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[[folder:Radagast the Brown]]
!!Radagast the Brown
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"A dark power has found its way back into the world."'']]

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/SylvesterMcCoy

->''"Just give me a minute. Um...Oh! I had a thought and now I've lost it. It was...it was right there, on the tip of my tongue! Oh! It's not a thought at all! It's a silly old... stick insect."''

One of the five Istari sent to Middle-earth to aid the Free Peoples by the Valar. In addition to combating Sauron, Radagast was also given the additional task of watching over Middle-earth's flora and fauna by the Vala Yavanna (who he served as a Maia). By far the silliest-looking of their number, he is [[BewareTheSillyOnes nonetheless a formidable foe of the evil infesting Mirkwood]], and the first to realize the threat growing in Dol Guldur.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Apart from Gandalf he doesn't get that much respect from the rest of the Wise and is never part of the (onscreen) White Council (it's implied Saruman had something to with that). Indeed, [[spoiler: when Gandalf is rescued from Dol Guldur he's in a non-combatant role. He gets Gandalf out and that's it.]]
* AdaptationalBadass: The books never show how capable he is, as he barely appears at all, but in the first film he fights off [[spoiler:the Witch-King himself]] with ease!
* AdaptationalComicRelief: His book counterpart was more of a mysterious character than a funny one.
* BadassAdorable: To an extent. His rabbits, on the other hand, are ''definitely'' this.
* BadassBoast: When Gandalf warns him that trying to draw the wargs away from the Company might not be such a good idea:
--> '''Gandalf:''' These are Gungabad wargs! They will outrun you!
--> '''Radagast:''' ''These'' are Rhosgobel rabbits. ''I'd like to see them try''.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: He may seem silly, but he's still a Wizard, which puts him on equal footing with Gandalf and Saruman.
* BigDamnHeroes: Shows up to [[spoiler:rescue Gandalf from Dol Gurdur in the third movie, and again with the eagles in the climax.]]
* BunniesForCuteness: The movies invented the idea that he travels on a sled pulled by giant rabbits, who can outrun wargs and bats.
** AnimalsNotToScale: Actually an aversion. At first, Jackson and his production team thought they'd have to design larger than real life rabbits, designing them from scratch so they'd have to spend extra time figuring out their musculature and movement. There was also some slight worry that rabbits large enough to pull the sled would seem a bit too fantastic (granted, in a movie with a dragon in it). Then they did some research and found out that the largest rabbit breed, the [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/the-hobbit-real-giant-rabbits-peter-jackson Flemish Giant rabbit]], [[RealityIsUnrealistic actually does grow]] as big as sled-dogs. So Radagast's rabbits actually are based on real-life animals.
* CanonImmigrant: From ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''; in the book of ''Literature/TheHobbit'' he is only mentioned in passing. However, he was cut out of TheMovie of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', so perhaps it's only fair.
* TheCavalry: Arrives at the Battle of the Five Armies with the Eagles and Beorn. As Gandalf told him to gather the birds and beasts it's likely he was responsible for this.
* CharacterExaggeration: He wasn't described much in Tolkien's writings other than being more interested in the forests than the people of Middle-earth. In the film, he's clearly more absent-minded and even rides a sled pulled by rabbits.
* ChekhovsGun: WordOfGod says that his staff is the second one used by Gandalf in ''LOTR'', the first having been taken from him by Saruman. [[http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mf54ackBnm1ql00oy.png See here]].
* CloudCuckoolander: He lets birds nest under his hat, for starters.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: People like Elrond and Saruman don't take him seriously at all, but he [[spoiler: banishes a herd of marauding spiders from his home with [[MagicalIncantation arcane power-word incantations]] (and brings an adorable hedgehog named Sebastian ''back from the dead'' -- well, ''mostly'' dead), faces off against an uncloaked Nazgûl without blinking and leads a warband of orcs on a merry chase with his rabbit sled without a care in the world.]]
** And apparently, it wasn't just any [[spoiler:old wraith in a dark cloak. Evidence points out it was the ''[[TheDragon Witch-King himself.]]'']]
** Is the most powerful wizard in Middle-earth besides Saruman and Gandalf, and won't clean the bird poop from his hair.
** Which might be a reference to a [[Series/DoctorWho previous eccentric hidden badass]] Sylvester played.
* {{Druid}}: The basis of his design and character, albeit a highly eccentric variation.
* {{Foil}}: To Saruman. They both live in isolation as opposed to wandering around Middle-earth like Gandalf. But while Saruman lives in the regal tower of Orthanc, Radagast lives in a humble ramshackle cottage called Rhosgobel. Radagast cares for the trees and animals as his friends, while Saruman with his mind of "metal and wheels" sees trees as only fuel for his war engines, including the ones inside Isengard's park.
* FreudianTrio: The Id to Saruman's Superego and Gandalf's Ego. He's also played by Sylvester [=McCoy=].
* FriendToAllLivingThings: His hair is a bird's nest, so you know it. He also uses his powers to bring back a hedgehog from near death.
* GRatedDrug: Mushrooms, according to Saruman.
* TheHermit: Lives alone except for his animal friends
* HorseOfADifferentColor: In the movie, he drives a sled pulled by rabbits.
* NatureLover: He spends most of his time in the Greenwood looking after the plants and animals (in addition to defeating Sauron, he was also tasked by Yavanna to look after the wildlife of Middle-earth). When the Necromancer's Shadow turns it into Mirkwood he freaks out, because not even he can stop it.
** His home Rhosgobel has a tree growing through it -- it wasn't built ''around'' the tree, a sapling sprouted up in his house and over many years grew into a huge tree and deformed the walls of his home, which he just modified and repaired to fit around it. As Jackson explained in a behind-the-scenes video, it's not that Radagast didn't ''notice'' that the sapling was getting too big, but he is firmly against taking ''any'' life if he doesn't have to, he doesn't destroy, so he just adapted to make space and let nature be. A complete contrast with Saruman's future views about nature, that forests as just fuel to burn.
* NiceHat: An [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushanka ushanka]], specifically.
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: In ''The Desolation of Smaug'' he persuades Gandalf that helping the Company is less important than saving the world.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: He gets this in ''The Desolation of Smaug''. His silly aspects are mostly gone, and he becomes more grim and serious as he says "the world is in grave danger" when he realizes the full extent of the threat.
* ThePigPen: He's got a bird's nest in his hair, so it's natural that he's got a huge trail of accumulated and dried-up bird dung down the side of his head.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: His only mentioned power. Most characters seem to think it's a bit useless.
** As [=McCoy=] explained in his behind-the-scenes video on Radagast, this is sort of in real life, too: [=McCoy=] already knew how to make very accurate bird-calls and has been doing so for years. So when Radagast whistles and chirps at birds, that ''isn't'' an added sound effect, that's the actor actually "speaking fluent Bird".
* StealthHiBye: When Gandalf is investigating [[spoiler: the tomb of the Nazgûl]], Radagast suddenly appears behind him, very effectively startling him.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: No explanation is ever given why he never appears in ''The Lord of the Rings''. The last we see of him is leading the Eagles into battle against the Orcs in ''The Battle of Five Armies''.
* TheWonka: He certainly doesn't ''look'' like an angelic emissary of the gods, [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass but...]]
* TrapIsTheOnlyOption: To Gandalf:
-->'''Radagast''': What if it's a trap?
-->'''Gandalf''': It's ''undoubtedly'' a trap.
* TheWorfEffect: He's a very powerful Wizard, but that fact he's unable to stop the Necromancer from corrupting the Greenwood into Mirkwood save for his home in Rhosgobel shows just how deadly that threat to Middle-earth is.
* WillfullyWeak: Like the rest of the Wizards, Radagast is actually operating at only a fraction of his full power. This is deliberate as the Valar decided to clothe the Wizards in the bodies of old men as they are meant to combat Sauron by wisdom and persuasion not brute strength or force.
* WizardBeard: Not of the cleanest kind.
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[[folder:Saruman the White]]
!!Saruman the White
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"What enemy? Gandalf, the Enemy is defeated. Sauron is vanquished. He can never regain his full strength."'']]

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/ChristopherLee

See his character sheet in ''[[Characters/TheLordOfTheRingsFilmTrilogy The Lord of the Rings]]''.

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[[folder:Elrond Half-elven]]
!!Elrond Half-elven
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[[caption-width-right:320:''"Gandalf, for four hundred years, we have lived in peace - a hard-won, watchful peace."'']]

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/HugoWeaving

See his character sheet in ''[[Characters/TheLordOfTheRingsFilmTrilogy The Lord of the Rings]]''.
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[[folder:Galadriel]]
!!Galadriel
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Why the Halfling?"'']]

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/CateBlanchett

See her character sheet in ''[[Characters/TheLordOfTheRingsFilmTrilogy The Lord of the Rings]]''.

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[[folder:Lindir]]
!!Lindir
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[[caption-width-right:235:''"My lord Elrond, the dwarves -- they've gone."'']]

->'''Portrayed By:''' Bret [=McKenzie=]

An Elf of Rivendell ("Imladris" in Elvish), and one of Elrond's counselors. Later becomes Bilbo's closest elven friend when Bilbo returns to Rivendell after his eleventy-first birthday.
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* AscendedExtra: Literally.
* AscendedMeme: Probably wouldn't have got a role at all if it wasn't for the fandom's fondness for [[FanNickname Figwit]].
* CanonImmigrant: From ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. Originally [=McKenzie=]'s character was not identified as the character Lindir from the book, but was just an extra.
* CompositeCharacter: Of two minor characters from ''The Fellowship of the Ring'': Lindir (a young elf who heckles Bilbo) and Erestor (Elrond's chief counselor).
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[[folder:Thranduil]]
!!Thranduil the Elvenking
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"In time all foul things come forth."'']]

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/LeePace

->''"Some may imagine that a noble quest is at hand. A quest to reclaim a homeland, and slay a dragon!... I, myself, suspect a more prosaic motive. Attempted burglary, or something of that ilk."''

King of the Woodland Realm in northern Mirkwood, and father of Legolas. Very skeptical of Thorin, his quest, and [[FantasticRacism dwarves generally]].

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* AdaptationalJerkass: Notably frostier than his novel counterpart. In particular, book-Thranduil was quite warm towards Bilbo, and named him "elf-friend". In the film, he pays very little attention to him.
* AdultFear: He can't exactly keep his cool when his own son is somewhere on the battlefield, fighting against almost impossible odds, and may be dead or dying already, when the last words they've exchanged were hostile.
* AnimalMotifs: TheMarvelousDeer. He rides a giant stag, his throne is adorned a massive pair of antlers, and his crown is antler-like as well. The extended version of ''Desolation of Smaug'' also shows Thorin shoot an arrow at a white stag, which Bilbo notes is a bad omen, shortly before running afoul of Thranduil.
* TheAnticipator: He plays with this trope: Bilbo uses the Ring to disappear, and he stumbles onto the chambers of Legolas's father, Thranduil. He subverts this trope, asking why he is hiding in the shadows, and stating that he can come out now. However, Bilbo finds out that Thranduil is not speaking to him after all, but to Tauriel who had been lingering in the shadows as well.
* AntiHero: The most charitable interpretation of him. He has nothing but never-ending contempt for dwarves (though his contempt is somewhat justified when you consider that [[spoiler:the dwarves have a precious memento of his late wife and have refused to return it to him]]). His attitude to humans is more ambiguous, and though he helps the people of Laketown, it is simply to serve his own purposes. He nonetheless is a fierce opponent of the forces of darkness.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The king is better warrior than most of his soldiers and it's quite easy to tell where Legolas got it from.
* BadassBaritone: A rare example among Elves - as played by Lee Pace, he has a deep, imposing voice.
* BerserkButton:
** He only really loses his temper after Thorin accuses him of callously abandoning the dwarves of Erebor out of jealousy and spite. Most of the time he's rather smug or annoyed or irritated. When Thorin calls him a coward who abandoned the dwarves out of pettiness and tells him to "burn in fire", it's pretty much the only time he's genuinely enraged.
** When Tauriel calls him heartless, he is ''pissed'' and threatens to kill her, dismissing her romance as [[spoiler: a crush compared to what he shared with his late wife]].
* BigOlEyebrows: They're natural to Lee Pace, incidentally.
* BrokenAce: He's a powerful Elven King. He has the looks you would expect, he's clever, it's very clear where Legolas got his fighting abilities from and ultimately, he is a good king. However, he's also [[NotSoStoic cold and shut-off]] after what is hinted to have been a fairly epic TraumaCongaLine involving dragons (it's implied that [[spoiler:his looks were marred by dragon fire, the scars hidden under a glamour]]) and [[spoiler:the death of his wife]]. The last seems to have caused him to close up and cut himself off, to the point where Tauriel says that there's no love in him.
* CampStraight: Even for elf sensibilities, his fashion sense is rather flamboyant. Justified, given that he's Sindarin, the second 'highest' Elf kindred in Middle-earth, between the Noldor, the High or Deep Elves, but who tend more towards science and industry than the other tribes, and the Nandor, the Silvan or Wood Elves, who tend to be rather more rustic and unsophisticated (but comprise the majority of the Elves still living in Middle-earth). There's also the Avari, but they don't live (according to conjecture) in Middle-earth.
* CantTakeCriticism: He doesn't believe Thorin's grudge against him is truly justified, and brushes off Tauriel and Gandalf's warnings about the coming Darkness in Middle-earth.
* CoolCrown: Featuring autumn leaves made of reddish gold and silver spikes.
* CrazySurvivalist: He'd rather seal-up his kingdom and try to wait out the war he knows is coming. The fact that he and his people live ''underground'' in a cave carved and designed so as to ''look'' like the vast forest outside speaks volumes, too. Compare this existence to the leafy, outdoorsy environs of Rivendell or the tree-top palace of Lothlórien, and Thranduil exhibits the mentality of a modern-day recluse.
* DefrostingIceKing: A little bit near the end, when he stares in horror at the [[spoiler:bodies of the elven warriors killed during the Battle of Five Armies]] and again when he produces some very restrained ManlyTears after coming across [[spoiler: Tauriel weeping over Kíli's body]]. Finally, when [[spoiler: Legolas tells him he's leaving and not coming back, he seems to realize he's been a shitty person and a shitty father and tells him, in what sounds like an apology, that Legolas' mother loved him. This is after Legolas mentioned to Tauriel that Thranduil never, ever mentioned her.]]
* DualWielding: During the fight inside Dale, he wields two elven blades against the horde of orcs.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While not exactly ''evil'' he can be counted as an AntiHero at best and is very good at making life difficult for the dwarves. He does genuinely love Legolas [[spoiler:and his late wife]] though, even if he does his utmost to not show it. One could go so far as to say that Legolas is the ''only'' living person he cares about.
* ExactWords: When he kills the orc his son had captured.
-->'''Legolas:''' ''[visibly disturbed]'' Why did you do that? You promised to set him free.\\
'''Thranduil:''' And I did. I freed his wretched head from his miserable shoulders.
* {{Expy}}: Of both [[Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream Oberon]] and [[KingArthur the Fisher King]], according to Pace. His coldness, aloofness and uncanny behaviour seem also inspired by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Erlk%C3%B6nig Goethe's "Erlkönig" poem]].
* TheFairFolk: He probably fits this trope the most out of all the elf characters, being arrogant, greedy (or not - [[spoiler:the gems he covets belonged to his late wife]]), and caring very little about others aside from his people (at best).
* FalseFriend: Thorin views him as this when he refused to help the dwarves when Smaug invades Erebor. Still, when Thorin accused him of abandoning the Dwarves out of spite he seems genuinely stung by the accusation.
* FantasticRacism: Against dwarves (which is something he seems to encourage amongst his own people), and even against his own people, somewhat, who are mostly Silvan elves while he himself is of a 'higher' kindred, the Sindar or Grey Elves.
* FreudianExcuse: Judging by the way he talks, his asshole-ish ways are rooted in his heavily scarring battles of the past. His severely isolationist policies came about [[spoiler:after the death of his wife]], who was killed by orcs, as well as [[spoiler: the dwarves withholding the White Gems of Lasgalen from him, which were the last remaining memento of his late wife]].
* FreudianTrio: With Legolas and Tauriel; is the Super Ego of the group.
* {{Glamour}}: [[spoiler:It seems he's using some sort of magic to keep himself looking normal and whole.]]
* GlamourFailure: When he loses his cool and starts ranting at Thorin [[spoiler:about dragon fire, the glamour slips for just a moment, and we see that underneath the illusion he's suffered severe burn damage to one side of his face, leaving a ''huge'' scar.]] If Tolkien's other writings are anything to go by, at that moment he might be physically manifesting [[ImHavingSoulPains soul pains]]. When Elves are angry or distressed, the scars on their souls can sometimes show up on their bodies.
* GoodIsNotNice: To the point that he hardly comes off as good. In the second film, he's a type four AntiVillain at best. Still a bit of a jerk, though.
* {{Greed}}: For all his posturing to Thorin of how the Dwarves brought Smaug and their subsequent exile from Erebor upon themselves because of their greed, he himself refuses to grant aid to them (much less allow them to leave his kingdom) unless he received the gems in the hoard. Though to be fair, [[spoiler:it's heavily implied that said gems are in fact the only remaining memento of his late wife.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Arathorn, as he himself mentions in the ending of the third film. This somehow makes sense that their sons will become this as well by the time the original trilogy rolls around.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: He rides a huge stag.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He scorns Thorin's and his grandfather's {{Greed}} and the consequences it brings when he himself is hell-bent on obtaining the White Gems of Lasgalen to the point of going to war. [[spoiler:Actually {{averted}}, as it's revealed he wants the gems specifically because they belonged to his late wife and are implied to be the only material thing he has left of her]].
* InterspeciesFriendship: With [[spoiler: Aragorn's father Arathorn]], surprisingly. He is also directly responsible for getting their sons on the same path.
* IShallTauntYou: [[spoiler:At the receiving end of this in the extended edition of the first movie, when Thrór denies him a chest full of gems by closing said chest just when Thranduil was about to reach it. Becomes a KickTheDog moment if you believe the White Gems of Lasgalen were a memento of his late wife.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: He only seems to care for himself and, at most, his people. Though he has little enough respect for most of them, being a Sindarin elf himself, and most of his people being Silvan elves, who are the closest thing the elves have to a discriminated-against minority (though they're actually the majority, both in the Woodland Realm and in Lórien, which is itself ruled by the Noldorin Galadriel and the Sindarin Celeborn).
* {{Jerkass}}: Let's face it, what with his stern demeanor, arrogance, greed, general disinterest in anything but his own kingdom and xenophobia, Thranduil's not the nicest of beings by a long shot. He doesn't really care about anyone but himself, [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes his son]], and [[TheLostLenore his late wife]]. Even his own people seem aware of this: one of the Elves in charge of returning the barrels makes a note that their king is "ill-tempered". Furthermore, he's definitely more arrogant and condescending than the other elf lords like Galadriel and Elrond, whom are polite and courteous to others (including dwarves), while he's pretty much dismissive of everyone else. He even looks down on ''Gandalf'' (who keep in mind is actually an angelic spirit on Sauron's power level who is [[WillfullyWeak clothed in human flesh]]), and is dismissive of his advice.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He has a...sort-of good heart underneath it all. Deep down. ''Very'' deep down. (There's gotta be ''some'' reason he's in the 'friends' section, after all.) He's genuinely sorry for Tauriel after [[spoiler:Kíli dies, saying that it hurts so much because her love for him was real]]. And, though he might have had some ulterior motives, he gives the survivors of Laketown plenty of supplies to last through the winter.
*** Throughout the films, there are hints of how much his late wife meant to him. The biggest being that [[spoiler:he first turned his back on the dwarves after they lost their kingdom to Smaug, and later threatened to go to war with them, because he wanted the White Gems of Lasgalen back after the dwarves withheld them from him]]. That's right: he told an entire devastated people they could rot in their new-found RichesToRags for all he cared, and later was going to start a war, all pretty much over a slight to his late wife.
*** He's also respectful of Bard, keeping him in the loop and listening to his ideas (even if he thinks some of them are pointless). While he feels trying to reason with Thorin is a lost cause, Bard doesn't, so Thranduil humors him and rolls with it. Bard is descended from the Lord of Dale, but he's spent his entire life as a bargeman and has no idea how to lead or rule anyone, and surprisingly, Thranduil neither calls him on it, nor dismisses him and his ideas.
*** While at first he only really seems to care about Legolas, he's visibly horrified by the sight of all the soldiers he's lost in the battle, to the point he declares his intent to turn back and abandon the battle to prevent more of his people's blood being spilled.
* JerkassHasAPoint: He is perfectly correct; Gandalf's decision to encourage Thorin into taking back Erebor and trying to kill Smaug ended up with who knows how many people getting killed or injured. He calls the Wizard out on such, and plans to fix it by ''finishing'' what he started.
** He derides Bard's attempts of reasoning with Thorin to be a waste of time. He proves to be right (and Thorin seemed more out of his mind than he anticipated, given his shock at Thorin [[spoiler:almost throwing Bilbo to his death]]), it takes an army of orcs and the near death of Thorin's cousin Dáin for him to think about anything besides the gems he craves.
** After Thorin insults him, he angrily says that he warned Thorin's grandfather Thror of what his greed would cause, and states that Thorin is just like him. Considering the way the gold sickness affects Thorin later, he's not wrong.
* KickTheDog: Not only refuses to help fight Smaug (though it's unlikely he and his kin would have been able kill the dragon), but also refuses to help the refugee dwarves. Years later, as the Company of dwarves reaches his kingdom, he imprisons them for an unlimited time after Thorin's refusal of his deal. Implied to actually be {{revenge}} for him [[KickTheSonOfABitch being on the receiving end from King Thrór]] previously:
** Thror holds out a box containing the White Gems of Lasgalen, [[spoiler:a precious keepsake once belonging to [[TheLostLenore Thranduil's beloved late wife]]]]. Just before Thranduil can touch the gems, the box snaps shut and he is denied them. That, combined with his unwillingness to fight an entrenched dragon for his allies, was what started the rift between him and the dwarves. It also might explain why he imprisoned Thorin's company later: Thorin, who had been present when Thror denied Thranduil the White Gems, ''still'' refused to even offer to return them to him when Thranduil asked for them again.
* KnightTemplar: Thranduil sees himself as always righteous, and won't change his mind no matter how seemingly heinous his actions become.
* LargeAndInCharge: Being played by the 6'5" Lee Pace, this is something of a given. He towers over pretty much everyone.
* LaserGuidedKarma: His cold and unfeeling behavior eventually [[spoiler: alienates even Legolas, to the point where his son actually refuses to return home after the battle, meaning Thranduil essentially loses the only remaining person he really loves. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone And he has no one to blame but himself.]]]]
* LightIsNotGood: He is an elf, but in true Silmarillion style he is an arrogant, self-centered racist, dressed in fabulous silver robes.
* TheLostLenore: His wife was killed by orcs long ago, and it turns out to be his justification for only caring about keeping his people safe and not fighting for or protecting non-elves. [[spoiler:It's also the cause of his animosity toward the dwarves: the dwarves withheld a keepsake of his late wife from him, possibly the only remaining memento he has of her, and Thranduil would willingly start a war to get that keepsake back]].
* NiceToTheWaiter: He's perfectly friendly to Bard, in a distant kind of way, treating him with genuine respect, even as an equal, despite his low standing. Though the fact that Bard just killed a dragon described as "the chiefest and greatest calamity of the age" all but ''single-handedly'' might have something do do with that.
* NoodleIncident: How the necklace of white gems ([[spoiler:that used to belong to his wife]]) ended up with in Erebor is a mystery. In the extended edition of ''An Unexpected Journey'' Old Bilbo mentions that the elves claim the dwarves stole their treasure, while the dwarves claim that he didn't give them their proper pay.
* NotSoStoic: His expression and air is always very aloof and if he shows any emotion, it's extremely subtle. But...
** He clearly loses his cool when talking about the dragon fire with Thorin, and he looks genuinely horrified when Thorin accuses him of callousness in abandoning the Dwarves.
** He loses his cool again when Thorin [[spoiler:tries to kill Bilbo]]. While he was indifferent to the hobbit and he derided Thorin as a lunatic, he's genuinely shocked at the sight of Thorin trying to kill the person who, after all, [[spoiler:rescued him from his dungeon]].
** He is quickly enraged when Tauriel unwittingly insults his love for his late wife by saying he has no heart.
** Also at the very end he is visibly shaken when Legolas [[spoiler: tells him he would not be coming home with him.]] At this point it finally sinks in just how much of an ass he's been.
* TheOathbreaker: How the Dwarves see him. From their point of view, Thranduil was Thrór's vassal (he did, after all, pay tribute), regardless of how chilly their relationship seems to have been. Due to that relationship, Thranduil was obligated to defend Thrór from all his enemies, including Smaug, and regardless of whether victory was likely or even possible. Which is why Thorin repeatedly insists that Thranduil betrayed both his father and grandfather.
* PetTheDog: Despite the fact that he earlier scorned her feelings for Kili and threatened to ''kill her'', [[spoiler:he feels genuinely sorry for Tauriel after Kili dies, telling her it hurts so much because her love was real]].
* PlayingGertrude: A male example. Lee Pace is actually two years younger than Creator/OrlandoBloom. Although elves age differently to humans, Thranduil would still potentially be a few thousand years older than Legolas.
* {{Pride}}: Almost blinded by it.
** TheProudElite: Embodies the trope to the T.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While not obviously this at first, he actually gives Legolas a remarkable amount of latitude. He also seems to genuinely respect Bard, letting him try and talk Thorin round despite being certain that it would fail, and casually pouring him a glass of wine. Since Bard, though of noble lineage, is basically a fisherman, and Thranduil is an immortal king, this speaks volumes.
* TheResenter: Implied in the prologue when he shows deference to Thrór, there's a subtle expression of displeasure on his face which is explained in the extended edition: [[spoiler: Thrór was in possession of the White Gems of Lasgalen, a keepsake of Thranduil's late wife, and Thrór taunted him with the gems rather than returning them to him]]. Likewise, when he turns away from aiding the dwarves after Smaug invades, his face shows a hint of satisfaction.
* ReverseGrip: He holds both his elven blades this way while DualWielding.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: When he eventually takes part in the Battle of the Five Armies.
* SacredHospitality: Averted, in a stark contrast to likes of Galadriel and Elrond. He has the dwarves locked up for extremely petty reasons instead of offering them food and shelter.
* SadisticChoice: His actions in the first film can be seen as this, as he chooses to not lead his people into a hopeless battle against an enemy that they have no chance against rather than help the dwarves try and retake Erebor from Smaug.
* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Orlando Bloom and Lee Pace could very easily pass as relatives.
* ShellShockedVeteran: It turns out Thranduil had fought dragons from the north long before the fall of Erebor and has never really gotten over it, explaining his original reluctance to fight Smaug. We also know from canon that he fought in the War of the Last Alliance, where his father Oropher was killed, and in the movies it's said that he fought the orcs of Gundabad, who killed his wife. After all of it, his isolationism starts to look pretty reasonable.
* ShutUpHannibal: He beheads an orc after the latter mocks him about the coming war and [[spoiler:the return of Sauron]].
* SmugSuper: As an Elvenking, he's the closest thing in Middle-Earth to a super-human, and he knows it. He's smirking throughout the parley with Thorin and Dain, and only really loses his smugness when the Orcs arrive and the battle begins in earnest.
* SomebodyElsesProblem: Aside from a (rejected) offer to help Thorin, Thranduil knows that dark forces are gathering, but doesn't do anything about it. When Tauriel questions him on not pursuing the source of the giant spiders outside their kingdom's boundaries, suggesting the spiders will attack other lands as well, he explicitly states that he doesn't care for anything but his own kingdom.
** [[spoiler:He was even willing to abandon the dwarves and men and let them be killed by the orcs]], until Tauriel and Legolas convnced him otherwise.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Aside from the various wigs and prosthetics, both Creator/OrlandoBloom and Lee Pace have strikingly similar facial features, so this is definitely the case in the films.
* SupernaturallyYoungParent: To Legolas, since he's an elf. Lee Pace is actually younger than Orlando Bloom.
* TragicKeepsake: PlayedWith. [[spoiler:The necklace Thranduil wants back from Thorin was his late wife's, and the only keepsake he has left of her. It's unknown if he ever reclaims it at the end after receiving a speech from Gandalf]].
* TwoFaced: [[spoiler:Underneath some kind of glamour spell, half of his face is horribly burned, implicitly by a fire drake of the north.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: In his eyes at least, all his {{Jerkass}} behavior is to ensure the safety and protection of his own kingdom.
* WhatTheHellHero: Gets called out by Tauriel during the Battle of the Five Armies for [[spoiler:thinking about abandoning the dwarves and men of Laketown.]]
* WillNotTellALie: consistently tells the truth, even when lying would be more to his advantage, which is possibly the reason he bridles at Thorin referring to him as TheOathbreaker.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Legolas]]
!!Legolas Greenleaf
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"There is no King Under the Mountain, nor will there ever be!"'']]

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/OrlandoBloom

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[[folder:Tauriel]]
!!Tauriel
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Are we are not part of this world?"'']]

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/EvangelineLilly

->''"You like killing things, Orc? You like death? Then let me give it to you!"''

An Elf of the Woodland Realm, and one of Thranduil's captains.
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* ActionGirl: Kicks just as much ass as Legolas, if not more so.
** AffirmativeActionGirl: Was added so that the trilogy included some "feminine energy".
** LadyOfWar: Remains graceful even as she wages war.
** [[OneManArmy One-Elf Army]]: Her perfomance in fights points her this way.
* AscendedExtra: She fills the role of captain of the elven guard, though their roles have nothing in common. In the film, the Keeper of the Keys is more representative of the book captain; both are unnamed characters whose only role was to get drunk and let the dwarves escape from captivity.
* BowAndSwordInAccord: Wields her bow and dual combat knives together, just like Legolas.
* BraidsOfAction: They're woven into her hair rather than the typical single braid in the back, but they still count.
* BrokenBird: [[spoiler:What little is seen of her at the end of the film suggests that Kíli's death has caused her to become this.]]
* BrutalHonesty: Bluntly tells Legolas that his father's policy of isolation can't end well, and calls Thranduil out [[WhatTheHellHero hard]] when he considers [[spoiler:leaving the dwarves and men of Laketown to die]].
* CanonForeigner: She doesn't exist in any of Tolkien's writings.
* TheDeterminator: The lengths she goes to help the dwarves are rather remarkable.
* DistaffCounterpart: To Legolas.
* TheExile: [[spoiler:The third film reveals that Thranduil has exiled her from Mirkwood for abandoning her post. Though the ending could imply he won't hold her to that, given all they've both gone through during and after the battle.]]
* FieryRedhead: She's fearless, decisive, and most at home on the battlefield.
** AdaptationDyeJob: Her counterpart in the book is unlikely to have had red hair, going by Tolkien's lore.
* FreudianTrio: With Legolas and Thranduil; is the Id of the group.
* GenderFlip: Her counterpart in the book is almost certainly male.
* HonestAdvisor: She recognizes that the king's isolationist policies blind them to larger problems affecting the world at large, and doesn't hesitate to bring it up to Thranduil.
* ImprobableAge: While her age isn't stated in the movies (Legolas mentions that she's lived with he and his father for six hundred years, but how old she was when she came to be there isn't said) WordOfGod places her somewhere around 1,000, which is still rather young for an Elf to have attained captain of the king's guards.(One quick line states that she has been "favored" by Thranduil, which could help explain it.)
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Par the course for an elf, but she displays to an even greater extent when she blocks an arrow ''[[ShootTheBullet by firing another one at it]]''.
* KnifeNut: Like Legolas, she also uses a pair of combat knives that she [[DualWielding dual wields]].
* LoveHurts: ''Yes''. See the spoilered tropes to find out how much.
* MeaningfulName: "Tauriel", applicably for a wood-elf, means "woodland daughter".
* NiceGirl: She's the least prejudiced amongst the elves shown, and basically the only one willing to treat the Dwarves like equals.
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: She comes across as the only elf who actually seems to realize the importance of Thorin's quest.
* PietaPlagiarism: [[spoiler:Her last scene has her cradling Kíli's dead body in her arms, refusing to let go as she cries her eyes out.]]
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Legolas. Thranduil suggests that Legolas' feelings might go deeper than that, though.
* RapunzelHair: Her cascading locks of auburn hair reach to the back of her thighs.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Legolas and Thranduil's Blue.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Pretty much her response when Legolas question why she's disobeying the King.
* StarCrossedLovers[=/=]InterspeciesRomance: Regardless of how their relationship plays out, [[spoiler:Kíli and Tauriel are already this, being a dwarf and an elf whose nations have hated each other for over a century and who's races have been on bad terms since the First Age of Middle-Earth, thousands of years ago. Also because Kíli is going to die in the Battle of the Five Armies.]]
** [[spoiler:Indeed it doesn't end well. He dies and she's left banished from Mirkwood and broken-hearted (though her last interaction with Thranduil might suggest the banishment, at least, didn't stick).]]
* TheStoic: Tauriel almost always keeps a cool head. Even during Smaug's attack on Laketown, she doesn't panic and her voice never rises except to yell orders.
** NotSoStoic: [[spoiler:Kíli's death]], however, causes her to break down in tears.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Sam. She's a commoner very closely linked with a character of higher status than herself, and her main traits are loyalty, bravery, and humility. [[SimplemindedWisdom She comes across as less intellectual (by Elf standards), but also as a voice of common sense]]. She's a {{Determinator}} who goes into intense danger to save one specific person. And then there's her hair colour...
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:We get little closure on her, and given that she's a CanonForeigner there's nothing in the original to go on.]]
* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: Seems unfamiliar with or unwilling to acknowledge romantic love. [[spoiler:While cradling Kíli's body, she even tearfully asks Thranduil if this is love and if so, she doesn't want it.]]
* {{Working Class Hero}}ine: Unlike most of the other characters, she's a commoner, at least by elf standards. Thranduil doesn't hesitate to remind her of her status.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Thráin]]
!!Thráin II
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[[caption-width-right:280:''"Tell Thorin that I love him! Will you do that? Will you tell my son that I loved him?"'']]

->'''Portrayed By:''' Michael Mizrahi

->''"Azog means to kill us all! One by one, he will destroy the line of Durin! But by my life, he shall not take my son! You will stay here!"''

Father of Thorin and previous King of Durin's Folk. Died in the dungeons of Dol Guldur, but not before encountering Gandalf and giving him the map and key needed to get into Erebor. Also lost Durin's Ring of Power to Azog.
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* CurbStompBattle: Defending Erebor against Smaug.
* DisappearedDad: To Thorin.
* DoomedHomeTown: The Lonely Mountain.
* DropTheHammer: In the film prologue, he wields a ginormous hammer.
* TheExile: Since Smaug is squatting in Erebor.
* {{Fingore}}: When Azog defeated Thráin, he saw he was wearing one of the Seven Dwarf rings and cut off the forefinger to get it.
* FrontlineGeneral: Leads the defense of Erebor from the front, alongside his son.
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: After the years he has spent imprisoned in Dol Guldur, he attacks his old friend Gandalf and almost kills him. He has trouble remembering Thorin and what happened to him.
* HandicappedBadass: He is missing one eye, but still seems up for a fight.
* RichesToRags: Smaug's attack came without warning, so they didn't have the chance to evacuate and salvage any of the gold.
* ScarsAreForever: Has what looks like an ugly burn scar over his left eye.
* UnexplainedRecovery: His scarred left eye is open and fine in his scenes in the Extended edition of ''Desolation of Smaug''.
* WarriorPrince: He may be Thrór's son, but he's a Dwarf and Dwarves are always badass.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: As his scenes in the Extended Edition of ''Desolation'' show, he has been held captive in Dol Guldur for a very long time. When Gandalf finally finds him, he has been driven nearly completely mad, and is soon after [[spoiler:killed by the Necromancer.]]
* YouKilledMyFather: Attacked Azog ahead of Thorin after his father Thrór was beheaded.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Thrór, King under the Mountain]]
!!Thrór
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Jeffrey Thomas

Father of Thráin and grandfather of Thorin. Previous King of Erebor, once the mightiest of the Dwarf Lords and the first owner of the Arkenstone. Unsuccessfully attempted to reclaim Moria, but was unable to do so in the face of heavy casualties and the presence of Durin's Bane, not to mention his own death in combat against Azog the Defiler.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: Somewhat. In the book; his GoldFever is absent or not as severe, he never has his KickTheDog with Thranduil, and he dies ''before'' the Battle of Azanulbizar which occurs due to his death.
* BigNo: When he drops the Arkenstone into a huge pile of gold, which is then swept away by Smaug.
* CoolCrown: He wears a thick, helmet-like crown as King Under the Mountain.
* CurbStompBattle: He and his people are the ones getting curb-stomped during Smaug's attack on Erebor. Then again during the Battle of Azanulbizar, until after his death when Thorin manages to turn the tide.
* DeathByMaterialism: ZigZagged. While Smaug's attacking, Thrór races to grab the Arkenstone, but conveniently loses it in the chaos and is dragged away by Thorin. It's implied that desire to retake what he lost in Smaug's attack is what motivates him to attempt to retake Moria, and this time, he does not survive.
* DoomedHometown: The Lonely Mountain.
* TheExile: Since Smaug is squatting in Erebor.
* FrontlineGeneral: Leads the combined forces of the seven dwarven clans at Azanulbizar, which leads to his death.
* GoldFever: Described by Bilbo as a literal psychological sickness. Considering that Thrór was in possession of the greatest of the Seven Rings of Power given to dwarves, which did indeed make their holders both extremely rich and extremely greedy, Bilbo's uninformed diagnosis isn't too far off.
* KickTheDog: Baiting Thranduil, then denying him the jewels that he ''clearly'' wants. [[spoiler:Made much, much worse by the fact that those jewels belonged to Thranduil's dead wife, and may be his last memento of her.]]
* OffWithHisHead: Azog beheads him and [[DecapitationPresentation holds it up for all to see]], before throwing it at Thorin's feet.
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Even more than most other Dwarves, given his GoldFever.
* PerilousOldFool: His attempt to retake Moria from the orcs was almost bound to fail. It ended up failing anyway, because of the PyrrhicVictory. Implied to be {{justified}} by his SanitySlippage.
* PosthumousCharacter: He dies decades before the story's main time frame.
* RichesToRags: Smaug's attack came without warning, so he didn't have the chance to evacuate and salvage any of the gold.
* SanitySlippage: Implied to be similar to Thorin's own in the third film. Bilbo comments his GoldFever was a "sickness of the mind", whilst Balin gravely comments twice that the Fever "drove Thrór mad" and implies it got ''at least'' as bad as Thorin's in the third film.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: If he hadn't been so greedy and gathered so much gold, Smaug might not have been drawn to the mountain in the first place. Then again, as stated above, he was quite likely under the influence of one of the Rings of Power, so how much control he had over himself is debatable.
** By taunting Thranduil with the White Gems of Lasgalen (which belonged to Thranduil's dead wife), he began or at least strongly deepened the rift between his folk and the elves in the Woodland Realm. The outcomes of several battles might have been different if the two had remained allies.
* WarriorPrince: Fought on the front lines against Azog's army.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Beorn]]
!!Beorn
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I don't like dwarves, they're greedy, and care nothing about the lives of creatures they deem lesser than themselves. But I hate Orcs more. What do you need?"'']]

->'''Portrayed By:''' Mikael Persbrandt

->''"What did you go near goblins for? Stupid thing to do!"''

Chieftain of the Beornings of Western Mirkwood. Also a shapeshifter with the ability to transform into a [[BearsAreBadNews bear]].
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: The scenes at Beorn's house are some of the funniest in the book with Gandalf's elaborate scheme to gain the cranky-but-decent Beorn's hospitality and he's quite cheerful. There's no LastOfHisKind, either -- in fact, there may have been more like him, because his sons formed their own clan by the time of ''Lord of the Rings''.
** The elaborate scheme made it into the Extended Edition. Beorn, however, still acts quite hostile rather than the BoisterousBruiser he is in the book.
* {{Animorphism}}: Has the ability to transform into a giant, savage bear.
* AntiHero: He may be a decent guy with an affinity to animals, but he doesn't like Dwarves and only agrees to help the Company having heard of Azog's pursuit.
* AnAxeToGrind: He is seen using one to chop some wood in the extended edition of ''DOS''.
* BadassBaritone: As befitting a man of his stature.
* BadassBeard: A massive one, including a truly prodigious quantity of body hair, due to his alternate form.
* BearsAreBadNews: His bear form is "unpredictable" - read: liable to chase down and eat passersby.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He isn't evil by any means, but once he turns into his bear form he knows neither friend nor foe.
* TheBigGuy: He's of immense size and strength for a man, and retains his size and strength in bear-form.
* BigOlEyebrows: His enormous, fluffy brows obscure most of his forehead.
* TheCavalry: Arrives at the Battle of the Five Armies riding one of the eagles. Then jumps off the eagles, turns into a bear mid-air and rampages through the Orc army.
* TheDreaded: Orcs refer to his bear form as "The Beast", and Azog was so afraid of him he wouldn't go after the company while he was nearby.
* DemotedToExtra: After a decent showing in ''Desolation'', his appearance in ''Five Armies'' [[spoiler: is sadly reduced to a mere cameo.]]
* EnemyMine: With the Dwarves because of the Orcs.
* GentleGiant: ZigZagged. His bear form is vicious, and he dislikes Dwarves and Orcs. On the other hand, he cares deeply for animals, and is seen cradling a tiny mouse in his huge hands. He's also genuinely intrigued by Bilbo and doesn't appear to harbor any hostility towards hobbits and other small, peace-loving creatures.
* LastOfHisKind: He's the last skin-changer in Middle-Earth, as many of the others were slain by Azog.
* LightningBruiser: He turns into a giant bear so it's a given.
* MadeASlave: A former slave of Azog, like many others of his race. He still has cuffs on his wrists in human form.
* MeaningfulName: "Beorn" is an Anglicisation of ''bjørn'', Danish/Norwegian for "bear". It also means 'warrior' in Old English.
* MorphicResonance: The design team were keen that he didn't simply appear as a large, bearded man in his humanoid form. He was therefore given a mane-like hairstyle and facial prosthetics that suggested a bestial, AmbiguouslyHuman quality to help distinguish him as a race apart.
* NatureLover: Given his lines when he grabs a mouse.
* ProductionForeshadowing: Some promotional material prior to the release of ''An Unexpected Journey'' featured Gandalf talking to Beorn in his bear form. The character first appears in ''The Desolation of Smaug''. [[http://heroisx.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/thehobbit_1024x768_beorn.jpg See here]].
* ShapeShifter: Known as a "skin-changer" in-universe, Beorn can assume the form of a giant black bear.
* ShellShockedVeteran: The orcs caged and tortured his people for sport, and he's now the only survivor.
* TraumaInn: His giant-sized home provides a much needed respite for the Company, following their escape from the Goblin King's brood and Azog's wargs at the close of ''An Unexpected Journey''.
* YouShallNotPass: A variant, the orcs aren't foolhardy enough to tangle with him in bear form which allow the Company to reach the forest without resistance.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bard]]
!!Bard the Bowman
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"If you awaken that beast, you'll destroy us all!"'']]

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/LukeEvans

->''"Listen to me! All of you! Do you not see what is coming?"''

Descendant of Girion, the last Lord of Dale before its destruction by Smaug. Extremely resentful of Thorin and the dwarves due to the threat they pose to his life and family in Laketown. One of the best archers in Middle-Earth and a captain of Laketown. Future King of Dale.
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* ActionDad: He's the one [[spoiler:who kills Smaug, and this trope is further driven home by the fact that he uses his son Bain as part of a makeshift bow. ]]
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He's often described in the book as somewhat scruffy and grim, but is played in the films by the dashing Luke Evans, though neither book quality is mutually exclusive of attractiveness.
* AdaptationExpansion: Gets introduced to the plot much earlier on than he did in the book -- where he only shows up just as [[spoiler:Smaug's about to attack Laketown]] -- and his character and motivations are well established in preparation for the third film.
* AdultFear: Bard fears for the safety of his three children and his town that something nearly unstoppable could come anytime and destroy them all. [[spoiler:It's especially shown in the scene when he's trying to fight his way to the market and sees a gigantic troll coming towards them, ready to kill, and when he is using Bain as a makeshift bow in a last-ditch attempt to kill Smaug.]]
* AntiHero: He's a smuggler and very reluctant to help the Dwarves because of a prophecy that claims their arrival heralds Smaug burning the lake and everything on it. He was right, but still helps anyway.
* BadassBeard: Runs in the family.
* BadassBoast: Upon asked by his terrified youngest daughter if the approaching Smaug will kill them all:
-->'''Bard:''' Not if I kill him first.
* BadassInDistress: Bard is jailed by the Master and watches helplessly from there as Smaug flies toward Laketown.
* BadassLongcoat: Sports a worn, brown one.
* BadassNormal: Manages to match (or nearly) Legolas and Tauriel for archery, despite being a regular human.
* TheCassandra / OnlySaneMan: He's this for the entire city of Laketown, reminding them what happened to Dale and that though the prophecy ''starts'' with promising wealth upon the return of Durin's heir, it ''ends'' with Laketown being destroyed -- but he's ignored out of common greed.
** Continues the OnlySaneMan rule when handling negotiations with Thorin. Between Thorin and Thranduil he's the only one who wants to avoid bloodshed.
* ColdSniper: In his initial introduction, he makes a perfect shot out of a huge log Dwalin was holding and knocking a thrown weapon out of Kili's hand.
-->'''Bard:''' "Do it again, and you're dead."
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Clearly carries the weight of his lineage, but can't reclaim the Lordship of Dale and protect his family at the same time (Smaug also wouldn't stand for it).
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Is portrayed as being almost as good an archer as Tauriel or Legolas, despite them having hundreds or thousands of years to hone their craft, and he only thirty or so.
* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler:Is revealed to have the last black arrow hidden in the ceiling of his home without telling anyone -- including his own family -- about it.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His introduction establishes his knack for assessing a situation, and his both highly accurate and steady aim with a bow. The first trait makes him realise Smaug will most likely attack Laketown if the dwarves get into the mountain, the second lets us know that if any human can kill Smaug, it's this guy.
* {{Expy}}: Of Robin Hood.
* GoodParents: Bard's foremost concern is his three children and he couldn't care less about his claim to Dale, just so long as Sigrid, Bain, and Tilda are safe and provided for.
* IdenticalGrandson: Evans also plays Girion in a flashback, as the king tries -- and fails -- to kill Smaug while he's destroying Dale. (They're not ''that'' identical, though, since Evans was aged up and wore prosthetics for the role.)
* ImpoverishedPatrician: Bard is descended from the last Lord of Dale, ruler of one of the richest kingdoms in Middle-Earth. Bard, meanwhile, makes much of his living from smuggling -- quite a step down in the world.
* ImprobableAimingSkills:
** Shown to be as quick and accurate with a bow as the best of Elves (managing to hit '''arrows''' out of the air mid-flight), despite being only a short-lived human.
** As in the novel, Bard hits Smaug's vulnerable spot dead-on with the black arrow.
* KingOfTheHomeless: Alfrid calls him 'the people's champion,' which makes him a threat to The Master, though he's fairly middle-class himself.
* NobleFugitive: Whose home city was destroyed by Smaug 170 years prior.
* PapaWolf: Has little interest in claiming his birthright as Lord of Dale compared to his overwhelming need to protect Bain, Sigrid, and Tilda (especially after his wife's death).
* ProperlyParanoid: Bard harshly warns Thorin he'll bring death upon the land; Smaug flies off to destroy Laketown at the end of the film.
** He also tries to [[spoiler:stick the Black Arrow on a large crossbow in case Smaug comes a-calling, but the Master stops him.]]
* ProtectorBehindBars: He begs the guards to release him when he realizes that Smaug is approaching Laketown (and therefore, his children).
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Is this in ''Battle of the Five Armies'' after becoming the de-facto leader of the Laketown survivors.
* RebelLeader: The Master of Laketown and Alfrid suspect him to be one.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: It is Bard who ultimately [[spoiler:kills Smaug.]] And just like the also-exiled Thorin, Bard is willing to do the same menial jobs as his fellow northmen, mostly working as a smuggler and bargeman to help feed the people of Laketown.
* TapOnTheHead: He gets one from the Master of Laketown, via a wooden beam, and wakes up with no visible injury.
* WeaponOfChoice: He mains a [[TheStraightAndArrowPath bow]] as this, but can wield a [[BowAndSwordInAccord sword just as well]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Bain]]
!!Bain
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[[caption-width-right:236:''"We're not leaving, not without our father."'']]

->'''Portrayed By:''' John Bell

Bard's son and second King of Dale.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: He valiantly tries to protect his sisters when their home is attacked by Bolg and his orcs.
* CanonImmigrant: Mentioned briefly in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' to have become the new king of Dale after Bard, and Bain's son Brand led Dale during the time of the War of the Ring.
* TheDutifulSon: Bain obeys his father's orders without question, even when it's obvious that he doesn't agree with them. He also stays behind to watch over Sigrid and Tilda in Bard's absence.
** And then he runs through the burning Laketown, with a furious Smaug flying overhead and torching everything in sight, to bring the Black Arrow to his father. This also involves climbing up the belltower, which is also burning and within plain sight of a rampaging dragon.
* EquippableAlly: Becomes one in the third film, as his shoulder is used for Bard to aim his arrow on when the latter has to tie his bowstring to the remaining structure of the bell tower with his bow broken and a convenient dwarven windlance destroyed.
* ImpoverishedPatrician: Like his father, Bain is a direct descendant of the last King of Dale and heir to one of the wealthiest kingdoms in Middle-Earth. However, along with Sigrid and Tilda, he spent most of his childhood in poverty and only started living well several years after Thorin's Company reclaimed the Lonely Mountain.
* MissingMom: Bain's mother died sometime prior to ''The Desolation of Smaug'', leaving Bard to raise Bain and his sisters by himself.
* NiceGuy: Much more mellow than his father. And like his sisters, Bain is also much more welcoming to the dwarves and does everything he can to help an injured Kíli recover in their home. It's noted in the books that Bain sent many grand gifts from Dale to Bilbo's Farewell Birthday Party in the Shire. He also maintained peaceful ties with Erebor and Dáin Ironfoot, who died in the War of the Ring defending Bain's son, King Brand.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Despite being a young teenager, Bain helps his father whenever or however he can, including hiding the Black Arrow from the Master's mooks. He will also rebuild the Kingdom of Dale alongside his father and then rule the prosperous and peaceful city after Bard's passing.
** Bain also assists his father in felling Smaug, both by bringing the Black Arrow to him atop Laketown's tallest tower and then acting as a replacement mount and bow for the destroyed dwarven windlance. He takes part in the Battle of the Five Armies as well, actively protecting his sisters and the most defenseless and injured of Laketown's survivors.
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[[folder:Sigrid and Tilda]]
!!Sigrid and Tilda
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Peggy Nesbitt (Sigrid) and Mary Nesbitt (Tilda)

Bard's two daughters and Bain's sisters.
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* CanonForeigner: Do not appear in any of Tolkien's writings.
* CheerfulChild: Tilda is very cheerful.
* NiceGirl: They're genuinely kind to the dwarves when they stay at their house.
* MamaBear: Sigrid protects her siblings along with [[spoiler: Fili, Kili and Oin]] by attempting to brace the door shut. It doesn't work but still...
* MissingMom: Their mother died sometime prior to ''The Desolation of Smaug'', leaving Bard to raise Bain and his sisters by himself. [[WordOfSaintPaul According to Luke Evans]], she most likely died giving birth to Tilda.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Girion]]
!!Girion, Lord of Dale
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/LukeEvans

The last Lord of Dale prior to its destruction by Smaug. Led a last-ditch defense of the city that claimed his life and those of most of his soldiers and citizens.
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* ActionDad: His only appearance consists entirely of him being a badass, and he's the progenitor of the future King of Dale, Bard.
* AdaptationalBadass: Oh yeah. Girion gets a brief mention in the book as being Bard's ancestor, but he never fights Smaug.
* AntiAir: The dwarven windlance he uses to fight Smaug seems to have been designed to have a high enough arc to fire on airborne targets. Justified in that Erebor and Dale had come under threat from other, lesser dragons periodically before Smaug arrived (though most were wingless wyrm-types).
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: In the course of his brief appearance, we learn only two things: [[BadassInCharge he's in charge]], and that he's badass.
* BadassBeard: Like his descendant, Bard.
* BadassNormal: Hurts Smaug more than anyone else with nothing more than the application of mechanical force, a particularly well-made projectile, and [[ColdSniper good aim]].
* {{BFG}}: The windlance he uses to score the only substantial hits on Smaug in the series.
* ColdSniper: Fires several Black Arrows at Smaug with mechanical efficiency as his city burns around him, and even manages a few hits.
* CanonImmigrant: Averted, unlike in Bain's case. He gets a brief mention in the book.
* {{Determinator}}: Dies loading one last Black Arrow.
* DiedStandingUp: And shooting back.
* DoNotGoGentle: Almost certainly knew that he was going to die as soon as Smaug showed up. His reaction? Start shooting.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Both Thorin and the Master of Laketown blame Girion for failing to kill the dragon, even though he did far more damage to him than anyone else had managed before or since.
* {{Flashback}}: Only appears in one.
* HeroicSacrifice: He couldn't kill Smaug himself, [[spoiler: but he made sure Bard would be able to]].
* IdenticalAncestor: Is played by Luke Evans, the same actor playing his descendant, Bard.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Scores several hits on Smaug, even as he's flying around the city destroying it.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: The Black Arrows, the only thing capable of penetrating a dragon's hide.
* LastStand: Went out firing Black Arrows at Smaug.
* ModestRoyalty: Wears no crown or substantial jewelry, unlike his counterpart under the Mountain, Thrór.
* NervesOfSteel: Doesn't even flinch in the presence of ancient and nigh-invulnerable fire-breathing monster as it destroys everything he cares about.
* RatedMForManly: Oh yeah.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler: The damage he did to Smaug's hide eventually allows Bard to kill him with the last Black Arrow.]]
* WeaponOfChoice: A dwarven windlance, or ballista.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Smaug wasn't counting on Girion when he attacked Erebor.
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[[folder:Dáin Ironfoot]]
!!Dáin Ironfoot
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[[caption-width-right:380:''"I will not stand down before any elf! Let alone this faithless woodland sprite!"'']]

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/BillyConnolly

->''"Good mornin'! How are we all? I've a wee proposition if you wouldn't mind giving me a few moments of yer time. Would ye consider... just SODDING OFF!"''

Lord of the Iron Hills, to the east of Erebor, and kinsman of Thorin. Future King of Durin's Folk and King Under the Mountain.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: He's a lot less reasonable than his book counterpart and is a very far cry from diplomatic; making antagonizing the elves and Lakemen besieging the Lonely Mountain just about the first thing he says to them, and being ready to start a bloodbath against them as soon as Thranduil makes a slight against him.
* AllThereInTheManual: The movie leaves this unaddressed, but in the books he becomes King Under the Mountain after [[spoiler: Thorin's death]] and his sons become Kings after him until the end of Durin's line. The extended edition shows he becomes King.
* AncestralWeapon: It's not outright stated, but he seems to be wielding Thráin's (Thorin's father) war-hammer.
* AnimalMotifs: He wears spikes on his beard that resemble boar's horns, had a tendency to headbutt his foes (like a charging boar), and rides a boar to battle.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Continuing the trend of royalty being badass.
* BadassFamily: Thorin's second cousin and very Badass.
* BadassMoustache: Grown into the shape of a pair of tusks.
* BattleCry: "To battle, to battle, sons of Durin!"
* BigDamnHeroes: His arrival not only saves Thorin, but probably the elves from the Orcish armies as well.
* BloodKnight: To AxCrazy levels. Dáin's very excited at the prospect of splitting some elvish (and later Orcish) skulls.
* BoisterousBruiser: He goes into battle practically roaring with glee. When the action focuses on him, he can always be heard bellowing.
* BraidsOfAction: He has braided hair and is a beast in the battlefield.
* TheCavalry: Arrives to help his cousin and the other Dwarves against the Elves and men.
* CavalryRefusal: Off-screen. In the first film, Thorin states he asked for Dáin's help, but he refused to go up against Smaug. He makes up for it by arriving in the final battle, however.
* CasualDangerDialogue: Dáin Ironfoot casually asks Thorin if he has a plan or if they should just keep murdering Orcs mid-battle.
* ChekhovsGunman: Mentioned only in passing in the first movie, when Thorin says Dáin will not send him aid. He does make an appearance in the third film, however.
* CombinationAttack: His Dwarves achieve a whole lot of these with the Elves. After the Dwarves form their double-shield height phalanx against Azog's initial force, Thranduil's blademasters vault over the phalanx and into the Orc army, occasionally jumping off shields the Dwarves held up as platforms at the last second.
* DemotedToExtra: In the "Appendices," Dáin played a major role in the Battle of Azanulbizar; the Iron Hills Dwarves turned the tide of the battle, and Dáin himself killed Azog to avenge his father. Presumably, Dáin's role was scaled back after the decision was made to keep Azog alive. Perhaps in an attempt to make up for it, Dáin has a lot more screentime during the Battle of the Five Armies than he ever had in the book.
* {{Determinator}}: Gandalf notes that Dáin is even more stubborn than Thorin when he's set on something.
* TheDreaded: A minor case, but when he arrives Gandalf's (and the elves's) reaction is something akin to "Oh God ''help us all''."
* DropTheHammer: Wields a war hammer in battle, and caves in many a skull.
* EleventhHourRanger: Joins the Company to defend Erebor just as the situation is direst for them.
* FantasticRacism: Towards elves. Not uncommon at all amongst the dwarves, but Dain gets special mention for directing some rather colorful and offensive slurs about elves' appearance at Thranduil.
* FieryRedhead: Goes along with his ViolentGlaswegian status.
* FoeTossingCharge: In the beginning of the battle, he charges through Orc ranks mounted on his boar wielding the war-hammer without slowing down.
* FullBoarAction: Rides into battle on a boar.
* HardHead: He headbutts helmet-wearing Orcs several times and comes out none worse for the wear.
* HeroicSecondWind: He and his Dwarves have this when [[spoiler: Thorin emerges from the mountain to lead them]], and manage to mount one last counterattack.
-->'''Ironfoot''': The King! To the King!
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Somewhat. He's probably the craziest dwarf in all the films, and yet ''he'' goes dreadfully soft-spoken when he realizes Thorin intends to try and kill Azog.
* IncomingHam: The very first thing Dáin does is look at the elves and do a long-winded request for them to SOD OFF!
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Compared to his cousin, he's far more aggressive and unreasonable, but he still takes the time to joyously hug Thorin in the middle of a battle.
* {{Leitmotif}}: He has a track called, fittingly enough, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6clCn2we8ew Ironfoot]]" that plays in his finest moments, namely in his BigDamnHeroes arrival.
* LargeHam: The scenery is in shambles when he's through chewing on it.
* LeeroyJenkins: A positive example. A massive Orc army appears, Elves and Men just stare in awe and horror, frozen in place. Ironfoot and his men, meanwhile, just fall in between them and start killing without second thought.
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Stands out from the rest of the Dwarves by taking on traits that Dwarves have developed since Tolkien's works, a heavy Glaswegian accent and the foulest mouth in Middle Earth.
* RedBaron: "Ironfoot" is his epithet, not his surname. One infers that he acquired the nickname for being extremely stubborn, as Gandalf has said, or because of his tendency to wear Iron boots to battle.
-->'''Gandalf''': It is Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills. Thorin's cousin. I've always found Thorin the more reasonable of the two.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He rides in front of his army before joining a battle, showing how he isn't one to shy away from a fight.
* ScrewYouElves: Ironfoot spends most of his speech calling the Elves pathetic and worthless.
* SignatureMove: Dáin has his hammer, but when the fight gets too close-up for him to use it, he tends to resort to a headbutt, a.k.a. the "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headbutt Glasgow Kiss]]" -- possibly a nod to his actor's background (see ViolentGlaswegian, below).
* SirSwearsALot: His swearing is all PG-13, but that still makes him the foulest mouth in Middle-earth by a huge margin.
* TookALevelInKindness: Implied (hopefully) in the extended edition when he becomes King Under the Mountain.
* UndyingLoyalty: In a way, to Thorin and Bilbo. Although it's kept way in the background of ''Lord of the Rings'', it's Dáin who sent Glóin and Gimli to Rivendell as his representatives at the Council of Elrond, which was meant to determine what to do with the One Ring and the Baggins carrying it.
** If this parallels the books, then Dáin had also been confronted by a Ringwraith several months prior, promising riches and Rings of Power if he told them where to locate a certain hobbit. In typical fashion, Dáin told him to sod off and started preparing Erebor for war. This action effectively diverted half of Sauron's army to the north and gave both the southern kingdoms and Frodo a ''much'' needed reprieve.
** Quite literally. Dáin's death in the books, and likely the movies as well, came from him defending King Brand's body beneath Erebor's gates during the Battle of Dale. He refused to leave his friend's body to be desecrated and ultimately died in the process.
* UseYourHead: His preferred melee attack. Even without a helmet, he can still knock armored orcs out.
* ViolentGlaswegian: Connolly keeps his accent for the role, and Dáin is amazingly violent and aggressive.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He's never seen after the end of the Battle of the Five Armies in the theatrical edition. In the books and extended edition, he became King Under the Mountain after Thorin.
* WhatTheHellHero: Is implied to have been on the receiving end of this from Thorin when he refused to commit any forces to help retake Erebor.
** Though Smaug is basically a GodzillaThreshold that no sane person would ever think to cross, and universally considered a fool's errand. As soon as word reaches Dáin that Smaug is ''dead'', however, he quickly comes riding with his army to Thorin's aid. Everything up to but not including a dragon, he's up for - be it a large Elf army (supplemented by a couple hundred angry Men of Laketown), or charging head-first into a larger army of Orcs.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: "Aw, COME ON!" is his only reaction when he notices that the biggest Orc army of recent times has just arrived in Erebor without any warning.
[[/folder]]

* AntiHero: The most charitable interpretation of him. He has nothing but never-ending contempt for dwarves (though his contempt is somewhat justified when you consider that [[spoiler: the dwarves have a precious memento of his late wife and have refused to return it to him]]). His attitude to humans is more ambiguous, and though he helps the people of Laketown, it is simply to serve his own purposes. He nonetheless is a fierce opponent of the forces of darkness.

* BrokenAce: He's a powerful Elven King. He has the looks you would expect, he's clever, it's very clear where Legolas got his fighting abilities from and ultimately, he is a good king. However, he's also TheStoic after what is hinted to have been a fairly epic TraumaCongaLine involving dragons (it's implied that [[spoiler: his looks were marred by dragon fire, the scars hidden under a glamour]] and [[spoiler: the death of his wife]]. The last seems to have caused him to close up and cut himself off, to the point where Tauriel says that there's no love in him.

* DefrostingIceKing: A little bit near the end, when he stares in horror at the [[spoiler: bodies of the elven warriors killed during the Battle of Five Armies]] and again when he produces some very restrained ManlyTears after coming across [[spoiler: Tauriel weeping over Kíli's body]]. Finally, when [[spoiler: Legolas tells him he's leaving and not coming back, he seems to realize he's been a shitty person and a shitty father and tells him, in what sounds like an apology, that Legolas' mother loved him. This is after Legolas mentioned to Tauriel that Thranduil never, ever mentioned her.]]

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While not exactly ''evil'' he can be counted as an AntiHero at best and is very good at making life difficult for the dwarves. He does genuinely love Legolas [[spoiler:and his late wife]] though, even if he does his utmost to not show it. One could go so far as to say that Legolas is the ''only'' person he cares about.

* TheFairFolk: He probably fits this trope the most out of all the elf characters, being arrogant, greedy (or not - the gems he covets [[spoiler: belonged to his late wife]]), and caring very little about others aside from his people (at best).

* {{Greed}}: For all his posturing to Thorin of how the Dwarves brought Smaug and their subsequent exile from Erebor upon themselves because of their greed, he himself refuses to grant aid to them (much less allow them to leave his kingdom) unless he received the gems in the hoard. Though to be fair, [[spoiler: it's heavily implied that said gems are in fact the only remaining memento of his late wife.]]

** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He has a...sort-of good heart underneath it all. Deep down. ''Very'' deep down. (There's gotta be ''some'' reason he's in the 'friends' section, after all.) He's genuinely sorry for Tauriel after [[spoiler:Kíli dies]], saying that it hurts so much because her love for him was real. And, though he might have had some ulterior motives, he gives the survivors of Laketown plenty of supplies to last through the winter.
*** Throughout the films, there are hints of how much his late wife meant to him. The biggest being that he started his war with the dwarves to recover the White Gems of Lasgalen, [[spoiler: which were a memento of his late wife]], after the dwarves withheld them from him. That's right: he started a war pretty much over a slight to his late wife.

*** While at first he only really seems to care about Legolas, he's visibly horrified by the sight of all the soldiers he's lost in the battle.

** He derides Bard's attempts of reasoning with Thorin to be a waste of time. He proves to be right (and Thorin seemed more out of his mind than he anticipated, given his shock at Thorin almost throwing Bilbo to his death), it takes an army of orcs and the near death of Thorin's cousin Dáin for him to think about anything besides gold.

* KickTheDog: Not only refuses to help fight Smaug (though it's unlikely he and his kin would have been able kill the dragon), but also refuses to help the refugee dwarves. Years later, as the Company of dwarves reaches his kingdom, he imprisons them for an unlimited time after Thorin's refusal of his deal.
** He is also on the receiving end of this in the Extended Edition of the first film: Thror holds out a box containing the White Gems of Lasgalen, a precious keepsake once belonging to [[TheLostLenore Thranduil's beloved late wife]]. Just before Thranduil can touch the gems, the box snaps shut and he is denied them. That, combined with his unwillingness to fight an entrenched dragon for his allies, was what started the rift between him and the dwarves. It also might explain why he imprisoned Thorin's company later: Thorin, who had been present when Thror denied Thranduil the White Gems, ''still'' refused to even offer to return them to him when Thranduil asked for them again.

* LaserGuidedKarma: His cold and unfeeling behavior eventually [[spoiler: alienates even Legolas, to the point where his son actually refuses to return home after the battle, meaning Thranduil essentially loses the only remaining person he really loves. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone And he has no one to blame but himself.]] ]]

* TheLostLenore: His wife was killed by orcs long ago, and it turns out to be his justification for only caring about keeping his people safe and not fighting for or protecting non-elves. It's also the cause of his animosity toward the dwarves: the dwarves withheld a keepsake of his late wife from him, possibly the only remaining memento he has of her, and Thranduil would willingly start a war to get that keepsake back.

* NoodleIncident: How the necklace of white gems (that used to belong to his wife) ended up with in Erebor is a mystery. In the extended edition of ''An Unexpected Journey'' Old Bilbo mentions that the elves claim the dwarves stole their treasure, while the dwarves claim that he didn't give them their proper pay.

** He clearly loses his cool when talking about the dragon fire with Thorin, and he looks genuinely horrified when Thorin accuses him of callousness in abandoning the Dwarves. He loses his cool again when Thorin tries to kill Bilbo. While he was indifferent to the hobbit and he derided Thorin as a lunatic, he's genuinely shocked at the sight of Thorin trying to kill the person who, after all, rescued him from his dungeon.

* PetTheDog: Despite the fact that he earlier scorned her feelings for Kili and threatened to ''kill her'', he feels genuinely sorry for Tauriel after Kili dies, telling her it hurts so much because her love was real.

* TheResenter: Implied in the prologue when he shows deference to Thrór, there's a subtle expression of displeasure on his face [[spoiler: which is explained in the Extended Edition: Thrór was in possession of the White Gems of Lasgalen, a keepsake of Thranduil's late wife, and Thrór taunted him with the gems rather than returning them to him]]. Likewise, when he turns away from aiding the dwarves after Smaug invades, his face shows a hint of satisfaction.

* SacredHospitality: Averted. In a stark contrast to likes of Galadriel and Elrond. He has the dwarves locked up for extremely petty reasons instead of offering them food and shelter.

** He was even willing to abandon the dwarves and men and let them be killed by the orcs, until Tauriel and Legolas convnced him otherwise.

* TragicKeepsake: The necklace Thranduil wants back from Thorin was his late wife's, and the only keepsake he has left of her. In an extended scene, it is revealed that Thorin's grandfather Thror all but waved the necklace in Thranduil's face before denying him it.

* CurbStompBattle: Smaug's attack on Erebor. Then the Battle of Azanulbizar after his death until Thorin managed to chop off Azog's hand and rally his troops to victory.
* DeathByMaterialism: Narrowly averted in his case; while Smaug's attacking, Thrór races to grab the Arkenstone, but conveniently loses it in the chaos and is dragged away by Thorin.

* KickTheDog: Baiting Thranduil, then denying him the jewels that he ''clearly'' wants. [[spoiler:Made worse by the fact that those jewels belonged to Thranduil's dead wife, and may be his last memento of her.]]

* PerilousOldFool: His attempt to retake Moria from the orcs was almost bound to fail. It ended up failing anyway, because of the PyrrhicVictory.
* PosthumousCharacter: He dies in the prologue, which is set decades before the events of the story.

* BloodKnight: Dáin's very excited at the prospect of splitting some elvish (and later Orcish) skulls.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Compared to his cousin, he's far more aggressive and unreasonable, but he still takes the time to hug Thorin in the middle of a battle.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He's never seen after the end of the Battle of the Five Armies. In the books and extended edition, he became King Under the Mountain after Thorin.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Notably frostier than his novel counterpart. In particular, book-Thranduil was quite warm towards Bilbo, and named him "elf-friend". In the film, he pays very little attention to him.

* BerserkButton: He only really loses his temper after Thorin accuses him of callously abandoning the dwarves of Erebor out of jealousy and spite. Most of the time he's rather smug or annoyed or irritated. When Thorin calls him a coward who abandoned the dwarves out of pettiness and tells him to "burn in fire", it's pretty much the only time he's genuinely enraged.

* {{Jerkass}}: Let's face it, what with his stern demeanor, arrogance, greed, general disinterest in anything but his own kingdom and xenophobia, Thranduil's not the nicest of beings by a long shot. Even his own people seem aware of this: one of the Elves in charge of returning the barrels makes a note that their king is "ill-tempered".

** JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He, however, pretty much only does the latter for his own benefit; he doesn't really care about anyone but himself, [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes his son]], and [[TheLostLenore his late wife]]. He's definitely more arrogant and condescending than the other elf lords like Galadriel and Elrond, whom are polite and courteous to others (including dwarves), while he's pretty much dismissive of everyone else. He even looks down on ''Gandalf'' (who keep in mind is actually an angelic spirit on Sauron's power level who is [[WillfullyWeak clothed in human flesh]]), and is dismissive of his advice.

* NiceToTheWaiter: He's perfectly friendly to Bard, in a distant kind of way, treating him with genuine respect, even as an equal, despite his low standing.
** Though the fact that Bard just killed a dragon described as "the chiefest and greatest calamity of the age" all but ''single-handedly'' might have something do do with that.

** CrazySurvivalist: He'd rather seal-up his kingdom and try to wait out the war he knows is coming. The fact that he and his people live ''underground'' in a cave carved and designed so as to ''look'' like the vast forest outside speaks volumes, too. Compare this existence to the leafy, outdoorsy environs of Rivendell or the tree-top palace of Lothlórien, and Thranduil exhibits the mentality of a modern-day recluse.
* TheStoic: His expression and air is always very aloof and if he shows any emotion, it's extremely subtle.
** NotSoStoic: He clearly loses his cool when talking about the dragon fire with Thorin. He also looks genuinely horrified when Thorin accuses him of callousness in abandoning the Dwarves.
** He loses his cool again when Thorin tries to kill Bilbo. While he was indifferent to the hobbit and he derided Thorin as a lunatic, he's genuinely shocked at the sight of Thorin trying to kill the person who, after all, rescued him from his dungeon.
** He is quickly enraged when Tauriel unwittingly insults his love for his late wife by saying he has no heart.
** Also at the very end he is visibly shaken when Legolas [[spoiler: tells him he would not be coming home with him.]] At this point it finally sinks in just how much of an ass he's been.

** SeparatedAtBirthCasting: They could very easily pass as relatives.

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: After Bard becomes king, they become princesses of Dale.

* BadassGrandpa: Much like Gandalf and Saruman.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While not exactly ''evil'' he can be counted as an AntiHero at best and is very good at making life difficult for the dwarves. He does genuinly love Legolas [[spoiler: and his late wife]] though, even if he does his utmost to not show it. One could go so far as to say that Legolas is the ''only'' person he cares about.

* ImpoverishedPatrician: Like his father, Bain is a direct descendent of the last King of Dale and heir to one of the wealthiest kingdoms in Middle-Earth. However, along with Sigrid and Tilda, he spent most of his childhood in poverty and only started living well several years after Thorin's Company reclaimed the Lonely Mountain.

!!Radagast the Brown [-(Creator/SylvesterMcCoy)-]

!!Saruman the White [-(Creator/ChristopherLee)-]

!!Elrond Half-elven [-(HugoWeaving)-]

!!Galadriel [-(CateBlanchett)-]

!!Lindir [-(Bret [=McKenzie=])-]

!!Thranduil the Elvenking [-(Creator/LeePace)-]

!!Legolas Greenleaf [-(OrlandoBloom)-]

!!Tauriel [-(Creator/EvangelineLilly)-]

!!Thráin II [-(Michael Mizrahi)-]

!!Thrór [-(Jeffrey Thomas)-]

* DoomedHomeTown: The Lonely Mountain.

!!Beorn [-(Mikael Persbrandt)-]

!!Bard the Bowman [-(Luke Evans)-]

[[caption-width-right:330:''"If you awaken that beast, you'll destroy us all!"'']]

!!Bain [-(John Bell)-]

!!Sigrid and Tilda [-(Peggy Nesbitt (Sigrid) and Mary Nesbitt (Tilda))-]

* CheerfulChild: Tilda.

* MissingMom: They're mother died sometime prior to ''The Desolation of Smaug'', leaving Bard to raise Bain and his sisters by himself. [[Main/WordOfGod According to Luke Evans]], she most likely died giving birth to Tilda.

!!Girion, Lord of Dale [-(Luke Evans)-]

!!Dáin Ironfoot [-(Creator/BillyConnolly)-]