Original artwork, not a still
Must have been the wind.
— The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion · 2006
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The explanation is comically too small for the danger the player has just caused. It exposes the gap between a game's search rules and what a person would reasonably notice. The line works whenever someone chooses the most reassuring explanation despite obvious evidence against it.
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In context
Spoilers for The Elder Scrolls IV: OblivionShow the scene
This is the wording associated with Oblivion's forgetful enemy AI in the 'Must Have Been the Wind' meme. The joke imagines a searcher dismissing evidence of an intruder once the alert ends. The meme reference documents the Oblivion association; it is not a claim that Skyrim's similar stealth dialogue uses these exact words.
Sources (1)
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion — Oblivion enemy NPC dialogueDialogue / relevant quotation and surrounding sceneReference checked
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