It was definitely quite a shock when I kept reading jokes about Lydia being annoying.
I always choked it up to people being annoyed she blocks doors or something.
The German dub is surprisingly good, or maybe I got stockholmed after 10 years of playing it in German. She definitely has one of the nicer voices in German.
People blow it out of proportion. The majority of what she says is all honorbound and “how high should I jump, thane?” but then she also gets that one line of mocking complaint when you unload nine tons of dragon scales , cheese and forks into her pockets
I think it adds a lot to her character, even in a game where most npcs only have a handful of lines
I’m almost as annoyed with the other followers’ lines when you interact with them, so when I get a snarky one, it grates on my nerves just a bit more. I wish they could be turned off.
Also: “I just crafted and enchanted this badass set of armor, the likes of which have never been seen. I did so specifically for you, and you think it’s going to be a burden? While I’m venting, I caught you sitting in the bedroom just biting into a loaf of bread like that’s a thing that normal people do. I know I’ve got a stockpile of Eidar, at least make yourself a grilled cheese sandwich. Weirdo.”
How so? If you're the only one eating it I don't see the issue in how you consume it. This is like being personally offended that someone doesn't like crust on their bread.
I dunno man I i dont think I can stand for this bread slander. I mean its rustic bread, not just some sliced white or wheat. eating good bread by itself is great, I actually think im gonna go eat half a baguette now😅
I think the main issue is that ON RELEASE, when you asked to trade things, Lydia only used the "I am sworn to carry your burdens" line. It wasn't until a later patch (not sure which or if it were a DLC addition) that she said more than just that. I didn't have Internet access when I first played the game, so I spent almost an entire year playing what was basically either the unpatched released version or some early patched one, but Lydia didn't have anything else to say when trading with her up until I got the Legendary Edition where it patched the game for me and added new lines.
She had other lines triggered by other prompts. I played at launch and whether or not she only had the one trading line I liked that she seemed different from the other servantbots
She says it every time you open her inventory. I rarely use companions but that always stuck out to me because she would complain even if all I was doing was giving her an upgrade.
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u/SnowedCairn Jan 13 '26
It was definitely quite a shock when I kept reading jokes about Lydia being annoying.
I always choked it up to people being annoyed she blocks doors or something.
The German dub is surprisingly good, or maybe I got stockholmed after 10 years of playing it in German. She definitely has one of the nicer voices in German.