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Also, like someone said before, the Balrog had no alleigiance to Sauron.
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Baseless. The Balrog was probably quite familiar with taking orders from Sauron. Depending on his personal degree of loyalty to the chain of command, it's quite possible that Durin's Bane would have viewed Sauron as the rightful heir to Morgoth's throne. That doesn't mean I think Durin's Bane was under orders from Sauron. It's also possible that he only showed up because he
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They were of equal rank, Balrog's were Morgoth's warriors, Sauron was his spy and the most cunning of his workers. Sauron may have been number two, but only in acting as the brains. The Balrogs had all the physical strength.
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Again, baseless. All indications are that Sauron was second-in-command. Where did you read that Sauron was the spy and the Balrogs were the brutes?
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Finally, with the exception of Gothmog, I think Sauron clearly outranked the other Balrogs.
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No, not with the exception of Gothmog. Sauron not only outranked the Balrogs, he was a mightier spirit in his beginning.