There’s as much humor to be found in The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim as there are other forms of entertainment. Being an RPG, the game offers a world’s worth of content for players to be immersed in, which naturally leads to a number of creative turns.
One of these is in the form of mods, something that has allowed Skyrim to reach outrageous heights. Easily the craziest out of these is the Thomas the Train mod, which sounds exactly as it sounds. These memes are a mixture of dark comedy and an overall-bizarre quality that Skyrim fans will no doubt find hilarious.
10 Now That’s A Battle For The Ages
There’s a lot of talk about what might be the strongest creature in the game, and this meme brings up the ultimate question. Alduin is generally considered to be among the most powerful beings in gaming history, yet it’s not certain if he can take Thomas.
The pictures pitting the two up also makes it seem as if they might be close in terms of power, with both of them breathing out fire. It’s up to you to decide, but most will probably have their money on the train.
9 The Ultimate Victory
There’s so much about the series that doesn’t make sense, and this might be on the top of the list. After all, can anyone claim to have seen it coming that Thomas the Train would have his soul absorbed?
You have to hand it to the player, too, seeing as they were able to defeat futuristic machinery using medieval weaponry. More so than anything else, the real question is how there could be a soul to find within a train in the first place.
8 The True King
The fans of RPGs know what it’s like to go on a big quest for the ultimate goal of becoming the highest-ranked player. One of the age-old cliches involves standing on high ground and overlooking everything else to show off one’s position, and Thomas here does just that.
The creator of the meme seems to be bemused about this mod, and they find it hard to believe that an actual train has turned out to be in the position of something of an overlord in the Skyrim world.
7 The Mind Is In The Right Place
Due to the nature of the game, it’s been known to crash several times on players. On this occasion, it appears as if Thomas’ presence in Skyrim has made the mind of the person behind this meme to crash.
Here, they admit that they have the weirdest crossover in mind that involves Toy Story 4, Skyrim, and Thomas the Train himself. What’s more, Thomas himself is flying through the Skyrim map, making this easily one of the most bizarre memes to come out of this idea.
6 That Sounds About Right
The abundance of mods available in the game has meant that a significant portion of players simply won’t bother with the actual gameplay experience. Thomas the Train is seen as something of a cancerous influence on this, and this meme sums it up well.
In essence, Thomas has finished off the nuances in Skyrim, with players now content with fooling around in maps with the train lurking around. Then again, having fun is what counts, right? So, maybe Thomas killing off the Skyrim experience isn’t so bad after all.
5 That’s Not What You Want
Ah yes, who can forget one of the most famous quotes to come out of the game? Even those who haven’t played the game have seen the “arrow in the knee” jokes, and here it’s combined with the Thomas the Train meme.
It appears Thomas might be having bad intentions in this instance, as he’s seen barging into the scene and threatening to take out the traveler’s knee. At this point, an arrow certainly seems far more inviting than a humongous train.
4 Things Have Gotten Real
Who needs to have a dragon around when you’ve got a train that can breathe fire? Thomas’ expression, in particular, can be interpreted as dark comedy due to the stone-cold stare he’s got going on.
It makes it seem as if he’s really tapped into his evil side, what with the mod making him burn everything in sight while he just stands there with an unblinking expression. This will show the people who laughed at Thomas that he can be the stuff of nightmares.
3 It Can Never Be The Same Again
As seen already, the mods using Thomas are generally pretty violent. While these are passed off as jokes, some gamers tend to take these quite seriously. It’s understandable, considering they did witness the train destroy things left and right in Skyrim.
The downside to this is that anything starring Thomas the Train comes across as scary, even the actual show with the character. Funnily enough, fully grown men might be scared of what’s supposed to be a children’s cartoon.
2 Take Your Pick
Since it’s much easier to mod things on the PC, gamers tend to choose this as the platform to bring Thomas into the Skyrim world. Another point to be noted is how console gamers tend to follow the peaceful path, while Thomas’ presence brings out the destructive side of players.
Rather than go the traditional route, PC Skyrim users have no qualm in mowing everything down in their path if it means they get to use the train. Well, you can’t say these gamers aren’t creative, that’s for sure.
1 That’s One Way To Put It
With the majority of players using Thomas for purposes that dragons are usually reserved for, the argument can be made that Thomas himself is the dragon. Considering players seek to master the use of this mod, it can also be seen as a How to Train Your Dragon for Skyrim users.
Who knew that this mod was bringing to the gaming screens a children’s movie all this time? Maybe this way Thomas won’t feel like such a scary mod to some people since the implication is that he can be trained. Of course, you’ll also have to appreciate the “train” pun that this meme is going for as well.
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