Viserys used his foreknowledge and newfound powers to gather dragon eggs, escape the fall of House Targaryen, and establish himself in Braavos. After years of preparing his family and supporters, he set out for Valyria to seek the secret of hatching dragons.
Viserys discovered the truth behind Valyria’s Doom, hatched King Ghidorah, and began rebuilding Valyria as a new home for his followers. Three years later, with the Smoking Sea gone, he moved to acquire Astapor’s Unsullied and faced the Good Masters after stealing the Harpy Scepter.
Viserys freed Slaver’s Bay, defeated the Dothraki, and began drawing allies to his rising empire. After the deaths of Young Griff and the hatching of nine dragons, he faced the challenge of sustaining them.
Viserys defeated the coalition of Free Cities, conquered Qarth, Myr, Tyrosh, Volantis, and New Ghis, and expanded his empire. He then established its governing framework and began stirring unrest in Westeros.
Viserys strengthened his empire through alliances and the destruction of Lys while Robert brought Eddard Stark to King's Landing. Eddard uncovered evidence about the royal children and watched the court’s tensions worsen after Jaime crowned Cersei at the tournament.
After Eddard Stark’s execution, Viserys strengthened his position in Valyria, crushed Euron’s pirate fleet, and traveled north to confront the threat of the Others. He recovered Dark Sister from the Children of the Forest, but left their request for aid unanswered.
Viserys dealt with the Others beyond the Wall, seized the Eyrie, and secured Dorne’s alliance through his match with Arianne. He returned to Valyria, prepared to move its capital, and began planning his advance into Westeros.
Viserys began his campaign to reclaim Westeros, securing Crackclaw Point, Dragonstone, and Driftmark while preparing to take King's Landing. As rival armies reacted to the Targaryen advance, alliances shifted and Tywin sent Tyrion to defend a city he was prepared to abandon.
As Viserys and his dragons advanced on King's Landing, Tyrion struggled to prepare the city and sought a bargain to spare its people. Viserys exposed Tyrion's wildfire plot and his Targaryen parentage, then Tyrion died by dragonfire as King's Landing descended into panic ahead of the assault.
Viserys captured King’s Landing, took control of its government, and confronted Cersei while arranging punishment for the Lannisters. As Robb’s forces weakened, Robb chose to travel to King’s Landing and negotiate peace with Viserys.
Robb negotiated the North’s allegiance to Viserys while Arya returned to her family and Cersei and her children were executed. At Storm’s End, Olenna’s betrayal opened the gates to Randyll Tarly’s army, leaving Loras captured and Mace cornered.
Viserys’s forces conquered Storm’s End and Harrenhal, while the North withdrew from the war and the Riverlands submitted. Viserys then began reshaping the Riverlands by empowering House Darry against House Tully and treating House Frey as a pawn.
Viserys secured House Tully’s submission and tried to force Balon Greyjoy to end the Ironborn raids, but Balon chose war and sent fleets against the North and the Reach. As the attacks spread, Viserys spent time with Roslin and the Stark sisters in King’s Landing, where Arya continued her sword training.
Viserys led the dragons and the Arbor Fleet in a devastating assault that destroyed Pyke and the Ironborn’s strongholds, killing Balon and leaving Theon to die. The Dragon Horde then flew north to confront the growing Wildling and Ironborn threat near the Shadow Tower.
Viserys used his dragons to destroy Victarion Greyjoy’s fleet and force the Free Folk to accept passage south, then reached Castle Black and warned the Night’s Watch about the Others. After visiting Maester Aemon, he encountered Ygritte in the King’s Tower.
Viserys took Ygritte south and brought the Dragon Horde to Winterfell, where he pressed Robb to prepare the North for the Others. In the Stark crypt, Viserys revealed that Jon Snow was Rhaegar and Lyanna’s child.
Viserys and Robb uncovered an ancient chamber beneath Winterfell, where Benjen became an Other and Viserys discovered the imprisoned Winter Queen. After learning the Cold God’s history and the danger posed by the buried Others, Viserys resealed her coffin and left with Ygritte as Robb prepared to secure the Crypt.
After sealing the threat beneath Winterfell, Viserys returned south to prepare the realm for the Others and recruit Sandor Clegane. He left the court mobilizing troops and weapons while seeking to secure Jaime Lannister and supplies for the Wall.
Viserys prepared the kingdoms for war against the Others while Jon traveled with Ramsay and Bolton troops toward Winterfell. Meanwhile, Asha attacked the Arbor Fleet to seize its plunder and avenge the Ironborn, leaving the battle centered on Oliver Redwyne’s flagship, the Greenstone.
After Asha Greyjoy devastated the Arbor Fleet, Viserys prepared to travel to the Reach while House Tyrell moved against Ironborn sympathizers. As the royal household gathered for a hunt and arranged its duties, Viserys learned that a growing rebel force threatened his Riverlands supply route.