Gandalf — The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Character Profile

About Gandalf

The resurrected White Wizard, leading the final war against Sauron with unmatched wisdom.

Gandalf — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Enhanced_human

Abilities

Fire magic, Staff combat, Strategic command, Resurrection

• Strength: 9/10
• Intelligence: 10/10
• Charisma: 9.5/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 10/10

Affiliations

• White Council
• Istari
• Fellowship of the Ring
• Tolkien's legendarium

Quick Facts about Gandalf

Occupation

magician, military officer, diplomat

First Appearance

The Hobbit

Gandalf's Known Relations

• White Council — Member of
• Istari — Member of
• Fellowship of the Ring — Member of
• Sauron — Enemy
• Smaug — Enemy
• Saruman — Enemy

Gandalf appears in 8 titles

• The Lord of the Rings (1978) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — character page
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) — character page
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) — character page
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Ian McKellen

Appears in

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Gandalf — related — Galadriel (Cate Blanchett)
• Gandalf — related — Théoden (Bernard Hill)
• Gandalf — Power Leader — Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen)

  The resurrected wizard who guides and commands the ranger's strategic movements.

• Gandalf — Power Liberator — Théoden (Bernard Hill)

  The wizard who breaks the dark influence over the King of Rohan.

• Gandalf — Narrative Protagonist — Frodo (Elijah Wood)

  The Ring-bearer whose fate is intertwined with the wizard's grand strategy.

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• Éowyn (Miranda Otto)
• Gimli / Treebeard (John Rhys-Davies)
• Madril (John Bach)
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