Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-13436964-20130726221035/@comment-10207438-20130829230650

Pickleseller wrote: Pink Slim wrote: DraculaCronqvist wrote: Dragonrend or not, I seriously doubt that Miraak was powerful enough to kill Alduin. The Last Dragonborn was a hero from a prophecy, sent by the gods to kill Alduin the World-Eater, whereas Miraak was just the first of several talented individuals. He was insanely powerful, yes, but stronger than the ancient Nord God of Destruction? I doubt it. Let me put it like this; Miraak was in a fight that lasted multiple days; the combatants were both so powerful that the a chunk of skyrim BROKE OFF; The best the Dragonborn could do is knock a giant off a cliff.

Also the 'Prophecy' wasn't written down until the Akaviri invaders came to Tamriel, that was much later than Miraak's time; had Miraak fought Alduin, he would have won and the prophecy would have never been created. The Prophecy was foretold in the Elder Scrolls. The Akaviri didn't make them. Everyone sees different things from the Eldesr Scrolls, and don't forget that it was through an Elder Scroll that moved Alduin out of time; had it not been for this intervention Miraak probably would have fought Alduin if he attempted to ruin Miraaks kingdom.

And stop saying that just because it was prophecized that the LDB was destined to kill Alduin; the name LAST DRAGONBORN was meant to signify that time was a blurr after this point, so there was no possible dragonborn that could be seen after him, and the reason for this is because he had the possibility of failure, meaning that if he did fall Alduin would have been able to absorb the souls in Sorvngarde and would have been unstoppable.