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Ratbag was an Uruk who was rescued from punishment by the Ranger Talion and began to serve him, as a secret traitor in Sauron's army.
Ratbag is non-canonical as he does not appear in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Biography[]
In Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Talion first encounters Ratbag tied up on a pole, offering 'genuine' information regarding the Black Hand of Sauron. Questioning the legitimacy of his claims, Talion points Acharn at Ratbag's throat. Ratbag dares Talion to kill him and lose his info. When Talion ponders ending the Uruk's misery, Ratbag quickly drops the jest before promising to ensure the Ranger's plan seen through. Talion uses his wraith-powers to obtain Ratbag's information before cutting his ropes. While looting an Orc corpse, Ratbag proposes making himself Warchief. While Talion eliminates Uruks in authority one by one, Ratbag is on the way to becoming a Warchief, but is supposedly killed by the Hammer of Sauron before Talion fights him.
To the contrary, Ratbag is still alive in Middle-earth: Shadow of War, and has a fortress with his Olog-hai friend Ranger. When Talion takes the fort, he says that Brûz must not be overlord and that he will betray the man. At the end Ratbag is right, and after fighting with Talion against Bruz the player must shame him for what he did.
Personality[]
Ratbag is very cowardly, unable and unwilling to fight anyone stronger than himself, relying instead on words in such a circumstance.