Is Talion a real name?

Talion is a Latin name. It means in Latin "an eye for an eye".

Is Talion a real character?

No, Talion appears only as a game character, in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Middle-earth: Shadow of War. Don't assume that anything or anyone in the games is canon. Even characters that appear in LotR are presented differently in the games.

Is Talion canonically a Nazgul?

Talion becomes a Nazgul

The biggest bombshell from Shadow of War comes at the end when we learn Talion's ultimate fate: Talion becomes one of the Nazgul. After he's abandoned by Celebrimbor, Talion begins to die. His only option is to take Isildur's Ring, which he uses in the final fight against Sauron.

What do the orcs call Talion?

Orcs and Orc Captains refer to Talion, a ranger of the Black Gates as "the Tark".

What race is Talion?

Talion is descended from the Northmen in Rhovanion but grew up in the city of Minas Tirith in Gondor. He was forced into exile after killing a nobleman who attacked his wife, Ioreth. Ioreth convinced her father to help them escape the city, swearing she would confess to the crime herself if he did not help.

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Who is Talion based on?

Trivia (36) Gollum, Galadriel, and Sauron are the only characters from The Lord of the Rings to physically appear in the game. Bilbo Baggins and Saruman are only mentioned. The game's protagonist, Talion, was inspired by Boromir, from The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

What are the 9 Nazgûl names?

All the Nazgûl are named - The Witch-king of Angmar, The Dark Marshal, Khamûl The Easterling, The Betrayer, The Shadow Lord, The Undying, The Dwimmerlaik, The Tainted and The Knight of Umbar.

Is Talion canon to lotr?

Talion is a vital part of the Middle-earth games, but he's not a canon character in Lord of The Rings lore, despite his fascinating backstory. Monolith Productions and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's Middle-earth games helped to take Lord of the Rings in a new direction.

Will Shadow of War ever be canon?

It follows the continuing adventure of the Gondorian ranger Talion and the Elven wraith Celebrimbor as they fight against the forces of Sauron and his armies. Shadow of War takes place within J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, and while it might not be canon, it is intricately tied into Tolkien's Legendarium in many ways.

Is Isildur a Talion?

Decades later, Talion eventually succumbs to the corruption of Isildur's ring and joins Sauron's forces as a Nazgûl, replacing Isildur.

Which Wraith is Talion?

Talion's wraith is green and thus using his abilities looks quite different. If you have the stealth kill wraith-chain ability enabled, the wraith will be of Talion, and the sounds will be darker and frightening.

Who is the elf with Talion?

Eltariel is an Elven assassin and the last Blade of Galadriel deployed before the end of the Third Age. She was an ally to Talion and Celebrimbor that wielded the light of Galadriel.

Who is the ghost in Talion?

The Wraith is a companion to Talion as he tries to take vengeance on Sauron and his Black Captains as they return to Mordor.

Who betrayed Talion?

Celebrimbor betrayed Talion. Basically, Talion realized that Celebrimbor wanted to dominate Sauron and basically rule Mordor himself and eventually conquer all of Middle Earth. Talion refused to help him so Celebrimbor manipulated Eltariel to go with his plan and gave her the ring and possesses her body.

Is Talion the black hand?

A skin was released that allows Talion to assume the appearance of the Black Hand, albeit a purely cosmetic one. The two Istari who are said to have been killed by him are potentially the two blue wizards who died in a mission to the east.

Who does Talion merge with?

Talion rises from the grave, resurrected and merged with the wraith of Celebrimbor. Due to over a thousand years of atrophy, Celebrimbor has lost much of his memory, and Talion is his key to recover those and exact vicious revenge on the Black Hand, and ultimately, strike a blow against Sauron himself.

Why did Celebrimbor abandon Talion?

In the 2017 sequel Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Celebrimbor abandons Talion so he can pursue his quest for vengeance alone. He's briefly able to hold his own against the Dark Lord by possessing the Elven assassin Eltariel.

What age is Shadow of War set in?

The story is set in the 60 years between the events of The Hobbit and start of The Lord of the Rings in the Third Age of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.

What ring does Talion have?

The time has come, for a new ring... Unlike the One Ring, Celebrimbor's ring was crafted by his hand through his host body, Talion, functioning the same way as the original but without the taint caused by Sauron pouring the majority of his power into the ring.

What did Sauron think of Talion?

Sauron thinks of Talion the same way as he does of Celebrimbor, a sort of tool to be used. At the same time, however, he likely views Talion as a major annoyance and distraction.

Is Talion in Blade of Galadriel?

One of the main characters Talion interacts with in Shadow of War is the Blade of Galadriel, Eltariel. This elegant assassin has been charged with combating the Nazgûl, a group of sinister ringwraiths who serve as Shadow of War's boss fights, to keep them within Mordor and prevent them from spreading to Middle-earth.

What Nazgûl is Isildur?

As one of the nine Nazgûl, Isildur was forced to serve the Dark Lord for all time until he was defeated and freed by Talion. The ranger later claimed his ring to survive after Celebrimbor abandoned him and eventually took Isildur's place among the Nazgûl after holding back Sauron's forces for decades.

Who is the strongest Nazgûl?

The Witch-king is the most powerful of the nine ringwraiths, having served Sauron as a Nazgûl for more than four thousand years. The Witch-king has a particular hatred of Gondor, and is responsible for the death of Gondor's final king, Eärnur.

Is Theo a Nazgûl?

The character who has been foreshadowed most blatantly as a possible Nazgûl is Theo (Tyroe Muhafidin), a young man from the Southlands and son of human leader Bronwyn (Nazanin Boniadi). At the start of the series, Theo finds the broken hilt of a sword, marked with a symbol associated with Sauron.