Talion (Shadow of Mordor)

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==Summary==
A Ranger of Gondor during the 3rd Age of Middle Earth, Talion was captain of the rangers who were guarding the Black Gate of Mordor until his people were attacked by Sauron's forces. Though he died, Talion was revived to find himself bonded with the spirit of the Elf-Lord Celebrimbor who offered his aid in return to settle his own affairs with Sauron. This led to the two intending to hold Mordor at bay by creating their own Ring of Power to combat Sauron's minions, but Talion learns he and Celebrimbor have differing intents as the ranger eventually traded one cursed existence for another.
==Powers and Stats==
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Key: Shadow of Mordor | Shadow of War (Act 1-2) | Shadow of War (Act 3-4)
Name: Talion, The Gravewalker, The Bright Lord, Ranger
Origin: Shadow of Mordor
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown | Unknown. At least a century old by Act 4 
Classification: Human fused with Elf Wraith | Nazgûl by Act 4
Powers and Abilities: 
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*Superhuman Physical Characteristics
*Genius Intelligence
*Stealth Mastery (Can sneak around fortresses and strongholds populated by Uruk-hai without being noticed once. Can stealthily kill Uruks without drawing any attention) 
*Weapon Mastery 
*Martial Arts
*Acrobatics (On top of leaping across ledges and and quickly scale entire buildings, Talion can also vault over his foes to evade attacks and leave them disoriented)
*Immortality (Types 1 [He is incapable of agingSoW: Appendices - The Nine Rings of Power], 3, 4, 7 and 8) and Resurrection (Being a host of Celebrimbor, he is considered to be "banished from death",SoM: Prologue and can resurrect as long as he is bonded with Celebrimbor.SoM: Lord of Mordor Like the Ringwraiths, Talion cannot be truly destroyed so long as he is tied to Celebrimbor,SoW: Appendices - Dark Talion and will instead reform somewhere else with his physical body intact upon death,SoW: Appendices - The Nazgûl as seen with him resurrecting from being impaled twice,SoW: Act 1 - The FallSoW: Act 2 - The Best Defense and resurrecting from his slit throatSoM: Mordor in FlamesSoW: Prologue)
*Multiple Selves (Type 2 with Celebrimbor)
*Regeneration (Mid-Low: Can regenerate from cuts on his body)
*Extrasensory Perception (When using Celebrimbor's Wraith Vision, Talion is able to easily scout out targets from hundreds of meters across, see through walls, and detect objects that exist in the Wraith World. Talion can also use this to highlight hidden objects or clues that are scattered in the area, such as footprintsSoM: An Interested Party)
*Telepathy (To Celebrimbor only)
*Teleportation (Via Shadow Strike, which allows him to instantaneously appear and attack targets. Talion can also use Shadow Strike Chain to teleport and attack several targets at once)
*Mind Manipulation (Likely his greatest ability, which is to Brand and Dominate his foes. Talion can Brand targets by grabbing their head, then forcing his control over themSoM: Queen of the Shore. Afterwards, Talion can command them to fight on his side or carry out death threats or assassinations.SoM: The Power of the Wraith Additionally, he can also read the minds of those he is Dominating, which he can use to learn valuable intel about his targets.SoM: The Spirit of Mordor Can also Brand targets meters away by holding out his hand. Before using it on the Uruk-hai, Talion can brand the wild creatures of Mordor, such as the Caragors and — later in the story — GraugsSoM: Hunting Partners)
*Life Absorption, Healing, and Death Manipulation (When Branding, Talion can drain his opponent's energy in-order to fuel his Focus and restore health. Doing this also has a chance of exploding a victim's head, killing them instantly)
*Time Slow (When using his Focus, Talion is able to slow time around his environment while in Range Mode)
*Light Manipulation (Via Wraith Flash and Wraith Blast, which blasts the area with a bright flash of light that blinds and stuns enemies that are caught in it)
*Fire Manipulation (With Fire Arrow and Wraith Burn: Talion can set his spectral arrows ablaze, which engulfs a target with a blue wraith-like flame. Wraith Burn can burn those who are either stunned or knocked down)
*Fear Manipulation (Abilities such as Wraith Burn and Drain can cause a normally bloodthirsty and ill-tempered Uruk-hai to flee in terror)
*Limited Explosion Manipulation (Via Detonate: Talion can detonate grog barrels and campfires by shooting them with his arrows. He can also double the intensity of the explosions by using Fire Arrow)
*Statistics Amplification (Via Elven Swiftness and Flame of Vengeance: Elven Swiftness grants him a short boost of travel speed when vaulting over an object. By relentlessly attacking and maintaining his hit-streak, Flame of Vengeance doubles the damage of his melee attacks)
*Sound Manipulation (Via Attract: Talion can create strange voices from different areas in-order to lure targets)
*Supernatural Willpower (Resists being drained by the Tower of Sauron, overpowering the latter in the processSoM: Lord of Mordor)
*Resistance to Fire Manipulation (Can withstand the detonation of grog barrels and explosive arrows, which sets Uruks ablaze)
Abilities exclusive to Celebrimbor are:
*Incorporeality and Invisibility (Celebrimbor exists simply as a disembodied wraith that cannot be seen due to existing in the Wraith World)
*Limited Resistance to Soul Manipulation (Momentarily resisted being bound by the Black Hand. Also resisted being taken by Saruman. Even after being absorbed by Sauron, he's still able to hold him back for straight up decadesSoW: Act 3 - The Bright Lord)
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Attack Potency: Building level+ (Physically harmed and defeated the Legendary Graug,SoM: The Great White Graug which is far stronger than normal Graugs, with one being able to destroy fortress wallsSoW: Act 2 - The Scourge and buildings) | Building level+ (Should be as strong, if not stronger, than before. Can destroy large monuments by throwing his hammer at it [1.18 Tons]) | At least Building level+ (Much stronger than before. Defeated the Witch-king of Angmar in combat, who Talion previously couldn't challenge head-on) 
Speed: At least Subsonic+, likely higher (Dodged the shockwaves from the Hammer of Sauron. Can deflect arrows and spears point-blank)
Lifting Strength: Class K (Stronger than Torvin, who could physically pull down the Legendary Graug) 
Striking Strength: Building level+ | Building level+ (Can throw Turánn hard enough to instantly shatter monuments) | At least Building level+
Durability: Building level+ (Survived attacks from the Legendary Graug) | Building level+ | At least Building level+
Stamina: Superhuman (While being undead himself, he is powered by Celebrimbor. Can fight for days, and single-handedly defeated an attacking force of so many orcs on a bridge, that their corpses piled over) | Superhuman (His own stamina is likely boosted further by the New Ring, which Celebrimbor poured his life force into its creation. Traveled all the way from Mount Doom to Cirith Ungol while wearing the New Ring, not showing any signs of exhaustion afterwards) 
Range: Standard to Extended Melee Range via weapons such as Aeglos. Several Meters with Domination. Hundreds of Meters with Azkâr/Turánn and Shadow Strike
Standard Equipment: 
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Urfael.png|Urfael
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Acharn.png|Acharn
*Urfael: Original sword wielded by Talion when he was still Captain of the Black Gate. Talion can enchant and imbue Urfael with various runes/gems to achieve different effects, such as inflicting poison, fire, ice, or curse effects, or increase item drop rates from fallen foes.
*Azkâr: Spectral bow wielded by Celebrimbor, crafted by dwarven maker Narvi. The bow followed the Wraith in his undying afterlife, and the Ranger can summon the bow at any time. Talion can enchant and imbue Azkâr with various runes/gems to achieve different effects, such as inflicting poison, fire, ice, or curse effects, or increase item drop rates from fallen foes.
*Acharn: Broken hilt-piece of Dirhael's sword, which Talion now re-purposed as a lethal dagger. Talion can enchant and imbue Acharn with various runes/gems to achieve different effects, such as inflicting poison, fire, ice, or curse effects, or increase item drop rates from fallen foes.
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*Turánn: A gift given to him by Sauron, it is a mithril hammer which Celebrimbor used to forge the Rings of Power. It can be summoned and thrown at enemies, dealing damage comparable to Azkâr. Talion can enchant and imbue Turánn with various runes/gems to achieve different effects, such as inflicting poison, fire, ice, or curse effects, or increase item drop rates from fallen foes.
*Aeglos: Once belonged to the Elf-king Gil-Galad, the spectral glaive is now wielded by Celebrimbor. The rune/gem enchantments on Talion's sword also carries over to Aeglos.
*New Ring of Power: After the defeat of the Black Hand, Talion and Celebrimbor set out on a journey to Mount Doom. In-order to combat the dark forces of Sauron, the two had forged a New Ring of Power. This Ring, which Celebrimbor himself poured his life force in its creation,SoW: Prologue is free from Sauron's taint while also being every bit as powerful as the Nine Rings themselves.SoW: Appendices - The New Ring"The New Ring — our Ring — is not marred with his shadow. It is perfect." - Celebrimbor, Act 1 - The Eyes of Sauron. With the New Ring, the duo would raise their own army to combat Sauron's own. The Ring was temporarily lost to the Great Spider Shelob, although Talion is able to reclaim ownership of it after the fall of Minas Ithil. 
*Isildur's Ring: After Celebrimbor's betrayal, Talion is left behind to die to his old wounds. With no other option, the Ranger then wore Isildur's Ring, using it to invade and claim Minas Morgul and the Palantir. Isildur's Ring serves as an effective replacement for both the New Ring and Celebrimbor, with the added bonus of Isildur's necromancy. Unfortunately, the Ring still holds Sauron's influence and slowly corrupts Talion from within, no matter how much his willpower resists it.
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Optional Equipment: Haedir Towers and Barrows, which are locations he can use to reliably resurrect at.
Intelligence: Genius in combat (Managed to outsmart Saruman and Sauron, planned well enough that he gained control of Sauron's armies. Often uses his opponents' weakness against them, extremely skilled swordsman and marksman; Can contend with warriors that possess thousands of years of experience)
Weaknesses: Needs his bond with Celebrimbor to prolong his life, and should it be separated, his old wounds would reopen and will eventually die. It takes at least several hours to half a day for him to resurrect | Same as before, as without either Celebrimbor or the New Ring/Isildur's Ring, he will eventually die. It's possible for those with sufficiently strong enough Supernatural Willpower to resist Talion's Domination, and it is also possible for them to break out of his control if successfully Dominated. It should be noted that Talion is able to circumvent this via Shaming, which can greatly weaken their willpower. He loses this weakness by Act 3 due to Shelob's statement of both Talion and Celebrimbor successfully Branding Sauron, and potentially taking over Middle-earth.
==Gallery==
Tal preres.png|Pre-Resurrection Talion
Middle earth shadow of mordor.jpg|The Gravewalker
Shadows of mordor 5.jpg|Talion facing off a mob of Uruk-hai
Talion-siege.jpg|Talion and his army besieging a fortress
Dark-talion.png|Talion retaking Minas Morgul as a Ringwraith
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Wolf (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice) Wolf's Profile (8-C versions used, Shadow of Mordor Talion used, starting distance was 2 meters, and speed was equalized)
Inconclusive:
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