Gothmog (Lieutenant of Morgul)

Gothmog was the lieutenant of the Witch-king in the Third Age who originated from Minas Morgul, notably serving at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
==Biography==
Gothmog was mentioned only once in The Lord of the Rings, During the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, following the loss of the Witch-king after the arrival of the Rohirrim, Gothmog called the army's reserve out of Osgiliath and into the main battle, bringing forth Easterlings, Southrons, Variags, and Troll-men "into the fray".
Gothmog's race was wholly unknown, though it has been speculated that Gothmog may have been a Man, Black Númenórean, Nazgûl, Orc, Uruk, or even a Boldog.
==In adaptations==
===The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 film===
In The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Gothmog is portrayed as a deformed Morannon orc-general with a crippled left arm, and a stiff left leg. His role is expanded from his brief mention in the books. 
Although his name is not spoken in the film, officially-licensed merchandise confirms that this character is meant to represent the same Gothmog mentioned in the novel. He is first seen commanding the Orcs crossing the Anduin river to the western half of Osgiliath, which is still held by Men, and orders the first shot fired in the Battle of Osgiliath. After Faramir's retreat, a second legion enters the city from Minas Morgul via the bridge that the Orcs who controlled the eastern side of the city had rebuilt.
The troops of Gondor retreated, leaving behind their wounded, one of whom is Madril, the badly-wounded lieutenant of the Ithilien Rangers, whom Gothmog kills with a spear. The Witch-king, arriving from Minas Morgul, then instructs him to assault Minas Tirith using all legions at his disposal. When Gothmog asks about Gandalf, the Witch-king replies that he will "break him".
When Faramir rides out with a small band of Gondor Knights on horseback, attempting to retake the city, Gothmog orders his archers to fire a volley from the ruins of Osgiliath which kill the knights save Faramir. Once his forces arrive on the Pelennor Fields, he orders the heads of the dead soldiers in Osgiliath to be launched off the catapults, to instill fear into the hearts of Gondor's soldiers and destroy their morale.
Gothmog then begins directing the main ground operations, from catapults to siege-towers. He becomes enraged when the doors into the city won't budge, ordering Grond to be brought forth to smash it down. When the defenders of Gondor start launching debris at the attackers with trebuchets, Gothmog orders his troops to hold still. When a large piece of the debris is launched directly at him, Gothmog waits until the last second before sidestepping to avoid it by about a foot, prompting him to mock his opponents by spitting on it. His lieutenants are Guritz, with the skull on his helmet, who seemed to be the siege commander, and Murgash, an Uruk of Mordor.
In the theatrical release, Gothmog is presumed dead after the Rohirrim's charge as he is last seen trying to back away as the Rohirrim kill his men.
In the extended edition, he is shown to have survived the onslaught and duels Éowyn, who gains the upper hand and wounds his leg. Gothmog collapses in pain moments before the Witch-king arrives on the scene of the battle. Éowyn succeeds in destroying the Witch-king, but is injured in the process and crawls to Merry.
At this point, Gothmog rises, furious for revenge, and uses an axe for support as he limps towards her. As he approaches, he discards the axe and picks up a mace, preparing to kill Éowyn. Aragorn rushes in and chops off his arm, before Gimli strikes Gothmog from behind in the torso with his axe, and Aragorn then delivers the final blow to his back, killing him.
====Voice dubbing actors====
Foreign Language 	Voice dubbing artist
Portuguese (Brazil) (Television/DVD)	Mauro Castro
Italian (Italy) 	Claudio Fattoretto
German 	Thomas Rauscher
Spanish (Spain) 	Mark Ullod
Slovak 	Štefan Bučko
===Middle-earth Role Playing===
In the Middle-earth Role Playing game, Gothmog is described as a Half-troll.
===War of the Ring===
In the wargame War of the Ring, published in 1977, Gothmog was the second most powerful Nazgûl, and a powerful magician.
===The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II===
Gothmog is also a playable evil hero in The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II Special Extended Edition and Battle for Middle Earth II - Rise of the Witch-king. According to reports, Gothmog was the most requested character on the Battle for Middle-earth forums, eventually leading to him being added as a hero unit in The Rise Of The Witch-king expansion pack.
===The Lord of the Rings: Conquest===
Gothmog (Robert Smith) is a downloadable character on the Heroes and Maps Pack in the The Lord of the Rings: Conquest.
===The Lord of the Rings: Tactics===
Gothmog is a hero unit of the Host of Mordor in The Lord of the Rings: Tactics, usually appearing in the Gondor missions. He specializes in debilitating status attacks and increasing the movement range of himself or allies. His unique skills include:
* Orcish Fury (he attacks twice; later levels have a chance to inflict Bleeding damage)
* Smite of Barad-dûr (basic melee attack with a chance to stun; damage and chance of stun increase with level)
* Fumes of Gorgoroth (basic melee attack with a chance to poison; damage, poison strength, and duration increase with level)
* Whip of Command (increases his movement range for a time; area-of-effect, movement, and duration increase by level)
===The Lord of the Rings: Game Boy Advance Third Age===
Gothmog is a mini-hero in Game Boy Advance Third Age game.
===LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game===
Gothmog is a playable player in LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game, he also appeared in the cut-scenes.
===The Lord of the Rings Online===
Gothmog plays a major role in the game as the chief antagonist of several Epic storylines and is also combined with the character of Eärnur. In the game's version of events, in Minas Morgul Eärnur was transformed into a wraith named Mordirith in service of the Witch-king, who in mockery of the Stewards of Gondor made Mordirith his own Steward of Carn Dûm in Angmar. Long abscent from it, Mordirith returns to Carn Dûm shortly before War of the Ring, launching attacks against the Free Peoples of Eriador. Mordirith is defeated at the end of the game's original storyline, plunging the other servants of Sauron into a civil war over his position before he returns and his identity is revealed at the end of Volume I. He is defeated again, but instead of being send back to the North he is named Gothmog and is ordered to lead the Witch-king's armies against Gondor.
The player doesn't meet him again until Osgiliath, shortly before the Siege of Gondor. During the Battle of the Pelennor Fields Gothmog personally kills the Ranger Halbarad, but when his master is undone and can no longer bring him back from the void, he suddenly feels fear again and flees the battlefield before Aragorn. Gothmog barricades himself inside Minas Morgul, refusing even Sauron's muster to the Black Gate. Though he outlives the Dark Lord's demise, his other surviving servants blame Gothmog for it and combine their forces to assault of the City of the Dead. This gives the players and a group of Rangers of Ithilien the opportunity to sneak inside and challenge Gothmog, delivering a final defeat to him.
==Gallery==
Gothmog, Lieutenant of Morgul by John Howe.jpg|Gothmog as depicted by John Howe
Gothmog by John Howe.jpg|An alternate depiction of Gothmog by John Howe
Rotk1271.jpg|Gothmog at the Siege of Gondor, as shown in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ጞጥሞግ ?
Arabic 	غوثموغ
Armenian 	Գոտհմոգ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Готмог
Bengali 	গোঠমোগ
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Готхмог
Catalan 	Gòthmog
Chinese (Hong Kong)	葛斯摩
Georgian 	გოთმოგი
German 	Gothmog
Greek 	Γκόθμογκ
Gujarati 	ગોથમોગ
Hebrew 	גותמוג
Hindi 	गोथ्मोग ?
Japanese 	ゴスモグ
Kannada 	ಗೊತ್ಮೊಗ್
Kazakh Cyrillic 	Готһмог
Korean 	고스 모그
Macedonian Cyrillic	Готхмог
Marathi 	गॉथमोग
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Готмог
Nepalese 	गथ्मोग
Persian 	گوتموگ
Punjabi 	ਗੋਥਮੋਗ
Russian 	Готмог
Sanskrit 	ङोथ्मोग्
Serbian 	Готхмог (Cyrillic) Gothmog (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ගොත්මොග්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Готҳмог
Tamil 	கோத்தமாகி
Telugu 	గోతమోగ్
Thai 	กอธม็อก
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Готмог
Uyghur 	غوتھموگ
Uzbek 	Готҳмог (Cyrillic) Готҳмог (Latin)
Yiddish 	גאָטהמאָג
==References==
Category:Characters of unspecified race
Category:Minor characters (The Lord of the Rings)
Category:Non-canonical deaths in battle
Category:Non-canonical Orcs
Category:Servants of Sauron
Category:The Return of the King (film) characters
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