Vanargand Animations II - Unarmed Pugilism Stance
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.4% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #174 of 201 Animation mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Hand-to-hand stance animations inspired by "Classical Pugilism", covers the idle, turns, walks, strafes, runs and sprints while unarmed,
the character will keep facing the crosshair no matter their movement direction, if used alongside "Vanargand Animations II - Unarmed Non Combat Locomotion", the Pugilism stance will only play during combat.
The animations apply to both the player character and NPCs.
This mod is now also included in my All-In-One Collection
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The outfit seen in the preview is Rugged Rogue.
Requirement
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[]Requires Open Animation Replacer.
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Installation
- Use any mod manager or manually copy the content from this mod's 'Data' into your Skyrim SE 'Data' folder.
Special thanks
Huge thanks to Kars for his rig!
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Vanargand Animations II - Unarmed Pugilism Stance is an animation mod for Skyrim that replaces all unarmed movement animations with a pugilism stance. It requires Open Animation Replacer and has strong community support with 4,623 endorsements and 1.2 million downloads.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Massive community trust (4,623 endorsements, 1.2M downloads) — this is a proven animation overhaul.
- Covers every movement type (idle, turns, walks, strafes, runs, sprints) so your unarmed stance feels cohesive.
- Simple install: just drop it in with Open Animation Replacer and you're set.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects unarmed/fists-out movement — if you want combat animations, this isn't it.
- Requires Open Animation Replacer, so you need to set that up first if you haven't already.
- Last updated in January 2024 — might not be updated for the latest Skyrim patches, though OAR usually keeps things compatible.
For Skyrim players who want a more aggressive, boxer-like stance when fighting unarmed. Great for monk or brawler builds. Skip if you rarely fight without weapons or prefer a more subtle animation change.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Open Animation Replacer installed and enabled before adding this mod, or the animations won't trigger.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to install — it's just a drop-in folder, but a manager keeps things clean.
- If you're using other animation mods, check load order — OAR handles conflicts dynamically, but keep this mod active for unarmed stances.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Verolevi
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 1,213,601
- Endorsements
- 4,623
- Category
- Animation
- Created
- 1/20/2024
- Updated
- 1/28/2024
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