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[[File:The Hobbit - The Battle of the Five Armies - Gundabad Berserker.jpg|thumb|300px|A Gundabad Berserker]]
[[File:The Hobbit - The Battle of the Five Armies - Berserker.jpg|thumb|300px|A Gundabad Berserker]]
The Orc '''Berserker''' was a concept developed for [[Peter Jackson]]'s film ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The Berserkers are portrayed as a [[Wikipedia:Juggernaut|juggernaut]]-type of [[Uruk-hai|Uruk]] of [[Saruman]] with a great two-handed sword. They wear little armor, and, according to the [[Weta Workshop]] designers, have a helm which they fills with blood before placing on its head and charging into battle, developing a blood-lust.{{fact}}
The Orc '''Berserker''' was a concept developed for [[Peter Jackson]]'s film ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. The Berserkers are portrayed as a [[Wikipedia:Juggernaut|juggernaut]]-type of [[Uruk-hai|Uruk]] of [[Saruman]] with a great two-handed sword. They wear no armor apart from a helmet, and, according to the [[Weta Workshop]] designers, they fill it with blood before placing them on their heads and charging into battle, developing a blood-lust.{{fact}}


A ''Berserker Uruk-hai'' is also featured in [[Lego|LEGO: The Lord of the Rings]] in the set ''The Battle of Helm's Deep''.<ref name="2012 sets">{{webcite|author=Calisuri|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/02/12/53563-more-lord-of-the-rings-lego-details-from-toy-fare-2012/|articlename=More Lord of the Rings LEGO Details from Toy Fare 2012|dated=12 February 2012|website=TORN|accessed=18 February 2012}}</ref>
A ''Berserker Uruk-hai'' is also featured in [[Lego|LEGO: The Lord of the Rings]] in the set ''The Battle of Helm's Deep''.<ref name="2012 sets">{{webcite|author=Calisuri|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/02/12/53563-more-lord-of-the-rings-lego-details-from-toy-fare-2012/|articlename=More Lord of the Rings LEGO Details from Toy Fare 2012|dated=12 February 2012|website=TORN|accessed=18 February 2012}}</ref>


Berserker orcs also appear in ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'', although this time they are a type of [[Mount Gundabad|Gundabad Orcs]]. They were part of [[Bolg]]'s second Orc army, and are apparently stronger than the average Gundabad Orc.
Berserker orcs also appear in ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'', although this time they are a type of [[Mount Gundabad|Gundabad Orcs]]. They were part of [[Bolg]]'s second Orc army, and are apparently stronger than the average Gundabad Orc, with some coming close to killing [[Thorin Oakenshield]]. Unlike the Uruk berserkers, they wear armor, with some having articulated breastplates resembling faces<ref>The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies art and design, page 206</ref>
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[[Category:Orcs from adaptations]]
[[Category:Orcs from adaptations]]

Revision as of 09:16, 29 April 2018

"Berserker" is a concept which has only appeared in an adaptation of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Berserker
Orc
The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers - Berserker.jpg
Orc Berserker from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Biographical Information
AffiliationSaruman
Death3 March, T.A. 3019
Helm's Deep
Physical Description
GenderMale
A Gundabad Berserker

The Orc Berserker was a concept developed for Peter Jackson's film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. The Berserkers are portrayed as a juggernaut-type of Uruk of Saruman with a great two-handed sword. They wear no armor apart from a helmet, and, according to the Weta Workshop designers, they fill it with blood before placing them on their heads and charging into battle, developing a blood-lust.[source?]

A Berserker Uruk-hai is also featured in LEGO: The Lord of the Rings in the set The Battle of Helm's Deep.[1]

Berserker orcs also appear in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, although this time they are a type of Gundabad Orcs. They were part of Bolg's second Orc army, and are apparently stronger than the average Gundabad Orc, with some coming close to killing Thorin Oakenshield. Unlike the Uruk berserkers, they wear armor, with some having articulated breastplates resembling faces[2]

References

  1. Calisuri, "More Lord of the Rings LEGO Details from Toy Fare 2012" dated 12 February 2012, TheOneRing.net (accessed 18 February 2012)
  2. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies art and design, page 206