New AI-generated art turns beloved Game of Thrones characters into minions. The acclaimed HBO series, based on the spectacular books by visionary George R. R. Martin, is rated as one of the best television shows. The series was so successful, despite its heavily criticized last season, that it spawned spinoffs like House of the Dragon and the upcoming A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Game of Thrones, and A Song of Ice and Fire, the series it’s based on, were lauded for their strong and thoroughly fleshed-out characters, who have become prominent figures in pop culture.
A post on X, from user @pabloprompt, transforms many key Game of Thrones characters into minions, and the result is kind of disturbing. To make the crossover even funnier, the video’s soundtrack is a minion rendition of the iconic Game of Thrones theme. Each minion rendition has key features and accessories of each character, including Jon Snow’s wavy locks and wolf fur cloak, Daenerys’ silver hair, Arya’s Valryian dagger, Ned Stark’s Valyrian greatsword Ice, and Jaime Lannister’s golden prosthetic arm. Watch the full video below:
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The legacy of Game of Thrones thrives with its spinoff series and fan-made videos like this. It proves there’s still worldwide interest in the series even after its final season premiered in 2019. Considering the heavy backlash the Game of Thrones final season garnered, it’s pleasing to see that fan art for the series is still being released. While the art is AI-generated, it presents an interesting and fun twist on the acclaimed series.
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While I’m often not a fan of AI art, fun and unserious creations like these are tolerable. Game of Thrones characters as minions is a concept that I would never have thought of, but the depictions are so accurate that each character is immediately recognizable. The prompt behind this AI creation was thorough at least since so many idiosyncratic details were included in the video.
While the spinoffs already satiate my craving for the world of Westeros, being taken back to the story and characters of Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire in this playful way is also satisfying.
It’s a fun find for Game of Thrones fans, as they’ll recognize each character with ease and possibly find that the characters they fell in love with are even cuter as minions. While the spinoffs already satiate my craving for the world of Westeros, being taken back to the story and characters of Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire in this playful way is also satisfying.
