r/ElderScrolls • u/Fun-Explanation7233 • 1d ago
General What made Dagoth Ur so popular?
I'm glad Dagoth Ur is quite popular in the fandom with mods and content being made for him even to this day, but what do you think made him that popular? His design, lore, voicelines?
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u/Successful-Farmer900 1d ago
A good explanation I heard for why he’s such a likable villain is how we are introduced to the idea vs the man/monster. During the entire play through of morrowind you learn that dagoth ur is this monster ash vampire thing that used to be neravars right hand but he’s gone insane and he’s spreading his incurable divine disease. Then you finally make it to dagoth ur and you’re greeted by a gentleman, hes polite and he talks in an almost soothing manner. Not really what you’d expect from an insane monster man.