| “ | Sauron was become now a sorcerer of dreadful power, master of shadows and of phantoms, foul in wisdom, cruel in strength, misshaping what he touched, twisting what he ruled, lord of werewolves; his dominion was torment. | „ |
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Sauron
From The Codex
Background
Sauron, created as Mairon, is the main antagonist of The Lord of the Rings, and a minor antagonist present in The Hobbit and The Silmarillion. As a powerful Maia, one of the countless Ainur created by the supreme God, Eru Ilúvatar, Sauron had a love of order, planning, and coordination. This love soon turned into an obsession, however, and he began to serve the Dark Lord Morgoth, who he saw as having the power to help Sauron realize his goals.
Following Morgoth's defeat, Sauron went into hiding for a period, but it wasn't long until he took the mantle of the Dark Lord for himself. He took on the guise of a Lord of Gifts named Annatar, who went on to deceive the Elves into the creation of the Rings of Power, while he created the horrific One Ring in secret; within which he poured his malice and lust for control.
Though Sauron went on to be vanquished several times, his spirit remained, and would only be truly rid from the face of Middle-earth with the destruction of the One Ring. He returned to Middle-earth anonymously, as The Necromancer, who slowly gathered his forces in Mordor and prepared for war over the rule of the world.
Codex Statistics
Name: Mairon (original name), Sauron (altered name after being suborned by Melkor), Gorthaur (by the Sindar, meaning "Terrible Dread"), Tar-mairon (self-given, meaning "King Excellent"), Zigûr (used in Númenor, meaning "Wizard"), Wolf-Sauron (in his werewolf form)
Origin: Tolkien's Legendarium
Sex: Male (Though the Ainur are immortal, angelic beings, nonetheless they do possess gender, with Sauron being referred to as a male)
Age: Inapplicable (was created within the Timeless Halls during the Creation of the Ainur)
Classification: Ainu (the 'Holy Ones'), Maia, Shapeshifter (can become a werewolf, serpent, and a vampire)
Status: Alive
Alignment: Chaotic Evil (Sauron is an agent of evil, serving the Dark Lord Morgoth as his most trusted lieutenant. However, unlike Morgoth, Sauron did not seek to unmake or corrupt the world. Instead, as a creator at heart, Sauron purely sought to coordinate all things according to his own will, which required conquering Middle-earth. This is because, as his virtue as a Maia, Sauron loved order and greatly disliked chaos; but his love of order and control soon surpassed his love of the people of Arda, resulting in him using them as a means to his end. To reach this ends he uses incredibly dark power and commits horrible deeds, and so although he greatly dislikes aimless chaos, he is still enacting evil deeds for selfish reasons), Chaotic Neutral following Morgoth's defeat (In fear of the wrath of the Valar, Sauron repented his evil deeds. He took on a fair form alongside this, and although he was unwilling to face judgement for his actions in Valinor, seeing it as humiliation, he still repented for what he did and abandoned his evil conquest of the world. For now, he simply sought to continue living)
Dimensionality: 3-D
Attack Potency: At least Bone level (Sauron's power is said to be great and cruel, even more powerful than Finrod Felagund, who could destroy his restraints with sheer power and slay a werewolf with his hands and teeth. As a werewolf, he had a brutal and prolonged battle with Huan, who could quickly and silently slay regular wolves), at least Wall level with Magic (Sauron is a sorcerer of dreadful power. Should be superior to Galadriel, who could completely destroy an Orc with her magic. Should also be comparable to another Maia, Gandalf, whose magic could split a boulder in two and break a stone bridge)
Durability: At least Bone level
Striking Strength: At least Bone Class
Lifting Strength: At least Peak Human
Travel Speed: Peak Human, at least Superhuman as a werewolf (Sauron can become the greatest werewolf the world has ever seen, with wolves peaking at 60 km/h)
Attack Speed: At least Superhuman
Reaction Speed: At least Superhuman
Stamina: Superhuman+ (As one of the Maiar, Sauron is an angelic spirit far beyond regular beings of Middle-earth, and doesn't require his corporeal body to keep fighting; thus, he doesn't rely on his physical body's stamina, and have his spirit leave it at any time. However, it takes a long time after Sauron's body is destroyed before he regains his strength and can again take shape into a physical living body)
Range: Standard Melee, Extended Melee with Magic, Cross-Dimensional passively (Wearing the One Ring transports the user to the Unseen Realm, though Sauron continues to exist in the Seen World while wearing it. This is similar to Ringwraiths who exist in both Realms at the same time)
Intelligence: Genius Intelligence academically and combatively (Sauron is a being of exceptional power, both in personal might and in sorcery, nearly casting Middle-earth into darkness several times. His greatest strength lies in his cunning, intellect and charisma, through which he was able to bring ruin to many mortal realms, and unite others unto himself, without even having to physically intervene)
Powers and Techniques
Equipment
- The One Ring: An ancient artifact created by Sauron in the Second Age. After the creation of the nineteen Rings gifted to the different races of Middle Earth, Sauron created one more in secret; One Ring to Rule Them All. This final Ring, also notably called the Ruling Ring or Isildur's Bane, has the ability to control all those who were gifted the other nineteen Rings. Though Sauron lost this Ring during his battle with the Last Alliance, his dark will had been poured into the object and would corrupt all those who possessed it. It drives the wielder insane, and will slowly corrupt their body.
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The One Ring
- Sauron's Mace: A large mace wielded by Sauron during the Second Age, notably during his battle against the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. Sauron used this mace to sweep through hoards of soldiers with ease, and nearly used it to kill Isildur, before he instead had the One Ring cut from his hand. Sauron wielding a mace as his weapon is reminiscent of his master, Morgoth, who wielded a mace in the form of Grond, Hammer of the Underworld.
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Sauron's Mace
- Palantír: Also known as the Seeing Stones, these are orbs that can be used to communicate across large distances. Sauron had his own master Palantír, and gave one to each of his major servants, notably Saruman, in order to speak to them from Mordor. Saruman's Palantír later ended up in the hands of Pippin and Aragorn, who spoke to Sauron through his own.
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Palantír
Other
Standard Tactics: Sauron often hates direct combat and will send his followers to do most of the fighting for him. The most direct combat he's participated in was during the First Age, when he served under Morgoth and was ordered by him to fight. Though, even still, Sauron would often send wolves to fight before he needed to get involve. As seen during the Last Alliance of Elves and Men, Sauron only met people in combat as a last resort. However, when he does come out to fight, Sauron either uses his magic or shapeshifts into the form of a wolf; though, when Sauron lost his power to take on any form but that of a hulking armored warrior, he fights with a large mace to batter his enemies around. Come the Third Age, as the Necromancer, Sauron usually relies on his dark magic and telekinesis to fight. But overall, he will hide behind his followers until it becomes absolutely necessary that he comes out.
Weaknesses: Sauron's greatest weakness is pride and arrogance in his own abilities, as well as underestimation of his enemies.
Battle Records
None.
