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I Took an Arrow in the Knee
A Skyrim guard's explanation for his career change, repeated by every guard in the land.
“I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee.”
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- From
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
- Type
- Video game
- Who
- Whiterun guards
- Became a meme
- 2011
The scene
Guards across Skyrim greet the player with the same line about their adventuring days ending with an arrow to the knee. Players heard it so often that it became a joke within days of release.
“___, then I took an arrow in the knee” became the template for any abandoned hobby.
