Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Grew Up… as a hobbit named Smeagol. Hobbits were a simple race whose desires went no further than a neighboring pub and a large hot meal. Smeagol, on the other hand, was seduced by the One Ring. Its intense power over his mind even spurred him to kill his own cousin just so he could call the Ring his own, his “precious.”
Living… with a split personality, in the Misty Mountains, where the One Ring controls his every thought and action. Sustaining himself on fish from murky waters, the grotesque Gollum is a far cry from the hobbit he once was. The Ring has granted him “unnatural long life” but in so doing, it has corrupted his body and mind, making him a despicable creature who can’t control his mind or body. Sometimes he expresses his kinder “Smeagol side,” while other times he’s vicious and conniving as the creature Gollum.
Profession… self-appointed guardian of the Ring. Gollum is obsessed with the Ring; he exists solely for the purpose of coveting and admiring its beauty and power. Right now he’s showing the hobbit Frodo Baggins, the current Ring-Bearer, the way to Mount Doom, so Frodo can destroy the ring forever. But Gollum may well just be waiting for the right time to snatch the Ring from Frodo.
Interests… the One Ring. He has no other interests. Even survival is no longer at the top of his list. He has let the Ring take care of his survival for hundreds of years, and once it is gone, he still thinks of nothing besides getting it back.
Relationship Status… single. There are no females suited for a relationship with Gollum—both because they would be disgusted by his appearance, and because he has a one-track mind. He’s married to the Ring.
Challenge… regaining the Ring. Gollum has mostly earned Frodo’s trust, but Frodo’s best friend Sam, whom Gollum derisively calls “the fat hobbit,” is always watching him. Sam believes Gollum eventually intends to steal the ring from Frodo by whatever means necessary, and he’s probably right.
Personality… decrepit, tortured, and sneaky. It is said that “his malice gives him strength hardly to be imagined.” Despite being small and gangly, Gollum packs a ferocious power, brought on by his monomaniacal desire to hold the Ring of Power. Anyone who gets in his way risks a battle with the madness.
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Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
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Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam bring the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark lord's realm.
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Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas, and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. But nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
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Frodo Baggins knows that they are seeking him and the Ring he bears—the Ring of Power that will enable evil Sauron to destroy all that is good in Middle-earth. Now it is up to Frodo and his faithful servant, Sam, with a small band of companions, to carry the Ring to the one place it can be destroyed: Mount Doom, in the very center of Sauron's realm. Thus begins J.R.R. Tolkien's classic The Lord of the Rings.
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The video game adaption of the acclaimed film of the same name, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a follow up the well received adaption of the first two films in the trilogy. The game expands on what The Two Towers accomplished, with the action and adventure sequel introducing three separate story lines from the movie: one following Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli, as The Two Towers did, another following Gandalf, and a third following Frodo and Sam, with Merry, Pippin, and Faramir serving as unlockable characters. Gameplay features were also expanded upon, including multiplayer.
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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is a co-op Action RPG that immerses you and your friends in a brutal new chapter in the War of the Ring. Snowblind Studios is in the unique position of drawing inspiration from both the literary and film rights to world of Middle-earth, allowing players to bloody their axes on a wide range of deadly enemies and traverse both established and never-before-seen locations. The result is a journey that is both epic and intimate, familiar yet unexpected.
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The players control the heroes or villians from the famous Lord of The Rings movies. With a hero characters similar to the Warcraft series you control both the armies and all the unique heroes. The game follows the movies very closely and even got scenes from the films appear in game. Not only does the game contain a giant campaign where you play through the journey of the ring as the good side, the game also features an evil campaign where as the players play as the evil forces of Middle Earth. With multiple diffrent races from all over Middle Earth, a giant spell tree to customize your game and a unique basebuilding layout the game was great for its time.
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Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-Earth II: The Rise of the Witch-King expands the universe Tolkien created. This expansion pack to the fan favorite game series lets you command the rise of evil in Middle-earth while experiencing the epic battles that took place before the films. Become the leader of an evil faction and lead an invasion of the peaceful kingdom of Arnor, home of Aragorn's ancestors. To fully experience the evil side of Middle-earth, gamers can now play as the all new Angmar faction in skirmish, multiplayer, and War of the Ring modes.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is an action and adventure game based off of the first two movies of the popular Lord of the Rings series, The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. Players battle their way through some of the key events of these films as Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli.
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Lord of the Rings Online is the premier MMORPG set in J.R.R. Tolkien's wondrous world of Middle-earth, brought to life through those most famous of books, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and wonderfully portrayed in Peter Jackson's movies. LOTRO brings you into the timeline of the events of The Lord of the Rings story, and sets you on a path that parallels the Fellowship of the Ring, aiding them on their journey to Mordor by performing tasks and adventurous deeds surrounding their path across Middle-earth.
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The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria is the first retail expansion pack for the MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online. The storyline is set in Moria, an enormous underground complex in north-western Middle-earth. Apart from that, the expansion also adds the region Lórien. The game's level cap has been increased to level 60; and the expansion (also called "Volume II") extends the Epic storyline by six more books, and adds two new classes, the Rune-keeper and the Warden. Other new features include environment aware AI, dynamic lighting, and a new weapon enhancement system.
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Samwise Gamgee recounts Aragorn's role in the War of the Ring to his children.
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Play as Evil characters in a brand new, ?Evil? campaign. Battle through scenarios after Frodo failed to destroy the One Ring; it's good to be bad! Battle online, with up to 16 players in instant action mode or 2-players in a co-op campaign or offline with 2-4 players* in split-screen. Local multiplayer ? split-screen with up to 4 players competitively or 2 player co-op
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The Lord of the Rings: White Council was a role Playing video game based on the high fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, however on February 2, 2007, EA announced that the game had been put on an indefinite hiatus, and to date no further information has been released. The action was meant to take place in a massive open world where you can go anywhere you want, and the characters in this world were to be powered by an incredible simulation AI based on the same technology used by the makers of The Sims 2. The story of the game was to be built around a series of Story Quests.
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The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.
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The first part of the The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power—the means by which he intends to rule Middle-Earth. All he lacks is the One Ring—the ring that rules them all. The ring must be destroyed and Sauron's plan foiled.
