'Possessed by Sauron': Rare Black Cat Looks Like an Evil Tolkien Character Obsessed With Becoming the Lord of the Rings

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Oct 4, 2026 8:45 AM EDT

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. Or, in this cat's case, one cardboard box!

I've seen my fair share of unique and rare cats. It's something of a specialty of mine here at I Can Has Cheezburger. I love searching for the strangest-looking felines from the deepest, darkest corners of the internet. It's getting harder now, with generative AI getting more and more realistic, but I still stand proud as an authority on this very impurrtant issue. Usually, I focus on cats with unique fur patterns or rare coat colors, but today, I've found a cat with one purrticular feature that stands out amongst the rest. It also just so happens to look evil.

Triton, our void cat below, has two completely different colored eyes. Now, normally, this wouldn't be so meowtrageous, as there are quite a few cats with heterochromia already. It's more common in white cats, but there are instances of cats of all coats and colors being born with different colored eyes. The weird thing about Triton though, is that he wasn't born this way - his right eye changed color over time. One day, he woke up with a dark gold patch in his eye, which eventually spread to take over his whole eye. 

Don't worry, Triton has been to a few vets, and they've all given him a clean bill of health. The only fear we have now is that he's been possessed by Sauron. His eye reminds us so much of that stunning visual of Sauron's eye from the tower in Mordor that we can't help but have a craving for Lembas bread for second breakfast. 

Luckily, Triton hasn't tried to take over the world (yet), but he does take over every cardboard box in sight. As long as he doesn't start amassing a horde of Uruk-hai, I think we're safe. There's only room for one lord of the rings, and he belongs safely in a J.R.R. Tolkien book.

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    "I think this is the best photo I have ever taken of my void"

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    This is Triton. When I adopted him in 2018 he had two light gold eyes. Slowly, a small dark gold patch started forming in one of his eyes and then it expanded to the entire eye. He also now has a small dark gold patch on his other eye.
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  • It does make him look meowrvelously menacing, which only adds to his evil aura and Sauron-like vibe. Just don't let him near any hobbits, elves, or weak-hearted men. They'll all fall under his spell.

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    I would be worried too if I was Triton's pawrent

    He has seen multiple vets in two different states (I moved a lot) and no one has ever been concerned about this color change. His vision is fine and lives the normal life of a pampered house cat.
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    Good old fashioned internet research

    Has anyone experienced this before? try not to worry about it since no vet has given me cause to worry. But I have never seen something like this in a cat and Googling it hasn't really explained anything.
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    BluelcarusCentauri He looks very friendly
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    This is Zero, his pawrent noticed the same thing

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    My zero had an eye inf tion from the animal rescue we got him from, wound up with these beautiful eyes after treatment.
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    Turns out Triton isn't the only one!

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  • See? Sauron is definitely possessing this cat. What cat do you know that willingly gives you their belly that isn't a trap? A cunning creature, this Triton, but we will not fall for your feint, not this time!

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    He definitely is possessed by Sauron

    Scholaprophetarum This is a beautiful pic! Triton looks like a very stern manager of your home. Is he possibly possessed by Sauron in his right eye?
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    Lord of the Puzzles (no rings were available)

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    This is his Mordor

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    First time for us as well

    Eluvscats Wow he has extremely striking eyes! Never seen any like that before. He looks like pure magic!
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    Triton's side eye has a whole different meaning depending on which side

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    UndeniablyMyself I didn't know cats could have the Eye of Sauron. Rad.
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    Even Sauron needs a safe space

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