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), so Theodred’s story in The Two Towers pretty much begins with his death. In the book, his death and hasty burial take place a week before the three hunters show up in Edoras. For the film, Theodred is injured in battle, but he is found by his cousin Eomer, who takes the wounded Theodred back to Edoras on his horse, and later has a funeral there following 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 having closed eyes, or better yet, just included undamaged armor. That small change would have at least allowed ToyBiz to reuse the body for more riders of Rohan and possibly even make some soldier variants repacked 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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