I've recently started to play Skyrim again, and I realized I never actually joined a side in the Civil War quests. I've been wanting to choose the side of the good guys, but the thing is it's hard to determine which side is good and which side is evil. They're both bad is great ways, and they're both good in some small ways. I'd like to discuss which side is the lesser evil here. It can be by opinion obviously since that's what it boils down to. Now for those who may not know, in Skyrim there is a terrible civil war going on between the Stormcloaks (the rebels) and the Empire. Now one of the main reasons why Skyrim was plummeted into this war was because of the Thalmor, a racist empire of elves who believe themselves to be superior race (pretty much Nazis). Now the Thalmor pretty much stirred the commotion in Skyrim due to a treaty they made with Skyrim, which caused Skyrim to put a ban on the worship of Talos, the Nordic religion. They'res plenty of reasons why each side is bad. The Empire:
-They're pretty much the Thalmor's bitch.
-The banned the worship of Talos.
-Due to their Thalmor relations, the Thalmor has been going around Skyrim killing many innocent people.
-The Empire is corrupted to hell.
-The Empire is also incredibly unstable and is falling apart.
-The Empire at this point has no backbone whatsoever.
-The captain that was trying to execute you at the beginning of the game was for the Empire. But this is somewhat irrelevant.
The Stormcloaks:
-The leader, Ulfric Stormcloak is power crazy.
-The Stormcloaks are very, very racist. (Not as racist as the Thalmor)
- Ulfric acts like a prissy pissed off little boy at times.
-They're pretty much fascists.
-They're somewhat mild Nazis.
-They make the elves live in a ghetto-like part of town.
-Their belief is that Skyrim belongs to the Nords.
With that being said, which side is truly the best side to choose? I'm leaning towards the Empire somewhat, but I also end up leaning towards the Stormcloaks as well. In my opinion, they should just join with each other to find the true threat: the Thalmor and even the Altmeri Dominion.
I've recently started to play Skyrim again, and I realized I never actually joined a side in the Civil War quests. I've been wanting to choose the side of the good guys, but the thing is it's hard to determine which side is good and which side is evil. They're both bad is great ways, and they're both good in some small ways. I'd like to discuss which side is the lesser evil here. It can be by opinion obviously since that's what it boils down to. Now for those who may not know, in Skyrim there is a terrible civil war going on between the Stormcloaks (the rebels) and the Empire. Now one of the main reasons why Skyrim was plummeted into this war was because of the Thalmor, a racist empire of elves who believe themselves to be superior race (pretty much Nazis). Now the Thalmor pretty much stirred the commotion in Skyrim due to a treaty they made with Skyrim, which caused Skyrim to put a ban on the worship of Talos, the Nordic religion. They'res plenty of reasons why each side is bad.
The Empire:
-They're pretty much the Thalmor's bitch.
-The banned the worship of Talos.
-Due to their Thalmor relations, the Thalmor has been going around Skyrim killing many innocent people.
-The Empire is corrupted to hell.
-The Empire is also incredibly unstable and is falling apart.
-The Empire at this point has no backbone whatsoever.
-The captain that was trying to execute you at the beginning of the game was for the Empire. But this is somewhat irrelevant.
The Stormcloaks:
-The leader, Ulfric Stormcloak is power crazy.
-The Stormcloaks are very, very racist. (Not as racist as the Thalmor)
- Ulfric acts like a prissy pissed off little boy at times.
-They're pretty much fascists.
-They're somewhat mild Nazis.
-They make the elves live in a ghetto-like part of town.
-Their belief is that Skyrim belongs to the Nords.
With that being said, which side is truly the best side to choose? I'm leaning towards the Empire somewhat, but I also end up leaning towards the Stormcloaks as well. In my opinion, they should just join with each other to find the true threat: the Thalmor and even the Altmeri Dominion.
Edited by Aqua7KH