History Characters / MiddleEarthFilmTheCompany

* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite his stern and no nonsense demeanor, he stills partakes in the dwarves song in Bilbo's home and seems rather amused by it.

* AdultFear: [[spoiler: Along with Dwalin and Thorin, he's ForcedToWatch Fíli's death at the hands of Azog.]] And then in ''Lord of the Rings'', a now elderly and physically weak Bilbo must stay behind with the elves and Glóin in Rivendell while Frodo embarks on a very dangerous journey to Mordor to destroy the One Ring. The last time two boys he cared for went on a dangerous trek, both of them [[spoiler: ended up dead.]]

* AdultFear: [[spoiler: Being ForcedToWatch Fíli's death at the hands of Azog.]]

* AdultFear: [[spoiler:Along with Bilbo and Thorin, he's ForcedToWatch Fíli's death at the hands of Azog.]]

* SpannerInTheWorks: It was his presence and intervention in Gollum's cave that caused the Ring to shift towards him so that it could escape its confinement, which would begin the long, ''long'' path towards its destined fate into the hands of Frodo some sixty years later, and [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom the wars that follow in Sauron's return]]. However, it's also his sparing of Gollum [[spoiler:that ends up being the final key instrument in the Ring's destruction once and for all by way of Gollum's sad fate inspiring Frodo to try to resist the Ring, and Gollum eventually pushing himself and the Ring by accident into the fires of Mount Doom.]]

* BaldOfAwesome: He's bald and also a competent fighter. In the flashback scenes, he has a mohawk, though.

* BadassBeard: All of the dwarves (they're all part of Durin's Folk, nicknamed "the Longbeards" among the Seven Dwarvish tribes), plus Gandalf, possess one of these. Except [[YoungGun Kíli,]] whose PermaStubble, while rugged by human and elven standards, looks downright babyfaced compared to the other dwarves.

* BadassBeard: He's a Dwarf, so it comes with the territory.

* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Somehow played straight while simultaneously subverted. While the Dwarves are all short, hairy, and crusty, they have great variety in their faces, beards, clothing, body types, personalities, and weaponry. They also have accents that range throughout the British Isles -- Yorkshire (Thorin, Fíli, Kíli, Dori), Estuary (Ori), SE London/Cockney (Nori), Scottish (Balin, Dwalin, Óin, Glóin), and Northern Irish (Bofur). The production team actually thought out how each set of dwarves should appear progressively less rich and refined the more distantly they are related to the royal line, ranging from Balin and Dwalin (Thorin's third cousins and close companions), to Dori and his brother in the middle (related, but distant cousins), to Bofur, Bombur, and Bifur (working class slobs - with the exception of Bombur, according to his actor - not related to the royal line at all).

[[caption-width-right:254:''"I would take each and every one of these dwarves over an army from the Iron Hills, for when I called upon them, they answered. Loyalty, honor, a willing heart - I can ask no more than that."'']]

* BadassBaritone: Very deep voice. In fact, Richard Armitage - natural possessor of an incredibly deep voice already - put on a special deep voice to play Thorin. With [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSfHKkiYeuM a lovely song to show it off]], to boot.

* NoYou: He shows the emotional range of a seven-year-old when Bilbo claims the dwarves all have parasites (fittingly enough, he's the youngest of the dwarves):

* {{Acrofatic}}: Downplayed. He mostly cannot do acrobatic feats by himself (though he occasionally does, as he jumps high and is quite fast over his feet), but he is shown to be perfectly able to dish battle after a series of barrel-armored, increasingly crazy aerial stunts after which a regular individual of any race would have been extremely dizzy (if not very injured - we can guess Bombur's lard protected him from breaking some bones).

* BaldOfAwesome: Aside from the beard. In the flashback scenes, he has a mohawk, though.

* {{Sssssnaketalk}}: After his TookALevelInJerkass, when speaking with Bilbo, this is what the hobbit hears as the latter clearly remembers his encountert with the dragon whose treasure is influencing Thorin's GoldFever:

* BadassMoustache: Done up in braids.

* RealDwarvesWearPink: As described under CampStraight.

!![[center:'''Navigation:''' [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilm Main]] | [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmTheFellowship The Fellowship]] | [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmMen Men]] | [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmElves Elves]] | '''The Company''' | [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmDwarves Dwarves]] | [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmSauronsEvilForces Sauron's Evil Forces]] | [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmIndependentVillains Independent Villains]] | [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmOtherCharacters Other Characters]] ]]

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Gabriel Ortiz (Latin American Spanish dub), Creator/HiroshiTsuchida (Japanese dub), Damien Boisseau (French dub)

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: When he arrives at Bilbo's home, he's rather more friendly than his brother Dwalin who arrived before him. He has a very brotherly reunion with his brother showing how dearly he cares for his kin, and later he guides the dwarves in organizing the table.

* PosthumousCharacter: In ''The Fellowship of the Ring''. Gimli insists on traveling through the Mines of Moria, anticipating a warm welcome from Balin; it’s only when they arrive that they realize the dwarves have all been killed, and Gimli is despondent when he finds Balin’s tomb. Balin also provides the ApocalypticLog that Gandalf reads from.

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Óscar Flores (Latin American Spanish dub, for Martin Freeman in ''The Hobbit''), Francisco Colmenero (Latin American Spanish dub, for Ian Holm in LOTR and ''The Hobbit''), Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa (Japanese dub, for Martin Freeman in ''The Hobbit''), Fubito Yamano (Japanese dub, for Ian Holm in LOTR and ''The Hobbit'')

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/JoseLavat (Latin American Spanish dub), Hiroshi Arikawa (Japanese dub, 2002-2014), Michio Hazama (Japanese dub, ''The Battle of the Five Armies'')

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Sebastián Llapur (Latin American Spanish dub), Creator/HirokiTochi (Japanese dub)

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Carlo Vázquez (Latin American Spanish dub), Koji Ochiai (Japanese dub)

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Gabriel Ortiz (Latin American Spanish dub), Creator/HiroshiTsuchida (Japanese dub)

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Jaime Vega (Latin American Spanish dub), Takashi Inagaki (Japanese dub)

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Enrique Cervantes (Latin American Spanish dub), Creator/TesshoGenda (Japanese dub)

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Gabriel Pingarrón (Latin American Spanish dub), Toshihiko Kojima (Japanese dub)

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Rubén Trujillo (Latin American Spanish dub), Minoru Inaba (Japanese dub)

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Daniel Abundis (Latin American Spanish dub), Creator/Chafurin (Japanese dub)

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Erick Salinas (Latin American Spanish dub), Setsuji Sato (Japanese dub)

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Moisés Iván Mora (Latin American Spanish dub), Creator/KoukiMiyata (Japanese dub)

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Mauricio Pérez (Latin American Spanish dub)

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Andrés Gutiérrez Coto (Latin American Spanish dub), Creator/HiroakiHirata (Japanese dub)

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Shiro Saito (Japanese dub, ''The Battle of the Five Armies'' extended edition)

!![[center:'''Navigation:''' [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilm Main]] | [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmTheFellowship The Fellowship]] | [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmMen Men]] | [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmElves Elves]] | '''The Company''' | [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmDwarves Dwarves]] | [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmSauronsEvilForces Sauron's Evil Forces]] | [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmIndependentVillains Independent Villainsincomp]] | [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmOtherCharacters Other Characters]] ]]

[[folder:In general]]

* DoomedByCanon: [[spoiler: He, Fíli, and Kíli are killed in the Battle of the Five Armies.]]

* DoomedByCanon: [[spoiler: He, Thorin, and Kíli will be killed in the Battle of the Five Armies.]]

* DoomedByCanon: [[spoiler: He, Fíli, and Thorin will be killed in the Battle of the Five Armies.]]

!!! '''Species:''' Maiar

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: He gives one near the end of the first film when he explains why he wants to go on with Thorin and Company despite the danger:
--> '''Bilbo''': I know you doubt me, I know you always have, and you're right. [[HomeSweetHome I often think of Bag End]]. I miss my books, and my armchair, and my garden. See, that's where I belong; that's home, and that's why I came, 'cause you don't have one... a home. It was taken from you, but I will help you take it back if I can.

* BestServedCold: While not explicit in the films, Kircher's personal theory is that he's searching for the Orc who put the ax in his head so he can ReturnToSender.