10 Times Game of Thrones Infiltrated Video Games

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00:00Welcome to Mojo Plays, and today we're looking at instances where elements from Game of Thrones

00:12crossed over into video games.

00:14However, we're not including any actual tie-ins like the Telltale series.

00:19And since some of these games reference key moments in the show, we'll go ahead and

00:22issue a spoiler warning just in case.

00:29Before we begin, we publish new content all week long, so be sure to subscribe and ring

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00:38Facing No One – Multiverses We'll start with the obvious one.

00:49There are plenty of excellent fighters in the world of Game of Thrones.

00:52But when Warner Bros. put together the roster for their crossover fighting game, Multiverses,

00:57they went with the popular, faceless assassin Arya Stark.

01:01Naturally, Arya is one of the quicker characters to choose from.

01:04She's the type of combatant that can poke you full of holes and dash to the other side

01:08of the arena before you know what's hit you.

01:10While the downsides of limited range and low weight might steer some away, those who mastered

01:14her were a nightmare to deal with.

01:22Kingslayer – Middle-Earth, Shadow of War Like the first game, Middle-Earth, Shadow

01:31of War uses the Nemesis system, tracking enemies that make significant impressions in battle,

01:37bringing them back later with new characteristics.

01:39These may be physical, such as a scar, as well as a new title they've earned.

01:44All that to say, if you come across an enemy with the title of Kingslayer, you might notice

01:48they also have a prosthetic hand.

01:51This of course is a reference to Jaime Lannister, commonly referred to as the Kingslayer much

01:55to his resentment, and the fact that he had a prosthetic hand for most of the series.

02:00Knowing the reasoning behind his nickname, naming some monstrous foes after him is a

02:05little harsh.

02:12The Doorstop – The Binding of Isaac, Rebirth This one is admittedly small, but is nevertheless

02:24worth a sad chuckle.

02:25The Binding of Isaac has seen more than its fair share of content added since launch,

02:30including a plethora of helpful items one can unlock on a run.

02:33Added in 2015's Afterbirth Plus expansion was the doorstop, which keeps the last door

02:38you went through open, so you can leave a room if need be.

02:41The item comes attached with the description, Hold the Door, equating one of the show's

02:45most heartbreaking deaths to a simple item.

02:48It's just the type of delectably dark joke we'd expect from a game like this.

03:00Winter is a bloody business – Borderlands 2, Tiny Tina's assault on Dragon Keep

03:11Plenty of fans wanted to give Geoffrey a slap during the show's run, and this Borderlands

03:172 DLC gave them the best alternative.

03:19One of the quests you could take on was Winter is a Bloody Business, where you had to defeat

03:23the rotten Prince Geoffrey, found in a very familiar looking throne room.

03:28First you had to deal with his guards, canine and molehill, silly stand-ins for the hound

03:33in the mountain.

03:34Afterwards, Geoffrey, like his inspiration, cowers like a baby while you complete the

03:38quest by smacking him.

03:40Thankfully, the developers gave us the option to do it a few more times before wrapping

03:44things up.

03:45You could just wait for the show to catch up, though, or that's fine.

03:48What the hell are you people talking about?

03:50The Watcher on the Wall, Just Cause 3 When the open world playground Just Cause

04:043 was released, developer Avalanche chose to make a few references to one of the most

04:08famous locations in Westeros.

04:10At a certain point, Rico will be tasked with helping the Rebellion defend a section of

04:14a massive wall.

04:15The mission, titled The Watcher on the Wall, is an obvious nod to the Night's Watch and

04:20their own wall.

04:21Funnily enough, the mission begins with Rico meeting his ally Mario, who is peeing off

04:26the edge of the world, as he puts it.

04:29Another nod, not to a member of the Night's Watch, but to Tyrion, who did the same thing

04:33for the exact same reason.

04:38A Spear of Another Name, Assassin's Creed Origins

04:47This is another small one, but still a loving reference to one of the franchise's most memorable

04:52weapons.

04:53In Assassin's Creed Origins, you can purchase or find a rare spear called Needle, with a

04:57description that reads, stick em with the pointy end.

05:00This of course is a reference to Arya's Sword of the Same Name, made for her by her brother

05:05Jon, and a phrase that helped define her early arc.

05:08In game, it can inflict bleeding on an enemy and deals high critical damage, so we'd say

05:13it's pretty fitting knowing the character.

05:16Brothers in Black and White, World of Warcraft Mists of Pandaria

05:25World of Warcraft has been around a long time, and has featured references to multiple fantasy

05:30franchises over the years.

05:32There are too many nods to Game of Thrones to list, from mission titles to achievements

05:37to characters and voice lines.

05:38However, one of our favorites came with the 2012 expansion, Mists of Pandaria.

05:43The most notable additions were the Monk class and the Pandaren, a new race of humanoid pandas.

05:49A new location linked to the race was the Serpent's Spine, a gigantic wall with its

05:54own Watchers.

05:55Interacting with them, they'll recite We are the Watchers on the Wall, and We are the Sword

06:00in the Shadows, referencing the oath of the Night's Watch.

06:11One fantasy to another, The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt

06:19There's a good amount of crossover between Westeros and the Continent.

06:23At a fortress in the Skellig Isles, you can find a dead dwarf in a sky cell, referencing

06:28Tyrion's stay in a similar location at the Eyrie.

06:31You can also get a sword named Longclaw, a reference to Jon Snow's sword of the same

06:35name.

06:36In the Blood and Wine DLC, the dialogue of children in Toussaint will reference the Stark

06:40Children.

06:41One may say they dreamt of being a wolf, while another will speak of a sword from their brother

06:45named Needle.

06:48Additionally, the side quest The Warble of a Smitten Knight ends with a tourney fight

06:54against Gregoire de Gorgon.

06:56Literally Sir Gregor the Mountain, as this knight is named for Toussaint Mount Gorgon.

07:07Mother of Grogans Borderlands 3

07:16You probably thought we were done with Borderlands, but there's another great reference to Game

07:20of Thrones in the third game, and to a character we haven't talked about yet.

07:24In the Anvil, you can head to the West of Gros area, Westeros, to possibly encounter

07:29a rare mini-boss named the Mother of Grogans, or as her other titles read, the Uncorroded

07:35and Queen of the Sewer Kingdom.

07:37Clearly she's a reference to Daenerys Targaryen and her many titles, and fittingly comes with

07:42three dragon-like Grogans as backup.

07:44In a reference to the fact that one of Dany's children was corrupted by the Night King,

07:48one of this mother's kids deals ice damage instead of fire.

07:56A Sword for a King Elden Ring

08:05Since A Song of Ice and Fire creator George R.R. Martin worked on Elden Ring, it's no

08:10surprise there's a reference to his work in the game.

08:13Inside Castle Morn, you can fight the optional boss, Leonine Misbegotten, a humanoid lion

08:18that stole the castle's treasured sword.

08:21After the fight, you get the Grafted Blade Greatsword, a huge weapon made up of multiple

08:26blades.

08:27Having a lion character steal a treasured item made up of fused swords only brings the

08:32Lannisters and their thirst for the Iron Throne to mind, and it's a fittingly FromSoftware

08:37representation for part of Martin's iconic world.

08:41Know of any other times Game of Thrones made its way into other games?

08:49Share them with us in the comments, and be sure to subscribe to Mojo Plays for more great

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