The Story of Paarthurnax - The Elder Scrolls Lore

[@ImperialKnowledge]

Something I forgot to mention in the video. Paarthurnax's name translates to: Ambition-Overlord-Cruelty. Considering dragon names kind of mirror the dragon's personality, this means that for Paarthurnax, trying to overcome his nature is even more difficult than for some others. For some reason forgot to pull this one from my research document into the finalized script.

[@davidfrancisco3502]

The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller Is made out of Paarthurnax's horn.

[@ashtonpeterson4618]

​@davidfrancisco3502 Has that been confirmed? Last I heard, that was still a fan theory

[@Kolossus_]

Paarthurnax is hands down one of the best characters in Skyrim. He may be a dragon, but he treats the dragonborn as a friend, not as a mere mortal. He's a mentor, a teacher and the dragonborn is his student, just as the greybeards. He may have committed unspeakable acts in the ancient past but as he said "Would one rather be born good, or overcome one's evil nature through great effort?" Also if you kill paarthurnax, you're an asshole.

[@TruekingoftheLeinstermen]

Correction if you kill parthunax you are going straight to hell he does not deserve ot

[@hordlood]

Someone needs to make an animation of the Alduin and Partysnax fight

[@ImperialKnowledge]

I tried but my pc is too weak for consistent fps on max settings so I had to settle for screenshots as usual

[@cyrusmumper7673]

" P A R T Y S N A C K S"

[@DavetheNord]

One of my bestest characters ever! I love the theory about his wounds. Makes perfect sense.

[@CreatorofSecks]

Paarthurnax is voiced by mario’s voice actor, so he’s awesome in my book! Long live the Mario Dragon!

[@derskalde4973]

Now that explains some things. For a while now, I pondered on how Paarthurnax would have been able to visit Numinex, without being killed on sight by the Nords. My final thoughts were, that maybe he found a spell, or maybe even a shout, that allowed him to shapechange into a humanoid form. But Dragons after the war being somewhat accepted due to mostly just the good Dragons being around makes more sense.

[@Kovixx22]

I agree with the theory of the fight with Alduin but I disagree to one aspect of it and it's the horn , I think he gave it to Yorgen Windcaller because the horn we have to return to the grey beard look 100% similar to Paarthurnax's horns

[@rockingpinaple]

Pretty sure he got most of his scars earlier, as the horn of Jurgen Windcaller looks like it would fit suspiciously well on his head, but that is a crazy good point you bring. I can't believe I never thought about that first encounter they must have had and what transpired.

[@kingcotton659]

I don’t know if you’ve done this but you should do a video on the in lore size of the cities and provinces of Tamriel

[@aysseralwan]

That would be great and best if he uses real world countries to better understand how large the provinces are or how big the population is

[@giantmonkee1199]

Nice...a Party Snacks video

[@toytacambery9427]

Idk why people get the idea that the game isn't over until you complete the last quest to kill Paarthurnax. To me it's pretty obvious that a mountain full of dragons showing solidarity to the dragonborn killing Alduin is a sufficient end-game.

[@SJT247]

It’s a me paarthurnax

[@idipped2521]

Paarthurnax in smash confirmed

[@themapmaster3338]

Ah yes Mario

[@AnradTheUnvaxxed]

Mexicooo!!! 👌🏻

[@Sp0on777]

Kyne trusts him and so do I

[@ienglish4203]

You deserve so much more subscribers and views

[@maximiliantrober224]

How about a Map video on the 5year war between the Khajiit and the Bosmer

[@danieldbdb]

I've heard men knew how to shout way before Paarthurnax claimed "Kyne came to him" to teach humans.

[@Scpxqy182]

i love paarthurnax

[@bthanbeethan5590]

I spared Paarthanax since the blades provided no evidence and seemed to assume he was guilty, also I prefer people making amends rather than being punished

[@jebbush6473]

You've never been to the dawnguard?

[@matthew-l1e8m]

Why does Zork sound like he’s sleep talking?

[@ImperialKnowledge]

Bc I had my covid vaccine earlier and was reeling in fever during the recording hahahah

[@thekingofmeeps]

Hello!

[@themapmaster3338]

HELLO

[@nbmoleminer5051]

Do you still think he should be killed?

[@L570CK]

500th like

[@LegateRioksia]

unpopular opinion: I like Paarthunax but people gotta stop pretending he is saint. dude literally goes "they will learn my peaceful ways... by force!"

[@ryguy1483]

Lol when?

[@ryguy1483]

At the end of the main quest?

[@ryguy1483]

He's more of a saint than 99.9% of the population imho 🤷‍♂️

[@ilovehistory5210]

That's quite literally the only way dragons learn barrying divine intervention

[@acendantoverlord5737]

Well that’s just straight up incorrect.

[@MelihD-g3l]

Awesome subject to talk about, most irritating voice on the earth. Thanks.

[@ionceateapinecone]

The question isn't whether or not Paarthurnax *_deserves_* to die, but whether or not the Dragonborn *_should_* kill Paarthurnax, they are two entirely different questions. Whether or not he deserves to die is beside the point, the Dragonborn should kill Paarthurnax. On a long enough time scale all possibilities become eventualities, Paarthurnax may work hard every day to overcome his draconic nature, but as an immortal being, it's only a matter of time before his faith falters and he returns to his old ways.

[@rockingpinaple]

According to your logic, the dragonborn should slaughter all of mankind as well. Humans have the propensity for violence as well, after all.

[@acendantoverlord5737]

@@rockingpinaple HELL the Dragonborn should kill himself too for that matter considering a dragons will to dominate also exists in Dragonborn. Every Dragonborn in history has either sought power or were in power during their times.

[@voggers2593]

@@rockingpinaple Humans are not born evil, but dragons are. Paarthurnax even says so. Humans are born innocent, and become good or evil through deeds committed by their own free will. Paarthurnax and the dragons are born evil by nature. They don't have a completely free will, and are internally and eternally pushed to do evil deeds. Killing all dragons (including Paarthurnax) is a good act, it's inarguable. Killing humans though... that depends on their deeds.

[@rockingpinaple]

@@voggers2593 except he never says anything like that. He says it is within a dragon's nature to seek domination (to be precise, "We were made to dominate. The will to power is in our blood. You feel it in yourself, do you not? I can be trusted. I know this. But they do not.") Whether you want to overinterpret this up to some completely unreasonable extreme where desire to dominate = automatically evil, it brings us to the next problem - by this logic, the dovahkiin may as well start the crusade with him/herself.

[@voggers2593]

@@rockingpinapleHis most famous quote is "What is better? To be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?" Paarthurnax is implying here that he (and other dragons) are born with an evil nature. This is no over-interpretation, it is clearly stated and you missed it.

[@BlueBedouin]

Delphine is right about him.

[@kyledayton7829]

Bullshit!

[@jaygo2546]

Stop simping for delphine

[@BlueBedouin]

@@jaygo2546 I don't care about her, but she's right regardless who she is.

[@jaygo2546]

@@BlueBedouin nope she is a sad woman who wants to play big and bad but in reality just dumb and blind

[@BlueBedouin]

@@jaygo2546 I don't think that's it at all. The dragon is no matter what, evil at heart. Its gotta go.

[@NPC-dc9so]

Honestly I always kill Paarthurnax. Mostly because I just don't like him as a character. I mean, I also hate Delphine because she's a bitch, but she is technically correct. Paarthurnax was Alduin's right-hand man. His chief lieutenant. Meaning he probably had a big part to play in the enslavement of the ancient Nords. Probably causing the deaths of countless men, women, & children under that regime. Not to mention how cruel dragons themselves can be. While it's true he did betray Alduin in the end, he only did it because kynareth told him to. Not because he actually felt bad or realized what he was doing was wrong. He saved Humanity because a divine told him to do it not because he himself wanted to. That doesn't sound like a good person. That doesn't sound like a person who feels genuinely sorry for their actions. That just sounds like somebody getting told what to do & following through & really that's all it is. I also just don't like how the fandom jerks off Paarthurnax as if he's a saint. The only reason people like Paarthurnax is because Delphine is a bitch. Paarthurnax was cool with you from the start, but Delphine treat you like trash. I understand why people like him even if they're wrong with them proclaiming his goodness. Paarthurnax just following what kynareth told him to do all those years ago. The only reason he helps you fight Alduin was because Alduin came to the throat of the world to kill Paarthurnax, but you just so happen to be there as well so he fights you both because of his arrogance.