Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24.119.198.177-20130930002431/@comment-24999978-20140614194944

I do think the issue, in part, depends on semantics and persective. Of course, the Hero of Kvatch undoubtedly mantled the Mad God, but the Daedra's AE are so aligned to their sphere that they are its personification, and often act according to their sphere rather than any sort of free decision to always to do so (Mehrunes Dagon, in particular, springs to mind, who originally tried to trick Alduin into eating too much as the Leaper Demon King, but was cursed to destroy what he tried to protect in the form of Mehrunes Dagon). Anyway, as the Hero of Kvatch developed, he would likely have become a figure so much like Sheogorath, rather than his true self, that I cannot really be sure if I can call him the Hero of Kvatch. Even in cases outside of the Daedra, mantlers tend to lose their indivduality in the process, which is unsurprising considering the nature of it. The only real exception to this would be Talos and Lorkhan, but I think that is likely due to CHIM (allowing him to retain his sense of individuality in the face of AM NOT).