Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24.44.141.89-20131016215436/@comment-86.162.215.141-20170228210157

One thing that has been overlooked by many people on this thread is that no Daedric Prince would fight alone. Each Daedric Prince would raise an army to increase their chances of winning. These armies would be made up of; realm specific daedra, (for example Meridia's Auroreans, Mephala's spider daedra, Mehrunes Dagon's Xivlai and scamps, Boethiath's hunger, Sheogoraths golden saints and dark seducers, Hermaeus Mora's Lurkers and Seekers, Malacaths Ogrim and Molag Bal's Xivkyn and dark seducers along with many others),  non specific daedra (Daedroth, Dremora, flesh atronachs and other elemental atronachs and many more) and mortal folllowers (Mehrunes Dagon's Mytic Dawn, Molag Bal's devout vampires Hircine's lycanthropes, Nocturnal's Nightingdales and many more).

I believe that Molag Bal and Mehrunes Dagon would have the largest armies but not all daedra are created equal, one spider daedra could kill hundreds of dremora and Meridia's Auroreans would be exceptionally lethal to Molag Bal's vampire for obvious reasons.

The player characters would also play a part in the battle, I think that the Eternal Champion (Arena), the Hero of Daggerfall (Daggerfall), the Neverarine (Morrowind) and the Dragonborn (Skyrim) would all be neutral. The Hero of Kvatch (Oblivion) and the main charcter of Battlespire would be unlikely to side with Mehrunes Dagon as he was the main antagonist in their respective games. The Vestige (Online) would be unlikely to join Molag Bal as he was the antagonist in their game. Cyrus (Redguard) would join Clavicus Vile for obvious reasons (HINT Cyrus became Barbas).

The Daedric Princes also have relationships and some have allegiances while others have dislike for each other. Jygallag being the most feared, hated and least known would have no allies while Boethiath, Azura and Mephala would surely join forces.

Despite popular opinion Jygallag would almost definetely lose to the other Daedric Princes because he would be hugely outnumbered. Jygallag, having no realm, no followers and having lost his library would be outgunned, outnumbered and outsmarted by the other Daedric Princes.

Jygallag is believed to have studied Nirn and Mundus so meticulously, that he knew everything that had ever and would happen there. Unfortunately for Jygallag fans though, his library was destroyed by Sheogorath meaning that he has lost most of his knowledge. Jygallag's sphere is Order and Deduction, Hermaeus Mora's sphere is Knowledge and Mystery. Hermaeus Mora's library is also still intact unlike Jygallag's. This proves that Hermaeus Mora has more knowledge than Jygallag.

Jygallag has been cursed and defeated since he rose to prominence above the other Daedric Princes and because this lost most of his power, servants and influence. He is now a shadow of his former self and would surely lose to most other Daedric Princes, even in some cases to Peryite, the weakest of the Princes.

Other names for Hermaeus Mora include Herma-Mora, Hoermius, Hermorah, Hormaius and The Woodland Man. He was originally within the ancient nord pantheon and recieved worship because of this. '''WORSHIP DOES GIVE DAEDRA AND AEDRA POWER. '''This fact has been proven many times, it is why the Thalmor try to stop Talos worship and why Daedra constantly strive for followers, devotees and sacrifices as well as trying to claim the player character as their champion. It can be argued that Nocturnal receives the most worship as all thieves rely on her favour but it can be argued that few thieves actually know that they are even worshiping her. She is also called the Ur-Daedra as in the oldest daedra and the other Princes have been known to show her respect over all others, but does oldest mean most powerful? Alduin was the oldest of all of the dragons and he was the most powerful dragon. Nocturnal, unlike all other Princes has never shown any great power although in her defense her very nature is secrecy.

My conclusion is that the only two contendors for the most powerful Princes are Hermaeus Mora and Sheogorath because they have shown the most power, have huge amounts of worshipers (especially if the theory about Hermaeus Mora being Y'ffre is true) and command powerful armies. Other Princes like Molag Bal, Mehrunes Dagon, Azura, Boethiath and Nocturnal come close but have too many shortcomings. With the exception of Clavicus Vile, Hermaeus Mora and Jygallag all Daedric Princes have been tricked and outsmarted by other Daedra and Mortals (See Azura and the Box and The 16 Accords of Madness). Many Princes have shown too little power to be taken seriously compared to events like the Oblivion Crisis, the Dark Anchors and the meteorite being flung at Vivec City. Other Princes' servants are too weak in comparison to others (Scamps compared to Xivkyn).

I personally believe that the much more intelligent Hermaeus Mora would reliably anticipate Sheogorath's unpredictable actions and counter effectively, rendering the slighty more powerful Sheogorath crippled and always a step or two behind.

Conclusion : Hermaeus Mora Is The Most Powerful Daedric Princes

''Finally. It took me two super long posts but I have finally proven that Hermaeus Mora is the most powerful of all Daedric Princes. ''

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