Skyrim Artist Secretly Redesigned Werewolves to Save Them from Deletion

Werewolves almost didn’t make it into Skyrim—they were on the chopping block due to a disastrous initial design. However, senior character artist Dennis Mejillones found a way to save the mythical creatures behind Todd Howard's back.

In an interview with Kiwi Talkz, Mejillones revealed that the first version of the werewolf resembled little more than a human with a dog’s face. Bethesda disliked the design so much that they considered cutting werewolves entirely from the game.

Unwilling to let the werewolves be scrapped, Mejillones teamed up with animator Jeremy Bryant. Together, they worked on a new design in secret, pulling several sleepless nights. When they were ready, they presented the updated version directly to Todd Howard.