(*6*)Shirley Curry, aka Skyrim Grandma, has a message for Todd Howard: "Hurry up and finish The Elder Scrolls 6."
(*6*)Shirley, 85, rose to fame through her YouTube channel where she plays Skyrim. She has carved out a place for herself in the YouTube community and in the hearts of all of us. And she wants to play The Elder Scrolls 6 before she takes her earplugs out, dammit!
(*6*)Speaking during her PAX East 2022 panel Q&A (transcribed by Rock Paper Shotgun), a fan asked Shirley what she would say to Bethesda boss Todd Howard if he showed up in person.
(*6*)"How about 'Hello'?" she joked. "No, I'm going to ask him to give me a cool game and I'm going to ask him to hurry up and finish The Elder Scrolls 6. I want to play it before I die."
(*6*)Even Shirley. Same.
(Image credit: Shirley Curry)
Grandma's Legacy of Skyrim
(*6*) Jokingly nicknamed "Skyrim Grandma", Shirley Curry has become a celebrity in video games. So much so that her fans have immortalized her in a mod for the game. If your Dragonborn gets tired of Lydia, you can replace her with Shirley and watch her kick ass.
(*6*)But even more poignant is Bethesda's promise to add Skyrim Grandma as an NPC in the upcoming Elder Scrolls 6. The game isn't expected to be down for quite some time yet; instead, the developers worked on Starfield.
(*6*)So of course Shirley's comments hit hard. Especially given her health issue earlier this year. Speaking to a fan on Twitter, the YouTuber shared that she suffered a stroke in her sleep. This left her unable to remember "much about Skyrim".
(*6*)After her appearance at PAX East 2022, Shirley seems to be in good spirits and health now. I don't have a problem myself, but at this rate I wonder if I'll be alive to see The Elder Scrolls 6 release.