Bethesda reveals Skyrim Dark elf

[Macrobstar]

Yeah, that struck me too. The eybrows, the ears, and the wrinkles look like they were taken from other series's versions of what elves looked like.

I'd always thought they had very defined eyebrows anyway, but I'm kinda happy they've made them dark and ashen instead of the giant Smurfs they were by default in Oblivion. At least they have real Elf ears again instead of the pointy human ears, I swear the Dunmer in Oblivion must have been the result of cross-species relations.

They just need their awesome voices back from Morrowind...

I thought that they ran in a range from a bluish white to straight up black, with an olive color in between. Of course, I'm pretty sure the ones in Daggerfall and Arena were black, as in Drizzt Do Urden, not as in President Obama. As for the brow ridges, I don't remember them being particularly defined, and if they were, not quite like this -- Neanderthals would envy these guys. As for the ears, I don't remember them being shaped quite like this in any of the earlier games. Long and pointy, sure, but not boxy like that.

Im sure you can edit all those features, the guy who made this probably had a thing for bushy eyebrows

 

[Macrobstar]

Just let me marry The Lusty Argonian Maid and i'll be happy.

Don't look at me like that. We've all read the book.

XD "Polish my spear"

 

[Easton Dark]

No matter how cool his dagger or how pointy their ears are, the Breton master race's magic will steamroll those dunmer.

OT: Looks strange to me. Not like Dark Elves I've seen before...

 

[Richardplex]

It's not the dunmer I'm looking at. Look at that sky! *drools*

 

[Macrobstar]

Bethesda released a screenshot of a Dark elf thief
http://bethblog.com/index.php/2011/08/09/the-council-has-spoken-a-dunmer-thief/
Personally i think it looks effin awesome[/img]

Don't you mean Elfin? So btw, what races are confirmed as of now?

Elfin? All the races from the previous games i believe

 

[Ghengis John]

Bethesda released a screenshot of a Dark elf thief
http://bethblog.com/index.php/2011/08/09/the-council-has-spoken-a-dunmer-thief/
Personally i think it looks effin awesome[/img]

Don't you mean Elfin? So btw, what races are confirmed as of now?

Elfin? All the races from the previous games i believe

"elfin" not "effin" it's a bad joke, I know.

 

[Azure-Supernova]

I thought that they ran in a range from a bluish white to straight up black, with an olive color in between. Of course, I'm pretty sure the ones in Daggerfall and Arena were black, as in Drizzt Do Urden, not as in President Obama. As for the brow ridges, I don't remember them being particularly defined, and if they were, not quite like this -- Neanderthals would envy these guys. As for the ears, I don't remember them being shaped quite like this in any of the earlier games. Long and pointy, sure, but not boxy like that.

Maybe I took dark skinned a tad too literally, but I was sure that it wasn't up until Oblivion that I saw the really blue ones. Though nobody said that the Dunmer in Cyrodiil were necessarily all from Morrowind and so the different environments might affect their skin.

Spoiler: Supposed typical Dunmer male

I'd say they're pretty similar, though it doesn't help that most past games don't have decent imaged to compare. The most I've got is that one picture above to compare and Morrowind NPCs. Though I'm not sure whether or not they just had ears like the Bosmer.

But I think the eyebrows have always been pretty prominent. Plus it looks like the guy in the OP's picture is in mid attack, so it might be the experession and angle that makes it look that way. Either way it's an improvement over Oblivions very underwhelming Dunmer.

 

[TastySurvivor]

http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/23400000/Flash-Gordon-flash-gordon-23432212-1920-1080.jpg
'Nuf said.

 

[orangeban]

They aren't particularly dark. Maybe their skin got lighter from being in a cold/less sunny climate.

 

[Macrobstar]

Bethesda released a screenshot of a Dark elf thief
http://bethblog.com/index.php/2011/08/09/the-council-has-spoken-a-dunmer-thief/
Personally i think it looks effin awesome[/img]

Don't you mean Elfin? So btw, what races are confirmed as of now?

Elfin? All the races from the previous games i believe

"elfin" not "effin" it's a bad joke, I know.

Bahahahahaha
I see what you did thar
Yes looks elfin awesome

 

[SillyBear]

They better have the voice they had in Morrowind!

 

[Julianking93]

He looks..... like a member of the Tokugawa Shogunate..... meaning fucking awesome o.o

 

[Sangreal Gothcraft]

He looks bad ass..

 

[lordlillen]

doesnt look like an elf and im still not intrested in skyrim.

 

[Azure-Supernova]

I'd rather them actually look like dark elfs then Asians. this almost seems like a raciest cartoon.

And Redguards, a race composed entirely of Black caricatures isn't? Haha

 

[Flailing Escapist]

Ohhhhh shiiiit!

I'm loving that beard tho

 

[SovietX]

I think he looks alright. It seems that the non-human races are getting major visual overhauls to actually make them look like another race not just a recoloured human. However, putting it on the record, not a big fan of the new orcs.

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

Well... Different from the last game... Ears remind me of a Bat... Is the Moon on fire?! ... No, maybe it's just someone/something using a Fire-based attack.

Well... Here's me personally hoping for Argonian as the next reveal.
*Hope*