They Did Facial Reconstruction On 'The Skeleton Appears' Skull From 'Skyrim'

An international group of students has performed a digital facial reconstruction of the skull from The Elder Scrolls Skyrim, revealing what this fictional man from the late Merethic era might have looked like.

The skull, recently famous for giving us The Skeleton Appears bait-and-switch meme, was reconstructed by Ancestral Whispers project into a grumpy-looking man with a chin so square GigaChad would have been proud of it.

Facial reconstruction of an ancient Atmoran from Saarthal, dated to the late Merethic Era. pic.twitter.com/jz8R5IgsT7

— 30k years prior, in a previous incarnation… (@Sulkalmakh) April 1, 2022

While the post was clearly an April Fools' joke (Ancestral Whispers usually reconstructs real skulls and the ones from not video games), the method used in the reconstruction was the same they use with real-world skeletons.

The post even caught the attention of Jonah Lobe, a Bethesda developer who designed skeletons in the game over a decade ago, who stated that he was very impressed with how the result matched his vision.

I built Skyrim's skeletons with thick, sloping brows & big jaws/teeth. I didn't want them looking pale and delicate, I wanted them to look like heavy neanderthals.
And now, ten years later, these bones have been reconstructed into a human face. AND HE'S BEAUTIFUL. 😍 https://t.co/DpvXx0Wpee pic.twitter.com/Lp0XC14KPH

— Jonah Lobe (@Jonahlobe) April 7, 2022

Just two months back, the very same skull became a frequent guest on our timelines as it was used in the viral "The Skeleton Appears" meme format.

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— THE SKELETON APPEARS (@THESKELETONLOOK) February 1, 2022