Prominent blacks Lady Rhaena Targaryen, possessed one dragon egg and later three more.
The decision to depict the richest family in Westeros as Black came from showrunners Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik, who acknowledged the frequent criticism Game of Thrones received for its lack of diversity. "The world is very different now than it was 10 years ago when [Game of Thrones] all started.
Princess Rhaenyra is wearing a red and black dress to symbolize House Targaryen, and thus her side of the war becomes known as the Blacks.
The greens are the supporters of King Aegon, named after the color of his mother's house, House Hightower. The blacks, meanwhile, are the supporters of Queen Rhaenyra, named after the color of House Targaryen.
Speaking to EW, Ryan Condal himself explained the change, saying: "Long, long ago when he was conceiving of this world, [Martin] himself had considered the idea of making Velaryons a race of Black people with silver hair that essentially came from the other side of the ocean and conquered Westeros.
The showrunner also added that there was yet another tangible benefit to making the Velaryon family Black: with a cast this large (and with so many similar names), it's easier to tell the families apart.
In crafting a prequel series, “House of the Dragon” co-creator and showrunner Ryan Condal found a smart way to bring a more representative ensemble to Westeros while still keeping in line with George R.R. Martin's source material: the House Velaryon family is Black.
Condal says it was an iterative process that led to the decision to make House Velaryon a House of noble Black seafarers, the wealthiest family in Westeros apart from the crown. It began with Game of Thrones creator and author George R.R. Martin.
However, in the episode, Rhaenyra was simply coronated with her father's crown and in doing so became the Black Queen.
Ever since the events of episode 5, when a young Alicent Hightower arrived late to Rhaenyra's wedding wearing a bold dress with the brilliant green of House Hightower, her “faction” at court has been known as “The Greens.” Given that Rhaenyra is almost always clad in her house's primary black color, her side ...
Corlys was regarded as the most powerful of the regents. When he died of old age on the sixth day of the third moon of 132 AC, at the age of seventy-nine, his body was placed beneath the Iron Throne for a week. Marilda of Hull and her son, Alyn Velaryon, sailed Corlys's remains to Driftmark on Mermaid's Kiss.
King Aerys II the Mad King, son of Jaehaerys II and great-nephew of Aerion, he is arguably the most infamous monarch in the Targaryen dynasty overall.
TARGARYENS ARE NOT IMMUNE TO FIRE! The birth of Dany's dragons was unique, magical, wonderous, a miracle. She is called The Unburnt because she walked into the flames and lived. But her brother sure as hell wasn't immune to that molten gold.
In watching the behind-the-scenes featurette for the episode, it's revealed that much of the Driftmark scenes were shot day-for-night. This means that while the scenes were captured in broad daylight, they were later adjusted and color-corrected to look like they were shot at night.
That's right, during the Oct. 2 episode of House of the Dragon, Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) and Daemon (Matt Smith) stopped fighting their feelings for one another and finally got together. However, this was more than just an illicit liaison, as Rhaenyra and Daemon got married at the end of the episode.
King Aerys II Targaryen ("The Mad King")
Aerys II is a direct descendant of King Viserys I Targaryen through his daughter Rhaenyra.
We last saw her find out the truth in "We Light the Way" that Rhaenyra lost her virginity to Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel).
Sunfyre devoured Rhaenyra in six bites, leaving only her left leg below the shin. Prince Aegon the Younger was forced to watch his mother die, and Elinda Massey allegedly gouged out her eyes in horror.
House Velaryon still exists by the time of the War of the Five Kings: the Game of Thrones TV series simply cut them out entirely, much as they cut out House Hightower (even though Margaery and Loras's mother Alerie Hightower is still alive and appears in the books).
It has been firmly established in both the books and show that: Valyrians are pale white with silver hair and purple/blue/green eyes. Not just white, pale white.
The reason certain velaryons can ride dragons is because they had a Targaryen parent. Velaryons are from old Valyria but were never dragon riders which is why they turned to the sea. No, only Dragonlords can. The only Dragonlords still in existence are the Targaryens.
The Velaryons could've originally been Summer Islanders who became a Valyrian family in some manner, mixing with the Valyrians and gaining their trademark white hair. Of course it does beg to ask how they remained dark skinned over time, but you could possibly explain that as well.
Historical Velaryons
Herself half Targaryen on her mother's side. Ser Corlys Velaryon, first Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Lord Daemon Velaryon, master of ships for Aegon the Conqueror during Aegon's Conquest.