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Targaryen's traditional look of light hair and purple eyes is nice and makes them stand out. However, it gets a little repetitive that all Targs who became Rulers had that look. We should spice things up with adding some Targaryen rulers with darker looks.

Here is my top 3 ( not in order of preference but in historical order)

1. Jace Velaryon:

Compare him to the other royal boys around his age ( Aegon II, Aemond, Daeron the Daring) and it's easy to see why he would make a fine King. Brave and a good politician. Plus, he's the first IT bastard boy. Jace being so much more capable leader than his "trueborn" uncles proves that bastardy is just a social construction

2. Duncan Targaryen

I'm a Dunk & Egg fan, so it me "King Duncan" sounds so good. Moving on Duncan himself, kudos to him for marrying his not noble sweetheart. Far better choice than his brother who ended up King who was in love and married his sister. We need more Kings marrying the common folk ( and caring about them) and less marrying their siblings.

3. Jon Snow

He continues the IT bastard boy trend Jace started. Started from the bottom so even if he made it to the top it would be unlikely he would forget the less fortunate. He's the most capable person in Westeros for that role. While the other candidates fight over who is gonna sit in the most uncomfortable chair ever, Jon prepares to fight Westeros biggest threat, the Others. The only thing against him is that he's currently dead but a mere thing as death is not enough from preventing Jon from returning.

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⇢ Jon Snow

Night falls, he thought, and now my war begins. 

JON SNOW APPRECIATION MONTH 2022  

Day 3 → skills:  swordfighting

“Tyrion, have you taken leave of your bloody wits? The red priestess, aye, she may be of use, but the others… old men, cripples, and children, and soft, soft, soft. I might have had the Mountain and the Hound, Jon Snow, Brienne, Barristan Selmy… I might have had a dragon or three.”  - Jaime Lannister, ( x )

Jon is considered an above average swordsman. This opinion is held by seasoned warriors with real battle experience at the Night’s Watch. Donal Noye, who has seen some of the best in the kingdoms and was personal blacksmith to House Baratheon, says Jon has obviously been trained by masters of a great house.  Jeor Mormont, ex-head of House Mormont, Lord Commander of Nightswatch, believes Jon is worthy of his Valyrian steel sword. Iron Emmett, widely considered the best swordsman at Eastwatch by the Sea, if not the best in the entire Nights watch, goes back and forth, depending on the sparring session.

Trained in Winterfell by Ser Rodrick Cassell, Jon seems to have naturally good instincts in a fight. Firstly, he ‘never misses a thing’ (AGOT). He has a keen ability to read people; immediately recognizing their weaknesses and strengths. He is clear thinker in a fight with the way he uses Halder’s tendencies against him. We can see the way he coaches the recruits in the training yard.  He knows how to counter a large range of moves. In addition to his natural speed, he is highly skilled for his age, even among other high born that were castle trained.   Besides years of study (it is said that he and Robb practiced every day since they were big enough to walk), it is not out of the question that there is a ‘degree of wolf’ in Jon that pushes those natural abilities further when he is enraged ( we can see his seemingly unnatural strength on display when he lifts Thorne with one arm ). Admittedly this is just a warging theory, but it could also explain how he’s managed to acquire such a legendary status at such a young age.

Regardless, Jon Snow begins his journey as a green boy at 14 years of age, inexperienced in warfare. By the time we reach ADWD, he has killed a wight, held his own against The Halfhand, returned to Castle Black in spite of multiple arrow wounds, and has taken command of the Wall, holding off Mance’s entire army until Stannis arrived to smash them.  All of this culminates into the reality that he is a very fine swordsman indeed. And additionally, Longclaw is one of the coolest swords in Westeros confirmed ( maybe I’m just a little biased ).