The HBO dark fantasy series Game of Thrones has been mashed with almost every single facet of life. From cat counter-parts to high school comedy re-creations, and now the StarCraft strategy game.
The sci-fi dark fantasy mash-up video comes was created by YouTube user Tolkfan. It features all the prominent fractions in the strategy game (Terrans, Protoss and The Zerg Swarm). The video begins with the same type of opening sequence as GOT, but with a StarCraft twist added on to it. The structures spring up similar to the opening sequence of GOT. The Zerg Swarm is featured at the final clip -- which means that the creator imagined The Queen Blades as StarCraft's version of Daenerys.
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HBO's Dark Fantasy Series Gets Mashed with the StarCraft Game
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