Warning: Main spoilers for the season two finale of “Home of the Dragon” and the guide “Hearth and Blood.”
Aemond Targaryen had a tough — or wonderful, 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 crucial highly effective property on the Inexperienced facet of the approaching battle. Whereas he is a talented fighter in his personal proper, that is largely on account of the truth that he is bonded to Vhagar, the biggest of the lively dragons.
He is had a fairly 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 finally 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 guide “Hearth and Blood.”
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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) lifeless, and Aegon and Sunfyre grievously injured.
Aegon wasn’t alleged to be there, although — Rook’s Relaxation was a joint plan from Aemond and Ser Criston Cole to assault one in every 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 fireplace.
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 now 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 in charge of 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 combat on her dragon Dreamfyre, she informs him that he’ll die earlier than Aegon. (Helaena is a dreamer, that means that she has continuously appropriate visions in regards to the future.)
“Aegon will likely be king once more. He is but to see victory. He sits on a wood throne, and also you… You may be lifeless,” she tells Aemond. “You have been swallowed up within the Gods Eye, and you might be by no means seen once more.”
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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 — identical to in “Home of the Dragon” season two. He guidelines as Prince Regent.
Nevertheless, he is extra involved along with his uncle Daemon than Rhaenyra, his sister.
“The whore on Dragonstone will not be the risk,” the guide quotes Aemond saying. “Not more than Rowan and these traitors within the Attain. The hazard is my uncle. As soon as Daemon is lifeless, 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 Sturdy, 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, and so they take town.
Aemond takes Harrenhal however is livid to be taught that he has misplaced King’s Touchdown. He ends the Sturdy line, however takes the Sturdy bastard Alys Rivers as a lover. Aemond decides to strike out on his personal within the battle, laying siege to the Riverlands within the hopes of baiting Rhaenyra to ship a dragon after him.
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Finally, 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 guide 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 means of his injured eye along with his blade, Darkish Sister. Each of them plunged into the Gods Eye lake, and Daemon is presumed lifeless because of the influence.
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.
