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Suspicions I: The Three Heads


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I call these suspicions rather than predictions because I've been so completely wrong about practically everything so far that I don't trust myself anymore. But here is my take on the three dragonriders:

First, I think ultimately it will be the dragon that chooses its rider, not the other way around. Victarion may bind V & R for a time to get them under control, but I anticipate Ser Barry and maybe Daario and Grey Worm will probably take him out and secure the horn -- and that's if it even works. Who knows what Euron dredged up. I might be just a ploy to get rid of his brother.

So proceeding on that, we need to take a closer look at the nature of each dragon. And clearly, that nature was determined in a fundamental way by the circumstances of their birth. I've seen other posts on these boards taking about Drogon is the spirit of Khal Drogo -- very large, powerful and willful; Rhaegal is Mirri Maz Duur, which is why she tends to keep to herself and seems mistrustful; Viserion is Rhaego, very clingy and always looking for his mother. That sounds right to me because only death can pay for life and three lives rose out of the pyre, not two, so they must have put his remains in the there somehow.

So if Drogon is the most headstrong, it will take a true champion to ride him -- someone who understands D's passion and drive. And honestly, I just don't see that in anyone yet. John is dutiful and forthright and a good leader, but he is ice, not fire. My most whacked out suspicion for Drogon is that he will be ridden by Bran through Hodor, perhaps wielding BloodRavyn's fabled Valyrian blade Dark Sister. Of course, Bran is ice too, but he's sitting on some very powerful magic, and he has Bloodravyn on his side.

I think Dany herself will ride Viserion, for the sole reason that V will place her safety above all else. When the fighting starts, Drogon will just start slaying while Rhaegel, again, is inscrutable.

As for Rhaegel, that's a tough one. It would have to be someone who's a loner, who's felt like an outsider and insists on doing things their own way. That could be John, although he seems very much a rule follower, a company man. So personality-wise my top candidate is Arya. She can warg so they could form a deep psychic connection, although it would take some unusual plot twists to bring them together. Also, I don't seen Arya as caring much about the world anymore -- she's just bent on revenge, so it would be kind of a waste of a good dragon.

Another problem with all this is that it seems reasonable that only someone with Targ blood can ride a dragon, which would limit the field to Dany, John, Tyrion, fAegon, and maybe even Varys or Mellisandre. And Stannis on his mother's side.

But as Dolorous Edd might say: This is probably wrong. I'm always wrong about everything.

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So if Drogon is the most headstrong, it will take a true champion to ride him -- someone who understands D's passion and drive. And honestly, I just don't see that in anyone yet. John is dutiful and forthright and a good leader, but he is ice, not fire. My most whacked out suspicion for Drogon is that he will be ridden by Bran through Hodor, perhaps wielding BloodRavyn's fabled Valyrian blade Dark Sister. Of course, Bran is ice too, but he's sitting on some very powerful magic, and he has Bloodravyn on his side.

I think Dany herself will ride Viserion, for the sole reason that V will place her safety above all else. When the fighting starts, Drogon will just start slaying while Rhaegel, again, is inscrutable.

I think Dany already bonded with Drogon. At least that's the impression one gets from her final chapter in Dance.

As far as the personality thing goes, I don't think that the characters of the Dragon and the Rider are supposed to be a match. I base that suspicion mostly on The Princess and the Queen, where

the dragons of Jaeherys and Alysanne both choose as riders people who are nothing like the King and Queen.

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I think Dany already bonded with Drogon. At least that's the impression one gets from her final chapter in Dance.

This. Dany's bond with Drogon has been foreshadowed since Dany's second chapter in AGOT.

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The Three Heads:

Jon Snow

Jon Stark

Jon Targaryen

A dragon has three heads, but not three bodies.

Why not Aegon?

Aegon Griff's son

Aegon Targaryen

Aegon Martell

Or Arya?

Arya The Faceless girl

Arya Stark

Arya Tully

Or Sansa?

Sansa Stark

Sansa Tully

Alayne Stone

See, the logic with the three names is pretty ridiculous, when you think about it. Jon can never be more than one of those - he is either a bastard (Snow), Eddard's son (Stark) or Rhaegar's son (Targaryen).

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The Three Heads:

Jon Snow

Jon Stark

Jon Targaryen

A dragon has three heads, but not three bodies.

I agree. I think that is that simple. 1 dragon 3 hypostases.

See, the logic with the three names is pretty ridiculous, when you think about it. Jon can never be more than one of those - he is either a bastard (Snow), Eddard's son (Stark) or Rhaegar's son (Targaryen).

Because it's not about the names. It's about the *aspects* for more http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/86614-jon-snow-the-3headed-dragon-and-mythology/

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Aegon Griff's son

He never believed Jon Connington was his father.

Aegon Martell

He never believed a Martell was his father.

Arya Tully

She never believed a Tully was her father.

Sansa Tully

She never believed a Tully was her father.

Alayne Stone

She never believed Littlefinger was her father.

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I doubt Victarion is going to die. In fact, I suspect that it may be him bonded with Rhaegal. Both are cruel, both overly violent(both upstanding traits in the hell that its nature) both lust after Dany. The color scheme is off, though.


Viserion is definetly Tyrion:his roar is louder than a hundred LIONS. And gold is a Lannister color. Peach is not a Jon color.



Also, Jon is the bastard of Ned, it is known.


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The Three Heads:

Jon Snow

Jon Stark

Jon Targaryen

A dragon has three heads, but not three bodies.

He never believed he was a real Stark. (Refusal of offer by Stannis.)

He never believed he was a Targaryen. (Jon Snow does not read Westeros forum.)

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I don't think that it's about the names.

Born a Targaryen.

Raised a Stark.

Named Snow.

That's pretty much the only way I see the 3-Headed Jon argument making any sense.

I don't buy that theory, btw.

Edit: The way I see it, the "dragon must have three heads" and the Prince that was Promised are two different things. There is a chance that TPTWP is one of the heads though.

Anyway, I don't think it's a coincidence that Rhaegar speaks of 3 heads, and there just happen to be 3 living descendants of Aerys.

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Born a Targaryen.

Raised a Stark.

Named Snow.

That's pretty much the only way I see the 3-Headed Jon argument making any sense.

I don't buy that theory, btw.

Edit: The way I see it, the "dragon must have three heads" and the Prince that was Promised are two different things. There is a chance that TPTWP is one of the heads though.

Anyway, I don't think it's a coincidence that Rhaegar speaks of 3 heads, and there just happen to be 3 living descendants of Aerys.

I see, no point of talking about why it is wrong or not. But who are the 3 descendants?

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