Even the strong Dragonborn require assistance from time to time, and one fortunate Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim player was fortunate enough to find an odd friend in the form of a towering monster. Bethesda’s blockbuster open-world RPG was first launched in 2011 and has since gone on to become one of the most successful video games of all time, earning it legendary status among gamers. Throughout the course of the past ten years, Skyrim has been the subject of three separate DLC expansions as well as numerous rereleases on virtually every available platform, the most recent of which was The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Anniversary Edition, which was released for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X back in November.
It is all up to the players to save the mountainous country of Skyrim from the ancient dragon Alduin, who they will do so in the role of the mythically endowed Dragonborn. This vast and noble endeavour in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is entirely up to the player since the game offers a plethora of talents, weapons, and career options, as well as ancient tribes teeming with possible allies to aid the Dragonborn in the many fights they will encounter throughout the game. Most of the time, players are only permitted to bring one NPC follower along with them on various raids and tasks, although assistance can sometimes come from the most unexpected and unlikely of places.
One such instance was the situation with Reddit user Ecstatic-Yam-3931, who shared a little gameplay footage of a huge encounter with the community. Things begin quite routinely, with the Dragonborn locked in combat with a group of enemy wizards in the midst of the forest. However, things quickly become complicated. As the hero is slaying their enemies, a gigantic appears out of nowhere and launches the last surviving adversary into the stratosphere, sending the hero flying through the air. In the comments section, some players have attributed this incident to a glitch, which is not uncommon in Skyrim, with other players relating their own experiences with unexpected assists and creature spawns.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s game world is massive and complex, and as a result, players have encountered numerous bizarre game-world happenings and hidden secrets in the game’s namesake mountainous setting. For example, one player in Skyrim watched an adversary fend off an arrow to the head long enough to return with a lethal shot of his or her own.
Some players have grown frustrated with Bethesda for repeatedly bringing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim back to life for a remaster rather than focusing on other, less appreciated Bethesda titles, but there’s no denying that there is still more to see and discover within the landmark RPG even a decade after it was first launched to critical acclaim. Certainly, this latest gigantic encounter demonstrates that not even magic can protect one from a massive monster wielding a massive club and possessing the brute might propel an opponent straight into space.
