00:00The Battle of King's Landing is one of the most epic scenes in Game of Thrones history.
00:06When Daenerys Targaryen arrived in Westeros, she was welcomed with open arms by the people
00:13of King S. Landing, who cheered her name and wanted their new queen to take the Iron Throne.
00:20However, when Cersei Lannister took the high ground and refused to bend the knee to Dany,
00:27things got very bloody very quickly.
00:30Dany unleashed her dragons on the city, and it seemed like she would be victorious.
00:36But Cersei had a few tricks up her sleeve that made this battle one of the most shocking in
00:42God history.
00:44As the battle raged on, Dany found herself taking heavy losses, and ultimately she had to watch
00:51as many of her supporters burned to death inside the Red Keep.
00:56With her army decimated, and no allies left, Dany was forced to flee King S. Landing, and
01:04she ended up making a surprise return to Essos, where she lived out the remainder of her life.
01:10But if Dany had actually won the battle, how would it have changed the course of Game of Thrones?
01:16Let's find out.
01:18Hello, and welcome to my channel.
01:21Today we are going to look at what would have happened if Dany had won the battle of King
01:27S. Landing.
01:29Cersei had no intention of submitting to Dany, even though she knew that the Mother of Dragons
01:36had three extremely powerful dragons at her disposal.
01:41Cersei was so confident that she set up a mass of scorpions on top of the Red Keep, which
01:48were able to shoot down arrows that were coated in wildfire.
01:52Wildfire is basically napalm, and these arrows were launched from such a high vantage point
01:59that they caused an insane amount of damage.
02:02Cersei also chose to fight back against Dany using the Iron Fleet, which proved to be a huge
02:09mistake, because the dragons easily roasted all of them alive and sent them flying into
02:15the Blackwater Rush.
02:17Below.
02:19But Cersei still managed to hold on, despite the odds being stacked against her.
02:24As the battle went on, Tyrion started to feel guilty about his sister being burned alive.
02:31So he snuck out of the Red Keep, and met up with Varys, so they could come up with a plan
02:37to end the conflict peacefully.
02:40Unfortunately for them, Cersei wasn't having any of it, and decided to launch one last desperate
02:46attempt to defeat Dany, once and for all.
02:51She rode a giant mountain of a boar named Bloodworm right into the heart of Dany's dragon,
02:57Dragan, and stabbed him multiple times with a spear until he eventually succumbed to his wounds
03:04and crashed T.
03:06Oh the ground!
03:08But if Dragan hadn't been killed, and instead helped Dany win the battle, things would have
03:14played out quite differently.
03:16The moment Dragan was injured, Dany instantly panicked and flew away on him to save her own
03:23life.
03:24Even though she didn't want to leave the people of King's Landing, she knew that she wasn't strong
03:30enough to face off against Cersei without Dragan by her side.
03:35So she made the difficult decision to retreat and lick her wounds.
03:40This is a big moment for Dany because it shows that she's willing to walk away from a battle
03:47that she can't win.
03:48This isn't something she would have done in season one or two, when she was much more reckless.
03:56But by this point in the story, she's grown a lot as a character and is now more level-headed
04:03and strategic.
04:05She realizes that there's no point in trying to force a victory if the odds are just too
04:10stacked against her.
04:11In this alternate timeline, Dragan S. Wound isn't fatal, and he is able to recover after
04:19Dany takes him back to one of the secret dragon lairs in the Red Mountains.
04:25It is here that Dany spends several months healing both herself and Dragan before coming up with
04:31a plan to finally defeat Cersei.
04:34During this time, Dany is tormented by nightmares about the destruction of King S. Landing and
04:42the death of Nisandei and Regal.
04:45But instead of feeling guilty over her past mistakes, she channels that energy into coming
04:50up with a foolproof plan to take down Cersei.
04:54She knows that if she wants to rule the Seven Kingdoms, she'll have to be ruthless and get
05:01rid of anyone who threatens her power.
05:04And Cersei is at the top of that list.
05:07Finally, the day comes when Dany feels that she and Dragan are healed enough to go back
05:13to King S. Landing and finish what she started.
05:17She rallies her remaining forces, which include the Dothraki, Unsullied, the Northmen, Tyrion,
05:26Sansa, Yon Royce, and a few other loyal lords and ladies.
05:31Together, they march on King's Landing and prepare for one last showdown with Cersei.
05:39Dany makes it clear that this time she won't be leaving without the Iron Throne.
05:45When Cersei hears that Dany's returning, she panics and tries to flee the city with her twin
05:52brother Jaime.
05:53But they race stopped in their tracks when Dragan appears in the sky above the Red Keep
06:00and gives.
06:02Them an ultimatum.
06:04Either Cersei gives up and submits to Dany, or Dragan will roast her alive.
06:10Cersei knows that she's trapped and has no other options, so she reluctantly agrees to surrender.
06:17Dany flies back down to the ground and confronts Cersei, demanding that she bend the knee.
06:24But Cersei refuses until Jaime steps in and tells her that it has over and that she needs
06:31to accept defeat.
06:33Cersei is torn, but ultimately decides to bend the knee and swear loyalty to Dany.
06:39After securing her victory, Dany rides through the streets of King S Landing on Dragan while
06:46the citizens cheer her name and beg for mercy.
06:50She knows that she could easily burn them all alive, but instead chooses to be merciful
06:55and spares the lives of everyone in the city.
07:00Tyrion watches in awe as his queen rides through the streets of King's Landing, knowing that
07:05she's exactly where she's supposed to be.
07:07In this alternate timeline, Dany is now the undisputed ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, and
07:14it seems like she'll be able to bring peace and prosperity to the realm.
07:20But we all know that that's not how Game of Thrones works.
07:25So stay tuned to find out what happens next.
07:28As Dany's soldiers took over King's Landing, the citizens were outraged that their beautiful
07:35city had been destroyed, and many of them blamed Dany for the devastation.
07:41They started throwing rocks and rotten food at the Dothraki and Unsullied, which only made
07:48those soldiers more angry.
07:51Things started to get out of hand quickly, and it looked like the people of King S Landing
07:56might start a riot.
07:57But then Tyrion stepped in and calmed everyone down.
08:02He told them that he understood their anger, but that now was not the time to be fighting.
08:09They needed to work together to rebuild King's Landing and make it even better than before.
08:16Tyrion's words were wise beyond his ears, and the people of King's Landing listened to him.
08:21They realized that they couldn't afford to lose any more lives, and agreed to put their
08:28anger aside for the time being.
08:31Together, they started the long process of cleaning up the mess that Cersei had left behind.
08:38They cleared the streets of debris, fixed the damaged buildings, and took care of the wounded.
08:45It was hard work, but the people of King's Landing were determined to make their city great
08:50again, but not everyone was happy with the way things were going.
08:55A group of Lannister loyalists was plotting to take down Dany and seize the Iron Throne for
09:01themselves.
09:03They knew that they were outnumbered and outmatched, but they were desperate to avenge Cersei and restore
09:10the Lannister name.
09:12Meanwhile, Dany was struggling to come to terms with the destruction she had caused.
09:18She knew that she had acted rashly, and that her actions had resulted in the loss of innocent
09:25lives.
09:26She was determined to make things right, and do everything she could to help the people
09:31of King's Landing heal.
09:33But as Dany worked to rebuild King's Landing, the Lannister loyalists were plotting to take
09:38down her and seize the Iron Throne.
09:41They knew that they were outnumbered and outmatched, but they were desperate to avenge Cersei and restore
09:49the Lannister name.
09:53If you enjoyed this video, please give it a thumbs up and let us know in the comments what
10:00you think would have happened if Dany had won the Battle of King's Landing.
10:04We hope you've enjoyed this video, and we'll see you next time.
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