Seems like military would fail for this this reason.
Same soul, multiple bodies. For instance, Tiber Septim was multiple people before he became Talos. They just acted like Tiber Septim so much, they all became Tiber Septim. Then they Mantled Lorkhan, and became Talos.
Kind of like the movie The One but not the same person through multiple realities.
I haven't seen the movie, but the summary makes it sound more like Highlander than Mantling.
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