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Daenerys Targaryen's dragons gradually increase in size over the course of Game of Thrones (the TV series), and Drogon seems to be the largest.

At the end of season 7 (episodes 6 or 7, shouldn't matter really), how does Drogon's size compare to Balerion the black dread, Aegon I's dragon? Also, is its growth known to have/have not stopped?

Paul D. Waite
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Balerion seems to be bigger - just compare the skull of Balerion to the head of Drogon:

Cersei next to Balerion skull Cersei next to Balerion skull

Jon next to Drogon Jon next to Drogon

But keep in mind that Balerion is much older than Drogon, as he lived for two centuries, so maybe Drogon will keep growing and become larger than Balerion.

EDIT : Here is a video (credits to ABcDexter who linked it here ) that cover the same question. bonus point for using Daenerys as SI for length

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  • He looks like he's 2 or 3 times bigger. The skull is one Jon long. If Cersei is ~6 inches shorter than Jon (remember Jon is small). Balerion's head looks at least 2-3 Cersei's long – Edlothiad Aug 21 '17 at 15:05
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    1/2 Jon high, compared to 1.5-2 Cerseis – Edlothiad Aug 21 '17 at 15:05
  • Note that Kit is 1.73m tall and Lena is 1.66 but that's not a lot of diff so Balerion is much bigger – Aegon Aug 21 '17 at 15:05
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    Plus, as dragons seem to be 3D, if we double the size (height, width and length), the total volume is multiplied by 8. If we consider he is 3 times larger, the total volume is multiplied by 27. that's quite a lot – Kepotx Aug 21 '17 at 15:08
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    @Kepotx Seem to be 3D or are? A 2D dragon wouldn't be much use. – TheLethalCarrot Aug 21 '17 at 15:11
  • This is Balerion from TWOIAF depiction, see the size of Aegon I compared to his dragon – Aegon Aug 21 '17 at 15:25
  • @Aegon I didn't want to use book description as he asked for the show and we have a good reference point, but the fact remain the same : Balerion is HUGE. plus, he had an armor – Kepotx Aug 21 '17 at 23:51
  • @Kepotx No problems that's why I commented it, for people who might be interested, instead of answering – Aegon Aug 22 '17 at 06:23
  • 3D dragons? These people have middle-ages-level technology, the dragons are 2D at best. – Paul D. Waite Aug 30 '17 at 15:10
  • @Kepotx: You're not wrong, but the question wasn't about Drogon and Balerion's volume. When speaking of size, we generally refer to a one-dimensional factor k, where k is the scale between the two objects that are being compared. Comparing (two lines/two squares with a length/two cubes with an edge length) of 1cm and 2cm are all considered to be twice the size (i.e. the scale factor k = 2), even though the surface area quadruples and the volume octuples. Size does not colloquially denote surface area, nor volume, but rather the scale factor. – Flater Aug 30 '17 at 15:22