The Middle Earth Popularity Cup

[Thinlómien]

++Sauron

He's a werewolf!

I mean... it's serious this time.

But anyway, Tuor must be one of the most boring heroes in Tolkien's work. Really, what is there in him? However mighty warrior he was, he strikes me as a loser with very little personality or anything interesting. Okay, he had a special task and was the special favourite of Ulmo, my favourite Vala, but I'm afraid that's not enough to make him interesting in any way. He just lacks distinctive personality, that's the problem.

Sauron, on the other hand.... he's twisted. He's rather boring maybe in LotR as he's reduced to being merely "the enemy", but in the Silmarillion and the UT he's gory and very fascinating... All that cunning, all those beautiful lies, the immense charisma, the extreme cruelty (Gorlim and Eilinel - that's really the most horror stuff Tolkien ever wrote) and of course, he was the lord of werewolves and also, a mighty singer. You've got to admit he was pretty darn cool before he became very boringly just "the Dark Lord". (Also, I love the name "the Necromancer", more so actually in the Finnish translation. It's been translated with the word that corresponds to "witch" and using it of men is totally appropriate, but rather rare. It always intrigued me. Also, Dol Gûldur is just really creepy however little we know about it...)

edit: xed with tp and skip - skippie, that arrangement sounds good