Is Ulfric...Hitler?

Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:02 pm

He is a Nord (which i believe is Germanic) nationalist, likes to invade other Jarl's properties, gives a damn good speech, oppressing the Dunmer, and Stormcloaks = SS Storm Troopers? are these coincidences or is he Hitler inspired?
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:35 am

No, but many leaders in war, especially nationalistic ones, are rather Hitler-esque. I doubt he was directly inspired by Hitler, but more by a broader group of revolutionary leaders.
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 6:47 pm

Don't do that.
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 6:46 pm

Yes.
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Tracy Byworth
 
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:06 pm

Ulfric is Ulfric.
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:19 pm

No, ulfric is ulfric. I assume you didn't really pay much attention in school nor in the game, did you?
Nord is not germanic. There is some historical tie, but you cannot equate the two. Every single warlord (jarl) in the course of history has/would like to expand their reach and get more lands. Giving speeches does not make one hitler; I bet Jesus made some damn good speeches (if he existed - but that's not the point), does that make Jesus a Hitler too?
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:16 am

Don't do that.

This. A thousand times this.

Both sides have their flaws, but neither come even close to comparing to Hitler and the atrocities he is responsible for. Even mentioning Ulfric's "oppression" of the Dunmer in this regard is insulting.
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 6:16 pm

:facepalm:

He's more a William Wallace, or George Washington (if either had really been sockpuppets of France).
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:26 pm

Whoa, starting a thread with a post that engages Godwin's law right off the bat, eh? Well, like others said Ulfric is Ulfric. No country every really won freedom or expanded it's borders by being peaceful. I'd warrent that the more peaceful a medieval nation was, the faster it was conquered by it's more bellicose neighbors.
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:08 am

Whoa, starting a thread with a post that engages Godwin's law right off the bat, eh?


Might be the fastest Godwining ever.
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:57 am

Stormcloaks is wild barbarians just like germanic tribes in ancient Europe, and Imperial Legion is real civilization like Roman Empire.
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 6:00 pm

This. A thousand times this.

Both sides have their flaws, but neither come even close to comparing to Hitler and the atrocities he is responsible for. Even mentioning Ulfric's "oppression" of the Dunmer in this regard is insulting.

I just knew this thread would get exaggerated, knee-jerk, reactions like this. Are you even really that upset, over something some stranger said on a forum about a video game? I doubt it, I seriously doubt it, and I think you should take a moment to stop puffing up your chest before you pass out.

The OP is reading too much in to it and making the sorts of vague connections you can use to connect pretty much anything, and I rolled my eyes a bit, but in the end there probably is just a teeny-tiny bit of inspiration from the most famous characters in all of history, don't you think?
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:43 pm

Before this topic is locked.(and it will be) I'd just like to say no.
Being racist doesn't not equate you to Hitler. He wants Nords to be for Nords only.

He's a redneck.
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 4:19 pm

No, ulfric is ulfric. I assume you didn't really pay much attention in school nor in the game, did you?
Nord is not germanic. There is some historical tie, but you cannot equate the two. Every single warlord (jarl) in the course of history has/would like to expand their reach and get more lands. Giving speeches does not make one hitler; I bet Jesus made some damn good speeches (if he existed - but that's not the point), does that make Jesus a Hitler too?


ok comparing to Hitler may be going too far but to correct you, Norse culture does have cultural ties to German culture as Norse culture covers early Northern European culture. Also Hitler has been considered by many historians as one of history's best orators. So yes, I did pay attention in school.
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:57 pm

If you want to compare Ulfric to a historical figure there are many better examples than Hitler. General Robert E. Lee comes to mind.
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:53 pm

I rarely do this but... :facepalm:

Really? You went there? Are you so bored...?
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