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| “ | Viserys was cruel and weak and frightened, yet he was my brother still. His dragon will do what he could not. | „ |
| ~ Daenerys Targaryen |
Viserion is a supporting character in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and its television adaptation, Game of Thrones.
Viserion is one of Daenerys Targaryen's three dragons, or "children," along with his brothers, Drogon and Rhaegal. After being killed beyond the Wall and subsequently resurrected as an undead dragon by the Night King during Season 7 of the television series, it has become a villain as well as the Night King's personal mount. He is responsible for making a huge breach in the Wall on its southernmost part, at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, at the end of Season 7.
He was named after the late Viserys Targaryen, in his memory.
Biography
Season 7
When Daenerys learns that Jon Snow and his ranging party were struggling against the White Walkers and the undead army beyond the Wall, she and her three dragons fly to rescue them on a desperate mission. During the mission, the Night King throws a spear made of ice through Viserion's neck, mortally wounding him and causing him to fall through the sky into the frozen lake. After Jon, Dany, and the others flee, the wights use several massive chains to drag Viserion's corpse from the frozen waters. The Night King then uses his magical powers to revive Viserion as a massive wight dragon.
Later, when the army of the dead finally arrives at the Wall, at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, the Night King is shown riding Viserion. Having apparently gotten more powerful and faster now that he had been raised into undeath, Viserion breathes an icy blue fire and destroys the westernmost portion of the Wall, allowing the White Walkers and their undead minions to finally cross over into the Seven Kingdoms once again after thousands of years.
Season 8
Viserion is present along with the Night King in the siege of Winterfell, where he slays numerous defenders and battles his brothers in a duel in the sky. Later, he confronts Jon in the courtyard and attempts to kill him, but he is killed himself when Arya slays the Night King.
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Trivia
- In the television series Game of Thrones, the Night King gained Viseryon thanks to Daenerys bringing it beyond the Wall, giving him the very weapon he needed to breach the Wall. This happened due to Jon Snow's idea to travel beyond the Wall in order to capture a wight and show it to Cersei to gain the Iron Throne's support against the army of the dead. The whole mission turned out to be a pointless disaster, as in the end, Cersei did not provide any help anyway. In fact, the mission is the very reason why the Night King ended up killing Viserion, gaining him as his wight, and causing a breach on the Wall, the sole thing standing between him and the Seven Kingdoms. So ironically, Jon and Daenerys are the ones who caused the invasion of the White Walkers south of the Wall, all just to get dismissed by Cersei. Had Jon stayed at home and ignored asking Cersei for help, the Night King would have lacked his undead dragon.
- This led to the death of Thoros of Myr and a few wildlings beyond the Wall, the massacre of almost the entire Night's Watch and free folk garrison at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, the massacre of the Last Hearth, and numerous deaths and extinctions of houses in the battle against the dead at Winterfell, made tougher by Viserion's presence as well.
- In the novels, dragons cannot or refuse to fly beyond the Wall, no matter how hard the riders try to make them obey. Any attempts to make the magical creatures fly over it have always failed. The dragonriders completely lose control over their dragons when they try to make them fly past the Wall, as shown by the numerous attempts made by Queen Alysanne Targaryen.
- It is unclear if the dragons simply refuse to fly in the lands beyond the Wall or if they are unable to. It is theorized by some fans that the Wall itself, which has magical protective spells against the Others in the books, is what stops dragons from flying over it. However, if that were the case, a dragon could always fly to the east and then north, far away from the Wall, above the sea, and then reach the other side by flying back to the west.
- It is unknown if the Wall's spells would work against the Others, or at least if they would work so well to the point of making them unable to pass through it.
- It is unclear if the dragons simply refuse to fly in the lands beyond the Wall or if they are unable to. It is theorized by some fans that the Wall itself, which has magical protective spells against the Others in the books, is what stops dragons from flying over it. However, if that were the case, a dragon could always fly to the east and then north, far away from the Wall, above the sea, and then reach the other side by flying back to the west.
- There is no canonical evidence in the novels that a dragon wight can damage the Wall in the first place, as it has ancient and powerful magic to counter the Others and their magic. The only known thing believed to be capable of bringing down the Wall (not just breaching it, but bringing the entire structure down) is the legendary and magical Horn of Winter.
External links
- Viserion on the Heroes Wiki.
- Viserion on the Wiki of Westeros.
