Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-16047389-20140228182302/@comment-92.251.228.132-20141109144725

No the dragonborn won't be the emperor. Bethesda doesn't work that way, the player character always turn out to be a side character in the big story. Perhaps his children could be emperors? Although I think Skyrim's races would make that difficult unless they decide that the dragonborn is a nord.