What was better his endgame?

>main antagonist is named Sauron
>name his right-hand man Sauronman

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>>87071645
It was Saruman. And that wasn't even his real name.

acquire the ring for himself and overthrow sauron

So how exactly did Sauron take control over him? I remember Gandolf covering an artefact that Saruman had with cloth because it was dangerous somehow but that's it

>>87072811
You are referring to the Palantir. The Palantir is basically a magic stone that lets you communicate over long distances and use it to spy on your enemies. Sauron had one and so did Saruman. Now the Palantir cannot show lies, but it doesn't have to show the WHOLE truth either. Sauron used the Palantir to basically scare the shit out of Saruman, causing Saruman to switch sides.

Sauron used the same trick on Denethor by showing him horrible visions of what could happen to Minas Tirith and Gondor as a whole, driving him into despair and leaving him too weak to effectively combat him.

The reason Gandalf covered it with cloth is so that it cannot be used. Basically putting this fancy fantasy cellphone on sleep mode.

>>87073013
Saruman was also using his Palantir to try and make himself look like an obedient vassal, because he was planning on double-crossing Sauron. I think as a Maia he could have feasibly pulled it off.

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>>87071645
You mean his alt-right hand.

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>>87072811
>Sauron take control over him

because movie is different than book

in the book, Isengard is different faction

Sauron and Saruman constantly doubtful each other

and ready to betray each other