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| “ | You cannot hide. I see you. There is no life in the Void. Only... death. | „ |
| ~ Lord Sauron taunting Frodo Baggins when he puts the One Ring on and his most famous quote. |
| “ | There is no light, wizard, that can defeat darkness. | „ |
| ~ Lord Sauron to Gandalf the Grey, and his second-most famous quote. |
| “ | There is only one Lord of the Ring. Only one who can bend it to his will... and he does not share power! | „ |
| ~ Gandalf the White to Saruman the White on Lord Sauron. |
Sauron, also known more commonly as the Dark Lord, is the main antagonist of Peter Jackson's Middle-earth film series, which is based on J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novels The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
Once the servant of Morgoth before taking up his role for himself, Sauron was the dark lord of Mordor and the great enemy of the Free Folk of Middle-earth. He forged the One Ring to Rule Them All in ages past in order to enslave and conquer all of Middle-earth. In spite of this, he was defeated and destroyed for a time.
After losing the Ring and his physical form and being vanquished for an Age, he would eventually return to the land of Mordor in the form of a lidless flaming Eye. Regaining much of his former power in the Third Age and gathering together his dark army of orcs and other evil creatures, he once again wages war on the Free Folk of Middle-earth, intent on destroying the world of Men. Whilst waging the War of the Ring, he endlessly seeks to be reunited with the One Ring in order to take his physical form, regain all of his power and thus rule Middle-earth.
He is the secret ally of Smaug and the master of Azog, Saruman, the Nazgûl, including the Witch-king of Angmar, Gothmog and countless other evil beings and is the archenemy of the Fellowship of the Ring, especially to that of Aragorn Elessar, Gandalf the Grey, later White and Frodo Baggins, as well as all the primary threat to the Free Peoples of Middle-earth.
Portrayals[]
- In The Lord of the Rings trilogy, he was portrayed by Sala Baker, who also played an adult Firefist in Deadpool 2 and voiced by the late Alan Howard.
- In The Hobbit trilogy, he was portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch, who also portrayed Smaug in the same trilogy, Dormammu, Strange Supreme, and Sinister Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Shere Khan in Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, The Grinch in the 2018 film of the same name, William Ford in 12 Years a Slave, and Khan Noonien Singh in Star Trek: Into Darkness.
- In the Shadow of Mordor series, he is voiced by Steve Blum, who also voiced Vilgax in Ben 10 and Ben 10: Omniverse, Starscream in Transformers: Prime, Orochimaru and Zabuza Momochi in the English dub of Naruto and the Green Goblin in The Spectacular Spider-Man.
Biography[]
Past[]
| “ | Only you could accomplish such art, Celebrimbor. | „ |
| ~ Sauron to Celebrimbor in his fair form after the latter forges the Rings of Power. |
Sauron (guised as Annatar) and Celebrimbor becoming allies.
Sauron was once a servant of the first Dark Lord, Morgoth. Following the latter's defeat, Sauron took his place during the Second Age and became the Dark Lord of Mordor. He deceived the races of Elves, Men, and Dwarves with the Rings of Power, which they believed would help them rule. Some of these included the Nine Kings of Men who would become the Nazgûl, as they took their Rings without questions due to being consumed by greed. With all of them deceived, Sauron forged the One Ring of Power to Rule Them All in the fires of Mount Doom within the land of Mordor. He conquered many lands in Middle-earth using the Ring which resulted in the deaths of thousands of innocents. He also enslaved the Nazgûl and bound them to become undead slaves to his will, led by his chief servant and Lord of the Nazgûl, the Witch-king of Angmar. However, his dominion would not last forever, as the Last Alliance of Men and Elves fought against him on the slopes of Mount Doom. They defeated his army of orcs easily, but Sauron proved to be a bigger challenge. He slaughtered many of the Men and Elves and killed the Gondor King, Elendil, with a huge mace.
Elendil's son Isildur grabbed his father's sword, but Sauron stepped on it, breaking it, and reached out to strangle him. However, Isildur cut off Sauron's fingers, including the one with the One Ring on it with what was left of the blade, destroying Sauron's body. Despite this, Isildur refused to destroy the One Ring after Elrond tried to get him to do so; therefore, Sauron survived as a spirit unable to die unless the One Ring was destroyed, which could only be done if it was thrown into the fires of Mount Doom where it was forged. After Isildur lost Sauron's ring in the river, Sauron made him into one of the Nazgûl. Sauron then fled to Dol Guldur, where he disguised himself as a sorcerer known as the Necromancer, created a pact with the dragon Smaug, and had Azog and the Orcs and Goblins of Moria join him on his quest to reconquer Middle-earth.
Thousands of years later, the One Ring was found by Sméagol, corrupting his mind into killing Deagol which led him to become Gollum and take it with him to the Misty Mountains.
The Hobbit Trilogy[]
| “ | It has begun. The East will fall. So shall the Kingdom of Angmar rise. The time of the Elves is over. The Age of the Orc has come. | „ |
| ~ Sauron (speaking in Black Speech). |
Sauron as the Necromancer.
After five hundred years, Gandalf accompanies the dwarf Thorin Oakenshield and his band of kinsmen, as well as reluctant "burglar" Bilbo Baggins, on a quest to reclaim the kingdom of Erebor from Smaug. Unbeknownst to Thorin and company, Gandalf has an ulterior motive; he has come to suspect that Sauron has returned and wants to destroy Smaug to prevent Sauron from using him as a weapon. Meanwhile, Radagast the Brown discovers Dol Guldur where the Witch-king attacks him and vanishes. Radagast then sees Sauron in the shadow and flees to tell told Gandalf who eventually tells the White Council. The other members reacted with scepticism, except for Lady Galadriel who sends Gandalf on a quest to confirm that this Necromancer is indeed Sauron. After the One Ring is later taken by Bilbo, Sauron himself becomes obsessed with finding the Ring.
After Gandalf, Bilbo, and the Dwarf company escape a pack of Orcs led by Azog, Gandalf parts ways with them and travels with Radagast to Dol Guldur to discover the truth. Gandalf sends Radagast back to send a message to Galadriel while he goes in alone. After commanding the evil inside to reveal itself, he is ambushed by Thráin from behind who is being controlled by Sauron's dark magic. Gandalf frees him from Sauron's control and Thráin proceeds ot reveal to him that Aad cut off his finger wearing the Seventh Dwarf Ring during the Battle of Azanulbizar. Gandalf and Thráin then triy to escape from Dol Guldur as Thráin reveals that Sauron and Smaug are now allies but Gandalf and Thráin are attacked by Azog and several Orcs. After defeating and escaping them, Gandalf tries to flee from the ruined fortress alongside Thráin but they encounter the Necromancer who taunts Gandalf that he could not destroy him. As Gandalf tries to hold him back so Thráin can escape, the Necromancer makes his point to Gandalf by pulling killing Thráin.
Sauron reveals himself within a flaming eye.
Horrified, Gandalf tries to fight off the Dark Lord but eventually proves to be no match for the dark power. After defeating Gandalf, destroying his staff, and knocking him against the wall, the Necromancer reveals himself as Sauron and that he is gathering all his forces and regaining his strength, enough to prepare for war. He plans to first take over Erebor, reclaim the kingdom of Angmar, and on and on until he once again controls all of Middle-earth. After imprisoning Gandalf inside one of Dol Guldur's cages, Sauron sends his minions to Erebor to find Thorin and his company inside the mountain where they are currently facing a conflict with Smaug the Dragon who is on his way to destroy the nearby town of Esgaroth.
With Gandalf still imprisoned, the Torturer of Dol Guldur takes him from his cage and attempts to cut off Gandalf's finger wearing Narya, the Elven Ring of Fire, but Galadriel kills the torturer as the White Council enters Dol Guldur to save Gandalf. Galadriel, Elrond, and Saruman then battle the spirits of the Nazgûl whist Gandalf escapes with the help of Radagast the Brown. Sauron once again takes the form of the Eye and appears before the group and foretells the fall of the East and the rise of the ancient Kingdom of Angmar. He attempts to corrupt Galadriel who resists and uses all of her power to banish Sauron's spirit out of Dol Guldur. Moments later, Saruman says that he will deal with Sauron personally, foreshadowing their alliance. Sauron's armies eventually meet with defeat at the hands of the armies of Elves, Men, Dwarves, and the Eagles during the Battle of the Five Armies which ends with the deaths of Azog and Bolg.
Return to Mordor[]
| “ | You will serve ME for all eternity. | „ |
| ~ Sauron after his return to Mordor. |
Sauron after coming back to Mordor.
After Sauron returns to Mordor, Celebrimbor explains to Talion that Sauron wants him for the ability to forge rings and was responsible for the disasters that happened, including the nine rings that turned kings of men into the Ringwraiths known as the Nazgûl. Once Talion learns of Sauron trying to kill Celebrimbor, he is alerted to Sauron's awareness of their presence. After defeating the Tower of Sauron, the duo proceeds to track down the weakened Sauron only for the Black Hand of Sauron to absorb Celebrimbor from the protagonist who manages to defend himself from the Black Hand and drive back Sauron himself. After a ring to combat Sauron is forged, Talion comes face to face with Shelob in a humanoid form who asks him to look at the Palantir as she believes that Sauron refuses to rest until he dominates Middle-earth. Celebrimbor and Talion resolve to seize the Palantir before Sauron could. When protecting Minas Ithil, Talion learns some of the towers built by Celebrimbor had Sauron's mark on them and mocks the elf through his corruption. They also give him sight from them. However, the Haedir can be purified to turn the towers against Sauron. Through this, Talion can see what has been lost and all that will be lost if Sauron's corruption comes back.
Talion checks and learns that the city is built on the remains of Celebrimbor's kingdom. At one of the barrows Sauron was not aware of, Talion learns that Celebrimbor has had honored dead buried in it. When the city is struck by green fire, the Witch-king of Angmar arrives and demands Castamir to surrender the palantír in exchange for his daughter's freedom. After getting what Sauron wanted, the Witch-king strikes Castamir down fatally. After a fight against Talion, the Witch-king brings the Palantir to Sauron and reports that the new ring has been located in the hands of Shelob. Sauron commends him for this and tells him Minas Morgul is his place to command. He then orders the king to bring Celebrimbor's ring. When the Witch-king asks about Shelob, Sauron orders him to send all the Nazgûl after her. Talion manages to intervene however and drive them off and claim the ring instead, in order to have Sauron defeated with it. Later, Talion is informed that his fortress is being attacked by Sauron's forces with the secret passages sealed off. Celebrimbor explains that this is a time for testing their defenses. However, this attack was foiled, but Talion is betrayed by Bruz and nearly killed.
After Talion retakes the fortress and has Bruz dominated and shamed for his actions, he eventually was able to show the strength of the army he is leading to Sauron and that they will take over Mordor. As more fortresses are being taken, Celebrimbor states Sauron cowers as they come closer to their goal. In the present, Celebrimbor still insists that he will dominate Sauron and have Mordor as well as the rest of the world restored to light and order. When Talion finds himself dying, the female ranger who was with him tells him their sacrifices will not be in vain and takes the ring he had. Just then, Shelob's spiders crawl over him where she chastised him for not seeing. A revived Talion then heads off to capture Minas Morgul. Once Talion captures the dead city and the Palantir, he witnesses a vision where Sauron and Celebrimbor confront each other with their fight culminating in them being merged into one spirit where they continued to fight within.
The Lord of the Rings[]
Over 15 years, after Bilbo gives the One Ring to Frodo, Sauron regains much of his former strength. Although still unable to take physical form, he exists as an eye called the Eye of Sauron on top of Barad-dûr. Saruman also goes over to his side due to thinking that fighting the being is a hopeless endeavour and Sauron sends the Ringwraiths after Frodo to kill him and take the One Ring back. They mortally wound Frodo but fail to reclaim the Ring and Frodo begins his journey to Mordor, accompanied by the Fellowship of the Ring, to cast the Ring into the fires of Mount Doom. Sauron confronts Frodo mentally several times when Frodo puts the Ring on. Sauron's servant, Saruman, sends an army of 10,000 Uruk-hai to invade Rohan but they are eventually defeated when Gandalf, the Rohirrim, and the Ents of Fangorn Forest arrive. Saruman himself is killed by Gríma Wormtongue at Isengard and Wormtongue is killed by Legolas. Sauron's defeat at Helm's Deep shows Sauron that the men are still able to resist him so, after the defeat at Helm's Deep, he decides to attack Gondor and its capital city of Minas Tirith with another powerful army of orcs, led by the hideous orc Gothmog and the Witch-king of Angmar. The men of Gondor and Rohan fight against them but it isn't until Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli show up with the Army of the Dead that Sauron's army is defeated. In the battle, the Witch-king is killed by Éowyn, and Gothmog is killed by Aragorn and Gimli.
Sauron shortly before the Battle of the Black Gate.
In the meantime, Frodo and Sam make their way into Mordor with the One Ring to destroy it whilst Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Éomer, Merry, Pippin, and what remained of the men of Gondor and Rohan go to the Black Gates to draw Sauron's army out and his attention away from the two hobbits. Gollum attacks Frodo and Sam as they make their way up Mount Doom. In the end, Frodo decides to keep the ring for himself, and put it on, thus attracting the attention of Sauron and the eight remaining Nazgûl. Before anything else can happen, however, Gollum bites Frodo's finger off and takes the ring back so Frodo fights Gollum, resulting in them both falling over the cliff. Frodo holds onto the edge and survives and he and Sam escapes but Gollum falls into the lava with the One Ring. With the ring destroyed, Sauron can no longer take any shape or form and loses all power, becoming an invisible husk. Barad-dûr collapses and Sauron disappears in a shock wave of energy that collapses the foundations of Mordor, finally destroying the Dark Lord's form and ending his reign of terror and enslavement on Middle-earth for good.
In the process, the majority of the Orcs were all destroyed whereas the surviving Orcs retreat, never able to form such great armies again. While the eight remaining Nazgûl were all destroyed by the fires of Mount Doom, Frodo and Sam are rescued by Gandalf and the Eagles, and Talion and Celebrimbor's souls pass into the afterlife, freeing Middle-earth from slavery and destroying the ancient threat to Elves and Men, thus leaving Sauron's goals for conquest, chaos and power in vain.
Appearance[]
Sauron is originally portrayed as a black armored knight carrying a huge black mace. He's represented there in human form when the Ring is forged and so until it loses the latter, then it is represented in the limited form of an eye dissociated from any type of body in the rest of history. Sauron loses this body after Isildur cuts his fingers with a piece of Narsil. In this version, the Dark Lord seems to be more or less unharmed until he loses his ring since, at that moment, his body disintegrates by exploding. After his defeat, he is represented in the form of an eye, acting as a body. Later in the first film, Saruman points out to Gandalf that Sauron cannot yet take physical form, implying that Sauron's fiery Eye is his bodiless mind. This eye dominates Barad-dûr.
Personality[]
Spreading nothing but darkness and suffering wherever he went, Sauron was nothing more than a cruel, power-hungry tyrant. All he desired was to rule as God over all life, forging the One Ring in order to corrupt the ring bearers into mindless slaves, which succeeded with the Nazgûl, and waging wars against all the free peoples of Middle-earth for total conquest. He valued no one but himself, only using the Orcs and the Men who joined him in his army to win his conquests. Sauron was extremely sadistic and enjoyed psychologically tormenting others, threatening Aragorn with Arwen's life whilst they confronted each other via the palantír, torturing Pippin when he refused to answer him, mentally agonizing Frodo whenever he saw him through the Ring and ordering the Mouth of Sauron to lie to the Fellowship about Frodo being dead and having endured great pain in order to break their spirits. He may have also been somewhat humorous due to "bidding them welcome" at the Black Gate.
Sauron despised the free Men more than all others, wishing to destroy the world of Men by destroying the Kingdoms of Gondor and Rohan. He was completely merciless, desiring the extermination of the entire city of Minas Tirith, including the women and children. Due to his hatred of the Dúnedain, Sauron feared and hated Aragorn, the rightful King of Gondor, more than any other being. Sauron was so fearful of Aragorn, he sought to destroy Minas Tirith itself to ensure he never becomes King. He was highly intelligent and manipulative, deceiving kings of Men with the great Rings, appealing to their greed and then transforming them into loyal slaves, the Nazgûl. Yet he was also arrogant and prideful, mocking Gandalf and Galadriel for being incapable of defeating him and demanding Mordor, and therefore himself, have a worthy army. He looked down on all other beings as beneath him. Sauron thought so lowly of Hobbits that he couldn't even tell Frodo and Pippin apart. Ironically, it was two small Hobbits, Frodo and Sam, who were largely responsible for his final downfall.
Sauron was not a coward and was willing to stare down an entire army alone at the height of his power and engage in battle with them. He used fear and intimidation to his advantage during warfare.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Maia Physiology: Sauron was an unbelievably powerful being, proving stronger than Gandalf and the White Council, hundreds of elves and men, any of the Nazgul and being powerful enough to conquer the entirety of Middle Earth.
- Superhuman Strength: Sauron was incredibly powerful in battle, in which he wielded a great mace, able to send entire legions of Men and Elves flying with a single swing.
- Magic: Sauron possessed dark magical powers which he used to craft the One Ring, capable of enslaving the Nazgûl, turning its wearer invisible and corrupting the mind of its bearer with desire and lust for it.
- Immortality: Sauron was immortal, his spirit having existed for thousands of years.
- Shapeshifting: Sauron's spirit was capable of taking on numerous forms, be it a physical form, a fair form, the form of a flaming eye, or a form of dark shadow as the Necromancer.
- Umbrakinesis: Sauron could also control the weather of Mordor. He did this to spread fuming clouds to block out the Sun to keep his Orc armies strong during their march to war.
- Telepathy: Sauron was capable of communicating with others through telepathy and even inducing mental pain in those he came into contact with. When Saruman and Pippin communicated with Sauron via the Palantir, Sauron spoke to them in their minds and even mentally tortured Pippin after refusing to answer him.
- Necromancy: Being a Necromancer, Sauron could summon the spirits of the dead which he used with the Nazgûl, summoning them to act his will.
- Pyrokinesis: Sauron was capable of emitting heat and fires and was capable of burning Gandalf's staff.
- Telekinesis: Sauron could use telekinesis, similar to Gandalf and Saruman, which he used to bash Gandalf against the wall after beating him in his Necromancer form.
- Illusions: He could also cast illusions, which he did over Dol Guldor, giving the impression that the fortress was abandoned and cloaking his armies, whilst also deceiving Thráin into believing there were serpent-like creatures present.
- Plauging: Sauron's witchcraft could also spread diseases and plagues that gave sickness to Mirkwood and killed many animals.
- Deception: Sauron was a master of deception, managing to fool the greedy kings of Men into taking the Rings of Power, only to bind them to his will. He would do the same to the Haradrim that joined him, using lies to bring them to his side. He was a masterful blacksmith, allowing him to craft the One Ring.
- Intimidation: One of his greatest abilities was his power to intimidate. His presence alone was enough to keep an entire army at bay single-handedly.
- Emotional Torment: Sauron could also emotionally torment his foes to his advantage, as shown by when he threatened Aragorn with Arwen's life and had the Mouth of Sauron inform the Fellowship that Frodo had died and suffered to break their spirits.
Weaknesses[]
- The One Ring: Having invested the majority of the energies and will of his personal being into his ring (in order to exert maximum influence over the other rings he created), the destruction of the ring led to the disillusion of Sauron's form.
Arsenal[]
- Mace: During the Siege of Barad-dûr during the final days of the War of the Last Alliance, Sauron wielded an enormous metal mace in battle.
Other Appearances[]
Lord of the Rings: Conquest[]
Sauron appears in the game, which closely follows the events of the films. The "Rise of Sauron" Evil Campaign features an alternate conclusion however where you play as Sauron leading the conquest of Middle-earth in a "what if" scenario if Sauron reclaimed the One Ring.
Mount Doom[]
When Frodo Baggins was weakened by the One Ring's power and claimed it for himself, Sauron's Nazgûl rushed to Mount Doom to claim the Ring and killed anything that got in the way. After killing dozens of orcs, the Nazgûl, led by the Witch-king of Angmar, locate and kill the corrupted Frodo to reclaim the Ring. With the One Ring returned to him and restoring his power on top of power new and vast, the free people of Middle-earth were forced to retreat and defend their realms as Sauron intends to enact huge retribution. Sauron also resurrects the Chatel of his who died over the course of the war and called upon many of his darkest warriors and champions to slaughter in his name again.
Following an orc scouting force's crossing of the Anduin River while blanketed by darkness, they begin Sauron's revitalized attack on the world with the onslaught by an elite horde being launched on Osgiliath at midnight from the far shore with the siege machines being poised to rain fire on enemy rangers while waiting for signals from hidden scouts to identify their targets in order to burn Osgiliath to the ground. Following the attack that claimed many lives in Osgiliath with the Mouth of Sauron involved, including that of Faramir, Sauron was pleased to see the orcs ground the city beneath their foot. The road lays open for Sauron's fresh hordes to invade Gondor. Within Mordor's camps, he calls fourth these forces to crush those who oppose him.
With Sauron's forces having breached Minas Tirith by shattering its gates and overrunning the lower walls, the men of Gondor to the last man futilely try to put up a valiant defense against Sauron's feared forces who overpower them as they raid the frail city. After Saruman has the white tree burned and the throne room captured, Minas Tirith has been burning on all levels with its gates shattered and the lower circles overrun as the dead kings of Gondor watch in horror as Gondor is in ruin along with Minas Tirith as the Orcs hold a banquet in Ecthelion's White Tower to desecrate those among kings and commoners.
The armies of Mordor march relentlessly through the Mines of Moria where Gimli is making his final stand, but he and his fellow surviving dwarfs were not able to prepare their defenses in time while Moria was still dark and dangerous. It is also feared Sauron knew of Moria's darkest secrets and issued an order to carry out a terrible ritual. The dwarves hoped that the Dark Lord's power has not called a balrog into the world.
Sauron's forces proceed to capture the mine, killing dozens of Gondorians while destroying Balim's tomb and bringing a stone to the altar. The stone bearer mage was also killed in the assault. When the Balrog is finally summoned, it proceeds to kill Gimli and the other dwarves before joining in on the attack on the world, leaving Moria a place of evil none could enter forever as the Nazgûl continue their search for the remainder of the potential victims for Sauron.
Weathertop[]
The western armies have been forced to make their final stand at what was left of Weathertop where the Witch-King in the past led his great host into a horrible victory where the northern armies of men were wiped out and the Tower of Amon Sûl was destroyed with its broken stones witnessing a last desperate struggle. There is also no longer any way to retreat from the dark forces that have been ongoing. Sauron's forces proceed to destroy the Gondorian Emplacements with the help of an Oliphaunt and a golem, killing many ents and Gondorians who were present. After killing the royal guards with Saruman's aid, the dark forces proceed to kill Aragorn like his father was years ago, ending Isildur's bloodline and ending the last and greatest hope. This leads to a rising tide of malice and hatred bound to overwhelm all.
The Fall of Rivendell[]
Rivendell has storms raging on every side of it with the last elves of Middle-earth gathered in this location to make a last stand against Sauron's hordes with the risk of there being little for what survives to resist his darkness. Sauron's forces proceed to charge towards the front gate to capture it, killing those in their path. After it was captured, they proceed to continue their carnage to capture the terrace, claiming more lives in the process and capturing the signal fire.
When the fire was placed, Sauron's forces clear the area to avoid the incoming fire that destroys the pillar before proceeding to destroy the elven records while killing any who intervene in it. After defeating Elrond, Sauron's forces seek out the ring of air and deliver it to Sauron who then takes action in the fight. Sauron personally proceeds to capture the river house, killing anyone who steps in his path. Once he captures it, he proceeds to kill Elrond and Legolas, leading to the elves' defeat, and only the Hobbits remaining as Sauron prepares to unleash hell on them.
The Razing of the Shire[]
Sauron's forces proceed to begin their reign of terror on the hobbits with no chance for them to escape the war with the last of the free men trying to aid them against a powerful enemy massing for the attack with none left to withstand them, even Sauron. Treebeard proceeds to lead the final ent march towards the Shire to try and stop Sauron with many halfling archers hoping to help the remaining resistance for a short time. Sauron's forces proceed to destroy Hobbiton by killing what is left to resist, including the mobs of hobbits that fight. After destroying six Hobbit homes, the Balrog aids in killing Treebeard on the behalf of Sauron. Sauron's forces then proceed to kill fifty Hobbits to draw out Gandalf in order for Sauron to kill him personally with no chance of restoration.
With Gandalf dead, Sauron proceeds to enslave the Hobbits and all else that survives while Treebeard's body serves as a bonfire to throw halfling bodies to throw into. All who did not fight are now becoming the final victims of Sauron with their homes burning and the future of their children being sacrificed on the cruel Altair of Sauron. All that remains is death and ruin with no known limits from Sauron with darkness covering all living things.
LEGO The Lord of the Rings[]
Sauron also appeared in the video game LEGO The Lord of the Rings. To unlock Sauron as a playable character, the player needs to complete a bonus level where the player gets to play as Sauron and the Mouth of Sauron. After getting 1,000,000 studs in that level, it will be completed and both Mouth of Sauron and his master become unlockable for free play mode.
LEGO The Hobbit[]
Sauron is also featured in the 2014 video game LEGO The Hobbit, appearing as a collectable mini-figure in both fiery form and necromancer form.
The LEGO Batman Movie[]
Sauron appeared as a supporting antagonist where he was voiced by Jemaine Clement. His goal here is to kill Batman and his gang which he failed after his eye was destroyed by Kraken, who was trying to kill them. Sauron can use his own tower as a creeping slow foot for mobility and shoot lava out of his iconic flaming eye, both of which he apparently cannot do in the Peter Jackson films.
Forces[]
Sauron amassed vast armies of evil creatures and has numerous servants and followers.
Allies[]
- Smaug - Secret ally, self-proclaimed King under the Mountain
Vassals[]
- The Witch-king of Angmar - Chief lieutenant, Lord of the Nazgûl, commander at the Battle of Pelennor Fields
- Saruman - Duplicitous vassal, Lord of Isengard & corrupted White Wizard
- Azog - General, Orc-king of Moria, commander at the Battle of the Five Armies
- Bolg - General, Orc-chieftain of Gundabad, second in command at the Battle of the Five Armies
- Khamûl - General, Second of the Nazgûl, second Lord of the Nazgûl
- Gothmog - General, Lieutenant of Minas Morgul, second in command at the Battle of Pelennor Fields
- Haradrim King - Vassal
- Nazgûl - Vassals
- Black Hand of Sauron - Lieutenant, chief of the Black Captains
- Tower of Sauron - Torturer, Black Captain
- Hammer of Sauron - General, Black Captain
Minions[]
Armies[]
- Orcs
- Wargs
- Warg-riders
- Black Numenoreans
- Uruk-hai
- Dunelendings
- Corsairs of Umbar
- Haradrim
- Trolls
- Barrow-wights
- Hill-men
- Hill-troll
- Olog-hai
- Mountain-trolls
- Werewolves
- Goblins
- Easterlings
- Bats of Dol Guldur
- Fellbeasts
- Great Spiders
- Wraiths
- Great Beasts
- Variags
- Wyrms
- Mûmakil
- Ogres
- Vampires
Quotes[]
The Hobbit Trilogy[]
| “ | Radagast. | „ |
| ~ Sauron's first words chronologically when seeing Radagast in Dol Guldur for the first time before sending his bats to attack him. |
| “ | We grow in number. We grow in strength. You will lead my armies. | „ |
| ~ Sauron to Azog. |
| “ | War is coming. Death will come to all! | „ |
| ~ Sauron dismisses Azog as he discusses Thorin Oakenshield. |
| “ | There is no light, Wizard, that can defeat darkness. | „ |
| ~ Sauron to Gandalf (while speaking in Black Speech). |
| “ | Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone... | „ |
| ~ Sauron chanting the One Ring Poem. |
| “ | You cannot fight the shadow. Even now you fade. One light... alone in the darkness. | „ |
| ~ Sauron to Galadriel |
Shadow of Mordor series[]
| “ | Silver-hand! You dare stay in Mordor. You think to challenge me here, but you will fail. Your spirit will never see the Halls of Mandos. | „ |
| ~ Sauron to Celebrimbor upon the first tower being built. |
| “ | Enough! I will end you myself. Nothing will prepare you for what comes next. | „ |
| ~ Sauron to Celebrimbor after the latter dominated his warchiefs. |
| “ | You will give me what is mine, Celebrimbor! | „ |
| ~ Sauron confronting Celebrimbor. |
| “ | Come die, thief. | „ |
| ~ Sauron to Celebrimbor. |
| “ | The One is mine. | „ |
| ~ Sauron to Celebrimbor during their fight. |
| “ | Arrogant fool. Do you really think you could defeat me so easily? What's yours has always been MINE! | „ |
| ~ Sauron to Celebrimbor. |
| “ | Obey your true master! | „ |
| ~ Sauron resurrecting his fallen orc captains. |
| “ | You will serve me for all eternity. | „ |
| ~ Sauron revives Isildur as a Nazgûl. |
| “ | We are bound together, Celebrimbor. You are banished from death. | „ |
| ~ Sauron to Celebrimbor. |
| “ | In the body of Elf or Man, you are unchanged, Celebrimbor. | „ |
| ~ Sauron before fighting Celebrimbor. |
| “ | You lost the Ranger. That was a mistake. | „ |
| ~ Sauron to Celebrimbor on losing Talion. |
Lord of the Rings Trilogy[]
| “ | Build me an army worthy of Mordor! | „ |
| ~ Sauron orders Saruman to bring forth a Great Army of Orcs. |
| “ | I see you! | „ |
| ~ Sauron to Pippin through the palantír. |
| “ | Aragorn Elessar! | „ |
| ~ Sauron as he faces Aragorn. |
Trivia[]
- Various changes were made for Sauron's role in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings. For example, Sauron did not take the form of an Eye in the book. Instead, he still had a physical form with his cut finger missing. The Eye atop Barad-dûr is exclusive to the film series and was done to give Sauron more of a presence.
- In the book, Sauron is inside the tower, spying through "the window of the Eye in his shadowy fortress." In Peter Jackson's movies, the humanoid form of Sauron appears one last time when Aragorn looks in the palantír in the Extended Edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, and Pippin makes a brief and terrifying encounter with the Eye after looking into the palantír of Orthanc.
- He was originally intended to somehow return to physical form and fight Aragorn at the tail end of the Battle of the Black Gate but the filmmakers decided against it and replaced Sauron with a powerful troll. Sketches of the intended battle were shown in a bonus feature on one of the disks of the Extended Edition, under "Abandoned Concept: Aragorn vs. Sauron".
- In the cut scene, Sauron also takes his fair form of Annatar.
- The reason why the scene was cut was that it was not in the novel and Peter Jackson felt it would take the focus away from Frodo and Sam. Furthermore, he believed that it would take away from Aragorn's act of sacrifice.
- While his past before the Second Age is largely unknown, Galadriel refers to Sauron as a "servant of Morgoth", confirming that, like in the book, Sauron did once serve Morgoth. However, he no longer serves Morgoth as he now desires to dominate all life in Arda.
- Sauron's role in The Hobbit prequel trilogy was greatly expanded, with more focus on his role as the Necromancer of Dol Guldur, as well as showing that he desired the Lonely Mountain for its strategic position and that he initiated the Battle of the Five Armies. Although Sauron appears little throughout the story, his presence, like in The Lord of the Rings before it, is constantly felt, and he is an active threat in the story through his servant Azog. He never appears in the original The Hobbit novel and is only briefly given mention as the Necromancer.
- Sauron is the only antagonist of Peter Jackson's Middle-earth film saga to appear in all six live action film installments.
- He is followed by both Saruman and the Witch-king of Angmar, who both appeared in five installments. Interestingly, the only installment neither appeared in was The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
- Sauron is also one of the only three characters to appear in all six Middle-earth films, the other two being Gandalf and Galadriel.
- Sauron's physical form is approximately 9'2 feet tall, towering over the Men and Elves opposing him.
- In The Hobbit trilogy, Sauron speaks almost entirely in Black Speech, and the only time he speaks English is when he says Radagast's name in An Unexpected Journey.
- In the movies, Sauron wears armor which was based on Morgoth from literature, but in the book, Sauron was never depicted as wearing armor in the Second and Third Ages of Middle-earth. Peter Jackson took the depiction of Morgoth's armor from The Silmarillion and made his version of Sauron more frightening compared to Tolkien's version of Sauron, who was depicted as a cryptic, shadowy, and mysterious entity in the Second and Third Ages of Tolkien's literature.
- Peter Jackson's Sauron has some small differences from his novel counterpart:
- While Sauron never directly appears in the novel, his Eye form is constantly seen in the film trilogy.
- His shadow is never seen after the One Ring is destroyed, and he is still directly seen in his Eye form, which explodes as Barad-dûr collapses after the One Ring melts within the fire of Mount Doom.
- While Sauron takes the form of a great eye in the film trilogy, unable to take physical form without the ring, Gollum implies in the novel that he still has a physical form and the Eye is only his battle symbol; he says Sauron has only four fingers on one hand.
External Links[]
- Sauron on the Pure Evil Wiki
- Sauron on the Middle-earth Cinematic Universe Wiki
- Sauron on the One Wiki to Rule Them All Wiki
- Sauron on the Tolkien Gateway
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