How Aerys II became the Mad King (Game of Thrones)

How Aerys Targaryen II became the Mad King in
Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire
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[@lospollinos1978]

I always like the theory that, similarly to Aegon, Aerys had visions of the white walkers that drove him to madness and him screaming “burn them all” during the sack of Kings Landing was him either seeing everyone already as white walkers or him seeing their fate if their bodies weren’t burned

[@krishan8735]

There's a theory that ties into that, that these visions were sent by Bloodraven, in an attempt to warn the king of the others. But rather then warning him, it drove him even more mad, potentially being the reason he became obsessed with burning people alive, hence why Bloodraven is now so opposed to screwing with time now.

[@raoinshishiza152]

Its human nature i think to try to rationalize it when it would be more true to life if he was just a evil SOB

[@stinkypoops56]

A wonderful theory and I love it, but I believe the fact the king was kidnapped and tortured for months made him mad

[@krishan8735]

@@stinkypoops56 I believe it was a mixture of both. His kidnapping definitely put his stewing paranoia and other such madness to an all time height. It was this, as well as his overall wretched nature, that made him the mad King, that made him cruel and crazy. But BloodRavens visions, if we are to believe that he sent them, are what sparked his interest in fire and burning people. It's entirely in line for BloodRaven to choose a poor way/time to give this information to Aerys (remember he gives Bran magic by flinging him from a giant tree and forcing him to fly or die in order to wake his magic), and BloodRaven is vehemently against manipulating time and other such events, which is the kicker for me. Because I can believe that Aerys was just, a straight up mad psychopath, but BloodRaven is hardcore against screwing with time. It stands to reason that he'd only have such strong and strict precautions if he'd previously screwed with time and caused something bad to happen unwittingly, and the whole idea of white walker warnings is pretty much a perfect fit for such, in terms of cause (BloodRaven would want the king to support the wall for the coming war) and effect (Aerys, who was already mad, unstable and evil, rather out of nowhere, gets obsessed with the idea of burning people, which happens to be the perfect way to stop the army of the dead).

[@johns1625]

Which explains why he had people strategically stash wildfire all over kings landing and specifically said to burn them all in their houses and in their beds lol. None of this screams prophecy, just cruelty and madness.

[@AvenjaNinja]

1:19 "born of salt and smoke? What are you, a ham?"

[@allencatabay448]

AvenjaNinja hahaha made me laugh real hard

[@Dylunic]

BRUH underrated comment

[@tekakiuluy3221]

One of the best jokes of the show besides season 8

[@Dylunic]

Daaaaaaaaaaaaamn, I choked so hard on this one XD

[@robpolaris5002]

Robert and Renly were they comedians of Westeroes.

[@BSMART18]

I always thought The Mad King was at least 60 years old...

[@MrAlepedroza]

Keep in mind Targaryens have white hair no matter their age. Aerys' facial features may be those of a 45 to 50 year old man, but when that guy is also skinny, has more wrinkles than normal due to his vices and rocks a white mane...well, he would sure look way older than he really is.

[@SteffyRodriguezAgredo]

lmao same i thought he was old af

[@DizzyGoat44]

They didn’t stick to all the character descriptions while casting, King Robert was supposed to be 6’5”

[@yooringonghan]

he LOOKED like 60

[@vallaby2042]

Yeah! me too!

[@hopenolan4447]

To be fair if I was a royal in the brutal world of Game of Thrones I would probably be paranoid too

[@faithalways8537]

He had schizophrenia. That explains why he was constantly paranoid and his extreme mood swings. But yeah if you're ruling the 7 kingdoms you have a good reason to be paranoid lmao

[@jeremymizer8958]

In the book they say when a Targaryan is born the Gods toss a coin. Definitely schizophrenia, possible borderline identity, manic depression and since they're all inbred these traits constantly pop up.

[@luisnieves1844]

True

[@pissedoffturtle7333]

@@jeremymizer8958 When a Targeryan is born the Gods flip a coin, heads their parents were brother and sister. Tails they weren't.

[@vanousisi8112]

jajaja too much things going on in this game of thrones

[@Arigost]

3 Things imo 1: Genetics. 2: Trauma. 3: Being completely outshined by the awesomeness of Tywin Lannister.

[@MrTaylorAries]

Threats all around you and not being able to keep your heirs alive will do it to you. The fact that every so many of the sibling couples have issues with kids is also a big red flag. The fact that Daenerys has the same issue Maegor and Arys experienced shows it’s their blood and not necessarily the incest that leads to dragon looking children. Because only one of Aegon’s kids really fostered his blood line onward we could assume the genetics after Jaehaerys got worse even with the occasional outside marriage. Aside from the king who created the blackfyre bloodline most Targaryen’s had a few children that loved into adulthood and some of those deaths are questionable at times

[@nothmm8582]

Tywin wasn't awesome,he was ruthless

[@DavidLopez-yt2yp]

Dude was probably gang raped in the dungeons by the guards and humiliated ext ext dude was there for 6 months

[@MrTaylorAries]

@@DavidLopez-yt2yp would explain the reaction to kill all the family and their servants and wipe out the blood lines. They clearly went too ducking far but too short of killing him. They should have just killed him but if I’m sure some smart writing will fill this in to be more dramatic or worse. If he had died rhaegar gets the throne and Robert would not have been able to kill him on the trident as he would be in kings landing and not waging battle

[@NettiGaming]

@@nothmm8582 like a plantagenat

[@trystenlyth1139]

Aerys Targaryan: The gods would never let a bastard sit on the Iron Throne! Joffery Baratheon: Am I a joke to you?

[@joffreybaratheon4904]

Well, tbf.. Aerys didn’t really know he would die before 2 bàstards would sit on the iron throne

[@user-uy2vs5jg7l]

damn aerys got on the acrylics

[@samhonana]

😂😂😂

[@racheldollton]

LMFAO

[@ladyfibonaccii]

🤣

[@IAM-kc5ov]

Hahahahah 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MallThat]

We know much of what happened but even then I would absolutely love a series about Robert's rebellion. Who can't say they wouldn't want to see the Battle at the Trident or when the Mad King had Rickard and Brandon Stark executed.

[@whycreate]

The greatest prequel we will never see

[@rudyorozco6139]

whycreate your voice is soo hot.

[@vladtheimpaler9577]

whycreate can you make a top 10 list of what you consider the strongest castles in Westeros? Or just a top 10 list of your favorite castles taking in consideration, design, history, defensive position and overall *cool-factor* .

[@ziadxx71]

Why won't we? Hollywood will milk the heck out of this story just wait.

[@cameronkauhega2962]

Tywin actor is reprising his role

[@icedoutelite]

whycreate aren’t the prequel premiering next year?

[@alexandra9825]

I'm still kinda mad Jon wasn't named Jaehaerys

[@LowDownDirtyDev]

Alexandra Petuhova right!!! Like when that episode aired i was like bitch why wouldn’t she name him Jaehaerys, woulda made more sense as to where Ned got “Jon” from

[@alexandra9825]

I KNOW! And naming your son the same as your husband’s another son is kinda weird. Also Jaehaerys is a cool ass name, and Aegon for me is associated with egg lol

[@toricollins6516]

Agreed.

[@IdolEyes84]

They should've just called him another general alias like "Jon Smith".

[@huchlvr]

If they did that, everyone would know who he was.

[@Sizifus]

Aerys II: became the Mad King in the last years of his reign as paranoia, distrust and his shortcomings slowly eroded his confidence and sanity through the years. Daeneyrs: **won the fight against Cersei and took over the King's Landing** "Guess I'll snap now"

[@skywantsanacc]

@@saminhuq8469 everyone in the show lost shit! thats what the show is about, death

[@ellengio]

😂🤣💥

[@FlashyEyes]

Now this makes perfect sense, along w his inbreeding, why he went mad. He went mad over YEARS of b.s. that kept happening to him. Daenerys probably would have gone mad too, eventually, but the writers really screwed up her storyline bc they refused to give the series more time.

[@kingdomheartslover3249]

Maybe if she would have gone to westeros earlier this wouldnt have happened

[@joannreyes1773]

She's already mad. She killed all those innocent people.

[@CS-pg4go]

she wasn't mad. she just couldn't control her emotions. the fuck

[@user-og2ph2dn3d]

Cris S Yes she wasn’t able to control herself, aka being mad.

[@moptop4355]

I think its a matter of budget, actors contracts and the actors need to move onto new projects.

[@vladtheimpaler9577]

The miscarriages played an important role in Aerys descent because of the pressure that was put on him. The thing was that after the Tragedy at Summerhall and the death of his father Aerys and Rhaella were the only Targaryens left and as such the future of their dynasty and family rested on their shoulders, if the two failed to produce more children then their family would end with them, not in rebellion or war but fade away with age like autumn leaves. So there was a lot of pressure on Aerys and even thought he had Rhaegar he didn't trust him and to keep the family line secure there needed to be more then just one descendant, every failed birth from Rhaella made him think he was one step closer to dooming their dynasty.

[@wokie.3204]

Ironic because he ended up ending their dynasty either way even tho he had a good heir

[@kryztyn127]

Well Aerys seems to forget that they also have other relatives. Lets see, we may have Maegor Targaryen (son of Aerion who happens to be Aegon V's brother) who is unaccounted for. Elena Targaryen's children (daughter of Aegon III). Theres literally a lot of Targaryen descents, just not from the main line. We also have Bobby B whose grandma is a Targaryen. Which makes Bobby B and Rhaegar second cousins, they share the same great grandfather (Aegon V).

[@fructosecornsyrup5759]

Thank you, Vlad the Impaler. Very enlightening.

[@tariizm1500]

@@kryztyn127 relatives doent matter for carrying dynasty name

[@christianweibrecht6555]

@@wokie.3204if only A died at 33, his reputation would be be just weird & lackluster While R could of easily been a great king

[@emanny1986]

I don't get why the next prequal isn't Robert's Rebellion. it is such a good story.

[@Michaelkayslay]

one season is all that is needed to do Robert's rebellion. I wish they would do RR

[@MiKEY_TARANTiNO]

Roberts rebellion was built on a lie.

[@TheReqem11]

@@Michaelkayslay a well produced mini series.

[@thebonecollections4478]

@@MiKEY_TARANTiNO they can build Five Seasons on it from it also

[@mr.x8468]

they did a prequel? when? who was it about?

[@aftertaste05]

If Robert's Rebellion isn't gonna be a spinoff, it needs to be a feature length film.

[@mrwabbit9576]

It would be too much for a film. There's so many locations and events. So many characters and points of view. You have stannis in storms end holding off a siege for years which could be a movie in itself. Roberts mustering and campaign. The lannister sacking of kings landing and all the events in the red keep prior to that. The. The baffle of the trident/tower of joy. I think this would need a 10 hour season like house of the dragon. Though honestly there's enough for 2 or 3 seasons.

[@serjaimelannister5152]

Aerys is grade A crazy. Any challenge or slight, real or imagined, is punished severly. Also he liked burning things, especially people.

[@Vaxilion]

It's a good thing you were there to save all of King's Landing then, Kingslayer.

[@varunkaushik2732]

Hi jaime, if you fight selmy who would win?

[@faisalkamal4319]

@@varunkaushik2732 Jaime

[@anatoldenevers237]

@@faisalkamal4319 If they fought at the start of the books I'd say Jaime, but if Selmy was in his prime my money's on him.

[@starplatinum2698]

@@varunkaushik2732 selmy in blackfyre rebellion would clap jaime.....

[@wolvie041007]

a prequel seems more interesting than the current GOT....George R R Martin is a genius

[@CamJames]

@Ryan Shah a prequel for Harry Potter showing Voldemort's rise would sell just as well as the original movies. That would be awesome.

[@Biskawow]

@@CamJames only it would be full of gender fluid multiracials or something

[@CamJames]

Mario D. Zmaj troll elsewhere

[@Biskawow]

@@CamJames thats what J. K. is doing, trolling the fanbase

[@aking6542]

Mario D. Zmaj gonna feed the troll, fuck off Mario

[@adamsixsmith8022]

I believe the three eyed raven tried to warn him about the white walkers which helped turn him mad, and maybe that's where the "burn them all" came from, he just wanted to burn the wrong enemy

[@jamespennington1840]

Exactly why I think Dany becoming the mad queen makes no sense. In the books dany would put herself at risk for the common people. Lightbringer will be forged using her body or one or her dragons. The show did a bad job making dany out as a cruel insane person this last season.

[@kdog8610]

Hodor

[@D33pgr333n]

James Pennington no because grrm had always planned dang going mad

[@MahaHMA]

it doesn't make any sense in the show he just told them burn them all in the books he told them something like if Robert wants to be a king he will be the king of the ashes so he was specific

[@mr.fantastic6568]

@@MahaHMA as if the books and the show have the same story with the smae meaning to it White walker do not even exist in the books

[@RookieN08]

Unpopular opinion: The Robert Rebellion is better suited to be a movie instead of a TV show. I can see 2 or 3 movies out of this. But I don't see the point of making 5 seasons of this story. A spin off series on other regions such as Valyrian would be nice. Anyway, I can't wait for the Long Night prequel in the next few years.

[@Caesim9]

Honestly, with series and 1h+ episodes the lines between movies and series get blurred pretty much. In a series the characters can develop much better. But yeah the story isn't as deep as asoiaf itself.

[@dorianpompa8409]

long night got canceled

[@stellarkym]

Hot D: Hold my wine.

[@Jack-rk7jc]

They could make a movie about Robert's rebellion tho. That would be ideal, they wouldn't need to draw it out as a TV show because we know most of what happened already. A movie showing key parts may be perfect

[@julioalvarado7308]

Nah, too many characters to only do a movie about Robert's Rebellion. We'd only get a couple minutes with each character if it were a movie. It needs to be a show or mini series.

[@BAMFMATTDAYMON]

spin off series

[@Jack-rk7jc]

@@julioalvarado7308 The fans of the show know most of the characters that would be in and out already. So that wouldn't be an issue. Also only showing the key parts is a way around having to find space for so many characters, some of which aren't as important and wouldn't be involved in the highlights anyway. It would be a rather uneventful show and a waste of a mini series, so that's not ever happening.

[@Technewlogy]

@@julioalvarado7308 they could make a 3 hour long movie like lord of the rings

[@checkolook]

Jack M I don’t know any of it! So it would be great to make a series.

[@robertjantz3728]

Varys is part of the mystery. Part of the mystery of the Summerhall tragedy too, in my opinion. Somehow those three eggs got across the ocean and became a " wedding gift " to Dany.

[@priscillacullum2321]

I believe 3 of Dreamfyres eggs were stolen by some lady (forget her name) and then taken to pentos

[@harukrentz435]

@@priscillacullum2321 yup.

[@robertjantz3728]

@@priscillacullum2321 queen elinor,, but that doesn't mean they didn't get back into the hands of Egg and Dunk, who by all accounts thus far died trying to hatch dragon eggs

[@wileyschmitt]

They really need to go all out animating these particular stories that would be too difficult to produce otherwise.

[@Kumarrr9]

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[@KeangoDLuke]

@@Kumarrr9 Completely forgot about these gems

[@sydnitheromantictaylor112]

The Mad King sounds like he was schizophrenic (paranoia, changeable and voices in his head).

[@JoeLouis628]

Probably brans voice 🤦‍♂️

[@sydnitheromantictaylor112]

@@JoeLouis628 or the blood ravens voice since bran wasn't born yet

[@JoeLouis628]

@@sydnitheromantictaylor112 yeah likely bloodraven

[@faithalways8537]

Yeah I immediately thought of schizophrenia when they mentioned his changeable moods and constant paranoia. That's definitely schizophrenia. It's sad because it makes people believe they are monsters even though they're not. Like someone or something is constantly coming after them.

[@sydnitheromantictaylor112]

@@faithalways8537 yeah it's a sad debilitating mental illness to have, schizophrenia is the worst and Aerys had all the symptoms back then there wasn't a name for it so people with that disease were referred to as "Mad"

[@Andy-we9fe]

I don't even know what's GOT history and real history anymore!

[@milkie4407]

Andrew well I mean GOT history actually happened just in a more realistic way

[@guruqb2404]

Lmao

[@nolife2517]

Maybe GOT happen in alternate earth. Thats why the story is so complex. And maybe GRRM have super power to see what happen in alternate world

[@madhurachowdhury6703]

@@nolife2517 wow that's awesome

[@uravirginwhocantdrive1400]

Many parts of GOT was inspired by history like The rivalry with the Starks and Lannisters was inspired by The War of Roses which started from a rivalry of two royal families The Yorks and Lancasters. The White Queen and The White Princess is about those families and their rivalries.

[@JH-hx2cl]

12,000 BC children of the forest and the first men needs to be the first prequel. After thats established, Valerians, Targeryans and Conquest. Then, the Rebellion.

[@cminks_11]

James H it is, the new prequel is called Blood Moon. George RR is writing it himself and it is about the Children, the first men, the white walkers, and the age of heroes!

[@saosbacademy9682]

@@cminks_11 awesome

[@robpolaris5002]

First dragonrider, how did that happen?

[@Sevenaces7]

Yu forgot to mention that Tywin showed up to the city claiming to help Aerys defend the city before Robert showed up and Jaime warned him not to let his father in. But Aerys didn't listen and let Tywin in and Tywin sacked the city and that's when Aerys started to truly declare to set the wildfire on the city. And then Jaime protected the city. And even Jaime was paranoid that Aerys wouldn't truly die and stabbed him again for good measure.

[@Astronaughty03]

An important detail overlooked

[@gabedoeslife471]

Actually he slit his throat to confirm the kill but no, he was not confident that a sword in the back would kill him.

[@kevatchiralzin3495]

😂😂😂😂😂Im sorry but that terrifyingly hilarious.... Jamie: This cunt looks like he'd rise from the dead, better give him some insurance *Slit* well he carn't hurt me now...

[@jamesmcdonald9715]

He cut his throat for good measure

[@roryjohnston9389]

It was Pycelle who finally convinced him... that grey sunken c*nt

[@Bludgeoned2DEATH2]

The Defiance of Duskendale is a perfect example of doing your duty "too well". If Ser Barristan the Bold hadn't saved the Mad King then he would have surely died as Tywin would have stormed the city and razed it. Rhaegar then ascends to be King and the Realm would have, most likely, been a utopia.

[@charmygreen665]

This comment needs hundreds of likes

[@concept5631]

So Barristan is indirectly responsible for ruining everything.

[@Bludgeoned2DEATH2]

@@concept5631 yes and he acknowledges that himself in the show.

[@concept5631]

@@Bludgeoned2DEATH2 Poor lad

[@anatoldenevers237]

Yeah, it's ironic. Ser Barristan was the perfect Kingsguard that day, he went further than anyone could ever expect him to and did a seemingly impossible feat to save his King, and it was probably the worst mistake of his life.

[@moonsorrow77]

A perfect spinoff to games of thrones..a prequel to danaerys family

[@kevinadam2945]

Unfortunately it will pale in comparison to GOT as it wouldn't have been written by grrm

[@gooba93]

He has a whole book on them@@kevinadam2945

[@ladyfibonaccii]

Or just turn all his books into series lol, like The World of Ice and Fire, but it sounds like they are lol, so maybe Fire and Blood will be next.

[@GabiVerdin]

well here we are today #HOD !!

[@lashondalewis3566]

This comment aged gracefully

[@wjanes11]

Game of Thrones The Mad King It’s the perfect prequel

[@kothar6159]

Just the mad kingnis enough.

[@mattkennedy6115]

Even a movie would be nice

[@Brandonhayhew]

A trilogy would fit perfectly and even a spinoff.

[@basirgardezi]

But the ending is known. Not much to look forward to

[@jdhed1601]

As long as it told the whole story of how he was Ser Duncan’s squire and was so far down the line of succession that he never thought to be King.

[@amynurss1375]

These histories have been so interesting, and helps to understand the story so much better.

[@ninabean]

How does all that come from one mind?? GRRM is a genius

[@patmtc477]

33 years old?..he looks 90

[@chaimae3652]

Well his first son rhaegar was born when was only 14 years old

[@Otterwithdahat]

Pat Mtc Since he is Inbred trash that can happen

[@kevatchiralzin3495]

That's what stress and paranoia does to you

[@Jdjdjdujakzgsha]

The Last Hunter nah he was very handsome in his youth it’s just the stress an paranoia he sufferd inbreeding doesn’t seem to have physical effects in this universe

[@zarovv5589]

how dany became the mad queen: heard bells. thats it.

[@carteradams1340]

Nothing was obvious its obvious the writers are trash nothing can explain anything that's going on.....

[@moistgiraffes7302]

Sophie Scholl it wasn’t obvious at all... what makes you think that?

[@Thehokage36]

Lol

[@jamespennington1840]

So let me get this straight. Dany decides to go out amongst the sick in book 5, and help them with her own hands even though all her advisers want to bar the gates and refuse to help since they have no medicine and no food and they're about to get invaded. But it totally makes sense that she would be cool with burning innocent ppl for the fun of it? Let's not forget that 1) the mad king was a jackass to begin with and 2) theres a good chance that his obsession with wild fire occurred because the three eyed raven tried to warn him of the white walkers. Nope. Dany going ape shit didnt make sense. But when John pulls it's a sword in her heart in the books, it'll be for one reason only, lightbringer. D&D did not care about the show or the fans and put minimal effort in making the last 2 seasons. Deal with it.

[@Biskawow]

Mad king wanted to burn everything down when he realized he will lose the war, Danny decided to burn everything down because she won the war...women logic, thats what the show is about, it teaches us that girls should stay in the kitchen and leave governing to men.

[@Chrisfragger1]

Jamie Lannister, one of the most UNSUNG Hero's of the GoT world.

[@bullymaguire7843]

Ned stark to jaime - "You served him well when serving was safe"

[@mapletree3434]

@@bullymaguire7843 Ned served him well when he was burning other peoplećs loved ones. "Ned served him well when serving was painless FOR NED"... I still love their both characters even if they hated each other.

[@moniquewatson7812]

The narrator told this story so well , you would swear that these events did happen and the people are real. And not to mention dates were mention great job

[@chaimae3652]

You didn't mention that he hold Elia and her children ( his grandchildren) hostages to insure dorne's loyalty and didn't allow them to leave with Rhaella and Viserys when the war was lost .

[@aelix56]

I can save you 15 minutes: inbreeding.

[@trooperandcooperale3057]

Yes, never go full Targ.

[@c5d53g2e]

@@trooperandcooperale3057 because once you go Targ, you never go back

[@trooperandcooperale3057]

@@c5d53g2e I might if my Aunt was Danny. lol

[@Hb2N]

I don’t think so. Valaryians are magical. He went crazy for other reasons not yet disclosed.

[@Bcubed2011]

Exactly!

[@autumnhomer9786]

This was beautifully depicted and I love the illustration. Thank you.

[@storbokki371]

I'm trimming my nails as I listen to this.

[@bluemind8178]

And I am putting a nail strengthener on my nails

[@storbokki371]

@@bluemind8178 If yours get as long as the mad king's nails, I want a see. haha

[@bluemind8178]

@@storbokki371 I wish ahahahaha

[@CitizenDuarte]

Aerys II ruled for 21 years, and his mental health didn't start deteriorating until well over 10 years into is reign. Daenerys went from benevolent leader to madwomen in the span of... what? A week??....... maybe 2? XD

[@arunsingla3452]

well if you call what happened to astapor because she was too lazy to rule it after conquering it as her being benevolent then yes she was

[@petewilkerson4000]

He had a vision of the future and saw the night king in Kings landing that's why he had the wild fire placed around the entire city so all the white Walkers will die.

[@user-cq7yb1gs5q]

interesting thought, thinking it through i think if the fire-god showed the king>mad king these images knowing it would drive him insane in the end to set in motions/events/reactions after his death, in hindsight the obvious one would be Jamie's change of character bearing the label kingslayer while silently knowing the action saved millions of lives in Kingslanding and how that experience influenced his behavior, look on life how it all contributed to him riding North alone, his connection with Brianne and respect for her as a knight with honor. All to put the right characters in the correct position to improve the odds of winning against the night king.

[@ezequielmontes23]

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[@Patonomousthestrange]

I think Bran lowkey showed him that vision. That's why Aerys kept repeating the same phrase over and over again like Hodor did with "Hold the door".

[@ClarkusMarkus]

Wait a minute. What if the series ends with the white walkers all reaching King's Landing and the survivors use the wild fire to blow the whole place up, destroying the iron throne and the white walkers in the process?

[@ClarkusMarkus]

@FilthyFascist Was that all of the wildfire?

[@Ms_Cynthia]

I would definitely watch an animation similar to Castlevania about this.

[@MrTerieque1234]

They should definitely do something like that ! I’d totally watch

[@arvinroidoatienza7082]

There already is. It's Histories and Lore. One version was narrated by Tywin himself.

[@xhyipslaugw5407]

Man this video is freakin awesome, I’m still obsessed with the stories even after the show screwed so much up! Thanks for making this and the other videos they rock!!

[@celsothedevil]

Confirms my theory: Tyrion is for sure a Targuerian son of Mad king with Tywins wife. There are many quotes through the series to gove tips about this like the talk between the Viper Martell and Tyrion at the cell when he says "they kept you hidden from everyone for months, saying that you had a tail and claws ( like a dragon )" Some targueryan children Born like dragons, like the son Daenerys lost the witch told her "he was like a creature with tails and claws", 2- Tywin before die trys to say the truth to Tyrion but he dont listen "You are not my son" and got shoot before explain while tyrion simply says "yes i am", 3-Dragons allowed tyrion get close when they were locked at the piramids, 4-Death of women while giving birth to targuerian is something common like Jons birth ( Jon mother died from birth too because she give birth to a targueryan ) , Daenerys mother died in her birth too, and then Tyrion mother. Theres more but the fact is, Tyrion is targuerian. makes sense? the only reason Tywin kept him alive was to hide the shame from everyone. He did it for keep the family moral. Theres the idea that Tyrion wasent feed while a baby, thats why he became small, because dragons got small when they are not feed, they said that many times through the series. Any one follow me on this 1?

[@dominicr1173]

Celso Henrique sounds logical

[@ladyfibonaccii]

yeah but damn so many errors. slow down next time lol

[@celsothedevil]

@@ladyfibonaccii lol that's true sorry english isnt my first language but still i've typed way too fast on my cell phone

[@bnclalala]

That's a good theory but I like to think the opposite, that twins Jaime and Cercei could be the bastard kids of the mad king, while Tyrion is the only true son of Tywin Lannister. Cercei and Daenerys as half sisters would be everything! lol

[@robertorpg2132]

how this video confirm you theory at all? Joanna Lanister left king landing before the king could do anything to her, Tyrion is one hundred per cent Tywin and Joanna son. The only "rumor or theory" which "could be true" is that Joana was fucked by Aerys before marrying Twyn and maybe Cercei and Jaime are the mad king sons but no one except Bran can know this now... This supposedly happened in 262 when Aerys became king and he was a good looking man.

[@pantyhatgirl7568]

Ah yes, the power of inbreeding

[@mariaaprozianu8867]

Hahah !!

[@demetriesmisby2548]

Period!!!!!

[@blugaledoh2669]

@OtherWorlds AllWorlds Outbreeding cause undesirable trait.

[@skelaiton]

Who’s here after season 8 episode 5 after the disappointment?

[@sparochon748]

it wasn't disappointment it was glorious, I loved it. citizens of kings landing deserve it

[@skelaiton]

Sparo Chon even the children?

[@LordRobaZe]

@@sparochon748 ok psycho

[@skelaiton]

a . j a e how do you know?

[@skelaiton]

a . j a e all Danny had to do was kill cersei any ways the citizens didn't love cersei they were just filled with lies that's why they believed everyone was a traitor even Danny said it last episode that the citizens were filled with toxic also what would you expect the citizens to do? Fight against a queen with a whole army?

[@tanielap624]

Everybody dont forget Benjen stark. He usually gets no mention in vids, like this one, because his role in the grand scheme is so minor.

[@KKPOYA]

Thx. Super useful for someone that didn't have the chance to read any of the books yet. Answered some of my question and helps put things in perspective.

[@slabbyfatback2272]

Well done mate-All the info one needs in 16 min-Perfect breakdown-thanks

[@Tony00307]

Dope video thanks for sharing

[@imike8252]

Wow this was amazing and I’m so glad I saw this. This explained a lot.

[@VideoIoVedo]

This one was excellent, Whycreate

[@shamelady003]

Really informative! Great job at telling a show worthy story.

[@MIRROR3601]

Jamie needs more credit,

[@jennifersantos7307]

Your voice is so calming I literally love your videos

[@s.f.694]

Great video! You explain very well thanks man 👍🏻

[@semajgnik]

Robert's Rebellion is probably the best part of the whole lore, Im pretty sure GRRM will want it adapted on the screen but is waiting for something epic for it.

[@SJPace1776]

I always wondered if Tyrion was Aerys son and explained in part Tywins hatred of him. Certain aspects of his appearance and his interactions with dragons seem to give some weight to the idea.

[@alluvermin]

Besides, don't the books describe Tyrion as having patches of multicolored hair?

[@edgyedgelordmcedgerson666]

Well I'm pretty sure that's not going to happen. Tywin hated Tyrion for killing his wife during pregnancy and the "embarrassment" he brought to the family name for being a dwarf. There wouldn't be a point for them to reveal Tyrion as a Targaryen when that plotline has already been made with Jon.

[@kavenkaven4989]

Edgy Edgelord McEdgerson but it would still be very interesting, To say the least. Tyrion not being a Lannister but in turn being a Targaryen would add a lot to the story in my opinion; and would make the backstory of Aerys and Jo even better. Just because jon incidentally was an unknown Targaryen doesn’t make that plot line redundant seeing as in those times, men were with multiple women all the time. But growing up and watching believing Tyrion was a Lannister but turns out! He’s danys brother?! That’s so dope to me!

[@itona1253]

@@kavenkaven4989 if that's true daeny will have a heart attack the poor girl thought she was the last targ and yall want her to have 2 new trag pop up out of nowhere with both of them having a bigger claim to the throne than her 🤣🤣🤣

[@edgyedgelordmcedgerson666]

@@kavenkaven4989 I'm not going to deny it could be a potentially interesting plot development, but realistically, looking at the show and what we know, not to mention there's only like 4 episodes until the whole show is over, it's simply not going to happen. And honestly I don't see much they could do with this plot development. Nothing has been built up for him to become king or to rule nor a hint he has a tie into the Targaryen lineage. It would be too out of left field and feel rather pointless. But anything is possible I guess.

[@TruckieLooks4Aliens]

Thank u for ur videos! After season 8, I was so upset but after watching ur video, it reminded me I still have the book coming out!

[@luminyam6145]

Great video, thank you.

[@wanderingstar6374]

Who else got the Ad with Emilia clarke dressed as Jon show😅

[@yamahaeipamaha8472]

Who the fuck is jon show

[@boydrewl]

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[@rajatchopra1411]

*I think they should make a spin-off movie or TV show on targeryan invasion*

[@gusmatchain7299]

Excellent video!

[@chenggonglee4992]

He went mad because Bran went to the past and warges into Aerys making him see the future of westeros fall to the night king so he then started to shout.. “burn them all”

[@arunsingla3452]

bran no. bloodraven most likely,

[@Prospectgirl]

Lyanna must have known that fleeing in secret with a married man would have caused massive problems. Dishonorable Stark!

[@Nacht294]

you could say she was like arya in being abut if a rebel but in secret

[@vanousisi8112]

I swear all this because of she and Rheagar

[@lovejoy4049]

I know right? All that talk about Robert being a dishonorable whoremonger, having bastard, but I guess is better to be known as a selfish homewreker, dishonorable person who runs aways with married men and father of 2 children, without telling anyone, keep silent when war started, never sending a letter. Nothing.

[@geologymule]

Great summary!

[@celticeyesmorriganrising929]

I LOVE THAT ILLUSTRATION OF TYWIN!!!The first one...

[@petterikaura-aho5030]

I think that Blood raven tried to speak to Aerys and warn about the white walkers and actually he is the main contributor why Aerys went mad and why everything has happened after that. The rebellion and all. That's is why Blood Raven warns Bran so strongly about ink being dry already. He has done that mistake himself.

[@thomaschapman9112]

My theory is that the mad king was warged into by Bran. I suspected this after hodor’s origin came to light. The mad king kept saying, ‘burn them all’. I feel like Bran was trying to do something with the king but instead accidentally repeated his mistake, making the mad king who he was. The burn them all idea for me is someone referring to the white walkers and Bran unfortunately wraps this idea into the mad king. Only in the books though, tv show is nearly over 😂

[@anatoldenevers237]

This theory doesn't work for the books though, because Aerys wasn't just repeating "burn them all" over and over. He said a lot of things before he died, he ordered Jaime to go kill Tywin to prove he wasn't a traitor, and his lasts words was asking Jaime who's blood was on his sword when Jaime came storming into the throne room after killing the chief pyromancer. I also just don't like the "everything is Bran's fault" theories.

[@hanley13]

That was a great breakdown, thanks!!

[@SkullKidMuzik]

Nice vid bro!!

[@kothar6159]

Rhaegar found out Lynna wasn't just beautiful but also a skillful swordswoman.

[@brianfox6044]

Kothar well it was a tourney so it’d be more of skill as a rider and ability with a lance.

[@chaimae3652]

Maester Yandel compares Lyanna to Elia, stating the she-wolf was "a wild and boyish young thing with none of the Princess Elia's delicate beauty" lyanna was never described in the books as beautiful

[@kothar6159]

@@brianfox6044 She defended Howland Reed honour, she was also skillful horse rider.

[@chaimae3652]

@Deep space 9 it is never said in any of george rr martin that rhaegar loved lyanna there's only rumors and characters side of the story ( personal point of view ) Rhaegar in the books was obssesed with the prophecy of the three heads of the dragon when he learned that his wife Elia can't bear another children for him he had an eye on lyanna he wanted to fulfill the prophecy he had his Aegon , Rhaenys and he wanted a visenya They kinda romanticized him in the show like what they did with Rob Stark

[@chaimae3652]

@Deep space 9 well there's a theory of lyanna been the knight of the laughting tree maybe he was only honoring her . I really don't think Rhaegar was capable of loving anyone He was so into the prophecy and destiny doom "haunted all his life by death " to live the reality .. At least book Rhaegar . He used lyanna like he did with Elia ! I mean you don't impregnant a 14 years old girl knocked her up in a tower in a strange land leaving her without medical help( and that's why she died ) give an orders to your best guards to kill everyone who tried to save her including her family .. and finally don't condamn your father's actions the man who burned alive her father and brother and take the mad king's armor fight in his name in your way to kill lyanna's last surviving brother Ned ! because you're in love with her

[@Allyourbase1990]

So I never understood why Jamie got some much hate for killing the mad king . He saved an entire city .

[@MelaniesManicures]

Because he was not loyal to the king.

[@anatoldenevers237]

@@hc256 Also because nobody knew about the Wildfire, they probably thought Jaime did it just to be on the winning side.

[@kap2652]

Because he already served a mad king at the end he betrayed him he saved people yes true but he could had easily took him prisoner and he did much more bad things

[@inNYCC]

Great detail

[@mystmuffin3600]

Loved it!

[@Siddious09]

Can you do Victarion greyjoy next?

[@irenebirgita]

imagine they make a movie about this. horror genre for sure

[@visa422978]

He have a show with seasons xD

[@mal1cen1derland63]

There is so much lore in the world of ice and fire this is going to keep me busy for a very very very long time. I love finding about the lore in the books and I Love reading the books because they have so much more details about the characters and their pasts. Not only that there is lore from so many time periods I'll be busy for years. There is so much more than just the show its a huge world. Loved the video good work.

[@brandonlkhagva]

Cool video. Thanks.

[@ffl101]

Bran Stark made Mad King lose it. "Burn them all"... For the Walkers. He Hodor'd him.

[@baowolf0011]

I think so as well.

[@orlyohana9995]

I am shur thet his maednes is got something whith Brean.

[@bebos1262]

It was not Bran.

[@vexylrei3406]

It could be, if that's the case some of the story may be shown in the final season. I hope, since that would be awesome.

[@swaghauler8334]

@@bebos1262 I think it was Bloodraven's "mistake" which is why he becomes concerned when Bran yells to his father at the tower of Joy and Bran then realizes his father actually heard him. Bloodraven didn't want bran to discover that power until he was better at seeing.

[@lakshyasharma1]

Appreciate your artistic skill....though just want to know from what source the painting choosen from ?

[@juventusfc0520]

I can't wait for this to be a series

[@therealjesus1317]

These video make very very great bedtime stories because there is so much to game of thrones with Roberts rebellion. Great narrator as well.

[@shogunsan6800]

Why did the mad king shout “burn them all” before Jamie Lannister stabbed him? Did Bran do some warging and showed the mad king all the white walkers in the future? BURN THEM ALL!

[@tnoah15]

That's what I think happened

[@MsBabyjoyce]

Interesting concept!

[@AustrianPainter11]

I think he Was just Mad tbh

[@jamiedude1050]

He was obsessed with burning people

[@Cesarica24]

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[@hxhxhx91]

I like how the dates have AC... let's go dragon riding Jesus

[@vikrantgrewal4565]

AC means "After the Conquest" referring to Aegon's Conquest

[@hxhxhx91]

Vikrant Grewal aouwwww

[@LifeInPink999]

@@vikrantgrewal4565Grewal seriously? well now it finally makes sense for me.

[@krizzy3194]

Nice video!

[@marthasanchez9739]

Don’t take this the wrong way but your voice is so relaxing i have to watch every video several times because i fall asleep to them. Or I play the ones I’ve watched already when i can’t sleep. Woops

[@louieelric1773]

One word:hodor. What happened to hodor happened to aerys as well. Hold the door Burn them all

[@anatoldenevers237]

I really doubt that. In the books it wasn't just Aerys saying one phrase for hours before his death, he specifically told Jaime to go kill Tywin to prove he was no traitor.

[@gknipe]

15 minutes to detail Aerys' descent into becoming the Mad King. That's a character arc with all the motivation spread over years as he became increasingly paranoid and unstable. The same video for Daenerys would take about a minute: Grows up in exile. Brother is mean. Arranged marriage. Gifted dragons. Roams Essos liberating the downtrodden. Everyone loves her. Heads to Westeros. Gets destracted by Ice zombies and banging her nephew. Loses 2 dragons and some allies. Thinks 'fuck it, I'm mad queen now.' Burns the downtrodden, becomes queen of the ashes and wonders why nobody loves her anymore.

[@Basedbateman97]

Aerys II was still a better king than she would ever be Queen, i think it was Tywin who made him mad over the Years. Remmenber that scene where they send Joffrey to bed? i think something else might have been going on behind closed doors between them.

[@untoldofficialyoutube8563]

That was expert analysis

[@Elzelgator]

Mate, thank you for doing this video, while you are giving your last breath.

[@jenpw1525]

This would’ve been amazing to see. Everyone loves Ned, so the series would’ve been amazing. Would love to see Tyrion really be the mad kings son, and when Daenerys tries to burn him he doesn’t burn. Jon kills her to save the people. Tyrion takes the throne and John goes back north to be with the free folk. Sansa and Tyrion reunite as husband and wife and she becomes queen. Arya gets knighted by Brienne and becomes the kings guard. D &D are too stupid to write anything like that though.

[@undrielgrenger53]

You wretch...that would be the Ultimate insult to Dany! You do realize right that Jon is only alive Right now because Dany has personally saved his life Three times Now?! 1st When she allowed him to mine dragon glass from dragon stone which gave much needed weapons to the soldiers of the North, 2nd when she flew out beyond the wall at Jon's request for help, saved him and company and lost Viseron to NK, waited for Jon to catch up at the wall despite urging to leave from Jorah and others who said Jon was already lost to them after he fell in the frozen water with those wrights, and 3rd when she flew down and burned all the dead that were ambushing Jon during the battle right after the NK raised everybody up again! And that's to say Nothing about everything she lost to save the NOrth! Rhaegal becoming wounded and thus an easy target for Euron after Rhaegal was wounded in the fight with undead Viseron, she lost over half her army which caused her to arrive home to Dragonstone with a smaller force, making them Again easy pickings of Euron to attack, which Then led to her Best Bestie of friends Missandei who was subsequently captur and murdered Right in front of her, After Daenerys had listened to tyrion One Last time and tried to reason with Cersei to surrender peacefully! And to top is all, Dany get barely Any thanks at all for saving the North as apparently her only thanks was to get Sansa plotting to low-key dethrone her! That would be the Height of ungratefulness and Jon would need to Die then

[@MrMarinus18]

I just don't think that is likely as Tyrion really has a very similar personality to Tywin. That is the main cause of friction between them, Tyrion really does have everything that Tywin wanted in a son and that's why Tywin can't stand him.

[@phxntome1it398]

I thought that Aegon was Aerys' father because maester Aemon said "when i heard my brothers son was killed" talking about his brother Aegon and his nephew Aerys. but there are multiple variations of the Targaryen family tree anyway and its probably different in the books as well

[@JunebugPresents]

Well done.

[@Sleepyhead_22]

Such a soothing voice 💙😍

[@paradigmjourney6079]

*[SPOILER ALERT]* Thank you, *whycreate!* You solved something that puzzled me greatly; when someone decided to rain down fire from a dragon, all over a walled city, I noticed small green blooms that seemed to erupt from all over different spots in the city. Yet I thought most if not all the wildfire (sp?) had been used in a certain 'battle of the bay' (where Tyrion led the charge & was injured). 14:28 explained it all to me. Bless you, thank you for this wonderful video!!! *Great work, thanks!*

[@FrostAtlas]

Oh, he didn't just SNAP!? He didn't make it PERSONAL!?

[@ericgrabowski3896]

You are right. The preceding years before the show started would be the greatest prequel. Duskendale,Robert's rebellion, Summerhall, Harrenhall tourney, tower of joy. Why they aren't making it is dumbfounding. Hopefully we will get one in the future. Dunk and Egg needs to be adapted too. One thing I don't understand is why Varys was acting against Rhaegar. Or telling the King what he thought he was up to. He is supposed to want what is best for the realm.

[@smontherun1430]

Tywin sounds honorable in this video-

[@mike3667]

Woo-hoo. New video!

[@George-Hawthorne]

Aerys went mad for one reason Varys. Ser Barristan called him the Rot in King Aerys Reign. He poisoned Aerys thoughts with his whispering. Basically it can be summarized in 4 simple words. Along Came A Spider.

[@jamesmcdonald9715]

Varys contributed to his madness but wasnt the complete reason he went mad so your half right

[@George-Hawthorne]

@@jamesmcdonald9715Aerys had been eccentric. Yet it was Varys that got the ball of madness rolling.

[@George-Hawthorne]

@@youtubestayatyourrootsforfsakeAerys was eccentric and had an overactive imagination if his various plans are anything to go by. His previous actions against Tywin are stemmed from jealousy not madness. So the last thing this guy needs is someone filling his head with conspiracies which he would naturally blow out of proportion. Aery's madness was always prevalent but it was Varys that all but poured wildfire into the flame. Hell if Varys had any sort of decency he would have let Rhaegar usurp his father then things would have been different.

[@George-Hawthorne]

Rhaegar planned to speak to the Great Lords at Harrenhal but Varys warned Aerys about it which ruined everything .