The Lord of the Rings: The Felloship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (flashback)
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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - Rise of the Witch-king L.E.G.O. The Lord of the Rings
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Character information
Other names
Demons of the Ancient World
Personality
Appearance
Occupation
Servants of Morgoth
Affiliations
Bad
Goal
Serve Morgoth and Destroy Middle-Earth, Kill Gandalf
Home
Moria
Friends
Enemies
Gandalf
Minions
Likes
Dislikes
Powers and abilities
Superhuman strength and Durability, Giant Size, Immense Heat, Flight, Breath Fire, Fire Sword and Whip, Incredibly difficult to kill, Can induce fear at will, Pyrokinesis
Weapons
Swords, whips, Axes
Fate
Killed off in a war during the First age (one balrog escaped into Moria but was killed by Gandalf)
The Balrogs are demons of the ancient world in Middle-earth, and were villains in The Silmarillion. Their leader was Commander Gothmog, who was slain in the book. One in particular, Durin's Bane, escaped into Moria, and is a the tertiary antagonist in The Fellowship of the Ring, and in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of the book.