King Viserys' Death Is Inevitable but How Does It Happen in 'House of the Dragon?'

King Viserys Targaryen rots on the throne as his personal brother Daemon plots to kill him in 'House of the Dragon' — so, how does he die? Plus, does Daemon grow to be king?

Spoiler Alert: This article accommodates spoilers for Season 1 of House of the Dragon.

From the very starting, it has been transparent that the number one source of conflict in House of the Dragon is who is going to prevail King Viserys Targaryen on the Iron Throne.

Rhaenyra would be the first Targaryen queen, but Viserys' brother Daemon wants the throne — and Alicent Hightower has already married Viserys and given him a son. (It can be in line with custom for Hightower's son to take the throne).

There are many possible heirs vying for the throne, and that's why the king has to die for the story to move ahead effectively. The query turns into not if the king will die, but when and how.

What is King Viserys dying from in 'House of the Dragon'?

King Viserys had a fairly simple time ruling his kingdom. Since his father Jaehaerys I handed the crown to Viserys, Westeros has been peaceful. However, Viserys isn't a a success king by any standards. He's egocentric, passive, and impulsive. He is keen to let his wife die for a son, but his resolution to marry Alicent over the younger Lady Laena Velaryon presentations he's now not keen to sacrifice his personal convenience for his kingdom.

If you were hoping Viserys would meet a fate as terrible as the one he put his spouse via, you may well be dissatisfied. Viserys is a personality who represents passivity. He is indecisive and lazy — the display even manifests a bodily illustration of these traits. He's diseased by the many cuts he receives whilst sitting on the Iron Throne, actually rotting away on the seat of power.

In episode 5, he coughs up blood and struggles to get thru speeches without intermittently coughing. While on EW's West of Westeros Podcast, Paddy Considine, the actor who portrays the king, printed that the persona is loss of life from some shape of leprosy.

The slight cuts he has received refuse to heal and have simplest worsened in depth. His inevitable loss of life (which might simply happen before the season ends) is symbolic of the king's weak point, as well as the eventual downfall of the Targaryens.

One day, Viserys will simply die in his sleep, according to the Fire & Blood books the show is in keeping with. But the information doesn't get out instantly. Alicent orders the king's death to stay a secret while she plots to have Aegon take the throne in opposition to the king's wishes. As if becoming queen regent is her truthful cost for all that point spent married to a decaying elderly husband.

Does Daemon Targaryen in the end turn out to be king?

When Daemon and Rhaenyra on Dragonstone listen the information of Viserys' death, Rhaenyra rejects her half-brother Aegon's declare, and Daemon helps her.

While Daemon postured at being king, he loves and helps Rhaenyra sufficient to put that apart and help her take again the kingdom. No, Daemon does not turn out to be king, but he does grow to be Rhaenyra's husband, and together they'll try to reclaim the throne.

Despite not ascending to the Iron Throne, creator George R.R. Martin named Daemon as his favourite character in the collection.

"I’m notorious for my love of grey characters and one of the greyest characters in the entire history of Westeros is Daemon Targaryen, the Rogue Prince," he shared in an interview. "He's a very colorful and unpredictable character and he has to rank up there as one of my favorites."

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