Maegor I Targaryen (A Song of Ice and Fire)

==Summary==
Maegor I Targaryen, also known as Maegor the Cruel, was the third Targaryen king to sit the Iron Throne. He was the son of King Aegon I Targaryen and his elder sister-wife, Queen Visenya Targaryen. He had an older half-brother, Aenys I Targaryen.
The polygamous Maegor had six wives: Ceryse Hightower, Alys Harroway, Tyanna of the Tower, Elinor Costayne, Jeyne Westerling, and his niece Rhaena Targaryen, the last three of whom are known as the Black Brides.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher with Blackfyre
Name: Maegor Targaryen, Maegor the Cruel
Origin: A Song of Ice and Fire
Gender: Male
Age: Died at the age of 37
Classification: Human, Knight, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm, Hand of the King, Valyrians, Crownlander
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Skills/Abilities= Peak Human Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery, Skilled Horse and Dragon rider (Is a great jouster. It is said that jousting was three-quarters hrosemanshipA Feast for Crows, Jaime II, and that a great jouster must be a great horseman firstA Dance with Dragons, Reek III)
|-|Valyrian/Targaryen physiology= Animal Manipulation (Valyrians have an empathic connection to dragons, and are the only known people in the world who have been able to tame themFire & Blood, A Time of Testing - The Realm RemadeThe World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: The Rise of Valyria), Telepathy (A dragonrider and his dragon have a strong bond, and a dragon might to be able to sense when its current rider is in distress, has died or feels intense pleasureFire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra OverthrownA Storm of Swords, Daenerys II. Daenerys has also screamed out when Drogon was hit by a spearA Dance with Dragons, Daenerys IX), Minor Resistance to Temperature Manipulation (The author stated that Targaryens can tolerate a little more heat than most ordinary people. Aegon V has been shown to be unaffected by the heat of the sun in hot weather, never sweatingThe Sworn Sword)
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Attack Potency: Street level (Was a fearsomely strong manFire & Blood, The Sons of the Dragon), higher with Blackfyre
Speed: Peak Human, higher with Blackfyre (Valyrian steel is lighter than conventional steel, making the user of a weapon made of this steel fasterA Dance with Dragons, Jon XIIA Game of Thrones, Jon VIIIA Feast for Crows, Brienne IVA Feast for Crows, Brienne V)
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human
Striking Strength: Street level, higher with Blackfyre
Durability: Street level (Survived a kick from a palfrey when he was an eight-year old child)
Stamina: Peak Human (Possibly fought for hours during the Trial of seven against the Warrior's Sons, according to one version of the story)
Range: Extended Melee Range
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|-|Weapons= Blackfyre (a Valyrian steel bastard sword), dagger heater shield (Oaken shield, that offer significant protection, but they are heavy and require strength to wield them or shield made of pine and linden, that are lightweight and an enemy's weapon can catch in pine)
|-|Armors=Plate armor (worn over mail) with a breastplate covered by a surcoat that displays the Targaryen three-headed dragon, red on black, greathelm, hauberk or byrnie of mail (worn over boiled leather), boiled leather
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* Optional Equipment: Destriers, Coursers, Chargers (the warhorses are trained to kick and bite. Brienne stated "they are weapons, like the men who rode them".)A Feast for Crows, Brienne VI, Balerion, Darksister (A Valyrian steel longsword)
Intelligence:
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|-|General skills of Westeros's high born=As a noble, he received a high level education and was trained from an early age in the traditional martial skills of Westeros (Swordmanship, archery, riding, military strategy and tactics, etc ).
|-|Maegor intelligence=Maegor was a born warriorThe World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I. He lived for war, tourneys, and battle, and rose to become one of the youngest and finest knights of his time. He was also a hard and brutal man who craved violence, death, and absolute mastery over all he deemed his. His savagery in the field and his harshness toward defeated enemies was frequently remarked upon. Maegor was trained at arms by Ser Gawen Corbray, the master-at-arms of Dragonstone and who was reputed as one of the deadliest knights in the Seven Kingdoms. He became a squire at the age of eight. By the age of twelve, he was already unhorsing boys four and five years his elder in the lists and battering seasoned men-at-arms into submission in the castle yard, and by the age of thirteen he was already defeating hardened knights in mêlées. In both 29 AC and 30 AC Maegor assisted the master of ships, Lord Aethan Velaryon, and the Hand of the King, Ser Osmund Strong, in two campaigns against the pirate king Sargoso Saan in the Stepstones, and in 31 AC defeated the Giant of the Trident. Won the battle at Stonebridge, the Battle at the Great Fork and the battle beneath the Gods Eye.
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Weaknesses: Normal human weaknesses
Feats:
===Swordsmanship/Weapon Mastery and Jousting Lance:===
* In 28 AC, he won renown a tourney by defeating three knights of the Kingsguard in the joust, and next winning the mêlée. He was knighted by his father, King Aegon I, at the age of sixteen, making his the youngest knight in the realm at the time.
* In 42 AC during the Faith Militant uprising, Ser Damon Morrigen, the Grand Captain of the Warrior's Sons challenged King Maegor I Targaryen to a trial of seven, believing the right to rule the Seven Kingdoms did not belong to Maegor. Maegor accepted the challenge, and faced Damon and six other Warrior's Sons (the most powerful and skilled).The man-at-arms Dick Bean inspired five knights to defend the king. While the tales about the trial are often contradictory, they all agree that Maegor was the last one standing. However, Maegor was severely injured by the last of the Warrior's Sons, fell to the ground shortly after killing his last opponent, and was unconscious for several weeks
==Gallery==
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==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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