- —Sauron
Lord Sauron (born Mairon) is the main antagonist of the The Lord of the Rings series. He appeared in the 169th episode of Death Battle, Sauron VS Lich King, where he fought against The Lich King from the Warcraft series.
History
Mairon was born as one of the mightiest of the godlike Maiar and just as his creator, Eru Ilúvatar, had intended him to be: good and uncorrupted. His greatest virtue was his dislike for confusion and chaos, as well as his love for order, planning, and coordination. However, his obsession with order eventually overshadowed his compassion and judgment, soon becoming the sole object of his will, the end in itself. Mairon's path would then forever be changed when he fell under the wing of the Dark Lord known as Melkor. Under his teachings, Mairon gained a desire to rule all life in Middle-earth and irreversibly became an eternal enemy to his former kinfolk, the Valar. Recognizing his fall from grace, the races of Middle-earth gave him a new name. No longer was he the inspiring Mairon; now, he was the abhorrent "Sauron", a name he would come to embrace. While his master would unfortunately fall, Sauron would step up to finish what Melkor had started. And to do it, he created the One Ring, which would allow him to command and enslave all the races of Middle-earth. One Ring to rule them all.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Other names: Mairon, Annatar, Gorthaur, Zigur
- Titles: Lord of the Rings, Dark Lord of Mordor, Necromancer, Lord of Gifts, the All-Seeing Eye, the Enemy
- Age: At least 54,950 years
- Maia of Morgoth, formerly of Aulë
- Creator & first bearer of the One Ring
- Second-in-command of Morgoth's armies
The One Ring
- AKA the Ring of Power, Isildur's Bane
- Contains part of Sauron's essence
- Powers granted:
- Dominion over other Rings of Power
- Enhanced natural traits
- Enhanced perception
- Increased longevity
- Invisibility
- Mental domination
- Prophecy
- Nearly Indestructible
Powers
- Flight & levitation
- Immortality
- Body regeneration
- Longevity
- Spirit form
- Psychic & illusory magic
- Shadow & flame magic
- Shapeshifting
- Soul manipulation
- Teleportation
- Weather manipulation
Feats
- Conjured a storm from Mordor to Minas Tirith
- Directed much of Morgoth's war
- Fled from Dol Guldur at hypersonic speed
- Matched Celebrimbor's mind & soul powers
- Successfully subjugated most of Númenor
- Survived divine intervention from Eru Ilúvatar
- Defeated Gandalf, Celebrimbor, Gil-galad, Elendil, Finrod, Eltariel
Results
- + Could fight in physical & spirit form
- + Less obvious weakness
- + More powerful
- + Resisted mental & soul attacks
- + Superior regeneration
Quotes
- "I shall claim what is mine."
- "Now, I'll tear out your heart."
- "I see you."
- "I serve no one!"
- "Witness the prophecy of your doom."
- "There is no life in the void. Only... death."
Gallery
Appearance
(From Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor)
Arsenal and Abilities
Trivia
- Sauron is the third Embracer character to appear, after Lara Croft and The Mask.
- He is the first The Lord of the Rings character to appear.
