Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-27038858-20151003072000/@comment-28589830-20160124201835

High King Emeric wrote: Ashley Kirshbaum wrote: so, children can never surpass their parents? sorry, but that logic is flawed. also, according to MK, the term world-eater is meant to be taken literally, meaning he will devour the world at the end of this kalpa, making him far more powerful than the aedra or daedra. But he didn't, which makes my point correct, right? I like your way of thinking, but in this case, Alduin did not surpass Akatosh. He uses the term First-born of Akatosh, which in my opinion shows that he is proud, as well as being a tribute to Akatosh, his creator. I thin kthis means that he is weaker than him. And Akatosh happens to be the mightiest Aedra. He beat Dagon who is invicible! Alduin in the timeline before sent back in time, was powerful and could possibly devour the world, but he didn't. Which makes the nickname unreal.

the term "first-born" should be taken with a grain of salt, as dragons are eternal beings, and are thus not born nor do they have parents. also, note how you didn't absorb Alduin's soul after you kill him. this means that his soul is still out there, probably regenerating his body so that he can fulfill his role as world-eater at the end of time.