The Elder Scrolls: 7 Weirdest Skyrim Enemies (And What They Represent)

As given away by their title, Dwarven Centurions share similarities with their namesake from the Roman empire, where Centurions were heralded as impressive troop leaders within the collective battle force.

By nature, centurions were a formidable part of the Roman army, and recognisable by their horsehair helmet crest. They charged at the front of formations to prove their valour and worth time and time again, even if this was accompanied by a naturally high death rate.

As for the Dwarven Centurions, they’re clearly inspired by this trademark fighting prowess and notable headgear, having spun that into their own impressive foe for battle - but there’s more yet that the Dwemer creations drew upon to get their fully rounded behemoth.

The Dwarven metal that makes up the Dwemer creations is most closely recognised as bronze, the same material that made up the automaton Talos who defended the Princess Europa in Greek mythology. Talos was created as a protector just as our very own Dwarven Centurions were, with the Greek creation a towering, giant, humanoid made up of metal in much the same way.

He was also established as the god of the sun and father to fire god Hephaistos by poet Cinaethon, which goes some way to explaining the Centurion’s weakness to fire magic.