A scientist has decided to use facial reconstruction technology on the skeletons of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, for some reason -and the results are genuinely fascinating.
The many underground tombs of Skyrim are home to all manner of undead beasts, including a large number of skeletons belonging to long-dead warriors.
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Twitter user Sulkalmakh, a member of the Ancestral Whispers cranial reconstruction research team, shared the impressive results of a project that started in Tamriel.
The skeleton our scientist friend decided to reconstruct is, and this goes way beyond my knowledge of Elder Scrolls lore, an "ancient Atmoran from Saarthal, dated to the late Merethic Era". In other words, it's your standard skeleton model from Skyrim resurrected once more. Take a look below!
This handsome young caveman was soon noticed by Bethesda's Jonah Lobe, the guy who actually designed the skeleton for Skyrim!
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"You did an awesome job with the reconstruction," he told Sulkalmakh. "I wanted them to look thuggish, thick-jawed, thick-browed and sort of Neanderthal-like. This is that. Since they were going to be attacking the player I wanted them to look intimidating but not with those meanie-eyes you see on so many fantasy skeletons. The answer, for me, was to go heavy with the brows and big with the teeth, and just thicc overall."
I for one can't wait to see which video game skeletons get the resurrection treatment next. It might be that Dry Bones doesn't look anything like an actual Koopa, for example. Perhaps there's a history there that we can all learn from? I'd also love to see what Daniel Fortesque of Medievil fame looks like with his skin on. I can't imagine he was much of a looker in life, either.
Topics: Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls, Bethesda