Skyrim Analysis

Detailed Trailer Analysis – Dragon Shout Cliff

Note: This analysis may provide a slight *spoiler* in terms of the ‘Wonder of Discovery’

When I first watched the trailer, I thought the dragon battle and dragon shout scenes were just awesome! But it’s been torture wishing I could just be a part of that environment, look around and explore the surroundings already.

So I’ve peiced together images and scenes to try and provide some context and perspective as to where that dragon battle actually takes place. Also, I’ve highlighted some notable landmarks in various scenes so we can maintain perspective and bearings.

Hopefully when you watch the trailer next, you’ll have a slightly enhanced understanding of the surroundings and landmarks.

To start, lets examine the trailer at time 00:23

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As the dragon is flying in, take note of the following landmarks…

- lake with island off in the distance

- rock formation on the cliff (to the right)

- spinal mountain ruins (to the right, facing towards you slightly)

- Dragon Shout Cliff in the center

Next, lets get a close up of Dragonborn at time 00:38

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Note the following…

- Dragon Shout Cliff (confirmed with same outline)

- We assume the lake is off in the distance

- We assume the rock formation is to the right

Next, dragonborn and dragon meet at time 00:51

Link

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- Lake shown off in the distance

- assume spinal ruins to the top right

- assume rock formation to the bottom right

At time 1:09, the dragon shout occurs and we can see High Hrothgar

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