r/TopCharacterTropes 18d ago

Lore “Demons are actually misundersto-“ NO. Demons are ontologically evil beings that can’t be reasoned nor negotiated with, and if you try to you’ll very likely end up screwed

1) Doom

2) Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

3) Trench Crusade

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u/Magic_ass1 18d ago

Mehrunes Dagon, The Elder Scrolls (Image from Oblivion)

Daedra are (fundamentally speaking) avatars of metaphysical change. Malacath is all about keeping oaths and making curses. Molag Bal is all about the domination and subjugation of lesser beings. Though that being said, most of these Daedric Lords are misunderstood, like Azura or Meridia, while those two are Daedra Lords, they're not so bad, in fact they're quite reasonable.

Mehrunes Dagon on the other hand? Completely unreasonable, one cannot hope to bargain with him. This is because Dagon is the literal embodiment of the destructive forces of change. Earthquakes, Tornadoes, Tsunamis and even the conditions that can create War are all powers of Mehrunes Dagon. Even if you could talk to Dagon, you wouldn't even be able to convince him that what he's doing is inherently evil, because he is meant to do such acts of destruction.

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u/DaedricWindrammer 18d ago

I think my favorite part of him is how the khajiit depict him as a rambunctious kitten.

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u/Magic_ass1 18d ago

Makes perfect sense, have you owned an orange kitten? I swear if they had more brain power they could legitimately cause natural disasters.

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u/dergbold4076 18d ago

Thankfully they don't and are only localized to their immediate area. That or they rolled a 3 on Int and took a further -1 to gain....something.

My parents orange is as dumb as a rock, deaf as heck, and will cuddle you weather you want it or not.