The characters who appear in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Middle-earth: Shadow of War.
- Protagonistsnote Talion, Celebrimbor, Eltariel, and Baranor
- Antagonistsnote Sauron, The Black Hand, The Hammer, The Tower, The Talons, Beastmaster Warchiefs, Ancient Warchiefs, The Witch-king, The Nazgûl, Zog the Eternal, Baz, Gaz, Daz, Tar Goroth, Ratak the Lawless, Takra the Sandspider, Zhója, and Ûshak the Ringmaster
- Alliesnote Gollum, Ratbag, Hirgon, Lithariel, Lady Marwen, Torvin, Galadriel, Shelob, The Gondorian Army, Castamir, Idril, Dagor, Brûz, Ranger, Carnán, Forthog Orc-Slayer, Akoth Slayer of the Dead, Eltariel's Army, Serka, and The Vanishing Sons
- Other Charactersnote Ioreth and Dirhael, Hallas, Eryn, Saruman, Gorvin, The Blue Istari, Morgoth, Bernwyn, Siric, Emperor Sagong, and Nemesis Orcs