It's so obvious/amazing, it's hard to believe no one had thought of it before, particularly in the world of memes, where every major media property seems to get mashed up with ... every other major media property. Now we've got Star Wars crossed with Game of Thrones, and it might be the funniest thing on Reddit (at least in the last couple days).
Basically, folks on the Wars vs. Thrones subreddit are taking the franchises' similar overarching themes—awful dictators, betrayal, uncomfortable brother-sister relationships, maimings—and lining them up side-by-side to see which one is more badass and which set of circumstances is more hardcore. That's it. Throw in the popular internet rejoinder "That's Cute," and the hits just keep on coming.
(Spoiler alert: Some of these images contain mild spoilers for the most recent season of Game of Thrones and the Star Wars movies.)
For example, Princess Leia kissed her brother once. You know what Cersei Lannister has to say about that? "That's cute." Anakin Skywalker complaining about losing a hand? Varys says, "Sith, please." (Ok, not in those words, but you get the idea.) Chewbacca gives his trademark bellow, and Hodor responds—naturally—with "Hodor."
"Well, some random person wanted it and here it is, a subreddit for all your SW vs. GoT references," moderator l5ll5ll5l wrote in a post setting up the thread yesterday.
Thank you, Random Person. We all owe you a debt of gratitude right now for this amazing trove of images combining two of the best properties of all time, and helping us bide our time for the next season of Game of Thrones and Star Wars: Episode VII. Click through the gallery above for some of the best posts in Wars vs. Thrones so far.
