Game Of Thrones: House Of The Dragon Season 2 Character Guide

It’s time to head again to Westeros! House of the Dragon returns with Season 2 on Sunday, June 16 for the following chapter of the Targaryen civil conflict. The home is split into opposing sides, with Group Inexperienced consisting of Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and her son Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney), whereas Group Black contains Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) and Daemon (Matt Smith), because the household fights itself for management of the Iron Throne. Rhaenyra was introduced as inheritor by her father, the deceased King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), when she was an adolescent. His spouse Alicent believes that he modified his thoughts on his deathbed and had her son Aegon take the throne as a substitute. In Season 1, the 2 sides have been readying assets to go to battle till Rhaenyra’s second son was murdered within the Season 1 finale. We now enter Season 2 able to go to official conflict.

Nevertheless, it is onerous to go to conflict when you may’t keep in mind which Targaryens are which, and so they all have the identical silver hair. GameSpot is right here to remind you of the entire main gamers in Home of the Dragon Season 2 so you may dive proper again into the politics, motion, and dragon-fighting. So sit again and get caught up earlier than Home of the Dragon returns on Max.

Performed by: Emma D’Arcy

Group Black

Rhaenyra is the rightful inheritor to the Iron Throne and Viserys’ eldest residing baby. She grew up with Alicent and the 2 have been greatest associates till Alicent was married off to Viserys and have become Rhaenyra’s stepmother. Rhaenyra has three illegitimate sons she gave beginning to whereas married to Laenor Velaryon (who ran away in Season 1) and he or she is passing them off as Targaryens. She additionally has twin boys along with her second husband, Daemon Targaryen

Performed by: Matt Smith

Group Black

Daemon Targaryen is Viserys’ brother and Rhaenyra’s uncle. He was first married to Laena Velaryon (Savannah Steyn), however she died in Season 1. They’d two daughters. He married Rhaenyra shortly afterwards, which might put him subsequent to the Iron Throne if Rhaenyra is profitable in recapturing her title.

Performed by: Olivia Cooke

Group Inexperienced

Alicent is the daughter of Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), Rhaenyra’s childhood greatest buddy, and the widow of King Viserys. She and Viserys had three youngsters, together with Aegon II, who Alicent helped usurp the throne after Viserys’ demise.

Performed by: Rhys Ifans

Group Inexperienced

Otter Hightower was the Hand of the King to Viserys and serves the identical function to his grandson Aegon II. He’s Alicent’s father and has spent his total life attempting to get a Hightower on the throne. Preserving the status of his household and garnering energy is his singular goal.

Performed by: Tom Glynn-Carney

Group Inexperienced

Aegon II is the eldest son of Alicent and King Viserys. He’s married to his sister Helaena and so they have two youngsters collectively. He usurped the throne from Rhaenyra on the urging of his mom and grandfather in the direction of the tip of Season 1. He has the identical conceitedness as Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) from Sport of Thrones however doesn’t have the identical sadism streak.

Performed by: Ewan Mitchell

Group Inexperienced

Aemond Targaryen is Alicent and Viserys’ second son. He misplaced an eye fixed throughout an errant recreation with Rhaenyra’s youngsters once they have been younger and by no means totally bought over it. He is formidable, crafty and vengeful. He presently rides the most important dragon in all of Westeros, Vhagar, which used to belong to his aunt, Laena Velaryon, earlier than she died. He chased after Rhaenyra’s second son Lucerys with Vhagar within the Season 1 finale however could not cease the dragon from consuming Lucerys and probably catalyzing the approaching conflict.

Performed by: Henry Collett

Group Black

Jacerys is Rhaenyra’s eldest son and her inheritor. On paper, he’s additionally the son of Leanor Velaryon, however his beginning father was a member of Rhaenyra’s King’s Guard. He is wanting to impress his mom and defend his home and is married to his cousin/stepsister Baela Tagaryen (Bethany Antonia).

Performed by: Steve Toussaint

Group Black

Corlys is the pinnacle of the Velaryon household, which is even richer than Home Lannister, and he additionally controls the biggest navy in Westeros. He’s married to Rhaenys Targaryen and his son was married to Rhaenyra. Corlys nearly died in Season 1 however was saved from nearly drowning and formally joined Group Black along with his spouse, Rhaenys (Eve Finest).

Performed by: Eve Finest

Group Black

Princess Rhaenys is the sister of King Viserys, Rhaenyra’s aunt, and the spouse of the ocean snake. She was nearly named queen by a council of Westeros elite, however misplaced the vote that made Viserys king by one. She’s at all times thought that the Iron Throne must be hers, however has supported Rhaenyra in her plight for the throne so they could lastly see a queen of Westeros. She is the mom of Laenor and Laena Velaryon, one in every of whom is presumed useless and the opposite we all know to be deceased.

Performed by: Bethany Antonia

Group Black

Baela Targaryen is the eldest daughter of Daemona and Laena Targaryen. She is a dragon rider and married to her cousin, Jacerys. If Rhaenyra is profitable in reclaiming the throne for her lineage, Baela will grow to be queen when Jacerys inherits the throne.

Performed by: Phoebe Campbell

Group Black

Rhaenyra Targaryen, seen on the precise subsequent to her sister Baela, is Daemon and Laena’s second daughter. She was betrothed to Lucerys Velaryon earlier than his demise on the finish of Season 1.

Performed by: Phia Saban

Group Inexperienced

Heleana Targaryen is Alicent and Vicerys’ solely daughter. She is married to her brother, Aegon II, and for now could be the queen of Westeros. She is taken into account mentally poor by her friends as a result of she speaks of visions they do not perceive. She and Aegon have two youngsters collectively.

Performed by: Fabien Frankel

Group Inexperienced

Ser Criston Cole is the pinnacle of Aegon II’s King’s Guard. He initially got here to King’s Touchdown to win Rhaenyra’s favor however betrayed her and went to Group Inexperienced within the latter half of Season 1. He’s now loyal to Allicent and defending the Hightower declare to the throne.

Performed by: Matthew Needham

Group Inexperienced

Larys is Home of the Dragon’s Littlefinger (Aiden Gillen). He is aware of everybody’s secrets and techniques and makes use of them to realize himself energy throughout the kingdom. He has a gentle spot for Alicent, and likewise an intense foot fetish. Don’t belief him.

Performed by: Luke Tittensor

Group Inexperienced

One other twin alert! The Cargyll twins have been members of the King’s Guard. Arryck, seen right here on the left, stayed with the King’s Guard to defend Aegon II when he usurped the throne.

Performed by: Elliott Tittensor

Group Black

Erryck Cargyll was once a member of the King’s Guard in King’s Touchdown however defected to defend Rhaenyra after Aegon II usurped the throne.

Performed by: Sonoya Mizuno

Impartial

Mysaria was a prostitute in King’s Touchdown and had plans to marry Daemon early in Season 1 earlier than he ditched her to marry Laena Velaryon. She additionally peddles in secrets and techniques and performs no matter facet she must with a purpose to survive.

Performed by: Abubakar Salim

Group Black

Alyn is a sailor in Corlys’ navy. He’s the one which saved Corlys from drowning in Season 1.

Performed by: Paddy Considine

Group Black

Technically, Viserys does not have a crew, as a result of he died earlier than the groups have been created. He’s the previous king of Westeros, Rhaenyra’s father, Daemon’s brother, and Alicent’s husband. He was thought-about a form and compassionate ruler who saved peace throughout the seven realms. He was killed by a skin-eating illness that took years to take over his physique. Viserys named Rhaenyra as his inheritor as a substitute of his brother Daemon, and stood by that proclamation by means of his demise.

Performed by: Elliot Grihault

Group Black

Lucerys Velaryon was Rhaenyra’s second son. He was serving to his household spherical up assist for his mom’s declare to the throne when he encountered Aemond Targaryen doing the identical factor. The terse change led to a dragon race, with Aemond claiming he solely wished to scare Luce, however his dragon Vhaegar ate Luce and his dragon. Lucerys is useless in the beginning of Season 2, however his demise is a serious plot level within the actions that propel the sophomore season.