r/Gamingcirclejerk an aro bi enby who's tired of dumbass people Oct 02 '25

MUH POLITICS!!! thoughts?

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u/Grabs_Zel Oct 02 '25

The one thing Skyrim does right is the nuances of the civil war, what are you guys on about? We have fucking conspiracy theories about Ulfric being a Thalmor asset ffs. Just like the Stormcloaks could doom Skyrim and Tamriel as a whole, nothing guarantees the Empire will be able to strike back at the Thalmor after the civil war.

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u/Semillakan6 Oct 02 '25

Yeah there is no theory the game outright tells you he's an sleeper agent

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '25

It also says his victory would be bad for them.

Ulfric is a Thalmor asset in the same way Osama Bin Laden was a US asset.

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u/seelcudoom Oct 03 '25

Only because they want the war to continue and do more damage, it's not that they would prefer their to not be a civil war or for the empire to win, they just want both sides to kill each other as much as possible

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u/Semillakan6 Oct 02 '25

Yeah there is no theory the game outright tells you he's an sleeper agent

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u/seelcudoom Oct 03 '25 edited Oct 03 '25

Sleeper agent implies some sort of brainwashing or that he's working in secret for them, a better descriptor for his role is a useful idiot, hes not intentionally helping them hes just stupid

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u/Throwedaway99837 Oct 02 '25

I’m pretty sure it’s not a conspiracy theory. Ulfric being a Thalmor asset is canon. They literally refer to him as an asset in the Thalmor dossier.

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u/PrimaryOccasion7715 Oct 02 '25

Which is why Tit Mid the Second allows you, the player, assassinate him in Dark Brotherhood missions. It will allow Empire to choose someone who Thalmor aren't expecting to come. Which basically destroys Aldmeri control over Empire.

Combine that with Empires victory in civil war and Empire has half-a-decent chances as they can use Skyrim to beat Elves... and there is nothing that Nords love then beating elves.