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(Referring to the previous matchup) I have flip flopped on Maegor. And maybe I've been underrating him this time. Like, if I take his sheer hype, Maegor would give the likes of Arthur, Barristan, Jaime etc. a very serious run for their money. And I think he'd beat the likes of Robert, Hound etc. more often than not.
I have a hard time believing that Jahaerys really grew to be better than Maegor as an individual warrior. But maybe that's the case, idk. His man did say he would put money on him. Pure flattery? A bit of flattery? Or something he really did believe.
Maegor was a madman as a warrior. When he was exiled, iirc, he joined a Sellsword company across the narrow sea and fought as a mercenary until he returned to Westeros.
So on top of being born physically huge, defeated 17 year old boys when he was 12, wielding Blackfyre, and just straight up being a born warrior, Maegor was also a successful mercenary for a time. Lol
Jahaerys wasn’t born a warrior like Maegor was, but he was taught how to fight by multiple Kingsguard and proved himself as a warrior in the Third Dornish War where he killed Borris Baratheon in glorious fashion. Iirc Jahaerys was also about 6’3 so definitely not a small guy. And I’m pretty sure I remember Fire and Blood stating his height explicitly.
IIrc Maegor was like 6’5, built like a bull with huge arms and a thick neck while Jahaerys was 6’3 and with a more athletic build. As to which of them would win, I still have faith in Jahaerys but Maegor was
probably stronger.
Like I said, my top 5 Targaryens would be Aemon, Maegor, Daemon Blackfyre, Jahaerys, and Mayles.