How Aerys II became the Mad King (Game of Thrones) 

AvenjaNinja hahaha made me laugh real hard

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One of the best jokes of the show besides season 8

Daaaaaaaaaaaaamn, I choked so hard on this one XD

Robert and Renly were they comedians of Westeroes.

Keep in mind Targaryens have white hair no matter their age. Aerys' facial features may be those of a 45 to 50 year old man, but when that guy is also skinny, has more wrinkles than normal due to his vices and rocks a white mane...well, he would sure look way older than he really is.

lmao same i thought he was old af

They didn’t stick to all the character descriptions while casting, King Robert was supposed to be 6’5”

he LOOKED like 60

Yeah! me too!

He had schizophrenia. That explains why he was constantly paranoid and his extreme mood swings. But yeah if you're ruling the 7 kingdoms you have a good reason to be paranoid lmao

In the book they say when a Targaryan is born the Gods toss a coin. Definitely schizophrenia, possible borderline identity, manic depression and since they're all inbred these traits constantly pop up.

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@@jeremymizer8958 When a Targeryan is born the Gods flip a coin, heads their parents were brother and sister. Tails they weren't.

jajaja too much things going on in this game of thrones

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We know much of what happened but even then I would absolutely love a series about Robert's rebellion. Who can't say they wouldn't want to see the Battle at the Trident or when the Mad King had Rickard and Brandon Stark executed.

Threats all around you and not being able to keep your heirs alive will do it to you. The fact that every so many of the sibling couples have issues with kids is also a big red flag. The fact that Daenerys has the same issue Maegor and Arys experienced shows it’s their blood and not necessarily the incest that leads to dragon looking children. Because only one of Aegon’s kids really fostered his blood line onward we could assume the genetics after Jaehaerys got worse even with the occasional outside marriage. Aside from the king who created the blackfyre bloodline most Targaryen’s had a few children that loved into adulthood and some of those deaths are questionable at times

Tywin wasn't awesome,he was ruthless

Dude was probably gang raped in the dungeons by the guards and humiliated ext ext dude was there for 6 months

@@DavidLopez-yt2yp would explain the reaction to kill all the family and their servants and wipe out the blood lines. They clearly went too ducking far but too short of killing him. They should have just killed him but if I’m sure some smart writing will fill this in to be more dramatic or worse. If he had died rhaegar gets the throne and Robert would not have been able to kill him on the trident as he would be in kings landing and not waging battle

@@nothmm8582 like a plantagenat

whycreate your voice is soo hot.

whycreate can you make a top 10 list of what you consider the strongest castles in Westeros? Or just a top 10 list of your favorite castles taking in consideration, design, history, defensive position and overall *cool-factor* .

Why won't we? Hollywood will milk the heck out of this story just wait.

Tywin actor is reprising his role

whycreate aren’t the prequel premiering next year?

There's a theory that ties into that, that these visions were sent by Bloodraven, in an attempt to warn the king of the others. But rather then warning him, it drove him even more mad, potentially being the reason he became obsessed with burning people alive, hence why Bloodraven is now so opposed to screwing with time now.

Its human nature i think to try to rationalize it when it would be more true to life if he was just a evil SOB

A wonderful theory and I love it, but I believe the fact the king was kidnapped and tortured for months made him mad

@@stinkypoops56 I believe it was a mixture of both. His kidnapping definitely put his stewing paranoia and other such madness to an all time height. It was this, as well as his overall wretched nature, that made him the mad King, that made him cruel and crazy. But BloodRavens visions, if we are to believe that he sent them, are what sparked his interest in fire and burning people. It's entirely in line for BloodRaven to choose a poor way/time to give this information to Aerys (remember he gives Bran magic by flinging him from a giant tree and forcing him to fly or die in order to wake his magic), and BloodRaven is vehemently against manipulating time and other such events, which is the kicker for me. Because I can believe that Aerys was just, a straight up mad psychopath, but BloodRaven is hardcore against screwing with time. It stands to reason that he'd only have such strong and strict precautions if he'd previously screwed with time and caused something bad to happen unwittingly, and the whole idea of white walker warnings is pretty much a perfect fit for such, in terms of cause (BloodRaven would want the king to support the wall for the coming war) and effect (Aerys, who was already mad, unstable and evil, rather out of nowhere, gets obsessed with the idea of burning people, which happens to be the perfect way to stop the army of the dead).

Which explains why he had people strategically stash wildfire all over kings landing and specifically said to burn them all in their houses and in their beds lol. None of this screams prophecy, just cruelty and madness.

Well, tbf.. Aerys didn’t really know he would die before 2 bàstards would sit on the iron throne

one season is all that is needed to do Robert's rebellion. I wish they would do RR

Roberts rebellion was built on a lie.

@@Michaelkayslay a well produced mini series.

@@MiKEY_TARANTiNO they can build Five Seasons on it from it also

they did a prequel? when? who was it about?

Alexandra Petuhova right!!! Like when that episode aired i was like bitch why wouldn’t she name him Jaehaerys, woulda made more sense as to where Ned got “Jon” from

I KNOW! And naming your son the same as your husband’s another son is kinda weird. Also Jaehaerys is a cool ass name, and Aegon for me is associated with egg lol

Agreed.

They should've just called him another general alias like "Jon Smith".

If they did that, everyone would know who he was.

@@saminhuq8469 everyone in the show lost shit! thats what the show is about, death

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Maybe if she would have gone to westeros earlier this wouldnt have happened

She's already mad. She killed all those innocent people.

she wasn't mad. she just couldn't control her emotions. the fuck

Cris S Yes she wasn’t able to control herself, aka being mad.

I think its a matter of budget, actors contracts and the actors need to move onto new projects.

Yes, never go full Targ.

@@trooperandcooperale3057 because once you go Targ, you never go back

@@c5d53g2e I might if my Aunt was Danny. lol

I don’t think so. Valaryians are magical. He went crazy for other reasons not yet disclosed.

Exactly!

Ironic because he ended up ending their dynasty either way even tho he had a good heir

Well Aerys seems to forget that they also have other relatives. Lets see, we may have Maegor Targaryen (son of Aerion who happens to be Aegon V's brother) who is unaccounted for. Elena Targaryen's children (daughter of Aegon III). Theres literally a lot of Targaryen descents, just not from the main line. We also have Bobby B whose grandma is a Targaryen. Which makes Bobby B and Rhaegar second cousins, they share the same great grandfather (Aegon V).

Thank you, Vlad the Impaler. Very enlightening.

@@kryztyn127 relatives doent matter for carrying dynasty name

@@wokie.3204if only A died at 33, his reputation would be be just weird & lackluster While R could of easily been a great king

It would be too much for a film. There's so many locations and events. So many characters and points of view. You have stannis in storms end holding off a siege for years which could be a movie in itself. Roberts mustering and campaign. The lannister sacking of kings landing and all the events in the red keep prior to that. The. The baffle of the trident/tower of joy. I think this would need a 10 hour season like house of the dragon. Though honestly there's enough for 2 or 3 seasons.

Nah, too many characters to only do a movie about Robert's Rebellion. We'd only get a couple minutes with each character if it were a movie. It needs to be a show or mini series.

spin off series

@@julioalvarado7308 The fans of the show know most of the characters that would be in and out already. So that wouldn't be an issue. Also only showing the key parts is a way around having to find space for so many characters, some of which aren't as important and wouldn't be involved in the highlights anyway. It would be a rather uneventful show and a waste of a mini series, so that's not ever happening.

@@julioalvarado7308 they could make a 3 hour long movie like lord of the rings

Jack M I don’t know any of it! So it would be great to make a series.

Exactly why I think Dany becoming the mad queen makes no sense. In the books dany would put herself at risk for the common people. Lightbringer will be forged using her body or one or her dragons. The show did a bad job making dany out as a cruel insane person this last season.

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James Pennington no because grrm had always planned dang going mad

it doesn't make any sense in the show he just told them burn them all in the books he told them something like if Robert wants to be a king he will be the king of the ashes so he was specific

@@MahaHMA as if the books and the show have the same story with the smae meaning to it White walker do not even exist in the books

I believe 3 of Dreamfyres eggs were stolen by some lady (forget her name) and then taken to pentos

@@priscillacullum2321 yup.

@@priscillacullum2321 queen elinor,, but that doesn't mean they didn't get back into the hands of Egg and Dunk, who by all accounts thus far died trying to hatch dragon eggs

Andrew well I mean GOT history actually happened just in a more realistic way

Lmao

Maybe GOT happen in alternate earth. Thats why the story is so complex. And maybe GRRM have super power to see what happen in alternate world

@@nolife2517 wow that's awesome

Many parts of GOT was inspired by history like The rivalry with the Starks and Lannisters was inspired by The War of Roses which started from a rivalry of two royal families The Yorks and Lancasters. The White Queen and The White Princess is about those families and their rivalries.

An important detail overlooked

Actually he slit his throat to confirm the kill but no, he was not confident that a sword in the back would kill him.

😂😂😂😂😂Im sorry but that terrifyingly hilarious.... Jamie: This cunt looks like he'd rise from the dead, better give him some insurance *Slit* well he carn't hurt me now...

He cut his throat for good measure

It was Pycelle who finally convinced him... that grey sunken c*nt

Just the mad kingnis enough.

Even a movie would be nice

A trilogy would fit perfectly and even a spinoff.

But the ending is known. Not much to look forward to

As long as it told the whole story of how he was Ser Duncan’s squire and was so far down the line of succession that he never thought to be King.

Unfortunately it will pale in comparison to GOT as it wouldn't have been written by grrm

He has a whole book on them@@kevinadam2945

Or just turn all his books into series lol, like The World of Ice and Fire, but it sounds like they are lol, so maybe Fire and Blood will be next.

well here we are today #HOD !!

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So Barristan is indirectly responsible for ruining everything.

@@concept5631 yes and he acknowledges that himself in the show.

@@Bludgeoned2DEATH2 Poor lad

Yeah, it's ironic. Ser Barristan was the perfect Kingsguard that day, he went further than anyone could ever expect him to and did a seemingly impossible feat to save his King, and it was probably the worst mistake of his life.

Honestly, with series and 1h+ episodes the lines between movies and series get blurred pretty much. In a series the characters can develop much better. But yeah the story isn't as deep as asoiaf itself.

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@@Kumarrr9 Completely forgot about these gems

Well his first son rhaegar was born when was only 14 years old

Pat Mtc Since he is Inbred trash that can happen

That's what stress and paranoia does to you

The Last Hunter nah he was very handsome in his youth it’s just the stress an paranoia he sufferd inbreeding doesn’t seem to have physical effects in this universe

Nothing was obvious its obvious the writers are trash nothing can explain anything that's going on.....

Sophie Scholl it wasn’t obvious at all... what makes you think that?

Lol

So let me get this straight. Dany decides to go out amongst the sick in book 5, and help them with her own hands even though all her advisers want to bar the gates and refuse to help since they have no medicine and no food and they're about to get invaded. But it totally makes sense that she would be cool with burning innocent ppl for the fun of it? Let's not forget that 1) the mad king was a jackass to begin with and 2) theres a good chance that his obsession with wild fire occurred because the three eyed raven tried to warn him of the white walkers. Nope. Dany going ape shit didnt make sense. But when John pulls it's a sword in her heart in the books, it'll be for one reason only, lightbringer. D&D did not care about the show or the fans and put minimal effort in making the last 2 seasons. Deal with it.

Mad king wanted to burn everything down when he realized he will lose the war, Danny decided to burn everything down because she won the war...women logic, thats what the show is about, it teaches us that girls should stay in the kitchen and leave governing to men.

Ned stark to jaime - "You served him well when serving was safe"

@@bullymaguire7843 Ned served him well when he was burning other peoplećs loved ones. "Ned served him well when serving was painless FOR NED"... I still love their both characters even if they hated each other.

well if you call what happened to astapor because she was too lazy to rule it after conquering it as her being benevolent then yes she was

And I am putting a nail strengthener on my nails

@@bluemind8178 If yours get as long as the mad king's nails, I want a see. haha

@@storbokki371 I wish ahahahaha

They should definitely do something like that ! I’d totally watch

There already is. It's Histories and Lore. One version was narrated by Tywin himself.

interesting thought, thinking it through i think if the fire-god showed the king>mad king these images knowing it would drive him insane in the end to set in motions/events/reactions after his death, in hindsight the obvious one would be Jamie's change of character bearing the label kingslayer while silently knowing the action saved millions of lives in Kingslanding and how that experience influenced his behavior, look on life how it all contributed to him riding North alone, his connection with Brianne and respect for her as a knight with honor. All to put the right characters in the correct position to improve the odds of winning against the night king.

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I think Bran lowkey showed him that vision. That's why Aerys kept repeating the same phrase over and over again like Hodor did with "Hold the door".

Wait a minute. What if the series ends with the white walkers all reaching King's Landing and the survivors use the wild fire to blow the whole place up, destroying the iron throne and the white walkers in the process?

@FilthyFascist Was that all of the wildfire?

Celso Henrique sounds logical

yeah but damn so many errors. slow down next time lol

@@ladyfibonaccii lol that's true sorry english isnt my first language but still i've typed way too fast on my cell phone

That's a good theory but I like to think the opposite, that twins Jaime and Cercei could be the bastard kids of the mad king, while Tyrion is the only true son of Tywin Lannister. Cercei and Daenerys as half sisters would be everything! lol

how this video confirm you theory at all? Joanna Lanister left king landing before the king could do anything to her, Tyrion is one hundred per cent Tywin and Joanna son. The only "rumor or theory" which "could be true" is that Joana was fucked by Aerys before marrying Twyn and maybe Cercei and Jaime are the mad king sons but no one except Bran can know this now... This supposedly happened in 262 when Aerys became king and he was a good looking man.

you could say she was like arya in being abut if a rebel but in secret

I swear all this because of she and Rheagar

Who the fuck is jon show

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bran no. bloodraven most likely,

We will. House of the Dragon is going to follow all the way till the end of their Family's story

@@kailanerman5090no dude it won’t, do you realise how many seasons that would take…..

@Spartan-tx6nr that's what Martin said at the beginning of Season One. He said, "It's called the House of the Dragon, not the Dance of the Dragon's. " Since they're making Dunk and Eag now, that'll cover some of the timeline, but there's stuff between, and the show could run all the way until Robert's Rebellion show. But, that was almost like two years ago. So that might have changed. But Martin did say he hoped to cover the whole Targeryen Dynasty

Kothar well it was a tourney so it’d be more of skill as a rider and ability with a lance.

Maester Yandel compares Lyanna to Elia, stating the she-wolf was "a wild and boyish young thing with none of the Princess Elia's delicate beauty" lyanna was never described in the books as beautiful

@@brianfox6044 She defended Howland Reed honour, she was also skillful horse rider.

@Deep space 9 it is never said in any of george rr martin that rhaegar loved lyanna there's only rumors and characters side of the story ( personal point of view ) Rhaegar in the books was obssesed with the prophecy of the three heads of the dragon when he learned that his wife Elia can't bear another children for him he had an eye on lyanna he wanted to fulfill the prophecy he had his Aegon , Rhaenys and he wanted a visenya They kinda romanticized him in the show like what they did with Rob Stark

@Deep space 9 well there's a theory of lyanna been the knight of the laughting tree maybe he was only honoring her . I really don't think Rhaegar was capable of loving anyone He was so into the prophecy and destiny doom "haunted all his life by death " to live the reality .. At least book Rhaegar . He used lyanna like he did with Elia ! I mean you don't impregnant a 14 years old girl knocked her up in a tower in a strange land leaving her without medical help( and that's why she died ) give an orders to your best guards to kill everyone who tried to save her including her family .. and finally don't condamn your father's actions the man who burned alive her father and brother and take the mad king's armor fight in his name in your way to kill lyanna's last surviving brother Ned ! because you're in love with her

Besides, don't the books describe Tyrion as having patches of multicolored hair?

Well I'm pretty sure that's not going to happen. Tywin hated Tyrion for killing his wife during pregnancy and the "embarrassment" he brought to the family name for being a dwarf. There wouldn't be a point for them to reveal Tyrion as a Targaryen when that plotline has already been made with Jon.

Edgy Edgelord McEdgerson but it would still be very interesting, To say the least. Tyrion not being a Lannister but in turn being a Targaryen would add a lot to the story in my opinion; and would make the backstory of Aerys and Jo even better. Just because jon incidentally was an unknown Targaryen doesn’t make that plot line redundant seeing as in those times, men were with multiple women all the time. But growing up and watching believing Tyrion was a Lannister but turns out! He’s danys brother?! That’s so dope to me!

@@kavenkaven4989 if that's true daeny will have a heart attack the poor girl thought she was the last targ and yall want her to have 2 new trag pop up out of nowhere with both of them having a bigger claim to the throne than her 🤣🤣🤣

@@kavenkaven4989 I'm not going to deny it could be a potentially interesting plot development, but realistically, looking at the show and what we know, not to mention there's only like 4 episodes until the whole show is over, it's simply not going to happen. And honestly I don't see much they could do with this plot development. Nothing has been built up for him to become king or to rule nor a hint he has a tie into the Targaryen lineage. It would be too out of left field and feel rather pointless. But anything is possible I guess.

AC means "After the Conquest" referring to Aegon's Conquest

Vikrant Grewal aouwwww

@@vikrantgrewal4565Grewal seriously? well now it finally makes sense for me.

This theory doesn't work for the books though, because Aerys wasn't just repeating "burn them all" over and over. He said a lot of things before he died, he ordered Jaime to go kill Tywin to prove he wasn't a traitor, and his lasts words was asking Jaime who's blood was on his sword when Jaime came storming into the throne room after killing the chief pyromancer. I also just don't like the "everything is Bran's fault" theories.

I think so as well.

I am shur thet his maednes is got something whith Brean.

It was not Bran.

It could be, if that's the case some of the story may be shown in the final season. I hope, since that would be awesome.

@@bebos1262 I think it was Bloodraven's "mistake" which is why he becomes concerned when Bran yells to his father at the tower of Joy and Bran then realizes his father actually heard him. Bloodraven didn't want bran to discover that power until he was better at seeing.

That's what I think happened

Interesting concept!

I think he Was just Mad tbh

He was obsessed with burning people

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I really doubt that. In the books it wasn't just Aerys saying one phrase for hours before his death, he specifically told Jaime to go kill Tywin to prove he was no traitor.

Aerys II was still a better king than she would ever be Queen, i think it was Tywin who made him mad over the Years. Remmenber that scene where they send Joffrey to bed? i think something else might have been going on behind closed doors between them.

The anger will never go down lol. The shows been all but forgotten except as a warning for what happens when writers butcher an ending.

Varys contributed to his madness but wasnt the complete reason he went mad so your half right

@@jamesmcdonald9715Aerys had been eccentric. Yet it was Varys that got the ball of madness rolling.

@@youtubestayatyourrootsforfsakeAerys was eccentric and had an overactive imagination if his various plans are anything to go by. His previous actions against Tywin are stemmed from jealousy not madness. So the last thing this guy needs is someone filling his head with conspiracies which he would naturally blow out of proportion. Aery's madness was always prevalent but it was Varys that all but poured wildfire into the flame. Hell if Varys had any sort of decency he would have let Rhaegar usurp his father then things would have been different.

Rhaegar planned to speak to the Great Lords at Harrenhal but Varys warned Aerys about it which ruined everything .

No. If you get a chance read Fire and Blood (the history of the Targaryens). Targaryens burn like anyone else.

@@corgifloofi4840 aww ok. No, I've not yet been able to enjoy the books.

one way to find out, lets find where emelia clarke live and burn house down, if survive...witch

Clar Wikk really ? I still haven't started reading these books

You wretch...that would be the Ultimate insult to Dany! You do realize right that Jon is only alive Right now because Dany has personally saved his life Three times Now?! 1st When she allowed him to mine dragon glass from dragon stone which gave much needed weapons to the soldiers of the North, 2nd when she flew out beyond the wall at Jon's request for help, saved him and company and lost Viseron to NK, waited for Jon to catch up at the wall despite urging to leave from Jorah and others who said Jon was already lost to them after he fell in the frozen water with those wrights, and 3rd when she flew down and burned all the dead that were ambushing Jon during the battle right after the NK raised everybody up again! And that's to say Nothing about everything she lost to save the NOrth! Rhaegal becoming wounded and thus an easy target for Euron after Rhaegal was wounded in the fight with undead Viseron, she lost over half her army which caused her to arrive home to Dragonstone with a smaller force, making them Again easy pickings of Euron to attack, which Then led to her Best Bestie of friends Missandei who was subsequently captur and murdered Right in front of her, After Daenerys had listened to tyrion One Last time and tried to reason with Cersei to surrender peacefully! And to top is all, Dany get barely Any thanks at all for saving the North as apparently her only thanks was to get Sansa plotting to low-key dethrone her! That would be the Height of ungratefulness and Jon would need to Die then

I just don't think that is likely as Tyrion really has a very similar personality to Tywin. That is the main cause of friction between them, Tyrion really does have everything that Tywin wanted in a son and that's why Tywin can't stand him.

Was Areys ever even around white walkers? They were thought to be extinct

Jack M exactly, that’s why he got confused and misunderstood what the whispers were telling him

Never felt that theory had any weight to it. Historically there were lots of insane targaryns, most of whom were obsessed with fire, dragons and prophecy. Was bran talking to all of them?

@@davidjones272 I think Bloodraven drove him mad accidentally by whispering in his ear once Bloodraven discovered that the White Walkers had arisen. Aerys was probably already a bit "off" due to the Targaryen habit of intermarrying and Bloodraven simply pushed him into madness the same way Hodor was affected by Bran during his escape from the Night king.

Maester Marwyn said something interessting to Samwell Tarly. Sam should ask himself who killed all dragons. Brave Men with Swords or Grey Rats with Poisons. That could also a plausible answer of Rhaellas miscarriages and stillborns.

Yup,, Lovecraft is a strong influence on GRRM's work. Though in fact, the continent of Westeros is based on Britain; though on a fantastical scale!

George has several references to Lovecraft, I believe one is the Deep ones who are said to have lived on the Iron Islands before the First Men and the Mysterious Black stone found all over the world.

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We Don't know who the first Targaryens were or where they might have come from in Valyria But Jaehary's II Parents were Aegon the 5th and a woman called Betha Blackwood. Aegon the 5th is the Brother of Maester Aemom at the wall (101 Year's old by his Death) They had 5 Children first born Duncan Targaryen or little Dunk as we was known as is the man from the song Jenny of oldstones he was betrolled to someone else but married a woman from the ruined city of Old Stones and was in turn disinherited in order to Marry her he later Died the same Day at summerhall with Rhaegar's birth and his Father Aegon the 5th tried to hatch the last Dragon Egg's he had left but his son Duncan, himself, his wife, Jenny, and his other brother Daeron Died in the flames, Ser Duncan the Tall managed to save the King's Grandaughter (Rhaegar's mother) but died from his wounds seconds after it's not known what happend but it's said one of the Egg's Actully craked a Dragon sprung out from it but that Remains a Mystery. Jaeharys II other Brother Daeron who died at Summerhall was the Prince Olenna Tyrrell spoke about in the Show. He had 2 Daughter's a Girl Called Shaera (Jaeharys sister wife) and finally Rhaella Targaryen who was Married of to Roberts Bartheon's Grandfather. Giving Robert a Claim to years Later. There was Also a few other Targaryens Around: Named Vaella ''The simple'' and Maegor. Maegor should have been King but after a Great Council was convened to resolve the political chaos they picked his Uncle Aegon 5th and first to Aemon which he refused since he was a maester and had fatih in his Younger brother. since Maegor was surpassed as king (his father died months after he was born from driking wilfire...) They feared he might be as mad as his father so they after alot of debate picked his uncle and passing over his older sister from his dead older uncle than Arrion, Daeron ''the drunken'' Fun Fact Steffon Bartheon (Roberts Father) and king Aerys II were Cousin's making him and Rhaegar first cousins.

@@Basedbateman97 Damn just saw this thanks lol

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