Why did the dragon let Jon touch it?

Game of Thrones' Drogon chose not to kill Jon Snow because of his Targaryen blood, his love for Daenerys, and Drogon's possible understanding that while Jon committed the act, he wasn't the reason for Daenerys' death at the end of Game of Thrones'.
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Could the dragons sense Jon was a Targaryen?

Most GoT fans believe dragons are even smarter than human beings themselves, and they can surely sense Targaryen blood. They also bond well with their friends and remain ready to bestow their wrath on those who target their friends.
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Why did Drogon burn the throne and not Jon?

Drogon knows Jon killed his mother, but instead of taking revenge on him, the dragon turns his wrath on the Iron Throne and melts it into molten slag. According to Djawadi, it's intended to represent Drogon destroying the thing that led to his mother's downfall.
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Why did Drogon take Daenerys body?

He didn't eat her. According to the Game of Thrones showrunners speaking on the Season 8 finale disc commentary, Drogon did not tenderly pick up Dany's corpse and fly away with it so he could – as some fans have theorised – tuck in to a tasty snack en route to Volantis.
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Can only targaryens touched dragons?

While the general consensus within the world of Game of Thrones is that only those with Valyrian or Targaryen blood in their veins can tame a dragon, the validity of that assertion is ambiguous. Conversely, not everyone who comes from the dragonrider bloodline is capable of steering a dragon.
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Who was the most badass Targaryen?

Aegon I is the pinnacle of Targaryen greatness. His name is mentioned so often across the course of the show that book-averters and die-hard fans alike can both recite his history. He is the reason that the Seven Kingdoms exist as we know them. He is the legendary rider of the largest dragon, Balerion the Black Dread.
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Is Jon Snow immune to fire?

So, when Jon saved Commander Jeor Mormont from a Wight, using his bare hand to throw a lantern across the room—he let out a scream. He was burned by the fire; he is not fireproof.
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Why did Daenerys baby have scales?

After Rhaego's father, Drogo, becomes sick from an infected wound, the sorceress Mirri Maz Duur saves Drogo's life by using blood magic. One of the effects of that magic is that Rhaego dies right before birth. According to Mirri Maz Duur, he was inhuman, hideously deformed and covered in dragon-like scales.
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Why was Dany immune to fire?

In fact, Martin outright said as much during a Q&A back in 1999, calling the idea that Targaryens were magically immune to fire a “common misconception.” “TARGARYENS ARE NOT IMMUNE TO FIRE!” the author emphatically stated. “The birth of Dany's dragons was unique, magical, wonderous, a miracle.
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What happens to Drogon after Dany dies?

After burning down the Iron Throne, Drogon picks up Daenerys' lifeless body and departs, never to be seen again. Though it was mentioned that Drogon was last seen flying East, it's unclear exactly where he was headed.
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Why did Drogon look at Jon Snow?

Weiss said, “Seeing Jon and Dany on the dragons together is a Jon and Dany moment, but it also seeds in the idea these creatures will accept Jon Snow as one of their riders.” So when Rhaegal and Drogon stare at Jon, it's not anything malicious. It's pure respect.
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Did Bran know he would be king?

“Why do you think I came all this way?” Bran responded, giving many fans the idea that he already knew that he would be the one to ascend the throne when everything was said and done.
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Does Jon regret killing Daenerys?

Jon regretted his decision to kill her deeply, questioning whether it was right, but ultimately acted for the good of the realm, egged on by Tyrion and Arya. So he approached her, called her queen, kissed her, and plunged a knife in her heart.
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Why do dragons respect Targaryens?

They have a unique bond with dragons

From all the Westerosi houses, the Targaryen dynasty is the only one capable of taming dragons. Dragons are able to form a really strong bond with their dragonrider and they protect them if they smell danger.
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Who are Drogon's parents?

Daenerys Targaryen burns the body of her deceased husband, Khal Drogo, along with Mirri Maz Duur herself and the three eggs, giving life to Drogon and his brothers, Viserion and Rhaegal.
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Why only Targaryens ride dragons?

Daenerys Targaryen rides Drogon for the first time. A dragonrider was an individual who was able to bond with and mount a dragon. The Targaryens were the only surviving house of the Valyrian dragonlords, making them the last known dragonriders.
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Whose dragon is vhagar?

As we know, Vhagar is the last surviving dragon of Aegon the Conqueror's Conquest of Westeros. She was ridden by Visenya Targaryen, and, after her first rider's death, she spent 29 years by herself, with no one mounting her.
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Why do Targaryens have white hair?

The Targaryens have white or silvery blonde hair because the family is originally from Old Valyria, where lighter hair colours and skin were extremely common. Thanks to generations of inbreeding, the Targaryens have managed to preserve their distinctive Valyrian features.
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Is the Night King a Targaryen?

No, the Night King is not a Targaryen.

The Night King isn't the leader of the White Walkers. Instead, he's a legendary historical figure who supposedly betrayed the Night's Watch to marry a “corpse queen” and then crowned himself a king.
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Why can't Daenerys get pregnant?

Because of the prophecy, Daenerys believes she is barren. That's why she sees her dragons as her children and why Viserion's death affects her so deeply. As far as she knows, she will never give birth again, and her only family is a trio of dragons who came out of the fire with her.
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Why is Rhaenyra's baby stillborn?

The shock of the loss of her father, combined with the Greens' ruthless betrayal sends her into early labor. Without modern medicine, a baby born so early had very little chance of survival in the best of circumstances - and in these terrible conditions the baby, a girl named Visenya, is stillborn.
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Did Princess Rhaenyra sleep with Damon?

'House of the Dragon': Daemon and Rhaenyra's First Sex Scene is About Way More Than Just Incest. Well, they did it. Those silver-haired freaks went there. Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) and Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) finally had sex on House of the Dragon.
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Why can't you burn Targaryen?

TARGARYENS ARE NOT IMMUNE TO FIRE! The birth of Dany's dragons was unique, magical, wonderous, a miracle. She is called The Unburnt because she walked into the flames and lived.
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Are any other Targaryens fireproof?

It is clear that, at the very least, Daenerys is fireproof and can withstand exceptional heat. It is also clear that there is an understanding that this holds only for a 'true dragon'. However, of the three Targaryen characters in Game of Thrones, Jon, herself and Viserys, she is the only one with this special gift.
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Why is Viserys missing fingers?

King Viserys's Initial Injury

By the time the second episode rolls around, it's clear that the medicine of the day isn't doing enough to help him. His hand is infected, and the maesters try some fairly gross treatments to save his fingers, which are clearly decaying.
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