How Does Otto Hightower Die in 'House of the Dragon'?

Otto Hightower unquestionably is not the most caring dad round, but he indubitably is the most calculating. How does he die in 'House of the Dragon'?

Spoiler alert: The following article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon Episode 7 and George R.R. Martin's novel Fire & Blood.

There are more calculations achieved on House of the Dragon than in a high school algebra elegance — alternatively, the coldest, maximum calculating guy of all must be Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans). Not most effective did he effectively arrange his daughter Alicent (Olivia Cooke) with his bestie Viserys I, however Otto also managed to get rehired as the hand of the king after Viserys I fired him.

Seriously Viserys, how lengthy did it take you to understand Otto had an enormous Alicent-sized struggle of passion whilst you married her? Anyways, now that Otto can put "Hand of the King," as his current status on Westeros RelatedIn, we needed to grasp — when does his success run out?

How does Otto Hightower die?

How does Otto Hightower die?

Given that House of the Dragon remains to be airing, and Otto continues to be very a lot alive, we're going to be relating to the source material for the solution.

So what is Otto's ultimate destiny in George R.R. Martin's book Fire & Blood? (That's like the House of the Dragon supply subject matter bible, through the method.)

Well — true to Otto's shrewd and calculating nature, he was literally in a position to predict his personal loss of life. Remember how he's been constantly caution Alicent to be wary of Rhaenyra's ascent to the Iron Throne?

As much as we hate to confess it, Otto was right. In Fire & Blood, Otto's head used to be the first to face the slicing block after the fall of King's Landing in 130 A.C. Literally.

Essentially, Rhaenyra used to be officially topped queen of King's Landing during the combat that came about in a hundred thirty A.C. Her first act as queen used to be to have Otto beheaded as a traitor (in truth, Otto more than likely would've carried out the identical had the scenarios been reversed).

Given that the dance of the dragons, differently known as the Targaryen civil warfare, hasn't formally begun yet in House of the Dragon, the TV model of Otto still has some lifestyles in him yet — for now, anyway.

OK — so if the fall of Kings Landing occurs in one hundred thirty A.C., what yr are we in now?

In House of the Dragon Episode 7, Otto clasped his hand on the tower badge like his existence relied on it (neatly, he isn't mistaken). So what yr are we in currently during the tumultuous events of the seventh episode?

According to A Wiki of Ice and Fire, Rhaenyra marries Daemon in the yr A hundred and twenty A.C., so we're going to suppose that's the yr that the whole span of Episode 7 takes place in, given the relative closeness of the episode's occasions.

Otto is very a lot alive and kicking in the preview for House of the Dragon Episode 8, so it'll be attention-grabbing to look if he makes it to the finale of the first season.

All we know is, he's by no means successful father of the year anytime quickly.

Catch new episodes of House of the Dragon on HBO and HBO Max on Sundays at 9 p.m. EST.

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