Bethesda Shows Off Skyrim's Dark Elves

[Corven]

Not digging the new Dunmer.

But there was bound to be SOMETHING in this game that disappointed.

I think your condemning it too quickly. This is only 1 of possibly 5 palette swaps for the male dunmer.

Joking aside, it is a little rash to judge every nightelf in the game off of one possible npc or player character preset.

 

[fessferenc]

Well, the skin tone looks a bit better than the occasional green tinge they had in Oblivion.

 

[KaizokuouHasu]

Cool. This confirms my choice of race for my first playthrough.

Wood elf?

Ha. Ha. Ha. No.
My favorite playthrough of Oblivion was as a Dark Elf, I'll go with them again. Then Argonian if they still look cool.
[small]Wood elves suck anyway.[/small]

Hey don't be hating of short people. That's discrimination. They could, like... control one beast and stuff. And that was, err, useful? They could also, mmmm, sneak.

Actually... I don't think anyone like Bosmers to be honest.

Argonians and Dunmer are both great races in my opinion, but I still side with the Bretons for the added Magicka and Magic resistance. Handy indeed for an illusionist/alteration/alchemy thief character.

I don't think I've ever played dark elf for their statistical advantages. I think the only reason I ever play them is aesthetic. What about you?

 

[Sabrestar]

Sigh. Every new ES game makes the Dunmer look worse. Every single one. (Yes, going back to Arena. Though Daggerfall wasn't much of a step down.)

 

[kalt_13]

thank god they arnt going with the smurf elves from oblivian again

 

[Alphakirby]

I gave them all to something more important.

 

[DirgeNovak]

Cool. This confirms my choice of race for my first playthrough.

Wood elf?

Ha. Ha. Ha. No.
My favorite playthrough of Oblivion was as a Dark Elf, I'll go with them again. Then Argonian if they still look cool.
[small]Wood elves suck anyway.[/small]

Hey don't be hating of short people. That's discrimination. They could, like... control one beast and stuff. And that was, err, useful? They could also, mmmm, sneak.

Actually... I don't think anyone like Bosmers to be honest.

Argonians and Dunmer are both great races in my opinion, but I still side with the Bretons for the added Magicka and Magic resistance. Handy indeed for an illusionist/alteration/alchemy thief character.

I don't think I've ever played dark elf for their statistical advantages. I think the only reason I ever play them is aesthetic. What about you?

They make great rogues/assassins/theives. And they're blue. That's a winner combination.

I don't use magic that much in TES... It was totally unreliable in Morrowind since you failed spells 80% of the time, and to me it wasn't that much useful in Oblivion, since non-magical talents/items could have the exact same effects as most spells. The only schools I used in Oblivion were Destruction (for which Dunmer have +10) and a bit of Restoration to save on health potions. Because of this, Altmer and Bretons have never really interested me. I stick with warrior and rogue races.

 

[DustyDrB]

Looks like their design in Morrowind, actually. Having not seen any of the other elves, I can't really say this for sure. But if they're making the different races actually look unique and not small differences like a palette swap or a rounder/more gaunt face, then I'm definitely for this. I love the new Dunmer look.

 

[Arkynomicon]

Nice to see that they are going back to the middle-east inspired Dark Elves form Morrowind rather then pallet-swapped ones they had in Oblivion.

 

[Daddy Go Bot]

Certainly an upgrade in my book. Never been a fan of elves in general, but that looks pretty BAWSE in my opinion.

 

[Hungry Donner]

Sill disappointed that Argonian didn't win, but it's a neat picture.

 

[Baldry]

HE'S NOT BLUE DAMN IT! As much as I love Dark Elves this one doesn't look nice, though I'll probably still be one for my first play through!

 

[elilupe]

Looks promising, even thought it is a bit Dark Brotherhood-esque. Here's hoping Skyrim is just as amazing as Morrowind ,and just a bit better than Oblivion!

 

[Corporal Yakob]

What, no Argonian? >:I

 

[ryo02]

so any news on when they show all the races and what they look like?

 

[alouicia]

I voted in the poll for a Dark Elf, i have to admit i was expecting a little more than just one screen shot after waiting two weeks for the result...

 

[EightGaugeHippo]

I'm so glad the Dunmer actually look like the Morrowind version.
Sorta has that snarky holier than thou, face the Morrowind Dunmer had. I liked that look.

Oblivion did all the races horribly since they all looked the same but with different ears and skin.

wanna see Argonians next!

 

[CowboyfromHell666]

Yay for making the races unique looking!

 

[Yokai]

He kind of looks Arabian.

I was thinking Mr. T.

Spoiler: I was thinking Toshiro Mifune.

Also, does anyone else notice that there appears to be Aurora Borealis in the sky behind him? Because that is awesome.

 

[The-Epicly-Named-Man]

Cue fans either bitching about or blindly praising Bethesda for this image. I can't really decide whether I like the character model or not till I see it animated, but I won't be playing as a Dunmer regardless (Argonians FTW!).