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Originally Posted by Alfirin
You forgot one big one "be greater than Gothmog" (i.e. his superior). Add on possibly get back at the above (depending on when the Balrog fled to under the mountain, he may or may not be aware that 1. Gothmog is dead and 2. He is the last Balrog left.) if he thinks that Gothmog and the rest of the Balrogs are still around the idea of something that, in a pinch could protect him from thier wrath (he is a deserter, after all).
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I think that you also need to add 3. That Sauron made the Ring and it will bend all to his will.
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Originally Posted by Alfirin
Now I', beginning to wonder if the ring could offer anything to tempt the watcher. what could it offer him/her (control of all the oceans, an infinite supply of fish?) could it tempt the watcher (the wather is evil, but I'm not sure if it's sentient.)
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I think the Watcher was not tempted to posess the Ring for himself. He just felt
something. Gandalf
does make a note that he was going particularly for Frodo, which could easily point to the Ring. I think that his intentions were not to rule over lake and sea, but to grab at this unknown, potentially dangerous power. Though it's hard to tell.