Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-30561367-20170625114615/@comment-29773086-20170626014401

Gen. Grievous1138 wrote: MrHobit1234 wrote: Thindithron the Great wrote: Yes indeed, and they should only spawn (one) in Moria, and perhaps one at the greatest stretch of imagination in Utumno. I disagree with there being so many; I prefer Tolkien's "at most seven" to the lesser Balrog concept. I think the Balrogs in Utumno could theorecticly be replaced by Boldogs. Which while not really up to date not un-canon either.

Boldogs are not nearly strong enough to replace Balrogs. The idea of lesser Balrogs is a good one. They should be far rarer anyway.

Gen. Grievous1138 (LOTR Mod Wiki Admin) comlink 01:16, June 26, 2017 (UTC) Let's see: it took Thingol, a mighty lord, to defeat Boldog. Other (admittedly stronger) heroes defeated hordes of those 'lesser Balrogs' in some of Tolkien's works. Both Boldog and the lesser Balrogs are 'lesser Maiar' of, I would say, the same order. So we can justifiably make these Boldogs as powerful as the present Balrogs.