The 11 saddest deaths in 'House of the Dragon,' ranked

Warning: Major spoilers through the “House of the Dragon” season three premiere.

If you’re watching a show in the “Game of Thrones” universe, you should know you’re signing up for some devastating character deaths.

This is especially true for “House of the Dragon,” a prequel about the bloody civil war that decimated the Targaryen dynasty.

From the first moment that Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) and Aegon II Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney) clashed over the Iron Throne, it was clear that death and destruction awaited both sides.

As Princess Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best) wisely notes, “There is no war so hateful to the gods as a war between kin, and no war so bloody as a war between dragons.” Here are the saddest deaths so far in “House of the Dragon,” ranked below in ascending order.