Gollum

Gollum, previously Sméagol, is a minifigure from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey theme released in 2012.
== Description ==
Gollum is a small hunched over figure with bent legs and separated arms that you must put on during assembly. Because of his unusual shape, the smallest brick his body can stand on is a 2x2. His head and body are one piece. The majority of him is tan. He features a stud on the back of his body and has a brown loan cloth. The head features two ears, one on either side. The face printed on him has large, blue, evil-looking, eyes, wide nostrils, and a black mouth with 7 sharp, bent teeth on the inside. On the top of his head there are 9 gray lines depicting hair. The One Ring can fit in his hand, on top of his hand like a normal minifigure can, and on the stud on his back. Although he is supposed to be a hunched over Hobbit his legs are larger than the shorter minifigure legs.
Gollum's minifigure was redesigned in 2024. While mostly looking the same, the body and head part is a bit different with changes such as the legs' positions are switched, the feet are not attached to each other in the middle, his loan cloth is moulded and dark tan instead of brown and his head shape is a bit smaller. He also features a stud on his back as the original minifigure. The face print is also different, resembling a standard minifigure more this time. His eyes are blue with dark shadows underneath them, his mouth contains 7 sharp teeth, and he has no nostrils. He also has more wrinkles than his previous incarnation and while his hair is printed on the back of the head as before, this time there is one hair in the front of the head too. His arms are not exclusive this time and he uses standard skeleton arms with an inability to fit the One Ring on it. 
== Background ==
Gollum, originally known as Sméagol, was once a Stoor-hobbit. The name Gollum was derived from the gurgling, choking cough he made, which is known to some as a gulp. His life was extended far beyond its natural limits by the effects of possessing the One Ring, which he obtained when his relative Déagol found it in the River Anduin, as it had been dropped by Isildur. Sméagol killed Déagol, and stole the Ring, calling it his birthday present as it arrived in the river on his birthday. At the time of his death, Sméagol was about 600 years old, a remarkable age for a creature that was once a Hobbit, but he had been deformed and twisted in both body and mind by the corruption of The Ring. His chief desire was to possess The Ring that had enslaved him, and he pursued it for many years after Bilbo Baggins found it while walking in the Misty Mountains. Gollum both loves and hates the Ring, as he loves and hates himself. His diet consists solely of raw fish and goblins that come from the tunnels above him. He was caught by Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee as they were journeying to Mordor in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and he offered to lead the way, while plotting to kill them and take the Ring for himself at some point. At one point he led Frodo and Sam into Shelob's lair, in attempt to kill the hobbits. Later on at Mount Doom, he attacks Frodo and Sam and bites off Frodo's finger to get the One Ring. Gollum then dies by accidentally falling into the Cracks of Doom, and cries "PRECIOUS!". He then burned in the molten lava whilst holding the ring to his chest and smiling which later turned to that of horror and fear when he fell into the lava, and the ring was destroyed with him, defeating Sauron forever.
After his death, Frodo forgave him, as Gollum was not actually an evil being, but a poor one bound to the Ring's will. If Gollum had not have fallen into Mount Doom and destroyed the Ring, the Nazgûl would have gotten it and Sauron would have returned to power. Frodo could have became a Ringwraith, too.
===LEGO Dimensions===
Gollum is appears along with Shelob in the LEGO Dimensions video game where he is part of the Gollum Fun Pack. He can access mini hatches, swim underwater, and throw explosive fish.
== Appearances ==
* 9470 Shelob Attacks
* 71218 Lord of the Rings Gollum Fun Pack
* 79000 Riddles for the Ring
* 40630 Frodo & Gollum
* 10333 The Lord of the Rings: Barad-dûr
=== Video Game Appearances ===
* LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game
* LEGO The Hobbit: The Video Game
* LEGO Dimensions
== LEGO.com description ==
==Notes==
*Gollum was played by Andy Serkis who also did the uncredited voicework for the Ringwraith in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Witch-King in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. In addition, He also played Ulysses Klaue in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Supreme Leader Snoke in the Star Wars sequel trilogy and Alfred Pennyworth in The Batman.
*All the pieces of the original minifigure's body are exclusive. However, this isn't the case with the 2024 minifigure which reuses standard skeleton arms.
*He is one of the few minifigures that have a nose. He also has ears.
**On his 2024 minifigures the nose is no longer present as he resembles a classic minifigure more.
*As Sméagol, he was never released as a physical minifigure.
*The sets that feature Gollum always include a fish and a cave. 
*Most Lord of the Rings and Hobbit sets contain 2 or 3 rings so that it is always easy for Gollum to find his ring again.
*His eyes are blue on the minifigure but his eyes are grey in LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game. His eyes are blue in LEGO The Hobbit: The Video Game. 
== Gallery of Variants ==
=== Gallery of Video Game Variants ===
== Gallery ==
BH Gollum.png|Brickheadz Gollum
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lego-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-poster-404x600.jpg|Promotional image for The Return of the King
CGIGollum.png|CGI
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GollumCGI.jpg|Another CGI of Gollum
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Gollum with the one ring.jpg|Gollum with The One Ring
Lord of the rings gollum-thumb-550x313-98148.jpg|Gollum in LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game
8002xlego-lord-of-the-rings-4.jpg|Gollum in the Dead Marshes
5731e30e100ae5a25fcc84e4c9c08e27.jpg|Smeagol with Deagol's body
ts.20121107T141553.gollum.png|Another CGI of Gollum, this one being of his variant in 79000 Riddles for the Ring
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Gollum_nxg.png|Token (Regular)
Smeagol_nxg.png|Token (Smeagol)
Gollum21.png|Gollum's LEGO The Hobbit: The Video Game appearance
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Dimensions Gollum.png|Gollum in LEGO Dimensions
Gollum ..jpg|In LEGO Dimensions
Category:The Lord of The Rings minifigures
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