Delphine Appreciation Thread

Post » Fri Sep 06, 2013 12:51 am

Indeed.

Person A: "I'm the Dragonborn. My job is to kill dragons. Paarthurnax is a dragon so I must kill him."

Everyone else: "But Paarthurnax is actually an extremely important ally and he helps the Dragonborn quite a bit."

Person A: "It doesn't matter. I'm the Dragonborn. My job is to kill dragons. Paarthurnax is a dragon so I must kill him."

This logic (or lack there of) is ridiculously obtuse.

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koumba
 
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Post » Thu Sep 05, 2013 4:28 pm

Except for one huge flaw. If you want to think Militarily, Paarthurnax is just one Dragon, one Dragon by his own desire, attempts to convert the rest of his kind to the passive "Way of the Voice."

If Delphine gets her way, she's potentially facilitating the death of even more men and mer, as the rest of Dragon Kind will be dispersed and highly aggressive without Paarthurnax. (And I'm sure there will be others who will be problems anyway)

Look up the term "Blowback" and look at all the "Military Judgement Calls" that mirror the Paarthurnax decision end up being worse in the long run.

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Jade Barnes-Mackey
 
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Post » Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:18 pm

She's a bit arrogant but I don't really have anything against her.

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Esther Fernandez
 
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Post » Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:35 pm

That's something I hate. How can she get past the part where Whirlwind Sprint is needed. Can she shout? No. Did she get passed the area where you need to shout? Yes, but how.
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roxxii lenaghan
 
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Post » Fri Sep 06, 2013 1:18 am

You don't actually need Whirlwind Spring to get through... Just raise your speed. O wait.

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Gemma Flanagan
 
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Post » Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:07 pm

Maybe Delphine is old enough to be born before things like speed and agility were magically removed from the world. Woe to the new generation who are all just as fast, smart and strong as the next man.

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Andrew Perry
 
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Post » Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:28 pm

I do not like her one bit, i respect her, but that is it.

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Penny Wills
 
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Post » Thu Sep 05, 2013 1:49 pm

Dr. Li 2.0

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~Sylvia~
 
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Post » Thu Sep 05, 2013 10:59 pm

"I'll explain what I want when I want, got it? You'd already be dead if I didn't like the look of you when you walked in here."
That line makes me want to kill her.
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Jack Walker
 
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Post » Fri Sep 06, 2013 2:35 am

I don't hate her, but I don't particularly like her. Up to a point, she does that right thing. Then she turns drooling idiot.

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maria Dwyer
 
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Post » Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:08 pm


Nothing is "evil" evil is a mortal concept that can't be applied to divine beings hence why saying a Daedra is evil is extremely ignorant.
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Post » Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:07 pm

I respect people as they are, and not by their tones when talking. I have an uncle, ex military, he was a rough guy, the way he talk could make people scared, and many people scared, but he's actually funny guy, very helpful and resourceful. He died already. So i can understand some people who is similar character, some people are just not good in diplomacy, we must accept that, some people may look bad in your judgment, but they are actually good people, and some people may look good in your judgment but they are actually bad person and liars

There are people who love to sweet talk to you and end up using you in their scheme, lying to you, stole your boyfriend/girlfriend, conspire against you, steal your business with smile, stab you in the back while you think they are good just by judging their character.

There are people who is sincere, they told you what you don't want to hear, their words could make your ears bleed, but they the one who help you when you are having problems, they who support you even you don't look at them, they who love you even you never bother about them judging by their character.

So, Delphine for me is sincere, truthful to you, never hide you anything, strong spirit, he think of the people even no one know her, she maybe harsh in her words but that is the truth she told you, she do her best to set your path making you know what is supposed for you to know and doing the best to set things right. Delphine and Esbern trust you, never betray you, always support you.

Unlike Greybeards who leave you wandering around not even knowing what is the mean to be a Dragonborn, they claim want to help and guide you but they tell you nothing. They hide things from you. they delude you from your path. You don't even know anything until Delphine and Esbern reveal it to you then you argue with Angeir. Afterward what you got? You got beshed by Angeir. Even though finally they give you permission to meet their leader, do they tell you their leader is a dragon? For all these time they let you kill dragons around Skyrim, but now they let you to meet a dragon without telling you that you will meet a dragon. Why not they explain to you from the beginning? You just a new Dragonborn and clearly know nothing about being a Dragonborn......It is because they fear you, mistrust you, they delude you to protect their leader and their scheme. They blame you for everything should you against them. Is it your fault trusting the Blades? Is it your fault that not trusting the one who not trust you from the beginning?

Do not get deluded by appearance....

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Post » Fri Sep 06, 2013 1:35 am

lol Qis. Delphine and Esbern are not truthful, They do betray you and they don't support the dragonborn.
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Iain Lamb
 
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Post » Fri Sep 06, 2013 3:15 am

They only not support you if you don't support them, that is fair

But Greybeard don't trust you from the beginning, hiding things and lie to you for the whole time. They have a conspiracy.

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Post » Thu Sep 05, 2013 1:41 pm

:rofl:

The greybeards keep things from the dragonborn because he/she is not ready to learn those things.
The blades claim to serve the dragonborn but really they use the dragonborn.
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James Smart
 
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Post » Fri Sep 06, 2013 1:49 am


Pretty much this, the greybeards value training and meditation over ambition and power.
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Post » Thu Sep 05, 2013 1:40 pm

The Greybeards treat you as "non-hostile enemy" from the beginning then trying to turn you to their side by deluding you. They are like Palpatine who trying to turn Anakin Skywalker to the Dark Side.

While Delphine and Esbern always treat you as a friend, neutral with you from the beginning. They only not support you anymore if you against them and that is fair.

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Post » Thu Sep 05, 2013 8:40 pm

The greybeards are worried that the dragonborn turns evulzzzz

Delphine treats you like [censored] in her little secret room and then uses you as a weapon.
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