He’s not a particularly ruthless or ambitious leader, and mostly lets those around him sway his choices.
He actually has the perfect temperament for this position of unlimited power.
He is fervently against Daemon as Viserys' heir and advocates for Rhaenyra to be heir instead.
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Alicent’s son Aegon would have become heir over as Westeros typically supports male heirs over female ones.
Otto’s last act before leaving King’s Landing is convincing his daughter of the need to act.
As the King’s wife and Aegon’s mother, she is in the best position to carryHouse Hightowerforward.
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Episode 5 sees her finally start making moves on her own.
Not to mention all of that wealth.
This is provided the queen who never was doesn’t hold any sort of resentment toward the heir.
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His fate is now entirely in Queen Alicent’s hands, perhaps she will absolve him of his crimes.
He will no doubt continue to leech the King until the day he dies.
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