Sauron (Middle-earth)

Sauron is the main villain in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He made the One Ring to use for his takeover of the world. After it was cut from his hand, his physical body was destroyed, but he survived as a spirit. His spirit went into hiding for an age. He returned as a red flaming eye. He almost took over the world with military force until he was killed when the One Ring was thrown into Mount Doom and destroyed. He had nine Nazgûl and an army of orcs to do his bidding. he ruled over the land of Mordor.