Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24.44.231.128-20131201005446/@comment-16047389-20131203203521

I'm pretty sure we can all agree that Oblivion had the worst of the three antagonists, but I think Dagoth is best. He has a tragic backstory, a twisted personality, and had to rise to power. Alduin just doesn't resonate with me that much. While Dagoth was pretty dynamic in his transformation from hero to villain, and can arguable be seen as less of a villain and more of a tragic anti-hero, Alduin is such a static character. He has the same personality he did when he first terrorized Tamriel, and doesn't really have any likable qualities other than he is a dragon. He never really had to struggle to get where he was, and is more of just a rampaging monster than a devious mastermind. I believe that the best villains are the ones that have to become what they are. Alduin is just the personification of anger, not even real evil. Mankar Camoran actually captured, tortured, and sacrficed people in both life and in the afterlife, even betraying his own followers. I think the only reason people like Alduin is because he is a dragon. If he were just a Bosmer or even an Argonian, he would not have gotten nearly the amount of admiration.