House of the Dragon
Warning : This list contain spoiler for House of the Dragon . InHouse Of The Dragon , both the Greens and the Blacks have ambitiousness to control the Seven Kingdoms , and both side feel they have a just title to the Iron Throne .
There are many characters on both English of the warfare that lease their ambitions drive their determination and out of all of them , Corlys Velaryon is in reality the most ambitious one . Though he lie with he will never sit on the throne himself , he goes to great lengths to ensure his house has the power within the land . His ambitions are adumbrate in these inverted comma .
“There Are Others Who Would Have A Claim.”
Discussing Line Of Succession With Small Council
One thing Corlys ca n’t seem to permit go of is his wife being overlooked as heritor to the Iron Throne . As the child of King Jaehaerys ' sure-enough son , Corlys feel Rhaenys had the strong claim to the pot and should have been the ruler in piazza of Viserys .
This is one of the first quotes from Corlys in which the audience sees how challenging he is to take control of the Seven Kingdoms . When Daemon ’s role as the successor is being question , despite Lord Corlys ' seeming admiration for the prince , he takes the opportunity to advise his wife would be an appropriate alternative to the king ’s brother .
“You Must Never Await [A Storm’s] Coming.”
About Going To War
When Corlys is demonstrating his ambitions , he is often also displaying his intelligence . When he is attempt to urge King Viserys to fight in the Stepstones , where his ship are being attacked by pirate , he remarks on the threat the Crabfeeder poses to the realm and not just his own house and ships .
When he speaks metaphorically of this oncoming violent storm , he states one can navigate through it or around it , but one can not just hold back for it to add up to them . Through his tidings , Corlys is convincing the Martin Luther King that something needs to be done in the Stepstones in ordering to protect the realm . This quote highlights Corlys ' power to fudge through reasonableness for get others to see thing in a way of life that would benefit him .
“I Want To Seize The Stepstones By Force.”
Angered About The Crabfeeder
Despite his efforts , Corlys is unable to convince Viserys that he call for help campaign in the Stepstones until the magnate ’s own brother seems at risk while engaged in the war . Before this assistance is allow , Corlys makes need of the small council , say this to get his point across about his purpose .
While LordCorlys ca n’t seem to catch a breakwhen it occur to gaining favour at tourist court , he create it clear he has challenging plan . The other small council members do n’t seem concerned he ’s losing all the valuable on his ship , he is unforced to go to warfare to ensure his house does n’t continue to sustain from the king ’s neglect .
“Join Our Families. Wed Our Daughter, Laena.”
To Viserys About His Grand Plan
While paint a picture his child be the bride of the king was one ofCorlys ' worst decisions as a parent , it proved he had every intention of make strategical determination that would gain his family in the time to come . As the two Old Valyrian theatre impart , it made sentiency for Viserys to we d into the Velaryon bloodline .
Laena ’s parents urging Viserys to marry their preteen girl is something that was unsettling for many spectator . However , it raise how ambitious Corlys is when it come to putting his syndicate in a position of powerfulness . This is made more obvious when he is by and by eager to agree to marry his Word Laenor to Rhaenyra .
“I Built My House’s High Seat With The Strength Of Mine Own Back.”
To Daemon About His Strength
At the ending of " The Rogue Prince , " Corlys speaks to Daemon about allying with him and kick the bucket to war with the Crabfeeder in the Stepstones . He tries to convince the prince of joining him by making it a stage of the success he has had just by following his own ambitions .
Though the Velaryon house is a well - regarded kinsfolk in Westeros , much of their fortunes and success has come from Corlys ' winner as the Seasnake . This quote turn up that his ambitions are not only drive his success but has played a large part in the succeeder he already has .
“Our Worth Is Not Given. It Must Be Made.”
To Daemon Targaryen In “The Rogue Prince”
When Corlys is making a supplication with Daemon to enlist his avail , he does so without doing it in a direction that would be perceived as begging . Instead , he utilize his wit to make an argument as to why Daemon could profit from this alliance .
He does this by appeal to Daemon and making the two man seem as if they ’re cut from the same cloth . In this scene , his ambitions rely on convincing Daemon that working with him would be the honorable way for the disinherited prince to rise himself . This quotation demonstrates his ability to use his own experiences to meet unexampled goal .
“They Would Be Born Velaryons?”
Questioning The Throne’s Succession
There ’s no doubt thatCorlys is one of the most strategic characters , made percipient by the room he repeatedly judge to realize power through his family relations . When Viserys come in to him to propose the marriage ceremony of Rhaenyra and his son Laenor , he is happy by this proposition .
However , he has some terms of his own . or else of just using this opportunity to his vantage to unite his family with the royal house , he want to go a footprint further . He suggests that the children of Rhaenya and Laenor take the last name Velaryon . Though Viserys refuses to allow the heritor to keep the name Velaryon when they ascend the pot , the children do hold the name Velaryon , take into account Viserys to further empower his family line .
“By All Rights, You Should Be Queen.”
To Rhaenys On His Belief
One reasonviewers love to hate Corlysis that he does not cease his pressure that Rhaenys should have been queen and says so several times throughout his appearance . While this can be perceive as sexual love for his married woman , it ’s clear that he is angered by this because it would have been advantageous for him as well .
This prove his ambitions go far beyond a desire to make a name for himself and his family . Since his married woman was denied the toilet , and he was denied as king choir in the process , he seek to place his house as skinny to ultimate great power as possible . His reminder that he believes Rhaenys should be queen further demonstrate his desire to lay any title to the throne he can superintend .
“What Is This Brief Mortal Life, If Not The Pursuit Of Legacy?”
To Rhaenys About His Thought Process
Though Laenor is the husband of Rhaenyra for many years , and they have three sons , many hoi polloi , including the Velaryons , are dubious that the children are actually of Velaryon blood . However , Viserys seems unconcerned with this fact .
When Rhaenys implore him to give the Driftmark throne to Laena ’s line , or else of Laenor ’s son Lucerys , he reject . This quote proves that he has trivial care that his grandchildren are not lawfully of his blood . He wants his family name to be remember , regardless of genetic science , because he believe Rhaenyra ’s sons are the keystone to his family ’s bequest extend forrad .
“History Does Not Remember Blood. It Remembers Names.”
He Defends Lucerys' Claim To Driftmark To Rhaenys
This scene in which he denies his pleading wife is a bit heartbreaking , but it makes an significant point about Corlys ' ambition . This quote not only prove his decision when it make out to keeping Lucerys Velaryon as his inheritor but sum up up Corlys ' logical thinking for all of his actions .
In the end , Corlys wants to see to it that he and his family are remembered . Historically , he knows this means their names will be written in the history if he plays his cards right-hand . For Corlys , blood and family only have to do with name , and he is set from the very offset to verify the Velaryon name is put in a position to be remembered throughout story .
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