As if being pressured to be the chosen one isn't enough already, Dragonborns in Skyrim have to socialize with all manners pretentious racist and snobby NPCs while saving them all. That is unacceptable which is why many players often seek reprieve and a bit of consolation in the comfort of swinging Wuuthrad or the Mace of Molag Bal at these said NPCs because they're not only ungrateful, their face is also stupid.
Your grandmother or some local Karens in your suburbs might frown at such a display of this video game violence but who's to say you were unprovoked? In fact, certain NPCs in Skyrim challenge the very hand of fate itself by spitting out some blasphemy at the chosen one that the Skyrim community has crowned them as the most annoying on the customary player hitlist. So put that Dark Brotherhood membership to good use and add these guys to the list. Hail Sithis!
10 Nelkir
Another wanderer, here to lick his father's boots. You've heard of that a million times while visiting Jarl Ballin— sorry, Balgruuf in Dragonsreach. Nelkir is his son, and for the record, you're not there to lick his father's boots and it should be made clear that you're powerful enough to scream his geriatric dad to death.
The sad part, however, is that Nelkir is pretty much unkillable much like all children in Skyrim. PC players need not worry about this thanks to mods but otherwise, Nelkir is impossible to kill. You can, however, shout him to death.
9 Maven Black-Briar
Maven Black-Briar is the coldest cow there is in Skyrim and every other word she says is spent condescending the Dragonborn. That's why many players have been itching to kill her ever since the first time they talked to her.
The difficulty in this is that she's a Jarl and she's also an essential quest character, making her unkillable. Still, with a bit of console command magic or maybe some mods, Maven Black-Briar can be dealt with before she can further do some damage to the Dragonborn's self-esteem. Just make sure to finish all quests involving her.
8 Maul
Maul is his name and that's probably what you'd want to do to him after you enter Riften. He's one of the few people who will immediately greet you and he's way too polite and friendly about it— if friendliness consisted of threats and douchey tough guy commentary.
This can rub off on the players in the wrong way since Maul looks like a regular thug too drunk on his perceived power and thinks he can bully anyone new in Riften. Too bad he's also essential and can't be killed like his boss Maven. However, it should be easy to send them both the grave using console commands so their corpses can cuddle.
7 Any Guard
Technically, these are multiple NPCs but seeing as they share the same voice, they might as well be a clone hivemind. In that regard, any guard in Skyrim might just annoy you enough to resort to that quick-save-then-murder-spree in Whiterun.
All of them will patronize you for having your sweetroll stolen even if you're the one committing the sweetroll thefts. What's more, they don't like you lollygagging and tend to get nervous when you're just admiring your unsheathed Dawnbreaker, apparently they the Redguards' curved swords to it. Do be a dear and show them that straight swords are sharper and more painful.
6 Cicero
He might be a Dark Brotherhood bro, but that doesn't make Cicero a reliable nor a chummy person. His allegiance is to his lunacy and to the Night Mother whose corpse he oils and preserves like a maniac. It's no wonder how and why the Dark Brotherhood falls apart every now and then, just look at their hiring standards.
Anyway, Cicero is the creepiest of them all and him opening his mouth to talk is a disservice to the faction. It would be in everyone's best interest for Cicero to be silent... forever, preferably buried in the Night Mother's sarcophagus.
5 Lydia
Then there are NPCs who are thrust into the players' retinue and passive-aggressively complain about it. We're talking about Lydia whose neuroticism surpasses her subtlety, making her a liability in most stealth runs.
Lydia never forgets to remind the players that she's sworn service to them. As if she didn't even want the job and was forced to become a thane's housecarl. Well, if that's the case, Lydia, then terminating you from your duties is most welcome. The occupational hazard in being a Dragonborn's sidekick is high anyway and might include getting shouted off a cliff.
4 Olfrid Battle-Born
Oh, there he is, how could we miss the patron of the great clan Battle-Born. His name is surely something you ought to know well as he spouts it with enough narcissism to make an uppity High Elf grimace in disgust.
When not besmirching the Greymanes, who are his clan's longtime enemies, he often boasts about the Battle-borns' worthiness in Skyrim. Thankfully, he's all talk and players can kill them with their fists, no need for any weapons. So much for his surname.
3 Heimskr
Yes, yes, what the Imperials did with the religion in Skyrim is deplorable, namely banning the worship of Talos. Still, you don't see Nords rambling about it like madmen in an otherwise tranquil respite in Whiterun.
Heimskr has a lot on his mind and he loves to unload all of it and share his stress with everyone. Can't a man just enjoy pickpocketing guards in the solitude of a Talos shrine peacefully without getting shouted at by some angry priest?
2 Belethor
Being a shrewd businessman is Belethor's game and he openly admits that he would sell his sister in a heartbeat. That's not the sleaziest or creepiest thing he would imply though, even something as innocent as "do come back" has sinister undertones.
Most of his lines directed at the player are sarcastic and he sometimes looks fed up with the Dragonborn unloading all their trash at his place. It's time for Belethor to close his shop for good with that kind of attitude.
1 Nazeem
"Do you get to the Cloud District very often?" is by far the most famous last words of a deranged social climber in Skyrim. Nazeem from Whiterun loves brushing elbows with the Jarl and local socialites so he thinks he's better than the Dragonborn.
But no! Nazeem and his perceived high social status can't shield him from the might of the Werewolf Claws or a 100-Destruction Fire Storm on top of his bald noggin. Feel free to actually send him higher than the Cloud District, that's what the Fus Ro Dah is made for, not dragons.