Summary
The realm ofSkyrimis wild and unpredictable, as demonstrated by a rare interaction between a dragon and a mammoth that a player recently stumbled upon.Bethesda launchedThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimway back in 2011to overwhelming critical acclaim, and the game has been re-released on virtually every platform to come since. As the legendary Dragonborn, the player is free to roam the titular open world ofSkyrimon a quest to defeat the ancient Alduin, the World-Eater, and save the world, while completing countless tasks and side activities along the way.
As tends to be the case with open-world games likeSkyrim, players have uncovered plenty of strange details and NPC interactions during the 12 years sinceSkyrim’s initial release. Some of the most noteworthy examples includeSeptim coins being engravedwith important portraits and phrases from the lands of Skyrim, adoptive children capable of chilling acts of murder, and undead draugrs lighting candles in dungeons. As dragons are the central focus ofSkyrim, many of these interesting discoveries involve the great fire-breathing lizards, as was the case when one player managed to ride one after killing it.
A Reddit user by the handle of Carg72 recently witnessed a rare and unusual encounter between a dragon and a large wooly mammoth after years of playingSkyrim. As shown in the brief video clip they shared on r/skyrim, the dragon takes to the sky near the mammoth, only to swoop down, grab the great prehistoric mammal in its claws, and seemingly carry it off toward an unknown fate. However, the dragon then lets go of the mammoth, causing it to plummet back down to earth.
Carg72 notes that they had never seen anything like this beforehand in all of their yearsplaying and replayingSkyrim, a sentiment shared by many of the other Reddit users commenting on their post. Some have laughed at the comical way the mammoth falls after being released by the dragon, as it doesn’t seem to move past its default pose and simply rotates like it’s made out of “weightless but rigid foam.” Other players have shared stories of dragons picking up other creatures and even NPCs as early as a year afterSkyrim’s successful and historic launch.
Skyrimhas retained a steady and devoted following in the many years since its initial release, even after Bethesdashifted its focus toward later titles likeStarfield. Part of what keeps players coming back is the sheer unpredictability ofSkyrim’s AI-controlled enemies and monsters, which has led to fans uncovering new and exciting animations and interactions while exploring the wilds of the latestElder Scrollstitle. WithElder Scrolls 6likely a great ways off still, fans will likely discover even more bizarre details and encounters between great beasts like dragons and mammoths inSkyrim.
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Skyrim is a beloved game for a reason. There is so much to do in the game, and with the new anniversary updates, even veteran players will have a fresh experience if they haven’t played it in a few years. The modding community around the game is beyond active with some fans even using Skyrim’s foundations to rebuild previous entries into the Elder Scrolls series.Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features like remastered art and effects, volumetric god rays, dynamic depth of field, screen-space reflections, and more.Skyrim Special Edition also brings the power of Bethesda Game Studios Creations to PC and consoles. New quests, environments, characters, dialogue, armor, weapons and more – with Creations, there are no limits to what you can experience.
