The red dragon Meleys, also known as the Red Queen, is the dragon primarily associated with Targaryen princesses Alyssa and Rhaenys (Eve Best). Princess Alyssa is the mother of two major figures in the civil war: Viserys I, the king whose death sets off the succession crisis, and Prince Daemon. According to "Fire & Blood," Alyssa took both of her sons on Meleys's back when they were just a few days old.
After Alyssa's death, Meleys is claimed by Rhaenys, daughter and heir of the late Prince Aemon, who was himself heir to the Iron Throne. Passed over in the line of succession, largely due to being a daughter instead of a son, Rhaenys is known as the "Queen Who Never Was." In episode five, "House of the Dragon" viewers got our best look at Meleys yet, when Rhaenys flies her to King's Landing ahead of her son's wedding. Meleys makes her biggest entrance in season nine, when Rhaenys uses her to threaten the greens and escape King's Landing. During the season finale, she pledges the beast to Rhaenyra's cause.
