Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
One word, and the most dangerous creatures in Westeros do as they are told, which makes it the purest expression of Daenerys's power and, later, of how that power could go wrong. Because the syllables are easy and grand, fans use it for everything from lighting a barbecue to a dramatic exit, and Daenerys's own arc turns the same word from a triumph into a warning.
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"Dracarys" is High Valyrian for dragonfire, a word from the language David J. Peterson built for the series. Daenerys first uses it as a command in "The Ghost of Harrenhal" (season 2, aired April 29, 2012), telling the young Drogon to breathe fire and cook his own meat. By the season finale, "Valar Morghulis", she has taught all three dragons to answer it, and they burn Pyat Pree alive. The word returns at the series' end: Missandei says it as her last word, and Daenerys uses it to execute Varys and to burn King's Landing.
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- Game of Thrones Wiki: High ValyrianLexicon entry for dracarysReference checked
- Wikipedia: The Ghost of HarrenhalInfoboxReference checked
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