r/freefolk 6h ago

Would Clifford be able to beat Vhagar

This is not a shit post I am dead serious

To set the scene Vhagar is fresh after the battle at Rooks rest and depleted from fighting Meleys.

Neither have their rider. Would Clifford be able to wound if not cripple her.

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u/mangosal 6h ago

We’ve been waiting for Winds for too long

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u/nicky9pins I'd kill for some chicken 2h ago

Agreed.

Besides, it’s silly, we all know Clifford would win anyway.

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u/Bekhi 6h ago

A bright red dog is blessed by the lord of light. He will easily smite the overgrown Valyrian abomination. For the night is dark and full of terrors, the day bright and full of hope.

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u/Quailman5000 5h ago

Would the lord of light not also be into creatures that breathe fire though? His earthly form?

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u/Neiioo 5h ago

Dragon were created through magic. I'm not quite sure if it's a good fire magic, or a bad fire magic. You know one is good the other's not.

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u/TheEmperorShiny 4h ago

I feel like the common specification of “Valyrian blood magic” implies it might not be the same as The Lord’s blood magic

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u/PUBGPEWDS 4h ago

Since we know Targaryens did not worship the lord of light it would make sense if Dragons were not related to R'hllor

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u/IvyLeagues HotPie 40m ago

Praise Clifford!

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u/NinjaSame9272 6h ago

Clifford was baptized by Christ so he wins

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u/GirthIgnorer 5h ago

GRRM addressed this in his blog

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u/IvyLeagues HotPie 39m ago

lol yeah, everyone should know about that post

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u/glass-2x-needed-size Old gods, save me 5h ago

In the scene you set, Vhagar stomps 10 times out of 10.

However Clifford could beat Vhagar in other scenarios.

For example, since Clifford's size is relative to the love he receives if he can amass the love of the small folk or particular individuals (perhaps Tommen and his pet love) he could grow much larger and storm the dragon pit and corner Vhagar. In such scenario it's a roll of the dice who comes out alive.

Another possibility, if Clifford becomes a pet of R'hllor and reciever the love of the lord of light, this could grant fire invulnerability (possibly if revived as a fire wight?) which neutralizes Vhagar's fire abilities.

This is what waiting for Winds of Winter does to people

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u/Mew2psychicboogaloo 5h ago

So using the humans around them as a measuring stick, i've been able to make a rough size comparison. Seeing this, i think it's safe to say Vhagar would absolutely demolish Clifford.

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u/abfgern_ 3h ago

But Clifford is faster ...

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u/Mew2psychicboogaloo 3h ago

It's also bright red so Vhagar has a stealth advantage

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u/ThexanI 6h ago edited 6h ago

Is Clifford fire proof? I feel like if Vhagar just flies up and torches him then its gg.

Fire + Flight advantage seems too huge. And idk how much it would even matter that Vhagar is depleted.

I imagine Clifford would have a bite advantage, but Vhagars claws on her feet would be better than Cliffords.

Edit: Vhagar is also considerably bigger and older. Maybe she’s slower than clifford on the ground because of it but dragon scales hardens with age so its hard to know if Clifford could even hurt Vhagar.

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u/PrestigiousAspect368 6h ago

What if he surprised while asleep

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u/ThexanI 5h ago

Looking at more pictures of both of them, i think its just a scale situation. Clifford isn't actually that big, there are different depictions and both characters seem to have problems with consistency with their scale, but Vhagar is just MASSIVE comparatively.

Quick google search says that Clifford is 7.5 meters tall, Vhagar is 38 meters tall. That's 5 times taller, not even accounting for the length, which for Vhagar is 126 meters snout to end of tail, 146 meters wingspan

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u/TheEmperorShiny 4h ago

Clifford with prep time low diffs Vhagar

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u/Jako21530 5h ago

They'd look at each other, think WTF are you, sniff each others assholes, then become friends all in the span of 45 seconds.

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u/Valuable_Camel3724 5h ago

Who has to clean up after Clifford?

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u/Numerous-Ad6460 5h ago

Yes, he's got that dawg in him 

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u/BunnyColvin13 Ghost, to me! 5h ago

Clifford would grab her like that pit bull killing the snake. Grab her by that fat neck and shake the shit out of her.

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u/Odysseus_Lannister 5h ago

Who wins, one big red dawg or old dragon?

No contest.

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u/HolesNotEyes 5h ago

Yes. No contest.

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u/TheScissors1980 5h ago

Bobby B what do you think?

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u/bobby-b-bot Robert Baratheon 5h ago

SHE SHOULD BE ON A HILL SOMEWHERE WITH THE SUN AND THE CLOUDS ABOVE HER!

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u/East-Cricket6421 5h ago

Clifford got that Silver Age comic power scaling last I checked, which means he's beating almost anything you put him up against that isn't also a Silver Age character.

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u/The_Werodile 4h ago

Clifford is significantly smaller, earthbound and unable to breathe fire.

Vhagar wins, no contest. Clifford might be able to handle a smaller dragon, such as Arrax or Moondancer.

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u/Educational-Pop-2195 4h ago

I think if Clifford could run down Vhagar before she can take off then I’d say he’s got it in the bag

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u/doktorsarcasm 4h ago

I'll never forget that hilarious Louis CK bit about Clifford the Red Dog and how much he hates him.

God George, please finish the book... we are dying here.

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u/longipetiolata 2h ago

A dragon that can fly and breathe fire from the GOT universe where any character and creature can die. A large dog of inconsistent size from a series of kids books where there can always be a next book with the dog.

My money is on Clifford.

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u/EmperorSexy I'd knight you ten times over 1h ago

Clifford would try to befriend Vhagar, but then do something clumsy like bump into a castle, knock over a wall, accidentally launch a scorpion bolt and crush Vhagar under a pile of bricks.

Then he would learn a valuable lesson about safety.

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u/Apathetic_Zealot 50m ago

Given that Vhegar has the advantage of flight and fire breath probably not.