Daemon I Blackfyre

==Summary==
Daemon I Blackfyre, born Daemon Waters, was the bastard son of Princess Daena Targaryen and King Aegon IV Targaryen. Daemon founded House Blackfyre, named after the Targaryen Valyrian steel sword. He fought against his trueborn half-brother, King Daeron II Targaryen, for the Iron Throne in the First Blackfyre Rebellion.
Daemon was the first and greatest of the five Blackfyre Pretenders. As a bastard of House Targaryen Daemon bore the arms of House Targaryen with the colors reversed: a black three-headed dragon on a red field. Thus he became known as the Black Dragon.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher with Blackfyre
Name: Daemon Waters, later Daemon Blackfyre, The Black Dragon, The King Who Bore the Sword
Origin: A Song of Ice and Fire
Gender: Male
Age: 26 at death
Classification: Human, Knight, Prince, Knight of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men (claimant), Lord of the Seven Kingdoms (claimant), Protector of the Realm (claimant), Valyrians, Crownlander
Powers and Abilities:
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Peak Human Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery, Skilled Horse rider (Is a great jouster. It is said that jousting was three-quarters hrosemanship,A Feast for Crows, Jaime II and that a great jouster must be a great horseman firstA Dance with Dragons, Reek III), Social Influencing (GRRM stated Daemon is a man of considerable charm, won friends easily and women were drawn to him)
|-|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 pleasure.Fire & 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: Athlete level , 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: Athlete level, higher with Blackfyre
Durability: Athlete level, higher with plate armor
Stamina: Peak Human (During the Battle of the Redgrass Field, Daemon shattered the lines of Lord Donnel Arryn's vanguard, leaving the loyalists in peril until Ser Gwayne Corbray of the Kingsguard arrived with reinforcements, then Daemon and Ser Gwayne duelled, with both men using their Valyrian steel swords. The duel is said to have lasted nearly an hour before Daemon win)
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 (His armor was ornate and costly, all black and red plate), greathelm (His warhelm was distinctive, with batlike steel "dragon wings" on the sides), boiled leather, hauberk or byrnie of mail (worn over 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)
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.).
|-|Daemon intelligence= Eustace Osgrey claimed that not Ulrick Dayne with Dawn, the Sword of the Morning of his time, or even Aemon the Dragonknight with Darksister couldn't defeat Daemon if it was equipped with Blackfyre. Was trained by the best master-at-arms of the castle like Quentyn Ball,The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV one of the greatest knights of his time. He already excelled in combat at a very young age and many people saw him as a new Dragonknight. Eustace Osgrey said Daemon Blackfyre could fight with axe or lance or flail and that he was as good as any knight he had ever seen, but with the sword Blackfyre he was the Warrior himself.
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Weaknesses: Normal human weaknesses. Honorable and doesn't fight dirty, which got him killed by Bloodraven's archers. 
Feats:
===Swordsmanship/Weapon Mastery:=== 
*In 182 AC, when he was twelve years old, Daemon participated in a squire's tourney, which he won. King Aegon IV Targaryen personally knighted Daemon and publicly bestowed the Targaryen Valyrian steel sword Blackfyre on him .
*Shattered the lines of Lord Donnel Arryn's vanguard, killed the Knight of Ninestars, Wild Wyl Waynwood and defeated Gwayne Corbray during the Battle of the Redgrass Field. Eustace Osgrey said Daemon Blackfyre was the Warrior himself in this battle, and no one could stop him.
===Jousting Lance:===
*Faced Baelor Targaryen in the final tilt of a major tourney, but was ultimately defeated.The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Daeron II
==Gallery==
File:Daemon I Blackfyre The Black Dragon by Mike Hallstein.jpg
File:Daemon Blackfyre 1.jpg
File:Battle of the Redgrass Field.jpg
File:Daemon Blackfyre vs Gwayne Corbray.jpg
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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