Why is Skingrad guard armor pink?

[Cranium Salesperson]

Did they wash it with the wrong clothes or what? It was red in the OG, and having it be pink just looks super out of place and ugly.

[Gary Volkovich]

Probably a unfunny joke from someone in developer team to stir the pot, or mistake since i have a feeling that person who was painting Crimson textures may be just a specifically colour blind.

Since there is also a "Crimson" dress that is "Pink"

[Googledebunker]

Pink is the color of clothing after you wash the blood out of it.

[jorel91023]

I noticed that in one of the videos comparing the graphics of the armor sets from 2006 vs. 2025.

The remaster is a joke.

The graphics are, perhaps, a smidge better, if that.

Then I noticed the ridiculous pink Skingrad armor and just laughed inside.

I played and finished the original when it came out. I remember it all, in all its janky glory. And I know armor was never pink.

If I go back to Oblivion, I'll use graphical overhaul mods. That's all I need.

[dulany67]

Meh

[Trvor]

in the city of Skin- i mean Singrad with Glarthir, i have to say the guards armor is in fact NOT pink. it is still crimson

[Clam Digger Lou]

Can someone please make a mod to adjust the color of the armor?? The original dark red color is sooooo much nicer wth were they thinking

[Frostea]

Originally posted by jorel91023:

The graphics are, perhaps, a smidge better, if that.

There's a lot of things you can say about this remaster, but this is just straight up denial. No amount of graphical overhauls and mods can make the original game look anywhere close to this.

[Tubera]

Originally posted by Cranium Salesperson:

Did they wash it with the wrong clothes or what? It was red in the OG, and having it be pink just looks super out of place and ugly.

Why not, pink used to be a very masculine color a few hundred years ago.

[Schlumpsha]

Ironically, the Skingrad guard shield is still the original wine red color. Then again all guard armors saw a massive downgrade compared to 2006 Oblivion. Why any and all heraldry looks so washed out on them is beyond me.