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Jack... no, Balrog in the box?

Now we're talking. The first time you open the boxed set the Balrog jumps out at you.

March 2023.
So with Moria approaching...

Can anybody confirm whether there will several versions of the Moria book made available so that fans can purchase the text that fits their Middle-earth?

Version 1. (The Literal version) In which Balrogs have wings and can fly.
Version 11. (The Eleventy One or Misprint version) In which Balrogs have wings but cannot fly.
Version 2. (The Metaphor version) In which Balrogs are described as embedded in a terror-inducing shadow, but have no wings and cannot fly.
Version 3. (A.k.a. the Helicopter version) In which Balrogs CAN fly, but do NOT have wings.*


*Original plans to name this the Dumbo Version had to be shelved when the House of Mouse intervened on some sort of Copyright claim.


OR

Will we be given two different "Balrog Inserts" and be instructed to use only the insert that tells the truth as we see it?

I doubt they had wings since 2 Balrogs fell to their deaths, that implies that they couldn't fly.

I doubt they had wings since 2 Balrogs fell to their deaths, that implies that they couldn't fly.

Or they are like penguins, with wings but can not fly.

Or they are like penguins, with wings but can not fly.

What would be the point of that?

Or they are like penguins, with wings but can not fly.

What would be the point of that?

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Intimidation!

If a Balrog had wings, would it choose to live underground where he can't fly?
He either doesn't have, or they are just hysterical and useless (Radiohead dixit).

Durnin's Bane, at least, is described with metaphorical or illusionary wings, not real, functional ones.