Balerion The Black Dread Dragon Origin - Greatest Targaryen Dragon In House Of The Dragon's History

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[@forrestjohnson9012]

@@omnigod1528 😢😂😂😂😢🎉😢❤

[@SelfHatingLionsFan]

Never realized Aegon fucked the dragons, too. Yea, I realize that's not what you meant, still, no judgements.🤣🤣

[@theoldestt-rex]

I really wish that they would make a prequel series about Aegons conquest. I would love to the original three Targaryens and their dragons in action.

[@Zeiss120]

To expensive.

[@TheFRESHSINCE81]

@@Zeiss120 how just ask

[@Zeiss120]

@@TheFRESHSINCE81 because it would have to show the dragons off far more than GoT, and I don’t know how much we will get them in HotD. But the CGI and Animatronics budget would be “ astronomical“ to Discovery, and I don’t think they are willing to pay for it.

[@SpaceViking2000]

I doubt that would work because it would be largely “and then Aegon Molly wopped them.” We would basically just be watching Aegon swing his big dick around lol

[@hosniadnan2623]

@diggy dub will not be boring but yeah there isn't much story to drag out the series..if this was only made for one season only, will be a great series

[@MermaidMusings7]

Did anyone else get sad toward the end of the video? It was hard to hear how the mighty Balerion spent the last few decades of his life. It was even harder to hear how they mistreated him. (slapping his snout) I think he would have preferred to die in battle. I also think he received his wounds trying to protect Aerea. He flew her back to King's Landing despite being severely wounded. I hope we get to see the conquest on the screen someday. Balerion, Meraxes, and Vhagar at their prime is *chef's kiss*

[@klgizreal3105]

But protect her what or whom? 🤔

[@ProceedMortal]

@@klgizreal3105if you read the full description of her wounds, it’s pretty graphic and horrible, it sounds like they were attacked by valerian fire wyrms. Aerya definitely got the worse of it as apparently the wyrms can gestate inside people, xenomorph style, which is what caused her blood to boil.

[@klgizreal3105]

@@ProceedMortal oh ok…thanks for the clarification 👍🏽

[@kap2652]

Baelon was only 1 or 2 when he went into the dragons pit and hit him on the nose nor did anybody mess with him and he doing nothing about

[@kennethjenkins8747]

"Arguably the most famous dragon in fantasy." Smaug waking up on his pile of gold; "WTF!!!"

[@BlueSummers101]

Indeed, not to mention Glaurung and Ancalagon the Black also!

[@adamlombard3771]

My first thought too

[@jimeley2580]

@@BlueSummers101 my thoughts were those 2 and smaug

[@N7Metz]

*Laughs in ancalagon the black*

[@fenris7769]

I was about to type the same thing lol

[@bertellijustin6376]

Just think, the Targs were a minor house and had Balerion, imagine the monsters the main houses must have had.

[@tonyluong6732]

literal flesh abominations

[@olebramserud59]

Balerion died of old age, he probably got to the peak of size

[@neoxceptr5824]

@Ole Bramserud You're missing his point. He's saying if that's how big Balerion was, then the others must have been two times his size and even more deadlier in Valyria.

[@foolsgold3576]

If the series taught us anything, it is that humans are the greatest monsters out of all

[@thevoicestoldmetoagain4627]

If im not mistaken, no other house had dragons. Ever. No one had beasts even close to dragons.

[@HashimThaDream]

It definitely would water down the legacy of Balerion if we got to see him onscreen. His story is one so seeped in legend and glory that trying to recreate him visually may not please everyone. It’s best he remain as he is; a legendary dragon up for interpretation of the many fans who adore GRRM’s story.

[@ocsjc13]

Once they are done with damce of the dragon I guarantee u they will do aegons conquest

[@AS-ri1mb]

@@ocsjc13 I really, really hope so.

[@hosniadnan2623]

@@ocsjc13 I don't think they will do aegon's conquest. Aegon's conquest do not have enough material to turn it into 3 4 seasons. I doubt they will do something that will have only one season

[@ocsjc13]

@@hosniadnan2623 why do u think it would be 3 or 4 seasons?? Damce of dragons is gonna be only 1 season 2 max

[@hosniadnan2623]

@@ocsjc13 well there is enough drama to fill in stories to drag it to 4 seasons. Just my opinion..running series of 3 4 series gives more money. HotD is already renewed for season 2 after episode 1

[@trainmap]

If we don't get Balerion on screen someday, we riot....

[@sidsomani8578]

Facts

[@gregorysaugustine5236]

Well we still got the second best in Vhagar, the second oldest dragon.

[@FamilyChannel-yv1xv]

I think Balarion got depressed after he saw what truly happened to his home,he left before the doom so he never saw what happened,and it’s not like anyone can really tell him

[@xavieriswavier]

It would be so interesting to see what happened and how he got hurt like that. I would love a show on Valyria or eastern city

[@FamilyChannel-yv1xv]

@@xavieriswavier i day it was a fire drake

[@doakesanddrax]

@@FamilyChannel-yv1xv that came from the north?

[@lezlych]

The Dragons Wrath was not triggered by the death of a bastard brother. It was the result of Meraxes and Rhaenys' death by Dornish's scorpions

[@houseadams4841]

Some of the lore / history is definitely off…

[@bertellijustin6376]

Well you have to remember, we are basing all of our knowledge from a “history” book written by maesters. We are never told “this is exactly what happened” but instead “this is what might have been why or how”

[@bertellijustin6376]

I doubt the yellow toad died in bed with a horse know what I mean

[@extinctreaper1901]

I rly want like a flashback eventually, Seeing maybe balerion with aegon or smth

[@Dszease]

I’m like 75% sure we will

[@narendramartosudarmo6112]

A GOT prequel focusing on Aegon’s Conquest is being discussed, which means that there is a chance that we will see Balerion in all of his glory quite soon.

[@htenny5031]

Good video. I hope HBO gives us more Drogon. If Balarion was over 200, Drogon could outgrow him, considering he's only 5 or 10.

[@stephonduncan1440]

There was something I read that drogon was balarion reincarnated

[@htenny5031]

@@stephonduncan1440 that would make sense

[@justindeming7323]

they're wyverns damn it

[@stephonduncan1440]

@@justindeming7323 where you see anything about dragon in the comment it’s name is drogon H Tenny didn say DRAGON

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[@kwenatsotetsi5885]

I feel like they have to give us a flashback or something, the showrunners know we crave to see Aegon's conquest and what balerion was all about

[@pryncecharming2133]

I hope there is a series about old valyria and the conquest. Balerion has been talked up so much that it is high time we finally got to see him.

[@KurNorock]

I wish they would work on their scale a little more. That skull seems like it came from a much smaller dragon than Vhagar. And from what I've heard, Balerion was supposed to be like twice the size of Vhagar.

[@aidansmith5346]

Man, what I would give to see Balerion in his prime. He must've been as amazing to behold as he would've been terrifying.

[@noesis1230]

I'm surprised they didn't start with the conquest. Could have been many detailed seasons that we would have loved.

[@CrimsonReapa]

the thing the injured Balerion was either a fire dragon of equal to or greater size if he went to Valeria as despite being the biggest dragon in Westeros the Targaryens were only a small and minor house in Valeria before the doom and it was stated there were dragons that were equal to even greater then Balerion in size back in those days and if some survived the doom they would have went back to being feral/wild with the Valerians now gone, the other possibility was that he ended up flying north beyond the wall an ran into a ice dragon which are stated to be bigger then any known fire dragon with the average adult ice dragon being 3x the size of a average adult fire dragon and there was a legend/story of some Valerians heading north of the wall to explore and discovering the shimmering lake where they were attacked by a ice dragon that quickly killed 3 of there fire dragons in quick succession before the rest of the Valerians/dragons escaped in terror/fear over how huge that ice dragon was and how easily it slaughtered 3 of there fire dragons and might also explain the weird skin issue/illness the princess had as it breath can instantly freeze most things it hits with fire dragons and other ice dragons (WW and ice spider are likely immune as well) being the only exceptions but even if it's not a direct hit the sheer coldness of there breath can cause frostbite in people not directly hit by it but still close enough to feel the effects of the cold similar to how a direct hit from a fire dragon instantly incinerates any one hit by it but can still severely burn people that are near the fire due to how hot dragons fire breath is, ice dragons breath may also explain why Balerion became weakened/sluggish for the rest of his life since ice magic is the opposite of fire magic so it could very well have caused permanent damage to Balerion both physically and magically.

[@TravisSgyatt]

Longest sentence I’ve read today

[@obitouchiha2230]

Brother literally wrote 10 marks essay. Anyways good info.

this is why fantasy fans are whacked, yall read so much lore but no paragraphs

[@Martin_Daniel]

Yeeeeeah... all good except the grammar.

[@trence5]

More than likely that's probably the answer. Balerion may have the biggest "dog' - in his own yard at least.

[@aladdinsai2029]

I don't know about you, but clearly Charizard is the most famous dragon in fantasy.

[@EmvyBeats]

probably true. alot of people don't know he is a dragon for some reason lol

[@andilebless5533]

@@EmvyBeats he is too small

[@EmvyBeats]

@@andilebless5533 Thats true, but he's Still a dragon. One that everyone and their little sisters pet hamster knows about.

[@andilebless5533]

@@EmvyBeats true

[@Keller5327LV]

Boswer?

[@MasterOfTheElements]

I think that Balerion was at least 3 times larger than s7 Drogon

[@hunter082706]

yet greyoll from elden ring is 2x as big as balerion lol

[@Marcustheseer]

ya if you put them next to eacher id say 3-4 times bigger

[@Dragon.um5tz]

Balerion it’s probably the same size as Smaug

[@grex951]

@@Dragon.um5tz GRRM has said that balerion and smaug were of comparable size.

[@Saveyourbs]

Balerion is the size of Rhode Island.

[@uditvedantmishra9719]

I would like to see Balerion in action someday

[@calebreynolds9183]

I like how ghidorah is entirely forgotten

[@84Ronnell]

I think because thats going into a whole other atmosphere, he’s Alien and the laws of nature don’t apply to him

[@Kasar_Logic]

Everything would be different if ghidorah was in game of thrones. He would terraform the planet

[@liamdamster]

bro it would be over💀

[@edkolbe1850]

Now imagine Ancalagon the Black in this setting.

[@bluey8302]

overkilll

[@apexpredator_jku]

Let's be real....Smaug is by far the most iconic Dragon in the history of fantasy. Balerion is just what's trending in the here and now

[@LegendInThaMakin]

Never even heard of Smaug, had to Google it.

[@octaviohenrique6079]

Tiamat is more

[@nighthawk6281]

Deathwing

[@htenny5031]

@@octaviohenrique6079 I miss the old D&D.

[@profo4544]

Nahhh this would probably go overall to King Ghidora. Smaug wasnt even the baddest of the lotr universe either, there was much bigger before him.

[@kimauthor]

It's very rare to get amazing video content AND a voice narration of excellent quality. Thank you. New fan!

[@WayneDWilliams]

They could do a flashback scene with Bo , that would work , even if just to put him and his awesomeness on screen . IT CAN BE DONE 👍

[@roathnorin]

They can do the rise of the house, a movie would be amazing

[@t.cbasey6439]

I can only imagine if Aegon was able to tame king Ghidorah during war of the seven kingdoms

[@decariusb71]

What if secretly, a Targaryen made a blood bond with dragons and sacrificed Valyria to gain future dragon riders.

[@84Ronnell]

So Danny used that strategy to take out the Iron fleet, she flew so high, they couldn’t detect him, and he they swooped down so fast that it was to late

[@firestormthelovewing2114]

Balerion style

[@Thecrimsonking01]

We don't talk about that part of the show

[@simolaine1099]

"Anime has Shen Long, video games have some random miniboss in GOW"

[@whatthefuck9703]

yea that was weird, he says darkeater midir but shows some random unamed dragon from gow

[@hosniadnan2623]

4:30 "balerion will be joined later in life by the she dragons vahger and merexsis and would mate with both of them just as his rider done so" O_o I am finding it very difficult to imagine ageon getting it on with vahger and merexsis without getting torn apart

[@Lesistius]

Hope this is satire

[@ivebeenironed3times737]

@@Lesistius I think he was relating it to their respective riders, ie Aegon’s sisters but missed out on a word

[@Keller5327LV]

Yeah, those weredragons, would be a cool addition to Westeros

[@combocentral]

What most people don’t know but is actually cannon is that Aegon had a dragon sized dong that he used to mate with female dragons once he was fully erect. Indisputable fact.

[@johnathanpage4629]

If u look at drogon at the end of the series he would have been a young man still in dragon sense full of many years balarion would have been double the size of drogon

[@marimayes]

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[@bharathgopalakrishnan3739]

I still feel his skull is too small for the size they describe

[@Nate-wh7or]

Vhagar grew as big as Balerion. It will be very very interesting how they display it in the inevitable sequel "Dance Of Dragons"

[@syntheovaldy5173]

that's a false statement

[@jakeyoung7431]

@@syntheovaldy5173 yeah it’s said Vhagar was approaching Balerion in size but never got to it so yeah not as big as Balerion

[@jermeycoldworld1898]

I really want an aegon the conquer series

[@Thecrimsonking01]

From my understanding everything that happens in fire and blood before the show started is still happend . To include girl flying away

[@cadeevans4623]

Great video awesome love this

[@Michaelkaydee]

Hope we get a flashback and see him

[@inesatt1313]

Balerion seems compelling for a Dragon

[@NoOne-fo1di]

It isn't said that any dragon ever mated with any other dragon. There's literally nothing in any of the ASOIAF books that say anything about dragons breeding aside from speculation on behalf of the citadel

[@BeachMongoose]

Before they were called dinosaurs, they were called dragons or fiery serpents.

[@greatdude7645]

Instead of a live action portrayal of the conquest and subsequent events up until Game of Thrones show. HBO should create an animated series. This would allow them to go in depth of the GRRM work.

[@idea-6836]

Why is no one talking about the fact he was badly wounded when he was at the peak of his size does that mean there was a bigger dragon out there?

[@Jimmy_000]

"Most famous dragon in the history of fantasy" Ancalagon the Black : 👁️👄👁️

[@RMZB0]

I have a very nice plot to link the two realms the lord of the rings to game if thrones and house of dragons to a modern day best merge ..

[@tresjolieme81]

the dragon face in the thumbnail i think is Dreamfrye because the face looks so cute like a female Drogon.

[@wing0291]

This should be a mini series

[@bucky7162]

I am sorry but calling Balerion the most famous dragon in the history of fantasy is a ridiculous statement lol

[@Jacaerys1]

Even Blue Eyes White Dragon Is more famous. Lol.

[@xClown55]

@@Jacaerys1 ''even'', don't think there is a dragon more famous than blue eyes white dragon lmao maybe shenron

[@ifubuildit]

What about Puff?

[@saeedanwar7559]

What about Charizard??

[@russmayos3694]

@@saeedanwar7559 but... but... he’s not a dragon type

[@agentholmes369]

Drogon still alive and he is only a child ( less than 10 years old), and Snow series in the making, I'm sure drogon will out grow the balerion The black dread, as the greatest the dragon since dawn of time

[@Mcherri]

Well that depends if cannibal is still alive or not when the show series is still alive I say that he is and is nearly as big as balerion as he has a completely different diet and has been a wild dragon for so long now.

[@pl4423]

Until Cannibal entered the picture🙂🙂

[@jesseechamberlain4663]

They moved to dragon stone in 114BC. Not 114AC. You said it wrong in the video.

[@Babidi111]

- Damn, life was pretty unfair to the average Dragon. Like hows a Worm supposed to compete with this big black bastard, he's like the biscuit oliva of Dragons. Sounds like when he went out acting hard he ran into a Yujiro style threat and got PTSD too.

[@Babidi111]

- Kinda surprised they wouldn't have sold more stuff, in order to bring more Dragons than 5. If they were sure it was over for Valyria, that seems like it would be top priority.

[@chrisjarvis2287]

I think Ancalagon The Black and Smaug from middle earth are a bit more famous.

[@madeonearth3429]

Thats the german rapper called spongebozz

[@tensaiuchiha3073]

Is it confirmed, that Aerea doesnt exist in the Show or does it just makes sense currently?

[@jet7111]

Balerion names comes from the God of Death in Old Valyria

[@LadyOfTheLake77]

Your videos are amazing.

[@arjr74]

Great Breakdown 👍 👌

[@hybridhd7436]

Honestly though nothing besides old age could have ever taken down Balerion. Like sure Rhaenys and Meraxes were taken down by a scorpion but that was like a 1/1000 shot which would basically be impossible to recreate. The only actual thing capable of taking down a dragon is another dragon.

[@otakubatman1853]

In this franchise. If you die of old age, you win.

[@ashleycoburn9770]

Vhagar is my favourite Dragon in Game of Thrones.

[@trence5]

@7:15 - Yep. A true weapon of mass destruction.

[@cormacosuilleabhain9665]

The fact alduin wasn’t the dragon for video games is a crime

[@fandaklada609]

or Deathwing, or any dragon aspect.. This guy is evidently payed propagandist.

[@vyzion980]

Is it just me or does his skull look like the same size or smaller than Vhagars and Meleys?

[@judowrestlerka]

If you think that Balerion was more famous than Smaug, Glaaurung or Ancalagon in fantasy literature then you need to read more.

[@OriginalGlorfindel]

Glaarung was a machine built in the shape of a dragon, I believe.

[@clintoyclintoy9025]

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DRAGHEN EHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEE,... DAMN THAT BOI IS A BEAST

[@droberts1593]

"The most famous dragon in the history of fantasy"? I think not, sir. That distinction belongs to Smaug, I would say.

[@christophernoble76]

shenron and charizard or dragonite

[@ChristopherG1990]

Ah dragons, have you heard of the critically acclaimed expansion Heavensward of the mmorpg Final Fantasy XIV? It’s all about dragons.

[@aaronlee5073]

I wanna know what In Valeria was mean enough to leave a 9ft gash on Balerion

[@jeffleake1960]

his rider did what now ? mated with who ? or what ?. but as someone who spent a lot of time as a youngling drawing all kinds of men and beasts , from superheroes to aliens to dragons , i think some of the art shown on here is bloody awesome . specially at 8.45 ish

[@yams9731]

I think they meant that Balerion mated with his “sister” Dragons, Vhagar(Visenya’s Dragon) and Meraxes(Rhaenys’s Dragon), just like Aegon mated with his sister wives Visenya and Rhaenys

[@rnorrr5534]

@Yarn Kay that's exactly what he meant. Anyone that don't know the story would be lost hearing that statement lol

[@yams9731]

@@rnorrr5534 😄

[@timredmond5656]

Actually Drogon was closer Vhaagars size bc he was aloud to hunt and roam...

[@scarletwizard5451]

? No Drogon was so small in the books

[@joe9739]

Video games have BAHAMUT, thank you.

[@sijoubarg3646]

just as his riders would go on to do . NIcE

[@jvo8068]

4:37 pardon?🧍🏻‍♂️

[@AtomicWizard527]

Smaug is a pretty important dragon too

[@marekmisztal2542]

I think that after House of The Dragon HBO might do another prequel set during Aegon's conquest of Westeros so i'm sure one day we're going to see Balerion in his prime on the screens. It's a great story as well and i think the entire Game of Thrones franchise has became so popular and profitable over the years that HBO will do at least 2 other series to cover the entire saga. Especially that George RR Martin is a fan of the show and he's still creating new GoT stories. The series is literally based on the books and it's probably the most profitable thing in HBO's history. They would be stupid not to cover the whole thing.

[@twistit4844]

4:35 Just as it's rider...what?!!

[@0hMyLife]

9:19 "...King Harren-Hall..." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chickenman412]

The ultimate battle in a crossover Ancalagon The Black vs Balerion The Black Dread who wins???

[@nirajdev6940]

Caraxes:- I'm the strongest dragon🐲 ? Vhagar:- No, I'm the strongest dragon🐲? Balerion:- hahaha

[@Mr.Blud_Stonemporer]

Great informative video

[@mattmeadows6568]

4:32 That could have been phrased .... differently.....

[@preetamraiwad7480]

Well for starters, i'd love to ride Caraxes!

[@thomasskywalker8893]

Most famous dragon is probably Smaug!

[@noey4560]

Hmmmm… i thought the image on the right of the thumbnail was an emu.

[@user-rd8xs6pe3n]

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[@JackieShadow]

WHAT ABOUT SMAUG???

[@user-rd8xs6pe3n]

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[@johndarland3633]

Balerion was a good boi

[@henriksti2]

Great content! I have to disagree about Balerion's death being deserved. Targaryens were cruel, not the dragons themselves. They didn't choose to be rode and kill a shitload of people. That's men doing. All in all, Balerion was more a victim of his lords cruelty than anything else. Humans pushed Dragons, and their nature kicked in.

[@dushanthasadaruwan1880]

We might see him one for sure

[@WakatsukiTakeshi]

gods I was big and powerful in my prime 😈😈🐲; just was lil slow when I was old 😁

[@danielneufield1605]

Verminex from Dragon Slayer is the OG. Also would love it if anything from Dragon riders of Pern was made. Anne McAffery wrote good stuff.

[@kunik61]

She sucks since she has been slain.

[@김장훈-k5c]

Balerion… it’s the incredible!

[@roybarron7806]

Got me thinking of who would win a fight from two different worlds galakrond or him

[@Shabalalaaaa]

"Arguably the most famous dragon in fantasy" * shows the dragon from shrek*

[@tierban5803]

Ancalagon the Black. I believe is more famous

[@jeanmelisca]

I wonder if Belerian would’ve stood a chance against Ankaligon? What say you?

[@Boomken76]

famous lol, never heard till now, Smoug on the other hand or Deathwing, Galagrond