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[Too Much Love]

Made this iconography today to compare Battletech and Game of Thrones:

[Alistair Winter]

I would compare the Clans more to the Unsullied coming over to Westeros right now, but fair enough.

Oh, and another similarity: Dire Wolves are f*cking terrifying in both universes.

[WhineyThePoo]

How dare you besmirch the good name of battletech by comparing it to that filth that is game of thrones!

[Tordin]

And what about the Capellan Federation (House Liao), Free Rasalhague Republic, Free Worlds League (House Marik) and Clan Ghost Bear?

Edited by Tordin, 24 September 2016 - 01:58 AM.

[LordNothing]

both are just a dune ripoff.

[dervishx5]

Tordin, on 24 September 2016 - 01:55 AM, said:

Capellan Federation

[Rayden Wolf]

Ghostbear = House Mormont

[Random Carnage]

"You know nothing..."

A quote from Ygritte to Jon Snow, and from Russ to the MWO community.

[El Bandito]

Tyrion Lannister = Victor Steiner Davion.

Cersei Lannister = Catherine Steiner Davion.

[Sjorpha]

Frr would be the ironborn / greyjoys.

Clans representing white walkers is too far off for me, I don't really see any comparable thing in got to the clans.

[dervishx5]

Sjorpha, on 24 September 2016 - 03:35 AM, said:

Frr would be the ironborn / greyjoys.

Clans representing white walkers is too far off for me, I don't really see any comparable thing in got to the clans.

White Walkers are clearly Word of Blake.

[TELEFORCE]

This comparison has been drawn a lot at the BattleTech forums for people trying to learn what BattleTech is about. So many say it's like Game of Thrones in space.

What I'm wondering about, as I'm not too familiar with Game of Thrones, is which IP came first?

[Sjorpha]

TELEFORCE, on 24 September 2016 - 03:53 AM, said:

This comparison has been drawn a lot at the BattleTech forums for people trying to learn what BattleTech is about. So many say it's like Game of Thrones in space.

What I'm wondering about, as I'm not too familiar with Game of Thrones, is which IP came first?

Battletech came first, game of thrones was just books before the tv show, so it hasn't been an "IP" more than a few years. Not sure when the first book was released but certainly much later than battletech.

However I think the comparison is rather vacuous, battletech is bright coloured kitschy boy dream 80s space opera and A song of ice and fire is dark and grimy epic fantasy. I'm not why either of them would want to be compared to the other, Like comparing David Bowie to Eminem, what's the point?

Edited by Sjorpha, 24 September 2016 - 04:07 AM.

[WhineyThePoo]

I think the first book is from 96 or 97, so yeah it took awhile before it became popular.

[dervishx5]

TELEFORCE, on 24 September 2016 - 03:53 AM, said:

This comparison has been drawn a lot at the BattleTech forums for people trying to learn what BattleTech is about. So many say it's like Game of Thrones in space.

What I'm wondering about, as I'm not too familiar with Game of Thrones, is which IP came first?

History came first, as both Battletech and GoT rip off most of their stuff from historical events and nations.

[Rayden Wolf]

Some would compare the Clans with the Dothraki maybe. Espacialy the lifestyle and honor-things.
So, Robert Baratheon is the GoT-Amaris?

[dervishx5]

Rayden Wolf, on 24 September 2016 - 04:09 AM, said:

Some would compare the Clans with the Dothraki maybe. Espacialy the lifestyle and honor-things.
So, Robert Baratheon is the GoT-Amaris?

Since both are based on the Mongols and various hordes, you could say that.

And no, Robert is more Richard Cameron.

[Reality Dysfunction]

Close enough? (My centurion is BSG not GoT)

[Rayden Wolf]

dervishx5, on 24 September 2016 - 04:12 AM, said:

Since both are based on the Mongols and various hordes, you could say that.

And no, Robert is more Richard Cameron.

I would say the Targaryans are the Camerons and Robert is Amaris.
But works in your way too i think.

[MerryIguana]

And the maesters are Comstar. Euron is the Pirate King. Etc etc etc.

Too bad that show's writing has hit rock bottem eh?