My guess is that it is Martin Septim.
My evidence is that you didn't see him die in Oblivion. He merely became the Avatar of Akatosh and cast Mehrunes Dagon back into Oblivion. He remained after Dagon was gone, disproving the opinion that they both went to Oblivion. He turned to stone, perhaps waiting until he was needed again. Also the Avatar of Akatosh is a dragon and as the trailer hints, dragons have returned. Also, Martin said goodbye to the player, so for this opinion to be correct, Skyrim must be set a few decades after Oblivion or the Champion of Cyrodiil (player) is dead. However, it is more likely he stayed in the Shivering Isles as he became the new Sheogorath. Martin could have known this so he said goodbye.

In the trailer, it is said that "no one wanted to believe they even existed" so there is more than one dragon. The trailer anolysishttp://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9066169 tells of another dragon, Tosh Raka of Akavir. Perhaps the Akaviri are invading...again (Skyrim is where they would land first, as they are north of Tamriel) and they are lead by Tosh Raka and the Avatar of Akatosh is needed to battle it. So we might, once again, take on a supporting role to Martin Septim...

What do you guys think?
Please post why you chose who you did.

I hope dearly that it is the player - the avatar of Lorkhan born for the dragon (Akatosh), not from it: dragon-born.

I think martin is dead and gone forever and will never come back because no hero from past tes games has made it to a new one certainly not over 100 years in the future. The nerevarine was only mentioned in oblivion because it was so close to morrowind.
But no let martin the champion of cyrodill and the Nerevarine be dead they weren't that cool anyway, lets get a new story going.

I think that player will be the Dragonborn. In the previous TES games, we never learn who the PC's parents are. perhaps this time, the PC will be a long forgotten Septim or relative?

I don't WANT it to be Martin, I want it to be a Nordic King or Prince (not the player, too much fame, might ruin roleplaying). I just think that it might be Martin. After all he became a Dragon, don't they live for thousands of years.

That would force you to be an Imperial, and Beth would never pull crap like that.

I thought only the Divines had Avatars, not Daedric Princes. Although, it is Lorkhan's Realm he can do whatever the hell he wants to.

Just because Dovahkiin is born to fight the dragons doesn't mean that the fight has to be well known or that the common people need to know the identity of Dovahkiin.

Edit: Lorkhan was one of the Aedra.

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1152130-the-story-behind-skyrim-v20

Happy reading. I know that this theory isn't confirmed but it's pretty sound, and it has a lot on Lorkhan. Lorkhan has had avatars in the past regardless (Wulfharth)

Lorkhan is dead

Jean Claude Van Damme's son is the true Dragonborn.

I guess we don't have Vivec going around telling everyone what we did at Red Mountain this time :biggrin:

EDIT:

Yeah, I know that. I meant that it was his realm and he could do whatever he wanted. But I still think Lorkhan has to have some major part in an Elder Scrolls game. I mean, he was an Evil Prince that had his land taken and was destroyed. But the closest thing we've had is the Heart in Morrowind. But this isn't a dicussion on Lorkhan.

The Grey Wind.

My bet is on the player, we'll yet again be "the savior" of w/e catastrophe.

I'm hoping it's some mysterious mythological figure (a Nordic prince or king probably) who's fairly detached from the story, perhaps long gone. The reincarnation plot has already been done, as has the "savior's sidekick" concept. Perhaps you would travel to the Dovahkiin's tomb or learn some great legend about him, but most of the story wouldn't revolve around him until the very end or perhaps not at all.

Hell, maybe he could be an antagonist? If the dragons fear him, he could perhaps command them to his side.

The akavir invasion won't happen as "there will be dragons" was tweeted, I think that means it will be just dragons, naybe akavirian dragons, probably not, they're extinct apart from the tiger emporer. It will be tamriellic dragons as they went away and now are coming back, dovahkiin is just a dragon slayer.

The Nerevarine is the Dragonborn, because I'm the Nerevarine, and I'm going to be the Dragonborn. And if I'm not the Dragonborn I'm gonna kick his pansy-ass and make myself the Dragonborn.

But the reincarnation plot works in light of the existing lore. Avatars are regularly used by the Aedra to carry out their plans because the Aedra are too weak to manifest physically themselves.


How can you say that with such certainty? We know nothing of the Ka Po' Tun's attempts to become dragons except that one of them has already succeeded. For all we know a dozen could have succeeded in the four decades from Oblivion to The Infernal City and the Ka Po' Tun have annexed all of Akavir while Tamriel was recovering from the Oblivion Crisis.

Me ofcause, i am always the chosen one.

You weren't in Oblivion. You were his sidekick.

Damn that svcked hard.

why do you say he's evil when hes the only reason Nirn exists? you one of them elf boys? lol
anyway I think Dragonborn will just be some random guy maybe he'll get killed and we have to take up where he left off or something... maybe we'll be his son but I really don't want to be the first Dragonborn because it seems people would already know who he is. I like being unknown at the beggining of TES games.

Added "Something to do with Lorkhan" to the poll.

But 'something to do with Lorkhan' could be true in combination with any of the answers...

The player. To the person who said you'd have to be imperial. The dunmer thought the Nerevarine had to have ashen-gray skin and crimson-red eyes, guess what? He could've been a khajiit, or worse, a female khajiit (LORD Nerevar, not Lady Nerevar (not being sixist, but Nerevar=Man))

Martin's gone. My guess is definitely the player.

There. He is either the Player or an NPC.

I really don't care to see the return of Martin or some other major character from Oblivion, especially as a major character in Skyrim. I sincerely doubt it's the player, from previous games or otherwise, as he is given a name and is referred to as "he" in the trailer. So, most likely a nordic king or hero or something. Personally I'd prefer if he wasn't royalty.



Well... He's definitely one of those.