Skyrim Characters - Tier List & Versus
(2011)
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This list has 797 characters from Skyrim Characters.
Skyrim Characters - Official Tier
Editorial placements for Skyrim Characters, with the reasoning behind each list.
Best Followers
Skyrim is a game about the road, and the road is only as good as the person walking it with you. Serana, Frea, J'zargo and Marcurio sit on top because they bring quest depth, real damage and dialogue that never gets old; Aela, Mjoll and the Companions stay close behind. The ranked rows below cover every recruitable follower in the province, from housecarls you inherit to the sellswords you buy in taverns.
Serana
Frea
J Zargo Skyrim
Marcurio
Aela The Huntress Skyrim
Mjoll The Lioness
Farkas
Vilkas
Erandur
Erik The Slayer Character
Cicero
Kharjo
Jenassa
Illia
Celann
Lydia Skyrim
Jordis The Sword Maiden
Calder
Argis The Bulwark
Iona
Gregor
Rayya
Valdimar Hearthfire
Derkeethus
Stenvar
Vorstag
Belrand
Annekke Crag Jumper
Uthgerd The Unbroken
Borgakh The Steel Heart
Ghorbash The Iron Hand
Sven
Faendal
Benor
Golldir
Athis
Njada Stonearm
Ria
Torvar
Cosnach
Roggi Knot Beard
Durak
Ingjard
Meeko
Vigilance
Most Powerful
Dragon, Daedric Prince or jarl, Skyrim keeps its true power in a short list. Alduin eats the world, Paarthurnax trains the Dragonborn, Miraak bends dragon souls and Harkon rules the night; below them the civil war leaders, the Greybeards and the Daedric voices that answer when the shrines are called. The bottom row is still made of people who win fights in one shout.
Alduin Skyrim
Paarthurnax Skyrim
Miraak
Harkon
Odahviing Skyrim
Durnehviir
Tsun
Ysgramor Skyrim
Ulfric Stormcloak Skyrim
General Tullius Skyrim
Arngeir
Kodlak Whitemane
Savos Aren
Ancano Skyrim
Mercer Frey
Karliah
Galmar Stone Fist
Hermaeus Mora
Sheogorath Skyrim
Sanguine
Hircine Skyrim
Nocturnal Skyrim
Isran
Balgruuf The Greater
Elisif The Fair
Igmund
Idgrod Ravencrone
Korir
Laila Law Giver
Siddgeir
Skald The Elder
Maven Black Briar
Madanach
Irileth
Legate Rikke Skyrim
Most Liked
These are the names that turn a random cave into a memory: Serana for the voice, Lydia for the burden, Paarthurnax for the mountain, J'zargo for the jokes and Balgruuf for the first city that feels like home. The rows below sort the loved, the tolerated and the ones fans love to hate, from Companions and thieves to shopkeepers and dragons.
Serana
Lydia Skyrim
Paarthurnax Skyrim
J Zargo Skyrim
Aela The Huntress Skyrim
Balgruuf The Greater
Mjoll The Lioness
Erik The Slayer Character
Farkas
Vilkas
Kodlak Whitemane
Arngeir
Karliah
Brynjolf Skyrim
Delphine Skyrim
Esbern Skyrim
Erandur
Marcurio
Cicero
Kharjo
Jenassa
Derkeethus
Illia
Frea
Tolfdir Skyrim
Urag Gro Shub
Viarmo
Irileth
Jorleif
Ulfric Stormcloak Skyrim
M Aiq The Liar Skyrim
Nazeem
Heimskr
Belethor
Adrianne Avenicci
Ysolda
Carlotta Valentia
Hulda
Saadia
Grelod The Kind
Maven Black Briar
Elenwen Skyrim
Ancano Skyrim
Calixto Corrium
Rolff Stone Fist
Braith
Best Villains
A province is only as good as the people trying to ruin it. Alduin opens the sky, Miraak steals the Dragonborn's fate, Mercer Frey robs the guild that made him and Ancano aims the Eye of Magnus at the world; below them sit the schemers, the butchers and the quiet monsters whose quests still feel wrong in the best way.
Alduin Skyrim
Miraak
Harkon
Mercer Frey
Ancano Skyrim
Maven Black Briar
Elenwen Skyrim
Madanach
Thonar Silver Blood
Calixto Corrium
Grelod The Kind
Nepos The Nose
Commander Maro
Astrid Skyrim
Arch Curate Vyrthur
Vingalmo
Sinding
Laelette The Vampire
Weylin
Borkul The Beast
Uraccen
Gaius Maro
Sibbi Black Briar Character
Hemming Black Briar
Maul
Alva
Hroggar
Drahff
Hewnon Black Skeever
Gian The Fist
Dryston
Cynric Endell
Jarls Ranked
Nine holds, nine thrones and a civil war deciding who keeps them. Balgruuf defends Whiterun without picking a side until the end, Elisif carries Solitude after Torygg, Idgrod sees more than she says and Brunwulf is the one Windhelm only gets if the Stormcloaks fall. The rows below rank the jarls and their replacements hold by hold.
Balgruuf The Greater
Elisif The Fair
Idgrod Ravencrone
Brunwulf Free Winter
Igmund
Laila Law Giver
Korir
Vignar Gray Mane
Dengeir Of Stuhn
Thongvor Silver Blood
Siddgeir
Skald The Elder
Maven Black Briar
Sorli The Builder
Kraldar
Brina Merilis
Guild Leaders
Every faction in Skyrim is a ladder, and someone is holding the top rung: Kodlak keeps the Companions honest, Savos Aren guards the College, Mercer runs the Thieves Guild into the ground, Delphine and Esbern chase dragons for the Blades and Isran rebuilds the Dawnguard from one fort. Below the leaders are the second chairs who carry the daily work.
Kodlak Whitemane
Savos Aren
Isran
Delphine Skyrim
Arngeir
Mercer Frey
Brynjolf Skyrim
Esbern Skyrim
Mirabelle Ervine
Tolfdir Skyrim
Harkon
Karliah
Vex
Delvin Mallory Skyrim
Galmar Stone Fist
Legate Rikke Skyrim
Elenwen Skyrim
Ondolemar
Urag Gro Shub
Phinis Gestor
Colette Marence
Drevis Neloren
Faralda Skyrim
Sergius Turrianus Skyrim
Viarmo
Funniest Characters
Skyrim is bleak until someone opens their mouth. Sheogorath throws a dead emperor into a mind palace, Nazeem asks about the Cloud District, Heimskr preaches to a city that stopped listening and Cicero argues with a coffin. Sanguine and Barbas bring the wrong kind of party and the wrong kind of dog, and the bottom rows are pure local comedy.
Sheogorath Skyrim
Nazeem
Cicero
Heimskr
Sanguine
Barbas Skyrim
Sam Guevenne
Belethor
Lurbuk
Degaine
Mikael
Sven
Rolff Stone Fist
Braith
Sigurd
Embry
Narri
Narfi
Brenuin
Grelod The Kind
Snilf
Edda
Nils
Brill
Adonato Leotelli
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