April 7, 2015 3:07 PM EDT
As soon as I played the Thieves Guild, I knew Mercer was either going to betray me, or he was going to be betrayed by someone else. Why? Look at every other quest line except the Bards College, Dragonborn and the Main Questline.
DB Leader - Astrid. Killed by you.
Companions Leader - Kodlak. Killed by Silver Hand.
College of Winterhold Leader - Savos Aren. Killed by Ancano.
Volkihar Clan (DG) Leader - Lord Harkon. Killed by you & Serana.
Civil War Leaders - GEN Tullius & Ulfric Stormcloak. GEN Tullis killed by you OR Ulfric, Ulfric killed by you OR GEN Tullius.
What do they all have in common? That fact that they are all faction leaders. At the end of their quest lines (Except Civil War and the Dawnguard), you become the leader of those factions. So, naturally, after doing those quest lines, and then joining the TG, I naturally expected Mercer to die at the end, and he did. That fact is what I hate about all the quest lines. The leader dies, and you become new leader. It happens in all of those quest lines, and I hate it :(.