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"He's dead. Took a little tumble off the cliff."

—Sharku to Legolas and Gimli, about Aragorn

Sharku was an Orc veteran from Isengard who led Saruman's Warg-riders. He only appears in the film adaptation of The Two Towers.

While the character is unique to Peter Jackson's films, his name is derived from an original footnote in The Lord of the Rings stating that Saruman's nickname "Sharkey" to be a corruption of the word sharku, meaning 'old man'.^[2]

Appearances

Film

Sharkutoppic — Sharku during the attack on Rohan

In the second film of Peter Jackson's film trilogy, Sharku is sent by Saruman with a large group of Isengard Orcs on Wargs to attack the people of Rohan who are trying to reach the fortress of Helm's Deep. Aragorn has a short struggle with Sharku on his warg, where, as Sharku tries to knock him off the Warg, Sharku is stabbed in the chest by Aragorn's Elven knife. The Warg, in an attempt to throw Aragorn off, gallops towards the ledge of a cliff. Sharku then falls off his Warg and is trampled. Aragorn becomes stuck to the Warg's saddle and tumbles to his supposed death. Unable to find Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli threaten a dying Sharku who reveals Aragorn's fate before expiring.

He was acted by Peter Jackson's friend Jed Brophy.

In J.R.R. Tolkien's books, Warg-riders or wolf-riders are occasionally alluded to, but no leader is specified.

Video games

Sharku BFMEII — Sharku in *The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II*.

Sharku appears in the The Two Towers video game and in The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age. He is also a hero in the game Battle for Middle-earth II for the Isengard faction.

Other

In the Top Trumps card game, Sharku is said to have been 5,000 years old and a veteran of the Goblin Wars.

Voice dubbing actors

Foreign Language	Voice dubbing artist
Portuguese (Brazil) (Television/DVD)	Mauro Castro
Spanish (Latin America)	Eduardo Fonseca
Spanish (Spain)	Lucas Cisneros
German	Reinhard Scheunemann

References

↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0112400/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t8
↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Chapter VIII: "The Scouring of the Shire"

[imdb-1] ttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0112400/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t8

[2] The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Chapter VIII: "The Scouring of the Shire"

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 {{Infobox Non-canonical Character
-|Name=Sharku
+|Name=
 |Image= Sharku3.jpg
-|Caption= Sharku in ''The Two Towers'' film
+|Caption= '''Sharku''' in [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[The Two Towers (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''
 |AKA=
 |title= Captain of the [[Warg-Riders]]
-|Race=[[Orcs]]
+|Race= [[Orcs]]
-|Lifespan= Unknown - [[TA 3019]]
+|Lifespan=  About [[Second Age|SA]] 1400 - [[TA 3019]]
-|Gender=Male
+|Gender=
 |Height=
 |Realm=
-|Culture= [[Isengard orcs]]
+|Culture= [[Isengard Orcs|Orcs of Isengard]]
-|Weapon=[[Scimitar]], [[Warg]]
+|Weapon= Orc [[scimitar]]
-|Actor= [[Jed Brophy]]
+|Actor= [[Jed Brophy]]<ref name=imdb>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0112400/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t8</ref>
 |Voice=
 }}
-{{Quote|He's dead. Took a little tumble off the cliff.|Sharku mocking Legolas and Gimli with the apparent death of Aragorn.}}
+{{Quote|He's dead. Took a little tumble off the cliff.|Sharku to Legolas and Gimli, about Aragorn}}
+'''Sharku''' was an [[Orc]] veteran from [[Isengard]] who led [[Saruman]]'s [[Warg-Riders|Warg-riders]]. He only appears in the [[The Two Towers (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[The Two Towers (novel)|The Two Towers]]''.
+While the character is unique to [[Peter Jackson]]'s films, his name is derived from an original footnote in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' stating that [[Saruman]]'s nickname "Sharkey" to be a corruption of the word ''sharku'', meaning 'old man'.<ref>''The Lord of the Rings'', ''The Return of the King,'' Book Six, Chapter VIII: "[[The Scouring of the Shire]]"</ref>
-Appearing only in the film adaptation of ''[[The Two Towers (film)|The Two Towers]]'', '''Sharku''' was the veteran [[orc]] leading [[Saruman]]'s [[Warg-Riders]].
-==Biography==
+== Appearances ==
+=== Film ===
+[[File:Sharkutoppic.jpg|thumb|175px|Sharku during the attack on Rohan]]In the second film of [[Peter Jackson]]'s film trilogy, Sharku is sent by Saruman with a large group of [[Isengard Orcs]] on Wargs to attack the people of Rohan who are trying to reach the fortress of [[Helm's Deep]]. [[Aragorn]] has a short struggle with Sharku on his [[warg]], where, as Sharku tries to knock him off the Warg, Sharku is stabbed in the chest by Aragorn's [[Elven]] knife. The Warg, in an attempt to throw Aragorn off, gallops towards the ledge of a cliff. Sharku then falls off his Warg and is trampled. Aragorn becomes stuck to the Warg's saddle and tumbles to his supposed death. Unable to find Aragorn, [[Legolas]] and [[Gimli]] threaten a dying Sharku who reveals Aragorn's fate before expiring.
-Sharku means "old man" in [[Black Speech]] and may be a designation that he is an old orc. Saruman's nickname Sharkey was stated in a footnote to be a corruption of the word 'sharku'. While Sharku is not a Uruk jockey, it is unclear if all of his Orcs are, or just most of them.  He may have had an elite group of normal, but experienced, orcs, along with the larger ''jockey'' group.
+He was acted by Peter Jackson's friend [[Jed Brophy]].
-In the 2nd film, [[Aragorn]] has a short struggle with Sharku on his [[warg]], where, as Sharku tries to knock him off the warg, Sharku is stabbed in the chest by Aragorn's [[Elvish]] knife. The Warg, in an attempt to throw Aragorn off, gallops towards the ledge of a cliff. Sharku then falls off his warg and is trampled. Aragorn becomes stuck to the Warg's saddle and tumbles to his supposed death. Unable to find Aragorn, [[Legolas]] and [[Gimli]] threaten a dying Sharku who reveals Aragorn's fate before expiring. He appears in The Two Towers video game and in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age]]''. He is also a hero in the game ''[[Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' for the Isengard faction.
+In [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s books, Warg-riders or wolf-riders are occasionally alluded to, but no leader is specified.
-[[File:Sharku BFMEII.jpg|thumb|right|Sharku in BFME II]]
+=== Video games ===
-Shown in the [[Top Trumps]] card game, Sharku is said to have been 5,000 years old and a veteran of the Goblin Wars. However, as it was necessary to fabricate characteristics and back stories for use in the game, this should not be taken as [[canon]] information. [[Peter Jackson]]'s good friend [[Jed Brophy]] in the Film version of The Two Towers is the actor who portrays Sharku.<ref>''[[The Two Towers (film)]]''</ref>
+[[File:Sharku BFMEII.jpg|thumb|right|Sharku in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]''.]]
-==Portrayal in adaptations==
+Sharku appears in the ''The Two Towers'' video game and in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age]]''. He is also a hero in the game ''[[Battle for Middle-earth II]]'' for the Isengard faction.
-===Voice Dubbing actors===
+=== Other ===
+In the [[Top Trumps|''Top Trumps'']] card game, Sharku is said to have been 5,000 years old and a veteran of the Goblin Wars.
+=== Voice dubbing actors ===
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 |German
 |Reinhard Scheunemann
-|}
+|}<br />
-==References==
+== References ==
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+<references />
-==External link==
-*{{TGlink|Sharku}}
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+[[ru:Шарку]]
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 [[Category:Non-canonical villains]]
+[[Category:Non-canonical Orcs]]
-[[Category:The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film) Characters]]
 [[Category:Non-canonical Agents of Saruman]]
+[[Category:The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film) Characters]]
 [[Category:Characters created for Peter Jackson's trilogy]]
 [[Category:Non-canonical Deaths in Battle]]
+[[Category:Non-canonical Servants of Sauron]]