All the dragons in House of the Dragon

House of the Dragon season 1 noticed loads of politicking. As factions and animosity grew in equal measure, the Targaryen household spent much more time combating and yelling in the rooms of King’s Touchdown than they did using dragons. However by the closing episode, the dragons — and their use in the coming Dance of the Dragons — take heart stage.

And now that House Targaryen is in full civil battle, each dragon counts — as does each dragonrider. As we’ve seen in season 2, Rhaenyra is taking this lesson a bit extra to coronary heart than her siblings in King’s Touchdown, with the Targaryen queen providing household bastards (even lowborn ones) the alternative to bond with and experience a dragon on her behalf. The street gained’t be straightforward; in spite of everything, as we’ve seen in episode 10, even with the correct rider, dragon warfare can result in calamitous penalties. However, that is the Dance of Dragons, in spite of everything; there’s certain to be a bit of talon on talon.

Particularly since, as Daemon (Matt Smith) famous in the season 1 finale: Not all the dragons in Westeros are accounted for; there are “neutral” dragons, that are dragons that (for one purpose or one other) haven’t any rider. In a battle the place the various power, may, and measurement each dragons and their riders impacts who controls which half of the map, any dragons up for grabs are prone to be essential.

So with season 2’s battle underway, it’s value taking a second to account for every of the dragons that House of the Dragon has arrange up to now, whose aspect they’re on, and who their rider is.

[Ed. note: This story contains spoilers through season 2 episode 6 of House of the Dragon.]

Vhagar

Riders: Laena (deceased), Aemond Targaryen

The oldest and largest of the Targaryen dragons in Westeros, and the solely residing remnant of Aegon’s conquest, Vhagar was as soon as ridden by Visenya Targaryen when she, her brother, and her sister united the seven kingdoms. Vhagar then handed to Baelon Targaryen, earlier than being claimed by her most up-to-date (earlier to episode 7) rider, Laena Velaryon. After Laena’s dying, the dragon remained riderless for less than a short while earlier than being claimed by Aemond Targaryen, whose dragon egg child reward didn’t hatch. Regardless of Vhagar’s age, she stays one of the most fearsome and harmful dragons in Westeros, and is now ridden by one of the Greens’ most ardent supporters.

Vhagar and Aemond have been straight chargeable for Lucerys’ dying at the finish of season 1. Now, Aegon is keen to make use of Vhagar to blast his means by way of this civil battle. Alicent (et al.) usually are not so stoked on that plan, and would truly favor Vhagar be left in King’s Touchdown as a lot as doable for protection.

Sunfyre

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Rider: Aegon Targaryen

A bright-gold dragon with pink-membraned wings, Sunfyre is the dragon of Aegon Targaryen and a swift flier, although removed from the largest of the Targaryens’ remaining dragons. Nonetheless, Aegon feels good a few Sunfyre and Vhagar team-up being sufficient to deliver homes that haven’t declared for them to heel.

Or a minimum of he did, till episode 4 introduced a sobering actuality: Seems Targaryens in House of the Dragon are not fireproof, and Sunfyre turns into yet one more dragon to lose in an airborne scuffle to Vhagar. Although Aegon survived (albeit it with loads of damage), Sunfyre slowly died after plummeting from the skies above Rook’s Relaxation.

Dreamfyre

Rider: Helaena Targaryen

Dreamfyre is a pale-blue dragon, older however extra slender than most of the others. She is claimed by Helaena Targaryen.

Syrax

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Rider: Rhaenyra Targaryen

Rhaenyra is probably going the first rider of Syrax, a dragon she named after a Valyrian goddess when the princess claimed the dragon at 9 years outdated. Syrax was practically as massive and threatening as Caraxes, although Rhaenyra has not ridden her into a real battle.

Caraxes

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Rider: Daemon Targaryen

Caraxes is one of the largest and most harmful of all the remaining Targaryen dragons, thanks in half to the indisputable fact that it’s seen battle most lately. Caraxes has crimson scales and was ridden by Daemon Targaryen throughout the Prince’s many battles round the world, most notably in the Stepstones.

Meleys

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Rider: Rhaenys Targaryen

Demise: Eaten by Vhagar above Rook’s Relaxation

Meleys was often called the Crimson Queen due to her crimson scales and pink wing membrane. Meleys was an outdated dragon, however in her youthful days she was maybe the swiftest and most nimble of all the Westerosi dragons. Regardless of her age, nevertheless, she remained fearsome in battle.

In the opening of season 2, Rhaenys and Meleys have been patrolling over “a hundred miles of open sea” to carry the Sea Snake’s blockade. Finally, when Rhaenys and Meleys go to cease Ser Criston Cole from taking up Rook’s Relaxation, they meet an premature dying by Vhagar.

Vermax

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Rider: Jacaerys Velaryon

Vermax hatched from the egg that was given to Jacaerys when he was an toddler in a stunt partially designed to indicate his standing as a true-born Targaryen. As a result of of this, the dragon stays pretty small by the time House of the Dragon picks up with Jace.

Arrax

Rider: Lucerys Velaryon

Demise: Eaten by Vhagar someplace in the skies above Storm’s Finish.

Similar to his brother’s dragon, Luke’s was hatched from an egg he was given at beginning. Because of this the dragon is sort of small at this level, however will develop would’ve grown bigger in time.

Seasmoke

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Seasmoke’s solely earlier rider was Laenor Velaryon, who gave up the dragon when he slipped away from his life in Westeros and escaped to Essos. Since Laenor’s dying, Seasmoke has resided in the Dragonmont on Dragonstone.

However as we see in the closing few episodes of season 2, Seasmoke is variety of over being riderless, and appears to have chosen somebody new: Addam of Hull. In “The Red Sowing,” Addam meets Rhaenyra on the seaside and pledges fealty if the Targaryen queen will train him to be a dragonrider.

Vermithor

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Vermithor is one of the oldest residing dragons in Westeros and resides in the Dragonmont on Dragonstone. Regardless of his outdated age and large measurement, we don’t know a lot about the riders that Vermithor has beforehand had, with the one exception of King Jaehaerys Targaryen, who rode the dragon till his dying. Vermithor is one of the largest dragons to ever reside in Westeros with solely Vhagar and Balerion besting him in measurement. As Rhaenrya tells the Targaryen bastards she’s assembled at Dragonstone, Vermithor is called the “Bronze Fury.”

And in “The Red Sowing,” those self same bastards are lined as much as attempt to bond with Vermithor. Finally, Hugh Hammer — a Targaryen bastard of (apparently) Viserys and Daemon’s illegitimate aunt — is the one who wins Vermithor’s favor.

Silverwing

Silverwing was as soon as bonded with Queen Alysanne Targaryen, the spouse of King Jaehaerys. Seemingly mirroring the couple’s love, Silverwing and Vermithor usually coiled collectively in the identical lair inside the Dragonmont on Dragonstone.

So it stands to purpose that the dragon we see Ulf bond with in episode 7 of the second season — or, extra particularly, the one who knocks him on his ass when he’s working frantically from Vermithor’s carnage — is Silverwing, the solely different dragon we all know of in Dragonstone’s lair.

Impartial

The impartial dragons are dragons that stay riderless. In some instances these are dragons have by no means accepted riders, whereas others are dragons whose riders have died, however haven’t but bonded with one other rider.

The Vale’s thriller dragon

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In episode 6, “Smallfolk,” we see the wreckage of a thriller dragon that has been lurking round the Vale. Based mostly on the remnants it left behind, Rhaena believes the dragon is massive, wild, and (per the Woman Arryn’s restricted debrief) appeared in the area simply after the battle broke out.