Category:Enhanced Senses Users
Category:Antagonists
Category:Evil Characters
Category:Primary Antagonists
Category:Temperature Users
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