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AI Reimagines House Of The Dragon Characters Based On Book Descriptions
House of the Dragon is everywhere on the internet these days. The prequel to the massive hit TV series Game of Thrones from HBO Max earned the most-watched premiere in the streaming service’s history.
The story is based on George R. R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, which details the history of House Targaryen. While the historical details in the TV series are so far consistent with the book, some of the characters’ appearances look different from their literary counterparts.
What should they look like, then?
In an attempt to recreate the characters as close as possible to the book’s description, I am going to use an AI tool called Dall-E2. It works by feeding the AI with a textual description of the portrait you wish to create, and in a matter of seconds, it generates a series of photorealistic results.
So without further ado, here’s what the House of the Dragon cast would have looked like if they were reinterpreted by AI.
Viserys I Targaryen
Prompt: A photo of a Game of thrones character, bushy silver-gold mustache, no beard, clean chin, plump and pleasant man, Portrait, Studio lighting, softly backlit, Medium shot, head & shoulders shot
In the book, Viserys is not a warrior. So, he favored wearing silks that reflected his family symbol. He was a lovely, chubby man who was friendly to people around him. He lacked a beard and wore only a thick, silvery-gold mustache.
In the TV series, the character is played by Paddy Considine, 48 years old, who is considerably older than the book counterpart, who ascended to the throne at 26 years old and was 28 by the time his wife Aemma died.
Considine is also significantly leaner than the character described in the book.
Daemon Targaryen
Prompt: A photo of a Game of thrones character, 30 year old man warrior with silver plate armor, long white hair, lean and hard physique, dashing, daring and dangerous look, Portrait, Studio…
