The first look at Sauron’s ‘beautiful form’ has just been released at SDCC 2022 and people on Twitter are reacting.

Anson Boon’s Sauron has just received their first look at SDCC in a new Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power trailer. The Sauron we got to see in the trailer is only one of Sauron’s many forms. This one in particular is Sauron’s “beautiful form” that he uses to deceive Middle Earth. He is described in J.R.R. Tolkien’s texts as unbearably beautiful, Sauron takes this form in order to trick the key players they need in order to forge the Rings of Power.

The reactions to this first look range all over the spectrum. Some are comparing Boon’s portrayal of Sauron to Eminem while others are hailing this Sauron as a non-binary icon. Check out Twitter’s reactions below.

“First look at Anson Boon as Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: #TheRingsOfPower“

This fan is very disappointed in Sauron’s look and started trying to separate the story from the LoTR trilogy.

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“Sauron in ROP looks really bad. He’s my favorite villain and I’m VERY disappointed with that. Even in a cut scene in LOTR 3, he looked much better and more canon, thank god the Amazon series is NOT canon for the Jackson universe”

https://twitter.com/Neil528491/status/1550556063778357258

“Shadow of Mordor Sauron better sadly”

“i’m muting people complaining about how sauron looks fr like we got the androgynous look we wanted yet y’all still bitch and complain because he’s not your type of fuckable shut uppppppp. shut up.”

https://twitter.com/thejedijunkyard/status/1550580491757051905

“he looks like he’s capable of telling the sweetest lies and committing the foulest crimes…Sauron, ladies and gents #TheRingsOfPower“

“Sauron is starting a punk band in 2003”

“To anyone confused,sauron used to have the power to shapeshift and disguised himself as”annatar the Lord of gifts”and Manipulated Celebrimbor into forging the original 19 rings of power.I don’t know why he doesn’t have long flowing hair though. He just looks like frosted emenim”

“I actually like Sauron design, he’s a non binary icon”

https://twitter.com/lordstardome/status/1550578445855358978?s=20&t=wMW1iBEf9LQSBTdWMLKH3Q

“sauron enby icon breathe if you agree”

“Sauron is our nonbinary icon and they are beautiful”

“”He has not one name but many.”

SAURON

MAIRON

GORTHAUR

ZIGUR

THE DARK LORD

THE LORD OF THE RINGS

LORD OF THE WORLD

THE ENEMY

THE NECROMANCER

THE EYE

THE SHADOW”

https://twitter.com/Josh2Gud4U/status/1550554147421913088?s=20&t=wMW1iBEf9LQSBTdWMLKH3Q

“Dear Sauron, I wrote you but still ain’t callin’

I left my cell, my pager, and my home phone at the bottom

I sent two ravens back in autumn, you must not’ve got ’em

There probably was a problem with your palantir or somethin'”

For more on The Rings of Power check out our article here.

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