Shagrat

From the One Wiki to Rule Them All, the Lord of the Rings Encyclopedia.

Shagrat was the Uruk-hai captain of Cirith Ungol. His band of Uruk-hai became involved in a fight with a group orcs from Minas Morgul over possession of Frodo Baggins Mithril shirt. The fight started between him and Gorbag, who was wounded by Shagrat after being hurled down a large stone staircase. Shagrat also got wounded in the brawl but managed to escape with the mithril shirt, which he took to Barad-dûr. It's more than likely he fought and was slain at the Battle of the Morannon. If not, he would have died when the One Ring was destroyed. Interestingly enough, Tuckborough.net suggests that Sauron killed Shagrat after he brought him the mithril coat. In the Lord of the Rings: The Third Age video game, he appears alongside the Mouth of Sauron as a hero in the Black Gate level.

Also, in the movie version of The Return of the King it appears that Gorbag is switched with Shagrat, because in the film he says that the mithril shirt goes to the tower and explaining Shelob's eating habits. Surprisingly, though, Shagrat escapes with it after saying it's his, even though the Mouth of Sauron still has it. Apparently, Shagrat has gotten over his desire for the mithril shirt (possibly out of fear of Sauron or the Nazgul) and handed it over to the authorities of Barad-dur.