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Kestrellius wrote: Ugh...

I had a feeling this was going to be a Spyrocks thread.

Okay first of all, what is the deal with you and wanting to be able to side with Alduin? You...you just kind of can't. I mean, did you want to side with Mehrunes Dagon in Oblivion? He's an Omnicidal Maniac. Siding with him would kind of break the game.

Okay, 1996, you do have a point. There was very little of Alduin trying to convince the LDB to switch sides. However, I think I may know why. He lost the last war because Paarthurnax turned on him. (Well and also because Elder Scrolls and banishing. But the reason the mortals stood a chance to begin with was because of Paarthurnax.) So why would he risk something similar by allowing the Dragonborn, who already opposes him, into his confidence?

Thats because its the typical evil plot. Hey the dragonborn is powerful and stands a chance to beat me, hmmmmmmmmmm but if he was on my side nothing would stand in my way. Its one of those keep your friends close but your enemies closer scenerio.

Its possible to imagine alduin trying to reason with the DB to join him for the fact that the current world is corrupt. And has been sent on a path to self destruction and reasoning that purging would allow it to be reborn into a more peaceful world. Or (to go out on a limb here) say that the gods have demanded he destroy civilization for the wellbeing of mankind so that they may remake it. You know the horrid im doing this to help even though its the most extreme way of doing it sense.

I also found it odd that alduin never tried directly provoking the dragonborn at all during the entire quest. (grant it other than talking to you) I would have imagined him trying to provoke the dragonborn more. I mean grant it dragons do constantly attack you during. But IMO they lack a major aspect of intelligence. I mean random attacking is fine but its like they arent trying to cause too many problems. Most just stay at the points where there are wordwalls. I would have expected them to do more organized attacks. Especially when it came to whiterun where they have the ability to imprision a dragon. I mean if you know there is a chance that they can capture you why would you let it stay there? Heck I woulve thought they might have had some respect for numinex and would destroy the keep out of revenge. Though could expect the whole he was weak to be trapped and deserved it line as well.