10 Skyrim Easter Eggs, Secrets & References You Totally Missed

by Jess McDonell

1. Skyrim’s GLaDOS Potato

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Bethesda

It’s tough to make an easter eggs video without getting to Portal at some point, and I’m certainly not going to buck the trend here because you need to know about Skyrim’s GLaDOS Potato.

Deep within the Ancient Nordic temple of Skuldafn in Eastmarch you’ll come across a very special fireplace. If you check out the room off to the right, immediately before the portal that takes you to Sovngarde, you can spot a flame-filled hearth, and at the very back of it you can spot none other than GLaDOS in her potato battery form, PotatOS.

The potato is adorned with a boiled cream treat and a piece of charcoal on it to make the resemblance pretty obvious, assuming you managed to locate the damn thing in the first place.

I have no idea who originally found this but I would love to shake their hand.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.