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* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]] - Plenty of people, even some in-game characters, just plain don't like the "good guy" Archmage Traven. Your interpretation of him and his apparent grudge against necromancy colors the Mages Guild quest line; from what it seems, while the necromancers are truly a threat, at least part of the Guild's fervent opposition to them is due to Traven's personal agenda.
** There's also the fact that he closed the Imperial University and eliminated freedom of research, which is antithetical to the reasons the Guild was founded in the first place. Any more than a cursory glance has Traven as a man with a grudge against necromancy and is willing to do anything to destroy it, rather than an archmage doing what's best for the guild. It certainly doesn't help that most of the smaller guildhalls are run incompetently by [[Know
** It's mentioned several times that he severely weakened the Mages Guild. By the time of Skyrim it no longer exists, likely collapsing during the ensuing chaos {{spoiler|resulting from the Septim bloodline ending}}
** Also, an Alternate Empire Interpretation: What sort of empire hosts [[Gladiator Games]], [[Condemned Contestant|using criminals as combatants,]] in the ''capital city?'' The [[Evil Empire]], that's what kind.
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** Since Martin seems to develop a crush on the player, this happens if you're playing a male character.
** The blacksmith in Mania will hit on the player if you're a male character. Did I mention this blacksmith is a gay Orc?
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* [[Memetic Mutation]] - The game spawned memes: Rufio from Dark Brotherhood. Throwing the Adoring Fan off of Dive Rock. "I saw a mudcrab the other day." And, of course...
{{quote| '''''"[[Large Ham|STOP RIGHT THERE, CRIMINAL SCUM]]!''''' '' You violated the law! [[City Guards|Pay the court a fine or serve your sentence. Your stolen goods are now forfeit!]]"''}}
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** In a similar fashion, especially if you're not into random dungeon searching, the Museum of Oddities in the Shivering Isles expansion.
* [[The Scrappy]]
** The Adoring Fan. Even the in-house strategy guide agreed that he was annoying. The worst part is that he, unlike most other NPCs, ''respawns.'' <ref>If given a poison apple, the deadly poison attribute will carry over to the next instance of the fan, also killing him. You can also dispose of him in much crueler way: have him follow you into an Oblivion gate, then kill him in there. This may backfire if it [[Fridge Horror|occurs to you]] that he's probably still respawning in there, [[Fate Worse Than Death|being killed over and over]] [[And I Must Scream|forever, with no escape,]] [[My God, What Have I Done?|and it's your fault.]]</ref> [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|Or you could think that's hilarious.]] YMMV.
** Maglir, the biggest coward in the fighter's guild. Getting to splat him is satisfying.
** [[Pointy
** Farwil Indarys. His irritating [[Artificial Stupidity|gameplay-related]] "qualities" are even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by the Count of Cheydinhal, Andel Indarys... ''his own father''.
* [[Uncanny Valley]] - Some of the NPCs look and act like they have Down Syndrome, staring at you bug-eyed throughout every conversation. Without mods, almost every human face looks blotchy and blurry, like they paired high-poly models with Voodoo-era textures. Zooming in for conversation with any non-Argonian (especially Redguards!) immediately reminds you that you're playing a videogame. They really should have spent a few more megabytes on face textures.
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