Dragonrider

A dragonrider was an individual who was able to bond with and mount a dragon. The Targaryens were the only surviving house of the Valyrian dragonlords, making them the last known dragonriders.
Although only the Valyrians are able to ride dragons,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha8Qsx6_OBw&t=2m50s the Night King was able to ride Viserion by reanimating his corpse and enslaving him"The Dragon and the Wolf" as a type of ice dragon.Game of Thrones Viewer's Guide: Season 7, Episode 7 Synopsis: The Dragon and the Wolf
With the deaths of the Night King and Daenerys Targaryen, there are no active dragonriders. Jon Snow, the only living Targaryen, was able to ride Rhaegal, but the latter's death has left him mountless.
==Abilities==
Dragons cannot be truly "tamed", but they can be bonded with and trained. The Valyrians rode dragons for millennia. Aegon I Targaryen and his sister-wives, who descended from Old Valyria, used the last three dragons in the world to conquer and unify the Seven Kingdoms.
Dragons are fairly intelligent animals, and like a horse or a dog, they can be trained by their rider to respond to basic voice commands. Tyrion claims that dragons are intelligent, much more so than most people and will quickly recognize friend from foe. If they are not trained they will quickly lay waste to anything around them. The key to training dragons is making sure they are well fed, a dragon with a full stomach is more obedient.
Since they cannot be truly tamed, dragons can be very dangerous even to their riders. However, they can form very strong bonds with their riders and will show affection and trust towards them. They will even nuzzle their riders, hoping to be petted.
Daenerys has trained her three dragons to respond to vocal commands in her mother tongue of High Valyrian. She often uses the command "Dracarys" (Valyrian for "dragonfire"), to which her dragons respond by instantly breathing fire and burning anything in their path.
==Known dragonriders==
Dragonrider 	Dragon
Jaehaelor Mataeryon 	Unknown
Aegon the Conqueror 	Balerion
Visenya Targaryen 	Vhagar
Rhaenys Targaryen 	Meraxes
Maegor the Cruel 	Balerion
Rhaena Targaryen 	Dreamfyre
Aenys Targaryen 	Quicksilver
Aegon Targaryen 	Quicksilver
Jaehaerys the Conciliator	Vermithor
Alysanne Targaryen 	Silverwing
Baelon Targaryen 	Vhagar
Rhaenys Targaryen 	Meleys
Viserys I Targaryen 	Balerion
Daemon Targaryen 	Caraxes
Laenor Velaryon 	Seasmoke
Rhaenyra Targaryen 	Syrax
Laena Velaryon 	Vhagar
Aegon II Targaryen 	Sunfyre
Helaena Targaryen 	Dreamfyre
Aemond Targaryen 	Vhagar
Daeron Targaryen 	Tessarion
Jacaerys Velaryon 	Vermax
Lucerys Velaryon 	Arrax
Baela Targaryen 	Moondancer
Joffrey Velaryon 	Tyraxes
Daenerys Targaryen 	Drogon
The Night King 	Viserion (as a wight)
Jon Snow 	Rhaegal
==History==
===Game of Thrones: Season 1===
Daenerys is given three dragon eggs at her wedding to Drogo."Winter Is Coming" Viserys tells Doreah that brave men used to ride dragons before they all died."The Kingsroad" Later, Daenerys hatches her three dragon eggs."Fire and Blood"
===Game of Thrones: Season 5===
Daenerys is saved by Drogo in the Great Pit of Daznak. She mounts Drogon to escape, making her the first dragonrider in over a century."The Dance of Dragons"
===Game of Thrones: Season 6===
Daenerys rallies her newly acquired Dothraki while mounted on Drogon. The Dothraki agree to follow her across the narrow seas to reclaim the Iron Throne."Blood of My Blood" Later in Meereen, Daenerys liberates the common people once and for all by destroying the slave masters' fleet, riding on Drogon and followed by Viserion and Rhaegal."Battle of the Bastards"
===Game of Thrones: Season 7===
Daenerys agrees not to use the dragons on a direct attack on King's Landing to avoid bloodshed."Stormborn" After losing the Ironborn and Dornish fleets, Highgarden, and Casterly Rock, Daenerys decides to ride Drogon to ambush the Lannister and Tarly army. For the first time in over a century, a dragon has been used in warfare in Westeros and has ended the battle quickly, but Drogon is shot by a scorpion and is injured."The Spoils of War"
Daenerys rides Drogon, followed by Rhaegal and Viserion, to save Jon Snow and Jorah Mormont during the wight hunt. Daenerys burns many wights and lands Drogon to flee with the survivors. The Night King kills Viserion in flight, causing Daenerys to flee with Drogon and Rhaegal, leaving Jon behind."Beyond the Wall"
Daenerys rides Drogon, followed by Rhaegal to the Dragonpit Summit, as a show of power. This proves to be a mistake, as Cersei notices Viserion's absence and finds out that the dragons are vulnerable. Daenerys later decides not to ride Drogon north; instead, she sails with Jon to reaffirm that they are allies to the common people of the North.
Beyond the Wall, the Night King has reanimated Viserion as a wight. The Night King rides Viserion, who now has no free will and is mind controlled by the Night King. The Wall is destroyed; for the first time in thousands of years, the white walkers have invaded Westeros.
===Game of Thrones: Season 8===
Daenerys allows Jon to mount Rhaegal."Winterfell" During the Battle of Winterfell, Daenerys and Jon mount Drogon and Rhaegal and burn thousands of wights. Mounted on their dragons, Daenerys and Jon fight the Night King and Viserion, who greatly injures Rhaegal, causing him to fall unconscious. Daenerys makes the Night King dismount Viserion and attempts to burn him, but to her surprise he is undamaged. Daenerys is later dismounted off Drogon when hundreds of wights climb on him, causing him to shriek in pain as he attempts to shake them off. The Night King is killed by Arya Stark, killing one of three dragonriders alive."The Long Night"
Following the Battle of Winterfell, Daenerys checks the wounds of Rhaegal, who is now healing, and rides Drogon alongside him. Later Daenerys on top of Drogon, followed by Rhaegal, follows her fleet to Dragonstone. Flying alongside Rhaegal, Daenerys is happy to see Rhaegal recovering from his wounds, but to her surprise Rhaegal is shot with three scorpion bolts from Euron Greyjoy, killing him. Daenerys in shock and rage attempts to burn the Greyjoy fleet, before being forced to retreat as she mourns Rhaegal's loss. With the death of Rhaegal, Daenerys is the last alive dragonrider."The Last of the Starks"
Daenerys, mounted on Drogon, ambushes Euron's fleet during the Battle of King's Landing, and burns all scorpions. As the Unsullied, Dothraki, Vale, and Northern armies wait outside the gates of King's Landing, Daenerys destroys them, allowing them to enter the city. In grief over the loss of her two dragons, along with Jorah and Missandei, Daenerys refuses the surrender of the city and burns the majority of it."The Bells"
Having won the war and the throne, Daenerys dismounts Drogon and rallies her army, telling them that the war is not over. Daenerys is later assassinated by Jon, thus the last dragonrider is killed. Drogon mourns and cries over her body, before taking it away with him."The Iron Throne"
==In the books==
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, additional known dragonriders are:
Dragonrider 	Dragon
Aurion 	Unknown
Aerea Targaryen 	Balerion
Aemon Targaryen 	Caraxes
Alyssa Targaryen	Meleys
Jaenara Belaerys	Terrax
According to Daenerys, no dragonrider ever flew two dragons; even Aegon the Conqueror never dared mount Vhagar or Meraxes, nor did his sisters ride Balerion. Since dragons live longer than people, after a dragonrider dies - his/her dragon may bond with another person (A Dance with Dragons, Daenerys VIII).
==Gallery==
File:Blood_of_my_blood_Drogon_with_Dany.jpg|Dany atop Drogon.
GoT-Sn7 FirstLook 18.jpg|Dany atop a fully grown Drogon.
Dragon Riding S8 Ep 1.jpg|Jon Snow rides Rhaegal.
File:Night_king_rides_viserion.jpg|The Night King rides a reanimated Viserion.
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