Warning: Main spoilers for the season two finale of “Home of the Dragon” and the e-book “Hearth and Blood.”
Aemond Targaryen had a tough — or glorious, relying on the way you take a look at it — begin on “Home of the Dragon” season two.
Recent off by accident killing his nephew Lucerys Velaryon on dragonback, Aemond was one of the highly effective property on the Inexperienced aspect of the upcoming conflict. Whereas he is a talented fighter in his personal proper, that is principally on account of the truth that he is bonded to Vhagar, the most important of the lively dragons.
He is had a reasonably good season: Within the premiere, he escaped assassination as a result of Daemon’s contract killers, Blood and Cheese, have been fully inept and murdered Aegon’s son Jaehaerys as an alternative. And after torching Aegon on the battlefield, he is been ruling in his brother’s stead as Prince Regent.
However Aemond, like all of us, will ultimately die. Whereas there’s all the time the possibility that “Home of the Dragon” will make modifications from its supply materials, this is what occurs to him within the e-book “Hearth and Blood.”
Aemond takes over for Aegon as Prince Regent in season 2
Season two lastly gave us a very good, old style dragon battle at Rook’s Relaxation. In episode 4, Vhagar, Meleys, and Sunfyre conflict within the sky, leaving Meleys (and her rider, Rhaenys) useless, and Aegon and Sunfyre grievously injured.
Aegon wasn’t speculated to be there, although — Rook’s Relaxation was a joint plan from Aemond and Ser Criston Cole to assault considered one of Rhaenyra’s dragons with Vhagar. When Sunfyre and Aegon present as much as the battle, Aemond takes them as collateral, and units his brother on hearth.
Within the wake of the battle, Aegon is unfit to rule. Aemond takes over for him as Prince Regent, and instantly units about executing his personal plans. He closes King’s Touchdown, tells his mom with the barest trace of politeness that he not requires her perception on his small council, and units about commanding his allied forces in Westeros to advance on Daemon’s place at Harrenhal.
However he is fast to anger. Upon studying that Rhaenyra is answerable for three dragons after discovering them common-born riders, he lashes out and razes the city of Sharp Level within the season finale. And after he tries — and fails — to enlist his sister Helaena to struggle on her dragon Dreamfyre, she informs him that he’ll die earlier than Aegon. (Helaena is a dreamer, which means that she has regularly appropriate visions concerning the future.)
“Aegon will probably be king once more. He is but to see victory. He sits on a picket throne, and also you… You may be useless,” she tells Aemond. “You have been swallowed up within the Gods Eye, and you’re by no means seen once more.”
Aemond dies throughout a battle with Daemon on dragonback
In “Hearth and Blood,” Aemond takes over for Aegon after he is injured at Rook’s Relaxation — similar to in “Home of the Dragon” season two. He guidelines as Prince Regent.
Nevertheless, he is extra involved together with his uncle Daemon than Rhaenyra, his sister.
“The whore on Dragonstone shouldn’t be the menace,” the e-book quotes Aemond saying. “Not more than Rowan and these traitors within the Attain. The hazard is my uncle. As soon as Daemon is useless, all these fools flying our sister’s banners will run again to their castles and hassle us no extra.”
After Daemon takes management of Harrenhal, the seat of Home Robust, Aemond resolves to march upon it and kill his uncle. Nevertheless, Daemon learns of Aemond’s plans and flies as an alternative to King’s Touchdown. There, he has a rendezvous with Rhaenyra, they usually take the town.
Aemond takes Harrenhal however is livid to be taught that he has misplaced King’s Touchdown. He ends the Robust line, however takes the Robust bastard Alys Rivers as a lover. Aemond decides to strike out on his personal within the conflict, laying siege to the Riverlands within the hopes of baiting Rhaenyra to ship a dragon after him.
Ultimately, Daemon and one other dragonrider referred to as Nettles (who hasn’t been launched on the present) set out on Caraxes and Sheepstealer to kill Aemond and Vhagar. After a fruitless search, Daemon reclaims Harrenhal, difficult Aemond to face him there. Aemond solutions, and the 2 take to the skies.
Aemond’s final destiny within the e-book matches up with Helaena’s prophecy in “Home of the Dragon.” Whereas the dragons grappled and wounded one another, Daemon, per the tales, leaped from his saddle to stab Aemond by his injured eye together with his blade, Darkish Sister. Each of them plunged into the Gods Eye lake, and Daemon is presumed useless on account of the affect.
Martin writes in “Hearth and Blood” that Aemond’s stays, clad in armor, remained chained to Vhagar’s carcass on the backside of the lake.
“Home of the Dragon” season two, together with the finale, is streaming on Max.