History Characters / MiddleEarthShadowOfMordor

* ButtMonkey: Only in his background, though, due to having a mildly-abrasive older brother[[note:*:Torvin was used as bait for one monster the pair hunted, and his brother depicted him acting as a coward in another fight]].

* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:

* OlderThanTheyLook: [[spoiler:Courtesy of being Saruman's MeatPuppet like King Theoden. When released, she loses a lot of wrinkles and her hair regains its black colour.]]

!!Lady Marwen
"Queen of the Shore," she leads the tribesmen of Nurnen, serving as a guide, a leader, and a visionary for their society.

* MeatPuppet: He uses [[spoiler:Queen Marwen as one in the same manner he later used King Theoden in the ''Lord of the Rings'' [[Film/LordOfTheRings films]].

* AnticlimaxBoss: Whether through the intervention of an outside force or simply from lacking the traits to make them ThatOneBoss, some Uruks are significantly easier to defeat than others.

* GhostAmnesia: The Wraith can't remember his life, and regaining his memories increases his powers. He can't even remember his own name until Gollum leads him to the right artifact.

* TinTyrant: His armoured look from [[Film/LordOfTheRings the films]].

* BerserkButton: A trait for orcs is a hatred of something specific (Caragors, burning, their masters getting hurt, etc.) that when triggered causes them to be get stronger in battle.
** WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: In contrast, orcs might also have a specific crippling fear that will cause them to run for it and be vulnerable to grabs when triggered.

* TheVoiceless: Some uruks do not actually speak and instead communicate with chomps, grunts, and shrieks.

* MeatPuppet: He uses [[spoiler:Queen Marwen as one in the same manner he later used King Theoden in the ''Lord of the Rings'' films]].

* GoneHorriblyWrong / NiceJobFixingItVillain: As it turns out, the Wraith remembered ''enough'' of his life to understand that Sauron was responsible for a lot of his misery before he died. Whoops.

One of the Rangers of Gondor, the guardians of the Black Gate, Talion is the sole survivor of Sauron's return, if only because instead of being sacrificed for the Black Hand to retrieve a powerful wraith from the dead, it joined with him, instead. Already a masterful swordsman, a skilled acrobatic, and a formidable fighter every step of the way, the wraith's power has turned him into a one-man army, bent on revenge against the Black Hand for killing his family, and for the RessurectiveImmortality that keeps him from reuniting with them.

* GoneHorriblyWrond / NiceJobFixingItVillain: As it turns out, the Wraith remembered ''enough'' of his life to understand that Sauron was responsible for a lot of his misery before he died. Whoops.

Tho officers of Uruk society, from Captains all the way to Warchiefs. Aside from names and fancy titles, these orcs have a number of strengths that make them much, much more dangerous than your rank and file grunts. However, they also have weaknesses you can exploit to great effect.

* KlingonPromotion: He progresses through Orc society due to getting Talion to kill his enemies.

* ManipulativeBastard: Among other things, he Rings of Power were forged through his manipulations.

* WreckedWeapon: Acharn is the broken hilt of his deceased son, Dirhael, doubling as a TragicKeepsake. Talion uses it as a makeshift dagger.
** Completing specific side-missions will see the dagger grow from a shattered longsword to a reforged dagger, courtesy of the Wraith.

A powerful spirit of vengeance, was summoned on the night of Sauron's return by the Black Hand to serve the Dark Lord, but instead fused with the ranger Talion, using him as an instrument for its own revenge.

A terrifying, pitiful creature that used to be a hobbit, decades of exposure to the One Ring has mutated Gollum and given him a burning desire to always be with his "Precious." He assists the "Bright Lord" and Talion by retrieving artifacts that help the former remember who he is, and thus, bring him closer to reuniting with the One Ring.

* {{Buttmonkey}}: Only in his background, though, due to having a mildly-abrasive older brother[[note:*: Torvin was used as bait for one monster the pair hunted, and his brother depicted him acting as a coward in another fight]].
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He's got quite the collection of Good ones due to being a decades-long hunter.

* WalkingShirtlessScene

* DropTheHammer: Wields the mace that Sauron used against the Last Alliance.

* HeroesPreferSwords: While he does have other weapons at his disposal, Talion's primary weapon is his CoolSword Urfael.

* UnexplainedRecovery: Some Uruk captains can come back after being apparently killed, albeit with some form of wounds. If it happens to the same uruk more than once, their bio changes to how they fear that they have become cursed by Talion.

[[spoiler: The Spymaster: Heavily implied to be this in the artifacts that reveal insider information about Sauron's movements within Mordor.]]

* LaughingMad: Názkuga the Puny has no dialogue but a creepy laugh, even when at Talion's mercy.

* Laughing Mad: Názkuga the Puny has no dialogue but a creepy laugh, even when at Talion's mercy.

* BowAndSwordInAccord: Plus his TragicKeepsake "dagger." Also, the bow is technically the Wraith's.

* ResurrectiveImmortality: Thanks to his bond with the Wraith, he is "banished from death" and revives at a Forge Tower some time later when he is slain.