Characters / Avengers of the Ring

Earth

The Avengers

In General

• Badass Crew: Oh, definitely. Alone, each member is a force to be reckoned with, and together, they've defeated entire armies.
• Deadpan Snarker: All of them, to some level, love throwing witty comments and snark to each other.
• Determinator: Not a single one of them gives up. Ever.
• The Dreaded: By the time of Return of The Avengers, the three who first stumbled upon Middle-Earth are this for Orcs and other forces of evil. And the remaining ones quickly follow.
• Rebuilt Pedestal: By the time of the final battle against Thanos and Morgoth, the Avengers are over any remaining discord caused by the Sokovian Accords; Stark explicitly states that everyone can trust Rogers to have a plan as they consider their options.
• True Companions: The Avengers may bicker and not agree with each other's methods, but in a crisis, they have each other's backs.

Steve Rogers/Captain America

• Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence: Steve is offered the responsibility of replacing Earendil as the Evening Star. Despite being forewarned that accepting this task means he can only reunite with Peggy at the end of time, Steve does so after only a little thought.
• Blue Is Heroic: Referenced as Captain America comes to be known as 'the Blue Runner'.
• Death by Adaptation: Steve ultimately sacrifices himself to wield the Infinity Gauntlet and undo the Snap as there isn't time to pass it on to someone else, but he is allowed to survive long enough to finish the battle against Thanos and Morgoth, and subsequently becomes the new Star of Eärendil, allowing him to travel the universe at the cost that he won't be able to return to Earth.
• Determinator: No matter what, Captain America won't back down from evil.
• Genius Bruiser: He's a trained super soldier and an excellent tactician, as well as a veteran military commander.
• The Hero Dies: In order to stop Thanos and Morgoth once and for all, Steve is the one who uses the Infinity Gauntlet to undo the Snap, dying from his wounds in the process.
• The Leader: Cap has a natural talent for leading others through difficult times.
• Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: Cap's vibranium shield stands strong even against the magic of the Witch King and Sauron himself.
• The Paragon: Steve's natural goodness and resolve inspire not only Boromir, but others under his command. It's why Gandalf made him and Aragorn joint leaders before he confronted the Balrog; they share this quality.
• Roaring Rampage of Revenge: During the battle of Helm's Deep, Cap briefly flies into this upon watching most of the boys he named Howling Commandos get killed.
• Ship Tease: Various residents of Rohan initially believe that Steven and Eowyn are pursuing a relationship, but in reality Steve is only giving Eowyn some lessons in hand-to-hand combat.
• Super-Soldier: As per canon.

Anthony Edward Stark/Iron Man

• All Your Powers Combined: As well as creating mithril-enhanced armour, during Dagor Arnediad Stark attacks one of Morgoth's warships while receiving enhanced protection from Wanda, whose focus is being further aided by Galadriel and Mantis.
• Deadpan Snarker: Easily the biggest among the Avengers.
• Energy Absorption: Tony upgrades his latest suit in Return of the Avengers so that it can absorb energy, including the thermal energy of open flames; this allows him to put out fires in an Easterling village while fighting fire-breathing fell-beasts. This function holds even against dragon fire.
• Flying Brick: The Iron Man suits grant the wearer enormous strength and sustained flight abilities, allowing Tony to help move around heavy equipment (including a mumakill) for the final battle in Return of the Avengers.
• Gadgeteer Genius: Tony has constructed numerous marvels of technology, not just the Iron Man armors. He is also proficient in multiple other fields of science.
• Hidden Heart of Gold: Tony may act like a selfish jerk, but he's incredibly compassionate and puts his life on the line for innocent people without hesitation.
• Insufferable Genius: When he works with Asgard to duplicate the vortex that sent Cap, Bruce, and Thor to Middle-Earth, he claims that he has to give his colleagues twenty-nine- no, thirty-one percent of the credit.
• Magnetism Manipulation: Another upgrade to the suit, which Iron Man uses to impale Malekith with multiple iron weapons, killing him.
• Mexicans Love Speedy Gonzales: In-series, he's the most popular Avenger among the Haradrim, despite Steve's fears that his Pop-Cultured Badass behaviour would annoy them.
• The Nicknamer: Tony passes these out like Halloween candy to everyone he meets.
• Powered Armor: The Iron Man suits. It's a credit to how impressive they are that Sauron himself built an armor specifically modeled after it (just with sorcery instead of technology).
• Retired Badass: After the battle against Thanos and Morgoth, Tony retires as Iron Man, although he will continue funding the Avengers and intends to keep himself available if the team needs his help.
• So Proud of You: Tony finally gets to tell Peter this in the final chapter of Methteilien and is only sorry it took him so long to do so.
• Spared by the Adaptation: He's not the one who sacrifices himself to undo the Snap, Steve does it in his place, since he didn't want Tony's daughter to grow up without a father.
• Took a Level in Badass: Thought Iron Man couldn't get any stronger? In Return of the Avengers and Dagor Arnediad, Tony forges a new armor enhanced with mithril.

Thor Odinson, God of Thunder

• Blood Knight: He's gotten a better grip on it, but Thor still appreciates a good fight. And a good competition.
• Body-Count Competition: Thor is actually the one who initiates this in Moria, partially to take Gimli's mind off the fate of his kinsmen. From there, he, Gimli and Legolas regularly engage in the game.
• Convenient Coma: In Methteilien, Thor is left in the Odinsleep for a year after Morgoth's attack.
• Genius Bruiser: Thor's combat prowess and Blood Knight tendencies can make one forget that he has a good grasp of warfare tactics in his own right.

• The Good King: In Methtelien's finale, Thor decides to build New Asgard in Middle-Earth where Annuminas once stood, instead of Norway as in canon. He also stays and actively works to help his people settle there rather than taking off with the Guardians.
• Gravity Master: While lightning attacks are his speciality, Thor can use Mjolnir to absorb gravity fields and channel them into attacks.
• Like a Son to Me: Gandalf finds himself comparing his bond with Thor to the regard a father would have for a son, to the point that he actually calls Thor 'son' during the final battle outside the Black Gate, with Thor making it clear that he reciprocates this regard.
• Power Limiter: In Methteilien, Thor realises that his artificial eye was preventing him tapping into the full wisdom of the Odinforce, discarding it to better access his new wisdom.
• Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Thor briefly loses himself to his anger after Orcs manage to kill his beloved steed Graegwind before he remembers he's on a battlefield and needed by others.

• Worf Had the Flu: When he first lands on Middle-Earth, Thor's powers are reduced to his own Asgardian physical strength and projecting his hammer a fair distance before recalling it. His full power returns slowly but surely over the course of the first story.

Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow

• Do with Him as You Will: In Return of the Avengers, Natasha first frees a group of captured women from brigands, then tells the leader Kearney he's free to go; if the women let him. She also leaves behind a crate of falchions.
• More Deadly Than the Male: Highly-trained assassin and agent of SHIELD, and more willing to do Dirty Business than Steve or Thor.
• Spared by the Adaptation: She doesn't sacrifice herself to allow Clint to get the Soul Stone, since the Avengers don't travel in time to obtain them.
• Stealth Expert: Steve cites his experience of Natasha as an example of what the hobbits could achieve by relying on stealth over strength in a fight.
• Take Up My Sword: After Steve's death, Natasha is promoted to the role of leader of the Avengers.
• Tranquil Fury: Natasha's temper is ice cold, making her all the more terrifying.
• Underestimating Badassery: When Natasha is assigned to interrogate Lotho Sackville-Baggins, he expresses amusement that they sent a 'quim' to interrogate him, and starts screaming for mercy shortly afterwards.
• Weak, but Skilled: Many believe that she is the "weakest Avenger", but Black Widow is just as deadly as any of her colleagues.

Doctor Bruce Banner/Hulk

• Beware the Nice Ones: The most pacifistic of the Avengers, but Saruman learned the hard way that he's also the most destructive when mad.
• Berserk Button: Do not neglect your duties as a doctor for your own profit. He tore apart the life of one unfortunate Rohan one without any violence whatsoever.
• Friend to All Children: Or in this case, friend to all Hobbits.
• Genius Bruiser: Bruce is a brilliant scientist and doctor, Hulk can throw Mumakil around like toys.
• Jerkass Realization: In Dagor Arnediad, during a mental talk with the Hulk, Banner is shaken to realise that his dynamic with the Hulk basically reflects his history with his father, with Brian Banner never seeing Bruce as anything but a threat.
• The Medic: Bruce has plenty of knowledge and experience in treating most wounds, to the extent that he briefly serves as Rohan's chief healer after the Battle of Helm's Deep.
• Took a Level in Badass: In Methteilien, excess gamma radiation the Hulk has absorbed during his time on Sakaar has given him the ability to absorb energy and release it as a blast.
• Worf Had the Flu: Like Thor, the Hulk's strength and even Bruce's ability to transform into him are limited upon their arrival. But near the end of Avengers of The Ring, he's back to full strength.

Clint Barton/Hawkeye

• Commonality Connection: Clint and Legolas get along very quickly as master archers.
  • He also bonds with Faramir after both lose their families to the Snap, realizing both were letting revenge consume them.
• Meaningful Rename: As in Endgame, he adopts the alias 'Ronin' after the Snap kills his family.

Sif, Goddess of War

• Action Girl: She earned her title as Goddess of War.
• Ascended Extra: Joins the Avengers in Return of The Avengers.
• Battle Couple: Becomes this with Boromir over the course of Return of the Avengers.
• Happily Married: With Boromir, before the start of Dagor Arnediad.
• I Choose to Stay: At the end of Return of The Avengers, Sif chooses to remain in Middle-Earth.
• Physical God: Again, like Thor.
• Together in Death: She dies at Thanos' hands right after he kills her husband Boromir.

Wanda Maximoff/The Scarlet Witch

• All Your Powers Combined: In Dagor Arnediad, Galadriel and Mantis help Wanda maintain the mental clarity to protect Stark as he attacks one of Morgoth's ships.
• Ascended Extra: Wanda becomes the main protagonist of Scarlet Witch and The Thirteen Dwarves, as she not only joins the Company of Thorin Oakenshield but it is suggested that Radagast, Gandalf and Elrond each come to consider her another member of the Wizard's Council, with Radagast being the first to refer to her as 'Wanda the Scarlet'.
• Awesome Moment of Crowning: The end of The Witch, the Wizard and the Sorcerer literally becomes this for Wanda, as she becomes the Prime Minister of Sokovia.
• Badass Boast: Wanda delivers the following to Lake-Town as a whole and Alfrid in particular when he questions Thorin's identity;
  I AM WANDA THE SCARLET! Sister of Pietro! Friend of the Wise! And if I say Thorin Oakenshield is King under the Mountain, then King under the Mountain he is!
• Beware the Nice Ones: Get on her bad side, and getting telekinetically thrown into a wall may be the least painful thing to happen to you.
• Mind over Matter: Wanda's psychic powers are an incredible force. Just ask Smaug.
• Our Presidents Are Different: She becomes Prime Minister of Sokovia after killing the corrupt Mustarman Brothers. In her case, President Personable and President Badass.
• Powered by a Forsaken Child: In Methteilien, Wanda is forced to act as a power booster for Morgoth's own control of the Mind Stone, unwillingly helping him shield the planet he is using as a base of operations.
• Rags to Royalty: Not in the sense of actually being royal, but Wanda goes from being an orphan on the streets of Sokovia to becoming Prime Minister of the aforementioned country.
• Took a Level in Badass: In Methteilien, after Bilbo, Radagast and Galadriel free her from Morgoth, Wanda fully ascends to the level of "Scarlet Witch".

Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver

• Due to the Dead: In Scarlet Witch and the Thirteen Dwarves, the dwarves toast Pietro's memory after Wanda tells them about his sacrifice during the part at Bag End, and in The Witch, the Wizard and the Sorcerer Wanda visits Pietro's grave in Sokovia (which is being tended by friends of hers in her absence) and sees a statue erected in her brother's memory. However, Wanda reflects that she prefers the more intimate toasts to Pietro's memory as opposed to larger ones such as the statue and his large funeral, as she feels the smaller touches are more genuine.
• Posthumous Character: Pietro is dead before Scarlet Witch and the Thirteen Dwarves, but Wanda discusses his loss with the Dwarves, who all toast his memory and acknowledge him as a hero.

Vision

• Big Damn Heroes: Basically takes this role in Scarlet Witch and the Thirteen Dwarves, as his presence proves crucial in turning the tide on several occasions against Sauron's more conventional forces and the X-factor of Ultron's presence.
• Like a Son to Me: Tony is just as furious and devastated over Vision's death as he is over Peter's.
• Second Love: He's this to Wanda instead of her first love: that role goes to Bard.
• Secret Weapon: In Scarlet Witch and the Thirteen Dwarves, the Vision is kept in reserve during the Battle of Six Armies until they are sure that all of Ultron's forces have been deployed, so that those opposing Ultron and Azog don't unleash their own weapons at a point when the heroes are too stretched to properly oppose them.

Sam Wilson/Falcon

James "Rhodey" Rhodes/War Machine

Peter Parker/Spider-Man

• Dude, Where's My Respect?: Peter feels that Tony doesn't give him enough credit for the help he's given him in Avengers: Dagor Arnediad. Bilbo encourages him to let this dissuade him, and later thanks to a little prompting from Wanda, Iron Man praises him and names him an Avenger.
• Kid Hero: He's a teenager fighting alongside grown people.
• One-Steve Limit: Defied; at one point Star-Lord calls Spider-Man and introduces himself with the line "Hey Peter, it's the other one".

Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel

• Secret Weapon: After the Snap, the other Avengers decide to keep Carol's return secret so that she can serve as this before their nexr confronation with Thanos.

Scott Lang/Ant-Man

• Odd Friendship: He actually gets along with Radagast due to their connection to animals, specifically ants.
• O.O.C. Is Serious Business: It is considered a sign of how anxious Scott is that he doesn't make a joking comment when Gandalf opens a portal in favour of just going through the portal to confirm that his daughter is all right.
• Trapped in Another World: As in canon, he was left trapped in the Quantum Realm just as Thanos triggered the Snap, although here he only remains trapped for a year until a vision of Galadriel's helps them realise what happened.

S.H.I.E.L.D.

In General

Nick Fury

• Foil: To Gandalf; Agent Hill observes in Return of The Avengers that both are calculating leaders with strategic acumen, but where Fury fits the archetype of the spymaster, Gandalf represents that of the kindly grandfather.
• Hidden Depths: He's a golf enthusiast in his private life.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite his methods making him hard to be trusted, Fury truly believes in heroes. He is quietly flattered and relieved when Gandalf assures him that bringing together the Avengers was a good thing.
• Stunned Silence: Fury is completely speechless when he receives Gandalf's gift; a pair of solid silver golf tees. He's pleasantly surprised the wizard knows of his secret favorite pastime.

Agent Maria Hill

• Amazonian Beauty: If Old Bilbo's words in Scarlet Witch and the Thirteen Dwarves are anything to go by.

Other Heroes

Doctor Stephen Strange

• Deadpan Snarker: Equal in intelligence and sarcasm to Tony Stark.
• Kung-Fu Wizard: Strange is a powerful sorcerer and an expert combatant, to the point where he can duel evenly with a corrupted Blue Wizard.
• Like Brother and Sister: What his relationship with Wanda becomes over the course of The Witch, the Wizard and the Sorcerer. It helps that both have lost actual siblings of their own.
• Thinking Up Portals: Before Gandalf learns to do it himself, Stephen serves as main mode of transportation for the Strangers in The Witch, the Wizard and the Sorcerer.
• Time Master: Doctor Strange has grown skilled enough in wielding the Eye of Agamotto that he can peer through 14,000,111 different out-comings of the battle against Thanos and Morgoth in a matter of seconds and return Bilbo to his younger self.
• True Companions: Though he jokingly refers to them as "the Strangers" first, Stephen quickly develops a mutual respect and friendship with Wanda and Gandalf.
• You Look Familiar: Or rather, You Sound Familiar. Gandalf and Wanda are both reminded of Smaug when they hear him speak.

T'Challa/Black Panther

• Asskicking Leads to Leadership: Why he's the king of Wakanda.
• Birds of a Feather: In Dagor Arnediad, Aragorn and T'Challa are both benevolent Reasonable Authority Figures that lead their subjects into battle, forming a mutual respect as their forces come together to oppose Thanos and Morgoth on Earth. T'Challa even goes so far as to call Aragorn "brother", an honor no monarch has ever received from a Wakandan king before.
• Energy Absorption: His suit can absorb kinetic energy from physical attacks. When they fight briefly together against Outriders, it's also shown to have no trouble with the energy from Gandalf's staff.
• Frontline General: Leads the combined armies of Wakanda and the Reunited Kingdom from the front in Dagor Arnediad.
• Reasonable Authority Figure: In The Witch, the Wizard and the Sorcerer, T'Challa hasn't just been working on helping Bucky, but he's granted Wanda and the other Avengers sanctuary in Wakanda. The only objections he has when Gandalf explains the Scarlet Witch is needed is that he won't be able to offer any sort of protection in Sokovia. Then in Dagor Arnediad, he quickly agrees to an alliance with the Free People against the combined threat of Thanos and Morgoth.
• Spared by the Adaptation: Implied: Shuri speculates the White Tree sapling gifted to Wakanda by the Free Peoples may replace the lost Heart-Shaped Herbs, which in turn means T'Challa might have a chance of surviving his canon fate at the beginning of Wakanda Forever.

Shuri

• Always Someone Better: Once Scott gives her access to his remaining Pym Particles, Shuri is not only able to make more, but devises a way to create a device that can shrink and grow other objects depending on the user's choice, when even Hank Pym had to create separate systems for each function.
• Omnidisciplinary Scientist: Shuri is a genius when it comes to harnessing vibranium for technology, medicine, and many other fields. She also somewhat jokingly claims the only reason Wakanda doesn't have anything like Minas Tirith's White Tree is because no one asked her to make one.
• Spared by the Adaptation: Unlike in canon, Shuri survives Thanos's Snap.
• World's Smartest Man: Well, technically woman, as acknowledged by Gandalf (albeit, as a means of flattery).

M'Baku, The Great Gorilla

• Birds of a Feather: He and the Jabari Tribe get along very quickly with Andras' people, due to being considered primitive, but fierce people.
• Killer Gorilla: Subverted. Despite his title, he's actually quite friendly- like real gorillas are known to be.
• What the Hell, Hero?: In Methteilien, M'Baku furiously calls out Wakanda's elders for their hesitance to grant the Free People asylum.
  M'Baku: I watched them fight and die for Wakanda! How many of us would've died for Middle-Earth?!

Korg and Miek

Valkyrie/Brunnhilde

Hope Van Dyne/Wasp

Villains

Loki

• Heel–Face Return: By the time we meet him again in Dagor Arnediad, he's no longer The Evil Prince. And just like in MCU canon, he dies a hero at Thanos' hands.

Johann Schmidt/Red Skull

• Worthy Opponent: In Methteilien, there are echoes of this in Steve and Schmidt's final meeting, as Schmidt acknowledges why Erskine chose Steve to receive the serum at last.
• You Look Familiar: His pre-Skull face is suspiciously similar to Elrond's.

Arnim Zola:

• Cessation of Existence: In Methteilien, Zola is ultimately defeated when Natasha uses a Wakandan bead to generate an EMP to erase his consciousness from his robot body.
• Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Zola attempts to rally support for Morgoth on Earth with a public broadcast claiming that only Morgoth can defeat Thanos and would help anyone who served him where the Avengers have provoked Thanos's anger in the past. However, where Zola believed that Earth's past experience of Morgoth's power would encourage people to swear loyalty to him, instead that assault proved to the majority that Morgoth could never be trusted where the Avengers have proven themselves true heroes.
• Spared by the Adaptation: In Methteilien, it is revealed that he has been hiding in the dark web for years until he is discovered and recruited by Morgoth.

Ultron

• Bad Boss: Ultron sacrifices several warg troops just to see how Wanda’s powers have advanced since he last saw her.
• Brought Down to Badass: Ultron has lost his drone army and is restricted to a single body that is weaker than his primary form, but develops new skills after Sauron instructs him in magic.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Invoked as Ultron still wants Wanda to join him as he sees her as the closest thing he has to a family on some warped level, although Gandalf argues that Wanda has already rejected his plans once.
• Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: He blames the Maximoffs' Heel–Face Turn on Captain America corrupting them; they actually left him because he's an Omnicidal Maniac.
• Eviler than Thou: Gradually, he becomes the final villain to defeat at Ravenhill, he's that much more formidable and competent than Azog.
• Evil Sorcerer: He's this combined with Mad Scientist, using both magic and science to create dangerous and inhuman creatures.
• Hero Killer: He already killed Pietro before in MCU canon. In Scarlet Witch and the Thirteen Dwarves, he adds Thrain, Fili, Kili and Thorin to that list.
• Villainous Breakdown: Wanda drives Ultron to one when she compares him to Iron Man and then shows him a vision of his greatest fear; the other Avengers standing over Ultron's grave with no idea who he was and dismissing the very concept of him as a foolish mistake. He furiously resorts to helplessly screaming "STOP IT!!" like the Psychopathic Manchild he really is right before Wanda blows him up.

Dormammu

• Greater-Scope Villain: Of The Wizard, the Witch and the Sorcerer, since he's responsible for trapping Radagast between dimensions and he corrupted the Blue Wizards into his agents on Earth.
• Loophole Abuse: While his deal with Strange of not attacking Earth remains, nobody said someone else could contact him and offer him the world.

Space

Guardians of the Galaxy

In General

• Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: As always, they're an eccentric bunch.
• Took a Level in Badass: In Methteilien, a year after the Snap, the Benetar has been fitted with a Wakandan cloaking device.

Peter Quill/Star-Lord

• One-Steve Limit: Defied; at one point he calls Spider-Man and introduces himself with the line "Hey Peter, it's the other one".
• Tragic Mistake: Morgoth taunts Quill of Gamora's death while they're attacking him with everything they have, rattling the rogue. His hesitation allows the Dark Lord a crucial moment to escape with the Mind Stone and Wanda.

Gamora

• Due to the Dead: In Methteilien, after her body is retrieved by Rogers, Gandalf and Galadriel, she is laid to rest in a ceremony attended by Rocket, Groot, Bilbo, Rhodes, Banner, Pippin and Galadriel, buried with other heroes who fell in the first battle against Thanos and with Rocket giving an awkward eulogy.
• Killed Offscreen: Thanos sacrificing her for the Soul Stone is never shown in Dagor Arnediad.

Drax the Destroyer

• Bash Brothers: Dwalin and Drax form a close bond during the battle in Sokovia in Dagor Arnediad, to the point that Drax is given command of dwarven forces in defiance of traditional dwarf military operations.

Rocket Racoon

• Deadpan Snarker: Rocket has a hard time showing respect to anyone,
• Defrosting Ice Queen: but given time, he gets a bit more cordial with Thor, Gandalf, Nebula and Gimli.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: While Rocket might come across as self-serving, he often shows his commitment to higher callings, and basically breaks down after he has to give Gamora's eulogy at her funeral as the only person present who truly knew her.
• Kleptomaniac Hero: Rocket demonstrates this in Dagor Arnediad, expressing an interest in Bucky’s arm and Aragorn’s sword, and hints that he would be willing to rob Erebor to get the necessary resources to buy Anduril.

Groot

• I Am Not Weasel: Many who have visited Middle-Earth mistake Groot for an Entling, even Treebeard and the other Ents.
• Spared by the Adaptation: Unlike in canon, Groot survives the Snap.

Mantis

• All Your Powers Combined: In Dagor Arnediad, Mantis works with Galadriel to help Wanda maintain the necessary mental focus to protect Stark during an attack on Morgoth's ship.

The Black Order

Thanos

• Beyond Redemption: When Steve discovers he killed Gamora, he ultimately decides Thanos is this, and refuses to ever ally with someone who'd kill his own child.
• Curb-Stomp Battle: Thanos unleashes a one-man assault on Erebor that kills several prominent dwarves, including Gloin.
• Deal with the Devil: In Methteilien, Thanos indirectly offers one when he suggests that Earth should either join him against Morgoth or leave him alone, but the Avengers and Middle-Earth's leaders all agree that Thanos is too great a threat for them to allow him to continue his plans.
• Drama-Preserving Handicap:
  • In Methteilien, while Thanos was able to use the Silmaril as a limited substitute for the Mind Stone, he recognises that he would be unable to bear the strain of using it to try and enact the full scale of the cleansing he intended with the planned Gauntlet even if he performed smaller snaps in different parts of the universe.
  • On another practical note, the lack of the Mind Stone prevents Thanos reading his enemies' minds, with the result that he can't predict what foes such as Captain America plan to do, while Morgoth is able to use the Mind Stone to cloud Thanos's attempts to use the Time Stone to see the future.
• I Did What I Had to Do: In Methteilien, Thanos has invoked this philosophy to justify his actions, up to killing Gamora, which leaves Rogers resolved to reject any kind of 'alliance' with Thanos even against the threat posed by Morgoth.
• Metaphorically True: In Methteilien, Thanos presents himself to Elanor Gamgee as wanting to stop Morgoth from claiming the Infinity Gauntlet as Morgoth would use it to destroy everything, simply not telling Elanor of his own plans to use the completed Gauntlet to eliminate half of everything.
• "Not So Different" Remark: In Dagor Arnedied, Thanos compares Frodo's struggle with the Ring to his when confronting him on Mount Bashenga, although Frodo obviously denies the comparison.
• Pet the Dog: Despite what he did to Gamora, Thanos appears to like being a father, and is shown enjoying teaching Elanor/the Reaper about the wider universe.
• Underestimating Badassery: In Methteilien, Thanos has a group of Chitauri attack the Avengers compound with the goal of killing most of the Avengers while Thor and Danvers are elsewhere, but the Avengers manage to destroy the Chitauri control ship with only a few of their general allies being killed rather than any of the Avengers.

Cull Obsidian

• The Brute: To Thanos, and later to Morgoth.
• Ludicrous Gibs: He dies like this at the heroes' hands.

Ebony Maw

• Killed Offscreen: We only see the aftermath of Spider-Man and Iron Man blasting him into space.

Proxima Midnight

• Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Midnight is stabbed by Nebula after Black Widow provides a distraction long enough for Nebula to get the upper hand in their bout.
• Multi-Melee Master: Midnight uses a staff that can fire energy blasts, a sword, and an arm blade over the course of Dagor Arnediad.

Corvus Glaive

• Absurdly Sharp Blade: Befitting his name, a staff that can pierce Vision's vibranium body is his primary weapon.
• Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Glaive is distracted by an illusion of Loki long enough for the real Loki to stab him in the back. Then both Arwen and Ayo run him through, killing Glaive.
• No-Nonsense Nemesis: Glaive doesn't waste any time for insults or speeches in his battles, making him very deadly. It takes Elrond and Thranduil, two veteran Elf warriors with millennia of experience, to defeat him in Novi Grad. His final battle has him holding his own against Shuri, Arwen, Eowyn, and Ayo before Loki tricks him with an illusion; from there, Arwen and Ayo finish him off.

Nebula

• Because You Were Nice to Me: Gandalf not only rescues her, but consistently treats her with respect and kindness. Nebula in turn grows fond of him and reciprocates.
• Body-Count Competition: Nebula is offered to join the competition by Gimli and takes to it with more fervor than any others (mostly due to her upbringing.
• Death by Adaptation: Unlike in canon, Nebula is another victim of Thanos's Snap.
• Token Good Teammate: Like Gamora, Nebula actively opposes Thanos.

Warbringer

• Dude, Where's My Respect?: Despite his competence and the many victories he has brought to Thanos, he never promoted him to the Black Order or considered him more than a mere Chitauri.
• Underestimating Badassery: He tries to kill Arwen and Galadriel during the battle of Muspelheim, thinking they would be easier targets only for Galadriel to use her telekinesis to break his resolve, allowing Rocket to finish him off.

Elanor Gamgee/Ela Reaper/the Sentry

• The Atoner: After being convinced of Thanos's true agenda, following his death Elanor joins the Avengers, travelling space with Carol under the name "Sentry" to atone for her actions in the Black Order.
• Brainwashed and Crazy: Basically applies, since she serves Thanos in his campaign, but she has been informed that he only intends to oppose Morgoth in his plan to use the Gauntlet to destroy the universe (Thanos omitting his plans to use the Gauntlet to eliminate half of everything).
• Broken Pedestal: When Sam proves to her that Thanos initiated the Snap rather than Morgoth, she immediately turns on Thanos and even delivers the first part of the killing blow to Thanos (although Thor still finishes the Mad Titan off).

Middle-Earth

Council of the Wise

Gandalf The Gray/Gandalf The White/Mithrandir/Olorin

• Arch-Enemy: Thanos seems to harbor particular resentment for the White Wizard's repeated interference.
  Thanos: You're full of tricks, wizard. But you've interfered with my plans for the last time.
• Barrier Warrior: Gandalf can summon magical shields to protect himself and others.
• Beware the Nice Ones: Gandalf appears gentle and grandfatherly (which he is), but do not underestimate his wrath.
• Big Good: Can be seen as this, considering he is the most invested of the Valar's subjects in protecting Middle-Earth from evil.
• Blinded by the Light: One of his most common spells is amplifying light with his staff to blind his enemies. This even works on Thanos, briefly.
• Came Back Strong: After finishing off the Balrog as Gandalf the Grey and dying from the effort, he is sent back as Gandalf the White.
• The Chessmaster: Gandalf is a cunning strategist and can be manipulative when the situation calls for it. He just tries not to suppress the free wills of others, rather encourage them to do what he expects.
• Cool Sword: Glamdring.
• Deadpan Snarker: Gandalf can cross words of wit with Tony Stark himself.
• Foil: To Nick Fury, as Agent Hill thinks in Return of The Avengers; both are calculating leaders with strategic acumen, but where Fury fits the archetype of the spymaster, Gandalf represents that of the kindly grandfather.
• Keeping the Handicap: In a way. After the War of the Ring, even though Gandalf could have been restored to his more powerful Maiar identity as Olorin, he chooses to remain in his mortal Istari form since it allows him to interact and enjoy the same things as mortals.
• Magic Knight: Magic, melee weapons, Gandalf can use both.
• Magic Staff: He carries one as both the Gray and the White Wizard.
• Magnetic Hero: Gandalf doesn't just possess powerful magic, but also a knack for making himself likeable to others through his natural humility and charisma. Aside from the first three Avengers (Thor in particular views him as a second father figure), Wanda quickly develops a liking for the old guardian as well, and Maria Hill and even Fury quickly warm up to him. Fury goes so far as to consider asking him to become an Avenger. Even Nebula, who's severely traumatised courtesy of Thanos and paranoid at the best of times, soon shows a rather protective affection for the White Wizard.
• One-Winged Angel: In the final battle in The Witch, the Wizard and the Sorcerer, Gandalf has Stephen transport the two of them, Wanda and the Blue Wizards to the Mirror Dimension. Even though his former friends are stronger there, it also permits the White Wizard to unleash his true form. From there, he defeats them easily.
• O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Gandalf normally shows token deference to authority even if he doesn't agree with said authority. So in Dagor Arnediad, it says something about both the severity of the situation and his personal dislike of the man when he angrily cuts off Secretary Ross.
• Papa Wolf: He's fiercely protective of Frodo and Wanda. The only reason this isn't seen with Thor is most likely because the God of Thunder can take care of himself.
• Parental Substitute: Both Thor and Wanda develop strong affection for the wizard which he happily returns.
• Playing with Fire: Gandalf is skilled with many different forms of magic, but he also has a natural affinity for fire, which may be why he's so good at making fireworks. In Avengers: Dagor Arnediad, he manages to melt most of the ice covering Nidavellir's rings, allowing Thor to free them with a good yank. This effort does knock the old wizard out for a bit, though.
• Respected by the Respected: Thanks to the Avengers that already know him, many others already respect and admire him before even meeting him. Tony admits this somewhat sarcastically:
  Tony: And from what Bruce told me about it, I'm a huge fan of the way you kicked that fiery demon's ass and then came back from the dead.
• Thinking Up Portals: Stephen and Wong let him borrow The Ten Thousand Gates, allowing him to summon portals with Narya as a sling ring. Gandalf gets so good that he can cross galaxies' distance with ease.
• Took a Level in Badass: His training at Kamar-Taj also lets him summon mandalas in battle on top of his usual powers.
• You Remind Me of X: Gandalf reminds Thor very much of Odin. Jane later agrees, but considers him nicer than the All-father.

Elrond

• Cool Sword: Hadafang, which he later gifts to his daughter.
• Magic Knight: Elrond is not only a Master Swordsman, but skilled with elf magic as well. He uses both to great effect in his battle with Corvus Glaive.
• Noble Bigot: Elrond is a genuinely good person and ruler, but he is also typically pessimistic about Man's strength, due to Isildur's refusal to destroy the One Ring when he had the chance. He's also passed on this derogatory view to his surrogate son, Aragorn. This is best shown when Elrond casually dismisses Gandalf's mentioning of Trolls slaughtering a farmer and his family, to which a hurt Wanda gives a cold retort. Then his better qualities shine through when he immediately feels guilty about his action, especially in a war orphan's presence.
• Outliving One's Offspring: Subverted. In Dagor Arnediad, he's the one who dies in Thanos' Snap, not his daughter Arwen, like he had always feared.
• Reasonable Authority Figure: Elrond doesn't just aid Thorin despite his reservations about the quest, but he promises to search for a way to send Wanda home and gifts her with a magical ring that is a sign to other elves she is an ally.

Galadriel

• All Your Powers Combined: In Dagor Arnediad, Galadriel uses Mantis to give Wanda her mental clarity so that Wanda can properly protect Stark during an attack on Morgoth.
• Beware the Nice Ones: Galadriel is a gentle and caring soul, but she is perhaps the most powerful telepath in the entire series, not to mention her skill with magic and a staff.
• Deadpan Snarker: The Lady of Light has her moments, which Rocket can confirm.
• Iconic Outfit: Her white gown is so distinctive that in Methteilien, all present are surprised to see her wearing a quantum suit to explore the quantum realm with Scott Lang.
• O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Methteilien features a minor but significant moment; witnessing the Quantum Realm in full is the first time Galadriel has been truly surprised at anything for centuries.
• Magic Mirror: As well as giving Steve a chance to look in her mirror during his visit to Lothlorien, Galadriel is able to create a new version during her time on Earth, which allows her to learn about Scott Lang in the Quantum Realm.
• The Mentor: She takes this role with Wanda and, to a lesser extent, Vision.
• One Woman Army: At her peak, Galadriel manages to destroy an entire enemy stronghold with only some assistance from Thor.
• Outliving One's Offspring: Sort of. She outlives her son-in-law, Elrond.

Saruman the White

• Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Saruman believed that he could bribe Bruce Banner to share the secret of how to create more Hulks, incapable of comprehending the idea that not all men would be willing to turn on each other for their own profit.
• Evil Counterpart: Saruman represents what Gandalf could have become if he had succumbed to his ego and ambitions.
• Magic Staff: A black staff similar in appearance to Isengard's tower is his main weapon, before Gandalf destroys it, thereby casting him out of the Istari.
• Manipulative Bastard: Saruman has a gift for words, allowing him to steer much of the negotiations during his final confrontation with the Fellowship. Even Steve briefly considers an alliance with him before coming to his senses.
• Never My Fault: Saruman is incapable of acknowledging that his own attitude put Wanda off the idea of accompanying him to Orthanc to talk more about the Infinity Stones, instead just criticising Gandalf for bringing a mortal to such a gathering.
• Not Quite Dead: In Return of The Avengers, Saruman is revealed to have transferred his soul to his Palantir just before he died. It was then found by Malekith, and from there, an alliance was struck.
• Squishy Wizard: In Return Of The Avengers, he qualifies as this, being a bodiless spirit confined to a Soul Jar. All you need to kill him is a solid blow from the Hulk.
• Token Evil Teammate: Even before he defected to join Sauron, Saruman had a more ruthless approach. Then subverted when we learn that he's not the only Wizard to go evil.

Radagast the Brown

• The Beastmaster: Radagast particularly uses this in the final battle with Thanos's forces, when he commands a colony of ants that Scott has just enlarged.
• Birds of a Feather: Following the Snap, Radagast forms a strong bond with Sam Gamgee due to their mutual love of nature, as Radagast has a similarly strong affinity for plants even if he prefers animals.
• Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Radagast prefers the company of animals to men and is a quirky fellow at the best of times, but he is still a wizard.
• Keeping the Handicap: Like Gandalf, after returning to Valinor he could have returned to his Maiar identity of Aiwendil, but chooses to remain in his Istari form to be close to his mortal friends.
• Magic Staff: Like his fellow wizards, this is Radagast's main tool.
• Speaks Fluent Animal: The Dora Milaje accompanying him are left speechless when Radagast engages in casual conversation with giraffes and rhinos. Okoye is later impressed when he tells her how well-spoken Lubanzi is for his age.
• What Happened to the Mouse?: Subverted; The Witch, the Wizard and the Sorcerer reveals that Radagast was absent during the War of the Ring because he became caught up in a clash between Dormammu and the Ancient One that saw him fall between dimensions until he was eventually found by Doctor Strange and Wong.

The Company of Thorin Oakenshield

In General

• Dwindling Party: Sadly, the Company dwindles in number due to several factors; not only Thorin, Fili and Kili are killed during the Battle of Five Armies, and Balin, Oin and Nori die trying to retake Moria, but Dori and Gloin are killed by Thanos when he assaults Erebor, Dwalin is killed by Morgoth and Ori is taken by the Snap, leaving Bifur, Bofur and Bombur as the only dwarves still alive.
• Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: Even Thorin acknowledges that they aren't the greatest warriors, but he admires their willingness to stand with him regardless.

Thorin Oakenshield

• Cool Sword: Orcrist, the Goblin Cleaver.
• Defrosting Ice King: It takes a while, but he warms up to both Bilbo and Wanda.
• Dies Differently in Adaptation: In Scarlet Witch and the Thirteen Dwarves, Thorin kills Azog, but has his chest crushed by Ultron when he interferes in the machine's final battle with Wanda.
• Go Out with a Smile: Before he succumbs to his injuries, Thorin repairs his friendships with Bilbo and Wanda completely, urging the former to return to his peaceful home with a smile.
• Hidden Heart of Gold: For all his aloofness, Thorin genuinely wishes to take back Erebor not just for himself, but for his people. He also cares for every member of his Company, Dwarf or not.

Balin

• Cool Old Guy: Oldest member of the company and he's the first one to take a liking to both Bilbo and Wanda.
• Doomed by Canon: Even though he survives the quest of Erebor and the Battle of Five Armies, he still dies trying to reclaim Moria.

Dwalin

• Bash Brothers: In Dagor Arnediad, Dwalin and Drax form a close bond during the battle in Sokovia, to the point that Drax is given command of dwarven forces in defiance of traditional dwarf military operations.
• Dies Differently in Adaptation: Instead of dying of old age during the Fourth Age, he's killed by Morgoth during the Battle of Sokovia.
• Old Soldier: By Dagor Arnediad he's pretty old but still very capable of fighting and leading soldiers.

Fili

• Dies Differently in Adaptation: In Scarlet Witch and the Thirteen Dwarves, rather than being killed by Azog, his neck is snapped by Ultron instead.
• I Coulda Been a Contender!: Wanda laments he would have been a great king had he not died.

Kili

• Dies Differently in Adaptation: In Scarlet Witch and the Thirteen Dwarves, instead of being stabbed by Bolg, Ultron shoots him in the back, but he still dies right in front of Tauriel.

Dori

• Red Oni, Blue Oni: As councilors of Thorin Stonehelm, he's the Blue to Gloin's red, being more calm and far less rash.

Nori

Ori

• Last of His Kind: In Dagor Arnediad, Ori is the last member of the Company of Thorin Oakenshield available to fight, to the extent that he joins the Guardians of the Galaxy to confront Thanos.
• Spared by the Adaptation: Unlike in canon, Ori doesn't accompany Balin's expedition to Moria (implied to be due to subconscious memories of Wanda inspiring a different path). He does die in ''Dagor Arnediad, though.

Oin

• Doomed by Canon: While he survives the quest of Erebor and the Battle of Five Armies, he's still killed by The Watcher while trying to reclaim Moria.

Gloin

• Dies Differently in Adaptation: Instead of dying of old age during the Fourth Age, he's killed by Thanos when he attacks the Lonely Mountain.
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: As councilors of Thorin Stonehelm, he's the red of Dori's Blue, being hot-headed and aggressive to Dori's calmness and less rash approach to things.

Bifur

Bofur

• Cool Old Guy: Even in his older age, he's still the same cool and mischievous dwarf he was when he took the quest of Erebor.
• Dented Iron: His age means he can't travel during long campaigns during Return of the Avengers.
• Old Soldier: Return of the Avengers shows that despite being older, he's still capable of fighting alongside the younger dwarves.

Bombur

• Acrofatic: Bombur's the widest of the Company, but he can move when he has to.
• The Quiet One: Like in the movies, he very rarely speaks and Wanda only hears him speak once.

Bilbo Baggins

• Fountain of Youth: During the campaign against Thanos, Strange uses the Time Stone to make Bilbo younger.
• Cool Old Guy: Even after being aged back to the age he had during the quest of Erebor, he retains the coolness and wisdom from his later years.
• Guile Hero: Bilbo admits he's not much of a fighter (at least compared to the Avengers or the Dwarves), so he relies on trickery to keep the Company in one piece.
• Honorary True Companion: Groot, translated (and agreed) by Rocket, welcomes him into the Guardians of the Galaxy during his adventures in space. Once Peter, Drax, Mantis and Nebula are brought back, Bilbo parts with the team in favor of staying with Wanda, but it's clear he's always welcome.
• Outliving One's Offspring: In Methteilien, Bilbo is devastated when Frodo is one of the victims of Thanos's Snap. Fortunately, Frodo is brought back to life.
• Platonic Life-Partners: Bilbo quickly develops a friendship with Wanda that only deepens over the course of Scarlet Witch and The Thirteen Dwarves and persists long after they parts ways. Come the final chapter of Methtelien, he declines returning to Valinor in favor of staying by Wanda's side and helping her heal in the wake of Vision's death and Morgoth's torture.
• Took a Level in Badass: In Methteilien, after spending a year with the Guardians, Bilbo has become a reasonably skilled computer hacker despite coming from a culture with no concept of computers until he met Wanda.
• You Can't Go Home Again: After defeating Thanos and Morgoth, Bilbo is the one of those who have gone to Valinor who is not allowed to return, choosing to stay with Wanda and help her recover from her time as Morgoth's prisoner and Vision's death.

The Fellowship of The Ring

In General

• Badass Crew: Though some of them claim they're not on the same level as the Avengers, they still are not to be underestimated.
• Breaking the Fellowship: As in canon, circumstances force them to split up.
• Fire-Forged Friends: Quickly become this with the first three Avengers that appear on Middle-Earth.
• True Companions: By the end of Avengers of the Ring, their bonds with each other are stronger than mithril.

Frodo Baggins

• "Not So Different" Remark: In Dagor Arnedied, Thanos compares Frodo's struggle with the Ring to his when confronting him on Mount Bashenga, although Frodo obviously denies the comparison.
• Out of Focus: Both in Avengers of the Ring and Return of the Avengers, Frodo is largely absent from the plot; the former is because he travels with only Sam for company to Mount Doom (Word of God stated that the author didn't want the Avengers' presence to diminish the role the two hobbits had in Sauron's downfall), and the latter is due to the injury the Witch-King inflicted upon him never having fully healed, with the result that Frodo needs to stay in the Undying Lands.

Aragorn, Son of Arathorn/Elessar

• Birds of a Feather: In Dagor Arnediad, Aragorn and T'Challa are both benevolent Reasonable Authority Figures that lead their subjects into battle, forming a mutual respect as their forces come together to oppose Thanos and Morgoth on Earth. T'Challa even goes so far as to call Aragorn "brother", an honor no monarch has ever received from a Wakandan king before.
• Borrowed Catchphrase: When the forces of Earth and Middle-Earth come together against Thanos, Aragorn declares "Wakanda Forever!" with the permission of T'Challa.
• Cool Sword: Anduril, the sword of Isildur.
• Foil: Thor notes that they are both heirs to a throne, but where Thor's earlier issue was that he had too little humility, Aragorn has too much.
• The Good King: His coronation is at the end of the first story.
• Happily Married: To Arwen at the same time as his coronation.
• Humble Hero: Aragorn has a habit of downplaying his abilities that doesn't go away even after his coronation. Part of this is due to the actions of his ancestor, Isildur. His friends encourage him to see his own worth. Aragorn's humility is so great he even declines an offer from T'Challa to receive the Heart-Shaped Herb's power through the White Tree sapling originally gifted from the Free Peoples to Wakanda. T'Challa notes to himself that most leaders would happily covet such power, but Aragorn respects his people's traditions.
  Aragorn: Your people call vibranium Isipho. Bast specifically bestowed that gift upon Wakanda. That includes the mantle of Black Panther. I'm content just to be his friend.
• Kirk Summation: In Dagor Arnediad, Aragorn informs the Black Order that they will lose because they all serve Thanos out of fear, and Aragorn has faith that any tyrants who rule in such a manner will fall before a united front of those who oppose tyranny because they believe in their own cause.
• The Medic: Aragorn is quite skilled in tending to wounded. He personally saves many of his future subjects' lives.

Legolas Greenleaf

• Ancestral Weapon: Right before the battle of Muspelheim, Thor gives him Ringil, the sword of Fingolfin that he used during his legendary duel against Morgoth during the First Age, which had been lost beneath the sea for thousands of years prior.
• Body-Count Competition: Legolas, Gimli and Thor engage in this every time they go to battle (though Thor receives certain restrictions once his powers return). The former two also tend to invite others whose battle prowess impress them and they consider friends: Legolas invites Sif, Gimli Rocket, Groot and Nebula.
• Bow and Sword in Accord: He alternates freely between firing arrows and using his twin knives in battle.
• Commonality Connection: Clint and Legolas get along very quickly as master archers.

Gimli, Son of Gloin

• Body-Count Competition: Legolas, Gimli and Thor engage in this every time they go to battle (though Thor receives certain restrictions once his powers return). The former two also tend to invite others whose battle prowess impress them and they consider friends: Legolas invites Sif, Gimli Rocket, Groot and Nebula.
• Boisterous Bruiser: As eager to fight as Thor and with even less self-restraint.
• Odd Friendship: In Return of the Avengers, Gimli is quickly impressed with Tony's skills as an engineer, growing used to his sarcasm. He starts making bets with JARVIS over mithril's durability, too. In Methteilien, Gimli's the one who convinces Tony to come back to the Avengers.
• Weapon Specialization: Gimli favors all kinds of axes for battle. He later picks up a new one made of Uru when Thanos teleports him to Nidavellir and dubs it Gloin-akhzar, in memory of his father.

Boromir, Son of Denethor

• Battle Couple: Becomes this with Sif over the course of Return of the Avengers.
• Happily Married: With Sif, before the start of Dagor Arnediad.
• Positive Friend Influence: Steve's charisma and friendliness reinvigorates Boromir's hope and drive to stand against Sauron, making him a much more optimistic man.
• Spared by the Adaptation: Boromir survives his canon fate to join the defense of Helm's Deep and the battle at Minas Tirith, although he is eventually killed by Thanos.
• Together in Death: Him and Sif.

Samwise Gamgee

• And This Is for...: In Return of the Avengers, Sam stabs Malekith, saying it's for killing Freya.
• Beware the Nice Ones: Sam's a little sweetheart, but anger him and he will fight back. As evidenced by his attacking Malekith of all people.
• Birds of a Feather: While he retains a bond with Gandalf as one of the Fellowship, Sam's love of nature also helps him form an equally strong bond with Radagast.
• Call to Agriculture: While in Wakanda after the first battle against Thanos, Sam is trusted with the duty of tending Wakanda's royal gardens, including the new White Tree that was planted in the grove that once held the heart-shaped herbs.
• It's All My Fault: In Methteilien, Sam blames himself for how his daughter has been corrupted to become the Reaper, but all his allies affirm that Thanos alone is responsible for what has happened to Eleanor.
• Parents Know Their Children: In Methteilien, he reflects that the Reaper makes him think of what his daughter would look like once she's grown up before the Allies learn the Reaper's original identity.

Meriadoc Brandybuck

Peregrin Took

• The Gadfly: Pippin deeply enjoys annoying Gandalf and a little harmless fun.
• Stealth Expert: Steve teaches him how to use hobbits' natural talent for going unnoticed to fight.

Men of the West

Bard the Bowman

• Ship Tease: Bard and Wanda develop feelings for each other, but Wanda recognizes that she has to return to Earth even before the Vision explains the truth about the Avengers' history with Middle-Earth.
• You Remind Me of X: Wanda immediately notices the similarities between Bard, Legolas and Clint.

Alfrid

• Karmic Death: Alfrid gets an even more ignoble end than in canon when he is blasted by Ultron at point-blank range after trying to bribe the killer robot to let him live, Ultron is wondering why exactly Alfrid was wearing a dress.

King Théoden of Rohan

• Deliberate Values Dissonance: Despite being a good man and a well-meaning king, he still shows a mindset of women not fighting and the use of Child Soldiers in desperate times, which while not universal, were also not uncommon on Middle-Earth.
• In Spite of a Nail: In spite of Thor's presence during the Battle of Pelennor Fields, he's still fatally injured by the Witch-King.
• Nephewism: Raised his niece and nephew alongside his own son after they lost their parents.

Eomer of Rohan

• Big Brother Instinct: Protecting his younger sister is one of his main concerns.
• Happily Married: His marriage to Lothiriel of Gondor is very much happy and supportive.

Eowyn of Rohan

• Action Girl: She gets even better at combat thanks to a couple of pointers from Steve.
• Ship Tease: Various residents of Rohan initially believe that Steven and Eowyn are pursuing a relationship, but in reality Steve is only giving Eowyn some lessons in hand-to-hand combat.

Denethor of Gondor

• Adaptational Heroism: With Boromir having survived, Denethor doesn't snap as completely as he did in canon.
• Dying Declaration of Love: A platonic version, to Faramir, after defending him from the Witch-King at the cost of his own life.

Faramir of Gondor

• Ace Custom: After the one-year Time Skip in Methteilien, Faramir has repainted the Mark 49 suit black with a white tree on its chest.
• Heroic Sacrifice: In Methteilien, Faramir is willing to commit one to stop the ‘Winter Wrights’ and destroy the runestone on Earth, but ultimately survives the attack even if the Mark 49 is rendered too badly damaged to be useful in the upcoming battle with Morgoth and Thanos.
• Meaningful Rename: In Methteilien, while using the repainted Mark 49, Faramir has adopted the callsign 'Voronwë' after the first ruling Steward of Gondor, whose name also means 'Steadfast'.
• The Smart Guy: It says something about his intelligence that Tony repeatedly praises him for it. Rhodey later tells Faramir that Tony considers him smart enough to operate an Iron Man Suit, a belief proven correct with his handling the Mark 49 in Methteilien.
• Took a Level in Badass: After Thanos's Snap, Faramir is shown receiving instruction in the Hulkbuster armor from Rhodey so that he can be an extra asset in future conflicts.

Imrahil of Dol Amroth

• Offscreen Moment of Awesome: He and Elfhelm of Rohan successfully fought off an army of Orcs sent by Sauron while the rest of the Free People marched on the Black Gate.
• Sadistic Choice: Feels guilty when he reveals that he had to agree to Thanos's terms to look at Minas Tirith's archives after Thanos and the Reaper fought off an orc attack, but Aragorn assures him that he had no choice.

Grima Wormtongue

• Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal: He finally gets fed up with Saruman after suffering his abuse one too many times, and accepts Theoden's offer of mercy after Thor stops Legolas from his usual fate.
• Redemption Equals Death: In Return of the Avengers, Grima is tortured to death by the villain's forces to make him reveal some of the secrets he has learned from his time in Saruman's tower, but after confirming that he told them nothing, Eomer informs Grima that he may consider himself a man of Rohan once again before he dies.
• Spared by the Adaptation: Rather than being killed by Legolas, Grima's life is spared after he stabs Saruman, although he is ordered to remain in the tower in exile.

Bard II

• Generation Xerox: Not only he looks very similar to his great-grandfather, he's also a Reasonable Authority Figure and a Master Archer.

Lothiriel of Dol Amroth

• Affectionate Nickname: Eomer is fond of calling her 'Sea Maid'.
• The High Queen: Queen of Rohan and she's reasonable, friendly and well beloved by the Rohirrim despite being a foreigner.
• You Are in Command Now: With her husband and sister in-law absent during the Infinity War, she's forced to lead Rohan with some aid from her father and other Rohan officers.

Elves

Thranduil

• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Even when he was angry at the dwarves, he respected Wanda's status as a declared elf-friend by Elrond.
• Take Up My Sword: At the end of Return of the Avengers, Thranduil decides that the time has come for him to move on to the Undying Lands and hands his throne to Legolas, assuring his son that he has faith that Legolas, last of the elven kings of Middle-Earth, will be one of the greatest.
• Took a Level in Kindness: Has considerably mellowed by the time of Return of the Avengers, expressing gratitude at the chance to fight alongside the Avengers.

Tauriel

• Star-Crossed Lovers: With Kili the dwarf. After he's killed she simply can't bear the pain and leaves for the Undying Lands a few years after the Battle of Five Armies.
• What the Hell, Hero?: Delivered one of these to Legolas regarding him and his father being content to let Orcs go if they weren't in their lands, citing Wanda’s tales of Pietro as an example of how they can’t be afraid to do the right thing.

Haldir

• Spared by the Adaptation: He's not killed during the Battle of Helm's Deep. He's instead killed by Malekith during the Battle of Weathertop.
• You Are in Command Now: With Galadriel and Celeborn leaving for Valinor, he was the highest ranking elf remaining in Lothlorien. With his death and even more losses against Malekith, the remaining Galadhrim leave Middle-Earth.

Cirdan

• The Older Immortal: He's the oldest living elf still on Middle-Earth by the time of Return of the Avengers, and he won't leave until each and every other elf has left.

Arwen Undomiel

• Action Girl: Naturally; at one point she fights alongside Natasha, Sif and Eowyn against the forces of Malekith.
• The High Queen: Queen of the Reunited Kingdom and she's beloved by the population due to her kindness and wisdom.
• Honorary True Companion: While fighting Thanos's forces, Arwen often fights alongside the Dora Milaje.
• You Remind Me of X: When Bruce first sees her, he mistakes her for Betty Ross, and later apologizes to the new queen for his discomfort in her presence.

Elladan and Elrohir

• Angsty Surviving Twin: Elladan is taken by the Snap, forcing Elrohir to lead the remaining Rivendell elves alone.
• Cool Big Bro: They are this for their sister Arwen and their foster brother Aragorn. They even continue to call him "Estel".
• I Choose to Stay: They remain in Middle-Earth even after their father has left until both Aragorn and Arwen pass away.
• Sibling Team: Twin brothers who always fight together.

Other

Treebeard

• The Older Immortal: He's probably the oldest living being in all of Middle-Earth, so he remembers very well the defilement Morgoth brought during the First Age.
• Sarcasm-Blind: He's not very good at getting sarcasm or other idioms used by humans or Hobbits.

Tom Bombadil

• Big Damn Heroes: Tom shows up in time to play a vital role in stopping Gordath.
• Birds of a Feather: Tom and Korg immediately get along due to their similarly friendly personalities.

Beorn

• Commonality Connection: Is inspired to join the heroes in Methteilien when Scott Lang talks about how he is inspired to be a hero by his daughter Cassie, which reminds Beorn of his own daughter.
• Forced to Watch: He was forced to watch as Azog fed his daughter to his wargs.
• Long-Lived: He was already a grown man when he met the Company during their quest, so him being alive into the Fourth Age makes him incredibly long-lived for a member of the race of Men.
• Spared by the Adaptation: Loosely; while the novels at least implied that Beorn died of old age by the time of the War of the Ring, here he is still alive even after the Snap, meeting other heroes after Scott and Rocket save him from some of Morgoth's nameless things.
• You Remind Me of X: Beorn is sympathetic to Wanda because she reminds him of his lost daughter.

The Valar, Their Servants/Other Maia & Higher Beings

In General

• God's Hands Are Tied: Like in canon, despite wanting to help Middle-Earth defeat Sauron, they were unable to do so personally like they did with Morgoth. And seeing the rise of Malekith and Saruman, they were also unable to help directly, and those who had left for the Undying Lands couldn't return to Middle-Earth to help, which is they asked Gandalf to call for the Avengers help, since people from Earth weren't limited by Arda's laws.

Manwë Sulimo

• The High King: He rules over the Valar and Arda in the name of the Illúvatar.
• Single Tear: Sheds a tear when telling Varda that Illuvatar has told the Valar they shall not interfere in the war with Thanos and Morgoth, not matter who walks to their doom.

Ulmo

• Lord of the Ocean: He's the Valar of the Sea and his domain extends to all water in Arda, although in the ocean is where he's at his most powerful.
• Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: While he will not openly disobey Manwë, he's still willing to offer aid to mortals in indirect ways. He did it during the First Age and briefly assists Thor when he visits his underwater palace. He's considered something of a maverick for this reason.

Aulë

Orome Aldaron

Namo (Mandos)

Irmo

Tulkas Astaldo

Varda Elentari

Yavanna Kementári

Nienna

• All-Loving Heroine: As a being who loves life, Nienna is among those most horrified by Thanos's plan.
• Badass Pacifist: Nienna is the one who confronts Thanos on Titan; not to fight, because both know the Mad Titan holds more power, but to talk him down from his plan.

Este

Vairë

Vana

Nessa

Eärendil

• Greater-Scope Paragon: He's the father of Elrond and one of the greatest heroes of Middle-Earth.
• Retired Badass: Even after he's revived by the Valar, the trauma of being killed by Thanos remains, so he's allowed to retire and heal in Valinor while Steve takes over his duties.
• The Worf Effect: One of the most celebrated heroes of Middle-Earth and he's killed by Thanos offscreen with his Silmaril taken and Morgoth released from the Void.

Eonwë

• Ambadassador: He's Manwë's herald and the best warrior amongst all the Maiar.

Blue Wizards (Morinehtar and Romestamo)

• Black-and-White Insanity: A good description of their motives, as they believe that they have created a system that will allow Dormammu to take the corrupt souls of Earth and leave the pure to rebuild; Strange and Gandalf each acknowledge that factors such as trauma and loss could drive even good people to temporarily give into Dormammu's influence if they are caught unprepared.
• Villain Respect: It's brief and a little mocking, but Romestamo says Gandalf makes a much better White Wizard than Saruman.
• Well-Intentioned Extremist: The Blues at least believe that they will be able to build a new, purer society once Dormammu has taken the 'corrupt' away from Earth.

Eru Illúvatar/The One Above All

• Composite Character: The Top God of both Arda and the Marvel Universe are one and the same here.
• God of Gods: The Valar are borderline Physical Gods, but all of them with the exception of Morgoth still honor Illúvatar and would never disobey His edicts.

The Living Tribunal

Dark Lords & their forces

Malekith

• Kryptonite Factor: Cold Iron, unlike Arda's elves, hurts and burns him just by touching it.
• Not Quite Dead: He got teleported to Arda, instead of getting crushed by his own ship as per MCU canon.
• Our Elves Are Different: He's morally fouler than the Elves of Middle-Earth.
• You Killed My Mother: More like, "Your Enforcer Killed My Mother." Thor's not happy with Malekith for this. Neither is Sam.

Smaug

• Achilles' Heel: As in canon, Smaug has a slight weakness in the form of slight damage to his scales.
• Break Them by Talking: Smaug not only shakes Bilbo's faith in Thorin by insinuating the Dwarf prince sent him in as a distraction, but he also briefly rattles Wanda with knowledge about her.
• Breath Weapon: Smaug is a fire drake, after all. Even Wanda has a hard time deflecting his flames.
• Dragons Prefer Princesses: Offhandedly mentions to Wanda that he always loved the taste of young maidens.
• The Dreaded: As the last of the great Fire-Drakes, this naturally applies to Smaug.
• Genius Bruiser: Smaug boasts immense physical strength befitting his size, but he's also very cunning.
• Our Dragons Are Different: Oh, yes.

Sauron

• The Dreaded: The evil of Sauron is so significant that Steve, Bruce and Thor feel fear at just hearing his name even before they know his full history.
• Doomed by Canon: He dies with the destruction of the One Ring, as per canon.
• Evil Counterpart: In the final battle of Avengers of the Ring, Sauron confronts Captain America, Thor and the Hulk 'wearing' armour that he has deliberately designed to resemble a demonic version of Iron Man.
• Laser-Guided Amnesia: In Scarlet Witch and the Thirteen Dwarves, the Vision is able to use the Mind Stone to erase Sauron's memories of Ultron and the Avengers, although the Vision has to appeal to the Valar to ensure that none of Sauron's servants can remind him of them later.

Morgoth

• And I Must Scream: After the final battle, Morgoth is banished back to the Void for what Strange guesses will be thousands of years.
• Brought Down to Badass: Even after over six thousand years of slow healing, Morgoth is not yet as strong as he was in his prime, but it's more than enough to be a threat that matches and even surpasses Thanos in some aspects.
• Dragon with an Agenda: From the second Thanos drafts him into his services, Morgoth is already scheming to take the Mind Stone for himself.
• Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Morgoth is so defined by his pride and envy of Illúvatar's creation, he fails to use the power of the Infinity Gauntlet to its full potential, specifically the Soul Stone, because he doesn't love anyone or anything besides himself.
• Evil Is Petty: Just like in the First Age and his cursing of Húrin and his family, not only Morgoth wants to destroy the universe to its very fabric, he also enjoys committing acts of pettiness like destroying important locations of Earth's capitals to destroy their spirits, or mentally torturing Wanda for daring to verbally defy him.
• Evil Versus Oblivion: Several characters observe that a conflict between Thanos and Morgoth is basically this, as Morgoth wants to destroy everything where Thanos just aims to destroy half of all life.
• Faux Affably Evil: Oh yes, Morgoth can be persuasive and even charming, but it doesn't hide his utter hatred and spite for all creation.
• God of Evil: Or Vala, to be more precise.
• Hero Killer: He personally kills Dwalin and Thranduil and kills Vision by ripping the Mind Stone from his forehead.
• Humiliation Conga: With a healthy dose of Laser-Guided Karma. The Battle of Muspelheim has him fail to use the full power of the Infinity Gauntlet, being injured by Ringil once again, this time wielded by Legolas. He's then shot with Mithril arrows blessed by Manwe. And to add insult to injury, he's executed and sent back to the void by Aragorn, the descendant of Beren and Luthien, the same people who took the Silmaril from him thousands of years ago.
• I Control My Minions Through...: Fear and promises of power. Morgoth can only ensure the loyalty of his minions through fear, but he can also manipulate them by either promising them power or giving it, for a cost.
• Manipulative Bastard: Thanos assigns Cull Obsidian to both serve and keep an eye on him, but Morgoth uses this to his advantage by subtly influencing the brute into following him.
• Pretender Diss: Dismisses Thranduil's attempt at standing against him as nothing compared to Fingolfin right before he kills him.
• Sealed Evil in a Can: He was confined to the Void by the Valar before Thanos released him.
• The Starscream: Eventually, he deprives Thanos of the Mind Stone, ensuring that Thanos can't complete the Infinity Gauntlet yet.
• Underestimating Badassery: In Methteilien, Morgoth attempts to lure Thor and Danvers into a trap to destroy them, but only forces Thor into the Odinsleep without killing either Avenger.
• Villain with Good Publicity: In Methteilien, Morgoth attempts to become this by using Zola to tell the world that he can defeat Thanos where the Avengers failed and will reward those on Earth loyal to him, naturally omitting the truth about Morgoth’s final agenda. Fortunately, not enough people believe the broadcast to make it worthwhile.

Orcs and Uruk-Hai

In General

• Always Chaotic Evil: Unlike Men who can at least be negotiated with, Orcs are always cruel, malicious and want nothing more than destroy the world of Men and Elves.
• Bad Boss: Threatening and belittling their subordinates is the most benevolent thing Orcs do, and their soldiers on some level know they're seen as expendable.
• Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Not even among themselves orcs can stand each other.
• What the Hell Is That Accent?: When he first arrived to Middle-Earth, Bruce was baffled that Orcs speak in crude Cockney accents.

Nazgul

In General

The Witch King

• The Dragon: Like in canon, he's the deadliest servant of Sauron.
• Genius Bruiser: Steve notes that the Witch King not only is a powerful warrior, he's also a pretty competent military commander, and considers the destruction of Arnor a good example of his capabilities.
• Hero Killer: Besides killing Theoden like in canon, he also fatally injures Denethor during the siege of Gondor.

Khamul

Balrogs

• The Dreaded: Balrogs are so powerful that only Gandalf (and later a fully-powered Thor) can oppose it in battle.

Durin's Bane (Balrog of Morgoth)

Lungorthin

• Godzilla Threshold: It took all five of the Istari fighting together for the first and only time to seal him away. Upon his release, Lungorthin is only stopped by Thor using all of his might and Hawkeye shooting him with the Arrow of Manwë.
• Living Battery: He was sealed by the Istari centuries prior, and Malekith and Saruman decided to put him to good use and grow their powers.
• Post-Final Boss: Only barely, but Thor faces off against him right after Malekith has been dealt with.
• Sealed Evil in a Can: He was sealed within a monolith by the five Istari working together and buried, until Saruman told Malekith about him.

Easterlings

Black Numenoreans

• Aerith and Bob: There's Mornaakh, and "Bill" and "Tom", even if those aren't actually their names.
• Elite Mooks: Black Numenoreans usually give a better fight than Orcs or regular men.

Mouth of Sauron

• "Ass" in Ambassador: Just like in canon, the Mouth is smug, threatening and disgusting despite nominally being there to negotiate.
• Bullying a Dragon: Despite being aware of the reputation of the Avengers when insults are thrown in their direction, he still does it in confidence they won't kill him while negotiating.
• Off with His Head!: He's decapitated like in the movie, but instead of by Aragorn at the entrance of the Black Gate, he's killed by Captain America during the Battle after being incapacitated by Pippin.
• Smug Snake: Oh yes, his smugness and overconfidence is so much Banner has to stop the Hulk from smashing his face.

Mornaakh

• The Dragon: Used to be this for the Mouth of Sauron, and later for Malekith.
• Meaningful Name: His name means "Black Hand" and he's Malekith's right hand.
• Underestimating Badassery: Believed the enhancements given to him by Malekith were more than enough to kill Aragorn in single combat, only for Aragorn to show him why he's the Heir of Elendil, nearly bisecting Mornaakh with Anduril.

Haradrim

• Ambadassador: Ambassador Hyaquet represents the tribes of Near and Far Harad and is a very competent warrior.
• Because You Were Nice to Me: The Haradrim become far more open to negotiate and ally with the Free Peoples after Iron Man saves many of their kind from an attack by fire-breathing fell-beasts.
• Fictional Accent: Natasha notices that their accents are a combination of Middle-Eastern and North African ones.
• Heel–Face Turn: With the fall of Sauron, they make peace with Gondor and help fight against Malekith.
• War Elephants: They're the only people of Middle-Earth who can tame and ride the massive Mumakil, who can wreak havoc among regular armies.

Dunlendings

• Birds of a Feather: The Dunlendings quickly get along with the Jabari tribe of Wakanda due to their status as outliers seen as more primitive than the rest of their nation.
• Defeat Means Friendship: After Captain America defeats ten of their champions without killing them but also without trying to cow them with his reputation makes them realize his intentions were benevolent.
• Heel–Face Turn: Like the Haradrim, the Dunlendings become allies of the Free People after the defeat of Saruman.
• Named After Somebody Famous: Wulf was named after the historical Wulf who briefly took over Rohan until he was slain by King Fréalaf.
• You Are in Command Now: After Wulf is killed during the Battle of Weathertop, The Champion Andras becomes the new chieftain of the Ox-Clan.

Naurhir

• Dragon Hoard: Oh yes, just like his predecessor Glaurung and descendant Smaug, he loves gold and treasure, and after Sauron's defeat he takes over the abandoned wealth underneath Barad-Dur.
• Meaningful Name: It means "Fire-Lord" and he's a giant fire-breathing dragon.
• Monster Progenitor: Sauron used him to create the Fell-beasts and Malekith and Saruman refined the process to make fire-breathing Fell-beasts.
• Really 700 Years Old: He's a dragon who laid siege to Gondolin during the First Age, making him far older than Smaug.

Nameless Things

• Eldritch Abomination: They look nothing like any living being on the surface of Middle-Earth, appearing as something straight out of a Cosmic Horror Story.
• It Can Think: They are smarter than they appear, with Valkyrie suspecting they were sending scouts ahead of the larger parties, and they're able to use strategy when attacking Scott.

Others

Non-Heroes (Civillians, Government Figures, Armed Forces etc)

Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross

• Death by Adaptation: In Dagor Arnediad, Ross is killed by Morgoth's forces during their attack on Earth.
• It's All About Me: Ross is more concerned with making the Avengers obey the Accords than preparing Earth's best defences for the battle against Thanos and Morgoth.

Kasun

Goranic

• Ascended Extra: Goranic was the police chief who was encouraged to move by Pietro during Ultron's attack.
• Named by the Adaptation: As mentioned above, Goranic was the police chief who appeared during Ultron's attack.

President Matthew Ellis

• Reasonable Authority Figure: Faced with the dual threats of Thanos and Morgoth, Ellis agrees to abandon the Sokovia Accords.

Virginia "Pepper" Potts

• Big Damn Heroes: In Methteilien, the Black Tree’s attack on the Avengers compound prompts Pepper to go into action as Rescue for the first time.

Jane Foster

• Secret-Keeper: Jane is one of the few people outside of the Avengers on Earth to be aware that Middle-Earth has essentially become the Tenth Realm of the Yggridasil.

Heimdall

• Exact Words: When asked by "Odin" where Sif is, Heimdall honestly answers that he can't see her in any of the Nine Realms, as she's actually in the secret Tenth Realm of Middle-Earth.

Odin

• The Good King: Odin may not be perfect, but he definitely kept peace in the Nine Realms for centuries.
• Parents as People: In his conversation with Gandalf, Odin first thanks him for taking care for Thor in his absence. The two then talk about his other two children, Loki and Hela; both of which The Allfather regrets not having done a better job in raising them.

Taneleer Tivan/The Collector

Costel and Zrinka

Christine Everhart

Joanna/The Ancient One

• The Archmage: Considering how she regularly fought Dormammu's influence both on Earth and Middle-Earth. she definitely qualifies.
• Dark and Troubled Past: The Ancient One lived through the Black Death and entered one of the Sanctums seeking shelter, at which point the master of the Sanctum saw her potential for magic; Strange speculates that her experience with the Black Death is the reason she went to such lengths to stay alive herself.
• Greater-Scope Paragon: The Witch, the Wizard and the Sorcerer reveals that the Ancient One also travelled to Middle-Earth more than once to battle Dormammu's presence.
• Named by the Adaptation: Word of God states that she was named after Stan Lee's wife.

Watcher Informant

Ayesha

• Death by Adaptation: She and her people are killed by Morgoth's forces before Adam Warlock is ready to be unleashed.

Eitri

• Adaptational Species Change: Loosely applies; where Eitri in the actual films was larger than Thor, here he is the size of the dwarves of Middle-Earth.
• An Arm and a Leg: As in canon, Eitri has both his hands removed by Thanos.
• Artificial Limbs: Following the Snap, Thor is able to provide Eitri with vibranium hands created by Shuri.
• Happily Adopted: Essentially applies; with his own people lost, Eitri is moved to tears when Thor and Gimli bring the surviving dwarves of Erebor to Nidavellir and affirm that he is welcome to consider them all kin as a replacement, Eitri in turn teaching them all how to work the furnaces.
• Sole Survivor: Eitri appears to be the last surviving member of his race of dwarves after Thanos killed the rest of them.

Ramonda

• Reasonable Authority Figure: Despite losing her son T'Challa to the Snap, she remains reasonable and allows the refugees of Middle-Earth to stay in Wakanda for the time being.

Galen-Kor

• We Hardly Knew Ye: He only appears in one chapter before he and his entire crew are killed by Morgoth.

Goose

Wong

• Straight Man: To Dr. Strange's Deadpan Snarker, although he's not above a joke himself.
• You Are in Command Now: He's forced to lead the remaining sorcerers of Kamar-Taj after Thanos' Snap.

Cassie Lang

• Ascended Fanboy: In the year following her father's 'death' in the Snap, Cassie has become a fan of Captain Marvel, although Gandalf assures Scott that he is still Cassie's hero and she just needed a 'substitute' after his apparent loss.

Jim Paxton

• Related in the Adaptation: His grandfather was one of the many prisoners Steve freed during WWII.

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