Without the heir or the spare, the third Velaryon will have to shine. At this point in the Dance of Dragons, dragons are less valuable than Targaryens. Their scarcity forces Rhaenyra to search through the Targaryen line to find possible dragonriders , and makes Rhaena’s discovery of a wild dragon so exciting.
But Rhaenyra is more than just a fearsome warrior queen — she’s a mother to six children and stepmother to Daemon’s daughters, Baela and Rhaena. While her son Jacaerys handled many diplomatic missions for his mother and Lucerys’ demise caused the start of the conflict in the first place, House of the Dragon has only shown Rhaenyra’s third child, Joffrey Velaryon, a handful of times. Even though his role may be small, he becomes a key member of the Blacks.
.. until he meets a tragic fate.
Here’s everything you need to know about the most underrated Targaryen child, and what’s in store for him. Obviously, that means spoilers ahead. It was Joffrey Velaryon who Rhaenyra gave birth to in Season 1 moments before she received a summons from Queen Alicent, forcing her to march through the castle only minutes post-partum.
Besides that event, which preceded one of Season 1’s time jumps, Joffrey’s only other claim to fame in Season 1 was sparking the disagreement between the Velaryon and Targaryen children that would end with Aemond losing an eye. Rhaena brings Joffrey to the Vale. We briefly saw Joffrey Velaryon in Season 2 Episode 1, when he mourned the loss of.