Thorin Thorin Oakenshield is a minifigure from released in November 2012 . He first appears in the first wave of the The Hobbit in 79002 Attack of the Wargs , in December 2012 , 79013 Lake - town Chase in December 2013 and the 79017 The Battle of the Five Armies set in October 2014 . Description . The minifigure has plain black short legs , and a dark blue with silver arms torso piece . The torso has printing present on the front , depicting a brown belt with various silver pieces attached , a opened up fur coat with dangling braids from his hair with some chain mail peering out and black printing for outlining the folds and features on the jacket . The hands of the torso are flesh - coloured , as is his headpiece . The headpiece features black eyes with white pupils , thin black eyebrows , a angered mouth showing his teeth , black beard and a dark skin colour for the outlining of facial features . Thorin also has an alternate expression depicting basically the same thing as the other except he now has a simple black line making a smile . His hair piece is long wavy black hair that ' s half - tied , which is a new mould that is shared with Fíli , Kíli and the Pirate of Umbar . Thorin also comes with other accessories - a dark grey sword and a small battle axe . In his 2013 minifigure , he wears a simple dark blue tunic , the same as the other but without the coat and belt . Background . In " The Hobbit " , Thorin Oakenshield and twelve other dwarves , including his nephews Fíli and Kíli , visited Bilbo Baggins on Gandalf ' s advice to hire him as a burglar , so that they wouldn ' t have the bad luck they believed would come from having thirteen members on their quest to reclaim their treasure from Smaug the Magnificent . During the travel to the Lonely Mountain Thorin revealed himself as a capable leader and the most battle worthy of the thirteen dwarves . He was , however , described by Tolkien as haughty . In the book , Thorin was angry at Bifur , Bofur , and Bombur for falling on top of him on Bilbo ' s doormat . Afterwards , he hung up his light blue cloak with a silver tassel and " said nothing about ' service ' " . He was also upset about escaping from the Wood - elves ' prison in a barrel and was always trying to keep his tassel clean . Upon the slaying of Smaug , Thorin refused the claim of the people of Laketown to a part of the treasure . The people of Laketown wanting to be re - compensated for the destruction of their city by Smaug as well as being rewarded for slaying Smaug and freeing the Lonely Mountain from his dominion . As well , a part of Smaug ' s treasure did indeed originate from their former Dale , which was destroyed by Smaug , so it was not rightfully the property of the dwarves . Thorin is here portrayed as being dominated by greed and price , having recently been housed by the people from the Laketown . He refuses to give any part of the treasure away and prefers trying to solve the conflict by force . From the treasure , Thorin especially wanted the Arkenstone , and was thus furious when Bilbo stole it to use as a bargaining counter with Thranduil , the Elven king , who also laid claim to part the treasure and denounced him as a traitor . The conflict was averted by an attack of Goblins and Wargs , and the dwarves joined forces with the elves , the Men of Laketown and the Great Eagle ' s to defeat them in what came to be called the Battle of the Five Armies . During the battle Thorin plays an important part leading an assault that is followed both by dwarves , men and even the elves , showing his strength as a leader . He was mortally wounded after seeing his nephews Kíli and Fíli die in the battle , but before he died he made his peace with Bilbo by commending the Hobbit ' s bravery and good character . His last words were , " If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold , it would be a merrier world . But , sad or merry , I must leave it now . Farewell . " Thorin is thus similar in personality to Boromir , being a good character that is tempted by power , only redeeming himself upon his deathbed . Thorin was buried with honour and the Arkenstone was laid upon his grave .