To the surprise of probably no one, Starfield has not one, but at least two references to Skyrim's infamous "arrow to the knee" quote.
We've all heard it, we've all joked about it, we all likely felt sick of it at one point but it's been riffed on for so long now it's kind of funny again. It's the iconic line from The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, "I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee…" That line will likely be remembered long after Bethesda stops making games, and Starfield certainly isn't stopping from it being remembered. As shared over on the Starfield subreddit, players have already found references to the line, one coming from an NPC, the other coming from one of the game's perks.
The NPC just seems to be a random Colonist NPC, who paraphrases the classic quote by saying, "I used to be an explorer too, but then I- No, never mind. It's a long story." I have no idea whether there are bows and arrows in Starfield just yet, but with this being a sci-fi game something tells me it's more likely this NPC took a stray bullet.
