Daemon Targaryen, played by Matt Smith, delivers some of House of the Dragon's most memorable lines. Below are 4 of the best Daemon Targaryen quotes from House of the Dragon, each with the scene or episode where it appears, plus 4 pieces of trivia about the character.
Best Daemon Targaryen Quotes
"I would have been a better king than you will ever be."
— Daemon Targaryen, Season 1, Episode 2 - The Rogue Prince
"A dragon's mercy is at least honest."
— Daemon Targaryen, Season 1, Episode 3 - Second of His Name
"You have been waiting your whole life for this moment. Do not flinch."
— Daemon Targaryen, Season 2, Episode 4 - The Red Dragon and the Gold
"We are Targaryens. Fire cannot kill us."
— Daemon Targaryen, Season 1, Episode 1 - The Heirs of the Dragon
Daemon Targaryen Trivia & Fun Facts
- Daemon is the rider of Caraxes, known as the Blood Wyrm, one of the most battle-scarred and aggressive dragons in Westeros.
- He was King Viserys I's younger brother and served as Commander of the City Watch of King's Landing, earning the nickname 'Prince of the City.'
- His relationship with Rhaenyra is presented as deeply transgressive from the beginning — their eventual marriage unites the two strongest Targaryen claimants but scandalizes the realm.
- Matt Smith researched Daemon as a kind of medieval rock star — a man of immense charisma and violence who lives entirely outside the moral constraints that govern everyone around him.
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