Glaurung

==Summary==
The first of the great and terrible fire-drakes designed by Morgoth. A century after his spawning, Glaurung exploded from the gates of Angband and devastated the regions of Hithlum and Dorthonion; after that battle, he spent another two hundred years increasing his strength further. Once he emerged for the second time, he obliterated the high-elven armies and almost single-handedly shattered the Siege of Angband. Glaurung then went on to lead his evil-spawned Dragons in the Battle of Unnumbered Tears, slaughtering countless more powerful elves with impunity, and then laid waste to the powerful kingdom-fortress of Nargothrond. He was killed afterwards by the legendary hero Turin Turambar, but not before using his dragon-spell to ruin his foe's mind and life.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | , possibly , likely far higher
Key: Youth | Prime
Name: Glaurung, Father of Dragons, The Deceiver, The Great Worm
Origin: The Silmarillion
Gender: Male
Age: Centuries old at time of death
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Fire Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Statistics Amplification (His power increases proportional to his age), Toxic Blood, Immortality (Type 1), Acausality (Type 1; Changes to the past or future are unable to affect the "Music in being", otherwise referred to as the present)Morgoth's Ring: PART FIVE. III.. Resistance to Mind Manipulation (The barrier of Unwill within every individual mind prevents mental penetration by even the likes of Sauron without consent.)The Nature of Middle-Earth, Part Two: Body, Mind, and Spirit, IX ÓSANWE-KENTA. and Soul Manipulation (Soul with free-will are considered indestructible)Letters of Tolkien: Letter 211
Attack Potency: Unknown (Drove the Noldor back from the regions of Ered Wethrin and Dorthonion, but was eventually driven back by Fingon and his archers. Due to his immaturity, Glaurung was considerably weaker at this point) | At least Small City level, possibly Mountain level (Was bred by Morgoth to break the siege of Angband, despite the fact that Balrogs were under his employ. During the Dagor Bragollach, Glaurung was at the forefront of an army of orcs and Balrogs, being treated as the main threat to the ElvesSilmarillion: Chapter 18 OF THE RUIN OF BELERIAND AND THE FALL OF FINGOLFIN), likely far higher (Although Gothmog is considered a Balrog, he is not directly quoted as being below Glaurung, making it difficult to outright justify scaling him to the dragon)
Speed: Supersonic+ to High Hypersonic (Should be superior to the likes of the Balrogs)
Lifting Strength: At least Class K via sheer size (Should be larger than Smaug), likely Class T (Should be physically comparable to the Balrogs)
Striking Strength: Unknown | Small City level, possibly Mountain level, likely far higher
Durability: Unknown (Due to his immaturity, Glaurung's scales were not yet as protective as they would be in his prime. Due to this, he was driven off by Fingon's horse archers) | Small City level, possibly Mountain level, likely far higher 
Stamina: Superhuman (Glaurung effortlessly carved through massive armies of First Age Elves and destroyed countrysides without signs of tiring)
Range: At least Tens of Meters with fire breath, Several Meters with claws and teeth
Standard Equipment: Claws, teeth, nigh-impenetrable armor
Intelligence: Above Average (All dragons are notoriously cunning and clever problem-solvers, and Glaurung was taught by Morgoth for hundreds of years)
Weaknesses: His belly is notably more vulnerable to attacks than the rest of his body, with weapons that are barely able to affect him elsewhere being far more effective on his belly. Azaghâl the Lord of Belegost and Túrin using the sword Gurthang would both heavily wound him on his belly, with the latter slaying the dragon
Notable Attacks and Techniques:
*Fire Breath: A huge curtain of flame that destroys anything in Glaurung's range.
*Mind Wipe: A potent psychic attack that completely erases an opponent's memory.
*Paralysis: Another mental assault that forced Turin to stand and watch as his city was being destroyed.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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