Home of the Dragon: All dragons and dragonriders

Home of the Dragon season 1 noticed loads of politicking. And Home of the Dragon season 2 noticed loads of dragons.

Now that Home Targaryen is in full civil battle, and an enormous battle on the best way seemingly very first thing in season 3, each dragon counts — as does each dragonrider. Within the second season, Rhaenyra took 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 chance to bond with and experience a dragon on her behalf regardless of severely pissing off the dragon tamers in her make use of. The highway nonetheless received’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 sure to be a little bit of talon on talon.

In a battle the place the various energy, may, and dimension each dragons and their riders impacts who controls which a part of the map, any dragons up for grabs are prone to be essential. So with season 2’s battle nicely underway, it’s value taking a second to account for every of the dragons that Home of the Dragon has arrange to date, whose aspect they’re on, and who their rider is.

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

Vhagar

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Riders: Laena (deceased), Aemond Targaryen

The oldest and largest of the Targaryen dragons in Westeros, and the one 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 demise, the dragon remained riderless for less than a short while earlier than being claimed by Aemond Targaryen, whose dragon egg child present didn’t hatch. Regardless of Vhagar’s age, she stays one of the vital fearsome and harmful dragons in Westeros, and is now ridden by one of many Greens’ most ardent supporters.

Vhagar and Aemond had been straight chargeable for Lucerys’ demise on the finish of season 1. Now, Aegon is raring to make use of Vhagar to blast his method by this civil battle. Alicent (et al.) should not so stoked on that plan, and would really want Vhagar be left in King’s Touchdown as a lot as doable for protection.

Even nonetheless, Vhagar received as much as some shit in season 2, killing two extra dragons (see under), and burning down Sharp’s Level. Technically these had been at Aemond’s behest, however nobody’s actually giving Vhagar the advantage of the doubt anymore.

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 most important of the Targaryens’ remaining dragons. Nonetheless, Aegon feels good a couple of Sunfyre and Vhagar team-up being sufficient to convey 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 Home 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 many of the others. She is claimed by Helaena Targaryen. Though Aemond seeks to get Helaena to experience Dreamfyre into battle within the season 2 finale, she refuses.

Syrax

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Rider: Rhaenyra Targaryen

Rhaenyra is probably going the primary 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 giant and threatening as Caraxes, although Rhaenyra has not ridden her into a real battle, even by the tip of the second season.

Caraxes

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Rider: Daemon Targaryen

Caraxes is among the largest and most harmful of all of the remaining Targaryen dragons, thanks partly to the truth that it’s seen battle most lately. Caraxes has purple scales and was ridden by Daemon Targaryen in the course of the Prince’s many battles all over the world, most notably within 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 purple 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 of the Westerosi dragons. Regardless of her age, nevertheless, she remained fearsome in battle.

Within the opening of season 2, Rhaenys and Meleys have been patrolling over “100 miles of open sea” to carry the Sea Snake’s blockade. In the end, when Rhaenys and Meleys go to cease Ser Criston Cole from taking on Rook’s Relaxation, they meet an premature demise 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 point out his standing as a true-born Targaryen. Due to this, the dragon stays pretty small by the point Home of the Dragon picks up with Jace.

Arrax

Rider: Lucerys Velaryon

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

Identical to his brother’s dragon, Luke’s was hatched from an egg he was given at start. 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 demise, Seasmoke has resided within the Dragonmont on Dragonstone.

However as we see within the closing few episodes of season 2, Seasmoke is form of over being riderless, and appears to have chosen somebody new: Addam of Hull. In “The Crimson 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 among the oldest residing dragons in Westeros and resides within the Dragonmont on Dragonstone. Regardless of his outdated age and large dimension, we don’t know a lot in regards to the riders that Vermithor has beforehand had, with the one exception of King Jaehaerys Targaryen, who rode the dragon till his demise. Vermithor is among the largest dragons to ever reside in Westeros with solely Vhagar and Balerion besting him in dimension. As Rhaenrya tells the Targaryen bastards she’s assembled at Dragonstone, Vermithor is called the “Bronze Fury.”

And in “The Crimson Sowing,” those self same bastards are lined as much as attempt to bond with Vermithor. In the end, 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 typically coiled collectively in the identical lair contained in the Dragonmont on Dragonstone.

Ulf confirms that Silverwing is the dragon he bonded with in season 2 — or, extra particularly, the one who knocks him on his ass when he’s operating frantically from Vermithor’s carnage — which is smart given she’s the one different dragon we all know of in Dragonstone’s lair. He’s actually stoked to experience her into battle quickly.

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 across the Vale. Primarily based on the remnants it left behind, Rhaena believes the dragon is giant, wild, and (per the Girl Arryn’s restricted debrief) appeared within the area simply after the battle broke out.

Though we see Rhaena come head to head with the dragon within the season finale (after desperately chasing it by the foothills), this dragon has neither been named nor claimed but, technically.