There are 74 playable characters that you can unlock in this game. Many of them are unlocked automatically as you complete levels or tasks. Others need to be found in Middle-earth, and purchased. Usually you can find the character easily by selecting them on the map and following the trail of ghost studs to their location. Because of this, most characters in this guide only contain their location. However, sometimes you may need a little more information about how to find them, and when that happens, this guide provides that information for you.
All our characters in this guide are listed in the same order that they are in your game. So, if you are missing one, you only need to look at the characters either side, then find them on the list to see which one you are missing, and how to get them.
Elendil
Cost:
None
Equipment:
Narsil
Abilities:
Can destroy Morgal objects.
How to get:
Complete the “Prologue”.
Isildur
Cost:
None
Equipment:
Narsil
Abilities:
Can destroy Morgal objects.
How to get:
Complete the “Prologue”.
Frodo
Cost:
None
Equipment:
Sting, Phial of Galadriel, Elven Cloak
Abilities:
Light up dark areas, hide from enemies, use small character hatches
How to get:
Complete “The Black Rider”.
Sam
Cost:
None
Equipment:
Frying pan, tinderbox, spade, Elven rope
Abilities:
Can dig, grow plants, cook, light fires, attach rope to grapple hooks and use small character hatches.
How to get:
Complete “The Black Rider”.
Frodo (Shire)
Cost:
None
Equipment:
None
Abilities:
Can use small character hatches
How to get:
Complete “The Black Rider”.
Merry
Cost:
None
Equipment:
Barrow-blade and a fishing rod
Abilities:
Can use small character hatches and fish from fishing spots.
How to get:
Complete “The Black Rider”.
Pippin
Cost:
None
Equipment:
Barrow-blade and a bucket.
Abilities:
Can use small character hatches and put out fires with his bucket.
How to get:
Complete “The Black Rider”.
Aragorn
Cost:
None
Equipment:
A generic sword.
Abilities:
Can track.
How to get:
Complete “Weathertop”.
Arwen Evenstar (Ranger)
Cost:
None
Equipment:
Her sword, Hadhafang.
Abilities:
High jumper.
How to get:
Complete “The Pass of Caradhras”.
Gandalf the Grey
Cost:
None
Equipment:
His staff and sword, Glamdring the Foe Hammer.
Abilities:
Can levitate lego objects and light up dark areas.
How to get:
Complete “The Pass of Caradhras”.
Gimli
Cost:
None
Equipment:
And his axe…
Abilities:
Can break cracked Lego objects.
How to get:
Complete “The Pass of Caradhras”.
Legolas
Cost:
None
Equipment:
Bow of the Galadrim and his daggers.
Abilities:
Hit arrow targets, high jumper, walk on ropes and swing on arrow poles.
How to get:
Complete “The Pass of Caradhras”.