House of the Dragon
word of advice : curb SPOILERS for Fire & Blood , the book on which House of the Dragon is based . A popular theory thatHouse of the Dragon ’s Daemon Targaryen is the Night King fromGame of Thronesshows a future problem for the prequel , unless it make a change toFire & Blood . Thetheory that Daemon is the Night Kinghas been around for a pair of years , stemming from other law of similarity in costuming and a impression that the Night King being fireproof meant he was a Targaryen ( falsely predicated on the idea that all Targaryens are fireproof , not just Daenerys ) , but really gained traction withHouse of the Dragon time of year 2 .
Daemon ’s visions of a White Walkerwith blonde , Targaryen - esque hair in the season 2 finale , combined with visions of the Three - Eyed Raven and Daenerys Targaryen , add fuel to the theme of him being the Night King . It ’s a wild , tin foil theory , without a Brobdingnagian amount of evidence to back it up , but it does highlight a looming narration decision when it come to Daemon and , specifically , his demise , whether that comes inHouse of the Dragonseason 3or 4 .
Daemon Being The Night King Theory Means House Of The Dragon Should Change His Death
Daemon’s Death Isn’t Definitive In Fire & Blood
Daemon dies at the same clip as his nephew , Aemond Targaryen , in George R.R. Martin’sFire & Blood . The pair meet above the lake at Harrenhal in what ’s dubbed The Battle Above the God ’s Eye . It sees Daemon and Caraxes oppose Aemond and Vhagar , with Daemon leap from his dragon onto Vhagar , and stabbing his Valyrian blade sword , Dark Sister , through Aemond ’s empty eye socket . Both dragons and both men go crashing into the lake , with no subsister . Or at least , that ’s what it seems like .
In the Dance of the Dragons , Targaryens fought Targaryens in a blood feud that consumed Westeros . But who really come through that “ game of throne ? ”
In line to the others , Daemon ’s body is never recovered from the lake . This prompt chronicle and theory - both in - universe ( singers sing of it ) and outside of it - that he really survived , perhaps going to go a peaceful life with Nettles ( a dragonseed thatHouse of the Dragonmay have trim back ) . However , theGame of Thronestheory adds a different twist to that , intend Daemon not only lived , but then went on to become the Night King .
Daemon is a groovy fictitious character with a fascinating discharge , but that just goes to show precisely why he require a definitive ending .
Another hypothesis alternatively posits he either becomes or servesthe Three - Eyed Raven(whom he also sees in his vision).Daemon saw one of the Green Men at Harrenhal , who are profoundly connected to the weirwood trees , and it ’s been speculated they could be the ones to pull him from the lake . These are all savage theory , but show the problem with Daemon ’s ending : there ’s no closure when it ’s possible to speculate he survived , and from there you get all kinds of dissimilar , often very out - there theories .
Daemon is a great character with a fascinating arc , but that just goes to show precisely why he require a definitive ending . His death coming alongside Aemond and their dragon is an epic , meet , and poetical conclusion to his story , and while equivocal endings can be bang-up , that ’s not the kind of arc that warrants one . There ’s really no rationality to keep Daemon alive- it ’s not like he ’s deserving of a felicitous conclusion - and the theory would only grow if the show hints he might have hold out ( or go even further and sustain it ) .
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It looks like House of the Dragon has ignore an important part from Fire & roue who could further disprove a major lie about Targaryen flying lizard .
Daemon evidently is n’t the Night King , given we see the man who was transformed by the Children of the Forest ( and it pre - datesHouse Targaryen ’s parentage , never mind Daemon ’s universe ) , but that does n’t halt the theory and others like it . Daemon ’s somewhat ambiguous end works in a history Scripture that draw on multiple sources , but the show should , well , decently show what happens to him . It ’s already had a fakeout death with Laenor Velaryon , there ’d be lots of questions about why Daemon does n’t get involved after the God ’s Eye , and it ’d be a mountain better to cut all of that and the theories off .
Will House Of The Dragon Give Daemon A More Definitive Ending?
It’s Possible It Could Play Into The Theories
Although I thinkHouse of the Dragonshould make Daemon ’s death definitive , it ’s certainly possible that it will keep it more equivocal likeFire & Blood . After all , once Daemon goes into the lake , it may have no reason - nor room - to show his body being pulled from it , and depend on how heavy the impact is and how much terms he takes , then it might appropriate some room for " Daemon is still alive " theory . It ’s a well - wear out linguistic rule in tv set that if there ’s no soundbox , then there ’s no confirmed death , and it could do that .
House of the Dragonseason 3 has been confirm , but does not yet have a dismission appointment , though it ’s expect in 2026 .
It could even go further and all change his finish by showing one of the Green Men saving him . Through his meter at Harrenhal with Alys Rivers , Daemon was connect to the weirwood trees . It ’s a stretchability , but if the show does want to continue that part of Daemon ’s storey and have that component into his future , then it could have him salve from death to do so . Still , that ’s a major peril if it ’s a future we are n’t go to get to see , and may not exactly be democratic give how dissentious things with the White Walkers and Three - Eyed Raven were .
Taking place about 172 years before the events ofGame of Thrones,House of the Dragontells the tale of the rise of the Targaryens, the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria. The popular HBO spinoff show first starred Milly Alcock and Emily Carey as Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower before they were replaced by Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke, who play the older versions of the characters. Also starring in the series is Matt Smith (Prince Daemon Targaryen) and Paddy Considine as Rhaenyra’s father, King Viserys Targaryen.
Fire & Blood search the rise and fall of the Targaryen . Here is how every main House of the Dragon character dies according to Westerosi history .
It is plausible for the prequel to depart Daemon alive , but it is n’t quite as easy as a chronicle script . We need to see the full conflict , and on the dot how badly hurt Daemon is ( something there ’s no disc of in the book ) . As cite , it has to avert take over a fakeout death , and have a in force ground for hold him alive . give it ’s seemingly make out Nettles , who symbolize the strongest reason in the book , then that does n’t really survive . Daemon may well be alive , but hopefullyHouse of the Dragondoesn’t go that path .
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Taking place about 172 years before the events ofGame of Thrones , House of the Dragontells the tale of the rise of the Targaryens , the only phratry of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria . The popular HBO spinoff show first star Milly Alcock and Emily Carey as Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower before they were replaced by Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke , who trifle the older version of the character . Also star in the series is Matt Smith ( Prince Daemon Targaryen ) and Paddy Considine as Rhaenyra ’s founder , King Viserys Targaryen .
