Who is the strongest Orc in Lord of the Rings?

Uruk-hai (for short, Uruks) were brutal warriors of Middle-earth, and the strongest breed of Orc. In The Lord of the Rings, the term Uruk-hai refers chiefly to those bred in Isengard, and in one context are alternatively called Isengarders, while Uruks from Mordor are called Black Uruks or Uruks of Mordor.
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Who was the strongest Orc LOTR?

1 SAURON. The strongest character in The Lord of the Rings is easily the Dark Lord, Sauron.
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Who is strongest in The Lord of the Rings?

God is the most powerful entity in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings universe. The Elvish name for him is actually Eru Ilúvatar, meaning “the one, father of all.” So the question becomes: Who is the second-most powerful being?
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Are Uruk-Hai stronger than Orcs?

The Uruk-hai are stronger, larger, and can take the sunlight much better than the Orcs. In the Peter Jackson films, the Orcs actually conspire with Saruman at Isengard to create the Uruk-hai, as there are scenes of them overseeing the physical creation of the new soldiers.
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Who is the strongest Uruk-Hai?

Lurtz was the first Uruk-Hai created by Saruman the White and one of the strongest.
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Who would win Sauron or Morgoth?

Even with the power of Sauron's One Ring against him, Morgoth would have won. His own dark essence was imbued with Middle Earth, meaning Morgoth could control volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
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Who has the biggest army in LOTR?

Rhûn's main Easterling army of 200,000 Easterlings were one of the largest armies ever gathered in the Middle-earth, and the largest army in the north-eastern parts of Middle-earth.
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What kind of Orc is Azog?

Azog is played by Manu Bennett via motion-capture and CG (though he was originally intended to be played by Conan Stevens in a practical costume and makeup). He is a white-skinned Orc, known as the Pale Orc or Azog the Defiler. According to Balin, he is from Gundabad.
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Why was BOLG so strong?

Abilities. Bolg is a skilful leader, which is likely why he was Azog's second-in-command of the Gundabad Orc pack. He is highly skilful in hand-to-hand combat and swordsmanship.
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Who invented Orcs?

The orc appears on lists of imaginary creatures in two of Charles Kingsley's mid-1860s novels. Tolkien's concept of orcs has been adapted into the fantasy fiction of other authors, and into games of many different genres such as Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, and Warcraft.
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Who is stronger Gandalf or Sauron?

This is explained very quickly when Gandalf comes back as Gandalf The White, he says that black is still stronger, implying the the dark lord Sauron was still stronger that himself, Gandalf The White. Also the 5 wizards are not powerful enough to take down his uncountable legions of orcs and beasts.
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Who is stronger Gandalf or Saruman?

5 SARUMAN THE WHITE

He was more powerful than Gandalf at these stages, but his study of dark magic turned him to support Sauron. However, before he turned to the dark forces, he was a very powerful wizard. His magic is on display especially during his duel with Gandalf.
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Is Tom Bombadil stronger than Sauron?

Sauron is all-powerful. Unless he is destroyed he is unbeatable and unstoppable. The destruction of the ring (and Sauron's native power which is VERY considerable) is the only way to defeat him. Tom Bombadill is not so much powerful as outside the power game that is being played out in the war of the ring.
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Can Gimli beat Legolas?

At the battle of the Hornburg Gimli and Legolas engaged in an Orc slaying contest and at the end Gimli was said to have won by one Orc. Gimli lied about winning as even though his view on elves had drastically changed he still had his Dwarven stubbornness.
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Who is more powerful Legolas or Aragorn?

Originally Answered: Who was more powerful: Aragorn or Legolas? Legolas hands down. Legolas is a Elf prince and has years of combat under his belt.
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Is Bolg stronger than Legolas?

Bolg is a huge easily 100+lb larger than Legolas. Legolas is supposedly godly at fighting but going unarmed with a huge Orc made no sense to me. They should of done something where they should of emphasized Legolas's cunning and agility versus the brutality of Bolg.
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Is Bolg Azog son?

Bolg was the son of Azog, succeeding his father as a prominent leader of the northern Orcs after Azog was killed by Dáin Ironfoot at the Battle of Azanulbizar in Third Age 2799.
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How do Orcs have babies?

In The Book of Lost Tales, it is said that Orcs were "bred from the heats and slimes of the earth" through the sorcery of Morgoth. Again, Tolkien later changed this, as Morgoth could not create life on his own.
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Who is the Orc King in The Hobbit?

Azog is depicted in the Hobbit film trilogy as the wrathful, psychopathic, iron-fisted, malevolent, bloodthirsty, insidious, cynical, bitter, malicious, arrogant and merciless chieftain of the Orcs of Moria, and leader of the Warg-riders.
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How long do Orcs live for?

Orcs reach maturity at about age 18-20. Middle age is around age 40 or so, old age at 65, venerable age at 80, and they rarely live beyond 100 years of age.
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What is the strongest faction in Lord of the Rings?

If one thing is for certain, it's that the Elves fare well on the Lord of the Rings: Rise to War best factions list. They're a powerful bunch. Even during the game's beta, Lothlórien often topped the charts, with a massive portion of it being those playing with the Elves.
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How big was the orc army at Minas Tirith?

There is a definite figure for the army of the Rohirrim that came to Gondor's defence; it consisted of 6,000 riders, and a full 2,000 were killed in the battle, including Théoden.
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Did Gondor ever help Rohan?

One of the main questions that surrounds the Lord of the Rings movies is why Gondor refused to help Rohan during the siege of Helm's Deep. While the films were unable to show most of the recent fighting that Gondor had endured, many fans of the books knew that it was impossible for Gondor to aid them.
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