Eddard Stark
... that author George R. R. Martin killed off protagonist Eddard Stark in his 1996 novel A Game of Thrones because he knew readers would not expect it?
... that author <a href="./George_R._R._Martin" id="mwAt8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="George R. R. Martin">George R. R. Martin</a> killed off protagonist <b id="mwAuA"><a class="mw-redirect" href="./Eddard_Stark" id="mwAuE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Eddard Stark">Eddard Stark</a></b> in his 1996 novel <i id="mwAuI"><a href="./A_Game_of_Thrones" id="mwAuM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="A Game of Thrones">A Game of Thrones</a></i> because he knew readers would not expect it?