Middle-earth Shadow of War: Sauron Final Boss Fight and True Ending

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☆ Final boss fight against Sauron in Middle-earth Shadow of War. This Lord of the Rings game is available on PC, PS4 Pro, and Xbox One.
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The Lord of the Rings Middle-earth Shadow of War Final Boss Sauron Boss Battle

[@hammerh3ad019]

I believe there's a line of dialogue where Sauron will say "You lost the Ranger. That was a mistake" Like even the big bad evil guy knows Celebrimbor leaving Talion was a bad move.

[@pharaohsmagician8329]

It was *SO* satisfying to hear that line

[@justincarter1217]

Celebrimbor is a hoe for how he did talion

[@NFrk97]

Bad move for Celebrimbor+Eltariel, but better for Middle Earth. Like Shelob reveals to Talion, had it been him there Sauron would have fallen but Celembrimbor would have taken his place and be *worse*

[@patrykmadrzejewski8069]

That voice of that ghost... No... Could it be?... Alastair Duncan

[@gamingfelicity8289]

where is that line ??? i wasnt able to find it....

[@777supervegeta]

Celebrimbor was a fool to think he could win without talion. What a shame, poor talion. At least he's at peace now

[@GR-ej9my]

Talion was weak anyways

[@XxSUPEREVILNZxX]

@@GR-ej9my say that to the 20 years of being a ring-wraith, ignoring its temptations and fighting the war alone

[@claritycontrol1530]

@@XxSUPEREVILNZxX I know. Talion was the key factor here. With Eltariel, Celebrimbor failed to dominate Sauron. But Talion would've succeeded.

[@lukasp.4471]

@@XxSUPEREVILNZxX Make that 60 years.

[@nekokami3132]

Elves man, greedy bastards

[@黑鬼外国]

so basically tallion lost everyone he knew, got played in a desperate quest to save the world, got betrayed by his two only friends, one to merge with sauron, one to betray him again. It actually hurts to buy the DLC just to realise it was to replay the betrayal. from this point of view, the nazgul really were his truest brothers

[@sukitron5415]

Funny thing is, the witch king was more of a friend to him than Celebrimbor was

[@thecommentguy9380]

@@sukitron5415 ikr, he still keep the invitation to "The Nine" club open even after Talion beat the shit out of him and took his city.

[@wholesome_masochist4113]

@@thecommentguy9380 He even waited for Talion to finish everything he had to before pulling the plug. Dude literally kept his spot open for 60 whole years, and after getting their collective asses kicked on more than one occasion.

[@rickacton7540]

@@sukitron5415 Neither Sauron, the WK, nor any of the others ever lied...

[@rikilamaru]

@@rickacton7540 tbh truth is usually worse than the lie

[@jsmith4liberty]

"Your name will be forgotten. Your deeds will be forgotten." Well, I guess that is true in the case of Eltariel.

[@nico114334]

P&WJsmith4liberty I think galadriel knew eltariel would become evuk.

[@miguelcondadoolivar5149]

Who?

[@twinzzlers]

@@nico114334 Yeah who?

[@skavanagh2778]

@@miguelcondadoolivar5149 galdriel is like the elf queen lady

[@miguelcondadoolivar5149]

@@skavanagh2778 I know who Galadriel is... I was asking about Elt-something, the one mentioned in the original post.

[@reddishcarp1237]

How stupid did Celebrimor think that he could dominate a maiar, let alone Sauron? And he couldnt even learn from his mistake to protect his ring from falling in the last time he fought Sauron.

[@a.a.j.9621]

This was Sauron without the one ring, with Celebrimbor possessing both the Light of Galadriel and a Ring of Power containing his will and essence. It all made sense as well, Celebrimbor was touched by Sauron's shadow, he is a wight with a dark desire to dominate the living. Not seeking to destroy Sauron, but instead to usurp him. In the first game, the Black Hand of Sauron's ritual was intended to dominate Celebrimbor and merge his might with the weakened spirit of Sauron. This time around, Celebrimbor intended to be the one holding the reins. It was a nice detail that Sauron learned an important lesson from Isildur. :>

[@sephelutis]

his will and essence is pretty pathetic vs that of a Maiar, he cant even beat Galadriel who was an elf. This whole enhanced Celebrimbor makes no sense, no way he can match Sauron in this state. It'd be more believable if he squeezed in a couple more souls in the ring or somethin

[@lucastham9328]

the curse of the Noldor started by Feanor began all this madness

[@aydinbiber7616]

Sephelutis Lucifus none of that is really relevant.

[@LordMortanius]

@@tunapriest9392 Those Balrog-killers died taking out the balrogs. Meanwhile, Sauron has a pretty decent track record against elf-lords, defeating Finrod in a spell-duel, single-handedly overthrowing the elven garrison stationed at Minas Tirith, personally killing Celebrimbor, and slaying Gil-galad while taking on the latter and Elendil on Orodruin.

[@michaeldromes3948]

I love how this game's canon had its own inserted explanation for the Eye of Sauron twitching, makes the universe a bit richer, even if it's game-only thing.

[@littlemoth4956]

@@ChEILoZ They just said that my guy, your comment is irrelevant.

[@iambumbo7534]

his comment was so irrelevant it disappeared

[@reidparker1848]

The games contradict nothing, they just expand on it. It's as canon as anything else: as much as you want it to be.

[@metatron6262]

@@reidparker1848 For the film they work somewhat. For the Book, it's so contradictory it's ridiculous beyond belief.

[@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051]

@@reidparker1848 THEY CONTRADICT A LOT, ACCEPT THAT BITCH!

[@good_noodle4838]

I love how calebrimbor called talion a vessel even tho talion was more like the perfect host physically. Near top of class ranger with combat techniques similar to celebrimbors. If anything the girl was a vessel, talion was a host

[@Rtr-oh1mz]

Talion was near perfect man I hope we see him again truly a badass.

[@jackdubs25]

Talion was Celebrimbor’s equal as a warrior, by far his biggest mistake was betraying him.

[@christiansantamaria7233]

@@Rtr-oh1mz i do too he such an amazing character made me so sad seeing how they did him dirty he didnt deserve that

[@galenyasumura7070]

@@jackdubs25​​⁠​⁠not even close. Talion was a peerless human warrior, but compared to a master warrior and craftsman who lived for literal millennia Talion doesn’t have a chance. The only reason he was capable of performing the feats he could in game is because of the ring(s) of power he had and celebrimbors spirit possessing him. In game canon, celebrimbor is capable of holding sauron in a stalemate, there is no way he and talion are even remotely on the same level. Eltarial vs Talion is a different matter, but celebrimbor is leagues beyond either of them

[@m4sherman926]

@@Rtr-oh1mzTechnically we do, he is one of the nine in LOTR.

[@DreDay982]

Bro Talions life is so messed up fighting all these enemies Orcs and Nazguls just to become one and screwed over by like his only “friend”

[@MarvellousMorbing]

Tropical Storm and he finally found peace after his Long enslavement

[@MyIpadMail]

Angry Koala he did. And he screwed Talion over.

[@anrper6095]

what are you talking about? He has Ratbag and Ranger!

[@eduardovalleleon5172]

Well he kind of did, in the end what Celebrimbor did really didnt change anything. While one may argue he keep Sauron busy, it wasn't what he had planned and to be fair he let Talion die for nothing.

[@ianzen]

Eduardo Valle Leon and if frodo and friends didn't destroy the one ring, all of talion's and his orc armies work would be for nothing.

[@RazthorFodring]

Sauron: I serve NO ONE! at that moment Morgoth laughed so hard from the void. Edit: thank you all for the support and likes!

[@Theseamus2000]

Whenever I see a comment like that I remember that one episode of Doctor who where Jack says "almost anything" when talking about what won't be to penetrate the tardis shield and the doctor responds with "thanks but I wasn't going to tell them that" I'm assuming these two traitors don't know who Morogth is Edit: alright I get it I don't know much about lord of the rings lore

[@UniversalUnicorn]

@@Theseamus2000 everyone knows who Morgoth is lmao tf u on about. They literally speak about him in the game.

[@rustkarl]

Lewis Murphy Every Elf knows of Melkor

[@taekinuru2]

to be fair I think he doesn’t serve morgoth any more at that point kinda?

[@lorehunter158]

@@taekinuru2 I wouldn't say that because after sauron was defeated by frodo morgoth and sauron both returned one last time to take middle Earth but failed

[@Elrosthir]

Funny, nothing really looks like in the movies, but the way it ends (the ring melts, sauron's tower falls, and even the nazgul being hit by burning rocks) looks exactly like in return of the king.

[@bigbukkilla1264]

Elrosthir that’s the point, because it is

[@see8852]

well it is based on the books and not the movies

[@Whitemoon193]

will murdoch oh trust me...it has nothing to books

[@see8852]

+White Moon yeah it does depart from the books A LOT but the source material is the novel series, and not the movies themselves.

[@Gyc864]

will murdoch It was confirmed to be cannon to the movie not the book. Lol

[@N1NJAASSAS1N42]

I love how in this battle they fight as two separate characters but when it's with talion they always fight as one

[@bloodangel19]

And he would have won

[@Ghost-vd5kw]

Shows how much better talion was

[@lightingthief4482]

Because he was the perfect host

[@senseithomes]

@@bloodangel19 Celembrimbor can not dominate sauron with or without talion no matter what. Sauron (Mairon) is a Maiar and Morgoth is the one who can manipulate him in any was. With the exception of course of other Valar Beings maybe but still not quite. Celembrimbor thinking he can dominate sauron even at a state where he is at his weakest isn't a very clever decision especially since it is said that even after the banishment of morgoth his shadow and corruption still stayed in Arda. And Talion would SURELY object to Celembrimbor's plan of domination and he would try to banish Sauron given the chance if anything. The only possible way to defeat sauron is to destroy the ring since inside it he has poored " his cruelty,his malice and his will to dominate all life" Which means that if the ring is not destroyed there is absolutely nothing in the world that can dominate Sauron without dominating his ring first which would be a bad choice since it's pretty much cursed and getting it will just result in Sauron retrieving it. So it's a dead end. But Celembrimbor's greed and lust for power made him blind to that

[@bloodangel19]

@@senseithomes Shelob said he would have won. This game has it's own canon separte from the books, so it is posible in the game universe, it's been stated outright, there is no point in arguing

[@princeofddr]

By a story standpoint, the grind makes sense. Talion is basically taking a last stand against Sauron’s forces, trying to hold back the tide for DECADES according to the end. But though he fought valiantly, he succumbed in the end.

[@chrisossu2070]

The grind could've been less heavy and it still would've achieved the narrative effect. The problem is that the grind was a blatant way on Warner Bros.'s part to tempt people into paying the microtransactions.

[@H240909]

Chris Chen Or it was just a way for people to experience more of the Nemesis System and the awesome gameplay but everyone is to busy playing devil's advocate.

[@princeofddr]

Az Az Just got my first Legendary Captain within a few hours of playing. Saving him until I can brand him, but finding Legendary Uruks isn’t as hard as people think.

[@Ravenbones]

Sigh, the grind was going to be there with or without lootboxes ever being in the game. Because upgrading Fortresses, getting good followers, helping them train in pits WOULD HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN FUCKING TIME! DID ANY OF YOU ACTUALLY SPEND MORE THAN 20 HOURS IN THE FIRST GAME!!!??? DID YOU ACTUALLY FUCKING THINK ABOUT THING? MY GOD DAMN GOD UGH!

[@MrPuschel]

Or, you know, just give us a well-crafted story mission that explains it. But yeah, repeating grind for hours or spend fifty bucks to skip it is just as good.

[@SuperDeeyay]

So nobody is disturbed by the fact that this whole ring history is narrated by the immortal spider that tried to eat the ring bearer that managed to destroy the ring?

[@donkeykongisbetterthanmari7495]

not me no

[@SuperDeeyay]

@@donkeykongisbetterthanmari7495 believe in second chances?

[@donkeykongisbetterthanmari7495]

@@SuperDeeyay nah I believe in the speed racer video game ost

[@donkeykongisbetterthanmari7495]

@@SuperDeeyay ofc I do lmfao

[@donkeykongisbetterthanmari7495]

@@SuperDeeyay breh

[@CrniWuk]

Sauron : I serve no one! Morgoth : What did you just say? Morgoth : WHAT DID YOU FUCKING SAY!

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

I mean it's kinda hard to serve someone who is trapped in the void. Plus sauron never sought to bring his former master back even though he respected him, but he never agreed with the way morgoth ruled and wanted nothing but to kill and eradicate everything.

[@ristyanyesf7327]

Morgoth : *WHAT DID YOU SAY NIGGA ???!!!!!!*

[@d26k164]

@@mihaimercenarul7467 Exactly. Morgoth was a nihilist. Sauron was a control freak

[@aranha6285]

@@mihaimercenarul7467Sauron also secretly hated Morgoth’s guts and was just waiting for the best moment to betray him and take over his Army. He just didn’t do it during the First Age cuz of the as he put it dumb brainless Idiots who would without a doubt go after him if he betrayed their beloved Morgoth

[@pssa3215]

Morgoth is dead idiot

[@jtr7377]

Sauron: "Damn, so that is how it feels to cut off someone's fingers and separate the ring from its owner"

[@WarMonger_the-One-and-Only]

Sauron: "Isildur was right. This *is* fun!"

[@nathanielclaw2841]

i wonder if isildur was looking at the battle from heaven or werever he was and thought: "that motherfucker stole my move!"

[@EfecanYSL]

''what an uncreative piece of darkness stealing my trick''

[@OceanMichaelShadow]

Oof

[@jacksimpson8529]

Nice to see the bad guys learning from past experiences, isn't it? Wouldn't have happened if Celebrimbor stayed merged with Talion though, that ranger would've just dropped the hammer on Sauron's ass.

[@aidanwow1593]

"I serve no one" seems the writers forgot about Morgoth.

[@a.a.j.9621]

He was the apprentice, with Morgoth gone, he inherited the mantle of dark lord along with the will to dominate all things that roam Middle-Earth.

[@Oats777]

They also thought that Shelob and Gollum were the true good guys

[@calamitysangfroid2407]

Yeah I could buy that Shelob wanted Sauron gone because he took her home, her species were around since the First Age and he's basically a pushy foreign power, but why is she so happy about 'light in mordor', she's a creature of darkness.

[@chewymomo2763]

if morgoth came back.. sauron would either serve him again or be destroyed sauon cant go up against the power of morgoth and he would no that

[@MrLukasboys]

Not at this point in time anymore, something you can make out by Sauron saying that "there is no life in the void, only death" meaning that he does not care if Morgoth was banished to the void or is truly dead it´s the same to him either way.

[@aeureus]

Never had I actually been rooting for Sauron before...

[@christiansantamaria7233]

Foreal! I was so happy he chopped off that bitches fingers and trapped celeb they deserved death but that was still satisfying

[@GerudoKing_]

Same here.

[@Kadir-fw7xm]

Yup after witnessing what Celebrimbor did.... I wished Sauron would have just killed Eltariel also. Like wth was Celebrimbor thinking? That he had a chance with Eltariel? P-a-t-h-e-t-i-c.

[@Ravenbones]

I'm crying from that ending. I feel so bad for talion.

[@whizelink1999]

twistedmetalplayer21 same here I feel empty I don't know why maybe because that song at the end.

[@GZilla311]

He FINALLY got the death he wanted eventually, though. It's an esoteric happy ending to him.

[@Cryomancer1717]

twistedmetalplayer21 at least he can see his family again

[@TheMerc1993]

I feel that too.

[@ginakundo26]

Well, he is with their family now

[@Silver-505]

When he found how greatly his knowledge was admired by all other rational creatures and how easy it was to influence them, his pride became boundless. By the end of the Second Age he assumed the position of Morgoth's representative. By the end of the Third Age (though actually much weaker than before) he claimed to be Morgoth returned''Letter 183; Letters of Tolkien

[@mornen-bb]

Sauron as Annatar alone is enough reason to buy the game. So awesome, so conniving, and so mighty fine.

[@austinkersey2445]

Didn't know evil Maiar with a penchant for betrayal, wanton murder, and enslavement of all races were a kink for some. Interesting.

[@PathofCultivation]

Agreed it's a good likeness for the Lord of Gifts.

[@austinkersey2445]

@Bingo Yeah, I get that. I'm just saying man, I don't think he'd be a good lover.

[@Mrcaptainmorgan93]

@@austinkersey2445 you'd have to be into domination lol

[@austinkersey2445]

@@Mrcaptainmorgan93 *Indeed*

[@x-rhoden-x6477]

Celebrimbor should've stuck with Talion. He wouldn't have fallen for such a scrub move. It's like Shelob said. If Talion fought Sauron then Celebrimbor would've won.

[@jacksimpson8529]

That's likely because rather than try something as ludicrous as BRANDING Sauron, Talion would've just whacked his head off with that handy dandy sword of his, no mucking around with 'weakening' him or putting his hand on his face to try and turn him into a minion. Also that look on Eltariel's face as she stumbles back, clutching her bleeding hand? I'm pretty sure that is the facial expression for "oh shit I really fucked up didn't I?"

[@jacksimpson8529]

That's because Talion still has some morals and is committed to destroying Sauron, not dominating him. He wouldn't have fallen for that move because he would've just summoned up his spectral hammer and whacked Sauron's head in with it.

[@mujiewoojy]

but then celebrimbor woudve turned into the new sauron. Shelob made talion see the true end of celebrimbor.

[@xcyanidegamerx4402]

@@jacksimpson8529 Yeah no. that doesnt work on sauron lmao

[@FromAgonyToLight]

X-RHODEN-X The fact that the writers thought a first-age elf, elf-wraith, or a not-even-numenorean man would stand a half-second against Sauron is baffling. No, send 30 Talions at Sauron he’d bitch slap them all at once. He has faced ten times worse things (UNGOLIANT)

[@idon896]

Congrats, nothing you did mattered

[@H240909]

Your Next Line is He held the enemy in Mordor and gave Frodo and the Fellowship the time they needed even risking his very soul. If he didn't then Sauron's armies would have conquered Middle Earth decades before the books or movies even started.

[@cheesepuffsthings]

An unsung hero. What you did mattered. No one is alive to remember it, though.

[@FerrickAnima]

Congrats, nothing you did mattered... NANI!?!

[@housinengi9512]

H250909 that reply is the best for a response

[@Whitelight]

It mattered in lore but not for the actual game. Celebrimbor is still the bad guy no matter what you do. You can't get a good ending. It's dumb as shit.

[@r3l1csvk]

9:27 one simply have to love the symbolism in this short-his son´s sword next to the flower his wife loved.

[@Executi0ner246]

I liked Armored Sauron's deeper voice when fighting him in the previous games' Bright Lord DLC. This one fits the Elf version of him but not the armored one.

[@a.a.j.9621]

Same voice actor, Sauron's fair form as Annatar was meant to be deceptively beautiful, calm and charming. And clearly intimate with Shelob's own. ;)

[@WarbossR0kt00fSant0s]

Really? He sounds like a Nazgul who smokes 5 packs a day.

[@darklordsauron398]

@@WarbossR0kt00fSant0s no I'm not

[@azurehorizon6097]

@Executioner I agree with you man his voice in the previous game was so badass and cool to listen to

[@ItsButterBean1020]

Yeah I hate how similar it sounds to the Nazgûl honestly

[@insaneq_309]

I feel like talion deserved a custom nazgul helmet

[@hi-js6vb]

One that says bright lord on it

[@insaneq_309]

@@hi-js6vb I posted this 7 months ago rn yours says 7 hours ago I thank you

[@fireclash7653]

@@insaneq_309 and im also here 1 month later

[@erathen6311]

@@fireclash7653 and I’m also here 1 month later.

[@Maryland2]

Honestly not a bad ending and a way to tie it into some type of lore ending kinda

[@colt4531]

Thats what i was thinking, I love Tolkiens work and thought i would hate this but ended up decently satisfied

[@tyquisescott5401]

The part Talion died was heartbreaking because he been thru so much frfr like I actually cried and do not care who picks on me about it. The man was finally free fron everything and get to see his family again

[@Vikingr4Jesus5919]

"I serve no one!" Morgoth: "That hurts, Sauron. That hurts real bad!"

[@enragedbyeverything]

what if Sauron being the big bad for a long time made him forget about Morgoth

[@creativenamesmth]

@@enragedbyeverything i dont think so as he once was in Numenor the verry first thing he did was that they build statues for Morgoth

[@enragedbyeverything]

@@creativenamesmth maybe because since morgoth is gone he says this

[@thecircleoft.e.d2121]

There's a difference between 'serve' and 'served', you know?

[@Kamina-brah]

Alone the idea that and elf could subdue a Maia to its will is ridiculous. Yes there have been many powerful elf lords in history, some of which were only of slightly lesser stature and battle power than some Maia, but none of the children of Illuvatar were powerful enough in spirit to take on an Ainur mentally, so its not surprising that Sauron snapped out of it in an instant.

[@CristoKnight]

I dunno what my point was in my comment.

[@benwatson9443]

Kamina but celebrimbor had a ring that enhances his power and sourons ring fell off

[@PossessedbyPhoenix]

In this game canon Celebrimbor created the One Ring, and at this point he was ring-powered and a wraith that had been plotting and powering up for a long time for the sake of revenge, having become the Bright Lord as a contrast to the Dark Lord, so he's ascended beyond simply being an elf.

[@Remus88Romulus]

Yes. This is what i have been talking about. Celebrimbor got arrogant and thought he could enslave & control Sauron. But Sauron is a lesser god and Celebrimbor a mere elf, ancient and powerful sure but that is not enough to contend with the will of a God. Foolish Celebrimbor. He got what he deserved.

[@Laezar1]

Well Legolas did shield surfing, I'm still waiting sauron to show he can do that. Elves - 1 Dark Lord - 0

[@Lunk42]

its been out for like a day Jesus Christ.

[@that1pear28]

gamer42j not even out in North America yet lol

[@H240909]

gamer42j Two words: review copies. These guys were probably playing for days before hand.

[@Lunk42]

H240909 Yeah probably.

[@Peaceful_Gojira]

Sauron: "I server no One!" Morgoth, sitting in his void prison eating crisps: Am I a joke to you?

[@nimarus3118]

In most games, seeing the protagonist die at the end left me feeling sad. But not this time. This time the tears are that of joy. Talion is free and with his wife and son again.

[@zenicehero9154]

The fact that we fight Sauron as The final boss in Shadow of war is really awesome as epic!

[@runtergerutscht4401]

Eltariel's "fear me and despair" is just her evil persona shining through. Remember when Galadriel described herself as wielder of the one ring? "All shall love me and despair" Elves just have a thing for despair, it seems

[@LordSiravant]

Everyone who points out how Sauron said he serves no one when he once served Morgoth would do well to remember this. When Morgoth was banished to the Void, it was stated that Sauron VERY SERIOUSLY considered repenting of his deeds, and ultimately chose otherwise out of fear that he would be made another's servant to do labors of penance. And Sauron himself was corrupted by the "bonds" Morgoth laid upon him, i.e., poisoning Sauron's fea (basically angelic soul) with his own essence. Although Morgoth himself was thrown out to wander the void of space forever (and yes, the Void is literally outer space), those bonds still remained. However, Morgoth could no longer command Sauron directly, and so he essentially "marred" his greatest servant the same way he marred Arda. Whether or not he's there to influence things directly, all that he touched is fucked regardless. So while Sauron is technically out for himself, at the same time he's essentially become a shadow of Morgoth, his soul continuing to fester from the corruption until he's just a reflection of Morgoth himself, which is exactly what that raging narcissist of a Satan expy always wanted for all of existence anyway.

[@ayoubalarabi4805]

0:36 one only can wish to have such voice

[@Reedboi]

The witch king was more of a bro than you, Celebrimbor

[@t_k_m3279]

Sauron: I serve NO ONE! Morgoth: *Inhales Deeply* I’m bout to end this man whole career

[@jens2049]

He wasn't breathing in middle earth

[@KoyMcCloud]

Is there anyway to replay this? Like some sort of way to access it, or something? Just seems odd that you could replay other quests, and not this one.

[@frankmigliore9240]

Bright Lord Talion is a fucking beast, he singlehandedly beat all the Nazgul and even The Witch King, which the world considered to be impossible. He is one of the most powerful fighters in LotR canon based on what I know

[@mfs-3kiryu592]

Too bad he ain't canon.

[@commandocommander4041]

Anyone else thought a better ending would have been if Talion's family was waiting for him on the other side?

[@ChristianProtossDragoon]

Yeah

[@Whimsy3692]

At 8:27, there was no reason for that blue ball of light/Celebrimbor to go to Mount Doom. Only because that's where Talion is at, on the fellbeast. Do you think he's had enough time to think about what he's done and came back for him?

[@deloth8075]

So, did Celebrimbor survive after the ring was destroyed? You can see his spirit fleeing from Sauron's eye

[@willardkestila6465]

Celebrimbor's ring is still intact, so yes he is still alive (at least as alive as a wraith can be)

[@theseageek]

Interesting to see that the Witch King showed more loyalty to Talion than Celebrimbor, he even called Talion a brother.

[@shadedias5563]

"Sorry to put you through a lot man... but hey, you've got 8 more chill bro's now and here's a flying warmount, that make you feel better a bit?" "HECK YEAH!"

[@theseageek]

@@shadedias5563 Instantly the job benefit increased with a company-sponsored air ride

[@greed94]

I didn't think it would be so literal when Bruz said they're the same thing, really.

[@youtubecensorship842]

05:22 Check out this move, I learned it from the humans.

[@Sigurjon96]

I got to say they nailed the look of Sauron in the games especially not in his dark form (he looks perfect in his dark form too). This is exactly what I would imagine what he looked like if they ever made a movie or a tv series on his rise to power for Mordor. Handsome, cunning, smart, young, intelligent, persuasive, elvish and clever. Just everything you would see in a great character. Honestly Shadow Of Mordor and Shadow Of War are the closest thing to the greatness and spectacle that is The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Rings Of Power failed massively at trying to be faithful and so did The Hobbit for the most part. Let's hope history doesn't repeat itself and future content tries to be more like the OG franchise and the SOM/SOW games.

[@Sam_Kings]

Lol Sauron didn't die, he can't die. He is utterly powerless after the destruction of the rings but he isn't dead.

[@thecommentguy9380]

He's still low key dead tho since he will never be able to come back.

[@Torokk]

Really good ending, it ties nicely with the books/movies and gives closure to Tallion's tragedy, on a good note too. Enjoy your newly founded freedom, it's well deserved \o/

[@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051]

It contradicts practically every piece of lore in the books, it is far from tying nicely!

[@wolfbane7497]

Sauron : " if I have learned anything anything from the first time I lost my ring. Is this always go for the fingers you don't have a ring if you have no finger. "

[@jackolantern147]

You know what would have made this fight even better? An extra phase that had Sauron warp to his throne to slowly recover health, then send out elite uruks for us to fight, all the while taunting us. Then him warping out into his armored form to begin that phase.

[@ChristianProtossDragoon]

Meh

[@colonel1003]

Any boss fight that makes the boss bring out minions and hide to regain health fucking sucks They should’ve gave him more than 3 moves, he’ll punish if you try to use dodge when it’s not necessary and he’ll hit you if you teleport through him and make him much faster, he’s like fighting an old rusty cannon

[@MaliciousMallard]

I really hate how Celembrimbor just overpowers Sauron in these games. Gameplay is great, but story wise I just can’t treat this as part of the LotR canon

[@shanburks6357]

Justin Dicke this is a weakened sauron also celebrimbor has the ring and still it ended with the elf getting her fingers cut off

[@boooster101]

Here's a little thing for your head-canon; Sauron was known as the great deceiver. What if Celebrimbor never overpowered him but Sauron just wanted to meet him personally to just end this nuisance? In the Silmarillion, Sauron tells the Numenorian kings how great and awesome they are ... just to corrupt them. He also tells Celebrimbor how great of a ringsmith he is, just so he can corrupt the rings of power. He convinces Saruman (who is a Maiar himself) to join him as 'equals' *wink wink* He uses the Palantir to give Denethor depression and light shizophrenia. We see all of it through the lens of Talion and Celebrimbor. I think that it wasn't much more than a game to Sauron to keep himself entertained while he didn't have the capacity to do much else.

[@CubeBizz]

It's not canon, devs said it, for example in this game Shelob can shapeshift, in LotR she can't

[@oilerfan871]

It's not canon. Think of it as alternate history

[@thedarklordx]

What fight did you watch? It looks like Celebrimbor had nowhere near the power to beat Sauron.

[@theduke9292]

There’s a saying in warhammwr “never trust someone who’s ears are sharper than the knives they’d use to stab you in the back.”

[@michaelmartin1532]

the talion at the end when he is walking looks a lot different than the one in game like hes thinner

[@Peeky-Meeky]

NAZGUL!!

[@side7oldtype298]

A lot of money were saved on watching this video.

[@pale_lad1252]

Amuro Ray fuck off.

[@biohawk12]

Republic Grunt why u mad? you like micro-transactions do you

[@H240909]

jun you don't need to buy jack shit and the gameplay is fun enough that you WANT to grind.

[@princeofddr]

H240909 As someone that’s been playing, I can vouch for that!

[@ouxu6024]

Amuro Ray this shits worst then Dying Fucking Light the Following DLC🖕🖕

[@LarryAmakerIII]

4:18 that's a damn lie. As i recall, you are the Servant of Morgoth

[@lavatiger8952]

He says he serves no one because he is now seen as the new dark lord and morgoth is forgoten and sauron takes that with pride

[@LarryAmakerIII]

@@lavatiger8952 could Morgoth not simply take his powers away if he deemed him unworthy?

[@lavatiger8952]

@@LarryAmakerIII morgoth was killed like properly killed so sauron had nothing to fear about morgoth

[@uncle592]

One of my favourite video games of all time. And one of the few thats ending made me cry

[@severalcakes3267]

“War will make corpses of us all.”

[@rpatrick21]

This really needs to be made into a movie. It's too good not to be one.

[@christiansantamaria7233]

Hopefully one day we get a live action talion movie even if its not cannon we need it!

[@Keram-io8hv]

Movies always dissapoint, this would be waste of time and money

[@GMHD777]

Talion becoming the new dark lord, within this lore, is just proper. He had everything stripped from him and his one plan to regain some of what was taken was then stolen by "friends". If doesn't make him a relatable dark lord then I don't know what does. They really did Talion and the players dirty by not giving us a scene of him seeing his family again. ITS WHAT WE FOUGHT FOR!

[@Godzillafan-tv1ks]

Low key I was rooting for Sauron

[@broccoli1457]

I would love to see the first age being filmed. That'll be epic.

[@wyattwilliams3641]

Sauron: I serve no one Morgoth: Comes out of nowhere back to existence Sauron: Oh hi boss I kept middle earth warm for you

[@madmanwithaplan1826]

Talon is probably the single greatest Hero of middle Earth. He resisted the Temptations of power and darkness for decades when the ring was right there on his finger. He fought for the chance of a better future where light could finally win and it did.

[@edwardkenway1436]

2 years later and I'm still playing this game

[@infergath7863]

Rest in peace Talion

[@mickmack810]

Did anyone think the boss fight could've been better?

[@richardknox4612]

There is no true ending. There's a ending at the end of the final act, which is the shadow wars and that's it. People need to stop pretending that the only ending is some kind of hidden true ending.

[@worldsfinest9430]

Would have been better if Sauron just destroyed Celebrimbor. Thought them merging was a horrible way to end it.

[@carsenmaxwell3336]

4:19 I wonder what Sauron thought of his former master, Morgoth, the First Dark Lord. Does anyone have an answer?

[@lavatiger8952]

He says he serves no one because he is now seen as the new dark lord and morgoth is forgoten and sauron takes that with pride

[@_emnpmfcrf]

9:19 And his minds was corrupted by Sauron's shadow. Then he became the new villain of the middle earth... 😂

[@lavatiger8952]

YESS

[@arragon5481]

i love the flower that Talion's wife loved bloomed by his son's sword

[@admech590]

Can we just take a moment to admire how fucking cool this soundtrack is. It's kinda like deus ex:hr, where it adapts to what's going on in game.

[@evilframe]

so...what happen to the bright ring ?

[@LakritsUwU]

ehhhhhhh Gollum

[@Rkurnelm]

Sauron used it as a pinky ring. He likes the da bling.

[@jeremybk54]

my bet is that Sauron kept it as a trophy, but it was either destroyed or buried when he and his tower fell

[@MrBALAKUMARA]

NyxSteel dlc $$$$

[@whodafookisdisguy3531]

NyxSteel it melts

[@falco2474]

The First Dlc they make i want to Dominate Sauron as Celebrimbor and conquer Middle earth like in shelobs vision even if talion fights me he could be a nice bossfight. anyone agree?

[@beyondheaven6736]

Falco Mertens Talion wouldn't survive without celebrimbor.

[@falco2474]

Headshot Hunter thats why he doesn't question celebribor and shelobs vision come true or we could play as the she-elf that would be nice aswell

[@benwatson9443]

Headshot Hunter but he did he had one of the rings did you even play the full game

[@spacemonkey2322]

Talion can't be controlled by celebrimbor since all rings are infused with the soul of sauron so basically it will be a rebellion against the bright lord, so the confusing thing here is will the nazghul team up with talion or will talion continue to fight both nazghul and the bright lord?

[@queekheadtaker7327]

Sounds awesome

[@NicholasJScott]

Celebrimbor and Elterial if they conquer Sauron: We did it! We conquered the strongest foe. Morgoth whom just happen to visit Sauron at that moment: Sauron how is my favorite lieutenant. Both of them: WAIT WHAT?! Morgoth: *chuckles* hes the mini boss

[@kittidoux]

Ok

[@lorehunter158]

Sauron: I serve no one Morgoth: ahem

[@grimsgraveyard3598]

You can't say you serve no one when you were literally melkors little favorite pet however you spell what he was. Same as Gandalf, Sarumon, radaghast, the two blue wizards as in what Sauron is not as in they are all evil. Like how melkor was a valar and the strongest among them maybe matched by manwe and tolkas.

[@Axk1e]

5:43 how Jesus was born

[@Archon3960]

"I serve no one." How about Morgoth ?

[@supergodzilla3]

Imagine if Talion was able to hold out for a few more years

[@thecommentguy9380]

Final outcome is the same but there's only 8 nazguls and frodo would have an easier time taking the ring to the mountain with Talion's escort. Talion would die because there were no rings to keep him alive after Sauron is dead.

[@pablowarsong5503]

Lore nerds: NOOOOOOOOOOOOO YOU CAN'T ADD THINGS I DON'T LIKE, BAD DEVELOPERS ARE DESTROYING MY BOOOOOKS NOOOOOOOO Me: Ha ha wraith talion goes brrrr

[@reidparker1848]

The games are perfectly canon. They "contradict" virtually nothing, just build on it.

[@AVCHonline]

two heros, bonded together, both walked into their own darkness, but also both get free in in the end. ,medetashi~medetashi~!

[@MelkorHimself]

Sauron: "I serve no one!" Me: (sigh) "Boi..."

[@AzureRoxe]

The fight against SAURON and it's by far one of the easiest battles in the game even in the hardest difficulty. If you're using the ability that gives you a ton of might with your sword, along with the ability were your Might attacks do not fully drain your Might, you're GUARANTEED to be able to use an Execution right before almost every one of Sauron's attacks, meaning he can barely attack you.

[@JD-bk4zi]

That's lore accurate tbh Sauron never was a fighter

[@VeteranDroideka]

Now i want Shadow of Middleearth part 3 Nazgul Talion fights against the Free people!

[@rhenvao2844]

While I find the comments pretty funny, the whole Sauron not serving anyone thing was intended as, "I serve no one" presently. Morgoth isn't around anymore, so he has no master to answer to. Everything he did as Dark Lord was of his own accord. I'm not sure when the fabled return of Morgoth was written, but it seemed the writers of the game meant that Sauron had no master, which at that point in time was correct.

[@packlesswolf1]

This is the fight we should of gotten In the movies.

[@TitanJonkler]

Sauron: WHY WONT YOU DIE! Celebrimbor: Elf Magic, son

[@attackmanatee02]

If celebrimbor would have just taken more time dominating him I wonder if it would've worked

[@rockstar450]

Talion... you can rest now

[@cyrusvile6622]

Ye I got this ending on my first try, as long as you win you get this ending. The secret ending is actually if you lose to Sauron. As you get a different ending

[@danielsaldanha1520]

"I serve no one!" Morgoth: LOL

[@derpfrog5625]

5:25 "GIRL CAN I GIT YO DIGITS?

[@jacknicholson9558]

Hey guys, I was wondering if you are still able to play the game AFTER you have gotten the true ending? I've now just started the Shadows Wars area of the game and I am wanting to know if I can still play the game after the final chapter!

[@jeremybk54]

there is probably a new game + mode for after beating it and wanting to restart the story without loosing all your shit

[@jeremybk54]

really, thats dumb. u shouldn't have to lose everything just to replay. i can understand the nemesis system changing the orcs u fight, but i feel like u should still have your skills and inventory move over

[@benwatson9443]

Wise One1494 it would be like replaying the game a new game+ would be unbalanced

[@andrescastro7628]

you can play the story missions over and over again dude.

[@andrescastro7628]

go to the the missions menu and just select replay.

[@gm3451]

So Talion conquered all of Mordor just to die from a fucking fireball ?

[@Thegoatilias2325]

Elder One yes because sauron and celibrimbor made the nazgul rings and when sauron died it was destroyed

[@ramonpritzker7501]

One of the best video game endings

[@solesurvivor5]

A swordsman backed up by a blond elf firing light arrows fighting a tall black figure on a tower. Windwaker anyone?

[@jusescote1819]

In Star Wars: Emperor Palpatine: Serve me now,apprentice Me:I SERVE NO ONE! Wow

[@ericmonaco4509]

Sauron:I serve no one Morgoth: AHEM!