Smaug / Sauron — The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Character Profile

About Smaug / Sauron

A terrifying dragon guarding vast treasure, and the dark lord seeking dominion over all.

Smaug / Sauron — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Other

Abilities

Fire breath, Flight, Dark magic, Mind control

• Strength: 10/10
• Intelligence: 9/10
• Charisma: 5/10
• Morality: 0/10
• Influence: 10/10

Affiliations

• Tolkien's legendarium

Quick Facts about Smaug / Sauron

Occupation

fictional tyrant, necromancer

First Appearance

The Hobbit

Smaug / Sauron's Known Relations

• Frodo Baggins — Enemy
• Gandalf — Enemy
• Aragorn — Enemy
• Galadriel — Enemy
• Arwen — Enemy
• Isildur — Enemy
• Elrond — Enemy
• Saruman — Enemy
• Éomer — Enemy
• Samwise Gamgee — Enemy
• Peregrin Took — Enemy
• Meriadoc Brandybuck — Enemy
• Boromir — Enemy
• Faramir — Enemy
• Théoden — Enemy
• Éowyn — Enemy
• Denethor — Enemy
• Gil-galad — Enemy
• Círdan — Enemy
• Elendil — Enemy
• Fellowship of the Ring — Enemy

Smaug / Sauron appears in 5 titles

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — character page
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) — character page
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Benedict Cumberbatch

Appears in

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Smaug / Sauron — Conflict Adversary — Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage)

  Thorin's quest directly conflicts with Smaug's possession of Erebor.

  Thorin's company seeks to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from Smaug, while Smaug confronts Thorin's attempt to recover the treasure.

• Smaug / Sauron — Conflict Dragon Hunter — Bard / Girion (Luke Evans)

  Bard prepares to defend Laketown against Smaug.

  Bard prepares his ancestor's last black arrow in fear of Smaug's attack on Laketown.

• Smaug / Sauron — Alliance Dark Faction Association — Bolg (Lawrence Makoare)

  Bolg operates within the enemy forces threatening the protagonists.

  The plot places Bolg's Orc forces within the broader military threat that includes the dark power gathering armies for war.

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• Legolas (Orlando Bloom)
• King Thranduil (Lee Pace)
• Dwalin (Graham McTavish)
• Dori (Mark Hadlow)
• Beorn (Mikael Persbrandt)
• Radagast the Brown (Sylvester McCoy)
• Bard / Girion (Luke Evans)
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