Power ranking the dragons of A Song of Ice and Fire

5. Vermithor

Vermithor, known as the Bronze Fury, had two riders of vastly different repute: King Jaehaerys I Targaryen, known as the Concilliator, and the traitor and would-be usurper Hugh Hammer, a blacksmith’s bastard and dragonseed who rode him during the Dance of the Dragons.

At one point during that conflict, Vermithor was the oldest and largest dragon alive. Hugh Hammer, drunk on this fact, declared himself a king, which went poorly. He was killed while rushing to mount Vermithor by a host led by Addam Velaryon. Vermithor, who was half-asleep during the opening moments of the attack, woke up to find his rider dead, flew into a rage, and slew knights left and right before the real fight began, the one between Vermithor and the dragons Seasmoke and Tessarion. Vermithor came out of the battle alive, with Tessarion’s severed head between his jaws, but he was exhausted and wounded. He tried to take flight, but collapsed and died.

Vermithor fought with two dragons, killed them both, and nearly made it out of the battle alive, which is reason enough for him to be this high on the list. Legend has it that Silverwing, Vermithor’s mate, landed next to him and tried to help him up as he lay dying, another example of dragons showing an almost human side to them.