Trolls still have 3 eyes?

Post » Sat May 14, 2011 2:11 am

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7233476/Pics/Skyrim%20Troll.jpg is another example.
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QuinDINGDONGcey
 
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 2:32 pm

It definitely has a third eye. But that thing looks scary as all hell. I can't wait for this f'n game!
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abi
 
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 4:54 pm

Sorry, duplicate. :)
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sarah
 
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 4:07 pm

Maybe their Hindus?
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helen buchan
 
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 8:00 pm

I'm looking at it again, and it looks like it just wants to destroy you. I hope thy're harder than hell to kill. I remember mauling them with Goldbrand with no problems.
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Aliish Sheldonn
 
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 11:20 am

I was disappointed to realize that the monster in the screenshot had a third eye, as that meant it was a troll and not a werewolf. It also scares me because besides the 3rd eye, it would have made a perfect lycanthrope, and I can't imagine they'd use super-similar builds on two monsters, which mean their might not be were-beasts.


Really? I thought a werewolf would look better with... you know... a wolf's head, rather than a flattish, ape like head with lots of spikes and low ears anda beard. And they'd also have different hands with more fingers and different limb lengths.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 2:37 pm

And this troll looks hell tough. It must be... twice the player's height. 3 times if they're a Bosmer.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 12:40 pm

I think the oblivion trolls were cool, I think these ones look more adapted to Skyrim's harsh environment. They also look like they shouldn't be messed with hahaha. Just imho.
well the white fur make them a polar version.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 1:17 pm

They should go back to http://images.uesp.net//d/d7/ArenaTroll.gif. :tongue:
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 3:57 pm

Really? I thought a werewolf would look better with... you know... a wolf's head, rather than a flattish, ape like head with lots of spikes and low ears anda beard. And they'd also have different hands with more fingers and different limb lengths.


Well, the "were" part of werewolf means "man" and man is an ape. It seemed like an appropriate mix of the two, but Bloodmoon's wolves definitely did have wolf-heads.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 11:49 am

The word troll comes from the Norse mythological epics. There is no real troll even there. To some up the original definition of a troll "A mythical creature that usually has one or two heads, but sometimes more, that isn't classified as an undead, dragon, serpent, giant, dwarf, goblin, or elf. They range from being covered in bark, being the most beautiful creatures capable of seducing any man or woman, or two (or more) headed monstrosities that eat human flesh (and sometimes they don't)." All around troll could be translated into monster, we just don't because someone way back when thought troll sounded like toll and stuck one under a bridge which had personified goats crossing it. With the definition of monster one can take it anywhere they want to really. So why not a three eyed ape-like creature that has a taste for human flesh (and alcohol if you ever saw the suicide troll). Figuring you wrote this because it seems off because nature usually comes in twos and not threes, then just imagine the third eye is some kind of symbolic marking. Besides that, I can't really agree that they should retcon there troll which has been established since Redgaurd. Its three eyed skull even cameoed in Morrowind on the Troll Bone Helm.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 5:01 pm

The Trolls around here seem to have a thousand eyes!!

But seriously, I like how the new trolls seem to have a more pronounced mouth full of teeth.
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Wayne Cole
 
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 10:43 pm

http://www.eurospiders.com/spider_eyes.jpg
http://www.nature.com/news/specials/darwin/gallery/images/11.jpg for example.

Even trolls in Redguard had 3 eyes and I see nothing wrong with that. It makes them look less human and more outlandish.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 11:42 am

I wonder if they will have the same howl as in Oblivion. That was always a freaky thing to here and then *BAM!*
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james tait
 
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Post » Sat May 14, 2011 1:09 am

damn trolls can read minds :(
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 12:31 pm

LOL they luke sili


no, they dont look silly, they look awesome- and you seem more credible when you don't use the world "lol". i for one welcome our troll overlords
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 2:57 pm

The word troll comes from the Norse mythological epics. There is no real troll even there. To some up the original definition of a troll "A mythical creature that usually has one or two heads, but sometimes more, that isn't classified as an undead, dragon, serpent, giant, dwarf, goblin, or elf. They range from being covered in bark, being the most beautiful creatures capable of seducing any man or woman, or two (or more) headed monstrosities that eat human flesh (and sometimes they don't)." All around troll could be translated into monster, we just don't because someone way back when thought troll sounded like toll and stuck one under a bridge which had personified goats crossing it. With the definition of monster one can take it anywhere they want to really. So why not a three eyed ape-like creature that has a taste for human flesh (and alcohol if you ever saw the suicide troll). Figuring you wrote this because it seems off because nature usually comes in twos and not threes, then just imagine the third eye is some kind of symbolic marking. Besides that, I can't really agree that they should retcon there troll which has been established since Redgaurd. Its three eyed skull even cameoed in Morrowind on the Troll Bone Helm.

Norwegian folklore is very rich of trolls. Almost half of the mountains in the country are named after trolls and have old stories bound to them.
Norse mythology sources speaks mostly about Jotuns, which, while having several things in common with the trolls, are in general far smarter and not so ugly.
Trolls are not too uncommon in the fornalder norse sagas. Usually living in caves or abonded houses in the woods. Trollwomen are mentioned most, and usually depictured as evil, very strong and ugly.
Rarely do they have more then two eyes or one head though.
They are also quite common in Norwegian folklore all the way up to 1800.

Bergrise and Jutul are two other names for jotuns, also common in Norwegian folklore(usually depictured more as giant trolls).
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 3:17 pm

I'm surprised that nobody has created and linked a picture of the trollface with 3 eyes saying: "Problem Dovahkiin?
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 9:18 pm

Are they still green? I think they should be orange. :tongue:
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 3:50 pm

Im more interested in seeing more of the mountain giant, those looks more like how trolls, from the orgin of trolls, are supposed to look like. Not like gorillabears or something.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 11:21 pm

That troll looks freakin sweet! I HATED the trolls in Oblivion - not because they were poorly done, but because when they first appeared they scared the bejeezus out of me and were faster than anything I had seen at that point! After I could kill them efficiently they weren't so scary . . . but I still wanted to whack the crap out of 'em 'til I turned them into troll paste! Actually, they were GREAT!
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Post » Sat May 14, 2011 2:40 am

3? 4? 5 eyes?

Who cares, they're all going down just the same. :toughninja:
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 4:56 pm

Three eyes and three big claws in each hand. One strike and it′s off to Valhala
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Post » Sat May 14, 2011 2:57 am

I hated Oblivion's trolls haha. They had that slimy puke green fur.
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Post » Fri May 13, 2011 2:33 pm

And I thought trolls were like that
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_Bauer_1915.jpg
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