Game of Thrones has already revealed that the nearly 170 years between the two shows will be marked by tragedy, war, betrayals, and darkness. House of the Dragon’s ascension of Aegon the Younger flips Bran’s ending in terms of the prequel’s conclusion marking a pessimistic future for Westeros. While Bran the Broken’s election as king signaled hope for an optimistic future in Westeros, House of the Dragon's Broken King exhibits a far more bleak ending. Unlike Bran, Aegon received his “ broken” nickname due to his sullen demeanor, becoming a broken shell of a man whose spirit was crushed by all of the tragedies he survived throughout House of the Dragon’s civil war. Becoming the last male heir of his uncle Aegon II Targaryen, who died after being poisoned, Aegon was forced to marry his cousin in order to establish peace between the Targaryens’ “ green” and “ black” parties. Having been a young child at the start of the Dance of the Dragons, Aegon the Younger spent much of his youth in isolation while having to watch his mother, father, three elder brothers, uncles, aunts, and cousins meet tragic demises. The Broken King was the eldest surviving son of Rhaenyra Targaryen and her uncle Daemon Targaryen, the former being named King Viserys I’s true heir before his death. Related: Game Of Thrones Change Spoils House Of The Dragon’s Ending - Theory Explained Bran became the second “ broken” king in Westeros after House of the Dragon’s Aegon III Targaryen, whose ascension to the Iron Throne marked the end of the catastrophic Dance of the Dragons. In a dual meaning that captured Daenerys’ fatal desire to “ break the wheel,” Bran the Broken controversially ascended the Iron Throne after being elected king by the Great Council. While Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen had been set up as the most obvious characters to end up on the Iron Throne, Game of Thrones’ finale concluded with Bran Stark as King of Westeros.
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