Throne to the wolves: Irish museum's underwhelming waxwork of Game of Thrones' Daenerys Targaryen is unveiled to fans – and they're not impressed
- Waxwork of Emilia Clarke's character Daenerys Targaryen was unveiled in Dublin
- The National Wax Museum had it commissioned to coincide with the final season
- It took artist PJ Heraghty around six months to complete Emilia Clarke's likeness
- But some say the sculpture looks more like Legolas from The Lord of the Rings
A new waxwork of Game of Thrones character Daenerys Targaryen has become a laughing stock online after it was unveiled in Dublin.
The National Wax Museum showed off their sculpture based on Emilia Clark's character in the hit HBO show on Wednesday.
But fans on social media said it looked more like Legolas from The Lord of the Rings or Lucius Malfoy from Harry Potter.
Others thought the sculpture of the Mother of Dragons reminded them of recent underwhelming statues of Mo Salah and Christiano Ronaldo.
The National Wax Museum in Dublin unveiled their waxwork of Game of Thrones character Daenerys Targaryen on Wednesday
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys in Game of Thrones - many on social media said the waxwork looked nothing like her
The National Wax Museum showed off their sculpture on Instagram but drew some mocking comments
One user wrote on Instagram: 'Can someone get Khaleesi some Chapstick, please?'
While another said it was reminiscent of Ronaldo's likeness at Madeira airport: 'I think it's been made by the same person who made the statue of Ronaldo!'
Others compared it to Mo Salah's unusual statue which was shown off in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt last year.
The popular Irish tourist attraction completed its latest figure to coincide with the eighth and final season of the popular fantasy show.
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Laoise Keaveney, head of marketing at the National Wax Museum, said she was delighted that the first waxwork to be completed this year was such an inspiring female character.
'We got it finished in time for Game Of Thrones' final season,' Ms Keaveney said.
'We've been watching Game Of Thrones and seen its success.
'As it is based in Ireland, we thought it was something we should mark and we're always aware that there needs to be more women added into the wax museum as well, so we were delighted to pick this character.'
Mo Salah's statue unveiled in Sharm El Sheikh in November 2018 (left) and a bust of Christiano Ronaldo at Madeira Airport in 2017 (right)
It took artist PJ Heraghty about six months to complete the waxwork.
Daenerys Targaryen, also known as the Mother of Dragons, is played by Emilia Clarke in the series and is one of the most popular characters on the show.
The creators of the TV series have described her as a combination of Joan of Arc, Lawrence of Arabia and Napoleon.
Daenerys is the first character from the worldwide hit to enter the museum. She joins US president Donald Trump, Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott and Tina Turner in its hall of fame.
'It fits to have a queen in a grand hall of fame,' Ms Keaveney said.
It will not be long before she is joined by Ser Davos Seaworth, who is played by Irish actor Liam Cunningham.
Some of social media said the sculpture had more of a resemblance to Legolas from The Lord of the Rings
The waxwork was completed to coincide with the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones is based on George RR Martin's series of fantasy novels, A Song Of Ice And Fire, and adapted for television by David Benioff and DB Weiss.
The six-episode finale of the epic TV drama, which is being aired currently, will bring to a conclusion the saga of who will rule from the Iron Throne - after an almost 10-year journey.
The series, which is filmed in Northern Ireland, has been credited with boosting the region's economy.
