who is the bad guy in lord of the rings
Sauron
title: Morgoth text: Morgoth Morgoth Bauglir (; originally Melkor ) is a character from Tolkien's legendarium. He is the main antagonist of "The Silmarillion" and "The Children of Húrin", and is mentioned briefly in "The Lord of the Rings". Melkor was the most powerful of the Ainur, but turned to darkness and became Morgoth, the definitive antagonist of Arda from whom all evil in the world of Middle-earth ultimately stems. Sauron, one of the Maiar of Aulë, betrayed his kind and became Morgoth's principal lieutenant. Melkor was not called "Morgoth" until he destroyed the Two Trees of Valinor, murdered Finwë, the High King title: Saruman text: Saruman Saruman the White is a fictional character and a major antagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel "The Lord of the Rings". He is leader of the Istari, wizards sent to Middle-earth in human form by the godlike Valar to challenge Sauron, the main antagonist of the novel, but eventually he desires Sauron's power for himself and tries to take over Middle-earth by force. His schemes feature prominently in the second volume, "The Two Towers", and at the end of the third volume, "The Return of the King". His earlier history is given briefly in the posthumously published title: Sala Baker text: Sala Baker Sala Baker (born September 22, 1976) is an actor and stuntman from New Zealand. He is best known for portraying the villain Sauron in the Lord of the Rings trilogy by Peter Jackson. Sala Baker is a nephew of actor Ben Baker. Originally hired as one of several stunt performers for "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, he ended up landing the part of the Dark Lord Sauron. In addition, he also played several Orcs, a Gondorian, and one of the Rohirrim. Outside of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Baker has performed in "", two "Pirates title: Sauron text: Sauron Sauron is the title character and main antagonist of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". In the same work, he is identified as the Necromancer, mentioned in Tolkien's earlier novel "The Hobbit". In Tolkien's "The Silmarillion" (published posthumously by Tolkien's son Christopher Tolkien), he is also described as the chief lieutenant of the first Dark Lord, Morgoth. Tolkien noted that the Ainur, the "angelic" powers of his constructed myth, "were capable of many degrees of error and failing", but by far the worst was "the absolute Satanic rebellion and evil of Morgoth and his satellite Sauron". title: Saruman text: the number of the letter before the page number. Page numbers are for the editions given below, and will differ from other editions. Saruman Saruman the White is a fictional character and a major antagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel "The Lord of the Rings". He is leader of the Istari, wizards sent to Middle-earth in human form by the godlike Valar to challenge Sauron, the main antagonist of the novel, but eventually he desires Sauron's power for himself and tries to take over Middle-earth by force. His schemes feature prominently in the second volume, "The Two Towers",