Gendry is officially the most athletic character on 'Game of Thrones,' according to this meme

Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Game of Thrones" season seven, episode six "Beyond the Wall." 

Sunday night's episode of the hit HBO show "Game of Thrones" featured Jon Snow and his ragtag team — which included Gendry, the bastard son of Robert Baratheon who recently returned from a three-season absence — heading beyond the Wall on a mission to capture a wight to prove the dead and their White Walker creators are real.

But before the group of men faced off against the Night King's army, Jon ordered Gendry to race back towards Eastwatch to try and get word to Daenerys Targaryen that all of the men were as good as dead without some fire-breathing dragons as backup. 

Somehow, neither the distance nor the extreme blizzard conditions impeded his journey, and Gendry made it back to the Wall and was able to send a raven to Dragonstone so that Dany could swoop in and save our heroes just in the nick of time.

It was a little more than unbelievable, and many fans started making the same joke about Gendry being an incredible athlete, especially using comparisons to "Forrest Gump." 

Gendry has made it through the impossible before, having rowed his way to safety despite not knowing how to swim or row a boat back on season three. That rowboat journey and his mysterious whereabouts helped establish the character as a beloved meme.

Some fans couldn't help but compare Gendry's unbelievable ability to run a marathon through a blizzard to his surprise rowboat survival. 

Athleticism jokes aside, props to Gendry for being quick enough to save Jon and his warrior squad. We can only guess that he's going to have some more trials and tribulations to endure alongside Jon and his men in the war to come. 

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