Dragonborn (Skyrim): The Story You Never Knew

Noobs: "Can't wait for Skyrim 2."

When you already knew the lore before watching this.

kill a dragon saying " FUA RO DAH"absorbs the dragon soullook at your right and see a guard"got to thinking maybe l am the dragonborn and l just dont know it yet"

Can we just take a minute to think about just how fucking clever Bethesta is like it is actually amazing

You say its the story we never knew...... But what will happen if I watch this 2 times?

I know exactly how Alduin felt when the Nords used Dragonrend on him.Go to a Chinese restaurant and ask for some salt on your rice. The angry Chinese chef screaming at you while holding, what can only be described as, a machete covered in chicken blood will give you a pretty clear picture of what Dragonrend does to dragons.

Just a few things I'd like to "correct." This video was awesome, otherwise You talked about how the Imperials are puppets to the Thalmor, but that's actually false. It is revealed through a Thalmor Dossier that the Stormcloaks a puppets created by a brainwashed Ulfric Stormcloak in order to weaken the Empire.The Septim Dynasty members and the Dovahkiin are not the same Type of Dragonborn, per se. The Septims share Dragon blood only as an inheritance from their TRUE Dragonborn ancestor, Tiber Septim (Talos). Tiber Septim, still, did not kill any dragons because they had died off long ago. The Dovahkiin has not only POTENT Dragon blood, but also the SOUL of a dragon. This allows him the special powers that the average Septim would not have. (Easily learning Dovahzul, Absorbing dragon souls, etc.)The Voice and the learning of Dovahzul is no simple task. Learning the even simplest of Words takes constant practice and meditation that the Graybeards have been doing their whole life. Even learning one shout could take months, if not years of practice and meditation.Overall, I loved this video. Just a few things I wanted to point out.

When he kills parnaturax, arngeir just talk this, YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE! IT WAS SAID YOU COME TO SAVE THE WORLD NOT DESTROY HIM! BRING BALANCE TO THE THU'UM! NOT LEAVE INTO DARKNESS!

My god there are a lot of things wrong.... Fellow lore masters would agree

Don't forget the fact that by absorbing the dragon souls you prevent the dragons from getting reincarnated as told by the blades.

Calling the empire Thalmor puppets makes you sound biased. Yes, they're more or less under the Thalmor's control, but only because they lost in a war.The Stormcloaks on the other hand are the Thalmor's puppets but don't even know it. In the game, you find a dossier on Ulfric saying that the Thalmor had Ulfric in captivity at some point, released him, but made it seem like he escaped himself. They planned on him starting the war to weaken the Empire.

Pretty sure I have well over 200 hours in skyrim and I've never completed the main quest. Guess I'll have another chance when I start a new adventure this October.

the story you never knew. the story I already know

The dragon born is a targaryen

I love Dovahzul... :# It's the most beautiful language ever made for a fictional story in my opinion.

So the Dragonborn in Skyrim is a demigod? That's always been my theory.

Dov-Ah-Kiin is how it's supposed to be pronounced. Dov: Dragon. Ah: Hunter. Kiin: Born.

Loved this episode! Skyrim is one of my favourite games

parthernax is voiced by mario

So is this video for people who didnt play the game?

Well you just told us the main story...

still a better love story than twilight

Imperials didn't lose to the Aldmeri Dominion, they signed a peace treaty, the Emperor wanted to stop the war to try to rebuild after so many years of blood shed and distrust between man and mer. This is why the Nords and Red Guards are so pissed with the Imperials, Red Guards still fight the Aldmeri Dominion throughout their borders and are actually showing promise in victory while the Nords have a long history of war with the elves. The folks behind this video need to refresh their understanding of the war, the Stormcloaks claim the Imperials are puppets of the Thalmor but that's not true. Of course the Thalmor are not to be trusted.

Sheesh, all this about the Civil War and the Great War got me thinking... Is there a tamrielic equivalent to Switzerland? A country which doesn't really lean either to one side or the other?

its actually 6,999.5 steps

Says it right in the video: The Imperials are a puppet of the Thalmor. SKYRIM BELONGS TO THE NORDS! ALL HAIL HIGH KING ULFRIC!

So your saying that the Dragonborn is OP whilst it still took me 6 in-game hours to kill the ebony warrior?

Whenever I play a nord (either male or female;) the Stormcloaks have my trust.With races like Orc, Wood Elf or Kahjitt. I either still join the Stormcloaks or neither them or the Imperials.Like I'm gonna join an empire that forbade freedom of Talos worship and showed a sign of cowardice against the Thalmor.Martin would be ashamed of them

2 mins in the video,and i thought "ulfric cant devour the souls of the dragons he slays"

What I like about Skyrim's Thu'um is not something only Dovahkiin can do.

Am I the only one who gets SERIOUS chills when watching skyrim cinematics with the chanting in the background?

thanks for telling me everything I all ready know from spending time to actually play the game. This video sucks try again and this time tell me something I didn't know

Did anyone join the Stormcloaks? Just me? Awe :c

Ulfric isn't dragonborn though. ._.

Talos didn't exactly take over Argonia. He just started building cities around the border because it is too dangerous to actually conquer, because of the disease and inhabitability for non-Saxhleel. The Saxhleel also didn't have a fondness for humans as they were being attacked by pirates, so they didn't treat Talos and his soldiers well because of their previous encounters with Humans.

Whenever I mention the elder scrolls around my friends, they think I'm talking about Skyrim. -_-

Dovahkiin the cat that punched a dragon to death

tell the story of those people who named their kid dovahkiin

Nothing in here i didnt know. Except for the imperials being the puppets of the thalmor. Since i read a book called "Thalmor dossier: Ulfric Stormcloak". In that book it says that they let ulfric escape his prison. Because they wanted him to wreak havok against the imperials. So that the Thalmor didn't have to do it. Therefor Ulfric Stormcloak is/was the greatest puppet of the Thalmor. 

0:04 *Dragon soul. You're (the player) is a dragon soul in a human body. In order to have dragon's blood you'd have to actually be born a dragon. - _ -'

Everytime I hear someone talk about the Dovahkin.I want to burst out in song!DOVAHKIN, DOVAHKIN!NAAL OK ZIN LOS VAHRIIN!WAH DEIN, VOKUL!MAHFEARAAK AHST VAAL!ARHK FIN NOROK PAAL GRAAN!FOD NUST HON ZINDRO ZAAN!DOVAHKIN, FAH HIN!KOGAAN MU DRAAL!!!

Dovahkiin, Dovahkiin, naal ok zin los vahriin, wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal, ahrk norok paal graan, fod nust hon zind zaan, dovahkiin, fah hin kogaan mu draal

Well, very accurate the info. but in oblivion every character or NPC refers to the septim bloodline as the ones who inheritaded the "blood of the dragon or Akatosh" himself and in proof of the owners of the dragon blood, Akatosh give to the humanity the Amulet of Kings, and only someone who is a descendant of the Septim bloodline or posses the blood of the dragon (Akatosh) is worthly to wear it and be the emperor, so besides of telling all this, the Dragonborn (the character you protagonize in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) has the dragon blood, that mean that he can wear the Amulet of Kings and in theory has the rightful to be the emperor of the Empire.Right?

You simplified the conflict between the Empire and the Stormcloaks way to much. It's more complicated than the banning of Talos. But I'm sure other commenters have already said this and explained why so Ill just be off.

You have committed crimes against Skyrim and her people, what say you in your defence?FUS ROH DAH!

Plenty knew this. Here's something you probably didn't know though. I'm paraphrasing from some lore buff but here goes:"Ever noticed how the White Gold Tower is a tower in a giant wheel, or how the Elder Scrolls say 'When the wheel turns upon the last dragonborn'. Take these into account. Now think, who is turning the Wheel? Alduin. The World Eater, and a time aspect of Akatosh, god of time, the King.But Akatosh has a dual personality. His second personality is Lorkhan, the Rebel. He is basically fighting himself, that's why he tore out his own heart and killed himself. Lorkhan's avatar on the other hand is Talos. his place holder, giant oversoul which consists of many dragonborn/shezzarines like Tiber Septim; and the current incarnation...current shezzarine is Skyrim's main character...you." Remember who you fight? Alduin, avatar of Akatosh, who is the dual personality of Lorkhan, father to the Talos oversoul, and whose latest incarnation is you. You are fighting yourself because some god has schizophrenia and one personality wants to kill the other."

I beat all possible endings dlc includes

Or you can do a truce between the imperials and stormcloaks

You can add to this theory with the Nerevarine. He's not dragonborn, but also follows the border concept by being a lesser form of immortality in which he does not age and cannot die from natural cause, but can be slain.

Between this video and the Legend of Zelda one you have officially earned me as a subscriber! This is now my second favorite You Tube show. Surpassed only by Game Theory.

Ok guys soo stormcloaks or imperials?im stormcloaks

Ulfric did nothing wrong!

i subbed just for the first few words that you said honestly the best way to start a video on Skyrim

Am I the only one who likes almost everything about Oblivion a lot more than Skyrim

Seven points to ponder:1. Why does everyone, and most Nords in Skyrim, assume all elves are Thalmor? The Thalmor are primarily High Elves, or Altimer. I have yet to see a single Wood Elf or Dark elf in the game that is in league with the Thalmor. Frankly, that's just racist to elves.2. Why was your character chosen to be the Dragonborn? It's unclear if you're of the Septim line especially if you're a Wood Elf like my character. It's also not specified of your characters qualifications. They could have been a noble that just happened to travel across the border and had no experience in battle. So why was your character chosen? Did Akatosh just look down on Helgen, see your character and said, "That's the person I want to be Dragonborn"?3. What will happen to Skyrim if your character chooses to stay out of the Civil War? Because frankly, I don't like either side. So I don't want to get involved with the Imperials and encourage the Thalmor presence. And I don't want Ulfric Stormcloak to be high King because he is a giant ass and a racist against all elves, and they don't deserve that.4. Why do the Thalmor come and attack you after the embassy Quest? Do they know you're looking for Esbern? If so what do they have against the Blades? The Blades have been disbanded for well over a few centuries. So why are the Thalmor after them?5. Why can't you become High king/Wueen or Emperor /Empress? Technically, all of the Emperors up to Martin Septim were all Dragonborn. And, in my opinion, if you stopped Alduin, that makes you the savior of Tamriel. Why then shouldn't you have the right to be high king or emperor?6. What happens when the Dovahkiin dies? And I don't mean in game. I mean after the end of their life, if that's even possible. Are they immortal like dragons or are they mortal like humans? If they can die like humans and have completed several test for the Daedric Princes, where do they go? I've read a theory that Akatosh has first dibs on you since you are his child, technically speaking(You have the soul of a dragon). But as I see it if Akatosh takes you into Sovengarde, won't that start a war on Earth with all the Daedric princes? Because I can assume they are going to be right royally pissed off.7. Do the Daedric princes know that you are Dragonborn? As far as I can tell, without the Dragonborn DLC, none of the other princes seem it to notice or mention the fact that you're Dragonborn. So if they do know, do they still think that they can claim you once you're dead?

"The Imperials think we need their laws. Pfft."

Who else noticed him say throne of the world

I like how you could have easily said "a power that very few posses" to make it sound epic and awesome but instead said "a power that several others posses" which makes it sound sort of cool but mostly mundane.

Actually Dovahkiin is a combination of 3 words Doh meaning dragon ah meaning hunter kiin meaning born......dragon hunter born.....every dragon language got 3 words same with their name.

doom and destiny the story you never knew.please. please

"at the super duper tipy top." my favorite part of the whole video

I wonder how the elder scrolls 6 will say the war ended and about the dragon born

I think you should've mentioned St. Alessia, the first Dragonborn, directly recieved her gift from Akatosh, not at birth but already as a grown woman, or that the Voice itself is a gift of Kyne, or Kinareth, the Godess of the Sky and the Hunt, who felt bad for mortals and allowed them to learn the Thu'um through Paarthunax. The ability to absorb a dragon's soul comes from Akatosh, which some people claim to be one of Alduin's names. If that were true, we would've killed a God, but Paarthunax cleary states that Alduin tried to usurp Akatosh. Maybe that is why Akatosh created the "Dragoborn" gift and passed it on to the royal families of the Empire, until Martin Septim sacrificed himself. Then, Akatosh picked a nobody to have his gift and to with it as they pleased, as long as they killed Alduin, for they were the one prophecised in the Elder Scroll we find in the bowels of Mzark.

Did you know alduin is the master of akatosh

before anyone asks yes dragon born are also don't age

I must say, compared with Oblivion, I didn't feel like Skyrim's main questline was all that consequential. Nothing was really happening, other than the odd dragon attacking- the world is still fairly normal even with those things swooping in every now and then. It's not even like they're hard to kill- a city is pretty much always safe from dragons so long as at least 4 guards are present. Mehrunes Dagon coming to Mundus, however, and the armies of Dremora coming out of the Oblivion gates, made the weight of the situation a lot more apparent, at least to me.