Daenerys Targaryen

NOTE: FOR THE SAKE OF THIS WIKI, THIS PAGE MAINLY ACCEPTED THE VILLAINOUS VERSION OF DAENERYS IN SEASON 8 OF THE TV SERIES.

"I spent my life in foreign lands. So many men have tried to kill me, I don't remember all their names. I have been sold like a broodmare. I've been chained and betrayed, raped and defiled. Do you know what kept me standing through all those years in exile? Faith. Not in any gods. Not in myths and legends. In myself. In Daenerys Targaryen. The world hadn't seen a dragon in centuries until my children were born. The Dothraki hadn't crossed the sea. Any sea. They did for me. I was born to rule the Seven Kingdoms, and I will."

- Daenerys Targaryen

Daenerys Targaryen is one of the main characters of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels and the HBO adaptation Game of Thrones. In the TV show, she is one of the main protagonists who served as an anti-heroine the entire series until years of trauma, loss, fear, and jealousy cause her to descends into madness and vengeance, and becomes the main antagonist of the last two episodes of Season 8, as well as the final antagonist of the series.

She is portrayed by Emilia Clarke in her first villainous role.

History
Daenerys is one of the last remaining Targaryens. She is the only daughter of King Aerys II Targaryen, commonly known as the Mad King, and Queen Rhaella Targaryen. She is the younger sister of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen and Viserys Targaryen. Born during Robert's rebellion, she was smuggled across the Narrow sea along with her brother. She was later set to marry Khal Drogo whom she fell in love with, later.

After fighting against the Night King, the White Walkers, and their undead wights Daenerys set off to topple Cersei Lannister from the Iron Throne. The loss of Viserion, Jorah, Rhaegal and Missandei in rapid succession causes her to become unstable. During the Battle of Kings Landing, she had Drogon set fire to large portions of Kings Landing, killing tens of thousands of innocent civilians in the process.

In a speech following the devastation of King's Landing Daenerys revealed her plans to continue fighting to "free" people throughout Westeros. Daenerys accused her Lord Hand Tyrion Lannister of treason for freeing his brother to get Cersei to surrender. Disgusted over her behavior, Tyrion finally resigned as Hand of the Queen, throwing the symbol of his office down the steps of the Red Keep. Tyrion was then taken prisoner by the Unsullied.

After seeing Tyrion in his prison cell, Jon Snow went to see Daenerys in the ruins of the Great Hall. Realizing that Daenerys intended to continue with her actions, Jon stabbed her in the chest, killing her. Drogon then arrived and saw his mother dead. Jon fully expected to be killed by Drogon, but instead Drogon destroyed the Iron Throne, destroying the object of his mother's obsession that cost his mother her sanity and her life. He then gathered up Daenerys's mortal remains and flew off towards parts unknown.

Trivia

 * Game of Thrones fans named Daenerys the "Mad Queen" after that she burned King's Landing with her dragon, she did in that moment fulfill her father's last order before his death years before; "Burn them all!".