Make mine a Direwolf! The GoT tattoo parlour – in pictures

To celebrate the last season of the fantasy behemoth, superfans have been queuing round the block for free tattoos of Needle, Nymeria and Hodor at Now TV’s GoT Ink studio in London

Portraits by and interviews by Mate Mohos

Main image: Hold the door ... Game of Thrones tattoos. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian

Wed 17 Apr 2019 12.15 EDT Last modified on Thu 18 Apr 2019 05.20 EDT

  • Aaron Hollands from Sevenoaks gets a tattoo of the Iron Throne on his forearm. All photographs by Sarah Lee for The Guardian.

  • Aaron Hollands, Sevenoaks, Kent

    ‘The new season started out slow but it soon picked up speed. I especially liked the part when the zombie kid was on the wall and burned.’

  • Jamie Anderson, Ellie Jolliffe and Neil Gardner all opted for tattoos of Arya Stark’s sword Needle. Gardner (right) says: ‘I got Needle because I like swords a lot. I don’t have one myself, because I don’t have a license.’

  • Jamie Anderson, Newport, Wales

    ‘I lost my father to a stabbing when I was 10 years old, and I like having something on my body that reminds me of that and says ‘Not Today.’ It’s a personal thing for me’

  • Ellie Jolliffe, Camberwell, London

    ‘I got an arrow because I like Arya, though the dragons are my real favourite characters. I got through the entire show without shedding a tear for anyone, but I cried when Viserion died. I still cry every time I watch it’

  • Thomas Bamford, Isle of Wight

    ‘I’ve always been a fan of the Lannisters. I’d gladly pledge allegiance to them because they are rich and have the biggest army. The best character is Jaime. I don’t want him to end up with Cersei though.’

  • Detail of Thomas Bamford’s tattoo of the House Lannister crest.

  • Leah Valaydon, Portsmouth

    ‘I am inspired by Sansa, because she has grown into a really intelligent character who can hold her own against the likes of Cersei and Littlefinger. When you have mentors like that, you can’t be naive enough to not recognise their craft. I don’t think Sansa is turning into a second Cersei or Littlefinger, but she is definitely emulating them.’

  • A girl has no name, Finland

    ‘Please don’t show my face or use my name. I’m skipping work to get a free tattoo of Hodor!’

  • Saffy Khan, Natalia Gallie and Hannah Moeller from South Wales

    Moeller (right) says: ‘My new direwolf unintentionally compliments my old one. The deer was not supposed to be the banners of the Baratheon, but I might just pretend it is. So I have tattoos for two houses, though my favourite character, Cersei, doesn’t belong to either’

  • Zabbie Burkes, London

    ‘I got the One-Eyed Raven tattooed on myself. Oh wait, it’s called the Three-Eyed Raven!’

  • Zabbie Burkes, Angel, London

    ‘Honestly, I’m not a Game of Thrones superfan, I prefer Lord of the Rings. If Aragorn had a sword fight with Jon Snow, he’d definitely win.’

  • Sebastian Dolce, Shoreditch

    ‘Arya is my favourite. A lot of people don’t take her seriously because she is the youngest. But she’s been the best since the first season, and a lot of people still underestimate her.’

  • Detail of Sebastian’s tattoo of Arya’s sword Needle.
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