![]() Meleys may have died, but she does irreperable damage to both Aegon II and Sunfyre that follow them both for the rest of their lives. At the Battle of Rook's Rest, she gives Sunfyre the first of several grave injuries that'll eventually take his life. Meleys didn't go down without fighting, however. Her death marks a major turning point in both the war and Targaryen history.Īt least two generations of Targaryens rode Meleys before her demise. Although Meleys was far from the first dragon to die, she was one of the first truly old and powerful dragons to be killed during the conflict. Despite the young monarch wishing to return to Mereen to aid her people against the insurgent Sons of the Harpy, Drogon is defiant and refuses to leave, shaking the young Targaryen off his back in the interest of taking a nap and tending to his wounds.The central conflict in House of the Dragon, The Dance of the Dragons saw more dragon casualties than any event since the Doom of Valyria. We even see this in Game of Thrones' fifth season, when Queen Daenerys Stormborn ( Emilia Clarke) flees Mereen on the back of Drogon, who takes her to the Dothraki Sea. The relationship between dragon and rider is always a tenuous one. No matter what a dragon's unique persona may be, it's still an apex predator, and will only do what it wants. While Daemon Targaryen ( Matt Smith) surely hopes to change this, he has to tread carefully. Instead, he retreated to Dragonstone and formed a lair underneath the Dragonmont, and has been hostile towards others for decades. ![]() For example, Vermithor, the dragon of the late King Jaehaerys Targaryen ( Michael Carter), took no riders out of grief of the king's death. It's tragic for both the young dragon and his rider, but it also shows us a side of dragons that hasn't often appeared in either Game of Thrones or the Targaryen-centric spin-off.Įach dragon is different in personality and temperament. Aemond shouts out to the massive creature to stand down, but Vhagar disregards him and proceeds to chomp down on her quarry, leaving what remains tumbling into the sea. The cranky elder dragon formerly ridden during the War of Conquest decides enough is enough, and sets out to finish off Arrax. As Luke attempts to evade Vhagar, Arrax begins defying commands, leading to him swooping around and breathing fire into Vhagar's face. ![]() However, HBO's version of Aemond Targaryen sought to rattle Luke by taunting him on the back of the fearsome Vhagar, the deadliest of her king at this point in history.Īs Aemond and Vhagar pursue Luke and Arrax through Shipbreaker Bay, both young dragonriders experience difficulties commanding their dragons, which ultimately leads to death and the end of diplomacy between Rhaenyra and Aegon. In Fire & Blood, Aemond was adamant about ensuring Luke didn't survive his return trip. This was unsuccessful, and Aemond pursues Luke after the young dragonrider departs Storm's End to report back to his mother. Luke had hoped to treat with Lord Borros Baratheon ( Roger Evans) in hope that the Great House reigning over the Stormlands would support Rhaenyra Targaryen's ( Emma D'Arcy) claim for the Iron Throne over her brother Aegon II ( Tom Glynn-Carney). In House of the Dragon, it's clear to watchers that Aemond only attempted to scare his nephew by chasing him over Shipbreaker Bay.
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