The ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2 premiere just subtly introduced a pivotal new character — but you might have missed him

Vermithor isn’t the biggest dragon that we’ve seen in “House of the Dragon” — that honor goes to Aemond’s big, beautiful girl Vhagar — but he’s still pretty big.

Now, if you want potential major spoilers for the show…

What happens to Hugh in the books?

The fictional history of Westeros recounts how Hugh fought in the war as a dragonrider. In one battle, Rhaenyra’s forces clashed with a naval fleet from the Triarchy, with whom Otto Hightower had engineered an alliance. During the battle, Hugh and Vermithor fought alongside the dragons Silverwing, Sheepstealer, Seasmoke, their riders, Jacaerys, and his dragon Vermax.

However, Hugh and Ulf White, Silverwing’s rider, defected later in the war, though their motivations were disputed in the historical record. Later in the war, he made a play for the throne himself, but was killed during a battle.

“House of the Dragon” season two airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and is streaming on Max.