Skyrim Players Share Their Most Memorable Lydia Deaths

There are numerous non-playable characters that gamers can encounter as they adventure throughThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. These NPCs can be found in the many towns and cities scattered across Tamriel. Some of them play an integral role in the main story or manyside quests inSkyrim, while others can be recruited by the Dragonborn as their companion. One such NPC is Lydia, andSkyrimplayers have recently gone online to share their most notable memories of the companion’s death that they have experienced.

Many in theSkyrimcommunity will likely recall that encountering Lydia is one of the Dragonborn’s first few experiences in recruiting companions in the game. Getting Lydia as a companion can be accomplished by either completing major quests in Whiterun and becoming its Thane, orpurchasingSkyrim’sBreezehome housein the same city. Being one of the first companions a player can bring on their adventures, Lydia can be quite memorable to the action RPG’s fan base.

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On Reddit, Lydia recently became the topic of conversation when user Vulcan813 asked about their fellow players' experiences with the companion, specifically her death. In the action RPG,companions inSkyrimcan dieand be lost forever, unless players use a specific mod to make them invincible or resurrect them. With many players eager to share their memories of Lydia and their experiences with the companion’s demise, the Reddit thread has already garnered over 3,600 comments as of writing.

Some comments on the forum describe that their Lydia died in the many caves found inSkyrim, while others mentioned that she had been killed by a giant while traveling. One commenter told the hilarious story of Lydia getting shouted to her death by a Greybeard when the player accidentally used a Dragon Shout on one of the cloaked NPCs. Other comments on the thread talked about leaving Lydia in their Breezehome house to look after the place, while others essentially do the same except they choose to move her to anotherone of their owned homes inSkyrim.

Lydia is only one of the many companions that players can recruit inSkyrim. There are many others that the Dragonborn is able to take on their adventures through the action RPG. However, it seems that the NPC has a significant spot in the minds and hearts of the community. Hopefully players will continue the trend of talking aboutSkyrimcompanions. Many fans likely have notable and funny memories of the other NPCs found in the game.

The Elder Scrolls: Skyrimis available now for PC, PS3, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Xbox Series X/S.