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Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 7:17 pm
by Kate Norris

Hey guys!

I've always LOVED elves for their grace and beauty. Skyrim being my first Elder Scroll game, I expected the Elves to look like World of Warcraft Elves or Lord of the Rings Elves, I was quite...surprised to see these alien looking Mer. Skyrim Mer may not look like the others in movies, but they are unique and original, I can see how someone could prefer them to the original god-looking Elves. I must admit that Iike the god-looking Elves, though :tongue:

Now, what do YOU think?


Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 5:14 pm
by Gisela Amaya
I'll always prefer TES' mer over LOTR, mostly because I couldn't get into LOTR.

Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:20 am
by JD FROM HELL

TES elves always felt more genuine and real to me than LOTR elves. I mean I love me some LOTR, but I have an easier time imagining Men and Mer coexisting than Men and Elf, if that makes sense.


Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 10:38 pm
by Jason Wolf
I prefer the elves in Skyrim.

Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 11:14 pm
by REVLUTIN

TES elves are better, IMO.

They actually look like a different species as opposed to pretty humans with long ears.


Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 7:48 pm
by krystal sowten

I like LotR, but TES has cooler elves IMO because they are not so "perfect" and "god-like".

Also, I got sick of elves that resemble humans with pointed ears.


Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 10:48 pm
by Joie Perez

Quendi look like Men is because they are both Children of Iluvatar... they're related. Ish. Also being completely different wouldn't work well with Earendil, Elros, Elrond etc, and they're kind of important to the story.


Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:13 am
by Alex [AK]

The main difference is that TES elves are retextured Klingons :P whereas Peter Jackson's elves are humans with wigs and powder.


Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:00 am
by Tai Scott

The beards alone on Skyrim's kill LOTR elves. Even without it....Dunmer.


Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:10 am
by IsAiah AkA figgy

Pssh... who needs beards when you have Silmarils? And Aragorn. Aragorn is part Elf, you know.


Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 2:42 pm
by Laura Simmonds

men and mer are both descendant from the elhnofey. So they are related as well.


Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 6:06 pm
by Elizabeth Davis
TES elves would kick LOTR elves' sorry little asses just by looking at them. :D

I adore the fact that TES mer aren't made to be pretty, beautiful, ethereal, all that. They look like a completely different race, and they look great in their own way, not like humans with long hair and pointy ears.

Ok, in Skyrim, that is. In some previous games (*cough*Oblivion), not so much.

Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 11:01 pm
by hannaH
http://todamnfunny.com/files/peter-jackson-originally-wanted-nicolas-cage-to-play-aragorn.jpg

Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 5:53 pm
by Vahpie

Quendi being the same ones that fought Morgoth in person, and nearly won... I doubt it. And Fingolfin wasn't even the strongest of them, that honor goes to Feanor. And a half-elf killed Ancalagon the Black.


Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:51 am
by Laura-Lee Gerwing

Vivec

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Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 5:02 pm
by Shirley BEltran

Don't forget St. Juib. And of course, NELOTH!


Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:13 pm
by ZANEY82
Did you know Juib died during
Spoiler
The oblivion crisis. He was killed in Kvatch
poor Juib.

Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 4:01 pm
by {Richies Mommy}
I haven't seen LoTR enough to make me like them.

So even though Skyrim is my first TES, I prefer these elves.

Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 11:34 pm
by MarilĂș

STENDARR'SMERCY :cry: :rofl:

Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:21 pm
by quinnnn

Yep, and I know where he went. Still a boss.


Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:35 am
by Justin Bywater
Nicolas cage could have been Aragorn. I would have loved it but hated it at the same time.

Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:14 am
by Kaley X

Dunmer.

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Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:23 am
by Alexander Lee

I prefer the Skyrim Elves becasue they actually look like Elves instead of pointy ear'd humans.


Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 2:19 pm
by Dark Mogul

Nick Cage wouldn't have worked. All Sauron would have needed for an army was a jar of bees.


Skyrim's Elves vs LOTR Elves

PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:38 pm
by Guy Pearce

I'm with you I would perfer pittier looking Elves and the Elves in Oblivion were much better looking then the ones in Skyrim. I always play as a woodelf always so in Skyrin i go to the Dark brotherhood early in the game to get the DB light armor so that I can get that mask with only the eyes showing to cover up that V shaped face. I don't know why they made the elf races so ugly ,they should have been better looking.