List of unnamed original characters of the books and films

This page is a List of unnamed original characters of the books and films.

Good characters
The Minas Tirith Beacon Guard was a movie only character.

The character was played by Christian Rivers.

Books
Unknown Orc Scout (Mordor) was a lesser orc worked in Mordor during the War of the Ring. In the book The Return of the King he and a Uruk where sent to find an intruder (Gollum). After a long time he wanted to go back to the fort, they the Uruk disagreed. Around this time Sam and Frodo spied from a distanced. The orc, armed with a bow, killed the Uruk. He was likely killed in the Battle at the Black Gate

Unnamed Uruk-hai commander (Helm's Deep)
An Unnamed Uruk-hai warrior led Saruman's army into Battle at Helm's Deep. In the film, he stands on a large rock and roars, ordering the others to attack the fortress. He was most likely killed as soon as the archers started firing arrows, as he was a prime target. He lacked the unique helmet carried by other Uruk-hai commanders, so it could be assumed that he was just a warrior.

He is also seen briefly in the Two Towers video game. In the video game The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth the Leader of the Uruk-hai at the Helm's Deep is called Thrugg but, in contradiction to the Uruk shown in the film, Thrugg is seen to wear the helmet of an Uruk-hai Berserker.

The Lord of the Rings RPG
In the Isengard Sourcebook, released by Decipher, Saruman's chief General of Arms is called Móg, however in the roleplaying book, Móg is identified as a Half-orc, rather than true Uruk-Hai.

Armoured Mordor Troll Chieftain
The Armoured Mordor Troll Chieftain was an Olog-hai. It is seen in the Return of the King book and movie.

In the book it attacks Beregond in Battle at the Black Gate. After inquiring him it was about to kill him when Pippin killed him. He named the sword the used to do so Troll's bane.

Appearances in adaptations
The troll appeared during the Battle of the Morannon. It wore black armour on its upper body and was seen to carry both a sword and a mace. It fought Aragorn but was forced to flee when the Ring was destroyed. It, like the rest of the Olog-hai, was killed in the confusion after the battle.

Behind the scenes
In the original screenplay, Aragorn would have fought Sauron in his guise of Annatar.

Unnamed Uruk-Hai Warrior (Helm's Deep)
This Uruk was at Helm's Deep in Peter Jackson's films and is the first casualty in the battle. He is seen several times during the Uruk-Hai chant, and later an old man that couldn't steady his hand accidentally fires and this Uruk is hit stopping the chant and making them fight even more ferociously.

Moria Cave-troll


The Moria Cave-troll was an unnamed colossal Cave-troll encountered by the Fellowship of the Ring during the Fight in Balin's Tomb. A full sized model of the troll was used in an exhibition to celebrate the release of the Fellowsip of the Ring into cinemas.

Appearance in the books
In The Fellowship of the Ring, the Fellowship face the creature in Balin's tomb beneath Moria while on the Quest of the Ring. It began to break the door to the Twenty-first hall to admit the goblins but was stabbed in the foot by Frodo Baggins.

Appearance in The Lord of the Rings (1978)
In Bakshi's adaptation, the Moria Cave-troll was seen only partly as it attempted to come through the door and resembled something somewhat similar to the Swamp Thing. It had a minor role as it was only shown briefly, being stabbed in the foot by Frodo as the latter cried "For the Shire!".

Appearance in the Jackson trilogy
In The Fellowship of the Ring, the Moria Cave-troll is the only troll present. It attacks Frodo with a spear and is hacked at by various Fellowship members until Legolas dispatches it with an arrow. The part of troll was performed by Randall William Cook, using motion-capture technology.