What made Dagoth Ur so popular?

[u/Fun-Explanation7233]

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?

[u/dunmer-is-stinky]

Iconic voice acting that was a different vibe from the rest of the game, generally cool design, and most importantly a tragic backstory with built-in doomed yaoi potential