Mighty NorCal
SHALL WE BEGIN?
Барбоса;5217333 said:And as for their motivation, what else would it be for an aggressive army? Conquest. We even know who the White Walker's leader is in the show (not yet revealed in the books) and the back up literature perhaps adds a more personal drive for conquest; athough I will admit that the conflict relies a lot on symbolism.
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I went looking about, and have found literature on their history, and it makes WAY more sense now. (Night King - Pale Queen, 13th Lord Commander and all that)
Good GOD the show has NOT done any sort of job spelling any of this out whatsoever. They don't even appear sentinent, or anything other than straight away ice zombies just existing for the point of existing.
I think your view is a bit jaded by the fact you already knew the backstory