An arrow in the knee. (The flashback)

taken from "Hell on Wheels" Episode 9 Season 1 "Timshel"

"I Took an Arrow in the Knee" is a catchphrase from the role-playing video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim which inspired the snowclone phrasal template "I used to X, then I took an arrow to the knee."
Origin

In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the town guard non-player characters (NPCs) have several stock lines they will repeat when the player walks near them, including a bewildered statement about "curved swords", a patronizing statement about "sweetroll" theft, and the melancholy confession "I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee." The restating of such a specific story over and over again by so many different guards caused it to be noticed by players, who then proceeded to post about it in gaming forums and image boards. Along with the game itself, the video shows the actual event..... .kinda.

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Gaming

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• Arrow
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• knee
• skyrim
• meme

[Ragmannl]

I always shoot myself in the foot.

[UnityPhreak]

Haha nice!

[Blargaldalien]

As I was sharing this to twittter, I took an arrow to the knee.