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There are strange moments when Talion will give an inspirational speech in front of hundreds of soldiers that only follow him because he’s beaten them and used magic to take hold of their minds.

There’s the human ranger Talion, who can’t die and is on a never-ending quest for revenge following the death of his family.

Live action trailers are increasingly becoming a big thing for games The short film sees Talion — the main protagonist in the Middle-earth games — fighting his way at the head of an army of orcs, storming a fortress while fending off attacks from enemy warriors, drakes, and huge hulking trolls.

It’s unpredictable in the best way, he says, before telling me a story about a recent moment in which a nearly-dead orc tried to retreat from Talion.

Shadow of War picks up where Mordor left off, with the widowed ranger Talion still fused to the ghostly presence of Celebrimbor — an elf tricked by Sauron into forging the Rings of Power.