- "It's good you're here, young prince. You're needed to patrol the skies on Vermax."
- ―Daemon Targaryen
Vermax[a][b] is a dragon that belongs to House Targaryen during the reign of King Viserys I Targaryen. He is bonded to Jacaerys Velaryon.
Biography[]
Background[]
Vermax hatched around the same time as Tessarion[2] and bonded with Jacaerys from a young age. He has olive-green scales, orange eyes, and orange frills.[1]
House of the Dragon: Season 1[]
In the Dragonpit, Jacaerys Velaryon trains Vermax to heel and to breathe fire onto a goat under the supervision of the Dragonkeepers with Lucerys Velaryon, Aegon Targaryen, and Aemond Targaryen as their audience.[1]
After the coronation of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, Jacaerys and Vermax start to fly to the Eyrie and to Winterfell to affirm the supports of House Arryn and House Stark.[3]
House of the Dragon: Season 2[]
Vermax waits near the shores of the Trident while Jacaerys negotiates safe passage for House Stark with House Frey.[4]
Vermax flies around Dragonstone with Moondancer as Rhaenyra and Mysaria discuss the impending war against the Greens.[2]
In the books[]
In Fire & Blood, Vermax is the mount of Jacaerys Velaryon.
Appearances[]
- The Dance of Dragons (illustrated)
- – "The Princess and the Queen"
- – "The Black Queen"
- – "A Son for a Son" (mentioned)
- – "Rhaenyra the Cruel" (mentioned)
- – "Regent"
- – "Smallfolk" (mentioned indirectly)
- – "The Red Sowing" (mentioned)
- – "The Queen Who Ever Was"
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 6: "The Princess and the Queen" (2022).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 House of the Dragon: Season 2, Episode 8: "The Queen Who Ever Was" (2024).
- ↑ House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 10: "The Black Queen" (2022).
- ↑ House of the Dragon: Season 2, Episode 5: "Regent" (2024).
Notes[]
- ↑ High Valyrian: Vermaks
- ↑ VƎR-maks
External links[]
- Vermax on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (potential spoilers for House of the Dragon)
- Vermax on The Official Guide
Before Conquest |
Archonei · Balerion · Essovius · Ghiscar · Meraxes · Valryon · Vermithrax · Vhagar |
First century after Conquest |
Caraxes · Dreamfyre · Meleys · Quicksilver · Sheepstealer · Silverwing · Syrax · Vermithor |
Second century after Conquest |
Arrax · Moondancer · Seasmoke · Stormcloud · Sunfyre · Tessarion · Tyraxes · Vermax |
Unknown |