Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24.119.198.177-20130930002431/@comment-208.114.143.168-20140627035338

I admit to being fairly bais in regards to this theory being fact. Despite my surity that Sheogorath was the hero, I'll try to be reasonable and state actual facts.

For one, after the last battle, Jyggalag claimed he was free from his curse, and left without pressing his attack. When under the curse, it didn't seem like he had true control over his actions, forced to destroy the realm without the order and discipline he prizes. His retreat would be out of character if he was destined to return to the Shivering Isles. Some of this is speculation, but it really looks like the curse was broken.

Two, after the battle, Haskill tells you that you have control over the weather, stating that it is directly bound to the ruler of the realm. If you were just a mortal with a stick, it might not have worked.

Three, this is mentioned many times, but the detailed mention of the Oblivion Crisis is a little close for a casual Daedra. The same goes for Sheogorath's comment on how insanity is not 'cured', but 'treated'. Haskill makes a similar statement the first time he and the hero meet.

That is all I have for facts, but there are several small details pointing towards the hero of Kvatch becoming Sheogorath. His blind eyes for one. The old Sheogorath often threatened to pluck out his Champion's eyes; maybe he followed through with that threat. The lackluster disappearance of the hero whose fate was never recorded could be because he vanished into the Shivering Isles. The last speculation I have is why he was on vacation in Solitude. From the stories, when the old Sheogorath got bored he'd torment one of the other princes with a game. This one just seemed like he wanted an out, if just for a while. Not the actions of an eras old Daedric Prince, more like the decision of a trapped adventurer trying to escape.

If it is the hero, you have to feel bad for him. He watched all his friends grow old and die while he sat in someone else's throne. It's enough to make anyone a little mad.