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* FacelessEye: He appears as a great eye of fire in the minds of those who perceive him. Unlike in the Jackson movies, in the books this is not his actual physical form -- which is hideous but humanoid, complete with a missing ring finger. His Eye just represents his will (thanks to the palantír he can see literally anywhere).
** Although in the extended edition of The Return Of The King, he appears inside the eye with his humanoid form.
** Although in the extended edition of The Return Of The King, he appears inside the eye with his humanoid form.
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* FacelessEye: He appears as a great eye of fire in the minds of those who perceive him. Unlike in the Jackson movies, in the books this is not his actual physical form -- which is hideous but humanoid, complete with a missing ring finger. His Eye just represents his will (thanks to the palantír he can see literally anywhere).
**anywhere). Although in the extended edition of The ''The Return Of The King, of the King'', he appears inside the eye with his humanoid form.
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* OffStageVillainy: While his evil would be elaborated on in later books, it's only hinted at without much elaboration here.
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* OffStageVillainy: OffstageVillainy: While his evil would be elaborated on in later books, it's only hinted at without much elaboration here.
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* ArmChairMilitary: Most of the times, he is a schemer and a strategist.
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* ArmChairMilitary: ArmchairMilitary: Most of the times, he is a schemer and a strategist.
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'''[[TropeCodifier The]]''' EvilOverlord. '''[[TropeCodifier The]]''' SorcerousOverlord.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: He managed to send the Númenóreans to their destruction. But they had become such a bunch of bastards (fuelled by Sauron) that the destruction of many of them feels deserved. Especially their king, Ar-Pharazôn.
** Terrorizing and tormenting Saruman counts too.
** Ordering Shagrat's execution.
** If one speculates that some of the Nazgûl were power hungry or greedy individuals before joining him, then it also feels like this. Which might be subverted, considering that Sauron is way worse than what any of those kings were before becoming the Nazgûl.
** Anytime he sends an orc to their death, or does anything awful to one of them. Which may be subverted, since he bears a lot of responsibility for the orcs being what they are.
** Subverted with tormenting Gollum. While Gollum indeed did many nasty things, the fact that being tormented by Sauron is one of the worst things that could happen to anyone, plus the fact Sauron is almost entirely responsible (through the Ring) for Sméagol's suffering makes it a very awful KickTheDog moment.
** Terrorizing and tormenting Saruman counts too.
** Ordering Shagrat's execution.
** If one speculates that some of the Nazgûl were power hungry or greedy individuals before joining him, then it also feels like this. Which might be subverted, considering that Sauron is way worse than what any of those kings were before becoming the Nazgûl.
** Anytime he sends an orc to their death, or does anything awful to one of them. Which may be subverted, since he bears a lot of responsibility for the orcs being what they are.
** Subverted with tormenting Gollum. While Gollum indeed did many nasty things, the fact that being tormented by Sauron is one of the worst things that could happen to anyone, plus the fact Sauron is almost entirely responsible (through the Ring) for Sméagol's suffering makes it a very awful KickTheDog moment.
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* {{Necromancer}}: It's one of his titles and the alias he used while recuperating at Dol Guldur, and one of his specialties as a Maia was in manipulating the connection between minds and physical bodies/objects.
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* {{Necromancer}}: It's one of his titles and the alias he used while recuperating at Dol Guldur, and one of his specialties as a Maia was in manipulating the connection between minds and physical bodies/objects. It should be noted that Sauron dabbles in the older meaning of the word necromancy; meaning he mostly just communicates with the dead. He doesn't summon armies of zombies or resurrect the dead. This is still considered evil in-universe as the Elves consider it taboo for their spirits to interact with dark beings.
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* ContrastingSequelAntagonist:
** He and Smaug are considered to be the most terrifying and powerful forces of evil in Middle-earth and the main plot of both ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' is to put a stop to their presence and machinations. But where Smaug was simply content to dwell underneath the riches he stole and lord over them, Sauron is defined by his ambition to control and dominate Middle-earth. While both are {{ancient evil}} beings, Smaug is mostly a footnote in Middle-earth's history while Sauron's actions have had dire consequences in them.
** Retroactively, he's this to Melkor, his former master and the original dark lord. Despite having the same occupation, Melkor led a great army of powerful dragons, balrogs, and other monsters while Sauron is mainly relegated to orcs and lesser bestial monsters. Melkor also favoured brute force while Sauron was primarily a deceiver and strategist. Where Melkor allowed his hate and destructive urges to take over his mind and plot to [[OmnicidalManiac utterly wipe out Middle-earth]], Sauron retained his original intentions of maintaining order and control, albeit in a highly corrupted state, which would morph into [[TakeOverTheWorld taking over Middle-earth]]. Finally, where Melkor was a constant physical threat but constantly lost and humiliated himself before being banished, Sauron kept to the shadows and made his presence known through subterfuge and discreet actions, yet his plans ensured he came close to winning against his enemies more than Melkor ever did.
** He and Smaug are considered to be the most terrifying and powerful forces of evil in Middle-earth and the main plot of both ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' is to put a stop to their presence and machinations. But where Smaug was simply content to dwell underneath the riches he stole and lord over them, Sauron is defined by his ambition to control and dominate Middle-earth. While both are {{ancient evil}} beings, Smaug is mostly a footnote in Middle-earth's history while Sauron's actions have had dire consequences in them.
** Retroactively, he's this to Melkor, his former master and the original dark lord. Despite having the same occupation, Melkor led a great army of powerful dragons, balrogs, and other monsters while Sauron is mainly relegated to orcs and lesser bestial monsters. Melkor also favoured brute force while Sauron was primarily a deceiver and strategist. Where Melkor allowed his hate and destructive urges to take over his mind and plot to [[OmnicidalManiac utterly wipe out Middle-earth]], Sauron retained his original intentions of maintaining order and control, albeit in a highly corrupted state, which would morph into [[TakeOverTheWorld taking over Middle-earth]]. Finally, where Melkor was a constant physical threat but constantly lost and humiliated himself before being banished, Sauron kept to the shadows and made his presence known through subterfuge and discreet actions, yet his plans ensured he came close to winning against his enemies more than Melkor ever did.
