The Targaryens conquered the Seven Kingdoms on the backs of dragons.
Let’s meet some of the beasts that give House of the Dragon its name.
This article contains spoilers forHouse of the Dragonthrough season 2 episode 7 and George R.R.
In trueGame of Thronesfashion, everyone else is caught in the middle and scrambling to pick sides.
Even the dragons are not immune to this divisiveness.
When a rider picks a side, the dragon inevitably follows.
Except for those pesky free-agents, of course.
Luke leaves, but Aemond pursues him and Vhagar kills and consumes both Arrax and Lucerys.
As if Rhaenyra needed another reason to hate the Greens.
Dreamfyre
The mount of Helaena Targaryen (Phia Saban).
Sunfyre
The most beautiful of the dragons is Sunfyre.
The golden dragon with the golden flames is the mount of King Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney).
Sunfyre has yet to be shown on screen, but has been mentioned.
Sunfyre made his season 2 debut in episode 4The Red Dragon and the Gold.
Tessarion
The young Blue Queen is the fourth member of the Greens dragon stable.
Tessarion is known for her stunning blue flames and cobalt scales.
Unlike most riders, Laenor isnt a ride-or-die companion of Seasmoke.
The two make their allegiance known in The Green Council by crashing Aegons coronation ceremony, quite literally.
Her announcement of the death of King Viserys and the ascension of Prince Aegon shocks Rhaenyra into a stillbirth.
Moondancer
Moondancer is the mount of Baela Targaryen (Bethany Antonia).
Vermithor was originally the mount of the late King Jaehaerys I Targaryen.
He remained on Dragonstone and, as such, firmly in the hands of the Blacks.
Humble blacksmithHugh the Hammer (Kieran Bew) claims Vermithor in season 2 episode 7.
She is claimed by Ulf the White (Tom Bennett) in season 2 episode 7.