We all remember the Adoring Fan fromThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion. He was – let’s not mince words here – a monstrously irritating NPC, and now someone taken that monstrosity and actualized it in physical form.
Over on Nexus Mods, usertheocddragonsimply asks “good heavens what have I done” with a modification forOblivionthat turns everyone’s favorite Wood Elf to hate into an unholy sight. Seriously, it’s like if the Adoring Fan was rejected from Tim Burton’sBeetlejuicefor being too odd.
Editing the character model, the modder has reconstructing the NPC’s face using a dragging tool that has resulted in the severely morphed image of this once annoying–though wholly innocent–citizen of Cyrodiil.
Kill it with three fires
Describing it as an “eldritch abomination with one singular eye,” theocddragon has unleashed a nightmare unto theOblivioncommunity and those who witness it. They even question why someone would be able to wield such power in editing software.
It kind of reminds me of the pre-menu screen inSuper Mario 64, in which – perhaps in a bid to show the power of the N64 console – you couldstretch and morph Mario’s face. It, too, produced some horrifying images that are not of this world.
That aside, it does show just how belovedOblivionin the community, even after 17 years. The Bethesda RPG has definitely aged as time has gone by, but that’s whereSkyblivioncomes into the picture.
This is a fan-made project that will be a complete remake ofTES4done inSkyrim‘s engine. As such, we’ll get a much prettier (though perhaps not visually up-to-date) version ofOblivion. Let’s just hope the Adoring Fan will not be the facial atrocity he is in theocddrago’s mod.
