So far, Uglúk is the only Middle-earth villain from either the books or the films to be a Magnificent Baddie.

Imprisons Merry and Pippin and plans to send them to Saruman for the latter to gain power.

For his plan of holding his troops together to succeed, Uglúk beheaded some of Grishnákh's followers to cause a sense of dread to have even his opponents obey his orders.

As stated above, he still killed Boromir.

Unlike many of the orcs, when cornered by the Riders, Uglúk stayed to fight them instead of fleeing.

Despite his rivalry with Grishnákh and having a temper, Uglúk never loses his cool and suffers a Villainous Breakdown, while able to handle his troops properly even despite it.

He heals Merry and Pippin from their injuries and was willing to feed them also.

He successfully uses his intelligence by dispatching some of Grishnákh's troops and allowing most of the other orcs to flee if they want to kill Merry and Pippin, finally holding his troop together.

He is keenly observant over his troops, witnessing that his Uruk-hai troops have been mixed up with orcs of Moria, lead by Grishnákh, that are loyal to Sauron, Saruman's master, which is causing immense internal conflicts.

Uglúk even compliments him by calling him a 'mighty warrior'.

He manages to kill Boromir by swarming him with arrows, showing ow tactical he is, as it is an impressive feat as Boromir was an excellent fighter.

He successfully leads an ambush on Boromir, Merry and Pippin, successfully capturing them.Was able to prove how charismatic he is by being able to rally up troops to his command.Was able to have his troops lay low from the Rohirrim.

Unlike most orcs, nothing implies he is xenophobic towards others.

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