Rings of Power: 5 Reasons Why Adar Can't Be Sauron
The Rings of Power series is set to detail the major events of the Second Age, and all that led up to the war in the Lord of the Rings. One of the most important things to be included in the series is the forging of the Rings, and the deception of Sauron in tricking all of the other races into wearing his dark and terrible objects.
But there are still many guesses as to which character will turn out to be the evil lord himself, as his secret identity is yet to be revealed. Some fans believe it may the man from the meteor, while others believe it may be the mysterious elf Adar, who is seen leading the orcs in the fourth episode. But there are five major reasons why it would be implausible for Adar to be the one.
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The scene in which the audience is first introduced to Adar depicts him kneeling over the body of a fallen orc who is dying. Adar seems to almost caress him, and is clearly mourning as he thrusts the blade into its body. His eyes are tearful, and there is a certain level of respect there that seems so alien from everything that is known about Sauron.
This elf has far too much emotion, far too much humanity, to be the ruthless and cruel being that intends to bring down the entire Middle Earth. He talks of building “a new world” as if it is the right thing to do, which shows that he has at least some moral guidance. The Sauron of the Third Age is far too destructive and chaotic to have such reason and depth.
Another problem with the possibility of Adar being Sauron is that Adar remembers a time long ago. When Arondir talks of Beleriand, his home-land, Adar says: “I went down that river once. When I was young. I remember the banks were covered in
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