Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-25343239-20150128215539

In my opinion this is a major plot hole. Why wouldn't Mehrunes Dagon seek to find other ways of entering Tamriel? He is alive, and he is still relevant in Tamriel as evidenced by his questline in Skyrim. Daedra continue to manifest in physical form in the mortal realm. (Nocturnal being a prime example, and of course there are others)

Why did the Daedra even need Oblivion gates if they can manifest in Tamriel as they did in Skyrim? They were NOT banished at the end of Oblivion, even Dagon wasn't banished. Dagon, in Skyrim, is willing to send anyone who will listen to him on quests. Why abandon his goal of reclaiming Tamriel? I thought he was "banished forever", hence there being no need for a dragonborn king? He has not been banished if he is still talking to people. Also, Azura is completely fine and Vivec did nothing to her. The trail of Vivec supposedly saw Azura banished and yet she hands out quests in Skyrim.

The Oblivion Crisis did what exactly? It prevented Mehrunes Dagon from using Oblivion gates, which his  lesser powered peers do not need, to enter Tamriel? Um, OK? He failed and was banished forever from the mortal realm, except he wasn't? WHAT?

The gate between Oblivion and Tamriel was forever shut...except it isn't?

None of this makes any sense at all.  