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JillKill87 wrote: Pelinal Whitestrake wrote: Caparzo77 wrote: Mehrunes is a big red Daedra with four arms. who is immortal in his realm of oblivion.

Alduin is a dragon who dominates the skies.

I personally think Mehrunes is more powerful Alduin is the god which ends each Kalpa by literally eating the whole Universe.

Mehrunes Dagon failed each time he tried to enter Nirn and destroy it.

I think it's obvious who is more powerful. that may be metaphorical imo, maybe he devours the souls of people and thats the "eater of worlds" scenario but i highly doubt he literally eats worlds, hes a little too small of that in SKyrim lol, and even if thats the case Skyrim wouldnt have even been a game if that was true, it would have been over the second you put that game into the PC/box/station when Alduin appears. It's not metaphorical.

"When you consider a place like Tamriel, sometimes it's best to take titles literally. Alduin is the World-Eater. It's not going to be "the end of all *life* as we know it," leaving a barren wasteland of Earthbone dirt... it's going to be the whole of Nirn inside his mighty gullet. 

"None shall survive" has been a calling card for awhile, but that was only a hint to the more extensive "Nothing will survive."

Unless, of course, there's a loophole. Say, something like the someone called the Dovakhiin happening to show up..."born under uncertain stars to uncertain parents." (An aside for extra credit: what in the Aurbis makes the Prisoner such a powerful mythic figure?)

The Eight Limbs (and their Missing Ninth) have always, always made sure there was a loophole. Sometimes to their detriment, sure, but more often a hedged bet to ensure the survival of the current kalpa.

Alduin's shadow was cast like carpetflame on east, west, south, and north...[he was] epoch eater. For as far as any man's eyes, only High Hrothgar remained above the churning coils of dragon stop.

And Alduin said, "Ho ha ho."

It's obviously happened before, so sabers sharp, and may your varliance shine bright."

-Michael Kirkbrides posts