Battle at Rook's Rest | Dance of Dragons (Fan-Made Animation)

[@emmaVTEC]

It’s crazy how close the creator of this video got to the actual battle on the show

[@jesussole5739]

the info is from the books

[@hrishikeshXXV]

Unity 5 did it far better . I dont know why the studio execs or even GRRM made Aemond hate his brother enough to kill him in the show Fuqqing wild

[@danko238]

Legit like this version better than show one

[@evaggeliapanousi2244]

Sorry but even though I love the fan-animation this wasn't close at all.The fight was completely one sided,Meleys was throwing around Sunfyre like a ragdoll and almost won against Vhagar too.

[@teodorakoslov2929]

@@evaggeliapanousi2244 This was exactly like in the books. It's the show that doesn't even come close at all to the source material.

[@Nemenon]

I quite like the touch of Sunfyre and Maelys actually dancing in the sky.

[@the.c0nqu3r0r]

Fr, it’s so cool

[@captainziggy82]

Yea that was sick, hope we get Tessarion and Seasmoke like that

[@quailjailss]

@@captainziggy82I want them to add the “mating dance” interaction in the show so bad.

[@williamthell5930]

That’s actually just how eagles fight

[@moonlight_the2nd]

Same that was cool

[@kyoshi7]

Who's back here after the Rook's rest episode?🙋🏽‍♀️

[@RoomygotAutumn]

As soon as I saw her about to cross the top of rooks rest I literally shouted in my house "NOO!!!!" FUCKING VAGHAR

[@zionnorwood-w3r]

Me because he added tht ending part to it

[@zionnorwood-w3r]

Honestly this was the book accurate version too

[@brittanycarlton8107]

Just trying to find something to do until Sunday 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Psycho_SugarCraze]

​@@brittanycarlton8107 😭😭😭

[@cephasoj108]

You excel at giving these beasts actual weight, you can feel how heavy vhagar is and how much more nimble maelys and sunfyre are.

[@АКот-р2в]

Вот тут я согласна, в оригинальном шоу этого не чувствуется

[@aditya-ki6eq]

​@@АКот-р2вyeah also sunfrye looked more like syrax he was much better in season 1 funeral scene

[@quailjailss]

How you made vhagar touch ground and fly back into the air was simply amazing. And the tree damage… I’m just blown away

[@MDH20021]

It reminds me of when Rhaegal crashed during the long night, the way he tried to take off before completely falling !!

[@quailjailss]

@@MDH20021 yes the head movement was the same, trying to balance himself before crashing. Love how they added that

[@MiamiGameHunter]

Sunfyre put up more of a fight here than in the actual show.

[@haiopataxo3716]

Aegon estava bêbado e o sunfyre não tem experiência de batalha, então era claro que ele não ia saber as táticas da Meleys

[@josejonatacalixto]

​@@haiopataxo3716fora que a Meleys e muito maior do que o Sunfyre é provavelmente já lutou em batalha antes.

[@haiopataxo3716]

@@josejonatacalixto sim

[@hafsahassan394]

I thought Sunfyre in the show was realistic. He had never been in a fight before. Nor was aegon a great flyer. He relied on his rider to tell him what to do, how to fight a dragon, where Meleys was coming from, and Aegon had not a clue. So when Sunfyre gets bitten and torn down by Meleys he squeaks.

[@Jacaerys1]

Sunfyre should not be able to put up a fight against Meleys. Lol

[@malusdarkblade3234]

This is so much closer to what happens in the books...Sunfyre is noted in the books as being very strong and ferocious for his age, and put up a fight and did some damage to Meleys even if by the end he was gonna lose...in the show he does nothing but break a horn...

[@xxwhispersxx2856]

They made him a golden retriever with wings. Even tho some pissed off Goldens can do a lot of damage.

[@TheMegamyGamer]

To be fair the book are historical events. It's not a novel like GOT. Also bonus point on Aegon being alone and not with Vaghar and aemond like in the book. The difference can be felt in dragon riding. Rhaenys as Bern riding Melys for nearly 39 years. And Melys is twice larger than Sunfyre. So it make sens that Sunfyre get fucked up easily (Tho Sunfyre ripped a horn out of Melys so here is your ferocity).

[@supimbob12]

Because the books are a historical retelling of events, "very strong and ferocious for his age" is the exact kind of embellishments or inaccuracies that are interesting to address in an adaptation.

[@larsonpartisan2855]

@@supimbob12 Guys you are not saying anything profound. And you are not getting the actual hints in Fire and Blood - they are very SUBTLE . for example Maegor being sterile. And the show is also another retelling of events and NOT what actually happened so it doesnt really make sense to change every aspect of the book. GRRM destroyed the showwriters of hotd in his 2 latest blogposts for their stupid writing and their shitting on the lore and canon events. Ryan even called Sunfyre being "golden and beautiful" Maester Propaganda - even though GRRM said himself that he was indeed golden and the most beautiful and that he was looking forward to see him adapted on Screen - the showwriters are pretty much doing their own fanfic now, especially with Sheepstealer in the Vale. If you read GRRMs latest blogpost you will see how mad he is about these changes.

[@BDawg-hy7pl]

@@larsonpartisan2855proof?

[@_justinblizzle]

No one’s talking about how well all of the trailer shots were incorporated into this!! Are we sure this is fan made and not a straight up leak?? 🤭😅

[@leonard_turner0167]

That's what I'm saying 😭 HBO is coming

[@PeaceEpieces]

Thats exactly what i was thinking.. this looks like a first draft of sorts, to give the cgi team the outline of what to create

[@Jrdn357]

@@PeaceEpieces It's not. Some of the trailer shots are incorporated here as if they're BEFORE Meleys burned the soldiers, but in the actual shots you can see there is smoke everywhere, so she clearly already burned them and is about to/already is fighting Vhagar and Sunfyre. This is a VERY COOL and amazingly done fan project, but still just a fan project, not a leak.

[@WritingGeekNL]

I don't think this is a leak, since the trailer shows us more of... well... Rook's Rest. This video just barely involves a castle in the background. And even if it is a leak, I mean, it is still very rough and stiff. Besides that most, if not everyone, who watches this video will know what is to come.

[@victorjonah7211]

They did well nonetheless

[@nimblepixeluk]

Some of these scenes are IDENTICAL to what we saw today 😅 you gotta be an insider

[@krapto3467]

Those identical scenes were most likely animated off the trailer, Makes it ever the greater,took bits from the trailer and filled the gaps from the books.

[@diactionza5864]

Seriously. Especially the shot of behind raeynys

[@damon2184]

@@hlzionthe book doesn’t describe shot compositions and camera angles 😂

[@mori1bund]

yes - if reading the book and watching the trailers makes you an insider... 🙂

[@ambot03]

But actually it was Vaghar and Meleys who rotate while spitting fire (as per books and now as per the show) but here it was Meleys and Sunfyre. Plus Sunfyre was inexperienced and was never went to battle and here it was shown as if it had good experienced.

[@rachaelschannel007]

"Broken and burned so badly that his armor had fused onto his flesh," "The burns caused so much pain that some say he prayed to die"

[@nicksmithnutmilk]

I doubt they will go that far in the show

[@Savage-nv6wr]

And that bitch Rhaenys was smoked to oblivion 😂 her dragon ripped to shreds !

[@slayerr3086]

@@nicksmithnutmilkWhy wouldn’t they?

[@nicksmithnutmilk]

​@@slayerr3086everything was made softer in both shows then in books . Theon's torture , Rhaenyra's labour on Dragonstone , Tyrion's injuries , Aemma's death , Laena's death , Joffrey's death etc.

[@slayerr3086]

@@nicksmithnutmilk I would argue they made Aemma’s and Laena’s deaths worse than it was in the books. Either way, Aegon getting burnt and crippled is a big part of his character. Armor fused into flesh is nothing compared to some other injuries we seen in GOT and not that hard to pull off with some effects.

[@twelve11]

This was so much better than what we got. Having Aemond enter the battle together with Aegon and Sunfyre being a formidable opponent. Amazing

[@LKS-mh1fk]

A HBO quis economizar grana nessa batalha, eu achei um pouco decepcionante

[@baron6588]

It was a stupid plan in the books though to risk the King, they made the plan smarter in the show having it only Vhagar.

[@thewarlock539]

Not only that. But in the books the way it is depicted here. It seems like Rhaenys literally forgot about Vhagar until it burned her. Really really bad writing.​@@baron6588

[@ariejohnson1944]

@@baron6588 Yeah intentionally leaving the king in the dark/undermining him and then intentionally burning him kind of cancels out that argument. Not that I disagree with your general idea, its very pragmatic and in hindsight smart but in the books Aegon had to be there since a king can never look craven especially in the midst of a civil war, also the books note that only Sunfyre's presence with Vhagar guaranteed the death of Meleys. It would have been an even bigger disaster had a lone Vhagar died in the very first battle of the war.

[@baron6588]

@@ariejohnson1944 That’s what happens you prove yourself an incompetent King, not that I blame Aegon for that though, no one even cared to teach or guide him how to rule. Though I do blame him for being intentionally burned, it was a stupid (but brave) move to just go yolo into battle, and also for being a terrible big brother that that led to his younger deciding to get some crispy revenge. I agree that it’s a good image to make a King look brave in wartime, but in actual history, and even Westerosi History, kings usually weren’t in the vanguard, and as Stannis pointed out once (in the books if your confused), a King should never go into direct combat unless he really knows what he is doing, and Aegon was young and very inexperienced with adolescent dragon that didn’t need to be there. I also agree that making it Vhagar alone could be risky when the dragon she is facing Meleys, is noted to be one of the few dragons alive that could actually kill her, but they were actually expecting Rhaenyra to show up on Syrax, but considering the show changed it abit to making the plan strictly an ambush making Vhagar blend into the forest for stealth, so that does cancel out the risk more (though Aegon kinda ruined the plan in the end).

[@AftajNotHere]

This is so much better and more accurate than the biggest creature in westeros being able to sneak attack

[@xXToraKobayashiXx]

"Rhaenys kind of forgot about Vhagar"

[@HK-gm8pe]

NO...she forgot about sunfyre , size isnt always the most important thing, look whqat badass Caraxes did to granny diaper wearing Vhagar...also Rhaenys is sooo much more experienced in war and with her dragon than these 2 brats who have no experience whatsoever...Aegon underrestimated Rhaenys and will spend rest of his short life crippled and Aemond will have sark sister in his other eye ...these brats are tooo confident in themselves eventhough they have no experience

[@yoonkook5222]

@@HK-gm8pe LMAO in what battles did rhaenys and meleys fought before?? she underestimated Sunfyre and Vhagar and died for it, so... it doesn't matter what happens to Aegon and Aemond at the end, Rhaenys and Meleys died.

[@edgarrojas5060]

@@HK-gm8pe Bro got mad for no reason moment:

[@HK-gm8pe]

@@yoonkook5222 yes cause she died willingly, she is a badass who didnt run the moment she saw these two...and YES Rhaenys has more experience with her dragon....you read the books more ... she didnt underestimate anything...she just went willingly , she knew that Meleys isnt match for Vhagar , yoiu guys never read any books it seems like

[@TiagoPelegrini-pl5dk]

@@HK-gm8pe a Vhagar também sofrer disso

[@Tvtube-s8v]

Nooooo rhaynes also the fact that she saw them coming and went to face them and not runway is why she is the queen who never was

[@rexibhazoboa7097]

Queens are more useful alive. Smart person would’ve retreated. Meleys is the fastest there, they won’t have caught up to her

[@tanman49]

@@rexibhazoboa7097I guess she thought she could have at least removed 1 of them from the chess board. Those two dragons were the greens largest and deadliest of dragons. The blacks has the larger number of bigger and aggressive dragons but not the biggest that’s vaghar. But I guess her mindset was scarifice and removing one of them from the chess board and pray the rest can advance the cause. Her and daemons thinking could be certain sacrifices changes the course of battles in a war.

[@queenxx1690]

She killed a lot of people in dragonpit for no reason

[@LittleMissSmallPaw]

@@tanman49 "Those two dragons were the greens largest and deadliest of dragons" Dreamfyre: Am I nothing to you?

[@ЭнхмөнхУ]

@@queenxx1690 that was in the show not iin the books but lol the only exit was through the dome and looool the greens were the fools who made their coronation in the dragonpit um HELLo the dragonpitt

[@lolcats987654321]

The talon lock death spin was a very nice touch. Bringing in some actual avian combat for realism i liiiiiiike

[@juniorlks1]

Something tells me that when we compare this to the show, we're gonna wish the battle was more like this instead of whatever they give us. This was just phenomenal!

[@quailjailss]

Agreed.

[@geraldcorbie3408]

I wouldn't be surprised if it's the exact battle that was leaked and animated

[@Divine_Chareka]

​@@geraldcorbie3408 nope there's there's Moondancer in the show version

[@DestroToCreate]

​@@Divine_Chareka if that is true then this was even more well Done syncing with the trailer scenes

[@Att964]

​@@Divine_Chareka moondancer is not participating in the battle, Baela will probably arrive after rhaenys death and take out her anger on the soldiers

[@ปลาช่อนนา-ม2ฅ]

Next, I want to watch Battle Above The God's Eye.

[@keithcurry3608]

Read my mind

[@prettycyber8332]

That came to mind when that one eyed bastard came on the screen

[@willemvarasse5933]

I don't think you're really ready for this fight 😂😂😂😂

[@keithcurry3608]

@@willemvarasse5933 Nah I've read so many times plus watched the slight animation of it for the visual books am pumped

[@israelcervantes7104]

Me too 😅

[@genericuser-1]

And as expected, this is far better than the episode.

[@H_savv4848]

It would be too much cgi and would go over the budget BY FAR if this vid was animated

[@Ilovefoodd111]

As expected, Copium..

[@salimgohan9670]

​@@H_savv4848nope, they just wanted to change stuff. It's still expensive in the fanfiction way.

[@H_savv4848]

@@salimgohan9670 if hotd were to cgi that animated vid I promise you that it would go beyond their budget which is why they tried to incorporate a shorter battle between dragons

[@DestroToCreate]

​@@H_savv4848 funny enough this is actually shorter hahahah then the episodes fight ha

[@lysander3459]

OH! And the fire vs fire moment between Sunfyre and Meleys 💯👌

[@ngin98]

do you think they’ll actually do it ?? got didn’t do it in the long night & its not overlap realistic but it would be badass to see

[@lysander3459]

I will be very disappointed if HBO won't show fire vs fire scene between dragons in the show. And it is realistic; Sunfyre used fire as a 'shield' from Meleys' flames. If he didn't do that, both he and Aegon would end up as crispy mcnuggets in a matter of minutes.

[@ngin98]

@@lysander3459 I hope so too I grew up on godzilla so am a sucker for a beam clash

[@bellaballong]

@@lysander3459 we see a lot of fire behind Vhagar in the trailer and Aemond look very worried on top of her. I think we’re in for a treat with on this battle. It Will be tragic, but i think they wont disappoint us :)

[@HK-gm8pe]

cant wait to see Aegon burnt to crisp :D

[@nobody-wt1bv]

The scene in which Meleys tries to kill aegon, but Sunfyre protects him 😭😭

[@dracodracarys2339]

Man, the scene where Meleys crashes the coronation would have been better if Sunfyre had intervened to protect his rider and there was a tense standoff before Rhaenys decided to book it. It would have made more sense in concept, and would have been great foreshadowing for Sunfyre and Meleys' eventual clash.

[@eslamahmed6117]

Dragons are restricted, and their riders only have the keys to locks. Dreamfyre is the only who who was able to break her shackle upon Haelena's death. ​@@dracodracarys2339

[@youngveteran6368]

@@dracodracarys2339 yea but that scene was strictly for spectacle so this is wishful thinking 😂 it would’ve been awesome to get that scene tho

[@darthveatay]

Well Sunfyre did cross the ocean to find his rider on Dragonstone. Unfortunately

[@queenxx1690]

@@darthveatay Unfortunately ??? this show how close bond Aegon had with his dragon

[@dhruvbhatnagar4180]

This was so much better than what we got in the actual episode! Kudos to you. HBO should be taking notes

[@schwaben4120]

no it wasn't 😂

[@samratsingh1907]

​@@schwaben4120go read the books, ignorance to this degree is not good.😊

[@Keram-io8hv]

​@@schwaben4120Oh yes less girlboss scenes and useless prophecy scenes

[@_elevear]

@@Keram-io8hv girlboss...she literally died and its realistic sunfyre was an unexperienced baby as well as aegon how on earth would they ever be able to win against a big ass old experienced dragon like meleys??

[@Keram-io8hv]

@@_elevear And how exactly was Meleys more experienced?

[@luiscruz679]

“Nine days after Lord Staunton dispatched his plea for help, the sound of leathern wings was heard across the sea, and the dragon Meleys appeared above Rook's Rest. The Red Queen, she was called, for the scarlet scales that covered her. The membranes of her wings were pink, her crest, horns, and claws bright as copper. And on her back, in steel and copper armor that flashed in the sun, rode Rhaenys Targaryen, the Queen Who Never Was”

[@yoru5689]

This feels like pre-production animation.

[@alejandroflores3265]

True

[@wiktoriatluvi]

It most likely is

[@wiktoriatluvi]

Basically confirmed by the director - in the hotd podcast he mentions the pre-vis animation :D

[@stevex1943]

I honestly prefer this outcome over the actual episode💀

[@crazyonmyblock5956]

Yes. also me lol

[@Avatar1881-u7z]

Love that Sunfyre's fire is golden, I hate that show dragons don't have book accurate colored fire.

[@nicksmithnutmilk]

Only Balerion , Cannibal , Sunfyre had exclusive colored flames

[@rexibhazoboa7097]

@@nicksmithnutmilkall of Dany’s dragons did too. Drogon was black with red swirls, Rheagal’s was green like Maleficent. Viserion was pale gold.

[@nicksmithnutmilk]

@@rexibhazoboa7097 I meant dragons before the Dance . Sorry , I wasn't clear

[@maryjaneholland6732]

@@nicksmithnutmilk Also Tessarion

[@eslamahmed6117]

Tessarion had blue flames ​@@nicksmithnutmilk

[@Marco_______]

Man those dragon models look stunning! And IRL eagles fight the same way as 3:49. I love how you incorporated that into here

[@marlyqxi2615]

Eagles don't fight that way, it's a mating ritual and basically a trust fall to see if one mate is worthy of the other

[@jag9872]

@@marlyqxi2615incorrect its how males usually settle territory disputes and this was clever to use in this animation

[@marlyqxi2615]

@@jag9872 not true, it's literally a courtship ritual between newly mated bald eagles 😑 they may fight with their talons bc they are raptors.. but that specific moveset is a trust fall

[@jag9872]

@@marlyqxi2615 two things can be true at the same time while yes it is a “courtship” ritual but it is of aggressive nature and at the same time males are often seen doing this “dance” together but its less cohesive. That being said I still stand by what I said it was a clever animation to depict “a Dance of Dragons” and its not just soley a behavior for mating rituals.

[@bizarrebravo9874]

​​@@marlyqxi2615 Not entirely true. It is both a territorial display and courtship ritual. "Eagles are known to lock talons together either during courting rituals or territorial disputes, the Missouri Department of Conservation said." So it can be used accurately and thematically in the Dance of Dragons.

[@emto8657]

The dragons clawing and grappling each other with their feet is such a good detail. Hopefully the shows adapt that kind of combat.

[@quailjailss]

Agreed!!!

[@AirForceKrissy]

Probably not lol

[@dariocoral]

Yup they did!

[@joshuaadams6565]

DAMMMN this has to be my favourite so far!!! The way some of these shots line up with the trailer is so well executed

[@quailjailss]

Field of fire was out of this world good. Like we couldn’t have asked for anything better. But this rooks rest is definitely my favorite!!! The movements, the fighting patterns, just everything on point per usual

[@DestroToCreate]

Probably the exact leaked scene animated

[@quailjailss]

@@DestroToCreate I haven’t heard about any leaks for S2 tho

[@joshuaadams6565]

@@DestroToCreate I don’t think so. In the first shot of Meleys in the trailer you can already see the fields of Rooks rest burning in the background. Meleys scales are also blackened due to the soot and smoke. In the shots of Meleys you can also see the ocean beneath her. The same ocean is present in the shot of Vhagar. This means the battle takes place over the bay. Yet we know the battle finishes above the army and forest as they’re able to recover Meleys head. We also see Meleys blasting Vhagar and Aemond which isn’t present in this video. In shorter words… it looks very realistic but it isn’t. Meleys scene in the trailer is after burning rooks rest. Yet they’ve made it appear like that was her arrival at rooks rest in this video.

[@karinanikolaeva5144]

Meleys... Nooo. My sweet girl😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@RachidBenyazza]

Swet girl???? what about the soldier who burned

[@melvynjenthor6510]

​@@RachidBenyazzaMeleys only does what his rider tells her to do. The dragons are not to blame 😾

[@ЭнхмөнхУ]

@@RachidBenyazza bro what did you expect its called war and both sides have dragons which are just nukes that they can use

[@azorahais]

@@RachidBenyazzaits a war.

[@tomlynch7434]

@@RachidBenyazzaYou can have a life long bond with a dragon. Unbreakable. Most of those soldiers would have stabbed you in the back in a second.

[@saltedcaramel5976]

Your video was much better than what HBO did

[@albedomain2129]

Vhagar arriving on the battlefield was so cool! 🔥

[@emmagrrrace246]

I like that detail of Sunfyre kind of holding Meleys back from Aegon at 3:33

[@eslamahmed6117]

Sunfyre loves aegon , there bond is very strong

[@nicksmithnutmilk]

Dragons protect their riders no matter what

[@FoxyWinterRose]

Aegon and Sunfyre had the best bond. Sunfyre was more than just a posh pretty boy 💚

[@leonardohenrique5172]

​​@@FoxyWinterRoseI think thats what's really cool about Sunfyre, he wasn't just beautiful but very determined and fierce

[@EscherGI]

Well I must say. HOTD's visuals for Rook's Rest were impressive, but I prefer this depiction by far.

[@randomvids5883]

I love the way they locked talons and spiraled down like eagles when they fight!

[@Crazy-Description]

Whoever made this should've directed the actual battle. This is awesome.

[@nakseyyy]

ig op made it 😅

[@Alex_anders96]

Sunfyre looks so good here

[@darthgibsonlp6631]

Outstanding work as always. Meleys was as fierce as she should be; Sunfyre punched well above his weight despite lacking experience; and Vhagar is just a monster - war made flesh. Brilliant

[@rhaellla]

truly makes me so sad, this is when house targaryen truly falls apart, and to think vhagar was her daughters dragon.

[@Falconforge89]

Alyssa Targaryen used to ride Melyes and Baelon Targaryen used to ride Vhagar. Viserys’ and Daemon’s mother and father :(

[@Keram-io8hv]

Lol this stuff happened even before with Balerion when he killed Silverwing or what was the dragon's name?

[@Falconforge89]

@@Keram-io8hv Quicksilver

[@Keram-io8hv]

@@Falconforge89 Thanks

[@Falconforge89]

@@Keram-io8hv you’re welcome

[@steph_zee]

I cried during this i can’t imagine what I’m going to do during the show. Why am i like this

[@GuillermoAlvarez-xi8bt]

I cried too hahaha I'm nervous abouth what I'm gonna watch on tv

[@Latenivenatrix_Mcmasterae]

Man are we sure this was fan made? This was so well done, comes to show you truly know your craft

[@Obey_the_opossum]

There are some connections to the trailers. I have a feeling that his is not just a fun made clip. :D

[@talecollecting9902]

When Meleys and Sunfyre were falling it looked like they were DANCING omg

[@dominikmatousek9073]

That's why it's called "Dance of dragons"😂

[@eslamahmed6117]

Same as tessarion vs seasmoke The soldiers who watched the battle thought the dragons were just dancing

[@JosephTrochez-0777]

What war is it? ​@@eslamahmed6117

[@nicksmithnutmilk]

How did the crown stay on Aegon's head is the most incredible thing about that scene 😂😂

[@unboxingsbr5699]

@@nicksmithnutmilk Na série real ele meio que fundiu a coroa do conquistador com o elmo de batalha, mas nos livros com certeza essa é uma pergunta.

[@savagesweetheart90]

I honestly will cry for the dragons instead of the people.

[@talecollecting9902]

when Rhaenys steered Meleys to the side at 1:53...this is too good y'all!!!

[@JonArryn-o7b]

Yes i know right, wish they'll add more screen for rhaenys in show later

[@jasonck9635]

Wouldn’t it be crazy if the actual fight goes down almost the same as this fan made ! I mean based off the book ! This seems pretty good !

[@nakseyyy]

it would make sense that even unreliable narrators could get this fight right tbh

[@lordvader5158]

@@MannieMannie.5rin the show Vhagar kills her in a 1v1 after Sunfyre crashes to the ground

[@Black-wolf1993]

Definitely closer to the book interpretation. Beautifully done.

[@lordvader5158]

Really well done, Vhagar ripping Meleys head off is a great idea I hope they use in the show since her head comes off anyway when it’s paraded around King’s Landing. So makes sense that she loses it in dragon on dragon combat

[@dripfire2396]

Amazing work. Love the duel between Meleys and Sunfyre, the mutual destruction that dragon vs dragon combat

[@Eternal_Knova]

Just watched the episode today, and i had to come back to this video. You did really well on this. It’s almost identical to the episode. Great job!

[@queenxx1690]

this is how it should look like 3 way fight not Aegon falling and Rhaenys and Aemond fight

[@Eternal_Knova]

@@queenxx1690 true

[@andrewgautron4404]

This is so GOOD. Its so sick how you've given them more birdlike movements and behavior. The way they thrust their heads like they have a beak, the way Vhagar rips Meleys' wing off the same way raptors today catch and eat their prey. Which brings us to the best thing about this: they dance like eagles. Thats just SO COOL.

[@Carlton662]

The way Meleys snaps at and burns aegon @ 3:31 is so good! If I was aegon there I would be PETRIFIED she is like the T. rex from Jurassic park if it had a flamethrower

[@nicksmithnutmilk]

He probably passed out in that moment

[@FoltestAnimations]

Honestly? This is much better than the one we got today.

[@henriquemalafaia6229]

This simulation was incredible, I can't wait for the real scene 😢

[@MaximumBoogie]

I love your Meleys model, the wings are so beautiful ♥

[@rozskyy2]

Watching this again a few hours before episode 2x04 airs knowing their going to do TOO MANY CHANGES!

[@DabiSimp1]

From the leaks I've read it definitely seems like they did, and not great ones

[@queenxx1690]

Your Sunflyer is prettier than the on in show

[@Animatedclips-e3h]

Yeah it has it golden colour that's why.

[@iSnipeJoe]

We have not fully seen it yet , but sunfyre looks like he/she will have golden scales that glimmers in the sun ! And the shape and horns seem to be the same

[@marblekai8372]

i love the noises Meleys makes, makes me quite happy because she's nest mates with Caraxes. This animation is peak 😩 I can't stop watching it

[@Phantomblue468]

I just got done watching the show. I must admit. I did like some of the bits of it, but I think this fight was a lot better. Yours is kind of more faithful to the books. Aemond in the books would not try to kill his brother because they actually loved each other in the books.

[@Nolispe-u7y]

In the books , Aemond did nuke both Sunfyre and Meleys , thats how Aegon got injured , some people even suspected that Aemond tried to kill his brother.

[@AmusedCoffee-ym3gb]

Dude, I just read the book, and Aemond had little love for his brother 😂

[@Phantomblue468]

@@AmusedCoffee-ym3gb Well I should’ve said Aegon ii had more love for his brother he did not bully him. He even wanted statues created to commemorate Aemond and Daeron so I don’t think it was necessary Aemond who burned him. Why would he do that for someone who brought great pain and suffering to him. In fact there relationship is akin to Viserys/Daemon.

[@akiameaart]

There were rumors he tried to kill him in the book too...

[@baron6588]

There was speculation that he tried killing him the book as well.

[@sonajonesku1249]

It's amazing. Now we are need the second Dance. Caraxes VS Vhagar

[@nicksmithnutmilk]

It's actually the 6th Dance . Balerion VS Quicksilver Vhagar VS Arrax Sunfyre & Vhagar VS Meleys Sunfyre VS Grey Ghost Sunfyre VS Moondancer Caraxes VS Vhagar Tessarion VS Seasmoke VS Vermithor

[@DanyaZwiegelaar]

​@nicksmithnutmilk I need all of these fights in this kind of animation!

[@lordvader5158]

@@nicksmithnutmilkIt was the 4th actually but they’ll probably change the order of things is the show

[@nicksmithnutmilk]

@@lordvader5158 I thought Sunfyre killed Grey Ghost and Moondancer before the battle above God's Eye

[@lordvader5158]

@@nicksmithnutmilk no that happened after

[@aryanforyouu]

The sequence when Vhagar touched the ground and flew back into the air is exactly like the shot that is shown in the trailer. Kudos to you for the attention to details. Phenomenal work. I hope they show this particular sequence just like this in the show.

[@nicholasramirez930]

Just saw this after tonight’s episode. It’s extremely eerie how close this is to what we saw tonight in the show

[@genericuser-1]

They literally had Criston Cole's dialogue at the start if you listen closely. I suspect the person who made this worked on the actual show.

[@NaNdO_Taegon]

@@genericuser-1 Esse audio do cole é um vazamento de meses atras dessa batalha

[@ariesstorm9577]

I actually thought this was from the show, an early animated version of the battle before settling on the final version we saw in the episode. If it’s not then the show did a pretty good job matching the book.

[@Sasha.studios_official]

I HAVE NEVER CLICKED A VIDEO SO FAST 🤩🤩🤩 Seriously the amount work into the detail you put into these videos makes waiting worth it 🙏🙏😭😭😭🥰🥰🥰

[@Shark0-_-]

I like this version more then the show tbh

[@gandhimohandaszkaramcsand2634]

It's basically the same aside from minor details

[@Ygar69]

Totalmente bro

[@mebarkiimad8999]

This video shows a more interesting side to Aemond betraying Aegon, it keeps you guessing did he plan for Aegon to get hurt or was he just collateral, i can't even decide. The show just made it blatant.

[@ariejohnson1944]

I prefer the subtly of it, even in the books I think its pretty obvious that Aemond wasnt as loyal of a brother as Daeron. However I feel like he wasnt ever gonna try to hurt Aegon but since Aegon went forward to challenge Rhaenys, Aemond was more than happy for Aegon/Sunfyre to face the worst of Rhaenys/Meleys' attacks while him and Vhagar not only got the glory of the kill but also in a safer way.

[@thomasvalenzuela2092]

Epic, I love the detail at the end with Aemond looking at the crown covetously, knowing that it would fit him better than Aegon, it feels like a parallel to Daemon and Viserys.

[@billiejeanslover8929]

BROOOO THIS IS INSANE ok first of all your meleys is gorgeous, then I love how you can see vaghar approaching in the distance as this hulking beast and the fight is just 👌 (you made vaghar a badass btw) Edit: I don't know if this is a single person's job but if it is I suggest u come up with ur own og dragon designs and create your own scenarios, you have the capabilities to make great action sequences and it could be very fun

[@GonzaloBendito]

Totally agree, I wanna see more of this from Aegon’s Conquest

[@Keram-io8hv]

Iam here once more after watching that non-canon live action wreckage Beautiful work sir

[@DestroToCreate]

Same

[@Alex-bz8lj]

This was much better than the bullshit we got in the show

[@israelcervantes7104]

He might have done it on purpose so that he can have control of the faction since his nephews are too young.

[@Alex-bz8lj]

@@israelcervantes7104 that was a dick move Aegon would never do that to Aemond despite the difficulties in their relationship

[@israelcervantes7104]

@@Alex-bz8lj I assumed since he mentioned how the crown should've gone to him as he earned his right as a dangerous man despite being royalty. Also that's like saying Daemon wouldn't hurt Rheanyra in that one scene. Sorry but I could be wrong if it doesn't happen in the second season. Can't wait for season 2

[@vayne-he9yi]

@@israelcervantes7104 Even if that were true, it would be dumb for him to take out one of his side's only dragons and dragon riders considering they're already at a disadvantage in dragon power.

[@israelcervantes7104]

@@vayne-he9yi ok maybe your right.

[@bobisuncanny2760]

The show version was pretty good ngl

[@Zoidschica]

I love how you can see the weight of vhagar bounce off the ground with her feet bc she couldn’t get back up to fly outright. Very realistic

[@Jason-vy2og]

I noticed you choreographed meleys’ flight pattern to match the way she flys in season 1. And the way you matched the vhagar scenes from the trailer aswell. Super well done, gave me chills

[@zkraiche5647]

RIP Meleys 😢

[@Assa2sin-xd]

Womp womp 😂

[@fzzy5739]

THE TRAITOROUS DRAGON MELEYS

[@Zryanjaff21]

Wait until you see they take her head as trophy

[@Avalars]

Smoking that Meleys pack this summer. 🟢🟢🟢

[@ogeraldo1388]

​@@AvalarsI think Aegon is the one who got smoked

[@missblackcat4655]

THIS is what should have happened in the show!!!

[@monsterxzero]

This is truly magnificent! HBO should hire you

[@cesarmiguelmorapena4284]

So... now we can finilly say that you did it better than the show. Congratulations!

[@nerthul11]

Just got to watch this and wow, it's insanely good. That moment of Meleys trying to eat and burn Aegon only to be stopped by Sunfyre is the kind of stuff I wish we had on the show.

[@brwncharlie8646]

Wait. Are you sure this isn’t how it’s gonna happen in the show? This seems so legit😂😂

[@adrianneagoe3652]

Pretty much it

[@bonnibel_bubblebuns]

thanks for bringing me the satisfaction the show couldn't

[@nolaarp9992]

Now we need to see Vhagar vs Caraxes.

[@mell_fromtheoldgods]

A thousand times betters than the sneak attack from the show

[@xheatproofspy7011]

Here after ep4 that was wild. Only gonna get bloodier

[@hello99yearsago19]

This is even better than the show

[@hrishikeshXXV]

Much better

[@bigwig252]

No it's not.

[@Jrdn357]

​@@hrishikeshXXV No, it's really not. We got most of the same stuff but even better, and we saw way more of the battle and tactics and how the human armies were completely irrelevant. This animation is awesome but the show did most of it the same but 10x better. I loved how Meleys fought both dragons individually, actually put up a fight against Vhagar, and how they danced in the air like eagles, just like Meleys and Sunfyre did in this animation, before crashing. I can't see how you could possibly consider this animation, as good as it is, to be "much better" then the masterpiece we got in the show. The actual episode had the best dragon fight ever put to screen.

[@RealStrongArms]

​@Jrdn357 yes it really is. Show adaptation makes a mockery out of aegon who is one of the most skilled dragon riders

[@Jrdn357]

@@RealStrongArms 🤦‍♂

[@JessicaLayburn]

I fear you might've leaked an episode of season 2... this is PHENOMENAL

[@AZHY-0]

45mins left for ep4 and this battle😭 This is so well made good jo👏

[@overlookers]

Let's see how Condall fucks this up

[@jackashmore]

Aye I came back if it’s just half as badass as this I’ll be happy

[@BRUCEFLEEROY]

This was dope before last night. Now it’s even better after last night’s episode… wonderful job!

[@mrex8554]

Anyone come here after the show?

[@queenxx1690]

this is better

[@charlesgeguiera9585]

I have a hunch that this is exactly what will happen. I saw the other scenes in the trailer

[@AutumnLovesYou2010]

So after seeing the episode yesterday I’m convinced someone had inside info about the episode they were crazy similar

[@greenpig1175]

Well there is a whole book on what happens in this show that is already out 😭

[@quailjailss]

@@greenpig1175no… like they even made the dragons grapple and free fall together. Just like the show had vhagar and meleys grapple and fall together. Def had some inside knowledge lol

[@maxence6850]

Yea... that's in the book​@@quailjailss

[@quailjailss]

@@maxence6850 it most certainly isn’t lol. It said the 3 of them (the dragons) went crashing to the ground. Said nothing about vhagar and meleys locking claws and free falling

[@maxence6850]

@@quailjailss I think the part with meleys falling with soleylfire a thing no?

[@гегаруденка]

The level of installation quality is growing before our eyes. I envy you and am proud of you

[@dasret_12]

At first I thought that they had posted the battle, but only then I realized that they had not. This is done brilliantly! Thanks to the author. I would really like to see the Battle of God's Eye

[@clinclangclangclin7195]

Now that episode 4 came out. I can happily say this fight was a WHOLE lot better than the show's adaptation.

[@ADRIELcds]

Yes

[@remrider3306]

Thank you for this first Dance Of The Dragons.

[@chrisshoup5585]

I also love how Meleys and Sunfyre lock claws like falcons at the end of the fight.

[@gig7932]

Last time I'm watching this before the episode airs.

[@jotaaxz]

In the book, Vaghar doesn't tear Meleys, Meleys breaks with the fall

[@Att964]

In the show there's a leaked pic meleys head getting carried across kingslanding so maybe her head will get ripped just like in this video

[@nicksmithnutmilk]

​@@Att964that happened in the books too . The Green soldiers cut her head off

[@aquilessaenz4606]

I can’t stop coming back to watch two fierce queens, Rhaenys and Meleys 🤩, I hope you make 1 more video with Meleys 🥲

[@Jean-BaptisteCHATARD]

Similarities with the teaser, amazing beasts, great battle choreography, amazing from a to Z, really, what a work !!!

[@rosscardenas6636]

balerion vs quicksilver next. aegon had the biggest stones of all time to face maegor alone.

[@edgarrojas5060]

We think the same 🍷

[@quailjailss]

Omg I would love to see their design for quicksilver!!

[@FoxyWinterRose]

Might have been the most one-sided fight of all one-sided fights in history 😁

[@quailjailss]

@@FoxyWinterRose bc Aegon was a little idiot. Why in the world would he try to face the black dread with a 45 ish year old dragon

[@FoxyWinterRose]

@@quailjailss I know right. Hell, I wouldn't even face him with Meraxes and Vhagar on my side. Black Dread for a reason!

[@screwtcpe]

I love how Meleys and Sunfrye were dancing 🥹 im not ready to see this when it airs

[@dracodracarys2339]

OK BUT THEY ACTUALLY ADDED THE "LOCKING TALONS AND SPIRALING DOWN LIKE EAGLES" PART

[@josevitorvieira1107]

My God, how I always imagined the fight, perfect perfect🛐🛐🛐🛐