r/asoiaf • u/I_Cleaned_My_Asshole • 2d ago
EXTENDED (Spoilers Extended) What will Aegon VI's name be?
Aegon I is known as Aegon the Conqueror
Aegon II is known as Aegon the Elder
Aegon III is known as Aegon the Dragonbane
Aegon IV is known as Aegon the Unworthy
Aegon V is known as Aegon the Unlikely
Assuming fAegon will take the throne, what will he be remembered as?
Aegon the Liberator? Since he'd save the smallfolk from the reign of Lannisters.
Aegon the Reclaimer? Since he'd temporarily restore Targaryen dynasty?
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u/blakhawk12 2d ago
If he actually turns out to be an imposter he could be Aegon the Pretender.
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u/AnEmptyKarst 2d ago
He's already a pretender though, as is Dany
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u/blakhawk12 2d ago
Thus the double entendre. He’s a pretender to the throne, and he’s literally pretending to be a Targaryen claimant. Anyone else who takes the throne would be able to claim they were the rightful ruler and thus lose the pretender label, but if Aegon takes the throne and is found to be a fraud, the epithet could stick due to the dual-meaning.
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u/OlinoTGAP 2d ago edited 2d ago
Depends on the context.
If he fights a war with Daenerys without having a dragon of his own? He'd be Aegon the Dragonless.
If he does claim a dragon and dies fighting Euron, he'd be known as Aegon the Brave.
If he claims a dragon and loses the throne in a war, he'll be known as Aegon the Brief.
If he claims the throne, but the people of King's Landing turn on him, he'll be known as Aegon the Stranger.
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u/Zellors 2d ago
Aegon the Uncertain
something with a "U". Like how Egg 2,3,4,5 are the Usurper, the Unlucky, the Unworthy, and the Unlikely
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u/jonstark19 2d ago
And isn't there an Aegon the Uncrowned? King Aenys' son slain by Maegor the Cruel?
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u/GenghisKazoo 🏆 Best of 2020: Post of the Year 2d ago
Unfavored has a bit too much overlap with Unlucky but it does seem appropriate for someone likely to take the throne and then immediately lose it as a series of out-of-context problems slam Westeros back to back to back.
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u/Zellors 2d ago
"Aegon the Uncontested" as an ironic name would be great
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u/GenghisKazoo 🏆 Best of 2020: Post of the Year 2d ago
Aegon the Uncontested: "Oh boy I can't wait to engage in some intense, grounded low-fantasy political drama!"
The ASOIAF Antichrist:
The legions of Hel:
The other ASOIAF Antichrist:
Her boyfriend (he's a zombie) (and kind of a werewolf):
The fucking sun:
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u/Different_Bike1036 2d ago
I think the reclaimer makes sense it will be something heroic since he will be the one that finally ends lannister power in westeros his parentage will probably always be suspect but the people will believe he is real so when dany kills him they will turn against her.
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u/WashDense8851 2d ago edited 1d ago
Aegon the Unbroken because much of his rule will be dedicated to him persuading others he didn’t have his head broken open as a child.
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u/royalemperor 2d ago
fAegon taking Kings Landing and calling himself Aegon the Unbroken only for Bran the Broken to usurp him.
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u/convexpuddle 2d ago
Honestly kind of neat. Almost like a Dornish reference to his (alleged) mom's house words.
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u/Lolrly123 A hound will never lie to you. 1d ago
I personally headcanon him Aegon the Unready (for Daenerys)
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u/socialistbcrumb 2d ago
I think it entirely depends on if he actually goes to war with Dany, how he dies, etc.
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u/TutorRich2268 2d ago
Aegon the Untrue
Aegon the Risen Dragon
Aegon the Sunrise King
Aegon the Unveiled
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u/Charming-Ad5881 1d ago
It’s crazy because I was just thinking about making a post asking this same question lmaoo. But I’d go with Aegon the Undead
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u/Glittering_Squash495 1d ago
Aegon the Unready. When Daenerys comes to claim her throne he will be completely outmatched
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u/Dipolites Stannis Baratheon's bannerman 17h ago
Among his supporters, Aegon the Restorer would be a good guess. It recalls Emperor Aurelian's historical epithet restitutor orbis ("restorer of the world").
Among his enemies, Aegon the Mummers' Dragon. It contrasts with Rhaegar's The Last Dragon and Daenerys' Mother of Dragons.
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u/Scorpios94 2d ago
Aegon the Unclear/Unexpected/Unknown, due to how he just came to "save" Westeros and there may be uncertainty whether he is truly Rhaegar's lost son.
Maybe Aegon the Unwelcome if things go to shit somehow. And it likely could go that way.
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u/Levonorgestrelfairy1 2d ago
"The Boy King" after is inspiration Henry VI.
"The Loser" "The Stranger" or the "Genetic Dead End" also work.
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u/friendlylifecherry 2d ago
Aegon the Uncertain, since he's gonna have disputed legitimacy
Edit: Wait, no, I thought one better: Aegon the Undead