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Rothgar89 wrote: Alduin is an aspect of Akatosh. wrong  Alduin is an aspect of Aka

Deadra are not aspects of the gods-they are gods. Deadra and Aedra are all et'Ada. The difference is that Aedra create Mundus and lose great part of their power while Deadra did not. So Deadra > Aedra

Also Alduin can probably best any Deadra on Mundus but not on Oblivion.

The Daedra didn't sacrifice any of their power, thus, they are immortal in their own respective realms. On Nirn, however, Aedra are more powerful than Daedra. The power they "lost" is on the planet itself, hence, their power is everywhere. Nirn is the realm of the divines in the same way that each daedra has their own realm of oblivion.

The Aedra's power over the Daedra is demonstrated a lot of situations. The dragonfires which are bound by the compact between the emperors and Akatosh through the Dragon-God's divinde blood keeps daedric invasions away.

Martin Septim ascending into a mere "aspect" of Akatosh was able to defeat and banish Mehrunes Dagon.

Even things associated with the Aedra can give mortals and advantage over the Daedra.

The amulet of kings granted the Vestige power to defeat Molag Bal in his own realm.

Lorkhan's heart granted divinity to the Tribunal. At the height of their power, not even the most powerful Daedra could challenge them.

Almalexia defeated Mehrunes Dagon singlehandedly during 12 of Sun's Dusk in 2920 in the First Era.

Vivec stopped the moon Baar Dau with a gesture after it was hurled by Sheogorath.

Sotha Sil bound Azura, Boethiah, Hermaeus Mora, Hircine, Malacath, Mehrunes Dagon, Molag Bal, and Sheogorath into a compact that meant they can only be summoned by exceptionally powerful mortals, and not just any amateur summoner. The fact that all 8 of these daedra complied to demands of one "false" god is while they were IN Coldharbour, Molag Bal's realm, meant not even the prince of DOMINATION could dominate a mortal-turned god.

And Azura? What could she do when the Tribunal ascended into divinity? A curse that changed their skin and eyes? That's all?

Daedra are powerful, that's true, and they are within the confines of their realm. But Nirn is Aedric territory, and their power wanes the minute they enter the world. If the Daedra were more powerful than the Aedra, then all of them could easily take over Nirn.

But hey, that's never happened, and the times a few of them attempted to do so were failures.