The Shade of the Wolf is a minor antagonist from The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king. It was a huge, werewolf demon ghost, perhaps the most dangerous monster in Angmar.
Biography[]
The Shade of the Wolf, the Witch-king and the forces of Angmar versus the knights of Dol Amroth.
Very little is known about this creature. What is certain is that it required very great magical power to summon it. It first appeared when the forces of Angmar had already captured Rhudaur and Cardolan. However, what was quite certain was that it was capable of enormous destruction. The forces of Angmar together with this monster were almost unstoppable in destroying the forces of the Dunedain. The fate of this creature after the war is unknown, as it was only summoned by the forces of evil during the War with Angmar. After the fall of Angmar, no one ever saw this mysterious demon again, no one summoned it in the War of the Ring.
Powers and Abilities[]
The Shade of the Wolf summoned in the battle of Fornost.
The shade of the wolf was perhaps the strongest monster in Angmar, its strength perhaps even rivaling that of the Balrogs. When it summoned, the wolf was in a huge block of ice, which he blasted with his power, the power of which was strong enough to kill those around it. Compared to average wolves and dire wolves, the demon was very fast and could run on two legs and its fighting style also was quite different. With a single strike, he was able to kill dozens of his smaller opponents or knock them away with his paws. If it caught a smaller creature and ate it, its wounds regenerated. It was also able to summon ghost werewolves with its howl, which ran over opponents and kill them, but they were also capable of damaging buildings. Because its speed and strength, it could also seriously damage to buildings, but it also destroyed them.
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Trivia[]
- The shade of the wolf only appears in the Rise of the Witch-king and there is no evidence that this creature appeared anywhere in Tolkien's original works.
- There is no explanation as to whether the demon existed in earlier ages or how Angmar managed to acquire such magical power to summon it.
