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VFX Supervisor For Pixmondo - Sven Martin (Season 1)

VFX Supervisor For Weta FX - Wayne Stable (Season 2)

Director: Claire Kilner

Director of Cinematography: Alejandro Martinez

Rhaenyra's armor has direct basis in historical plated mail or mail-and-plate, a high-status armor system worn by elite Ottoman, Persian, and Eastern European commanders from the 14th to 17th centuries. Rather than a rigid, solid-steel cuirass, historical examples like the 'Zirh" or 'Bekterets' link columns of overlapping metal plates directly into a chainmail matrix. This type of build provides a blend of protection and high-degree flexibility a dragonrider requires, allowing chest expansion at high altitudes and fluid waist movement in the saddle without sacrificing torso defense.

Visually, the arrangement of these small metallic plates creates an intentional chevron pattern that directly mirrors the overlapping texture of dragon scales. By using this scale-like plating into the dark mail and topping it with a Targaryen dragon clasp, the armor achieves a dual purpose, it is historically grounded tactical gear for an agile rider while also bonding Rhaenyra to her dragon through the visual appearance.

Alicent and Helaena look pretty great here. I like how their costumes flow in the wind. You can see how rich the fabrics are.

Mom and dad are always fighting 🫠

The story of the Targaryen dynasty will live forever and a day

This sculpture is just truly incredible, the detail is on another level. The production team keep outgoing themselves.

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Worked on by: @creatfx, @waldomason, @chazrob13, @kessiaharthur, @maddieflude-makes, @ joelmonkeyboy

The leather work on Daemon's costumes have always been great but theis one takes the cake. The way the have used the fabric to create the textures around the shoulders impressive. The stylized Targaryen sigil is also really cool, its nice to seeing the sigil being brought to life differently. This tunic just looks amazing.

Costume Designer: Caroline McCall

Embroidery: Claire Kitchener

Costume Designer: Caroline McCall

He's getting to old for this

Like mother, like son

Aemma was also cool

This armour is much different from the others, as it is designed to be form-fitted towards Aemond's body making it almost skin tight. It is inspired by gothic style armour with the Targaryen elements infused to it.

This armour looks great as usual with costume department but I am not a big fan of the pauldrons. I think they could been done better considering the standard set by other armour pauldrons.

Also I find it funny that they made the mannequin to look like Ewan Mitchell.

Costume Designer: Caroline McCall

Armour Supervisor: Simon Brindle

Missed opportunity

Costume Designer: Caroline McCall

Armour Supervisor: Simon Brindle

This armour is a really good piece of costume. All the different metal pieces interlocked together give the appearance of dragon scales. The chainmail choif and sleeves are impressive and the middle of the torso piece being dragon glass/obsidian is a brilliant detail.

I love a good cape and this fabric for the cape is one of my favourite materials for Rhaenyra. I just wish it was floor length but I will take it as it is.

Costume Designer: Caroline McCall

Armour Supervisor: Simon Brindle