Daenerys Targaryen

Daenerys Targaryen is a fictional character from A Song of Ice and Fire, and is played by Emilia Clarke on the HBO television series Game of Thrones.
==Fandom==
===Pairings===
Daenerys is a widely, diversely-shipped character, to the extent she is one of the Little Black Dresses of ASoIaF/GOT fandom. This may be because her unique position in the story allows for the easy creation of AU scenarios or simply a result of her overall popularity as a character.
Person 	Ship
Jon Snow 	Daenerys Targaryen/Jon Snow
Jorah Mormont 	Daenerys Targaryen/Jorah Mormont
Sansa Stark 	Sansa Stark/Daenerys Targaryen
Khal Drogo 	Daenerys Targaryen/Drogo
Yara Greyjoy (Asha Greyjoy)	Yara Greyjoy/Daenerys Targaryen
Daario Naharis 	Daario Naharis/Daenerys Targaryen
Arya Stark 	Arya Stark/Daenerys Targaryen
Robb Stark 	Robb Stark/Daenerys Targaryen
Aegon VI Targaryen 	Aegon VI Targaryen/Daenerys Targaryen
Viserys Targaryen 	Daenerys Targaryen/Viserys Targaryen
Margaery Tyrell 	Daenerys Targaryen/Margaery Tyrell
Tyrion Lannister 	Tyrion Lannister/Daenerys Targaryen
Jaime Lannister 	Daenerys Targaryen/Jaime Lannister
===Statistics===
*In 2016 Daenerys Targaryen was the most popular character in the Meereen storyline on Tumblr
*In 2017 Daenerys Targaryen was the 7th most popular Game of Thrones character on Archive of Our OwnGame of Thrones A03 statistics
*In 2019, during the final season, Daenerys was the third most popular Game of Thrones character on Tumblr
===Common Tropes in Fanworks===
*Modern AU: modern setting, where she knows or meets other characters from the series
*High School AU or College AU: common because of her relative age 
*Canon Divergence AU: varies, Daenerys and her family are never sent into exile, she returns at different points during the series 
*Futurefic: often where she was Queen of the Seven Kingdoms
*Daenerys Lives: she does not die in season 8, or is resurrected
*No Mad Queen or Dany Stays Sane: stories that ignore, or fix, Daenerys' quick descent into madness
===Challenges===
*The Daenerys Fan Challenge
==Fanworks==
===Fan Art===
*Daenerys by sakimichan
*Mhysa by Inna-Vjuzhanina
*Daenerys Targaryen by Dreemers
*Mother of Dragons by Blind-Leviathan
*Mother of Dragons by YamaOrce
*Daenerys Targaryen by zetallis
*Game of Thrones: Daenerys by hart-coco
* by canvasconstellations
===Fanfiction===
*5 Things Daenerys Targaryen Never Expected About Westeros by redcandle17
*in a house in an island there is a door; and the door is red by SearchingforSerendipity
*Strange Language by Brigdh
===Fan Vids===
*Thistle and Weeds by sisabet
*Dragon's Daughter by VampireBeautys
*Mother of Dragons by tabbleey
===Cosplay===
*Unburnt, cosplay by TrishaLayons
*Daenerys Targaryen, cosplay by fallfox
*Game of Thrones | Daenerys + Silver, cosplay by elysiagriffin
==Gallery==
===Fanart===
File:Summer - Daenerys by AkiCarlito.jpg|Summer: Daenerys by AkiCarlito – Fanart inspired by the The Seasons series by Alphonse Mucha.
File:Daenerys by Simona Bonafini.jpg|Daenerys in the style of Alphonse Mucha by Simona Bonafini.
File:Daenerys Targaryen by Maggie Chiang.jpg|Daenerys by Maggie Chiang – Daenerys with Drogon and a flowering eucalyptus bough.
File:Dance of the Dragon by William Chua.jpg|Daenerys and Drogon in ukiyo-e style by William Chua (2015)‎.
File:Daenerys by William Chua.jpg|Daenerys and Drogon in ukiyo-e style by William Chua (2020)‎.
File:Daenerys by JanainaArt.jpg|Daenerys by JanainaArt (2014)|alt="Illustration of Daenerys kneeling and reaching towards a tree sapling growing out of the snowy ground, behind her is a red door"
File:Dracarys by Geirahod.jpg|Dracarys! by Geirahod (2019)|alt="Illustration of Daenerys standing, wearing black robs and a red sash that flows in the wind, behind her is the head of a full sized Drogon breathing fire"
File:Breaker of Chains by Inna-Vjuzhanina.png|Breaker of Chains by Inna-Vjuzhanina (2019)|alt="Illustration of Daenerys riding a white horse and dropping a whip from her hand, in the background stands many members of the Unsullied holding shields and spears"
File:Desert Winds by Inna-Vjuzhanina.png|Desert Winds by Inna-Vjuzhanina (2019)|alt="Illustration of Daenerys laying exhausted a against a boulder, she is wearing a blue cloth halterneck top and green skirt"
File:Dracarys! by Inna-Vjuzhanina.png|Dracarys! by Inna-Vjuzhanina (2017)|alt="Illustration of Daenerys riding on Drogan's back, her hair whipping in the icy wind, she is wearing a full length black coat decorated with a three-headed dragon brooch"
File:The Great City of Qarth by Inna-Vjuzhanina.png|The Great City of Qarth by Inna-Vjuzhanina (2019)|alt="Illustration of Daenerys standing in a garden, wearing a blue dress with gold ornamentation at the waist and shoulder with attached cape, in the background two hummingbirds are flying"
File:Mhysa by Inna-Vjuzhanina.png|Mhysa by Inna-Vjuzhanina (2019)|alt="Illustration of a smiling Daenerys being lifted up by many hands, in the distance her three dragons fly through a blue sky with white clouds"
File:Mother of Dragons Inna-Vjuzhanina.png|Mother of Dragons by Inna-Vjuzhanina (2019)|alt="Naked Daenerys with baby dragons, she holds Drogon close to her heart, while Rhaegal and Viserion sits on each shoulder"
File:Silver Princess by Inna-Vjuzhanina.png|Silver Princess by Inna-Vjuzhanina (2019)|alt="Illustration of a sad looking Daenerys, in a pink dress. In the background is a field of grasses and flowers"
File:Daenerys by Varsam Kurnia.jpg|Daenerys by Varsam Kursia
File:Daenerys targaryen by thelivingshadow.jpg|Daenerys Targaryen by TheLivingShadow (2015)|alt="Illustration of Daenerys sitting on the Iron Throne, with a juvenile Dragon wrapped around her"
File:Mother of dragons by offbeatworlds.jpg|Mother of Dragons by OffbeatWorlds (2016)|alt="Illustration of Daenerys, with Drogon roaring in the background"
File:Daenerys Stormborn by Marion Pasia.jpg|Daenerys Stormborn by Marion Pasia (2018)|alt="Illustration of Daenerys, dressed in a black coat, with Drogon behind her"
File:Winds of Winter by Jessica Pelletier.jpg|Winds of Winter by Jessica Pelletier (2018)|alt="Illustration of Daenerys, in the foreground is the head of Drogon, in the background is Rhaegal"
File:Mother of Dragons by RocioRodriguez.jpg|Mother of Dragons by RocioRodriguez (2017)|alt="Illustration of Daenerys, over her shoulder is the head of a juvenile Drogon"
File:Daenerys Ukiyo-e by Sandra Tirado Mestre.jpg|Daenerys and her dragons in ukiyo-e style by Sandra Tirado Mestre (2018)‎.
File:Mother of dragons by zeich.jpg |Mother of Dragons by Zeich (2016)|alt="Illustration of Daenerys, with Drogon in the sky behind her, they are surrounded by smoke and ash"
===Cosplay===
File:Daenerys targaryen khaleesi cosplay by brievilone.jpg|Cosplay by brievilone from 2012 C2E2
File:Daenerys targaryen khaleesi of dothraki cosplay by achico xion.jpg|Cosplay by Achico-Xion (2017)
File:Daenerys targaryen i dont want to be his queen by anniegraves.jpg|I Don't Want to be His Queen, cosplay by AnnieGraves (2021)
==Archive and Links== 
*Daenerys Targaryen tag at Archive of Our Own
*Daenerys at FanFiction.net
*Tumblr Tags: Daenerys Targaryen, Daenerys, Daenerys Stromborn, Khaleesi, Mother of Dragons
==Resources==
*Daenerys Targaryen at Westeros.org
*Wiki
*Wikipedia
==References==
Category:ASOIAF/Game of Thrones Characters