Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-107.15.194.254-20150824050409/@comment-9212235-20151105141610

It's also very plausable that, given Talos' nature, that he can't be removed. Although, MK once mentioned in passing (on IRC or FB, I can't remember) that they had a dev brainstorm and almost went with the idea of Talos being dead and the Thalmor using White-Gold as a mythic cannon to blast him away. Of course, that didn't happen, but it might mean he can be removed. On the other hand we see him in C0DA and mankind is supposedly gone during its events, which is more evidence that he can't be removed. Of course he also becomes Lorkhan ao...

Point being, it's purposefully being left ambiguous as to whether or not Talos can die.