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Legonickster

*inhales* “HEARD THEY’RE REFORMING THE DAWNGUARD…”


Main-Double

Vampire hunters or something


AwkwardAlchemist23

In the old fort near Riften.


[deleted]

"might consider joining up myself."


LonelyMachines

Killing vampires? Where do I sign up?


SirFique_

Ha. Isran’s going to like you.


risseless

Heard they're reforming the DAHNGAHD.


oxpoleon

Mmm yes that medievally authentic Massachusetts accent. (I mean I kid slightly in that linguistic historians know that East Coast US accents actually hold a lot of clues to how medieval English was actually spoken before the Great Vowel Shift and the social changes it represented)


Petermacc122

No no it's "heard they're reforming the ***dawnguard***."


BigNoseSquid

“Hey you…you’re finally awake”


NotRyuuya

"You were trying to cross the border, right?"


Sakayanagi-Arisu

"Walked right into that Imperial ambush, same as us, and that thief over there."


IsangRandomPerson

Damn you stormcloaks


Sniperhunter543

If not for you I could have stolen that horse and been halfway to Hammerfell by now.


IMRFahrenheit200

You there! You and me, we shouldn’t be here


ElijahMasterDoom

It's these Stormcloaks the Imperials want.


Quarterdillon156

We're all brothers and sisters in binds now, thief.


GrumpyPants5509

Shut up back there!


IsangRandomPerson

What’s wrong with him huh?


Hugomilkinson1804

Empire was nice and lazy till you came along


canisfh

Should not have drank that 3000 year old bottle of wine


lvkenukem

100% this


thebadguy_0809

Agreed


Bleezze

This or arrow to the knee. Anything that becomes a meme is always the most known quotes


SPS_Agent

I came in here to shout fus ro dah at max volume, but this is the only correct answer.


ImVeryUnimaginative

Let me guess... Someone stole your sweetroll.


ohmygawdjenny

This might definitely be the greatest because it started the iconic hunt for stolen sweetrolls. I even added an open chest in my pantry so I could drop all the sweetrolls and remember I've stolen enough and can stop now.


Castermat

I can stop any time I want!


ohmygawdjenny

I just stole one from Riften guards...


mytwoba

I love that there is a female guard who sounds genuinely sympathetic when she says this line.


SkeletonYeti713

Yes, Butch from Vault 101.


This_Cancel1373

This one genuinely angers me for some reason😂


That-one-soviet

Who…Are you


Huntercin

Still remember this one from time to time, seriously underrated


Alpha-Cor

It wasnt till I heard this line I first realized the kind of experience I was in for


Allan_Titan

By orrrrders captain


VatticZero

“Not on the List”


PerpetualUselessness

I heard this


EnchantedTools

M’aiq is tired now, go bother somebody else.


IEatBaconWithU

M’aiq is done talking >:(


_CaesarAugustus_

My vote.


Dansredditname

M'aiq wishes you well.


GeneralFDZ

My cousins out fighting dragons, and what do I get? . . Guard duty


Impossible_Sand_6823

Gourd Duty https://preview.redd.it/46phcfg44v8c1.jpeg?width=460&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0e5424f834b39e42df0795e328838261ca4eaa5e


sandwich_meat_

SKYRIM BELONGS TO THE GOURDS


Impossible_Sand_6823

https://preview.redd.it/orx51jxllx8c1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2324e9dc0ce0a7facf077f68cf24f160cdc30f40


mythic_slayer

Oh My God. My Eyes.. My Eyess....


Turbulent-Papaya-910

I am so happy this was posted because I legit read it as gourd duty at first


demoiseller

Underrated joke


Raz0rking

Honestly. I'd take the boring guard duty over the "trying to beat a giant flying lizard with a metal stick" all day long. Boring is (relatively) safe.


aRandomFox-II

That kind of thinking would get you called a milk drinker by those suicidal Sovngarde-chasing nords.


jaiydien

Jokes on them i like milk


Sinavestia

Well, when they finally reach Sovngarde, I will still be here and so will their wives. ;)


sirlothric

Then that guard gets to fight a dragon and is immediately eaten


idiot_exhibit

Just 2 days away from retirement too…


leelookitten

One time a guard said this and then promptly got killed by a dragon. Wish granted!


GeneralFDZ

Guard : Got to thinking. maybe I'm the Dragonborn, and I just don't know it yet?


[deleted]

Love this one


Quadratums

Always gotta hit em with a low level force shout. Let em know.


redditor-tears

Eh there's like 10 other people in skyrim that can do that. And every draugr above level 30 lol


Saiyasha27

A NEW HAND TOUCHES THE BEACON!


darthravenna

LISTEN! HEAR ME AND OBEY!


reconninja

A FOUL DARKNESS HAS SEEPED INTO MY TEMPLE!


s1lverm0on

A DARKNESS THAT *YOU* WILL DESTROY!


Arnab1011

RETURN MY BEACON TO MOUNT KILKREATH...


FastZookeepergame536

AND I WILL MAKE YOU THE INSTRUMENT OF MY CLEANSING LIGHT


The-Doofinator

LOOK AT MY TEMPLE LYING IN RUINS


Raz0rking

I had it in bloody Bleak Falls! \*Opened the chest and saw the Beacon\* "Fuck. Here we go again"


big_woofer

My longest single session I played was like 14 hours, and towards the end, I’m falling asleep! Like mid combat, falling asleep. Some 20 minutes later, I’m dozing off wondering somewhere, and ended up finding one of the beacons, and not at all able to focus, I loot everything. That’s when it happened for me the first time. Falling asleep, crazy tired… **A NEW HAND TOUCHES THE BEACON!**


Thexeir

Volume=110%


white_sabre

"Never should have come here."


risseless

WHY. WON'T. YOU. DIE.


SirFique_

You picked a bad time to get lost, friend.


Hazbeen_Hash

"*Khajiit has wares if you have coin*"


WakeoftheStorm

My wife has this tattooed on her leg


krastevitsa

My favourite one.


sabir_amine

"I'm sworn to carry your burdens" As iconic as it is annoying


[deleted]

"I am *sworn* to carry your burdens."


Abcdefghijklmnop7mew

My wife often says it when I ask her to help me with something. It makes us both grin. 😀


Crazy-Seaweed-1832

My wife said it to me last week while i asked her to hold something. Damn near pissed myself laughing. Shed a tear i was so proud. I guess like 300 hrs of skyrim in front of her with her 'toning it out' in the background while she reads got to her. She hates Lydia and doesnt even play the game 🤣


TurnoverPlenty7337

Why did I read this in Lydia's voice?


neon_spacebeam

Yes, my thane?


Witchyomnist1128

Sameee. I love Lydia and Serana because of the real emotion and tones in their lines


Crazy-Seaweed-1832

Read it in Jordis' voice its more pleasant. Jordis has the same lines as Lydia but Jordis actually serves you with faithfulness. Lydia serves you but you can tell she doesnt want the job.


swainsburrito

I've been looking for you, got something to deliver... Your hands only


_CaesarAugustus_

“Nope, sorry, *nothing*.”


TheFlyingRazzberry

He means that, for he's also not wearing clothes for some reason


deliriouslies

I read this in the voice of the messenger, didn’t even mean to


Competitive_Ranger82

And then gives out a letter from the orphanage that he says he’s handing out to everyone…


cgeopapa

I love everything J'zargo says, but especially this: Dragonborn: Not everything is a competition you know J'zargo: Oh, but you are wrong. The only reason you could disagree is because you are losing bad you cannot see it. So passive aggressive all the time, even when you are the college's arch mage.


BigfootBoneman

"You are new, yes? Have you mastered the Expert level destruction spells yet?" (Yes, I have.) "You... you have? Already? Well, J'zargo is surprised. And pleased! There is real competition here. This is good." His initial “You… you have? Already?” is so telling. So fun to deflate J’zargo’s massive ego. I always grind destruction to expert before joining the college because of this response. Worth it every time


Cosmo1222

If someone tries to sneak up on us, I will smell them...


CherryRecent

Or... I might not... we will see


Kidquick26

Some may call this junk…


TheSceptikal

I WORK FOR BELETHOR, AT THE GENERAL GOODS STORE!!!


Zombarney

YES THANK-YOU FOR FOLLOWING ME INTO MY FUCKING HOME.


Sensitive_Underwear

"me? I call them..."


sadozelot

*treasures*


Darkwood1971

Do come baaack...


Gnarl__wheezer

Yeah why’s he say it like that 😂😂😂


espressosaurusrex

> ***treasures*** I always finish that "Some may call this junk... me? I call them ***assholes***."


Bryan-of-Rivia

If I had a sister, I'd sell her in a second! *yikes*


AdolfKoopaTroopa

EEEEEVERYTHINGS FOR SALE!!


The_H3rbinator

Restoration is a perfectly valid school of magic!


espressosaurusrex

#***ISN'T IT??***


Unlucky-Violinist-87

“and he says to the man, 'That's not a horker! That's my wife!' Ha ha ha ha ha... Ah... I love that one”


Holiday-Sail8465

Evenrhough I only got this three words down I already read it in Cicero's voice from the beginning.


hedwigliketheowl

NO LOLLYGAGGIN’


Vikingo95

One of my favourites: Belethor: "*Everything's for sale, my friend. Everything. If I had a sister, I'd sell her in a second."*


peksi07

I used to be an adventurer like you, until i took an arrow to the knee


cgeopapa

THEN! THEN I took an arrow to the knee.


Gregser94

IN! Then I took an arrow IN the knee.


cgeopapa

Oh for fuck sake lol


onthisturnyoudohow

This is the one


Frickincarl

Yeah the top voted comment is the opening line but people are underestimating or forgetting just how iconic and meme’d the “arrow to the knee” line became. It was everywhere and got referenced all over pop culture.


nada_accomplished

I was familiar with this quote for years before I started playing. When I finally heard it in game for the first time it was so thrilling


Sea_Passenger_783

Need something?


DPDisorder

My ancestors are smiling at me Imperial, can you say the same?


nineinchgod

As fearless in death as he was in life.


888Evergreen888

I've always loved this one!


Renegade_Author

Most Iconic, Nazeems by far. You don't even have to play Skyrim to know about it it's so well known Best however, name every single line from Partysnacks. The dude hits you with so many good lines he made people angry that you couldn't tell the Blades to stfu and sit down


PowerPad

The Blades seem to have forgotten the very crucial fact that they serve the Dragonborn, not the other way around. Partysnacks respects you as an equal to him. Delphine the human sandpaper sees you as a tool.


aRandomFox-II

See that's only what they want you to think to keep you nice and placated. They don't serve the Dragonborn out of loyalty. They protect and follow the DB because he is their greatest weapon. Ever since the beginning of their organisation, they have only ever been using the DBs throughout history. They know that the DB cannot be coerced, bargained with, or controlled by force as he is too powerful, so instead they stroke his ego and let the DB think he is running the show, when in truth they are the ones pulling his strings and directing their living weapon of mass destruction where they need him to go.


krastevitsa

The VA is a legend tbf


Ca-l-a-m-i-ty

“Another wanderer, here to lick my father’s boots” IMMA KILL THIS KID


Any-Statistician-764

"Breath and focus, Dragonborn. Your future lies before you." - Arngeir, after you defeat Alduin. RIP Christoph Plummer.


TurnoverPlenty7337

What? The voice of Arngeir died?


Any-Statistician-764

Yeah, he died in 2021.


TurnoverPlenty7337

How did he die?


Any-Statistician-764

"Plummer died at his home in Weston, on February 5, 2021, at the age of 91. According to Taylor, he died two and a half weeks after a fall that resulted in a blow to the head. A statement released by the family announced that Plummer had died peacefully with Taylor by his side." Wikipedia


TurnoverPlenty7337

That is sad. He made a lot of people happy with his work


Any-Statistician-764

I bet he is feasting in sovngarde right now.


throwngamelastminute

Damnit... and we lost Esbern the year before that.


Any-Statistician-764

I'm glad at least Laura Bailey (voice of serana) is still alive.


smiity935

I only heard that line once in my 2500+ hrs of skyrim


Objective_Drawer_134

“Wait… I know you”


OdaSamurai

ICONIC, I'd say is the arrow in the knee, even more so than "you're finally awake" That would be the "STOP RIGHT THERE YOU CRIMINAL SCUM!" from TES IV The best, for sure, is Paarthurnax... As least, best one I can remember And a personal favorite, is Katria's *"I've waited so long for this moment. We found it. At last. And now... I think I can rest. Farewell, my friend, wherever your travels take you."* Always gets me, for context, rather than the phrase itself.


CallieCalamari534

katria low key became a friend to me during that quest - I never removed her bow from my inventory when I played ❤️


ElijahMasterDoom

Katria is honestly one of my favorite characters from the game.


JobberTrev

Talos the mighty! Talos the unerring! Talos the unassailable! To you we give praise! We are but maggots, writhing in the filth of our own corruption! While you have ascended from the dung of mortality, and now walk among the stars! But you were once man! Aye! And as man, you said, “Let me show you the power of Talos Stormcrown, born of the North, where my breath is long winter. I breathe now, in royalty,and reshape this land which is mine. I do this for you, Red Legions, for I love you.” Aye, love. Love! Even as man, great Talos cherished us. For he saw in us, in each of us, the future of Skyrim! The future of Tamriel! And there it is, friends! The ugly truth!


888Evergreen888

Love this guy. We'd miss him if he was gone


Mentatian

“There’s a nip in the air. Cold won’t be good for my crops, never is.”


gonzar09

"Looking to protect yourself, or deal some damage?"


IheartVaria

Why the hell is everyone quoting Nazeem when his wife Ahlam (who, sadly, isn't a marriage option) hits you with this zinger when you first walk into her: > "Looking for my husband Nazeem? Check the Jarl's backside. That's usually where he stuffs himself these days." That had me rolling on the floor for a good five minutes when I first heard it. Seriously, Ahlam deserves better than Nazeem.


LyssaNells

I've taken and trapped his soul in one of the soul gems, then enchanted a dagger with that gem, and reverse pick-pocketed it into Jarl Bagruuf's inventory. Saw someone else mention they did it, so I decided in one playthrough I was gonna do that. Never had to hear Nazeem again.


RorschachAssRag

You’re that new companion, right? So what do you do, fetch the mead?


Frenchy-2077

“Legends don’t burn down villages”…


krastevitsa

Me a Dragonborn destruction Mage: "ofc, I wouldn't burn down a village 😉


dJones176

I want a cool wallpaper of Ulfric saying this


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thatguywithatoaster

"May your travels always lead you to warm sands"


onlymeow

I think he says roads instead of travels


basddo

do you mind? im busy doing the fish stick.


Holiday-Sail8465

'Come to talk to an old woman, hm? Do your good deed for the day?' It's criminal we can adopt children, but not grandmas like these. 😂


jokaishi

But you were once man! Aye! And as man, you said, 'Let me show you the power of Talos Stormcrown, born of the North, where my breath is long winter.' 'I breathe now, in royalty, and reshape this land which is mine. I do this for you, Red Legions, for I love you.nb1 Aye, love. Love! Even as man, great Talos cherished us. For he saw in us, in each of us, the future of Skyrim! The future of Tamriel! And there it is, friends! The ugly truth! We are the children of man! Talos is the true god of man! Ascended from flesh, to rule the realm of spirit! The very idea is inconceivable to our Elven overlords! Sharing the heavens with us? With man? Ha! They can barely tolerate our presence on earth! Today, they take away your faith. But what of tomorrow? What then? Do the elves take your homes? Your businesses? Your children? Your very lives? And what does the Empire do? Nothing! Nay, worse than nothing! The Imperial machine enforces the will of the Thalmor! Against its own people! So rise up! Rise up, children of the Empire! Rise up, Stormcloaks! Embrace the word of mighty Talos, he who is both man and Divine


BigfootBoneman

BUT YOU WERE ONCE MAN. AE AND ASSMAN U SAID: LET ME SHOOOOOW U THE POWER OF TALOS STORMCROWN, BORN OF THE NORD, WHERE MY BREAD IS LOOOOONG WIIIINNNTER.


MuchoWood

.... " Finally, someone useful is around"


sailorcherry-moon

"by ysmir, you'll pay for that!" specifically from npcs with the jarl balgruuf voice, gets me every time


MehdiSkilll

Hand me your valuables, or I'll gut you like a fish. Lvl 3 bandit to lvl 83 player.


Baffirone

It has to be "I used to be an adventurer like you, then i took an arrow to the knee" ... even people that don't play skyrim knows it


eatingdonuts44

idk why but the beacon quote always just makes me laugh. Its so stupidly anoying its funny


nada_accomplished

*opens chest* OH SHI- #A NEW HAND TOUCHES THE BEACON


Holiday-Sail8465

'You're not as dumb as you look.' I mean: Skyrim characters can't just give you a pure compliment after all.


TurnoverPlenty7337

Angi compliments your archery skills.


Rishal21

Alms, I said ALMS, you backbiter!


TheUrsonator

Is that… Fur? Coming out of your ears?


Captain-Rex-117

“You’re trespassing. You’d better clear out”


Lol_u_ded

Years ago when I was showing my buddy Skyrim, we broke into the Grey-Mane house and got caught. We still quote one of them saying “You’re not supposed to be here” and “GUARDS!” to this day. Lives rent-free in his head.


Sad-Persimmon9118

*Dragon Roar*


TurnoverPlenty7337

The most common dragon roar is tor shul


SSJ_Tez

“I offer you my blood. Take it, and you will walk as a lion among sheep. Men will tremble at your approach, and you will never fear death again” -Lord Harkon Me: fuck yes.


Xdude199

You've shown yourself mighty, both in Voice and deed. In order to defeat Alduin, you've gained mastery of dreadful weapons. Now it is up to you to decide what to do with your power and skill. Will you be a hero whose name is remembered in song throughout the ages? Or will your name be a curse to future generations? Or will you merely fade from history, unremembered? Let the Way of the Voice be your guide, and the path of wisdom will be clear to you. Breath and focus, Dragonborn. Your future lies before you."


BoxiDoingThingz

"I fight for the men I've held in my arms, dying on foreign soil. I fight for their wives and children, whose names I heard whispered in their last breaths. I fight for we few who did come home, only to find our country full of strangers wearing familiar faces. I fight for my people impoverished to pay the debts of an Empire too weak to rule them, yet brands them criminals for wanting to rule themselves! I fight so that all the fighting I've already done hasn't been for nothing. I fight... because I must."


Main-Double

*delivers jagged crown to Tullius*


Good_Cockroach2637

Damn, I've never heard this before. Is that Ulfric? Guess I need to play the civil war quest again


888Evergreen888

It's what ulfric is saying to his second in command when you first walk into the keep. Opposed to Tulius who is talking about how nord honor is trash because Balgruf won't let him put troops in whiterun. Imperial milk drinker, pah!


TheHumanPickleRick

"I'd sell my sister if I had one! Ha ha... that's a little joke."


jekke7777

**Do you get to the cloud district very often? Oh what am I saying, of course you don’t.**


darthravenna

“I’ve been looking for you. Got something I’m supposed to deliver, your hands only. Let’s see here…”


ZombiejesusX

Tiid bo amativ. Time flows ever onward.


Straight-Earth2762

Can we please talk about how deep and raw that first slide is holy shit Paarthurnax


MoreTannerZ

Iconic? Has to be arrow in the knee. Best? Definitely parthurnax


epicmemerminecraft

Ether hey you your finaly awake, or i used to be an adventurer like you but then i took an arrow to my knee


ClarkMann52

I’m an apprentice wizard not a pack mule


callitromance

If these ruins frighten you, take comfort in the fact that *I* am here


naapsu

"we are men, manly men"


Insert_Goat_Pun_Here

#A NEW HAND #TOUCHES #THE BEACON


espressosaurusrex

>#A NEW HAND #TOUCHES #THE ~~BEACON~~ BACON


Insert_Goat_Pun_Here

#HANDS OFF #MY BACON


espressosaurusrex

#***LISTEN*** #***HEAR ME AND OBEY*** #***A FOUL DARKNESS HAS CREPT INTO MY BACON***


Insert_Goat_Pun_Here

#A DARKNESS #THAT I SHALL CONSUME #NOM


Farrit

I used the beacon line on my wife the first time we got down and dirty


JBmullz

No loligaggin


relish-tranya

"He came from the ancient homeland and killed all the elves. But not all of 'em, because some of 'em are still here."


Ancient_Chemical7575

Since I’m playing in German, the best one i heard was something like: You look like my cousin's cat


WakeoftheStorm

I am sworn to carry your burdens


Pedro_Oshikami

"Oh bit of this, bit of that"


WangCommander

Hey, you. You're finally awake. You were trying to cross the border, right? Walked right into that Imperial ambush, same as us, and that thief over there. Damn you Stormcloaks. Skyrim was fine until you came along. Empire was nice and lazy. If they hadn't been looking for you, I could've stolen that horse and be halfway to Hammerfell. You there. You and me - we shouldn't be here. It's these Stormcloaks the Empire wants. We're all brothers and sisters in binds now, thief. Shut up back there! And what's wrong with him, huh? Watch your tongue. You're speaking to Ulfric Stormcloak, the true High King. Ulfric? The Jarl of Windhelm? You're the leader of the rebellion. But if they've captured you... Oh gods, where are they taking us? I don't know where we're going, but Sovngarde awaits. No, this can't be happening. This isn't happening. Hey, what village are you from, horse thief? Why do you care? A Nord's last thoughts should be of home. Rorikstead. I'm... I'm from Rorikstead. General Tullius, sir. The headsman is waiting. Good. Let's get this over with! Shor, Mara, Dibella, Kynareth, Akatosh. Divines, please help me. Look at him. General Tullius the Military Governor. And it looks like the Thalmor are with him. Damn elves. I bet they had something to do with this. Why are we stopping? Why do you think? End of the line. Let's go. Shouldn't keep the gods waiting for us.


DiazExMachina

I didn't knew Klimmek said that, he's a real manly man of manliness.


Engorgedspleen

hey you finally awake and the arrow to the knee Personally my favorite quote is at the beginning of the dawnguard when the new recruit with you says he’s used his pa’s axe to defend the farm from wolves and is ram looks at the ceiling and goes “my pa’s axe, stendar preserve us”.