So I was reading the lore forum and it hit me that the Dovahkiin has dealt with a ton of mythical-lore stuff in his story. He's seen the incredibly dangerous knowledge in Waking Dreams of a Starless Sky, but what really caught my attention was the sheer number of Enantiomorphs he's been in.

My understanding of the Enantiomorph is that there is always a King-Rebel-Observer dynamic, where the King and Rebel switch places according to what the Observer decides.

I've taken it upon myself to create a list of them.

1)The Skyrim Civil War

This is the one everyone knows about. Tullius and Ulfric are obviously the King and the Rebel, with Dovahkiin being the Observer.

2)Dawnguard(Vampire only)

This is an interesting one, because it only applies as an Enantiomorph if you're a vampire. Harkon is the King, Dovahkiin is the Rebel, and Serana is the Observer. Harkon is King at first and you follow his orders. Then you and the other vamps turn on him, and you overthrow him while Serana observes the whole thing. She is maimed because she loses any chance of regaining happiness as a family again.

3)Dragonborn

Here Dovahkiin and Miraak are King/Rebel, with the lines being really blurry between the two,and Hermaeus Mora is the Observer. Conventional wisdom would hold that Hemaeus is King and Miraak is Rebel while Dovahkiin is the Observer, but I dispute this.

From Miraak's POV, Dovahkiin is the Rebel and he is the King. This new Dragonborn comes out of nowhere and is hailed as Thuri by many dragons, but that is Miraak's title by virtue of being more powerful(in his POV). Therefore he must knock the Rebel down before he takes the throne.

From Dovahkiin's POV, Miraak is the Rebel because he is trying to take his title as Dragonborn, declaring him "false". He has to stop Miraak from infringing on his territory as any King would do.

Hermaeus Mora thinks he is King but it turns out that he is actually the Observer. He watches the interplay between Miraak and the Last Dragonborn, and cements Miraak as the Rebel by aiding the Dragonborn and striking Miraak through the heart in a classic Enantiomorphic scene. This, along with the Bend Will shout, makes Dovahkiin King. Hermaeus Mora could be considered maimed any number of ways, perhaps from having less control over the Last Dragonborn due to him not being stuck in Apocrypha.

Being the Observer fits Hermaeus Mora aesthetically as well. Hermaeus is the Daedric Prince of Fate and Knowledge, and he appears as hundreds of eyes and tentacles that observe you from every angle. He is also said to "scry the tides of fate", making him an observer of fate.

But that's not all!

4)Tel Mythrin Questline

Here we have the questline where Neloth's former apprentice is out to get him. Here Neloth is King, the apprentice whose name I can't remember is Rebel, and The Last Dragonborn is Observer. This one is blatantly obvious in hindsight, because here you literally rip the heartstone out of the apprentice's chest and deliver it to Neloth in the manner Trinimac ripped Lorkhan's heart out and gave it to Auri-el to be destroyed. It's a minor questline, but it still counts.

That's all I can think of at the moment, but by Oblivion, four Enantiomorphs! For what purpose did he go through 4? Not only that, but he's been in all three spots. He's been the King, the Rebel, and the Observer. I wonder if this will have any crazy significance on the future of Tamriel, because there is no way all of those are just a coincidence.

I really never got the feeling I replaced Harkon in the quest because of his comment about mixed-blood. It was like playing Morrowind as a Dark Elf but always being bashed because I was an outlander (I realize that the nerevarine had to be an outlander, but still...)

I will admit that the Dawnguard Enantiomorph is dubious, but I think it fits. Even if you don't count it, you have to admit that the Last Dragonborn has been through an unusually high amount of Enantiomorphic events.