8 Ways The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Told You That Halbrand Was Really Sauron
6. He Is Good At Manipulation
A Dark Lord is not complete without his gift of manipulation, something that Halbrand is a natural at. The first moment we got a glimpse of that talent was when he and Galadriel met the Queen Regent and the Council of Numenor. Where Galadriel kept raising the tension in the room against her because of her Elf status and demanding personality, Halbrand managed to calm the atmosphere in an instant.
Halbrand became an important ally for Galadriel to learn diplomacy. He told Galadriel to identify the opponent’s fears and give them a means of mastering them so that Galadriel could master her those fears. These are words that would sound evil if not spoken by a friendly face.
From the man who was on a raft in the middle of the sea with nothing but his clothes, to having a powerful nation support his cause, to the people of the Southlands hailing him as a king after speaking one word, and then ending up in the circle of noble Elves - that sequence of events is no mere coincidence.