Aegon II Targaryen

Aegon is a heavy drinker known to harass the women of the Red Keep. He is lazy and indifferent to his duties. As a teenager, he refused to behave as a prince is expected to. He also resents his mother's efforts to control his behaviour and feels that no matter what he does in his life, his mother will never be happy or proud of him. Going so far as to ask his mother directly if she truly loves him. He was known to bully his younger brother Aemond even in his youth.[12] He has a close bond with his dragon, Sunfyre, having even taught the dragon most commands in the common tongue.

As king, he is eager to prove himself as a leader. This eagerness leads him to brash and impulsive decisions often driven by his emotions, such as hanging all the Red Keep's ratcatchers in order to kill one of the men responsible for his son's death, which also leads to the firing of Otto Hightower as his hand after he berated him as a fool. Despite seemingly having no regard for the bastards he fathered, Aegon loved his son Jaehaerys dearly, becoming devastated after his death, driving him to commit fully to war with Rhaenyra Targaryen. In his quest for war, he named Criston Cole as his new hand, wishing for a steel fist in place of his grandsire.

However, he is driven by much insecurity in his role as king. He looks for approval in his subordinates and his mother, often chiding the Green Council when they make decisions without him such as planning to take Rooks Rest. When Aemond chastised his rule in private using High Valyrian, Aegon felt humiliated in front of the council. This along with his mother's disappointment of his rule led him to take his dragon to Rooks Rest in order to gain glory and partake in his war.