Turning a Hero Into a Villain - Oblivion

In today's video, we go through and discuss Molag Bal's Daedric Shrine Quest in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. We begin by finding the shrine out in the great forest of Cyrodiil. Once we find it, we speak with Amir who tells us we need to offer a Lion's Pelt to Molag Bal. Once done so, the Daedric Prince tells us we need to go to Brindle Home and make Melus Petilius attack us with a weapon called the Cursed Mace, and ultimately defeat us in battle. Once done, Molag Bal transports us back to his shrine and rewards us with the Daedric Weapon and artifact, the Mace of Molag Bal. Don't forget to like, comment and subscribe!
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[@Greennascanbe]

I actually just love Oblivion

[@ABardsBallad]

It’s an amazing game!

[@BiggRich95]

Same

[@chesswizard31]

It has charm and wonder that Skyrim just doesn’t have in my opinion.

[@drewgoin8849]

5:00 Molag Bal requests that the player place a LOT of faith in him in order to complete this daedric quest!

[@ABardsBallad]

Oh yeah 100% lol we had too much faith

[@Ayo601]

Thank the Algorithm gods for finding me this channel!

[@ABardsBallad]

Appreciate you checking out the channel! :)

[@chaoshonako9780]

@@ABardsBalladit’s such a blessing having a channel give a more modern style of covering Oblivion. You’ve earned a subscriber. If I may suggest; maybe you could do a series that reviews Oblivion mods ?

[@mpg272727]

I always found it funny how the fame and infamy system worked in Oblivion. Do some work for the fighters guild, or maybe do a part of the main quest? You get fame points. Makes sense, you're helping people out going on adventures and being a good guy so people are going to know who you are and like you. But steal for the Thieves Guild or do some work for the Dark Brotherhood? You get infamy points. Again, makes sense; You're being a villan so people are going to feel a bit iffy towards you. But you decided to pray to Molag Bal and do his bidding by mocking, laughing at and torturing an innocent man praying at his wifes grave? You get fame points. Someone work that out!

[@DIEGhostfish]

14:20 You're missing one: King of Demonetization.

[@Digidragon55]

After, completing the quest. Melus will be flustered after seeing you again alive!

[@balloonedraccoon2503]

Oblivion is my favorite game of all time. I really enjoy these videos, thanks

[@ABardsBallad]

It’s such a fun game still! Appreciate it! :)

[@weeaboobaguette3943]

14:20 You forgot King of Rape. All the others titles are true, but are much less significant than that one to illustrate his spheres.

[@LocustaVampa]

Oblivion allowed for so much sandbox fun. My villain took over the dockyards, bribing all the riffraff there and equipping them all in order to kill the guards. The guards never got close to me, as my minions dispatched them. Of course many lives were lost in my defense, but it was all worth it ...even with all the lag it caused.

[@veeshamansky]

I failed this quest at least five times before realising I had Mankar Kamoran's robe and Namira's ring on, both reflecting damage and killing the knight in less than a minute lol

[@gremlinjabberish]

OH NO 😭😭 Dude I’d be so upset, I’m such a completionist and I have to do every quest right That would actually kill me

[@shawnberry760]

Oh yeah. When I play as a knight, but I can’t resist the dark brotherhood.

[@ABardsBallad]

It’s such a good one!

[@shawnberry760]

@@ABardsBallad my name was sir prize kill!

[@DIEGhostfish]

I think a good arc is doing the basegame heroic stuff, and then doing the Arena, realizing it's not faked, or all criminals under death sentence, just wanton killing for entertainment and getting disillusioned, and from there joining the DB.

[@amadhollow635]

@@shawnberry760next time you’ll be miss-fortune

[@exoplaymaster-9018]

I like oblivion videos! I am glad the algorythm has brought me back to a new video! Great quality!🎑

[@ABardsBallad]

I really appreciate it! Thank you for the support! :)

[@PromethiaSHADOW]

I'm playing through Oblivion right now and I just realized you can get multiple sigil stones out of the first oblivion gate you come to in Kvatch if you mash the activate button multiple times before it teleports you out it'll give you multiple sigil stones... Been playing this game since it's released and I've never had that happen before!

[@qwopiretyu]

Bind interact to mouse wheel and you'll get like 6

[@PromethiaSHADOW]

@@qwopiretyu I've always played on console... No mouse lol

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

@@qwopiretyu been using the quicksave duplication method occasionally in Skyrim. I'm guessing it works sort of the same way.

[@moe3120]

been playing oblivion and ignored the main quest from the start, its been so elite, maxing out all the guilds, these videos are the best

[@Mango89333]

*Melus Petilius bothering literally nobody and minding his own business* Molag: “A good man, an honorable man…he disgust me 👁️👄👁️” the petty on this prince is real.

[@ABardsBallad]

I feel bad about the whole thing tbh 😂

[@TheMetastasia]

Molag Bal in Eso: "I and my army will conquer the whole of Mundus!" Molag Bal in Oblivion: "This goodie-Two-Shoes disgust me, make him kill you!"

[@honestkyn718]

Imagine being fire and you met someone who drinks nothing but water, swims, and loves the concept of water. That's why. Molag bal is literally antithetical to a good person

[@molh394]

he is the pettiest lmaos

[@nicklaus9003]

First channel on youtube I've ever supported with a membership and it wasn't a hard choice to make at all. Keep making awesome content!!

[@ABardsBallad]

I really appreciate it! There’s nothing I can do that would amount to giving back to you at the same level! I’ll try my best to make it worth your while and I’m very thankful my friend! :)

[@nicklaus9003]

You’ve provided us all with hours of fantastic content, the only thing we can ask is you just keep being you and doing your thing.

[@HUNGRY4EGGS]

your style of video is so calming, it makes me want to play oblivion again but it crashes so much

[@johnballard3403]

A "good man" who killed a nest of minator? Minator, who as I recall, were legally considered sapient and full fledged citizens of the Empire not five years ago as of the start of Oblivion? Well that was fast.

[@Huffman_Tree]

You have some nimble uploads, what have you been getting into?

[@ABardsBallad]

😂😂😂

[@RaisedbyaWildPackofCigarettes]

I live in Oblivion. Eternally. I always run unarmed Argonians, can't express how much I just love Oblivion. I've played ALL of them but ESO doesn't have an unarmed stat so after a while it got old. Oblivion has so much color, and beauty that no other title has outside of small areas. You do a great job covering Oblivion. I'm only on the 166th day of my current run, but I've watched a ton of your channel this go-around. Your lack of a zealous display of intrigue and bluntness are the main seller for me, no silly voices or speculations that make YOUR headcanon work.

[@Creamed_Corn]

i love you bard never stop

[@ABardsBallad]

Haha I appreciate it my friend! Right back at ya :)

[@oldschool1208]

Ahh yes, discussing about Molag balls, my favorite topic fr

[@arbiter54322]

By The Nine! Another upload!

[@Funlife411]

Such a thing is dangerous even to handle!!!

[@ABardsBallad]

Hope you enjoyed it! :)

[@blockingthesunmusic]

This is some really good content, keep up the good work! Subbed

[@jacqmarthy536]

Skyrim mod vigilant features melus petilius as a character which you can battle after his journey ended. Well you can say that molag bal just lost hero of kvatch and dragonborn as potential champions.

[@Matt-nz9dh]

May Joan and Jode bless you, Great One

[@DopamineMan92]

I loved the arena. I would usually fight and level up my different characters early game.

[@crazyscotsman9327]

I love this quest it is so dark and twisted. But it is a great idea for a future ttrpg session. With the fallen Knight being turned into a evil servant of Molag Bal.

[@DarranKern]

Thank you for reading the wikia article on this particular quest

[@ABardsBallad]

Did you enjoy it?

[@DarranKern]

@@ABardsBallad its a fun quest and Oblivion is a favorite game of mine

[@silentslayergaming8469]

I love anything oblivion, I gave you a sub!

[@James-dk7id]

Another Bard upload, another day I wish for more Bard's sleep :( Still loving both the Oblivion and Fallout videos though

[@spartanq7781]

This quest is evil. Taunting a widower over his dead wife over her grave is extraordinary screwed up. Then we let him kill us with Bal's mace all just because Molag Bol is that much of a dick. Returning afterwards scares the hell out of him too. I love it. This is infinitely better than his Skyrim quest. It had potential for choices but Bethesda is allergic to that. Think about it we should have been able to get that guy out of there and think of a way to remove the curse on the house. We could have also had a choice to trick Bal by working with the Bothetia priest. But no. Do what the game tells you and nothing else.

[@muhammadnursyahmi9440]

A lot of Daedric Princes quest in Oblivion are messed up. Even Sheogorath's quest (not the Shivering Isles) are messed up

[@spartanq7781]

@@muhammadnursyahmi9440 Well that's just a joke in bad taste but this is plain evil.

[@beastmode_576]

I honestly can wait for the daedric shrine Mega Compliation

[@ABardsBallad]

It’s coming! 👀

[@F2PMegaGod]

@@ABardsBallad call it "supercut" in the title, the algorythm LOVES "supercuts" atm ^^

[@jacksmythe2187]

I remember a lot of bugs with you actually just dying when he kills you back when I first played Oblivion. Which honestly just felt like the most likely result of trusting Molag Bal lol

[@dikiytunets4780]

Hi there! What is the set of armor you're using called? I don't remember seeing it in the game but it looks so cool

[@borzoi7956]

These videos are awesome, I always wanted Oxhorn to do elder scrolls but I’m glad he didn’t, you’re doing a phenomenal job

[@muhammadnursyahmi9440]

I don't think Oxhorn is interested in Elder Scrolls gamez, although there's a possibility that it could change in the future.

[@Galejro]

Well TBH each in Elder Scrolls you start as a convict in a jail. So I always imagine that I ended up as one for horrifying crimes, and now I got involved in some divine plot and all the suffering i caused iscall forgiven, suck it Nirn! You technically already ARE a villain the moment you start the game.

[@KitsuneYojimbo]

Technically the Eternal Champion from Arena and the Hero of Daggerfall weren't prisoners due to an undisclosed crime. Eternal Champion was simply left to rot in the Imperial dungeons to tie up a loose end and the Hero of Daggerfall was sent to the Iliac Bay as an official mission.

[@thecauldron2212]

Love these vids

[@thebigbean8783]

Ah, my great lord, Molag Bal

[@disgoyknows88]

So well made, I hit the bell.

[@PianomanMIC]

Subbed, great video!

[@romesux]

always love your vids and the consistent uploads!

[@cjfox2311]

This channel is really exploding. I subscribed around 3k

[@MadMamluk88]

I can’t take “I only wish suffering and death” said in the Khajiit/Argonian voice seriously. Sorry, Molly Ball.

[@DIEGhostfish]

Yeah, switching to Malcom McDowell was a very good idea.

[@m.w9418]

I'm satisfied That Until now There's still Elder Scrolls Guides

[@buhbuhjaychampagne1706]

Oblivion is my fave Elder Scrolls game. Skyrim is ok, but the faction quest lines are far superior. Keep up the great work!!!🤘

[@ABardsBallad]

Love both! But I hear you! Oblivion will always be my number one! Cheers :)

[@aza8800]

Ooh this will be a good one!

[@aza8800]

Update: it was great! Keep the good videos up!!!

[@devingunnels3251]

There needs to be daedric prince quests that let you beat the shit out of daedric princes

[@DienerdesWingelwongels]

Algorithmin is god i love this channel now

[@dubistdran5781]

What if you let the guy kill you a 2nd time before interacting with the shrine to fail the quest? This time making sure he wield the cursed mace

[@saarteen3337]

Your game looks beautiful what mods do you use

[@KiX-K4T13]

I was hoping this one would upload. I am pleased. 😐

[@ABardsBallad]

Hope you enjoyed it! :)

[@kimmykimko]

Never noticed how evil it was.

[@borbarad2.0]

Didn't he also attack you if you hit the gravestone a few times?

[@memescoper]

just curious if you play with any mods

[@Matt-md5yt]

That quest is pretty funny to me compared to Skyrims

[@ABardsBallad]

Yeah I hear you 😂

[@riften1229]

It seems really out of character for Bal to bring you back when killed by a weapon that isn't the mace

[@opheliamoonrose4316]

Even my being an ESO player aside, Ive never liked Molag Bal. Dontsayitdontsayitdontsayit....... MOLAG BAL??? MORE LIKE MOLAG BALLED!!!!! #JustVestigeThings (Im sorry for my horrendous joke)

[@Saf_Ibn_Sayyad_Bacon]

This is gayer than rainbow slaanesh acid drop I like it.

[@TheLastFighter]

First like!

[@ABardsBallad]

Appreciate it! :)

[@Tiredbutmighty]

I feel like youd have to give a content warning if you ever went into detail about all the things Molag Bal has done 😅

[@AxleTrade]

One of the reasons why Serana must be protected after everything she went through.

[@Wggwjzjjxmsk]

Is this AI generated? Dude sounds weird

[@ABardsBallad]

I’m a robot!