Brave bowman and future King of Dale.
Bard's leadership and the Master's corruption represent opposing responses to the destruction of Laketown.
Smaug's falling body crushes the Master of Laketown and his cronies while they attempt to escape with the town's gold.
Bard directly ends Smaug's attack and becomes the principal human opponent of the dragon.
Bard breaks out of prison and kills Smaug with the black arrow after the dragon sets Laketown ablaze.
They belong to opposing-darkness forces, although the plot gives them no direct conversation.
Bard leads the Lake-town survivors while Galadriel leads the defense against the dark forces; both contribute to the wider struggle against the Orc in...
Their parallel actions support the same defensive effort during the Battle of the Five Armies.
Bard defends Dale while Legolas fights the Orc forces and kills the arriving Orc champion.
They fight on the same broad side against the invading Orc armies.
Dwalin rides toward Ravenhill with the Dwarf fighters, while Bard returns to defend Dale from the Orc assault.
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