| “ | You cannot hide. I see you. There is no life in the void. Only death. | „ |
| ~ Sauron menacing Pippin through the palantir |
Sauron is the main antagonist of the Middle Earth film Legendarium by the late J.R.R. Tolkien and Peter Jackson's Middle Earth film series. He serves as the titular main antagonist of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and then also as the overarching antagonist of The Hobbit trilogy.
He is the overarching antagonist of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, then is the main antagonist of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
He is a flashback antagonist in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, then is the overarching antagonist of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and then one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside Smaug) of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
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▪Big Bad: He causes most of the main conflict in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
▪Big Bad Ensemble: With Gollum for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
▪Greater-Scope Villain: Of the first two films in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and for The Hobbit trilogy overall.