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skyrim-forever · 3 months

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rip Blades Questline, imagine what you could of been

#skyrim #the elder scrolls #tes #tesblr #meme #this user #paarthurnax #the blades #delphine skyrim #I have ideas on how to fix the blades questline

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trickstarbrave · 8 months

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I don’t hate Delphine just bc she’s a woman I do however just wish her motivations and actions weren’t badly written as hell. I think she should be less vaguely bitchy and instead more genuinely manipulative given she’s a secretive member of the blades that’s been in hiding for years.

I want her to trick me into doing her dirty work to use as blackmail against me later a la caius. I want her to be manipulative and gaslight me and trick me like Almalexia. Send me out to “deliver Mail” when I’m actually visiting other hidden blades contacts who will report to her if I seem legit or not. Guilt trip me with paarthurnax and tell me all of his crimes. Have me kill a tied up thalmor agent who found the temple bc he knows too much but he’s also begging and pleading for his life while gently and sinisterly coaxing me to for everyone’s safety as well as my own and make me question if this is all worth it or if I’m becoming a bad person when I’m supposed to be a ‘hero’. If my end goal justifies the means.

#Skyrim #tesblr #the elder scrolls #delphine skyrim

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moodcrab · 9 months

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Fixing Delphine

This bitch.

I actually like that they made a character that is on your side but is somewhat unlikable, Delphine is Team Dragonborn, but she's not really one of the good guys. And that's cool, conflict means drama. So what's the problem? Well unfortunately, this drama is surface level and isn't used to drive the story, so It's kind of just annoying.

People oversimplify their hatred of Delphine into "She wants you to kill Paarthurnax," because unlike Delphine, people actually like Paarthurnax. Understandable, but barely scratches the surface. We'll get to The Paarthurnax Dilemma in time, but that quest is a symptom, not the illness itself.

If I could sum up Delphine in a word it would be "inconsistent." For example, she's a fugitive waging a one woman war on the Thalmor from the shadows, who's only survived this long from sheer paranoia - but she also uses her real name and leaves a note in Ustengrav for whoever happens to pick it up with directions and a pass word to her secret hide out.

She needs to go through her super secret contact Farengar to use the Jarl's resources to go into Bleak Falls Barrow, a tutorial level dungeon she can see from her house, and she's impressed that you did it - but she also goes personally to the other side of the country to delve alone into the massive Ustengrav to steal the Horn of Jurgan Windcaller, no issues, just a quick in and out twenty minute adventure.

She takes the fact that you found her Ustengrav note as proof you're the Greybeard's new guy and not some Thalmor plant even though she herself, a non Dragonborn, had also completed Ustengrav and taken the horn proving it's totally possible. She even points this out in her own dialogue then demands we prove who we are, even though that was the whole point of the Ustengrav note. It's also a pretty big assumption that just because I'm the guy the Greybeards call Dragonborn that I can't ALSO be with the Thalmor.

We are left with this awkward sense that the writers are flailing to make us think this woman is competent and objective, without actually having her do anything that clever. Just act like the dumb thing was smart and have her act like a cocky brat if questioned about it.

Inconsistency. It's her thing. Does she hate the Thalmor? That would make sense given what we know about her. But that gets dropped half way through the main story and suddenly she hates The Greybeards, for absolutely no reason at all. She gives a reason, but it's bullshit.

In her own words, "If the greybeards had their way, the dragonborn would sit on a mountain talking to the sky." But that's not true is it. We know The Greybeards, they encouraged us to fulfill our destiny. Even if you say you want to follow their Way of the Voice, they'll be glad to hear it but warn you not to let it get in the way of what needs to be done. Delphine even uses Tiber Septim as an example, which is even stupider because The Greybeards actively encouraged Tiber to conquer Tamriel. Have I read more in game books than the dialogue writers??

But that's not the end of it, when it becomes convenient for the plot this hatred is flipped once again from The Greybeards onto dragons. Not Alduin. All dragons. Despite the fact that, as a Blade, she should know about Nafaalilargus, a dragon ally of the Empire and the Blades for thousands of years, and the Blades don't just indiscriminately kill all dragons no matter the circumstances, and that Tiber Septim himself almost certainly met Paarthurnax at some point, she suddenly seems to be acting like she has a personal grudge against dragons. Which brings us to the Paarthurnax Dilemma...

See here's the thing, you could easily write off the frustration everyone feels towards this quest as Bethesda's crappy design, where there is no conclusion other than to kill Paarthurnax, or else leave an unfinished quest languishing in the menu. Bethesda apparently didn't consider the idea that anybody would actually prefer to turn on the Blades, even though the Blades have become a bit of a running joke among the fans, or that anyone would take umbrage with Delphine giving out orders and ultimatums.

But no, it's so much worse than that. Delphine being a surly unlikable c u n t from the day we met her is one thing, but the fact that she has been wrong about almost everything she's ever said in game, and still having the AUDACITY to treat us like her work bitch and us never, not once, getting the opportunity to put her in her place... That's not poor quest design, that's the game gaslighting us.

Let's do a quick list of every one of Delphine's theories, and how many were actually correct shall we:

You are not the Dragonborn ❌

The Greybeards shouldn't be trusted to identify a Dragonborn ❌

The dragons aren't just coming back, they're coming back to life ✅

The Thalmor have something to do with the dragons returning ❌

Esbern is dead ❌

The Greybeards just want the Dragonborn to sit on a mountain and meditate ❌

The Greybeards wanted Tiber Septim to just sit on a mountain and meditate ❌

Paarthurnax, having lived in exile for thousands of years, deserves corporal punishment ❌

As ACTING Grand Master of the Blades, she gets to boss around the Dragonborn ❌

She deserves a seat at the peace negotiations ❌

And these are just the things that are factually wrong, leaving aside opinions on her morality and shitty attitude. This is the woman the game presents to us as a shrewd strategist.

BUT I CAN FIX HER!

Like I said I like the idea of a character who is on your side but is somewhat unlikable. It actually won't take much to make Delphine endearing to the fans. We have to do a Boromir on her. A Lot of people dislike Boromir throughout the Fellowship of the Ring but weep at his death. We have to tweak three things to have the same thing happen to Delphine:

1. Make her actually competent and useful so that while we don't agree with her we can see why she does the things she does, and desire to keep her around.

2. Have her mistakes called out and have consequences.

3. Have her redeem her mistakes with a badass honourable death.

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crysdrawsthings · 1 year

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What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little bitch? I'll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Blades, and I've been involved in numerous secret raids on Thalmor, and I have over 300 confirmed kills.

I am trained in gorilla warfare and I'm the top marksman in the entire Skyrim guard forces. You are nothing to me but just another target. I will wipe you the fuck out with precision the likes of which has never been seen before on this plane, mark my fucking words.

You think you can get away with saying that shit to me over the bulletin board? Think again, fucker. As we speak I am contacting my secret network of spies across the Tamriel and your carriage is being traced right now so you better prepare for the storm, maggot. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your life. You're fucking dead, kid.

I can be anywhere, anytime, and I can kill you in over seven hundred ways, and that's just with my bare hands. Not only am I extensively trained in unarmed combat, but I have access to the entire arsenal of the Sky Haven Temple and I will use it to its full extent to wipe your miserable ass off the face of the continent, you little shit.

If only you could have known what unholy retribution your little "clever" comment was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would have held your fucking tongue. But you couldn't, you didn't, and now you're paying the price, you goddamn idiot. I will shit fury all over you and you will drown in it.

You're fucking dead, kiddo.

#tes #skyrim #tes memes #i mean kinda #delphine skyrim #grandmaster gorilla warfare delphine #a worthy inheritor to the grandmaster sock drawer j man #crysandthings

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your-fave-is-being-blended · 7 months

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Delphine from skyrim

Delphine from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is being blended!!

You cannot save her.

#your fave is being blended #you cannot save them #blend requests #delphine #the elder scrolls #elder scrolls #elder scrolls v #skyrim #delphine skyrim

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xjunkriidx · 1 year

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Delphine: Would you guys be there for me if I was going through something?

Lucien: Nope, absolutely not.

Inigo: I hope it sucks, whatever you’re going through.

Kaidan: I hope it emotionally scars you for the rest of your life.

Serana: I hope you reach out to me so I can ignore you.

Y/N: I can’t wait to go to your funeral, knowing I could’ve changed that outcome.

#incorrect skyrim quotes #skyrim memes #skyrim x reader #lucien flavius #inigo the brave #serana #delphine skyrim #the blades #kaidan x ldb #kaidan skyrim

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arsontastic-fandom-takes · 9 months

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I did end up making memes about it.

#skyrim taliesin #skyrim #skyrim kaidan #skyrim custom followers #delphine skyrim #inigo the brave #caryalind thallery #khajiit will follow #farkas #rumarin #The Skyrim Girlboss shenanigans

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wellthebardsdead · 1 year

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Delphine: I can’t believe you willingly brought the son of the thalmor overlord here! Knowing full well what he’s done!

Dragonborn: We can trust him Delphine. He’s here to help us.

Delphine: is that what he told you?! And you believe him?! I guarantee he’s writing home every little bit of information you give him! That is the face of pure evil right there! *points at Caryalind*

Meanwhile inside Caryalinds mind:

#I’m a bun I’m a bun I’m a tasty tasty bun #skyrim #Delphine skyrim #Caryalind thallery #Caryalind skyrim

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curledpeach · 1 year

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I hate this bitch I stg

#swearing tw #skyrim #delphine skyrim #tes #hate her dumbass #>:(

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hethress · 7 months

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I started playing Skyrim recently and I just want to shout out to my wifey Lydia for saving my ass on countless occasions (I love her so much)

#skyrim #lydia skyrim #nintendo #elder scrolls #dark brotherhood #thalmor #gaming #switch games #dragonborn #delphine skyrim #whiterun #hadvar of riverwood

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gaysadcowboys · 5 months

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Delphine Sucks the Sequel:

AND ANOTHER THING -- yes, my last post about it was six months ago, but my hyperfixations are fickle-- ANOTHER thing. When you arrive at the Skyhaven temple to see Alduin's mural wall, the Blades are depicted following The Last Dragonborn. On bended knee. Which means they should be serving them as a mortal representative of the dragon blood. There is nothing in the Blades' oath that says, "Kill all Dragons." Especially not Grandpa Dragon™️, who made all of this possible in the first place.

And no, you did not "put the dragonborn on this path." I did, when I stole the first one's fucking soul before I ever met you. Fuck you.

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

#skyrim #delphine skyrim #skyrim shitpost #paarthurnax #grey beards or bust

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thebeardedladyofthelake · 1 year

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I want Delphine Skyrim and Gideon Elden Ring to meet. Not because I think they would get along but because I think they would instantly see each other as a threat and try to out scheme each other from the shadows and it would be hilarious and I'd be rooting for them both to lose.

#tes #skyrim #delphine skyrim #sir gideon ofnir #i want gideon to make a pact with hermaeus mora for knowledge that allows him to defeat delphine #then immediately be scooped up and kept as mora's little miserable library mascot #funniest possible outcome #elden ring #emmie talks

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cryptid-called-ash · 1 year

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You know, when Delphine realizes who Alduin really is, she’s under the impression Breyth just, isn’t aware that he’s actively travelling with the world eater, despite the fact he can sense/feel the pull of other dragon souls and has told her as much on several occasions.

She asks Alduin what he means the do with the Dragonborn. To which he coyly replies with “what you lacked the strength to.”

She takes that as him intending to use the dragonborn and then kill the boy when his usefulness runs out. He doesn’t.

Because he knows what she did the first time round, she gave into easy temptation and failed to protect the dragonborn.

But if there’s one thing Alduin has, it’s strength.

#dbfav lore #dbfav brainrot #the dragonborn’s favour #oc: breyth alarenzin septim #alduin #the world eater #skyrim ldb #skyrim au #the blades #skyrim delphine #delphine skyrim #*adds cornstarch to the plot*

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crysdrawsthings · 1 year

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And so "To the Block Poll" closes with the epic standoff between King of Worms Mannimarco and Grandmaster Delphine... and Delphine's sound defeat!

And so we are contacting authorities to snitch on her, while Mr. Marco will enjoy his pardon and probably plot another way to cause Nirn's demise. After treating Mr. Wiggles to some fruits, of course.

But! The most important thing is - who do you think deserved to be on the poll but was not included? Let me know in the asks or comments, because I am doing a bonus round some time soon and would love to hear your suggestions!

Also, under the cut you can find the whole set of my edits with the elimination results!