http://i54.tinypic.com/33cxmau.jpg


In the backround of this pic you can see a guy with a similar look to the Morrowind imperial legion guys.


Morrowind Imperial legion for comparison:


http://www.uesp.net/morrow/screenshots/ss61.jpg

I don't have a problem with Imperials going towards how they looked in Morrowind as long as I can still create a pale skinned Imperial.

Skyrim is outside Cyrodiil just like Morrowind so yah i would expect this.

Hell yeah...Why not?

There were still a bunch of roman touches to the Imperials in Oblivion. Their armour, architecture and so forth. So not much of a surprise.

I like to see them as Romans. When I think of an Imperial I picture a character like Maximus Decimus Meridius from the film Gladiator.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9XXeWmsTBJk/TdNfP6mlFtI/AAAAAAAADpg/52mkBa_OLWI/s1600/gladcrowe1.jpg

Would be nice. Those golden and silver imperial armors seemed underused in Morrowind.

I love the fact that Bethesda tailored the Imperials to ancient Rome...ROMA VICTA!!!

I don't have a problem with it.

They have always been Roman-based... nothing new here.

Thats a Gladiator, not an Imperial. Gladiators are mostly made up of slaves, captured soldiers and spiring men. This is more like Imperial Roman armor: http://www.exchange3d.com/cubecart/images/uploads/aff1801///////Roman_Armor_2.jpg

Yeah, I'm assuming we'll have a Roman theme again.

Yeah I noticed that too, I made a thread about it at some point.
I'm really liking this. I can't think of a lot Roman inspired fantasy races. So it makes them kind of unique.

Goodness, I never noticed him. Good eye.

Imperials have always been Romans. Emperor, Provinces, Blades (praetorians), Legion, Arena... their names.
Thank you, greendream.


The parallel is obvious. I'm surprised that some are still just now figuring this out.

Also, their names.

That single picture is giving me hope. I'd really like Imperials to be as similar as possible to ancient Romans.

I didn't say Gladiator I sad Maximus Decimus Meridius. I take it you have seen the film. He was a general in the Roman army. The film was primarily about him.

Imperials ( Always Romans)


Nords(Always Barbarians and/or Vikings)


Redguards(Always African Warriors Something like that)

Of course I like those classic Roman references myself (since it's not quite often you see a swords-and-magic flavored fantasy game world that does not taking its cue from medieval western nor the mythical far eastern real world counterparts,) but it would always be nice for them to add just a lil' bit of twist to it. But not to the extend of Oblivion though, which in my opinion still possessing a tad too much medieval tinge to it for it to be fresh.

@IGB: Ever played the TES: Adventures title, "Redguard"? They were depicted as some sort of a North African/Naval Age Mediterranean/Mid-Eastern hybrid. With a good doses of Japanese Samurai flavor in their original lore as well.

When did they stop being Romans? :huh:

Imperials = Romans -> Tamriel = Roman Empire


Nords = Nords / Norse / Nordic people (people of Scandinavia & the Baltic


Redguards = Afro-Caribbean / Afro-Americans styled Africans. Loosely based on the time of the buccaneers / pirates / pilgrims etc of the early European settlement of the Americas. Only with just swords & axes etc and no pistols / muskets.


Bretons = Bretons (the Bryronic branch of Celts of Cornwall and Brittany)

I liked Imperials in Morrowind (and somewhat in Oblivion too). I have nothing agains Imperials baing portrayed as Romans again.

I don't have any intricate Morrowind/Oblivion rhetoric to offer this time. Simply put, Morrowind's Imperials were just completely badass.

morrowind was excellent so anything carried over from that game to this is a good thing

The imperial guards are going to seem disappointing after Oblivion....