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| Character_name= Drogon
 
| Character_name= Drogon
| image        = [[File:Drogon.jpg|200px|A newborn Drogon with Daenerys Targaryen]]
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| image        = [[File: Drogon in Daznak's Pit.jpg|350px]]
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| image_caption = Daenerys and Drogon in [[Daznak's Pit]] - by Marc Simonetti ©
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| Alias        = The Winged Shadow<br>The queen's monster<br>The black beast
 
| Title        =
 
| Title        =
 
| Allegiance = [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
 
| Allegiance = [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
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| Race = [[Dragon]]
 
| Culture =
 
| Culture =
 
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| Place_of_Birth= [[Dothraki Sea]]
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| Place_of_Birth= [[Dothraki sea]]
| Date_of_Birth ={{Date|298}}
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|299}}
 
| Place_of_Death=
 
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| Date_of_Death =
| Books = [[A Game of Thrones]]<br>[[A Clash of Kings]]<br>[[A Storm of Swords]]<br>[[A Dance with Dragons]]
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| Books = ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Clash of Kings]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' (appears)<br>''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' (mentioned)<br>''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (appears)<br>''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' (mentioned)
| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]]
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| TV_series = [[Game of Thrones - Season 1|Season 1]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 2|Season 2]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 3|Season 3]]  {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 4|Season 4]]  {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 5|Season 5]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 6|Season 6]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 7|Season 7]] {{!}} [[Game of Thrones - Season 8|Season 8]]
 
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'''Drogon''' is one of the dragons born in the [[Dothraki Sea]]. Commanded by [[Daenerys Targaryen]], he is named for her dead husband, [[Drogo]]. His scales are black.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 12|Chapter 12]], Daenerys</ref>
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'''Drogon''' is one of the [[dragon]]s born in the [[Dothraki sea]]. Commanded by [[Daenerys Targaryen]], he is [[named after|named for]] her dead husband, [[Drogo]].  
  
Drogon is believed to be the reincarnation of [[Balerion|Balerion the Black Dread]], but Daenerys decided to give him a new name for his new life.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 12|Chapter 12]], Daenerys</ref> The largest and most aggressive of the three dragons, Daenerys is having problems reining him in.
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Drogon is believed to be the reincarnation of [[Balerion|Balerion the Black Dread]], but Daenerys decides to give him a new name for his new life.{{ref|acok|12}}
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The largest and most aggressive of Daenerys's three dragons, Daenerys has problems reining him in.
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==Appearance==
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:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Drogon|Images of Drogon]]''
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Drogon's scales are black, his horns and spinal plates are blood red,and his eyes are smoldering red pits.{{ref|adwd|52}} His teeth are black as well.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}{{ref|ADWD|52}} His flame is black fire shot with red and the wash of its heat can be felt thirty feet away. His wing flap sounds like the clap of thunder. He bleeds black blood.{{ref|adwd|52}}
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As of ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'', Drogon's wings stretch twenty feet from tip-to-tip, black as jet.{{ref|adwd|52}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
===A Game of Thrones===
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
[[Mirri Maz Duur]] proclaimed that in order to bring new life one must give life. Daenerys burned [[Drogo]]'s body, along with the ''maegi'' Mirri Maz Duur herself and the three eggs to give life to Drogon and his brothers [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]].<ref>[[A Game of  Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 72|Chapter 72]], Daenerys</ref>
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[[File:MagaliVilleneuve DaenerysTargaryen drogon.JPG|thumb|right|300px|[[Daenerys Targaryen]] and hatchling Drogon. © Fantasy Flight Games ]]
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Drogon's egg is black as the midnight sea, alive with scarlet ripples and swirls.
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The ''maegi'' [[Mirri Maz Duur]] proclaims that in order to bring new life one must give life. [[Daenerys Targaryen]] burns the body of her deceased husband, Khal [[Drogo]], along with Mirri Maz Duur herself and the three eggs, giving life to Drogon and his brothers, [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]].{{ref|agot|72}}
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===''A Clash of Kings''===
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When Daenerys arrives in [[Qarth]], Drogon along with the other dragons are a marvel to the inhabitants of the ancient city.{{Ref|aCoK|12}}{{Ref|aCoK|27}}{{Ref|aCoK|40}} Drogon is on her shoulder when she enters [[Qarth]].{{Ref|aCoK|27}}
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When Daenerys receives the news from [[Quhuru Mo]] of [[Robert I Baratheon]]'s death Drogon is seated in her lap. He hisses and pale smoke rises before Daenerys's face like a veil.{{Ref|aCoK|27}}
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When Daenerys enters the [[House of the Undying]], she has Drogon accompany her. Once inside, Drogon reacts to the visions that Daenerys has. When they come upon the Undying, Drogon defends Daenerys by attacking the pulsating heart that stands at the center of the room, thereby slaying the Undying.  This allows Daenerys to escape the House and seems to have seriously damaged the structure itself.{{Ref|aCoK|48}}
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
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Drogon is slightly larger than the size of a small dog. Drogon is part of the payment that Daenerys agrees to in order to pay for all [[Unsullied]] in [[Astapor]]. However, once she has received the [[Unsullied]], she orders the [[Good Masters]] killed and Drogon returns to Daenerys.{{Ref|aSoS|27}}
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[[File‎: ‎Marc_Fishman_danytakesflight.jpg‎ |Drogon and Daenerys take flight for the first time - by Marc Fishman © |thumb|300px|right]]
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===''A Feast for Crows''===
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Tales start to reach [[Westeros]] of dragons.{{Ref|aFfC|Prologue}}
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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A man appears before Daenerys in her throne room, carrying a sack with bones in it, claiming it is his child [[Hazzea]] and that Drogon had killed and eaten her.{{ref|adwd|2}} He calls Drogon ''the winged shadow''. Horrified, Daenerys orders all three dragons to be captured and imprisoned in a pit inside of her [[Great Pyramid]]. [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]] are eventually chained (though not without cost) in a makeshift dragonpit in the Great Pyramid, but Drogon escapes and disappears.
  
===A Clash of Kings===
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When the fighting pits are re-opened, Drogon appears above [[Daznak's Pit]], drawn by the noise and smell of blood. Drogon descends into the pit and kills the boar that is present. He sets much of the arena ablaze once provoked, and causes chaos and carnage as the citizens flee and trample one another. An animal handler named [[Harghaz]] attacks Drogon with a long spear and comes close to slaying him. Daenerys, seeing her "child" in peril, runs to him just when Drogon kills Harghaz. After much difficulty, losing her hair and clothing after he bathes her in dragonfire, Daenerys manages to use a whip to berate and mount Drogon, then fly away on his back.{{ref|adwd|52}}
When Daenerys entered the [[House of the Undying]], she had Drogon accompany her. Once inside, Drogon reacted to the visions that Daenerys had, obviously sharing them with her. When they came upon the Undying, Drogon defended Daenerys by attacking the pulsating heart that stood on the center of the room. This allowed Daenerys to escape the House and seems to have seriously damaged the House itself.<ref>[[A Clash of Kings]], [[A Clash of Kings-Chapter 48|Chapter 48]], Daenerys</ref>
 
  
===A Storm of Swords===
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Drogon takes Daenerys to his lair in [[Dragonstone (hill)|Dragonstone]] in the [[Dothraki sea]]. Later, just after Drogon has killed and devoured a horse on the plains, he and Daenerys are discovered by the ''khalasar'' of Khal [[Jhaqo]].{{ref|adwd|71}}
Drogon was part of the payment that Daenerys agreed to pay for all the [[Unsullied]] in [[Astapor]]. However, once she had received the Unsullied, she ordered the Good Masters killed and Drogon returned to Daenerys.
 
  
===A Dance with Dragons===
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==Known dragonriders of Drogon==
A man appeared before Daenerys in her throne room, carrying a sack with bones in it, claiming it was his child [[Hazzea]] and that Drogon had killed and eaten it.<ref>[[A Dance with Dragons]], [[Daenerys I (A Dance with Dragons)|Daenerys I]]</ref> Horrified, Daenerys ordered all three dragons to be captured and imprisoned in the fighting pit. [[Viserion]] and [[Rhaegal]] were eventually chained (though not without cost) but Drogon escaped and disappeared. He was not seen since. When the fighting pits were re-openend, he appeared, drawn by the noise and smell of blood. Drogon descended into the pit and killed the boar present. An animal handler named [[Harghaz]] attacked Drogon with a long spear and came close to slaying Drogon. Daenerys, seeing her "child" in peril, ran to him just when Drogon killed Harghaz. Daenerys managed to mount Drogon and flew away on his back. Drogon took Dany to his lair in the [[Dothraki Sea]] where they were both later discovered by the khalasar of Khal [[Jhaqo]].
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* [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
  
==References and Notes==
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==Quotes about Drogon==
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{{Quote|[[Khaleesi]] … there sits [[Balerion]], come again.{{Ref|aCoK|12}}|[[Aggo]], to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}
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Revision as of 23:17, 4 July 2019

Drogon
Drogon in Daznak's Pit.jpg
Daenerys and Drogon in Daznak's Pit - by Marc Simonetti ©

Aliases
  • The Winged Shadow
  • The queen's monster
  • The black beast
Allegiance Daenerys Targaryen
Race Dragon
Born 299 AC
Dothraki sea
Books

TV series Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6 | Season 7 | Season 8

Drogon is one of the dragons born in the Dothraki sea. Commanded by Daenerys Targaryen, he is named for her dead husband, Drogo.

Drogon is believed to be the reincarnation of Balerion the Black Dread, but Daenerys decides to give him a new name for his new life.[1]

The largest and most aggressive of Daenerys's three dragons, Daenerys has problems reining him in.

Appearance

See also: Images of Drogon

Drogon's scales are black, his horns and spinal plates are blood red,and his eyes are smoldering red pits.[2] His teeth are black as well.[3][2] His flame is black fire shot with red and the wash of its heat can be felt thirty feet away. His wing flap sounds like the clap of thunder. He bleeds black blood.[2]

As of A Dance with Dragons, Drogon's wings stretch twenty feet from tip-to-tip, black as jet.[2]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Daenerys Targaryen and hatchling Drogon. © Fantasy Flight Games

Drogon's egg is black as the midnight sea, alive with scarlet ripples and swirls.

The maegi Mirri Maz Duur proclaims that in order to bring new life one must give life. Daenerys Targaryen burns the body of her deceased husband, Khal Drogo, along with Mirri Maz Duur herself and the three eggs, giving life to Drogon and his brothers, Viserion and Rhaegal.[4]

A Clash of Kings

When Daenerys arrives in Qarth, Drogon along with the other dragons are a marvel to the inhabitants of the ancient city.[1][5][6] Drogon is on her shoulder when she enters Qarth.[5]

When Daenerys receives the news from Quhuru Mo of Robert I Baratheon's death Drogon is seated in her lap. He hisses and pale smoke rises before Daenerys's face like a veil.[5]

When Daenerys enters the House of the Undying, she has Drogon accompany her. Once inside, Drogon reacts to the visions that Daenerys has. When they come upon the Undying, Drogon defends Daenerys by attacking the pulsating heart that stands at the center of the room, thereby slaying the Undying. This allows Daenerys to escape the House and seems to have seriously damaged the structure itself.[7]

A Storm of Swords

Drogon is slightly larger than the size of a small dog. Drogon is part of the payment that Daenerys agrees to in order to pay for all Unsullied in Astapor. However, once she has received the Unsullied, she orders the Good Masters killed and Drogon returns to Daenerys.[8]

Drogon and Daenerys take flight for the first time - by Marc Fishman ©

A Feast for Crows

Tales start to reach Westeros of dragons.[9]

A Dance with Dragons

A man appears before Daenerys in her throne room, carrying a sack with bones in it, claiming it is his child Hazzea and that Drogon had killed and eaten her.[10] He calls Drogon the winged shadow. Horrified, Daenerys orders all three dragons to be captured and imprisoned in a pit inside of her Great Pyramid. Viserion and Rhaegal are eventually chained (though not without cost) in a makeshift dragonpit in the Great Pyramid, but Drogon escapes and disappears.

When the fighting pits are re-opened, Drogon appears above Daznak's Pit, drawn by the noise and smell of blood. Drogon descends into the pit and kills the boar that is present. He sets much of the arena ablaze once provoked, and causes chaos and carnage as the citizens flee and trample one another. An animal handler named Harghaz attacks Drogon with a long spear and comes close to slaying him. Daenerys, seeing her "child" in peril, runs to him just when Drogon kills Harghaz. After much difficulty, losing her hair and clothing after he bathes her in dragonfire, Daenerys manages to use a whip to berate and mount Drogon, then fly away on his back.[2]

Drogon takes Daenerys to his lair in Dragonstone in the Dothraki sea. Later, just after Drogon has killed and devoured a horse on the plains, he and Daenerys are discovered by the khalasar of Khal Jhaqo.[11]

Known dragonriders of Drogon

Quotes about Drogon

Khaleesi … there sits Balerion, come again.[1]

References