House of the Dragon’s new villain the Crabfeeder has a long history with the Targaryens

gamesradar.com:

House of the Dragon episode 2 (opens in new tab) ended with the introduction of a terrifying new villain for the Targaryens to face. He's called the Crabfeeder – and it didn't take very long to find out how he got his name. The final moments of the episode feature him torturing pirates in the Stepstones by nailing them to the floor to drown as the tides rise while crabs slowly feast on their flesh. Eek.

It's a pretty grisly – and very Game of Thrones – introduction to the character who looks set to cause further problems in the upcoming episode 3. However, before we see how the Targaryens will react to this new foe, we've rounded up everything you need to know about who he really is. And it turns out, he's had a long history with the current leaders of Westeros...

Craghas Drahar – or the Crabfeeder – was first mentioned in the opening episode of House of the Dragon. Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) tried to raise the issue of his domination of the Stepstone islands during the first small council meeting.

The Stepstone islands are a key trade route for Westeros, east of Dorne and west of Essos. They’re monitored by the Triarchy, which is an alliance of three of the Free Cities: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh. Drahar (Daniel Scott-Smith) is an important part of this group as the Prince Admiral of Myr.

However, problems begin to arise when Drahar takes over the Stepstones to allow the Triarchy easier access to pass goods through without the threat of pirates. This makes for an uneasy alliance with Westeros, as while he is overstepping his territory, it means there are fewer threats blocking the way for trade routes.

But, as Corlys points out in episode 1, Drahar has begun to enforce enormously high tolls for those using the route,