How Kit Harington just made a surprise return to the ‘Game of Thrones’ universe

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Kit Harington recently returned to his iconic “Game of Thrones” character in a new way, this time to promote the newly launched mobile game “Game of Thrones: Legends.”In the video, Harington channels his Jon Snow roots as he tackles the game’s challenges and defeats the Long Night yet again.“Winter is coming,” the actor declares, strolling through a dimly lit bar adorned with motifs from the HBO series. “I’m ready to forge my own destiny.

I’ve composed my strategy, refined my tactics. I’ll solve every puzzle, overcome every challenge, to defeat the deadliest threat we’ve ever faced: the Long Night.”As he describes rallying his banners, assembling “the greatest heroes of Westeros,” and leading his house to victory, he’s bested by a woman at the bar.

She triumphantly displays her phone screen and recites Ygritte’s (portrayed by Harington’s wife Rose Leslie) famous line from the show: “You knw nothing Jon Snow,” before Harington interrupts with, “Don’t say it.”However, after a strategic “Dracarys” leads him to victory, Harington retorts, “I do know some things.”“Game of Thrones: Legends” is a role-playing puzzle game where the players can “build and lead their own Westeros house, honing their tactics and skill as they strategically assemble a team of champions, equip weapons and gear, and face formidable foes from the Game of Thrones universe,” per the official description.

The game offers quests in story mode and real-time Raids.The game features characters from both “Game of Thrones” and its spinoff “House of the Dragon,” including Rhaenyra Targaryen, Arya Stark, Drogon, the Hound and Ser Criston Cole.For Harington, the game provided the perfect opportunity for him to reconnect with Jon Snow and the GoT world.“The.