Spoiler forward for Home of the Dragon. After season 1 of the profitable HBO spinoff prequel, many followers took discover of this one look of a well-known Targaryen.
When Aemond Targaryen took off his eye patch, he revealed that he had his eye eliminated and the sapphire eye glistened blue. Followers took to Twitter (now X) to note the blue-eyed similarities between him and one other Recreation of Thrones villain, The Evening King. “WHY IS AEMOND’S EYE BLUE LIKE THAT IS HE THE NIGHT KING?!” one fan wrote. One other wrote, “the second i noticed aemond there i used to be reminded of the evening king however everyone knows they aren’t the identical.” So what’s the reality?
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Is Aemond Targaryen the Evening King?
No, Aemond Targaryen doesn’t flip into the Evening King—nor are they remotely associated. In truth, we see the creation of the Evening King and the White Walkers in season 6 of Recreation of Thrones.
In Bran’s imaginative and prescient, the Kids of the Forest drive a dragon glass right into a human’s chest whereas he’s tied as much as a tree. “Someone made him the Evening King,” The Evening King actor Vladimir Furdik informed Leisure Weekly. “No person is aware of who he was earlier than—a soldier or a part of [nobility]. He by no means wished to be the Evening King.” Additionally secure to say, that the Evening King was created greater than 1000 years earlier than the occasions of Recreation of Thrones, whereas Home of the Dragon solely takes place about 100 years earlier than the principle present’s occasions.
White Walkers are talked about briefly within the season 2 premiere, when Jacen asks Cregan what lies past the wall, he responds, “Demise.” So whereas it doesn’t strike out the chance of White Walkers within the prequel, it’s extremely unlikely that they’ll seem.
Within the books, Aemond dies by the hands of Daemon. The 2 battle it out as Aemond chains himself to Vhagar, whereas Daemon doesn’t chain himself to Caraxes. Daemon provides a devastating blow to Aemond as he plunges his sword by way of Aemond’s eye (sure, the one that appears just like the Evening King’s) whereas the dragons proceed to battle one another. The 2 dragons crash into the lake and the 2 males are presumed lifeless. Aemond’s physique is recovered whereas Daemon’s isn’t discovered.
Whereas their epic battle may not be within the playing cards for some time in Home of the Dragon, Ewan Mitchell talked to Polygon about Daemon and Aemond’s dynamic in season 2 of the present. “I’ve all the time thought Aemond is Daemon’s largest stan; a lot of the picture Aemond has curated through the years, it’s virtually like a homage to his hero,” he mentioned. Within the fog of struggle, Aemond sees Daemon because the adversary he’s staring down throughout Targaryen household strains. “Aemond idolizes Daemon; there’s virtually this romantic high quality that Aemond feels that Daemon received this shut — or, somewhat, he despatched individuals to finish Aemond’s life, however he didn’t wish to do it himself. […] So Aemond likes being observed by his idol.”
Home of the Dragon airs on HBO and is offered to stream on Max each Sunday.
