For me, my first argonian was in Morrowind when I decided to try a (mostly) rogue/assassin playstyle. I simply went with Argonian so rp a 'cold-blooded' killer.

That, and I like the naming conventions that a lot of argonians seem to stand by. For example, my argonian assassin is Sheds-No-Tears.

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to SUFFERING :flamethrower:

I liked them since Morrowind and the reason is a mix of many factors: history, books, looks, voices, the walking animation, the slavery, the racials. I played almost all the races but the most connected I felt to the Argonian battlemages. They are fun to roleplay, especially if you have a real life inclination to sympathise the ones who are misunderstood for being culturally "different".

I have no idea, I like Argonians depending on which game they are from. I prefer the Daggerfall and Arena models more so than the others, in fact, I dislike Oblivion's Argonians all together.

The non aesthetic reasons I don't like them is because the Hist make them hard to trust, even if you are playing one.

Your best frined sence childhood could be an Argonian, but if you chipped a bit of bark off of a Hist tree the Hist would initiate its hive mind thing and take vengance via the closet Argonian.

What about the fact that they are a well-rounded race, with a lineup of racial abilities that negate the most annoying aspects of gameplay?
Statistically, they have:
Rounded stats: They can be good Warriors, Thieves, or Mages. Even better balance than Imperials (One of the "Thief" races)
High speed - Less time wasted getting from place to place.
Immunity to poison - Poisons in every game are fiddly buggers, and it's really nice to not have to put up with them.
Resistance to disease: Disease is even more annoying than poison, because you don't know what might carry it, they're too weak to really give any thought about preventing, too strong to outright ignore, changes the dialogue to those you pass to something even more annoying, and it doesn't go away.
Water Breathing: No need to bother with a damn oxygen meter, opening up much freedom for exploration.

Black marsh was never taken over by the Men nor Mer, and during the Obylivion Crisis the Argonians united and flooded the gates with such fury that the Officers of Dagon had no choice but to close the gate for fear of being overrun. Then they took over Morrowind.

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Human is about the only race I NEVER play. I always tend to the more exotic race types. Humans to me just seem kind of boring.

5 words "cause their the ****ing [censored]!!"

I like them because they make good stealth/assassin characters, it fits their lore and their introverted personality. I'll most likely start Skyrim with an Argonian assassin.

Because they are immune to ALL diseases and have water breathing

Race of lizards controlled by immortal sentient trees. Whats not to love?

That has nothing to do with the Argonians, that's Black Marsh, the enviorment. If the Argonians lived in Elswyer, they'd be no more dangerous to go after than Khajiit.

The Argonians also didn't unite themselves, the Hist united you. Are you comfortable knowing that at any time a tree can take control of your mind?

Aside from this, the Argonians are just as racist as the Dunmer, if the Argonians had been in power before the Dunmer, they would no doubt have done the same thing the Dunmer did.

AND the Argonians decided to attempt to wipe out an entire race and drive them out of their home because of the actions of the nobles of Morrowind. The Argonians were never any use to anybody but their respective clans, they fought each other because of old blood feuds between clans, were never able to actually establish unity within Black Marsh without the HIst taking over their minds and bodies. The Dunmer actually put them to use, I don't condone slavery, but in this case it was hardly a bad thing.

Everybody knows that the Hist are omnibenevolent and that possesion by them is a blessing, of course we're comfortable.

No im quite content with tree control, as they are the oldest sentient beings in all of nirn. And if argonians lived in Elswyer they wouldent be argonians as black marsh made them what they are.

The Tamriel Terror has no clue. They swim in our drinking water!

Heh I hate to poke but how does them being old make it okay to take over your mind? Would you be okay if a bacteria took over your mind whenver it wanted? After all they are the oldest living things on OUR planet

That reason alone is why I'd never play as an argonian, I like free will personally.

you should add the option "i DON'T like argonians".

We do more then swim... :shifty:

There are a lot of reasons I like them, including political and cultural reasons. The fact that Morrowind depicted some Argonians in their darkest moments probably added a suplimentary layer of sympathy for some players who despise racism in general, but politics aside, I think Argonians have everything they need to be the coolest race regardless what happened in Morrowind. They look great, they sound great, the Argonian NPCs are usually interesting and memorable individuals. The lore put a veil of mystery over Black Marsh and its tribes. That adds to the cool factor. I think The Infernal City also helped the Argonian popularity.

The pony speaks truth!

All the above. Argonians = the best race in TES in my opinion, and it's not just the weird estetics. I can't wait to have a TES in Black Marsh, that will be the pinnacle of my TES experience :rock: :read:

If it weren't for the hist, the argonians would still be non sentient tree lizards.

Argonians have the best racials, the coolest model, the coolest voice, and the lustiest maids.

For some reason I feel this won't be true for any Argonian fans, one of the only reasons I do like Argonians is how mysterious they are. Once the mystery veil is gone, a lot of appeal will be lost.