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Az-Harto, more commonly known as "Ranger", was an Olog-hai who was rescued by the Uruk Ratbag. Since then, they built up a reputation of being "The Etten", a two-headed troll.
He is non-canonical as he does not appear in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, and only in the video game Middle-earth: Shadow of War.
In Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Ranger is an Olog-hai who only speaks Black Speech. He can speak the common tongue, but decides not to as he thinks it's a sin that Ratbag can't speak any Black Speech. Since Ratbag doesn't understand Black Speech, he thinks Ranger is dumb. As such, Ratbag gives him the nickname "Ranger" in honor of Talion.
When Ratbag saves him, Ranger returns the favor by staying with him and protecting him. Eventually, the ranger Talion and his bodyguard Brûz took over the fortress of Núrn, of which Ranger had become the overlord, though Talion appointed a different overlord afterwards.