in your oppionon which race would be victorious in an all out war.. the war takes part in an large open field area.. please leave your comment as to why u think they will win

At the time, probably the High Elves + Wood elves + Khajiit, since they're all part of the Thalmor.

Argonians got the better of the Dunmer, although the whole Red Year thing did soften them up.

Lol @ the fact the Imperials which DID win over everyone else are not getting a single vote. Frankly, if it was an all out brawl it would come down to relative numbers, with redguards probably winning it out on pure skill assuming equal numbers. If we're actually talking real war scenarios with diplomacy, subterfuge, etc. it's easy.. Skyrim already tells you. (hint Thalmor)

One thing is known, the Argonians are the strongest individual race atm I suppose, since they were the only race able to scare the daedra off their province during the Oblivion crisis without the Champion's help.

Also, they got Morrowind now.

Redguard!

@Guard

Wasn't it the Altmer that did that?

If all were their own separate army?

Nords or Imperials, undoubtedly. Unless the Bosmer hunkered down in their trees and performed guerilla warfare to the end, and they'd more than likely just keep invaders out, and not actually win.

The Imperials lead the Empire, and have shown they are VERY efficient and powerful conquerors. Hell, they've already beat every other province, they just need to do it again, which may be more difficult. They have a large army, lots of funds, roads all across Tamriel, and tons of resources that can be easily tapped into.

The Nords WERE the first Imperials, in a sense, and Talos (a Nord), was the first Emperor. It's not too far-fetched to believe they could technically 'win', albeit with heavy losses.

Thinking about it, the Redguards might bring an incredibly fight to the other races, as well. They were in a brutally crippled position, and they started a massive rebellion, and actually took out the Thalmor in their province, as an independent province. While the Empire didn't lose, and just signed a peace treaty to avoid losses, the Redguards did, without a doubt, defeat the Thalmor.

So, in short: Humans would wipe the floor with pansy elves.

Yeah, them too.

The High Elves a.k.a. Thalmor managed to save their own little island.

The Argonians managed to save their own province.

There are two islands, and they are not that much smaller than Blackmarsh

I'd say whichever side gets the help of the Argonians wins.

Man or Mer.

Argonians are Extremely powerful in their homeland, so possibly them if they just defended

Dunmer!

I have to support them, I have played them in my main playthroughs of Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim.

How come argonians are so powerful? I never got that impression in-game in oblivion or skyrim.

Same here. I'd love to see them return to glory someday.

the High Elves. Even though I hate them.

who voted for the cats?

Tiber Septim a.k.a. Talos never successfully invaded and conquered Black Marsh, he managed to get them to join the Empire peacefully after MANY failed attempts to conquer it with force.

They were also the first province to secede form the Empire.

Near the Hist (in Black Marsh) they're damned near unstoppable. Not to mention the variety in their races.

Which reminds me. If the Khajiit bring out the battle-cats (40-foot tall hunks of muscle, that are essentially massive tigers), they'll wipe out the first army they see, and then some.

So, the beast races might be fair contenders. But, there was that report of a squad of Bosmer wiping out a Khajiit platoon without a single casualty.

well its everyone vs everyone no alliances lol boethian style lol i vote imperial we brought this continant together by beating it into submission we can do it again

As Argonian, this is foul play right there. Large open field? Really?

Why not "the war takes part in a large area full of poisonous marshes and swamps"?


At least the thread wasn't made by the Nord. "The war takes part on a large open field in the far north, where temperatures are -30 degrees ©".. so that Argonians freeze to death before even reaching the field.



ps: As for the open field, it has been Imperials so far. The question isn't even hypothetical.
I can't believe Nords are winning so far. It's illogical and makes no sense. Whoever voted Nords should tell me why. If it's sheer physical strength wouldn't Orcs beat Nords, and if it's everything combined in a realistic way, Nords wouldn't even make it to the battlefield as a race, they would be too busy squabbling among themselves. Maybe few Jarls would go but that's it. The reason why Imperials and Imperial-like real history civs succeed is because they are organized and disciplined, and civilized (the last trait being important for mechanical/tech improvements, which tribal socities never make/achieve because it breaks their valuable silly tradition).

Argonians are, as someone said, powerful in their homeland because it is suited to their physiques and unique racial features. But I imagine that wouldn't play a big part in say Skyrim or High Rock. Besides, if they were so badass why would they widely get owned in all duels fought with Human and Mer races?

argonians have vast racial differentiation like the khajiit which in of itself is an extreme advantage including the Sarpa which can fly argonians also are innately skilled at illusion magic are immune to poison so long as they dont go to far from there homeland and if they do then they heal quickly and they are also highly resistant to diseases and they can breath underwater. but the Argonians arent an aggresiive people so they would likely just wait out the war and defend against any society foolish enough to attack there homeland.

I picked the high elves. Their mastery of magic gives them a great edge. Imperials, Argonians, and Redguard are also top contenders.

Argonians also got a variety of sub-species.

There's some of them as tall as the giants of Skyrim.
There's also the winged variety.
But then again, they're all tribes.

The Argonians are probably only powerful near the Hist trees.

I would have said dunmer but they're so decimated with the loss of the tribunal and the Red Year that they could'nt even beat the dang Nords at being jerks.