User blog comment:Spritydove/Deeper Thought into the Civil War/@comment-5135631-20120707164216/@comment-5135631-20120712120225

If Torygg could have used the shout, he would have, whether Ulfric could or not. No where in the law does it say the exact method you have to kill the High King to become him, so I don't regard it as illegal or to use a shout, as I explained before it was necessary for the Empire to take him more seriously.

Ok, fair enough, if I can hate the legion, you can hate Ulfric, point accepted.

This is a weird example, but Ulfric killing Torygg is like, say for example you (Ulfric) are being bullied by a teacher (Empire), and to really get back at them, you start bullying their son (Torygg) it might seem a little weird, but it's fair.

We all know Ulfric wants the throne, but that's the sign of a good leader in this case; no other Jarls are stepping up to lead Skyrim, apart from Elisif, who would make a weak leader as she would look at Skyrim's problems, frown, and do nothing about it. Ulfric is already sticking up for the Nords by challenging centuries of weak, Imperial overseen, hand-picked rulers who are lackeys to the Emperor.

I always knew, from the second the screen gave colour to the suurroundings, I knew I was going to escape with Ralof. It didn't take me long to join the Stormcloaks. There are many reasons I joined the Stormcloaks, but primarily because I just seemed fair.