Battle of King's Landing

"We'll rip her out root and stem."

- Daenerys Targaryen, referring to Cersei Lannister

The Battle of King's Landing is a major engagement during Daenerys Targaryen's invasion of Westeros fought for control over King's Landing, the capital of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and seat of the Iron Throne.

The battle will be depicted in the fifth episode of Season 8.

Prelude
"We have won the Great War. Now we will win the last war."

- Daenerys Targaryen Daenerys Targaryen resumed hostilities with Queen Cersei Lannister after the Great War was won and the White Walkers were destroyed. Daenerys began her campaign to take the Iron Throne that her father, the Mad King, Aerys II Targaryen, sat upon before being overthrown in Robert's Rebellion by Robert Baratheon, crushing the Targaryen dynasty. After the War of the Five Kings, however, the Baratheon dynasty was also left in crumbles, and Cersei of House Lannister seized the Iron Throne with none left to oppose her after destroying her gathered enemies if the Great Sept of Baelor using leftover wildfire. Cersei had promised to send her armies north to fight alongside the Targaryen, Stark, and Arryn armies but instead held back her forces, restrengthening her position by hiring the Golden Company, which was ferried to Westeros by her prospective consort and ally, Euron Greyjoy, the commander of the Iron Fleet.

After the Battle of Ice and Fire, Daenerys and her forces sailed for Dragonstone but were ambushed by Euron and the Iron Fleet, using Qyburn's anti-dragon scorpions to kill one of her last dragons, Rhaegal and smash her fleet. The ironborn also took Missandei captive and delivered her to Cersei in King's Landing. Daenerys, Tyrion, and Grey Worm parleyed with Cersei outside the gates of King's Landing, but Cersei ultimately refused to surrender to Daenerys and ordered Ser Gregor Clegane to behead Missandei before them. Daenerys angrily walks away with her forces.

For coming to the aid of the North in the Great War, Jon Snow agrees to help Daenerys in her resumed campaign. He marches south on the Kingsroad with what remains of the Dothraki and the armies of the North and the Vale straight towards King's Landing. Under a new prince, Dorne has also declared for Daenerys Targaryen, but it is unknown if their armies will participate in the battle. Daenerys also restored House Baratheon by legitimizing Gendry, a bastard son of Robert Baratheon, but it is unknown if he will be able to rally the armies of the Stormlands to participate in the battle. The status of the Riverlands and the Reach is also unclear.

The battle
"Dracarys!"

- Missandei's last words

The battle will be depicted in the fifth episode of Season 8.

Aftermath
The aftermath of the battle will likely be depicted either in the fifth and/or sixth episodes of Season 8.