Daemon Targaryen Explained | The Jaime & Tyrion of House of the Dragon | *Spoilers*
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- The Game of Thrones Prequel The House of the Dragon is in production and I will be covering Fire & Blood until House of the Dragon premieres in 2022! House of the Dragon is allegedly about the Targaryen Civil war known as the Dance of Dragons and is based on Fire and Blood by George RR Martin and That means House Targaryen baby! And in Today we will be talking about the Most loved and hated Targaryen Prince Daemon Targaryen the Dragon rider of Ceraxes. In this video I will being going deep into Daemon Targaryen and pulling back the layers of his character to let you know why I think he's way more hero then villain! Thanks for Watching!
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Keeping up with Targaryens
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"Daemon found the City Watch as a ramshackle ragamuffin goof-troupe do you hear me?"
I love you Grey.
He did tho! He did
One of her millions of EPIC quotes!
They definitely have to show him enriching the lives and reputations of the Gold Cloaks and prowling the streets with them on the show. Their loyalty to him because of why he did for them ends up being so important during the war.
Damn, he wasn't playing with anyone. I'm gonna whip this city and men into shape!!😬😬😬😂😂😂
i love how laena was betrothed to someone else so daemon mocked him to his face so savagely he was forced to defend his honor and daemon easily killed him. a very jaime thing to do...
"I like it, i will take it, what is the price" - Daemon
I think being a father changed Daemon to some extent too, but we shall see
"I think Laena and Rhanyra were box eatin' " Gray, you kill me girl! You're my favorite.
My favorite Targaryen.
Your mother named you after him
But I respect you to
Damon is my favorite character in the entire ASOIAF pantheon. Dude is a straight up badass.
daemon targaryen went down like a boss, i was sad when he died...the way he leaped from his dragon saddle to strike aemond dead and then plunge to his death in the godseye
I don't think he died . There are hints that mention Daemon left with nettles . We never found the bones of Carxes
Ok, I've read all the Game of Thrones books where did this story come from?
@@pamelagay5444 from the book "fire and blood" volume 1
It’s never confirmed that Daemon did die that way. It’s speculated.
@@marwanali4878 Nettles was 7 years old.... he treated her like a daughter not a lover..... The rumor that they were lovers was spread by Mysaria who was likely scorned that Rhaenyra was now Daemon favorite
Daemon totally smashed Alicent, that would explained Ottos hatred for him
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Facts!!!!!!!
OMG a that explains everything
Didn't the grandfather as well?
Otto wanted the throne so badly, he likely threw his daughter at Daemon. Just in case he became King. Alicent probably fell in love and got kicked to the curb. I think Otto is climber and his Daughter is just a fancy slave. Just like ancient Rome. The effort to keep power, the women in the family were forced into very fancy prostitution.
“The Jaime and Tyrion”....not a bad analogy, but the writers of the World book sum it up as “a Targaryen version of Oberyn Martell” - think Oberyn with a dragon. Indeed, Oberyn has a little dragon blood in him, so he’s actually a direct descendant of Daemon
Daenerys (oberyns targaryen ancestor) was the great granddaughter of daemon and rhaenyra, so yeah literally a direct descendant from daemon.
Hey TDD, I love U 4 your defense of our beloved Dragon Queen Daenerys. 4 me Drogon took Dany 2 Volantis 2 see about a Red Priest or Priestess and will stay in Essos!
I agree I thinks A lot more like oberyn martell , like Jamie never would hang around low borns and whores , oberyn sure would though and does lol
@Jacob Sirak Ah no. It gets a bit complicated: Daemon is Rhaenyra's own uncle. King Viserys I had one child by his first wife (Rhaenyra) and then his first wife died, so he remarried, and with his second wife had FOUR children. Daemon is Viserys's younger brother.
Daemon and Rhaenyra later married each other...but it was the second marriage for both of them.
Their FIRST marriages were to the brother and sister pair of Laena and Laenor Velaryon. Both of them later died, after which Daemon and Rhaenyra remarried to each other and had more children.
Between the two of them, Daemon and Rhaenyra have SEVEN children - but only two the two youngest are with each other (Daemon had 2 daughters from his first marriage, Rhaenyra had 3 sons from her first marriage).
@Jacob Sirak They are anagrams.
Daemon was a pure DRAGON baby 🤘🤘
I’m so glad I wasn’t the only 1 that picked up that vibe on Laena, Rhaenyra & Daemon
I can't wait for House of the dragon. Especially the Daemon vs Aemond fight. Imagine a CGI fight of Vhagar and Caraxes, fighting eachother above the Godseye,Daemon jumping of one dragon onto another and stabbing Aemond in his good eye. Then they are all falling into the lake and then a giant splash,as tall as the tallest tower of Harrenhall. It will look so cool.
The lake Sizzling from the heat of Dragon Blood just seeping out. It would be Epic
Its the most badass fight scene in the history of the seven kingdoms. It's how I wanted Jon to go out. For a few seconds in the battle of winterfell (the short night) episode of season 8. I was screaming jump mf'r, jump. What better way for the prince that was promised to end the war with the dead, than to sacrifice himself to save his family, friends, his lover and all of his people. But it was just a tease from D&D.
The rouge prince is my favorite character, atleast we will get to see him go out with the glory he and the blood worm deserve.
@@jerimeyperry3282 it will be an epic showdown , unfortunately we won’t get to see that for quite a while though . Your spot on about Jon - it should have been him to kill the night king . I still can’t believe it was Arya
Daemon was a real one. Reading his story reminded me of a midevil Tony Soprano... Do Larys the Clubfoot next
Medieval*
Now...matt smith is playing daemon targeryon in the house of the dragon🔥
Girl I love your narrations. It feels like I'm chillin with one of my girlfriends spilling ASOIAF tea ☕ so much more entertaining and relatable than most of the other ASOIAF channels - that's not shade, just truth
Definitely facts.
He’s like Tyrion and Bronn mashed into the same person with a massive and fearsome dragon
It's interesting that plump, lovey dovey Viserys was the last to ride Balerion, of all dragons. No scorn to Caraxyes, but Daemon would've been a more apt rider for the Big Boss, the Black Dread.
By that time Balerion was old, fat and lazy and he died rather early in Viserys life
@@GrayArea he wasn't lazy but sick for over forty years
I agree with you. I think Otto Hightower orchestrated the story of Daemon bragging about his nephew’s death & being only an heir 4 a day. It makes perfect sense. Otto wanted 2 do everything he could 2 cause a breach n the brothers’ relationship. Increasing his & his family’s chances of more advancement & influence w/in the realm. Excellent video as always!
Show me the Silver Prince: *insert Rhaegar “I left my wife and children to die/ Justice for a Elia Martell” Targaryen
Show me the REAL silver prince: *insert Daemon “BDE” Targaryen
Yes...excellent.
Rhaegar left them safe on Dragonstone but they were later summoned to KL by Aerys. Quite unfair to attribute maliciousness or fickleness to him for this when there was nothing he could have done to prevent it, especially when he came back and joined the war to defend his family.
Daemon, by comparison, actually did abandon his first wife. Then he did it again to Rhaenyra for Nettles.
Exactly! Daemon fought for his children and even for his non-children, i.e avenging Lucerys, which was his favorite stepson.
@@anonmouse6337 he didn’t abandon her, he only had an affair with Nettles but still died fighting for her cause. He could have fled without killing Aemond but he didn’t. And perhaps he knew Rhaenyra was going to die anyway so he chose another lover.
@@sweetbitter2 Well, Rhaegar died fighting for his family too, so what's the difference?
@@anonmouse6337 Rhaegar knew of his father's madness, that the difference. He was irresponsible and selfish, and yes he went back to fight, but at the end. He should have been there since the beggining.
i think im gonna love him but all the incest is gonna make some people soo mad AHAHAH
Daemon sounds like a badass I'm looking forward to house of the dragon and Daemons character they need to get his casting 100% on point .....
I’ve got to admit that Daemon Targaryen and Daemon Blackfyre are my two favs, but my heart ❤️ belongs to the original and it’s pretty cool that Daemons Blackfyre is a descendant of the glorious Lord Flea Bottom. Great video Gray. I consumed a lot of Alvarez and Toledo wine during the viewing 🍷🍷🍷
I don't know much about the Great Bastards, and would love to have videos on them all (and their mothers, of course!). You thinking of doing this, Gray?
blackfyre is the great grandson of Daemon
Got recommended to me just after House of The Dragon's teaser got launched,TH-cam really knows what it is doing.
I’ve got my wine in honor of Lord Flea Bottom. ❤️ me some Daemon. Thanks Gray ❤️ you too
Damn. You hit the nail on the head with “why would a sex worker inform on her best client?” I think that’s something A LOT of people didn’t even think about.
At one of his appearances GRRM said that Daemon was his favorite Targaryen when he was asked that question. I think his answer says a lot! I have never questioned the story of Daemon mocking the death of his one day old nephew before. It doesn’t seem out of character IMO. But your thoughts on why that story should be questioned do make sense. I’m also looking forward to seeing Daemon brought to life on the screen. It should be quite a show!
Matt Smith is scary as Daemon. And Daemon being played by my favorite new who Doctor is just the cherry on top. Now I’m just waiting for him to bang his niece
Edit: That last part was supposed to be a joke about Jamie and Cersei, but then I remembered, he’s a Targaryen, that was normal since Aegon I married his sisters
And Matt did that flawlessly
The Rouge Prince is one of my favorite Targaryens
Next video: sir Otto high tower, he has Tywin vibes
Little finger schemes and ambition with Tywins nobility
This is by far one of the most entertaining retellings of Targaryen history 😂
Daemon definitely a super interesting influential character. DT was a bad-ass type who would do pretty much do anything to achieve his ends regardless of what it took. Be it removing obstacles to be by Rhaenyra's side (he likely conspired to be rid of Laenor) , hired Blood and Cheese to carry out some fairly heinous murders during the Dance & pursued his own aspirations along the way including conquering the Stepstones for a time and briefly marrying into the Velaryons which kept him in the power mix with that connection to the Sea Snake. Daemon of course was an extremely influential power player throughout the Dance on behalf of Rhaenyra's cause even seemingly giving his life in that epic dragon battle over the Gods Eye against Aemond. Daemon's rivalries with other key characters is quite interesting as well to flesh out. DT was clearly adept in combat , effective in reforming / improving the City Watch and to be given Dark Sister (considering the select company who have been given & wielded that blade over the centuries) at a very young age speaks volumes. Daemon is certainly a super important and influential character , two of his children with Rhaenyra even went on to become King of the realm. Personally I wonder if a young Brynden Rivers was inspired by Daemon's example and M.O. to a degree with that stop at nothing , do anything to achieve a desired ends mentality.
Casting Daemon certainly is going to be extremely key for House of the Dragon (HotD) , as is the case with numerous other prominent characters of that time period but Daemon is certainly near the top of priorities to get correct. I look forward to HotD in general , between the novellas and F&B there is so much literary gold to draw from with a completed story as well (so no danger of surpassing source material). I just hope the show runners execute very well. Condal I do not know huge amounts about yet and Sapochnik has been at the helm of some quality GoT episodes but especially later on he became a bit more spectacle over story. Also I am still confused why it will start and be focused on the DotD, I would much prefer they did a season or two of Aegon's Conquest first as that is arguably my favorite Targ era and literally has everything to be a great series , including unanswered questions that HotD could have answered for us. For us book fans it matters less but for the casual viewers starting with the Dance for the next TV series in that universe does not provide much context and / or reason for emotional investment in that conflict without the lead up and Targ monarchy backstory up to that point. Personally I would have started with the Conquest , if it is called HotD might as well start at the beginning but I am still excited for the spectacle in store with the current concept.
Everyone in Westeros is advantageous asf. Do you think Daemon truly loved Rhaenyra or just wanted the crown?? Something tells me he actually did love Laena. 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
I think he loved them both. And they both loved him & each other on some Aegon, Visenya, Rhaenys kinda stuff
This is the best breakdown of Daemon period. Very appropriate for this week ❤️
Been a fan of your channel for a few years now and I just wanna say that I LOVE your aesthetic and that you are into George RR Martin novels but also enjoy the absolute cringe that is 90 day fiancé. What an underrated channel! Keep doing what you do girl! 🖤
Thank you!! I got y’all another 90 day fiancé video coming up!
GrayArea yessss! That shows been a favorite of mine secretly, of course, since S1. I’m so glad people are getting on the bandwagon now and understand. The entertainment level is real haha
I ain’t thirsty no more, because I just got the JUICE!
I cannot wait to see your Rhaenyra Targaryen video!
Daemon...playing the villain when needed & the hero when he knows no one will accept him
You’re funny as hell🤣 and now I’m so hyped for house of the dragon
TV is mostly accurate to the book. I do wish they included the scene with Daemon hugging his twin daughters. That's one of his few redeeming qualities. Loving father.
That may be the best video about Daemon I've ever watched! So damn good. Me personally, I'm team Daemon all day
Thank you so much! I wanted to give him the justice he deserved. The historians did him pretty filthy
I’ve been reading up and doing research on Daemon since last year and he is DEFINITELY one of my favorite Targaryens. Daemon and Rhaegar are my favs
We are finally getting house Hightower’s the new Lannister’s of Westeros. I hope they get the coolest white shining armor
Grrl Laena and Rhaenyra were definitely sharing lunch boxes. I think Harwin Strong and Rhaenrya and Laenor were having 3 somes with Strong serving as a "fluffer" for Laenor
The deaths of Corlys' & Rhaenys' children following in close succession to each other seem to just be coincidence. As for the deformed child, that seems to occasionally happen to Valyrians either through sheer bad luck or some other great stress happens to them. Laenor Velaryon's lover might have killed him because the former found out that he was a spy for the Greens (which explains why the killer is never found by Corlys). As for Nettles, perhaps she was taken as a lover by Daemon, but there's also the possibility that exaggerations were attached to the accounts of Daemon's time with her. Given their age disparity, her Dragonseed status, & her apparent native residency on Dragonstone, she might have been a bastard of Daemon's. His treatment of Misaria & their unborn child demonstrates that he was a man who despite his flaws, cared deeply for his kids. When other highborn might be loath to recognize a bastard of theirs born to a lowborn mother, he was handing out Dragon Eggs as part of their patrimony.
as a history student I can say to you that it isnt only in Fantrasy world....in medi9eval times it was totally normal to marry off your 13 year old princess to make new allies
I could listen to this woman all day
Them Reachers are shameless in their ambition.
They were the first kingdom to be settled by humans
I love the way you tell a story "he's out here presenting bitches with dragon eggs" lmaoooo
Daemon Targaryen, The Rogue Prince
Yes, you just read that with Preston Jacobs voice 😆
Can't wait to see who they cast as Damon. It's got to be better than Rhaegar, though.
Please let it be better than Rhaegar.
Omg...Girl I COULD NOT with that Rhaegar
I think Matt Smith is going to be awesome , I am already impressed with the trailers , soo excited to see him with Caraxes and ofcourse Rhaenyra :) I agree that both Rhaegar and Lyanna were horribly cast in GoT
otto Hightower reminds me of how the tudors portrayed thomas boleyn.
I was just reading Fire and Blood and got to the end of the dance of dragons and learned about Daemon "allegedly' died even though there was no body. Beyond excited for this video.
Saw your name, your beautiful face, and my day got better! Yay, new video from the Queen!!
8:40 another reason he would get along great with bronn-Bronn would have made him proud by being a tough but effective commander of the gold cloaks
The potential brilliance of a scene where Daemon and Caraxyes walk the empty halls of Harrenhal makes me think it won't happen. I know it's not D&D in charge here, but that scene seems too good to be true :(
I think he's most like a combination of Oberyn and Tyrion. He's probably my favorite Targaryen.
'they were box eatin' when i tell you i hollered
I look forward to videos on Rhaenyra, Aegon II, etc but also from the other Great Houses; Jeyne Arryn is interesting. But that’s getting ahead of ourselves
Daemon and Jahearys are my favorite's. The Rogue Prince is a fantastic short story... Especially being read by read by Iain Glen, Sir Jorah Mormont himself 😎
Honestly I view Daemon as a mash-up of Oberyn Martell and Tywin Lannister. I doubt Oberyn was as cruel or ruthless as Daemon.
man's stroke game must've been in LEVELS FRRRRRRR he had Everybody twitching
Yessss.....all of your videos are helping me so much while watching season 1....this show is fire 🔥🔥
Personally I do believe Daemon sullied Rhae’s reputation on purpose because he felt like if Viserys wouldn’t listen to him about the Hightowers then he would try and strengthen their family his own way which was marrying his niece
The Realm’s delight! The first Queen to sit the Iorn throne! Rhaenyra Targaryen!
4 episodes in and, personally, honestly, watching the previews waiting for the premier I was like 'oh they had to make hin ugly but now, oh my God's I love Daemon
Gray Area!!!
Can’t wait to see this show! There isn’t shit on tv worth watching.
I view Daemon as a mix of Oberyn and the Blackfish(two of my favorite characters) more than Jaime and Tyrion, just my two cents. Another great vid!!
I wish I had found you before it came out and for that I apologize and absolutely love your videos!
Gray Area always great insight and beautiful delivery. Thanks for this. I am even more excited to see what appears on film!
you're the best House of the Dragon narrator! ❤️
He’s a Feanor character! I love it!!
I think Daemon was as good a person as you can be in Westeros. I don’t think he seduced Rhaenyra out of greed for the iron throne. I think he may at first actually was trying to help her seduce sir Cristin Cole but there might have been a second motive and that would be he thought they should unite their houses in time to strengthen Rhaenyras claim because knowing the Hightower’s like he did he probably didn’t fully trust they would bend the knee after his brothers death especially if they had a son they could put their claim behind and that’s exactly what happen. He never once tried to be a real king after his brother died he let his wife rule like he promised his brother he would. I think if he was really trying to be king that whole time he would’ve at least tried it out a bit so to speak once his plan worked and he was technically king. Just my opinion
I just cannot wait to see Daemon leap from his dragon and takes Dark Sister and shoves it through old boys good eye. Even though it kills him, that jewel eyed shit heel got what was coming to him. Long live the King of the Narrow Sea! Excellent analysis, I've subscribed and am looking forward to all your content🎉
I love the way you tell these stories lol ❤. Thank you
Daemon is Like Feanor from Tolkien Legendarium, I love both
I love that analogy
Another great video!!! 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks Gray!
Omg this is some long as juice miss thang thank you 🙏, say you should check out the expanse and do some juices videos on that as well love ❤️
I’ve been watching it! I love it, I need to read the books.
One of the most epic deaths in asoiaf if indeed he died
At 33:35 the way she says thick! (Shivers up my spine)
Shes back agaiinn🔥🐉
Gray: Ser Otto Hightower is TRASH
Me: Subscribes
I always pictured him as a Little finger who became a knight and had a dragon, and we need an Aemond next since they so alike
I think Christon Cole is "Little Finger" with skill in fighting
If they pull off this character , it sounds awesome , cause I love Tyrion and Jaime both as characters , especially Jaime coming around to somewhat of a bit of a redemption as a human being , although some may see it different , I think Jaime was very interesting , so if daemon is much like this , he sounds like a cool character !
This was AMAZING
I just wanted to thank you for the great content you always post. Your Game of Thrones narration made me start reading the books a year ago. THANKS 🤗🤗🤗
Just happened to find this and listening to this was amazing and enjoyable. Your ability to give such detailed information in an energetic way makes it so much interesting and less confusing. Especially now since HoD is currently airing, this really brings the new story to better life and I can't wait to see what's going to happen. Also thank you again for taking the time to share this and narrate this!!! The best entertaining explainable imo. Can't wait to listen to your other links!!
He's like the "Viper" of dawn
i LOVED the way you narrated the events! wish you were my history professor maybe then i wouldn’t feel like stabbing my eyes during each lecture
Great video, I thought so before I heard the term "Box Eating!" It only enhanced the video.
i know a 15yr old girl who married a 35yr old man in my mother's village, and it was celebrated... when i saw her dancing, i was grossed out! she was very happy to be married, and the man wasn't even that rich
I simply hate Ser Otto . I think Daemon should have had Otto meet an untimely accident.
Fantastic video. I loved/hated this part of their history as it was the beginning of the end for this great family. X
I love how real you keep the story. Feel like we sitting on the stoop sharing tea.
They should hire Ian Somerhalder as Daemon Targaryen
For the ones that only watched the series Daemon would be The targaryen version of oberyn martell
Such a great video. I can always count on you to smart, engaging and hilarious.
The only thing considered incest in Westeros is when siblings marry or parents and their children
Great quotes keep them coming lol
I feel guilty for be a huge Targaryen's fan, Do not misunderstand me, but every time I read or listen something about them and of course incest stuff, I feel really bad I know it's fiction and I'm aware that reality it could be worse I can't shake this bloody sentiment.
Anyway Great vid.
Had to watch it again.... amazing video
I’ve decided Daemon is my favorite character of all time