There’s one huge character missing from all the new ‘Game of Thrones’ photos and it's driving fans insane

Warning: Major spoilers ahead for "Game of Thrones," including speculation of future events.

"Game of Thrones" season six is set to premiere on April 24, but the hype is already building. HBO has been teasing fans for several months by dropping mini-trailers and mysterious clips, and now they've published 20 photos from the upcoming season.

Conspicuously absent from the photo set? 

Jon Snow.

The final scene from last season showed Jon bleeding out in the snow. Since that episode, fans have been fiercely debating whether or not we'll see Jon in some capacity in season six. But HBO has been fickle about releasing details. 

The very first teaser poster featured a bloody-faced Jon Snow, and the first teaser trailer also focused on Jon. But no concrete clues have been given. People were hoping something would be in this photoset — even if it was Jon's body burning at his funeral.

Here's a taste of how fans reacted when they saw there was no hint of Jon.

@GameOfThrones Where's Jon Snow?

— Fatima Culé (@BarcaIsMyHeaven) February 11, 2016

No news could be good news, since the photoset included two photos of Myrcella's dead body and her final moments were also a little ambiguous. Then again, Stannis Baratheon is also absent from the pictures. (For what it's worth, a "Game of Thrones" director said that character is definitely dead.)

Fans will have to wait until April 24 to know for sure. The hype lives on.

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