The Crossover You Never Knew You Needed: Skyrim and Thomas the Tank Engine

You know what Skyrim needed? More trains. Thomas the Tank Engine specifically.
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There are Skyrim mods for just about anything, from Battletoads to Iron Man armor. But if you woke up this morning and thought “hey, I haven’t had nightmares about Thomas the Tank Engine tearing through the sky,” then this is the mod for you. 

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“Really Useful Dragons” is, in the words of the developers, a mod for people who are thinking “Man, dragons suck, I wish someone would replace them with Thomas the Tank Engine characters.” This PC mod replaces all Skyrim vanilla dragons with Thomas the Tank Engine characters, including replacing sounds and spells. If you haven’t watched the video, do so. You’ll see what I mean. 

What sounds to be a potentially adorable concept is in reality quite unnerving. It might be the horn toot that signals Thomas’ approach, but really, I think we all know it’s the dead, soulless eyes: 

Thomas the Tank Engine wreaks havoc in Skyrim

If you’re not interested in sleeping, feel free to check out the mod here


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