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=== This is a listing of members of House Targaryen that appear in the [[Fantasy]] series ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''. Visit [[A Song of Ice and Fire/Characters|here]] for the main character index. ===

The king of Westeros during the War of the Usurper, and the last Targaryen to sit the Iron Throne. He was known as "Aerys the Mad" behind his back due to becoming increasingly insane in the latter years of his rule. Though served ably by Tywin Lannister as Hand of the King and his own son Rhaegar, Aerys nonetheless managed to destabilize his own kingdom, eventually leading to Robert's Rebellion and his own death. Aerys was by all accounts sane during the early years of his reign, his later mental illness likely a consequence of generations of Targaryen inbreeding.

{{quote| ''"When the sun rises in the west and sets in the east. When the seas go dry and mountains blow like leaves in the wind. When my womb quickens again and I bear a living child. Then you will return, my sun and stars, and not before."''}}

* [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]: She's taken several of these as well over the course of her adventures.

{{quote| ''"You forget yourself, slut! I am the blood of the dragon!"''}}

* [[Not So Different]]: Because they interact with a completely separate set of characters, the similarity is never mentioned (and it may even be unintentional), but the reader may notice that Viserys acts a lot like Joffrey. They are both very arrogant, prone to acting irrationally (especially when they lose their temper), torment those weaker than themselves, and are cowards at heart. Viserys abuses Daenerys in some way in every scene he has, and it is implied that Joffrey abused his little brother Tommen. However, the most notable similarity is that both of them order a subordinate to beat their victim: during one of his humiliations, Viserys orders Mormont to hit Daenerys, and Joffrey does this all the time with his guards and Sansa. Daenerys tentatively saying that Viserys "wouldn't be a very good king" was always an understatement, but we see just ''how much'' of an understatement it was when we see how [[The Caligula|Joffrey]] turned out.

{{quote| ''"What is honor, compared to a woman's love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms, or the memory of a brother's laughter? Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our glory, and our great tragedy."''}}

* [[Royal Brat]]: {{spoiler|show'sShows some signs of this, perhaps because of the combination of family insanity and his sheltered upbringing. While generally aHe prettybecomes nice guy, he's shown to become irrationallyirrational during a cyvasse game with Tyrion (Rage Quit and all), both due to Tyrion beating him at the game, and Tyrion casting doubt on his assumption that Dany would immediately accept him with open arms. Especially funny because Tyrion's reaction to his sudden freak-out is along the lines of, "Well, at least we know that this kid is definitely a Targaryen".}}

{{quote| ''"He is the Prince that was Promised, and his shall be the Song of Ice and Fire."''}}

* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]

* [[Prince Charming]]: A typical (albeit melancholy and reserved) handsome fantasy prince in a non typical fantasy setting, most have a high opinion of him - and is slain by the far less charming Robert Baratheon, who has a lower opinion of him.

{{quote| ''"A Thousand Eyes, and One"''}}

* {{spoiler|[[Two Aliases, One Character]]: It's implied in the Dunk and Egg novella ''The Mystery Knight'' that a hedge knight calling himself Maynard Plumm who is revealed as one of Bloodraven's spies was actually Bloodraven himself using a glamour.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Was Once a Man]]: Now he's a tree.}}

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