What were Morgoth's powers?

In this video, we look at the powers of Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, and we'll look at how his powers changed throughout the ages, starting from when he first entered Arda as Melkor to when he defeated at the end of the First Age as Morgoth.

[argentorangeok]

Melkor could also moonwalk backwards everywhere without looking behind him.

[blueclaws]

It's interesting to realize how much Melkor feared Tulkas. Where Tulkas would leap joyously into battle, smile on his face and laughter on his lips, Melkor used others and manipulated, rarely using his power outright. Fear was just such a strong part of who Melkor was, that the joy and strength of Tulkas always drove Melkor to flee and/or hide.

[moonman]

Morgoth in the beginning was just that kid nobody wanted to play with

[scibanana]

The silmarilion be like:
Morgoth used Prolonged Temper Tantrum!

[rafaelgustavo]

. I have identified some powers he manifested in the Silmarillion:

1. Storm of Vengeance (?):

"Below them suddenly thunder rolled, lightnings leaped upward, and the mountains quaked. Fire and smoke belched forth from Thangorodrim, and flaming bolts were hurled far abroad, falling ruinous upon the lands"

2) Wish - reality warping: the Ainulindale

3) Shapeshifting - until he lost this ability;

4) Earthquake:

"The cry of Morgoth in that hour was the greatest and most dreadful that was ever heard in the northern world; the mountains shook, and the earth trembled, and rocks were riven asunder."

"Therefore Morgoth came, climbing slowly from his subterranean throne, and the rumour of his feet was like thunder underground."

5) Telepathy - Ósanwe-kenta

6) Control weather: the share of all his brother's powers (Manwë and Ulmo);

7) Dominate monster - dragons, orcs, trolls, etc

8) Storm of fire:

"the host of the Valar was driven back, for the coming of the dragons was with great thunder, and lightning, and a tempest of fire."

9) Stone shape - the rise of Misty Mountains and geological activity at the battle against the Valar for Arda;

10) Teleportation:

"They could go where they willed, that is could be present at once at any point in Eä where they desired to be"

“Far beneath the rained halls of Angband, in vaults to which the Valar in the haste of their assault had not descended, Balrogs lurked still, awaiting ever the return of their Lord; and now swiftly they arose, and passing over Hithlum they came to Lammoth as a tempest of fire.”

11) Foresight:

"Minds that have great knowledge of the past, the present, and the nature of Eä may predict with great accuracy, and the nearer the future the clearer (saving always the freedom of Eru). Much therefore of what is called "foresight" in careless speech is only the deduction of the wise; and if it be received, as warning or instruction, from the Valar, it may be only deduction of the wiser, though it may sometimes be "foresight" at second hand.” Ósanwe-kenta

12) Mass suggestion - the corruption of the Maiar (Balrogs, Sauron, etc), Elves in Valinor, men.

13) Plague - that killed Lalaith and the children of Edain

[krishnaveganathar]

“And thou Melkor, shalt see that no theme may be played that hath not it’s uttermost source in me, nor can any alter the music in my despite. And he that attempteth this shall prove but mine instrument in the devising of things more wonderful, which he himself hath not imagined.”

[voiceinthenoise]

Morgoth is essentially the ego of Illuvatar. The largest portion of Illuvatar's mind and his biggest competing force of thought amongst all the offspring of his thoughts. Our egos seek to prioritise the individual over the whole, to remake things in their own image through envy and insecurity. Morgoth is the ultimate god of fear because he IS fear, is ruled and made manifest by his own fear - of insignificance, impotence, and the inability to love.

[jumpyfrodoproductions]

I think it is interesting when you truly fathom just how powerful Morgath was. I highly doubt any hobbits could rock climb a mount dooms if Morgath was live at the time.

[joshleonard]

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[stormdragon]

so Morgoth's powers were like a battery, the more he used them and the bigger powers he used, gradually it made him weaker and weaker until one maiar could defeat him. this reminds me of villains who make a deal with a great evil to attain powers beyond they can imagine or wield so the more of the power they use, their bodies start decaying/age fast or simply break apart since the body cant bear it

[philkugler]

I literally laughed out loud when I read that Morgoth flattened mountains and filled in valleys, all just to be a dick. Hilarious.

[GravesRWFiA]

I would say the curse on hurin is proof of morgoth's fall. A being who once could raise a mountain chain to hinder the riding of Orome now is 'reduced' to a long range curse rather than just striking them down.

[skivijimmy]

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[unpossibly]

I, on the other hand, grow more powerful the more of your videos I watch.

[johno]

Morgoth poured too much of his energy into middle earth and creating things like Dragons. Simliar to how Sauron poured too much energy into his ring.

[dand]

So, Sauron learned the lesson of conservation and even regeneration of energy from the extensively wasteful conduct of Morgoth. With The Ring of Power, Sauron place a certain quantity of his power beyond his own reach to such a degree that The Ring acted as a sort of regulator. When he lost The Ring, because he could still draw power from Mordor's volcanic mountains, he understood that, in time, he would eventually regain his Ring of Power. What he didn't count on was that a form of sentient life had developed that could successfully resist the corrupting power of his Ring, and even carry it to its own destruction.

Sauron got punked by Hobbits.

[therongjr]

Melkor wanted to fashion a world to his own liking. Why didn't Eru just say, "Hey, here's another planet over here; it can be your sandbox"? Boom: Problem solved!

[jawstrock]

Melkor's main and true power was the power of corruption.
He could alter everything, but could not create anything from scratch(like the other Valar could), nor could he erase any creation.

He also was the only one to know fear, which he bred onto the Middle Earth, into the hearts of Elves and Man, and somewhat Dwarves.

[Mentallect]

Morgoth's power was beyond vast at his height.

[sayagarapan]

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