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emre43
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Sep 24 2012, 10:50am
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Assuming that everybody has seen the leaked images of the action figures Bolg, the Goblin King and Grinnah. There is still a site with these images online but I'm pretty sure I'm not allowed to post it I have the pictures saved on hard drive anyway. Just wondering if anyone can make out what Grinnah and the Great Goblin are wielding and also what Grinnah has strapped to his back?
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Aitieuriskon
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Sep 24 2012, 11:46am
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grinnah has a whip, and the GK a skull-tipped staff
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"After all, I believe that legends and myths are largely made of 'truth', and indeed present aspects of it that can only be received in this mode; and long ago certain truths and modes of this kind were discovered and must always reappear." Professor Tolkien, 1951
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emre43
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Sep 24 2012, 11:51am
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I thought the GK had some kind of club rather than a staff. Couldn't make out Grinnah's weapon properly. Do you have any idea what is strapped to his back?
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DeadRabbits
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Sep 24 2012, 12:38pm
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He reminds me a little of Mantenna from the Evil Horde (MoTU)
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Now now Bill, you swore this was a battle between warriors, not a bunch of miss nancies, so warriors is what I brought
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Aitieuriskon
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Sep 24 2012, 12:43pm
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I didn't seize the opportunity to save the pics 
"After all, I believe that legends and myths are largely made of 'truth', and indeed present aspects of it that can only be received in this mode; and long ago certain truths and modes of this kind were discovered and must always reappear." Professor Tolkien, 1951
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dave_lf
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Sep 24 2012, 12:51pm
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I can see that. And I had that action figure; probably still do, somewhere.
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emre43
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Sep 24 2012, 1:01pm
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dave_lf
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Sep 24 2012, 1:06pm
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Also hair; the action figure did not. //
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Carne
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Sep 24 2012, 1:14pm
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Might have to do with the hair not looking good enough on the figure
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As you can't do individual strands, so it's possible they just decided to drop the hair.
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emre43
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Sep 24 2012, 1:23pm
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Also Bolg looks kind of skeletal. I am thinking that he may be undead, I must admit to really liking his look.
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Aitieuriskon
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Sep 24 2012, 1:46pm
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Do you think it comes from the bone-armor he is wearing or from being undead? Or both? The weird neck and side-gashes make me lean toward undead, but perhaps there is some other explanation?
"After all, I believe that legends and myths are largely made of 'truth', and indeed present aspects of it that can only be received in this mode; and long ago certain truths and modes of this kind were discovered and must always reappear." Professor Tolkien, 1951
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Sep 24 2012, 2:31pm
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Actually, there's no reason for Bolg to be undead...
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... firstly, according to the book (not that it matters ;)) he's alive during the time of The Hobbit while it's his father Azog who's dead.
Secondly, the character description of Azog indicates that although presumed dead, he now shows up at the head of an Orc horde. So it really seems like he'd be the one Sauron brought back to life.
Interesting for sure 
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TheWhiteRider
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Sep 24 2012, 3:08pm
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Bolg has been paired with Gandalf. Does this mean that Bolg is the one who leads the orcs at Dol Guldur and is taken down by Gandalf? Whereas, Azog leads the orc horde at the BO5A. Sure looks this way.
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Carne
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Sep 24 2012, 3:10pm
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I guess they wanted Azog to show up at the BO5A to make it more personal for Thorin and Dain maybe?
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dave_lf
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Sep 24 2012, 3:21pm
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I am now accepting wagers on whether the following line will appear in the films:
Dain: How many times dae I hafta kill ye, laddie?
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 24 2012, 3:35pm
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This is what previous descriptions from a German website suggested
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Bolg was described as being the head of a torture unit at Dol Guldur, while Azog was described as someone thought to be dead, but returned.
Very interesting...
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 24 2012, 3:36pm
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I mean, in one trailer, we have already heard Balin use the word "laddie" twice...
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emre43
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Sep 24 2012, 3:40pm
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Having viewed the trailer again I don't think Bilbo is fighting Grinnah
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Xanaseb
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Sep 24 2012, 10:45pm
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Oh Eru, this sounds so much like something that they could easily do! And I don't like it at all.....
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just because he's called the Necromancer, doesn't mean that important characters have to be resurrected or something! 
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