Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 includes an amusing reference to Skyrim's heavily memeified guards, who, if you remember, frequently enjoy reminding you that they took an arrow to the knee that one time.
This Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 encounter was shared on Twitter by Game Heroes' Blaine Smith, and it shows Henry having a conversation with an NPC who's sporting an arrow sticking out of his forehead.
Now, if you've ever played an RPG, you might assume at first that you'd simply stumbled upon a glitch of some kind, but no, this encounter is very much intended and is a pretty obvious nod to Skyrim.
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is better than Skyrim. I have video proof. pic.twitter.com/nY985cuwKRFebruary 4, 2025 After Henry understandably inquires about the thing sticking out of the guy's forehead, the character explains: "It's an arrow.
Well, what's left of it, that is. A metal arrowhead and a bit of a wooden shaft. It used to be longer, but I broke it off after I nearly took a wench's eye out with it." Henry then remarks that he once "heard of a bloke that took an arrow to the knee," clearly referencing Skyrim's guards. "Hah!