What if Alicent killed Rhaenyra on Driftmark. Context: Alicent takes the Valyrian Steel dagger and tries to take out Lucerys’s eye. Rhaenyra goes to block but she misses and is stabbed in the chest. She collapses and dies. Alicent is horrified, Viserys collapses near her and tries to shake her awake but gets nothing. Otto would be happy for five seconds. Till he realises that he has become suspect numero uno in this. Dameon would draw Dark Sister and the kids (plus or minus Aegon and Aemond) would be scared and sad.
@lacym92783 ай бұрын
This is one is fun to ponder. I really liked that scene in the show.
@Chinchilla23103 ай бұрын
Daemon would’ve killed every green in that room lol, on sight.
@tserln11493 ай бұрын
@@Chinchilla2310 Kingsguards wouldn't let him but he would definitely attempt to, maybe try to take a sword from one of them as he was unarmed at the moment
@alexander.tahtadjian3 ай бұрын
That would definitely be something intriguing…it would definitely be interesting to see how Alicent would truly feel and react to her killing her once best friend. It would definitely scar her for the rest of her life.
@nc16092 ай бұрын
Jace is declared heir, but the Green's claim is far stronger. Daemon would probably support his son's claims over Jace if Rhaenyra wasn't around
@Wrath20663 ай бұрын
What if Jaime kept his promise to Rhaegar by saving Elia and her children from Gregor Clegane?
@dragonboygaming56333 ай бұрын
This is actually a good idea
@movieloverfan183 ай бұрын
If he had to kill Gregor Clegane and a bunch of his father's men to do this then his father will be mad at him. Is Robert angry at Jaime and send him to the Wall or doeshe need Tywin?. If Eddard Stark insists Robert not kill them then Robert and Eddard will possibly have their friendship strained. If Jaime decides to protect Elia and the kids by running away with them for Kingslanding, then Jaime is charged with treason and Tywin is angry with Robert and maybe Robert doesn't marry Cersei. Anyway lots of different possibilities here. What if Jaime going to protect Elia means he doesn't stop all of the pyromancers and part of the city burns down?
@Wrath20663 ай бұрын
@@movieloverfan18 I think there's a slim chance he could still save Elia and at the very least one of her children if not both if he immediately rushed there after killing Aerys instead of sitting his ass on the throne and simply waiting to see how things played out. Although, there's also a chance those two events were happening at the same time, so he would only have the choice of stopping one event or the other but if he didn't stop the pyromancers, then they would have all died anyways. If Jaime managed to do the impossible, kill Aerys, kill the pyromancers, kill Gregor, kill Amory, saved Elia and her children, then fled to Dorne with them, it would make for a more interesting scenario. This would lead to a third Dornish war, led by Elia who would be named Queen Regent, her brother Oberyn, and Jaime. Not gonna count Doran since he's kinda a weak pacifist that got himself killed cause he didn't have the balls to avenge his sister, brother, niece and nephew or the honour of his house. Robert would be calling for Jaime's head, Tywin would be pissed and probably grow to hate him even more Tyrion, Cersei would be in denial and probably think Elia used some form of magic to bewitch her precious Jaime. Not sure what Ned would be doing during this time. Like I'm not sure if he'll fight for Robert or just stay out of the whole thing altogether since he knows Robert isn't gonna let this go until Elia and the heads of her children's heads are mounted up on spikes. He might just stay neutral. Robert may be his BFF but he's not really keen on the idea of murdering children. His family had also been avenged with the death of Aerys. He might still join out of a sense of duty and obligation thinking he could convince Robert to change his mind and show mercy. Of course, it wouldn't work. Also, perhaps Ser Williem Darry could escort the pregnant former queen Rhaella and little Viserys off to Dorne since that's where the rest of the Targs are. Maybe Ser Arthur Dayne takes the hint and flees with baby Jon to Dorne as well. Either that or the confrontation with Ned happens. As for what Ned does with baby Jon, well, that's up for debate. Maybe he still names him as his bastard to protect him from Robert. I don't think he'd side with Dorne. Like I said, the thing that would make the most sense for him is to just stay neutral. If he sides with Robert, he'd have to live with the fact that Elia's blood and that of her children will be on his hands, if they can even win that is. Not even Aegon the conqueror, his sisters and their three dragons could break dorne. A war with Robert should be a cakewalk for them. Of course, there will be major casualties on both sides but I do see Dorne possibly coming out on top. If he sides with Dorne it would mean going against his BFF and possibly putting the North in danger.
@fearthepiggaming29983 ай бұрын
Here's the real question though could a 16-17 year old Jamie beat the Mountain? Like he's got the skill I'm just not sure if he's got the power behind that plus the Mountain had Amory Lorch backing them up so not only would he be fighting that absolute Monster of a man he would be doing it at a handicap.
@freckledmoe3 ай бұрын
this is such a good one!!!
@MarkStorey-dc4tm3 ай бұрын
Daemon would definitely blame "a Hightower conspiracy" for Rhaenyra's death and might well do something extreme in response. I'm going back and forth over whether he'd try and assassinate Aegon and Heleana but it's at least a possibility. Being heir to the throne would definitely be a temptation and he always seemed to see them as Hightowers rather than Targaryens.
@ifeeldead4633 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, Cole is def fcked if the princess he's supposed to be protecting dies on his watch. Also Aegon's name day is gonna suck since then, cuz you know Viserys is gonna make it more of a Rhaenyra Death Anniversary than an Aegon name day party Edit: huh. Criston's fate is a lot less worse than I expected. Also, would it suck if in this timeline Aegon or Helaena claim Syrax (which is probably gonna suck more for Helaena cuz of the whole "mistaken for dead stepsister who she never even met" issue)
@virgiljericho6643 ай бұрын
Eh. He turned 3. Nobody remembers their third birthday
@ifeeldead4633 ай бұрын
@@virgiljericho664 in Aegon's case, only thing he'll ever remember is ths fact that his stepsister died on his bday cuz Viserys would never shut up about it. Like Aegon: Father, look! Mother gave me a new cape! Viserys: It's red... like the cape Rhaenyra was wrapped in when she died in my arms Aegon: Allicent: 🤦♀️
@Frey_Gray2 ай бұрын
Half-sister not step-sister.
@fourth-dimensionalbeing97373 ай бұрын
I'd say Viserys would "spare" Criston. Criston would ask to be put down for failing to protect the princess he had sworn to protect. But Viserys would say something like "that's too easy, you'll continue serving as kingsguard, protecting the queen and her children, and you'll bear the shame and guilt as you do it". I'll get dramatic here; Rhaenyra's blood on Criston's white cloak couldn't really be cleansed and Criston would choose to wear it anyway as a self-inflicted punishment, "shouldering the shame and all that" and the people of kingslanding would dub him Ser Criston "the red cloak".
@matheusdemello23233 ай бұрын
What if Rhaenyra took Gwayne Hightower as a Lover instead of Harwin Strong? What if Lucerys lost his eye *instead* of Aemond? What if both Lucerys & Aemond died in episode 10? What if Aemma Arryn last child, Baelon was born a girl that married Aegon-II? What if Viserys had Aegon II married Rhaenyra *After* Laenor’s death? What if Rhaenyra was like Jaehaerys The Conciliator? What if Rhaenyra Targaryen married Borros Baratheon? What if Viserys-I made Rhaenyra Hand Of The King after Otto’s dismissed/Lyonel’s death? What if Viserys-I made Rhaenys Hand Of The King after Otto’s dismissed/Lyonel’s death? What if Viserys-I made Daemon Hand Of The King after Otto’s dismissed/Lyonel’s death? What if Rhaenyra married Otto after Alicent married Viserys?
@idrinkpepsi3 ай бұрын
What if Jacaerys claimed Vermithor?
@josephedwardsarena94873 ай бұрын
The last one is unhinged 😭😭😭
@fourth-dimensionalbeing97373 ай бұрын
@@josephedwardsarena9487 Otto's eyebrow would raise higher than their Hightower at that
@ifeeldead4633 ай бұрын
@@matheusdemello2323 Im My Own Grandma (A House of the Dragon "Rhaenyra Marries Otto" AU Parody of Im My Own Grandpa by Willie Nelson) Now, many many years ago When I was fifteen I was married to a widower Who was handsome as could be This widower had a grown-up daughter Had hair of white My father fell in love with her And soon the two were wed This made my dad my son-in-law And changed my very life My daughter was my mother 'Cause she was my father's wife To complicate the matters Even though it brought me joy I soon became the mother Of a bouncing baby boy My little baby then became A brother-in-law to dad And so became my uncle Though it made me very sad For if he was my uncle That also made him the brother Of the widower's grown-up daughter Who, of course, was my step-mother I'm my own grandma I'm my own grandma It sounds funny I know But it really is so I'm my own grandma
@shipao51503 ай бұрын
there’s plenty of fic in the first two points hahaha. rhaenyra / gwayne fics are quite good in ao3
@Chinchilla23103 ай бұрын
They Velaryons would attend the funeral, most likely. At least Rhaenys would. She’d have Meleys light the pyre.
@Chinchilla23103 ай бұрын
Alicent pivoted more into the faith because of the blacks, she wanted to seem more relatable to the other houses of Westeros mostly because she married Aegon to Helaena. We see this in her attire, too. Before Rhaenyra lied to her, Alicent was comfortable wearing Targaryen red and using their heraldry. There’d be significantly less factionalism. I bet she’d still abide by Targaryen customs and culture in this timeline, maybe she’d even embrace it further for the strength and identity of the family,
@nc16093 ай бұрын
I actually thought that season 3 episode was what made Alicent misinterpret Viserys - A promised prince to unite the realm and placing his son on the throne as all the dragons roared as one are pretty similar dreams
@itachi14033 ай бұрын
So far in the story I don't think we've seen any character simply be dismissed from the kingsguard. That's why Tywins request for it for Jaime is so crazy. The kingsguard is for life. In this situation if Criston Cole is no longer on the kingsguard it needs to be death or the wall
@juliamolinar39833 ай бұрын
What if blood and cheese killed Aemond instead of Jaehaerys.👑
@caoilainnlong98673 ай бұрын
i think you’re really downplaying daemon here, aegon is the only one in the way of his succession since viserys isn’t going to have any more children. alicents future fears about rhaenyra will become fears about daemon and instead of making her kids fear rhaenyra, she would make them fear daemon. i could also see to secure his succession, daemon will try seduce and marry helaena in this timeline. aegon is a bit different since he is now acknowledged as heir and will be educated and brought up as such, otto would probably have him be educated extensively as a warrior to one day fight and lead armies against daemon should he ever have to. viserys, feeling the tension between daemon and alicent would probably agree to marry helaena and daemon together despite protests from alicent just to unify the house like he tried to do with helaena and jace.
@horn67733 ай бұрын
I see other scenario. Daemon manages to insult grieving Viserys (with Otto whispers perhaps - he knows Damon is BIG threat at this point) and is still exiled. He murders his wife and possibly still marries Laena (Corlys would see potential here and propose this himself). And now they have all 4 dragons... I doubt he will do anything as long as Viserys is alive but after that there will be no Rhaenyra to takes things slowly...
@kadeemhamilton92083 ай бұрын
Nobody would back daemon in this scenario
@caoilainnlong98673 ай бұрын
@@kadeemhamilton9208 you say that, but he was very popular amongst lords and small folk alike, just as he was hated (according to grrm). some lords may be inclined to follow him. despite this, i meant that daemon would probably have aegon assassinated rather than declare war on him.
@rias.gremoryyy3 ай бұрын
@@caoilainnlong9867you're blind if you actually think that.. he was hated by the lords.. by the small council and by the small folk, the golden cloaks were the only people loyal to him.. by trying to get the crown he will make enemy of all houses on the continent.. that includes the lannisters, the starks and the hightowers.. which were basically the strongest at the time, you also ignore that even if he has like 3 or 4 dragons (he wouldn't be able to achieve this), he would still he unable to control them or find them riders and remember that he knew that he can't take vhagar down on his own and survive so he won't attack with caraxes any time soon, y'all overrate the sht out of him And in the case of an assasination everyone would know that it was him, like it's obvious that he's basically the only one that has something to gain from Aegon's death so he'd get his head chopped off either way
@caoilainnlong98673 ай бұрын
@@rias.gremoryyy “there was not a man so admired, so beloved, and so reviled in all of westeros” - grrm about daemon. you also say that he would get no support but despite the blackfyres questionable claim, they always found support because people want power and would see daemon as a way to get some. daemon could get more dragon riders by his children with helaena in this scenario. rhaenyra and daemon “obviously” killed laenor velaryon as well but still faced no consequences because there was no evidence to prove it was them. if daemon leaves no trail to him, it doesn’t matter how obvious it is because there’s not a thing anyone can do since there’s no proof.
@lacym92783 ай бұрын
What if Rhaenerya convinced Alicent to run away with her on dragonback when they are teens?
@godemperorofmankind3.0913 ай бұрын
I think the throne passes to Rhaenys, then Laenor. Daemon still would have said "heir for a day" and gotten disinherited. Since Laenor won't be having any kids, the throne goes to Laena's line.
@DarkApostleNoek3 ай бұрын
Would Helena even be given that name or out of remembrance have Alicent ask for her daughter be named Rhaenyra? What if.... Myrcella was to be married to either Theon or Robyn? That one of those choices was who Tyrion told Pycelle.
@alphapython24753 ай бұрын
What if Alicent's children inherited hightower features while Rhaenyra's children inherited targeryen features? What if the court found out Alicent was visiting Viserys during his mourning period? What if Alicent couldn't have children but didn't find out till after she married Viserys?
@Gunleaver3 ай бұрын
A. Nothing changes. This is expected. It needed extensive research for Ned & Jon Arryn to realized that Cersei's kids should have Baratheon features. The problem was not that Rhaenyra's kids did not have Targaryen features it's that they did not have Targaryen OR Velaryon features. Alicent's kids having Hightower features would cause zero problems, just like all of Catelyn's sons & her eldest daughter having Tully features does not cause any problems. B. Nothing changes Kings can do what they want. Robert and other kings before him actively had affairs while they were married. Next to that the mourning period is barely a scandal. C. All Hail King Daemon Without a Green candidate to distract the Blacks, Daemon isn't going to need to support Rhaenyra, and all the No Girls Allowed factions are going to back Daemon, and a lot of the Blacks will support Rhaenyra but accept that as her husband, Daemon gets the throne through jure uxoris. Ironically, in this scenario, Otto is probably going to be backing Rhaenyra to rule in her own right, because he is even more anti-Daemon than anti-Rhaenyra. If Daemon has a shot at the throne in his own right, he's not going to uphold the inheritance of the Strong bastards, but denounce them and make Aegon the Younger his heir, and push his eldest daughter as the heir to Corlys.
@matheusdemello23233 ай бұрын
Alicent names her daughter Rhaenyra in memory of her friend.
@ryssamartin162220 күн бұрын
And the historians wept
@debamlyabanerjee40673 ай бұрын
Thank you my friend for keeping my request.
@Dcarej13 ай бұрын
I feel like Viserys would love Helena more or at least have a connection with her as Rhaenyra always wanted a sister and Hel would look like Rhaenyra, maybe this would feed to a hate Aegon would have to Hel as their father has no problem loving her but has him at a distance.
@Cloakedschemer3 ай бұрын
What if Bronn missed and the Wildfire ship never explodes
@yassenzain19943 ай бұрын
Bro what if the dragons lived like after the fall of the capital at the hands of the peasants some of the dragon guards were able to save the dragon Jaehrys and Jaheera and Dreamfire was able to release her chains and she escaped and Cyrax after she brought down Joffrey did not go down to the pit
Blood raven ain’t letting that happen he will ensure his own creation.
@Love__Cricket_3 ай бұрын
Jon didn't join the night's watch part-2
@neneninetails58033 ай бұрын
Omg those last words 😭
@lemonwho98953 ай бұрын
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS THIS WAS SO GOOD
@christianreaves8813 ай бұрын
What if Catelyn Stark knew about Jon's real heritage? What if Alyn and Addam were raised as Velaryons?
@ifeeldead4633 ай бұрын
@@christianreaves881 the moment Cat finds out, she's selling Jon out. I mean, she already felt threatened by Jon because he's a Stark bastard, now imagine just how Cat would feel if she finds out he's the son of the man Robert hates with a burning passion.
@lianflowers91772 ай бұрын
@@ifeeldead463 Also in the show she's just stupid so...
@leitutevaga78333 ай бұрын
What about " What if Rhaenyra refuses the Throne."
@ifeeldead4633 ай бұрын
Greens automatic win
@christopherdavis34243 ай бұрын
We need “What if Daemon had a son Part 3”!! I need more Maegor, Rhaenyra, and Alicent drama!!
@danielletsgo33673 ай бұрын
A boar ahai the pork that was promised
@ananthusanthosh99233 ай бұрын
it would be dope to see deamon's maegor timeline combine with this
@kleailia63323 ай бұрын
What if Viserys exiled/executed Alicent after she attacked Rhaenyra with the valarian dagger?
@godemperorofmankind3.0913 ай бұрын
Greens win. Since Alicent was the one in Otto's way stopping him from just wiping out all the Blacks in secret.
@jeremy18603 ай бұрын
Don't know if you take suggestions, but I always felt an interesting "what if" would be if Rhaenyra was paired up with Alicent's brother, Gwayne. Okay, so here's the premise. It's the tournament of episode one and Gwayne's just been beaten by Daemon. Alicent, distraught over this, goes to check on him afterwards, and Rhaenyra follows. They visit him as he's being seen to, and Alicent formerly introduced her friend to her brother, with the two maybe striking a friendly conversation. Then, things go as they do, with Rhaenyra's mother dying and so forth. Things progress as they do canonically, but then Rhaenyra is contacted by Gwayne (maybe at the time of episode two) to offer his condolences for her loss, just as Alicent did, as both he and his sister also recently lost their mother by that point. From this, the two establish a friendship. Then, when the time comes for Rhaenyra to be married, and Viserys suggesting she choose her own match, she considers Gwayne. She's relatively close to him by this point and it would mean she and her best friend were sister-in-laws, which would probably appeal to both girls. Viserys likes the idea, as it not only provides his chosen heir with a future king-consort, but it helps to further the alliance between his house and the Hightowers, which has already been forged to his wedding to Alicent (which is still likely a point of contention between the girls). On top of that, we may even avoid the Dance altogether, as Otto, either through his son or daughter, will end up with a grandchild on the Iron Throne in any case, so probably won't plan to undermine Rhaenyra's claim.
@94mp993 ай бұрын
What if Rhaenyra married Gwayne Hightower?
@ihavenoname4243 ай бұрын
what if rhaena targaryen claimed vermithor
@jordanlane8703 ай бұрын
What if daemon and caraxes lived what if the storming of the Dragon out failed
@silverking37963 ай бұрын
What if Rickard Stark went to King's Landing alone, forcing Brandon and Elbert Arryn to stay in Winterfell?
@nighthasfallen4563 ай бұрын
If Rhaenyra died from the boar, she wouldn't have done it half so well as Bobby B did
@cheriealicent99813 ай бұрын
Yeah...I'm not convinced by the idea that Aemond won't still be born in this timeline. Instead, I think it's more likely that Aemond is conceived much later than he was in the show/book after Helaena's birth. Therefore, I could see Helaena being three or four and Aegon five/six at the time of his birth. Of course, this might be a completely different character given the change. The reason why I don't think it can entirely be ruled out is a combination of Viserys' own desires/wanting comfort + Alicent feeling excepted to do her "duty". She's going to be experiencing a certain amount of pressure to make Viserys have a spare in the form of a younger brother for Aegon, especially when he's still so young. You can bet Otto will make a point of it to her, and the Small Council will bring up the matter to Viserys.
@jun-hm7be9 күн бұрын
If I had a nicle for every time royalty died cause of a boar, I'd have two nicle, which is not a lot but weard that it happened twice
@Hillsiding3 ай бұрын
still waitin for Maegor Royce part 3.
@mdguy353 ай бұрын
What if Viserys claimed another dragon and Daemon taught him to fight!?
@tritsav10173 ай бұрын
Bro u need to get hired to be a what if writer of they ever do it for this goated franchise
@BaltimoreKid19963 ай бұрын
Can you do what if rhaenys survived rooks rest/killing aemond one eye and vhagar.
@Hillsiding3 ай бұрын
what if Rhaenyra claimed Vermithor instead of syrax
@sardonically-inclined76453 ай бұрын
If I didn't remember the time of this, I wouldn't have seen it. I thought likes and comments were supposed to help keep these in my notifications.
@ariv93 ай бұрын
What if rhaenyra runs away with alicent at the end? Or what if alicent listen to rhaenyra? Either one has so much things going on.
@iisomeoneii2091Ай бұрын
THE ANCIENT BOAR!! KILLER OF MONARCHS
@wintersolider64153 ай бұрын
What if Helaena would born a male would be a good video
@godemperorofmankind3.0913 ай бұрын
Greens win. "Prince Rhaegar" would probably have ridden Dreamfyre to Rook's Rest, following after Aegon. With Sunfyre and Dreamfyre together, unlikely that Sunfyre would have gotten hurt. then they all could fly to Harrenhal and deal with Daemon, effectively ending any dragon advantage the Blacks may have had. Alternatively, the whole war plays out the same, except that Prince Rhaegar would have gone with his brother to deal with Daemon at the God's Eye, and with the two of them together, Daemon is defeated alot more quickly. Then since he's older, Rhaegar takes the Iron Throne and becomes king after dealing with the remaining Black forces.
@wintersolider64153 ай бұрын
@@godemperorofmankind3.091 he might’ve gone to help Daeron instead of Aemond since the situation there was worst then in the riverlands
@doot14293 ай бұрын
10/10 I want more
@byro.2 ай бұрын
what if daemon was hand of the king?
@itbewhatitis3 ай бұрын
Wasn't alicent already pregnant with aemond during the boar hunt
@phil.moloney29803 ай бұрын
Can't wait to see this video, but we can see what going to happen right, if Rhaenyra dies than the greens win right because I don't see anyone backing Deamon and his kids claim to the throne. Also what if jurying the chase at stormsend the fire that Lucerys dragon shot hit Ameaond and killed him. And when part 2 of the what if with Meakor Waters because I have an interesting idea let's say he does claim the Cannibal, instead of going back to castle to show off he goes to rooks nest and just before Ameaond joins the battle in the sky he and Vhagar are attack by Meakor and the Cannibal.
@jordanlane8702 ай бұрын
What if daemon and caraxes lived what if the tragedy at summer hall never happened what if the storming of the Dragon pit failed
@MrGizturk3 ай бұрын
Happy ending
@Unlimited783 ай бұрын
If the God's were good and that boar killed that pretender, there would have been no war and the dragons would have lived. A woman has no business on the Iron throne!