Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5918955-20130620134158/@comment-11296535-20140112051046

Twigman55 wrote: GameMage wrote: Also, I think I found a logical ending to Skyrim's civil war. The Empire eventually wins. It works both ways. Obviously if you helped the Imperials winned, but even if you were fighting with the Stormcloaks, the Empire could always send in more troops from Cyrodiil. They can't send in anymore troops because they are guarding Cyrodill's borders from the Thalmor. I personally think the canon ending to the civil war is the Stormcloaks winning because there are so many ways to cripple the empire such as killing the Emperor. I think TES VI will take place in Hammerfell as the Redguards trying to defend the last place not conqured by the Aldmeri Dominion, I would think it would be set a couple years after Skyrim so there isn't much of a gap in the timeline as there was from Oblivion to Skyrim.

The thing is, Bethesda can't just ignore the player's actions and just say, "He chose this way" when in Skyrim, you forge your own story. So I have some theories about this.

1. Dragon Break

2. The Imperials send in more troops and they eventually win

3. Whichever side one was quickly wiped out by a third faction

4. The Stormcloaks either win the rebellion with the Dragonborn's help or they rise up and win after the Imperials win

5. Bethesda never mentions it at all