How House Of The Dragon's Cregan Stark Is Different From Past Starks Explained by Showrunner

House of the Dragon

Warning : SPOILERS ahead for House of the Dragon time of year 2 , episode 1 !

Summary

House of the Dragonshowrunner Ryan Condal has explained how Cregan Stark ( TomTaylor ) is different from past Starks who have been see in theGame of Thronesfranchise , revealing what exactly makes him stand out . Cregan is first introduced inHouse of the Dragonseason 2 , episode 1 when Jace Velaryon arrives in Winterfell hoping to get him to pledge his allegiance to Rhaenyra Targaryen . He ends up giving them his older yet more seasoned troops , his share to the polite warfare now brew .

talk withThe Hollywood Reporter , Condal explained how Cregan ’s appearing inHouse of the Dragonis so much unlike from Starks as they come along inGame of Thrones . The showrunner said his standout attribute was his age , ashe ’s the untested Stark to prevail over the whole North , counterpoint to characters like Ned Stark from the original show . contain out what Condal had to say below :

I have to credit Tom Taylor , who has become one of the most talked about people on the net because everybody loves a Stark , and everybody is so call his comer on the show , and he ’s done a cracking job with it . The thing that most appeal to me is that I love the Starks . I desperately wanted to go back to The Wall , but I wanted a good reasonableness to admit in the story . The thing that appealed to me most about Cregan and the character that George pen in the book is that he was a young Stark .

The Starks we ’ve know like Ned Stark have been the graybeards who have been through living and many wintertime . This guy is essentially Robb Stark ’s old age , and he ’s in charge of the full North . And I thought that was an interesting character to meet and depict . Jace ( Harry Collett ) is a scrap young than him , but they ’re from a standardized generation . And these two guys are up on that wall speak about a treaty that ’s going to affect the entire realm and show how young workforce in this time are the one who generally determine where and how the future is fail to play out .

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As a younger Stark , Cregan ’s interactions with Jace feel much friendlier than they ’d be if an older character like Daemon had arrived in Winterfell demanding soldiery for war . Despite his spring chicken , though , it ’s percipient the ruler of the North prioritizes his people , as well as the unobserved dangers beyond the Wall . Due to his immature age pair with the adulthood he exhibit , this Stark is one of the more interesting additions toHouse of the Dragonseason 2 ’s casting . But he ’s also an important one should Rhaenyra win the coming warfare .

Since he ’s the leader of the North , Cregan has incredible influence over a Brobdingnagian region of Westeros , with enough more troops at his disposition should he need them . While sending his older soldiers point he prioritise his people over the brewing Targaryen feud , it also show he empathize the stability of Westeros will touch him should a state of war come to pass . Because of how much emphasis he puts on hold start the North rubber , he might become an even stronger friend if something untoward drags his people further into war .

Since theHouse of the Dragonseason 2 premiere endedwith Jaehaerys ' shocking death , it would n’t be surprising if the difference that ensues afterward forces Cregan to have a large role in the Dance of the Dragons . This may include having to support the North from Alicent Hightower and Aegon Targaryen ’s troops , who could assail once it ’s discovered he ’s ally himself with Rhaenyra . With all of Westeros likely to dive into the depth of polite state of war , the new Stark could become one of the most important and interesting allies Dragonstone aligns with .