‘House of the Dragon’ will surpass ‘Game of Thrones’ with the quality and quantity of its dragons

One of the aspects that most captivated the audience of ‘Game of Thrones’ were its dragons, but ‘House of the Dragon’ will surpass these mythical creatures in quantity and quality, as the creators of the spin-off announced during Comic Con. . of San Diego 2022.

The story of ‘Game of Thrones featured three dragons: Drogon, Viseryon and Rhaegal, also known as the “children” of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke). It was she who brought back the mythical beings after they had gone extinct for hundreds of years, but it was only these three creatures that were seen in GOT.

Unlike GOT, ‘House of the Dragon ‘will feature 17 dragons, many more than seen in the original series and which promise to be more detailed in terms of quality. The reason why there are ever better versions of these mythical creatures lies in the story in which they will develop: that of the Targaryen family.

The dragons of the “House of the Dragon”, the symbol of the Targaryen

‘House of the Dragon’ means ‘The House of the Dragon’ in Spanish and refers directly to the Targaryen family, which in the ‘Game of Thrones’ universe, is the oldest lineage this world has ever seen and, in addition, the only one who could breed and dominate dragons.

That’s why al targaryen family It is known as the House of the Dragon, because every descendant of this lineage is born with the ability to breed one or more dragons. In GOT, Daenerys Targaryen only managed to relaunch three; but in ‘House of the Dragon’ there will be several family members and therefore the number of these mythical creatures is extended to 17.

The importance of dragons in the history of the “House of the Dragon” is divided into two main aspects: seeing part of the personality of each of the Targaryens, because part of their essence is known through them; and, moreover, be a lethal weapon in the battles this family will create to fight for the power of the crown and the Iron Throne.

“House of the Dragon” opens August 21 in the HBO Max catalog and is expected to be released weekly; so its story will run for about 10 weeks and that the series has 10 chapters set 300 years before everything that happened in GOT.