Dragons are an iconic staple of the fantasy genre and, in the world of video games, are synonymous with Skyrim. When they exploded onto screens in November 2011, they immediately captured the attention of audiences worldwide. Players could down the beasts with a mix of magic and weaponry, fully selling Skyrim as the action RPG it was.
Over the years, more immersion-breaking bugs have revealed themselves and taken players out of Skyrim's dragon-slaying experience, but many find themselves return every now and then regardless. Despite any shortcomings, Skyrim remains an impressive feat of game development, and players can still learn to have fun with the occasional bug that rears its scaly head.
Skyrim Draugr Battle Ends With Backflip Over Throne
User precnn on the r/skyrim subreddit shows off one strange bug which occurs after killing a dragon on the roadside. As the once-buried dragon skeleton glows red-hot, it begins to steadily jostle about with its tail trapped in a hill. As its wings make contact with the road, the carcass jumps all around, swinging its body about the place while its tail stays firmly stuck. This animates the creature with a bizarrely jolly movement.
User Stuffman1861 pokes fun at the dramatic way in which the dragon expires by punning on Skyrim’s dragon naming conventions, dubbing the creature “Drahmahkwiin.” Another user, Claptrap-94, jokes that the dragon’s erratic movements are akin to “trying to find a comfy position” to sleep in each night. Still more quote Todd Howard’s now-infamous phrase “It just works” to describe the flouncing skeleton.
Helpfully, user techimp explains what exactly is happening to cause such irregular movements. As seen in the video, the tail of the dragon is clipping the
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