LotR Challenge 06

[amruniel]

06 - Ugliest Orc

Finally a VERY EASY question!

Without any further ado, I'll give you:



GOTHMOG - the very, very, very ugly :)

Comments

[silvan-lady.livejournal.com]

He's a peculiar orc and very ugly.

Perhaps he's a throwback to the days of 'pale orcs' in the time of The Hobbit?

Or have pale/albino orcs always been regarded as leaders in Peter Jackson's vision perhaps?

[amruniel.livejournal.com]

I knew that there was an explanation of his looks in the commentary of the EEs. So, here's what a short google search told me:

"Gothmog is portrayed as an Orc-general with a misshapen face. He is played by Lawrence Makoare and voiced by Craig Parker. Peter Jackson wanted to show a hideously deformed orc, one that would aptly convey the "ugliness" of Mordor. The upper left side of Gothmog's body is swollen and pock-marked from a disease of some sort, as described by the design department. His pale, yellow skin may also be a consequence of this illness. Gothmog's intelligence is far above that of the common orc and he, understandably, would be the perfect link between the Witch-King and the other planners of the siege of Minas Tirith (most likely men in Sauron's service) and the mindless mass of orc infantry on the front lines. While Gothmog likely did not have the intelligence to design the attack on the White City he certainly would have been able to ensure orders were carried out. Gothmog is clearly a brutal commander, but also an over-confident one. Peter Jackson comments that Gothmog feels powerful with Mordor's massive army behind him, but in reality is a crippled orc, as seen in his failed dismount from a Warg in the Extended edition. Gothmog does, however, seem to be a capable warrior, though somewhat inhibited by his crippled left side."

I completely forgot about Craig voicing him *giggles*
I'm reasonable sure that there's more on him in the commentaries (both art/design-team and directors com.) but at least a bit of his looks are explained in the quote above.

[silvan-lady.livejournal.com]

I haven't listened to the commentary in so long, I don't remember that bit at all.

[amruniel.livejournal.com]

Yeah, thinking about Gothmog I, too, realized that I haven't watched the commentary in AGES. I'll need to set that to rights again very soon ;)

The part about Gothmog stuck in my head because I was like "oooooh so there IS a reason why he's sooooooooooooo very ugly" when I first heared it.