Recommended music: Howard Shore -The Banishment of Éomer
On this #TolkienThursday, we’re still in the year 3019 of the Third Age and…haha, I’ll try not to get that nerdy today as we’re taking a look at the ToyBiz Prince Theodred!
The only son of King Théoden and Prince of Rohan, Théodred was also the Second Marshal of the Riddermark. As there simply wasn’t time for any of this character setup in the Lord of the Rings films (even the extended editions), Theodred’s story in The Two Towers pretty much begins with his death. In the book, his death and hasty burial occur a week before the three hunters arrive in Edoras. In the film, Theodred is injured in battle, but his cousin Eomer finds him and takes him back to Edoras on his horse. Later, Eomer has a funeral there after his death, as seen in the Extended version.
This Prince Theodred was included in the fourth wave of carded figures for The Two Towers line, and was not a part of any other releases. Armed with a sword and a removable helmet, the figure could have made for a decent army builder. However, there is a big gaping wound in his belly from his final injury sustained from a battle against Saruman’s orc army. I think the figure might have been better off with closed eyes, or, better yet, with undamaged armor. That small change would at least have allowed ToyBiz to reuse the body for more Rohan riders and possibly even repack some soldier variants with horses. 😜
In the end, it seems like this was a character ToyBiz really could have skipped, but I’m glad the line went deep enough to include him.
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