The “House of the Dragon” series premiered on Sunday 21st and introduced several new characters to this universe.
The prequel series takes place some 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones” and focuses on a grand succession intrigue within House Targaryen, the only dragon-keeper in the kingdom, who have ruled Westeros since the conquest. by Aegon I.
As this is a production that takes place many years before the original series, we have totally new characters, some being direct ancestors of others we know in “Game of Thrones”.
So, let’s learn more about some of the main characters from “House of the Dragon” that were introduced in Episode 1.
Viserys Targaryen
The name is familiar enough, but the similarities between King Viserys I and Daenerys’ brother in “Game of Thrones” don’t go much beyond the names and blonde hair.
Viserys is the king during the events of the series and is described as a gentle and kind man. He was chosen to ascend the Iron Throne during the Grand Council of Harrenhal, in front of his cousin, Princess Rhaenys, making the male lineage prevail.
But Viserys himself challenges this precedent by naming his only daughter, Rhaenyra, as heir, before his brother, Daemon Targaryen, at the end of episode 1.
Aemma Targaryen
Although she carries Targaryen blood and was named after her cousin King Viserys, the queen is part of the Arryn family.
She presents herself as a woman tired of a difficult pregnancy, but very attached to her duty to give an heir to her husband, after several failed attempts. She fears for her daughter Rhaenyra, who lives on her dragon.
Aemma’s fate unfolds over the course of the episode, in the episode’s most significant scene, which George RR Martin described as similar to the Red Wedding in “Game of Thrones”.
Rhaenyra Targaryen
One of the main characters in the series, Rhaenyra is the eldest daughter of King Viserys I, and is named by him as an heir, despite the laws of Westeros and the precedents of succession.
Rhaenyra is intelligent, determined and has a rebellious spirit. She rides her dragon, Syrax, despite her mother’s chagrin. During the first episode, she seems worried about her mother, Aemma, and she claims that she wants her father to have what she so desires: a child of her.
She has a good relationship with her uncle, Daemon Targaryen, and is the best friend of Alicent Hightower.
Alicent Hightower
Alicent, a friend of Princess Rhaenyra, is the daughter of Otto Hightower, Hand of the King. In the first episode she introduces herself as a kind character, who does not mind being in the background, and faithfully follows her father’s commands. She will play a leading role in the series.
Otto Torre Alta
The ambitious Otto Hightower holds the position of the second most powerful man in the kingdom, the position of Hand of the King. He is the second son in the line of the Hightower Lords and is an intelligent and calculating man. He stands up for his own interests and those of his family and has a rivalry with Daemon Targaryen.
Targaryen demon
King Viserys’ younger brother, Daemon Targaryen is impulsive, violent and ambitious. He sees himself as the king’s heir, but part of the Little Council sees him as a threat to the crown. In the first episode of the series, he ends up displeasing the king by calling him his son, Baelon, “heir for a day”.
Daemon rides the great dragon Caraxes and is the commander of the City Watch, the Golden Cloaks, who are extremely loyal to him.
Rhaenys Velaryon
The “queen who never was”, Rhaenys Velaryon was at the center of the first scene of “The House of the Dragon”, in which she ended up not being chosen as the heir of her father, the old King Jaehaerys, despite being his eldest. descendant and have a male child to keep the lineage.
She is married to the Sea Serpent, Corys Velaryon, an ambitious and extremely powerful noble who has Valyrian blood. Rhaenys is the mother of Laena and Laenor Velaryon.
Cory Velaryon
Coming from a family whose lineage is close to the Targaryens, Corys Velaryon is known as the Sea Serpent, being a brilliant sailor who, in addition to being a member of the Little Council, which brings together the most powerful people in Westeros, is one of the most powerful the world’s richest kingdom and owns much of the royal fleet.
Extremely ambitious, Corys Velaryon defends the interests of his wives, Rhaenys, and their children, Laena and Laenor, trying to put them back in succession for the Iron Throne.
Ser Criston Cole
Born as a commoner, the knight Criston Cole is of Dorne origins. He shines during the tournament joust in King’s Landing and faces off against Prince Daemon Targaryen in the first episode of “House of the Dragon”. Furthermore, he seems to have attracted the attention of the young princess Rhaenyra Targaryen.
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