Summary
The Kill Camera inThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimhas triggered a rare animation for a player after successfully lining up the specific conditions for it. Cinematic executions in the game can happen at almost any given time, though some of these Kill Cams have been seen only rarely sincethe initial release ofSkyrim.
WithSkyrim’s Kill Camera, players can become thoroughly immersed in the game’s fantastical action by delivering brutal finishers. Players can perform a cinematic kill with almost every weapon in the game, allowing them to experiment with all different kinds of finishing moves.Skyrim’s DLCofferings have added more finishers for players to carry out. Whether players are wielding one-handed swords or crossbows, there’s quite a variety of executions to perform in the game.
With a battle coming to a close, Reddit user No-Signal-5415 shared a clip of them performing the Downward Stab on a downed enemy. It’s a one-handed finisher that applies to swords and daggers, and players can perform it when their enemy is lying on the ground. With all thekill animations inSkyrim, the Downward Stab is relatively uncommon and is difficult for some fans to successfully perform.
No-Signal-5415 asks in the post’s title, “Anyone else never had this kill animation??” Many comments from the user’s post confirmed the animation’s rarity, with a few saying otherwise. “I have put in hundreds if not thousands of hours since 2011 and this is the first time ive seen that animation,” wrote one user. “I get it all the time, it’s hard to get organically though,” wrote another, adding to the animation’s mysterious rate of appearance. While anySkyrimplayer can achieve the kill animation in question, it seems to be one of the rarer ones in the game.
Skyrimhas been through several re-releases, complete with DLC and patches that included more features and Kill Cameras to discover. Even asBethesda continues to work onFallout 76andStarfield, players are still coming back toSkyrim. The fact that the Downward Stab is still being discovered after all this time speaks volumes about the surprises that players can still come across in the game.
