Home of the Dragon: All dragons and dragonriders

Home of the Dragon spent its first season arguing over who ought to sit on the Iron Throne. By the tip of season 2, the query has grow to be a lot easier: Which aspect on this familial civil struggle has the larger dragons?

The Targaryen civil struggle often called the Dance of the Dragons is totally underway in season 3, and the stability of energy has shifted dramatically. Whereas Aemond and Vhagar stay the one most terrifying drive in Westeros, Rhaenyra responded in season 2 by recruiting a brand new era of dragonriders from among the many commonfolk, known as the “dragonseeds.” This reworked a number of riderless dragons residing at Dragonstone into highly effective weapons for Workforce Black.

With season 3 poised to carry a few of the largest battles in franchise historical past, it may be tough to maintain monitor of who’s driving what dragon, which dragons have died, and the place the remaining wild dragons match into the struggle. Here is each main dragon in Home of the Dragon, their rider, and which aspect they’re preventing for.

[Ed. note: This story contains spoilers through the end of House of the Dragon’s season 3 premiere episode.]

GREENS

Vhagar

Riders: Laena (deceased), Aemond Targaryen

The oldest and largest of the Targaryen dragons in Westeros — and the one dwelling remnant of Aegon’s conquest — Vhagar was as soon as ridden by Visenya Targaryen when she, her brother, and their sister united the seven kingdoms. Vhagar then handed to Baelon Targaryen, earlier than finally being claimed by Laena Velaryon. After Laena’s loss of life in season 1, 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 some of the fearsome and harmful dragons in Westeros, and is now ridden by one of many Greens’ most ardent supporters.

Vhagar and Aemond have been instantly chargeable for Lucerys’ loss of life on the finish of season 1. Then, they killed Rhaenys Targaryen and her dragon Meleys through the Battle of Rook’s Relaxation in season 2. In that very same battle, they severely wounded King Aegon II and killed his dragon Sunfyre.

Sunfyre

Rider: Aegon II Targaryen

Dying: Wounded by Vhagar through the Battle of Rook’s Relaxation and later succumbed to its wounds

A bright-gold dragon with pink-membraned wings, Sunfyre was the dragon of King Aegon II Targaryen and a swift flier, although removed from the largest of the Targaryens’ dragons. That made him, other than Vhager, one in every of Workforce Inexperienced’s greater property — even when sending the king into battle poses a serious danger. In Fireplace & Blood, the supply materials the present is predicated on, Archmaester Gyldayn descreibes Sunfyre as probably the most lovely dragon ever seen within the identified world.

Throughout season 2’s Battle of Rook’s Relaxation, Aemond ordered Vhagar to emit an enormous burst of flames that severely wounded each his brother, King Aegon II Targaryen, and his dragon Sunfyre. The dragon seemingly survived the assault and was seen respiration on the bottom, however within the season 2 finale, Aegon II says that Sunfyre died. This marks an enormous deviation from the e book, by which Sunfyre performs a job in an important second within the story — so it is unclear how the present may strategy that.

Dreamfyre

Rider: Rhaena Targaryen, Helaena Targaryen

Dreamfyre is a pale-blue dragon, older however extra slender than many of the others. She was hatched through the reign of King Aegon I Targaryen and bonded with Princess Rhaena Targaryen rapidly. The 2 have been paired for about 40 years till Rhaena’s loss of life. After Dreamfyre relocated to King’s Touchdown, she was claimed by Helaena Targaryen, who finally grew to become Aegon II’s queen. Though Aemond tried pressuring Helaena to trip Dreamfyre into battle throughout Home of the Dragon’s season 2 finale, the queen refused.

BLACKS

Syrax

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 previous. Syrax was practically as massive and threatening as Caraxes, although Rhaenyra has not ridden her into a real battle, even by the tip of the second season. She had each intention of becoming a member of the Battle of the Gullet atop Syrax, however her son locked her in her room at Dragonstone. Syrax lived in captivity in King’s Touchdown for years and hadn’t even hunted in years. Regardless of her measurement, she lacks any fight expertise.

Caraxes

Rider: Aemon Targaryen, Daemon Targaryen

Caraxes could also be about half the scale of Vhagar, however Daemon and Caraxes make up maybe probably the most harmful rider and dragon combo on the present. Each have quite a lot of fight expertise that, regardless of obvious talent, Aemond lacks. Caraxes was born about 65 years or maybe extra earlier than the Dance of Dragons and was first bonded to Prince Aemon Targaryen. For about 20 years, the 2 performed a significant function in varied army engagements, together with the Fourth Dornish Struggle and an invasion of Myrmen. Virtually 15 years after Aemon’s loss of life, Daemon Targaryen claimed the dragon as his personal.

By the point of the Dance of Dragons, Caraxes is likely one of the largest and most harmful of all of the remaining dragons, because of the truth that Daemon Targaryen has spent a lot of his grownup life waging struggle. Caraxes and Daemon fought within the Stepstones towards the Triarchy and the Crabfeeder in season 1, then within the Riverlands in season 2.

Meleys

Rider: Alyssa Targaryen, Rhaenys Targaryen

Dying: Killed by Vhagar above Rook’s Relaxation

Meleys was often called the Crimson Queen because of her crimson scales and pink wing membrane. Meleys was an previous 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. Meleys’ first rider was none apart from Alyssa Targaryen, Viserys and Daemon’s mom. A couple of brief years after Alyssa’s loss of life throughout youngster labor, Rhaenys claimed Meleys as her personal.

Within the season 2 premiere, Rhaenys and Meleys have been proven patrolling over “100 miles of open sea” to carry the Sea Snake’s blockade. Later that season, when Rhaenys and Meleys went to cease Ser Criston Cole from taking on Rook’s Relaxation, they met an premature loss of life by Vhagar.

Vermax

Rider: Jacaerys Velaryon

Dying: Struck by a grapnel and dragged into the ocean on the Battle of the Gullet

Vermax hatched from the egg that was given to Jacaerys when he was an toddler in a stunt partially designed to show his standing as a true-born Targaryen. As such, Vermax is pretty small in comparison with lots of the dragons depicted on the present. Through the season 3 premiere, Jace flew Vermax into the Battle of the Gullet. Towards the tip of the battle, when attempting to guard

Arrax

Rider: Lucerys Velaryon

Dying: Killed 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 beginning. Because of this the dragon is kind of small through the occasions of the present. Vhagar pursued Luke and Arrax as they have been leaving Storm’s Finish in season 1, they usually have been simple prey for the world’s largest dragon. Luke’s loss of life is finally what kickstarted the Dance of Dragons civil struggle.

Moondancer

Rider: Baela Targaryen

Moondancer is a slender, pale inexperienced dragon with pearl-colored horns and wingbones. The dragon bonded with Baela when each have been at a younger age. In Fireplace & Blood, Moondancer remains to be too small to trip throughout a lot of the Dance of Dragons. Home of the Dragons mixes issues as much as make each extra actively concerned within the struggle. Baela patrolled the skies over the Crownlands throughout season 2 and noticed Inexperienced troops shifting right into a forest. They’re additionally a key asset through the Battle of the Gullet depicted within the season 3 premiere.

Seasmoke

Rider: Laenor Velaryon, Addam of Hull

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 loss of life, Seasmoke has resided on Dragonstone.

However as we see within the remaining few episodes of season 2, Seasmoke chosen Addam of Hull as its new rider. 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

Rider: Jaehaerys I Targaryen, Hugh Hammer

Vermithor is likely one of the oldest dwelling dragons in Westeros and resides on Dragonstone. Regardless of his previous age and big measurement, we don’t know a lot in regards to the riders that Vermithor has beforehand had. However we do know that he was bonded to King Jaehaerys I Targaryen, who rode the dragon till his loss of life. Vermithor is likely 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 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

Rider: Jaehaerys I Targaryen, Ulf White

In accordance with legend, Silverwing hatched from an egg positioned within the cradle of Alysanne Targaryen, who went on to grow to be queen to King Jaehaerys. Seemingly mirroring the couple’s love, Silverwing and Vermithor typically coiled collectively in the identical lair on Dragonstone. Alysanne had been useless for many years when Home of the Dragon begins.

In season 2, as Ulf White flees from the carnage attributable to Vermithor as varied folks try to bond with the dragon, Ulf winds up assembly Silverwing face-to-face. The 2 bond, and he turns into one in every of Black’s new dragonseeds.

Sheepstealer

Rider: Rhaena Targaryen

The aptly named Sheepstealer acquired his identify as a result of he has spent most of his life within the wild stealing folks’s sheep. His storyline varies significantly between the e book and the present. In Home of the Dragon, he is been lurking across the vale. Rhaena notices the carnage he leaves behind in season 2 and turns into detemined to tame him. She considerably efficiently bonds with the dragon within the season 3 premiere, however not earlier than he abandons her on a mountaintop for an unknown time frame and returns to provide her a sheep to eat.

The pair then flew into the Battle of the Gullet just for Sheepstealer to burn all the pieces he noticed indiscriminately. This led to Baela and Jace attempting to cease them. The chaos that ensued finally led to Vermax being shot by a grapnel and Jace’s loss of life.