History Characters / HouseOfTheDragonGreens

** They both manage to put their grandsons on the Iron Throne, but Otto is slightly younger when it happens, a second-son rather than the head of his family, and as such he has been a courtier most of his life, being Hand during peacetime. Tywin, as the Lord of his house and Warden of the West, is experienced in plenty of roles and responsibilities unknown to Otto, especially in war.

* CoolCrown: Gets crowned with the crown of Aegon the Conqueror himself, as part of TheCoup of the Greens when they do everything to cement him as the true heir.

!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/TomGlynnCarney (adult), Ty Tennant (young adult)

* CompositeCharacter: While he's largely the same as his book counterpart, Criston does take some inspiration from the book version of Loras Tyrell, namely his HotBlooded HairTriggerTemper tendencies, [[spoiler:which can lead to fatal results for anyone who's unfortunate enough to be on the receiving end of it.]]

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** Criston contrasts with Jorah Mormont, being a sworn sword to a Targaryen princess whom they [[BodyguardCrush harbor romantic feelings for]]. But while Jorah's feelings for Daenerys are completely unrequited, Rhaenyra does express attraction to Criston, but only as a lover and not a potential suitor due to his low social standing. Jorah initially came under Daenerys' service as a spy for Varys but genuinely became loyal to her, whereas Criston genuinely served Rhaenyra only to turn against her once his feelings were spurned and his honor tainted. Their social positions also contrast with each other's. Jorah was a knight from a reputable noble house who fell out of favor for being a slaver, while Criston was a lowborn knight who ascended the social ladder as a Kingsguard and a confidant of Queen Alicent.

* UnwantedSpouse: He is not enthusiastic about being married to his sister Helaena, and does the bare minimum when it comes to his husbandly duties, instead preferring to assault the servant women. Helaena feels unloved and neglected by him.

* ThePoorlyChosenOne: Alicent is determined to press his claim after [[spoiler:misunderstanding Viserys' DeathbedConfession, thinking he designated Aegon as "the prince who was promised" and his heir]].

* {{Foil}}: Aegon and Jace are Alicent and Rhaenyra's respective firstborns and heirs. As such they both have pressure on them, but it's different. Aegon's pressure is entirely external, the expectations placed upon him by his mother and grandfather. He responds by being TheSlacker. Jace's pressure is more internal. He too has a mother and grandfather viewing him as heir, but he also has people viewing him as a bastard and expecting him to fail. The presence of opposition gives him something to fight against, and so to prove them wrong he becomes ThePerfectionist. Neither approach successfully resolves the prince's underlying insecurity about not being enough.

* AwfulWeddedLife: This is how she describes her marriage, in which, despite being a genuine assurance, each sentence sounds worse than the last:
-->'''Helaena''': [[AssuranceBackfire It's not so bad.]] [[UnwantedSpouse He mostly just ignores you.]] [[DomesticAbuse Except when he's drunk.]]

* UnwantedSpouse: In the Targaryen tradition, at 13 she married her eldest brother Aegon, who is mostly ignoring her. She's not too unhappy about Aegon's lack of interest either.

** Larys and Criston, Alicent's mad dogs. Both have a track record of unhinged murder (Joffrey Lonmouth and the Harrenhal fire). Alicent just barely has both men on a leash, and they sometimes act out of turn and kill people for her sake when she didn't want that, leaving her appalled and exhausted (Harrenhal and Beesbury). Both think they're her most special boy, her most important ally. Both have a thing for her and she maneuvers both in a way that has a sexual component but stops short of actual sex. Beyond that, the men are quite different. One's Mr. IKissYourHand, and the other's Mr. IKissYourFoot. They're BrainsAndBrawn. Criston is TallDarkAndHandsome, while Larys is disabled and weedy looking. Criston serves Alicent publicly, and Larys covertly. Criston really ''wants'' to be a KnightInShiningArmor, but his anger often gets the better of him, though he regrets it later. Larys is even-tempered and always seems in possession of himself, has no high ideals nor boundaries, and never shows regret for his misdeeds. Criston wants a CourtlyLove thing where he serves his lady and loves her at a respectful distance. Larys wants to [[FetishesAreWeird jerk off while looking at Alicent's feet]]. Alicent may or may not have feelings for Criston, but she at least plays it like she does because if he thought he was making her uncomfortable that would be a no-go for him. Alicent is obviously viscerally uncomfortable with Larys's attentions, and he likes that. Criston is staunchly loyal to Alicent and wants to please her. Larys is only loyal to Larys.

* NervesOfSteel: It's subtle, but you can tell Otto earned his knighthood, because this man does '''not''' back down in the face of mortal danger. He slightly tilts back a bit when Daemon draws his sword in episode 1.02, doesn't move an inch when Rhaenys is ready to murder him and his family with Meleys (notably, he is even more still than Aemond and Criston) and doesn't move when Daemon is ready to cut off his head in episode 1.10.