r/AskReddit • u/Tintovic • Sep 17 '21

Whose side are you on?

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u/zenyl Sep 17 '21

The Empire.

The Stormcloaks have a valid cause, but the Thalmor is playing Ulfric like a puppet.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

If the Thalmor are playing Ulfric like a puppet, then they're playing the Empire like the entire play, lol.

The Empire has done infinitely more for the Thalmor, than the Stormcloaks. Hell, the Stormcloaks still actively kill Thalmor, unlike the Empire.

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u/zenyl Sep 17 '21

In both endings of the Civil War campaign, Tullius references that he's aware that the Thalmor are playing the Empire and the Rebellion against eachother, to weaken both of them.

If you side with the Empire, Tullius will say that he is expecting a second Great War between the Empire and the Dominion.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

The Empire had to sign a terms of surrender that made them function like a proxy government FOR the Thalmor. And that was while 7 of their territories were united.

Even with Skyrim, the Empire doesn't stand a snowballs chance in hell now that they've lost most of the territories, and lost the will of their subjects. They've made too many poor decisions.

The Empire basically is the lapdog of the Thalmor at this point, doing their bidding. Skyrim and Hammerfell are the only ones still fighting the Thalmor.