The official page of The Elder Scrolls made a new tweet, in which the company revealed a new and surprising thing about Vicente Valtieri, one of the characters from The Elder Scrolls series, and the players were freaking out about his hair? What? The company posted a tweet where they told that Vicente, who was a vampire for 300 years, got the curse during an expedition in Vvardenfell and was now using his “dark gift,” along with—wait—”full head of hair” and the “dark gift.”
This post sparked a huge reaction on the internet because any person who has played Oblivion before would definitely agree that Vicente is the character who was bald, and that was basically the reason he was so famous. The guy, like a total hairless vampire assassin dude, was so iconic with his baldness that the company is now showing him with this beautiful dark hair, and gamers are responding in the weirdest ways.
One player @raptor_jesus0 was the first to make a connection with the original game’s glitch, in which Vicente would suddenly become bald, and he left a comment that said, “Funny how yall reference the glitch where bro randomly goes bald I love this game🤣,” which, to be honest, is such a deep cut reference that probably only the hardcore Elder Scrolls veterans would understand it.
On the contrary, @tonjaminity was simply just surprised and he said “First time ever seeing him with hair,” which is like… I couldn’t agree more. After playing Oblivion for hundreds of hours, it feels a bit wrong to see Vicente with hair. But on the other side, it is also very new and nice.
The most interesting thing is the divided opinion of the gamers regarding the issue of the hairy vampire. @Rinku_95, with no sugar-coating, said, “The bald Vicente is somehow way cooler,” and he even attached a photo of the original bald version, whereas @Gro3_ was all for the hairy ones and said, “Vampire, assassin and great hair? Goals.”
Excuse me, what was I saying? Ah! The hair debate that is very important. Players see this not only as a hair issue but as an occasion to demand the release of Elder Scrolls 6. @dalocklear73 posted, “Every time I see yall post I get a bit excited and every time I’m let down, we want ES 6,” which precisely conveys the feeling of many players, I am sure. Bethesda continues to tease us with these random lore posts, while we are all just waiting for the next main game.
The comments section was flooded with debates about game mechanics and character design. @TexMexHemi was one of the many who were arguing about the female armor designs in games and their practicality and @hi_or_hello1 commented, “The old female armors looked awful,” while others were supporting the original designs. It quickly became a messy discussion.
Some players even got so far as to come up with the actual vampire lore and @Solid_Skullz was speculating about which of the vampire clans could have given Vicente the infection—”I wonder if he contracted his vampirism from the Berne, Aundae, or Quarra.” So, the audience is really interested in the backstory of the fictional vampire along with the hair saga.
Then, there are completely unrelated remarks like that of @Warrior__PNG, who is asking “why is he so chopped” which I guess is referring to muscularity?? And @FrostiGator is asking “Switch 2 release when” and, of course, somebody had to bring Nintendo into an Elder Scrolls conversation.
The whole thing that draws the most interest is the fact that how even a minor change in the character design could lead to such a big discussion. It’s not even about a new game or anything—just showing an old character with hair instead of bald has players covering everything from discussing game mechanics to lore accuracy, character design philosophy, and everything in between.
The Elder Scrolls community still ranks among the most passionate and meticulous gaming communities, where the players scrutinize every pixel of a new image and debate it for days.On the matter of vampire’s hair, armor designs, or the timing of the announcement for the next game, the fans keep on interacting with the world of the game.
So now, it looks like Vicente Valtieri is no longer bald. Some gamers appreciate that the character got hair while others prefer that he stays bald, but all are treating it as an excuse to engage in a discussion about everything else they want from the franchise. This is typical of the Elder Scrolls community—always finding a reason to debate no matter how trivial the detail might be, as in the case of outsiders.
In the end, it’s wonderful to see how Bethesda is still connected to the classic games and is, in fact, keeping the players informed of minor updates on lore and characters in the form of little nuggets. Even if it does cause confusion and chaos in the comments section. The hair remains, the debates go on, and we are all still waiting for the announcement of The Elder Scrolls 6, no matter where that may be.
