History Characters / MiddleEarthFilmTheFellowship

* FieryRedhead: Just like his father before him.

* TheTeam: The Fellowship was formed for the purpose of destroying the [[ArtifactOfDoom One]] [[RingOfPower Ring]] by going into the deepest parts of Mordor and casting it into the volcanic fires of Mount Doom, where it was originally forged.
** TheMentor / TheSmartGuy: Gandalf carries millennia of wisdom underneath his foppish yet fashionable hat. While he occasionally comes off as the Grumpy Old Man, his insight and ability to see the big picture ultimately play a key role in the Fellowship's success.
** TheLeader: Aragorn is the classic Reluctant Ruler; heir to a long and storied lineage but hesitant to take up that responsibility. While noted for his warrior skills, his true strength as a leader ultimately comes through in his willingness to always do right, no matter the cost.
** TheLancer: Legolas is Aragorn's most trusted confidant and the Master Archer to his sword wielder. While the two occasionally disagree, they both deeply believe in the Fellowship's mission and respect the knowledge and skills that each brings to the group.
** TheBigGuy: Gimli and Boromir are the Fellowship's powerhouses, wielding an array of battle axes and a heavy sword & shield combo, respectively. While not full-on Comic Relief, they can also bring lightness and humor to the group, especially when the situation seems dull or grim.
** TheHeart: The four Hobbits as a whole. While they initially lack combat experience, they eventually display a sort of Simple-Minded Wisdom that allows them to see how high the stakes and potential consequences truly are. Special mentions go to Sam and Frodo, who are not only the emotional pivots around which the Fellowship revolves, they are emotionally indispensable to each other. When the Fellowship splinters, they struggle but ultimately succeed in keeping each other safe and sane until the very end.

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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: All this pretty boy gets over the course of the trilogy is a bruise and a little smudge of dirt. [[spoiler:Averted in ''Desolation of Smaug'', where he receives a bloody nose while dueling Bolg.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: This Frodo is much more of a push over compared to his book counterpart, but movie Frodo fights unarmed several times and succeeds.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Frodo plays a more active role in destroying the ring, in its final moment at the Crack of Doom in the movies than in the book. In the book, Gollum bites his finger off, takes the ring, cheers, and falls off the edge on his own. In the film, Frodo stands up, enraged, and struggles with Gollum, which sends them both over the edge, but Frodo manages to hold on to the edge (with one hand bleeding profusely no less).

* ArcherArchetype: He uses a bow almost exclusively. Like most elves, he's elegant and graceful, and comes across as somewhat haughty. His archery is even exaggerated from the books, especially with shooting oliphaunts point-blank.

** After he touches the One Ring briefly in ''Fellowship of the Ring'', he comes to realize at least part of what he's up against as his mind forces itself to become distant to overcome the horror of a vision it invoked. By the time he's done research to figure out more about it and that it is ''Dark Lord Sauron'''s lost Ring, his return to Frodo has him twitchy, disheveled and paranoid, knowing full well that all hell was about to break loose.

* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The four main hobbits--Pippin (choleric), Sam (melancholic), Frodo (leukine), and Merry (sanguine).

* UselessProtagonist: He's the least capable member of the Fellowship by a long shot, requiring constant babysitting from the other members to get anywhere. Sam becomes the real driving force of the quest once the duo gets separated from the rest of the Fellowship, responsible for not only carrying all of their luggage, but also protecting Frodo from harm, stopping him from hurting himself while entranced by the Ring and giving him constant moral support. Frodo is also totally oblivious to Gollum's treachery, only getting as far as he does because Sam's watchful eyes prevents Gollum from just openly picking him off. Frodo is also terrible at fighting, having no kill to his name while his fellow Hobbits all have several, with Sam in particular not only driving off Shelob but also cutting down several orcs by himself. It would not be too harsh to say that Frodo's role in the trilogy is like that of a walking lockbox for the Ring, while Sam is the one who actually carries that box to Mordor (funnily enough, he literally does just that near the end when Frodo has given in to despair).