All the dragons in House of the Dragon, HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel

Stormcloud

Stormcloud was a young dragon bound to King Aegon III Targaryen, also known as Aegon the Unlucky, Aegon the Unbroken, and Aegon the Dragonsbane, on account of his hatred of dragons; he has gone down in history as the king under whose reign the dragons died out.

Why did Aegon hate dragons so much? It may have something had to do with how his mother Rhaenyra died (we’ll get to it), because he had a good relationship with Stormcloud. During the war, Rhaenyra sent Aegon and his brother to Pentos for their own protection. Their ship was attacked on the way and Aegon was able to make it back to Dragonstone clinging to Stormcloud’s neck. Stormcloud died of multiple wounds, giving his life to bring his rider home.

Aegon never flew again after Stormcloud’s death. His sacrifice meant that there would remain a Targaryen heir after the carnage of war was cleared.

Morning

Morning was the mount of Princess Rhaena Targaryen, the daughter of Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) and Laena Velaryon. The she-dragon was born with pink scales and black horns, a beautiful combination that should be an eye grabber on screen. She was born at the end of the Dance, too late to be used as a weapon or to factor into the conflict in any way. By nature of her late birth and her home in the Vale with Rhaena, Morning was one of only four dragons to survive the war. Even more significant, Morning was the only dragon who survived that was under Targaryen control.

Morning was never battle tested, but was an important unifying figure when the Dance eventually ended with Rhaena’s marriage to the newly crowned Aegon III Targaryen, a son of Queen Rhaenyra. The young king’s hatred for dragons confined Morning to the pit for most of what is known about his rule. However, the first part of Fire & Blood doesn’t cover it all the way through. We assume she died under his reign, but we don’t yet know how.