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  === Viserys Targaryen ===
  Viserys Targaryen is the second-born son of Aerys II Targaryen. Thirteen years before the events of the series, he and his sister Daenerys fled Westeros to escape death at the hands of rebel Robert Baratheon. Viserys is an arrogant, cruel and ambitious man given to violent mood swings. Daenerys named one of her dragons Viserion after her brother.
  In the HBO television adaptation, he is portrayed by Harry Lloyd.