Top 10 best Game of Thrones cosplays \u2013 Jon Snow, Cersei Lannister, and more Carli Bybel, Twitter \/ Xenia Shelkovskaya, InstagramAs Game of Thrones\u2019 final season approaches, fans are more antsy than ever to find out how their favorite characters will fare \u2013 and what better way to ring in the new season than to pay homage to some of these iconic individuals? As one of the most popular fantasy franchises in recent history, it comes as no surprise that cosplayers across the globe have tried their hands at recreating the book series-turned-HBO-special\u2019s colorful cast of characters. Although it was difficult to choose, we\u2019ve gathered just a few of the best Game of Thrones cosplays below. Which one is your favorite? [WARNING: Spoilers ahead!] #10 Daenerys Targaryen, Carli Bybel Popular YouTuber and makeup mogul Carli Bybel has recreated several iconic characters in her makeup tutorials, one of them being the Mother of Dragons. Bybel\u2019s impressive skills in makeup and special effects truly brings Daenerys to life \u2013 and she even has her own Khal Drogo, to boot. #9 Sam Tarley, Samhain138 Cosplayer Samhain138 brings a stunning rendition of Sam Tarley, as he appears in the Night\u2019s Watch during the show\u2019s earlier seasons. According to Samhain, the entire costume is made from real leather and sheepskin \u2013 although he admitted to being annoyed at having \u201cYou know nothing!\u201d shouted at him at conventions while wearing the getup. #8 \u2013 Cersei Lannister, Ferasha Cosplayer Ferasha shares a faithful rendition of Cersei Lannister, following her infamous punishment via the Walk of Atonement. \u201cI am Cersei of House Lannister, a lion of the Rock, the rightful queen of these Seven Kingdoms, trueborn daughter of Tywin Lannister. And hair grows back.\u201d #7 \u2013 Jon Snow, Wondercon 2016 Although precious little information was shared about this cosplayer, his take on Jon Snow bears an uncanny resemblance to actor Kit Harington \u2013 although we can\u2019t vouch for his famously short stature. #6 \u2013 Sansa Stark, Kira Kelley Sansa Stark\u2019s drastic character development is shown in full, thanks to cosplayer Kira Kelley\u2019s faithful rendition of her handmade gown toward the show\u2019s later seasons, as created in Winterfell. Kelley even held a photoshoot of the character in an actual castle, making for some seriously impressive shots with other members of the show\u2019s cast. #5 \u2013 Khal Drogo, Ren\u00e9 Koiter This cosplayer isn\u2019t just a Game of Thrones fan; Ren\u00e9 Koiter is also an employee at Blizzard, who enlisted the aid of several of the company\u2019s best artists to recreate Khal Drogo\u2019s iconic garb. Koiter even put on a striking performance at Blizzard\u2019s 2013 Halloween event, shouting a speech authentically delivered in the Dothraki language. #4 \u2013 Margaery Tyrell, Xenia Shelkovskaya Russian cosplayer Xenia Shelkovskaya looks eerily similar to actress Natalie Dormer, giving Lady Margaery\u2019s signature smirk as she poses for the camera. That\u2019s not all; Xenia even held a photoshoot in the show\u2019s actual location for King\u2019s Landing, bringing a seriously authentic feel to her photos of the character. #3 \u2013 Tyrion Lannister, Omar Diego It\u2019s not every day that you see such a faithful rendition of a widely beloved fictional character \u2013 but cosplayer Omar Diego has managed to deliver just that, thanks to his stunning take on Tyrion Lannister. Bearing an uncanny resemblance to actor Peter Dinklage, Diego truly brings Tyrion to life \u2013 complete with a glass of wine, for good measure. #2 \u2013 Arya Stark, Ginny Diguiseppi No, that\u2019s not Maisie Williams; rather, that\u2019s cosplayer Ginny Diguiseppi, who shocked fans due to her nearly identical appearance to the actress. Posing with her sword, Needle, Diguiseppi is the spitting image of Arya as she appears in the show \u2013 although the character has changed considerably since her time with the Hound. #1 \u2013 Lady Olenna Tyrell, Game of Thrones Granny In honor of Olenna Tyrell\u2019s iconic passing in Season 7, the \u2018Game of Thrones Granny\u2019 took to DragonCon with a hilarious take on the character\u2019s famous last words. In typical Olenna fashion, the \u2018Game of Thrones\u2019 Granny appeared to be largely nonplussed by her fame \u2013 but her epic cosplay added an extra layer of badassery to one of the show\u2019s most kickass women. Game of Thrones Season 8 is set to premier on HBO on April 14 at 9 PM EST (2 AM GMT). Get your subscriptions and your popcorn ready \u2013 this is gonna be one major TV event fans won\u2019t want to miss out on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Top 10 best Game of Thrones cosplays \u2013 Jon Snow, Cersei Lannister, and more Carli Bybel, Twitter \/ Xenia Shelkovskaya, InstagramAs Game of Thrones\u2019 final season approaches, fans are more antsy than ever to find out how their favorite characters will fare \u2013 and what better way to ring in the new season than to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61843\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}