Nobody tosses a dwarf!
Gimli's most famous quote.
Let them come! There is one Dwarf yet in Moria who still draws breath!
Gimli.
Certainty of death. Small chance of success. What are we waiting for?
Gimli.
Gimli is a major character in J.R.R Tolkien's fantasy epic novel, The Lord of the Rings, and in Peter Jackson's film trilogy of the same. In the film series, he serves as a major character in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, being a major character in both The Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King, and one of the four tritagonists of The Two Towers (along with Legolas, Merry Brandybuck and Pippin Took).
He is a stubborn and ill-tempered, but good-hearted dwarf who joins the Fellowship of the Ring to destroy the One Ring, and kill many orcs along the way. He is close friends with Aragorn and Legolas but still clashes with the elf due to the thousand year old feud between elves and dwarves. He participates in many battles including Moria, Helm's Deep, Pelennor Fields and the Black Gate. His weapons include twin hatchets and a giant battle axe. He is very stubborn and often explains the stubbornness of dwarves. He loves fighting and even when outnumbered, he never backs down and always competes with Legolas to kill more orcs than him.
In Peter Jackson's film series, he was portrayed by John Rhys-Davies.
What Makes Him A Shonen Rival?[]
- Heroic/Anti-Heroic/Anti-Villainous: Joins The Fellowship Of The Ring to help Frodo to destroy One Ring.
- Honorable: Is friendly to Legolas other even despite the prejudice of evles and dwarves towards each other.
- Tragic: His relatives were killed in Moria.
- Intelligent: While Gimli is pugnatious (at least in films), he can use intelligence at times as well, such as when he asks Aragorn to thrown him through a pit he cannot jump over himself.
- Naturally Talented: Gimli is an expert axeman.
- Arrogant/Jerkish: Can be rude to Legolas and to someone else at times.
- Pursues a Big-End Goal: To help Frodo to destroy One Ring.
- Cynical: While not exactly cynical, he may be rude at times.
- Redemption Arc: Subverts his prejudice towards elves.
- Is A Serious Threat/Villain: To the Orcs.
- Short-Tempered: Gimli scolded Merry and Pippin, seeing them enjoying themselves.
- Spiky Hair/Unnatural Hairstyle: The closest thing Gimli has to it is his bushy beard.
- Is a Chick/Dude Magnet: Gimli is shown to impress Eowyn.
- Is a Blood Knight: Constantly competes with Legolas in killing the Orcs
External Links[]
- Gimli on the Lord of the Rings Wiki
- Gimli on the Near Pure Good Wiki