Every Dragon in House of the Dragon - Recap (Watch Before Season 3!)

[00:07] As a civil war between the blacks and

[00:09] the greens becomes more and more bloody,

[00:11] inevitably, their pet weapons of mass

[00:13] destruction have become an increasingly

[00:15] vital tool for achieving victory.

[00:17] Several dragons have already been wiped

[00:19] off the playing field, but with a new

[00:21] crop of riders mantling the unclaimed

[00:23] beasts and ready to step to Vega, it's

[00:25] anyone's game to lose. Vermithor and

[00:28] Silverwing.

[00:30] >> And they sleep just beneath our feet.

[00:31] >> Yes, and if only they had riders, none

[00:32] could stand against me.

[00:34] >> Let's take a look at every dragon that's

[00:35] appeared so far during House of the

[00:37] Dragon, refreshing our brains of all the

[00:39] pieces on the board before we dive into

[00:41] the latest season. And don't worry,

[00:43] there'll be no spoilers from the books.

[00:47] We have to start with the biggest and

[00:49] baddest. The second largest dragon from

[00:51] the Targaryen conquest, Vega is an

[00:54] ancient female dragon and the last

[00:55] living creature to have seen Aegon's

[00:57] conquest. During House of the Dragon,

[00:59] Vega was ridden by Laenor Velaryon and

[01:02] then immediately mounted by young Aemond

[01:04] Targaryen upon Laena's death.

[01:06] >> Vega is my mother's dragon.

[01:07] >> Your mother's dead.

[01:09] Vega has a new rider now.

[01:11] >> Since then, Vega and her rider Aemond

[01:13] have become the deadliest weapon in all

[01:15] of Westeros. With the giant beast and

[01:17] fiercest warrior pairing becoming the

[01:19] biggest threat to the blacks and

[01:20] Rhaenyra's claim. Aemond and Vega were

[01:22] responsible for the death of Prince

[01:24] Lucerys Velaryon and his dragon Arrax at

[01:26] the end of season one. They continued

[01:28] their bloody path in season two by

[01:30] defeating Princess Rhaenys and her

[01:32] dragon Meleys at the Battle of Rook's

[01:34] Rest. Vega was last seen at Sharp Point

[01:36] observing the bloody aftermath of

[01:38] Aemond's rage. The yellowish Syrax is

[01:41] the huge, formidable female steed of

[01:43] Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen and has been

[01:45] seen regularly throughout the first and

[01:46] second season of House of the Dragon. We

[01:48] were first introduced to Syrax in the

[01:50] very first episode as Rhaenyra took a

[01:52] flight around the skies of King's

[01:53] Landing.

[01:54] >> Syrax is growing quickly. She'll will be

[01:56] as large as Caraxes.

[01:58] That's almost large enough to saddle,

[01:59] too.

[02:00] >> Caraxes was most recently seen riding

[02:02] Rhaenyra to Harrenhal to confront Daemon

[02:04] just before he, once again, pledged his

[02:06] fealty to Rhaenyra. Dubbed the Blood

[02:08] Worm, this huge red horned beast is the

[02:10] steed of Prince Daemon Targaryen and is

[02:13] as fearsome and vicious as his rider.

[02:15] House of the Dragon first introduced us

[02:17] to the power of Caraxes during Daemon's

[02:19] war against the Crab Feeder in the

[02:20] Stepstones. Originally the steed of

[02:22] Aemon Targaryen, the late son of King

[02:24] Jaehaerys, Daemon is only person to tame

[02:27] Caraxes. By mid-season 2, they had taken

[02:29] flight from Dragonstone to Harrenhal

[02:31] where Caraxes was most notably seen

[02:33] wielded as a threat to the Blackwoods in

[02:35] the Riverlands.

[02:44] With his golden scales and flames, it's

[02:46] no wonder this huge and formidable male

[02:48] dragon is dubbed Sunfyre the Golden. He

[02:50] is the steed of King Aegon II,

[02:52] who is the first dragon rider to tame

[02:54] this relatively young beast. Sunfyre is

[02:56] often referred to as the most beautiful

[02:58] of dragons and its golden look was the

[03:00] inspiration for Aegon's golden sigil.

[03:02] Episode 4 of House of the Dragon season

[03:04] 2 shows us Sunfyre in combat for the

[03:06] first time, tangling with Meleys and

[03:08] getting caught in the crossfire {slash}

[03:10] deliberately attacked by Aemon's Vhagar.

[03:18] Resulting in a severely wounded but

[03:19] barely still alive Sunfyre dropping from

[03:22] the sky. As far as we know, Sunfyre is

[03:24] still alive but not operational.

[03:29] The Bronze Fury is the third largest

[03:31] dragon and is described in The World of

[03:33] Ice and Fire as old and hoary. This male

[03:36] dragon was once the steed of Jaehaerys I

[03:38] Targaryen, aka the Old King, and

[03:41] maintained that bond with Jaehaerys

[03:42] during a 55-year reign. Daemon Targaryen

[03:45] is seen visiting Vermithor during the

[03:47] season 1 finale of House of the Dragon.

[03:49] At this point, Vermithor remained

[03:50] riderless, waiting for someone bold

[03:52] enough to claim it.

[04:01] That bold man stepped forward in the

[04:02] shape of Hugh, a Targaryen bastard from

[04:05] the slums of King's Landing, who

[04:06] attended Rhaenyra's Red Sowing, a

[04:08] gathering of illegitimate Targaryen

[04:10] children looking to claim a dragon. Hugh

[04:13] bravely stepped forward to protect a

[04:14] woman in danger and thus presented

[04:16] himself to Vermithor and created a bond

[04:19] in the process. Vermithor was last seen

[04:21] behind Rhaenyra guarding Dragonstone in

[04:23] episode 7 of season 2.

[04:30] Once ridden by Queen Alyssa Targaryen,

[04:32] the lifelong wife/sister of King

[04:34] Jaehaerys, this she-dragon, like

[04:36] Vermithor, was also ready to be claimed

[04:38] in the Red Sowing, settling with a rider

[04:40] called Ulf, a man certainly less

[04:43] honorable than Hugh, but apparently with

[04:45] a similar lineage due to the dragon's

[04:47] acceptance. Ulf claims to be the son of

[04:49] Viserys and Damon's father, Baelon. And

[04:52] we last saw Silverwing being ridden

[04:53] around the skies of King's Landing on

[04:55] Ulf's maiden voyage.

[04:58] The Red Queen is the steed of the queen

[04:59] who never was, Princess Rhaenys

[05:01] Targaryen. Meleys is described in The

[05:03] World of Ice and Fire as old and

[05:05] cunning, lazy but fearsome when roused.

[05:09] Rhaenys and Meleys made quite the splash

[05:11] in the penultimate episode of House of

[05:13] the Dragon's first season when they

[05:14] burst through the Dragon Pit during the

[05:16] coronation of KING AEGON II.

[05:19] >> [screaming]

[05:27] >> IN EPISODE 4 OF SEASON 2, Meleys took on

[05:30] Vhagar and Sunfyre in the Battle of

[05:32] Rook's Rest. Meleys and her rider were

[05:34] eventually defeated by Vhagar, falling

[05:36] to their death after sustaining

[05:38] significant wounds. And in episode 5 of

[05:40] season 2, we see the decapitated head of

[05:42] Meleys paraded around King's Landing and

[05:45] referred to as a traitor dragon.

[05:48] >> THE TRAITOR DRAGON, MELEYS.

[05:53] >> Dubbed by the world of Ice and Fire as a

[05:54] slender and beautiful female dragon,

[05:56] Moondancer is the small but swift steed

[05:59] of Lady Baela Targaryen, the daughter of

[06:01] Daemon Targaryen and Laena Velaryon.

[06:03] Moondancer is significantly smaller than

[06:05] some of the other dragons, making her

[06:07] fast and nimble. We have recently seen

[06:09] Baela riding Moondancer in episode 3 of

[06:11] season 2, chasing Criston Cole and his

[06:13] men into the trees after patrolling the

[06:16] area.

[06:17] >> [screaming]

[06:23] [groaning and screaming]

[06:26] >> This gray and white dragon is still

[06:27] relatively young in the era of House of

[06:29] the Dragon, during which it bonds with

[06:31] Seasmoke Velaryon. And Seasmoke appears

[06:33] during the climactic battle against the

[06:35] Crabfeeder in season 1 episode 3. Since

[06:38] the apparent death of Laenor, Seasmoke's

[06:40] remained riderless. Though in House of

[06:41] the Dragon, it's clear that Laenor's

[06:43] death was faked and he's apparently

[06:45] still alive somewhere in Essos. It's yet

[06:47] to be determined whether Seasmoke will

[06:49] still maintain this bond with his

[06:50] original owner, although he has since

[06:52] moved on to another.

[06:55] >> Are they always like this?

[06:58] Seasmoke, my little husband's dragon,

[07:02] is growing restless of late.

[07:04] We cannot know why.

[07:05] Maybe he's lonely.

[07:07] >> Unlike most dragons in the universe,

[07:08] Seasmoke actually sought out its new

[07:10] rider, Addam of Hull, cornering the

[07:12] bastard son of Corlys Velaryon and

[07:14] forcing their bond. Addam and his

[07:16] brother Alyn, because of their bastard

[07:17] heritage, are actually brothers of the

[07:19] Seasmoke's original rider, Laenor.

[07:22] Seasmoke and Addam were last seen

[07:23] accompanying Rhaenyra and Syrax to

[07:25] Harrenhal to confront Daemon.

[07:28] The silver and blue she-dragon has been

[07:29] the steed of both Princess Rhaena

[07:31] Targaryen, daughter of Aenys I,

[07:33] and Queen Helaena Targaryen. Dreamfyre

[07:36] is rarely ridden by Helaena, who prefers

[07:38] to spend her time being a mother to her

[07:40] children. The dragon was briefly seen in

[07:42] House of the Dragon season 1 taking care

[07:44] of her own offspring, guarding the

[07:46] dragon eggs when young Aemond attempted

[07:47] to claim one. In season 2, Aemond did

[07:50] request Helaena to fly the dragon again,

[07:52] but Helaena refused stating,

[07:54] >> I won't burn anyone.

[07:56] >> The Blue Queen is the steed of Prince

[07:58] Daeron Targaryen, a character we've yet

[08:00] to meet, but who was briefly mentioned

[08:02] in season 2 of House of the Dragon.

[08:04] >> The Hightowers still have strength and

[08:06] you

[08:07] have a son there who'll take more kindly

[08:10] to instruction. Daeron may yet help us

[08:13] in weeks to come.

[08:14] >> The younger brother of King Aegon,

[08:15] Daeron who lives in Oldtown with his

[08:17] extended family on his mother's side.

[08:19] His mother being Alicent Hightower. This

[08:22] she-dragon who breathes blue flame is

[08:24] said to be younger than Dreamfyre,

[08:25] Sunfyre, and Vermax. We got our first

[08:28] glimpse of Tyraxes and Daeron in the

[08:30] finale of season 2, flying high over the

[08:32] Hightower army and apparently ready for

[08:34] action.

[08:36] The young male dragon Vermax is the

[08:38] steed of Prince Jacaerys Velaryon. Like

[08:40] his brothers Lucerys and Joffrey,

[08:42] Jacaerys is the disputed son of Rhaenyra

[08:44] Targaryen and Laenor Velaryon. The green

[08:46] dragon briefly appears during season 1

[08:48] flying Jacaerys to both the Eyrie and

[08:50] Winterfell to earn the support of the

[08:52] houses for Queen Rhaenyra's cause and

[08:54] was most recently seen at the Twins

[08:56] after being ridden there by Jacaerys so

[08:58] he could negotiate with the Freys for

[09:00] his mother Rhaenyra.

[09:01] >> Our fear lies in Vhagar.

[09:03] >> You fear a dragon

[09:06] leagues away when Meleys sits outside

[09:08] your walls.

[09:10] >> This male dragon is too young to factor

[09:12] into House of the Dragon until later in

[09:14] the series, during which time he'll be

[09:16] the steed of Aegon the Younger, the

[09:17] toddler son of Rhaenyra and Daemon

[09:19] Targaryen. As it stands though,

[09:21] Stormcloud is with Rhaena and Rhaenyra's

[09:23] protected children in the Eyrie and

[09:25] paired with Tyraxes is part of the

[09:26] promise to Lady Jeyne Arryn to send

[09:29] dragons to protect the Vale.

[09:30] >> She sent two.

[09:32] >> We did briefly catch a glimpse of a very

[09:34] young dragon in episode 6 of season 2,

[09:36] spending time bonding with the young

[09:38] Targaryen children. Another dragon to

[09:40] recently fall to the might of Vega is

[09:42] Arrax. Said to be five times smaller

[09:44] than Vega, this young male dragon is the

[09:46] steed of Prince Lucerys Velaryon, the

[09:48] son of Rhaenyra Targaryen and Laenor

[09:50] Velaryon. Although it's clear that he's

[09:52] actually the bastard child of Harwin

[09:54] Strong. Arrax and Lucerys play a pivotal

[09:56] role in the season 1 finale of House of

[09:58] the Dragon as Luke clashes with his

[10:00] uncle and childhood rival Aemond

[10:02] Targaryen. Vhagar kills not only Arrax,

[10:04] but also Lucerys.

[10:08] >> Vhagar!

[10:10] >> No!

[10:11] No!

[10:20] >> The steed of Prince Joffrey Velaryon,

[10:22] the third child by Rhaenyra and Laenor,

[10:24] again disputed, is Tyraxes. In House of

[10:26] the Dragon season 2, Tyraxes is used as

[10:28] a bargaining tool for earning the

[10:30] allegiance of House Arryn, who requested

[10:32] a dragon to protect the Eyrie.

[10:35] >> I cannot spare a fighting dragon, but I

[10:37] shall send what I can.

[10:38] Stormcloud and Tyraxes are small, but

[10:41] they will grow.

[10:43] It is for you to remind Lady Jeyne of

[10:45] her pledge and

[10:47] persuade her of the urgency of our need.

[10:50] >> In Fire and Blood, Moondancer is bound

[10:51] to Prince Jaehaera Targaryen, the

[10:53] daughter of King Aegon II

[10:55] and survivor of the Blood and Cheese

[10:56] incident. Due to Jaehaera's age in the

[10:58] show though, it's implied that

[11:00] Moondancer is yet to be born and

[11:01] currently rests in the eggs underneath

[11:03] Jaehaera's bed.

[11:05] Like Moondancer, Shrykos is also yet to

[11:07] hatch. This dragon would have belonged

[11:09] to Jaehaera's twin brother, Jaehaerys.

[11:11] However, the Blood and Cheese incident

[11:13] left the boy without a head, so it's

[11:15] unlikely that we'll ever see Shrykos in

[11:17] the show.

[11:18] The she-dragon Morning, the offspring of

[11:20] Syrax, is hatched later in Fire and

[11:22] Blood. Morning has pink scales and black

[11:24] horns and in the book is the steed of

[11:26] Lady Rhaena Targaryen. Although in the

[11:27] show, it seems like the pairing has been

[11:29] abandoned and Rhaena has sights on a

[11:31] different dragon. More on that later.

[11:33] Moondancer is suspected to be one of the

[11:35] four eggs that Rhaena and the Targaryen

[11:37] children took to the veil for

[11:38] protection.

[11:40] >> Tyraxes and Stormcloud are young and

[11:42] vulnerable.

[11:44] These eggs are even more fragile.

[11:49] But should all come to ruin here,

[11:53] you will bear our hope for the future.

[11:59] >> In the final episode of season 2, we

[12:00] were introduced to Sheepstealer, an old,

[12:03] wilder dragon that appears to be claimed

[12:04] by dragonless Rhaena. And as the name

[12:07] implies, is regularly seen happily

[12:09] feasting on woolly creatures in the

[12:10] pastures. Now, this part is a minor book

[12:12] spoiler, but we're also sharing it

[12:14] because we truly believe that it won't

[12:15] happen in the show. In Fire & Blood,

[12:17] Sheepstealer is a wild dragon that is

[12:19] eventually tamed by, as the World of Ice

[12:21] and Fire describes her, a plain,

[12:23] baseborn, and disreputable girl called

[12:25] Nettles, who feeds the dragon mutton to

[12:27] win it over. Nettles has yet to be

[12:29] introduced in House of the Dragon. So,

[12:31] it appears that her dragon-taming story

[12:33] has been merged with Rhaena's.

[12:36] The Cannibal is a flying beast that's

[12:37] yet to be introduced in House of the

[12:39] Dragon. This wild dragon is known for

[12:41] never having been ridden, let alone

[12:43] tamed, and for eating other dragons,

[12:45] hence the name. And legend has it that

[12:47] it's lurked on Dragonstone since before

[12:49] the arrival of the Targaryens.

[12:53] Like the Cannibal, the Grey Ghost is

[12:54] another wild dragon who was never tamed

[12:57] or ridden and is yet to appear on House

[12:59] of the Dragon. Although it's said to

[13:00] have feasted on fish rather than people.

[13:02] And that's every dragon that exists so

[13:04] far in House of the Dragon. Yes, I

[13:06] purposely omitted Balerion the Black

[13:08] Dread, because although we see his

[13:09] skull, he's long dead at the start of

[13:11] the show. Did we miss anything or get

[13:13] anything wrong? Let us know in the

[13:14] comments. And for more on House of the

[13:16] Dragon, why not check out 54 changes

[13:18] from the book in season 2. And for

[13:20] everything else Game of Thrones, be sure

[13:22] to stick with IGN.

[13:32] >> Oh.