RGMage2 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Ulfric? Pixels and polys with a handful of lines of dialogue thrown in with the sole intention of obscuring his true nature, which is that of a fictional character in a video game, created for the purpose of portraying a generic nationalist leader. So no, I would say not like Hitler. Now if the question should be "did the devs intend for Ulfric to be a Hitler like character?" Then again I would say no. They wrote him in a way that would make many people feel sympathetic to his cause. The idea of driving out an occupying force and freeing your homeland from foreign domination should have an almost universal resonance. As mentioned earlier in this thread, William Wallace does come to mind when looking for comparisons, but in my case probably only because I am of Scottish ancestry and I liked the movie - it's hard to separate one's self from one's own prejudices. I would have to say if the devs wanted Ulfric to be a Hitler like character then there would be no need to ask the question in this thread, because we would already know the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxrox Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 (edited) Allegedly, parts of the background story is taken from the Irish Revolution ~1920. No. Ireland never bowed to the British Empire.Skyrim made the empire of Tiber Septim.What do you mean with Ireland never bowed to the British Empire ? Were they not, with interruptions, for 800 years under British Rule and northern parts of it still belongs to the UK ? If you read some parts of the wiki entry about this time i.e. civil war/war of independence/Easter Rising you will notice some small similarities. The conflict was waged between two opposing groups, one who supported the Treaty and the other one for whom it represented a betrayal of the Irish Republic. * wish for an Irish Free State to gain independancy from the Empire* aim to end British Rule in Ireland* Nationalists* Anglo - Irish Treaty with superior law, which was the main reason for the civil war* two combatants in the civil war: Free State Army + National Army * the name "Brotherhood" There is more if you read about it.... Edited March 25, 2013 by moxrox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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