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From The Encyclopedia of Arda:

Said to be the mightiest dweller in Arda, Melkor was of the same order of the Valar and equal in power to Manwë himself, who was Melkor's brother in the mind of Ilúvatar. While the Valar descended into Arda to order and govern wisely, though, Melkor sought power for himself alone, and sought to bend all things to his own will.

All that the Valar made, Melkor looked to destroy; long before the Elves awoke, he threw down the Lamps of the Valar, destroying their dwelling in Almaren. They removed to Valinor, and fearing for the coming Elves, made war on Melkor and imprisoned him for three ages. By the time he was released, the Elves had come to Valinor; Melkor turned back to his evil ways; slaying Finwë and stealing the Silmarils, he destroyed the Two Trees of Valinor and fled back to his ancient fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth.

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In his own words:

"Said to be"? "Said to be"? Let's face it, I am the mightiest dweller in Arda. Or I was before I was thrown out. Whyever do you think it took the combined might of all of Valinor just to lay little ol' me low? The victors write the history books in the blood of the losers. Such has always been the way. To hear them tell it, I was nothing more than the bully who kicked over their sand castles, knocked over their blocked, and pissed on their snowmen.

The truth is, they were jealous. That's all. Jealous because I got a share in everyone else's gifts; because The One placed me so high in His favor. They never understood that it was so that I could better empathize with them, understand them, and guide them. They rebelled against my guidance, turned their back on my advice, and when I attempted to take a firmer hand, I was set upon by them and their little pointy-eared toy soldiers.

Sometimes I wonder why I bother.

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Melkor is from The Silmarillion, and is the property of the Tolkien Estate. He appears here solely for the purpose of role-playing in milliways_bar, from which no profit whatsoever is being made.