Skyrim Player's Long-Lost Lydia Companion Suddenly Reappears

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The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is full of interesting companions that players can bring along with them on their quests, and out of these individuals, one of the most popular is Lydia. Lydia is met early in the game and so is a companion nearly every Skyrim player has had with them at one point or another. Lydia's unwavering dedication to the Dragonborn and her status as a marriage candidate has made her a fan favorite companion, but unfortunately, she has a tendency to get lost.

It's not all that uncommon for Skyrim companions to get lost in its massive open world, and while there are tricks to make them pop back up in certain locations, they don't always work. It's also possible that Skyrim companions will get killed while out in the world without the player ever knowing, and so fans often have to struggle with Lydia and other companions disappearing from the game, never to be seen again.

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Skyrim player and Reddit user FreshLuxe claims to have lost track of Lydia fairly early on in the game, only for her to suddenly reappear later. In a video posted to Reddit, FreshLuxe shows themselves randomly running into Lydia while they were halfway through the College of Winterhold questline.

Now, it's entirely possible that this video was staged. After all, when FreshLuxe talks to Lydia, the first dialogue option is «Follow Me,» which could indicate that she was given the command to stay there in the first place. But regardless, it wouldn't necessarily be out of character for Lydia to disappear one day and then show back up another. This is something that a lot of Skyrim players experience in their playthroughs, and not just with Lydia, but other companions as well.

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