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"By Azura, by Azura, by Azura!"

The Adoring Fan has been a recurring archetype character in several Elder Scrolls games since Oblivion, having become a running gag with numerous appearances or references due to his notoriety among players. He typically appears as a young Bosmer obsessed with the player character.

Appearances[edit]

The Adoring Fan first appeared in Oblivion.
- For Oblivion Remastered, trading cards were released on Steam, which can reward you with an Adoring Fan emote if all are collected.
In Skyrim:
- Cicero mentions in his journal that he masqueraded as a "starstruck fan" to gain an audience with a Grand Champion.
- The Alternative Armors - Dwarven Mail Creation features a dead Wood Elf Arena Fan. His note reveals that he came to Skyrim to meet a former participant of the Imperial City Arena.
In ESO:
- The furnishing "An Adoring Fan" is named after him.
- There is an NPC named "The Undying Fan", who, like the original, is a Bosmer that loves watching arena matches.
- In Blackwood, you can encounter the Adoring Admirer, a Bosmer fascinated by your exploits. When he greets you, he may exclaim "By Azura! By Azura! By Azura!", or refer to you as "the champion". An achievement can be earned by meeting him four times.
- The Adoring Stand is a hair style available from Grim Harlequin crates. Its name and description reference the Adoring Fan, and it is similar in appearance to the style of hair used by the Adoring Fan in Oblivion.
- A treasure item called Adoring Effigy has the description "Carved by a traveler to commemorate an encounter with a strange man somewhere on mainland Tamriel." referencing the Adoring Fan.
In Legends:
- There is an Adoring Fan card, obtained by becoming an Arena champion. Like the original NPC from Oblivion, the card will eventually respawn after being killed.
- The card Dive Rock Fall depicts a person being pushed off the top of Dive Rock, referencing a popular method players used to kill the Adoring Fan in Oblivion. The card's effect is that it banishes a card with 0 power, which, appropriately, includes the Adoring Fan card.
In Skyrim Very Special Edition, there is an enemy called "Adoring Fan".
In Blades, townsfolk may say, "By Azura! I'd die to meet a Grand Champion!"
In Castles, the Adoring Fan is a unique Subject that can be purchased exclusively for 1 non-game month and serves as an automatic resource collector.
In Betrayal of the Second Era, one possible side quest is "A Fan's Adornment", in which a fan exclaims, "By Akatosh's grace, it's YOU!" and won't leave you alone, joining you as a companion to fight alongside you. If he survives a battle where the adventurer he's paired with defeats 3 enemies, he "exhausts you with words of adoration", causing all adventurers to gain fatigue before he leaves.

Other Media[edit]

The Adoring Fan companion appears in Bethesda title Starfield, as a reference to the Adoring Fan from Oblivion. He is voiced by Craig Sechler, who also voiced the original character.^[1]