Seven years have already passed since the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released, and now the community wants to see an 82-year-old fan who regularly plays the game included in its next entry.



Here's a picture from when I first got this PC setup and before I started recording. I was scared then even thinking about recording! ;) pic.twitter.com/gZb7rwIj5X — Shirley Curry (@ShirleyScurry) November 6, 2018

Per Eurogamer , Reddit user phantom-scribbler started a push to have Bethesda create a version of 82-year-old YouTuber, Skyrim aficionado and grandmother Shirley Curry in the Elder Scrolls 6 . The petition was inspired by a rather macabre comment Curry made in response to last month’s comments made by Bethesda VP of PR and marketing, which implied the Elder Scrolls 6 might still be several years away from release."Well, I guess that puts the nail in my coffin, literally!" wrote Curry in a comment that received thousands of likes. "When Skyrim 6 comes out I'll be 88! So I probably won't get to play it, so I'm going to [quit] dreaming for it!"Seeing this, phantom-scribbler was reminded of another Elder Scrolls superfan Erik "Immok the Slayer" West who died from cancer just months before Skyrim was released. Bethesda responded by immortalizing him in the game as Erik the Slayer . Now phantom-scribbler wants to see Shirley get a similar treatment, and he's not alone – more than 9,100 people have upvoted his post."How cool would it be to come across an elderly Breton who wants to kick some ass and asks to come along with you?" mused phantom-scribbler. "Her story is even perfect just as it is. She's twice widowed and has four kids and nine grandkids. She calls all her subscribers 'grandkids.' So, maybe she has a sword that both of her husbands died using. She calls it 'Widowmaker.' She takes it up and puts on some armor, says, 'Come on, grandson/daughter!' and you're off to tackle whoever gets in your way."That post led to another one , itself with over 4,700 upvotes at the time of writing, calling for a community-made Curry mod for Skyrim. In it, phantom-scribbler claimed to have been in touch with Curry, who supposedly gave permission to have her likeness and audio from YouTube clips used.Naturally, the next step was a petition , which now has 3,500 signatures attached to it but doesn't seem to have elicited a response from Bethesda as of yet.Bethesda first teased the Elder Scrolls 6 this past E3. It's believed the game will debut on next-gen consoles , which seem to be on track for a 2020 launch.

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