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Jeremius
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From what the Wiki says. I guess you are Dragonborn by virtue of your blood giving you the ability to acquire the special abilities that a one who is Dragonborn is able to acquire. Whether you, as an individual with dragonblood actually pursue being the "Dragonborn" is really not important.
To me it's like saying that I'm not Norwegian despite both of my parents being Norwegian and being born in Norway because I do not live in Norway and have no involvement with Norwegian culture or life.
I'm still Norwegian, I have just chosen not to pursue it.
Just my opinion.
And the "dragonborn" would not be so without Alduin. Like every other Dragonborn, except Miraak, the Last Dragonborn has a purpose, a reason for that soul.
Not really. There were a number of dragonborn after Alduin's disappearance that we do not hear much about, who don't seem to have had any specific destiny or purpose to fulfil.
Your incessant insistence that a specific destiny is required to be considered dragonborn is simply false in view of the lore and the canon definition of the term. The only criterion is being born with the soul of a dragon. What you do with your life has no meaning whatsoever in this context.
Martin was dragonborn, not only because he was the son of an emperor, but also because he was chosen to save the world form Mehrunes Dagon. Just like Tiber Septim was dragonborn not just by blood, but by uniting all of Tamriel. Those are the reasons behind the soul. it is not just some random thing that Akatosh hands out for no reason.
Dragonborn are dragonborn not because of their soul, but the reason they have it. Like the Dragonborn emperors of the Septim line were neded to keep the dragonfires lit, and Tiber Septim was given the soul to unite all of Tanriel and defeat the enemies of the Empire.