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Middle Earth: Shadow Of Mordor
10 Characters Who Must Cameo
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TheLordOfTheRingsfranchiseisajuggernautandhasproducedmanygoodgamesandevenan
expansiveMMO.
The
next
release
comes
to
us
from
Monolith
Studios
and
goes
the
route
of
an
AssassinsCreed/ArkhamCityesque3rdpersonactionadventurewithseveralnewandinteresting
gamemechanics,includingarecurringarmyofrankedenemieswhorememberyouandahostof
supernaturalpowers.Ofcourse,theLordOfTheRingsuniverseismassiveinsizeanddepthandas
thegamesstorytakesplacebetweentheeventsofTheHobbitandtheLordOfTheRingstrilogy,
theresplentyofopportunitiesforintelligentlyplacedcameosthroughout.Consideringtheplayer
characterinShadowOfMordorisabrandnewcharacter,ahalfhumanhalfwraithRangerbythe
nameofTalion,thedevelopershavecarteblanchewiththestoryandanyoftheconnectionsthey
wanttomaketotheexistingcanon.WeveseenglimpsesofGollumstalkingMordorsruinsalready
andother
characters
like
Galadriel
have
already
been
announced
for
inclusion,
but
what
of
the
rest
ofMiddleEarth?Wecountdowntenmorecameoswedreallylovetoseeandourideasastohow
theywouldcomeabout.
10. Tom Bombadil
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CriminallyleftoutofthePeterJacksonmovies,TomBombadilisanancientprotectoroftheforests
thathadsupposedlybeenaroundsincethedawnoftime.Althoughwedoubthewouldventure
intoMordorhimself,itwouldbeinterestingifBombadilweretohaveencounteredTalionbefore.
Perhapsaflashbackorinterludeofsomekind?Oneoftheleadmysteriesalreadybeingdebated
byLOTRfansistheidentityofthewraithwhogaveTalionhispowersinthefirstplace.Bombadils
immortalitywouldmake him a good font of knowledge about Talions situation and he could
perhapsoffercluesastoTalionsuniquenature.NomatterhowMonolithusehim,itwouldbenice
forBombadil to finallygetsomesortof recognitionoutsideof thebooksandhescertainlyan
interestingenoughcharactertograbanynewcomersattention.
9. The Blue Wizards
WhenBilbo
questions
Gandalf
as
to
just
how
many
wizards
that
are,
Gandalf
mentions
himself,
SarumanandRadagastandalsotwoblueunnamedwizardswithnoknownorigin.Tolkiennever
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wrotetheminanystoriesandtheywereneverreallymentionedagain.Inotherwords,theycould
beperfectlyplacedintotheeventsofShadowOfMordorwithoutmessingaroundwiththeexisting
canonintheslightest.TheycouldperhapsguideTaliononhisquest,maybeashelearnstousehis
newlydevelopedwraithpowers.Theycouldalsoserveasan interestingbossfight.WithTalion
beinghalfWraith,acaseofmistakenidentitycouldleadtoatwoononebattlebeforethingsare
clearedupandTaliongetsonhiswaytoslaughteringmoreorcs.Ofcourse,thingsdonthaveto
endamenablyeither.WhatifTalionendedupkillingthebluewizardsafterhelosescontrol?We
canseeTaliongrapplingwithhishalfwraithnatureasamajorthemeintheplotandthemoment
heispushedovertheedgecouldbethemomenthemurdersthesetwoinablindfury.
8. Beorn The Skinchanger
ThelastoftheskinchangersplaysafairlyimportantroleintheHobbitwhenhesheltersBilboand
hisgroupandsendsthemoffintherightdirection,andcontinuestoplayarolemostimportantly
laterintheBattleofFiveArmies.HistalecomestoanendattheendofTheHobbitandfanshave
alwayspresumedthathediedatsomepointbeforetheWaroftheRingandtheeventsoftheLord
OfTheRingstrilogy.ThatmakesShadowOfMordorsplaceinthetimelineperfecttoincludewhat
shouldbe
his
suitably
tragic
death.
Talion
is
alittle
darker
than
your
classic
Lord
Of
The
Rings
characterandBoernissimilarlywrittenassuch.Comparisonsbetweenthetwoareeasytomake
andhavingBoernjoinTalionbrieflyonhisquestforvengeancebeforebeingkilledoffinorderto
sellthethreatofanyofthegamesmajorantagonistswouldbeanicetouch.
7. The Witch King Of Angmar
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Duringthetimeperiodinwhichthegameisset,theWitchKingandtherestoftheNazgularestill
lickingtheirwounds intheshadowsfrombeingtrouncedbythe lastallianceofMenandElves.
Consideringthegamestitle,thoseveryshadowsareclearlythesettingandanencounterwiththe
leaderoftheNazgulwouldnotgoamiss.ObviouslycanonsaysTalionwillnotkilltheWitchKing
here (nor canheconsidering the nomanwillharmhimprophecy)but itwouldmake foran
eventfulbossfight.TheWitchKingsinclusionherecouldshedsomelightonTalionsownnature
andthebigmysterysurroundingtheidentityofthewraithwhogiveshimhispowers.
6. Bard The Bowman
ThereluctantherofromTheHobbit,theendofthattaleleftBardwithasizableamountofgold
withwhichtorebuildhisbattlescarredhomeofLaketownbutTolkienlorehasitthattheMaster
ofEsgaroth
absconds
with
alarge
amount
of
it
and
Bard
goes
after
him.
What
ifthe
Master
tried
tohidefromBardintheoneplacehedidntthinkBardwouldfollowhim?Itwouldbecoolifat
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somepointinthegame,TalionbumpedintoBardandtheyhelpedoneanotherwiththeiraims.
PerhapsBardofferstooffatargetforTalion inreturnforTalionhelpinghimtrackdownhis lost
loot.TheprecisepointbetweenTheHobbitandLordOfTheRingsinwhichthisgametakesplace
hasntbeenspecifiedsoBardmaybetoooldforthistohappen,butifShadowsOfMordoroffers
theopportunitytodetailthisuntoldstorythenitshould.
5. Legolas
Anotheropportunity
for
aboss
fight
that
would
make
anice
change
from
dicing
countless
orcs,
we
cantimaginethehardlineelfwarriorLegolasisatthispointinthetimelinewouldappreciatethe
halfhumanhalfWraithTalionjustonbasicprinciple.ItdbeeasytowriteinareasonforLegolas
beingthere,itsclearfromtheeventsofTheHobbitonwardsthattheElvessensesomethingwrong,
thatSauronisslowlyreturning.Legolascouldeasilybetheleaderofanelvishscoutingpartysent
tocheckexactlywhatsgoingdowninMordor.Hiswholepartycouldbeattackedandslaughtered
byanyofthegamesantagonistsleavingLegolasaloneandverydefensive.CueTalionsentryand
Legolasunderstandablehostilityatthismanwhoseemsmorelikeawraith.Thetwowouldhave
tocometosomesortofunderstandingbytheendofthefight,butitwouldbeanicenodtothe
largercanon
and
help
frame
the
events
within
it.
4. Radagast The Brown
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PlayedbythebrilliantSeventhDoctorSylvesterMcCoyinthefilmadaptation,Radagastisthefirst
characterinMiddleEarthwhoseemstoknowthatsomethingisupwithdarkforcesreturningand
thenaturalorderof thingsbeingmoreaskew than theyshouldbe.Weknow that theMordor
showninthegameisnotyetentirelythesmoulderingruinthatweseelaterinthemaintrilogyso
itsobviousthatsomethinggoesseverelywrongthere.Radagast,beingawizardmoreattunedwith
nature,couldbe lookingintoexactlywhyMordorisslowlybeingcorruptedoncemorewhenhe
bumpsintoTalion.Wedontimagineafighthere,Radagastseemssomewhatapacifist,butshould
thegameincludecollectibles(andbeinganopenworldgame,werecountingonthat)Radagast
wouldbeagoodchoiceforthecharacterthat initiatesyoursearchforthem.Beingawizard, it
wouldntbetooweirdifhecoulduseanyofthetrinketsyoufindtohelpenhanceyourpowers.
3. Bilbo Baggins
Hereswherewehavetogetabitcreative,butitdoesmakesensesobearwithus.Atthispointin
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thetimeline,BilboisinpossessionofTheOneRingandislivingsafelyandpeacefullyinTheShire.
ThemainplotdeviceinthegameisthatTalionispartwraithandweallknowwraithsareableto
sensethering.Itwouldbeinterestingif,asTalionspowersgrewandhebecamemorewraithlike
in nature, that he got glimpses ofBilbo.Bilbowould be occasionally taking TheRing out and
admiring it, aswe assume hemust do as it slowly corrupts him over the years and in these
momentsTalionwouldlosecontrolofhispowersandseevisionsofthehobbitinhishome.Itwould
remindsusof the larger storyandTalionspart in it.Wewouldntbe surprised ifaplot twist
involvedSauronknowinglyhavingahumaninfectedwiththewraithpowerstousehimasaspyto
locatethering,itwouldthenexplainhowtheNazgulzeroinonBilbospositionsoquicklyoutside
oftheirabilitytosenseit.
2. Aragorn
WithTalionspastasaRanger,thismakesperfectsenseforacombattutorial.Theintrotothegame
couldbeeitherTalion learningeverythingheknowsfromAragornorviceversa.Itdoesntneed
muchmoreofanexplanationthanthatandthe ideathatoneoftheseguys learnedeverything
theyknewaboutcombatfromtheotherwould lendTalionsometoughguycredibilityfromthe
offset.Outside
of
this,
flashbacks
to
his
Ranger
days
could
feature
encounters
with
the
king
of
men
inhiding,maybeevenconversational foreshadowingbetweenthetwoabouttheirrespectivefates.
Talion is clearly intended as a much darker version of the main trilogys heroic ranger and
comparisonsbetweenthetwowouldservetohighlighthowdifferentacharacterwithinTolkiens
worksTalionisintendedtobe.
1. Gandalf
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Maybeanovertlyobviouschoiceforthetopspot,buthedbetheultimatebossbattlewouldnt
he?We can imagine it,Gandalf investigatingMordor after theeventsof TheHobbit,perhaps
alongsideRadagast,andmistakingyoufortheotherNazgul.Instantawesomefight.Ifyouwanted
togetmoreinterestingwithit,perhapsGandalfisfullyawareofTalionshalfandhalfnaturebut
decidesthatahumanwiththepowersofawraithisfartoodangerousaweaponforSaurontobe
abletoswaytohissideonceheregainsmoreofhispower.Afterall,ifhemanagedtosubvertthe
powerfulSarumanTheWisetodohisbidding,thensomebodyalreadyhalfNazgulshouldntbe
toomuchofaproblem to turn.Becauseof this,he couldpopup to tryandkillyouona few
occasionsandwithgoodreasontoo.Heknowsatthispointthatthingsareabouttocometoa
headandshouldTalionfallintotheDarkLordsgrasp,wedontfancytheFellowshipschancesina
fightagainstahardenedrangerwithNazgulpowersandbeyond.
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