| Level Progression | ||||
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| ← Amon Hen | Taming Gollum | The Dead Marshes → | ||
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| Number | R2-1 |
| Game | LEGO The Lord of the Rings |
| Universe | The Lord of the Rings |
| Episode | The Two Towers |
| Chapter | 1 |
| Playable Characters | Gandalf the Grey* Frodo* Sam* |
| True Adventurer Status | 90,000 |
| Gollum: "They're thieves. They stole it from us. My Precious. We wants it." |
| Frodo: "ARGH!" |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
Taming Gollum is the seventh level of LEGO The Lord of the Rings. It is the first level of The Two Towers.
Transcript[]
Lost in Emyn Muil[]
- [Frodo and Sam walk lost in Emyn Muil. Sam complains that a compass doesn't point towards Mordor]
- Sam: Ahhh! Argh! [He throws the compass to the ground] Let's face it, Mr. Frodo. We're lost. I don't think Gandalf meant for us to come this way.
- Frodo: He didn't mean for a lot of things to happen, Sam. But they did.
- [As Frodo speaks, Gollum can be seen behind a rock in the background. He then hides when Frodo almost sees him]
- Frodo: [Yawning]
- [Frodo goes to sleep, but Gollum looks at him again. While the duo sleeps, Frodo dreams that Gandalf fights Durin's Bane in the Mines of Moria. Then he wakes up terrified]
- Frodo: Gandalf!
- Sam: What is it, Mr. Frodo?
- Frodo: Nothing. Just a dream.
Balrog Defeated[]
- [Durin's Bane weakens and ends up falling from the high mountain. Gandalf also faints. Meanwhile, stones fall near Frodo and Sam, but fortunately the duo is not crushed]
- Sam: Come on, Mr. Frodo.
Looking for Fish[]
- [After pushing the object on the far right of the third zone]
- Sam: This looks strangely familiar.
- Frodo: That's because we've been here before. We're going in circles.
Dream interrupted by Gollum[]
- [The hobbits continue walking through Emyn Muil, until Sam gets sleepy]
- Sam: [Yawning]
- [Frodo sees Sam sleeping with a teddy bear, so he gets sleepy too]
- Frodo: [Yawning]
- [The duo goes to sleep, unaware that Gollum is near them to retrieve the Ring]
- Gollum: They're thieves. They stole it from us. My Precious. We wants it. [He tries to use his left hand to grab the Ring, but accidentally wakes up the hobbits]
- Frodo: ARGH!
- Gollum: AAHHH! [He throws a fish to Frodo]
- Frodo: Oh!
- Gollum: ARGH! AAHHH!
- Frodo and Sam: Oh!
- [The hobbits try to flee, but realize what they can do with a fish]
Capturing Gollum[]
- [After hooking Gollum]
- Gollum: ARGH! It burns us!
A New Friend[]
- [Frodo points his sword at Gollum]
- Gollum: [Snarl]
- Frodo: This is Sting. You've seen it before, haven't you, Gollum?
- Gollum: Aaahhhh!
- [Later, after the sun rises]
- Gollum: Take it off us! Gollum! Gollum!
- Frodo: You know the way to Mordor?
- Gollum: Yes.
- [Frodo unties the rope to Gollum]
- Sam: Ah! [He drops the rope]
- Frodo: You will lead us to the Black Gate.
- [Gollum shows the hobbits his ability to climb walls]
- Sam: You don't see it, do you? He's a villian.
- [Gollum drops a box for the hobbits to climb]
- Gollum: Good Sméagol, always helps.
- [The level ends]
Story[]
Waking from a dream in which Gandalf fights the Balrog in Moria, Frodo Baggins finds himself, along with Samwise Gamgee, lost in Emyn Muil, near Mordor. They discover that they are being tracked by Gollum, a former bearer of the One Ring. Capturing Gollum, Frodo takes pity and allows him to guide them, reminding Sam that they will need Gollum's help to infiltrate Mordor.
Walkthrough[]
Level Prelude[]
After completing the first episode, you will appear in Emyn Muil with Frodo and Sam. Follow the path of ghost studs and go towards the arrow to start this level.
Level Walkthrough[]
When you start the level, the first area will be divided into two perspectives. From Gandalf's perspective, go up the hill on the left and you will have to solve the first puzzle. Destroy the ice surrounding the bricks and use Gandalf's magic to place them so you can reach the rock ledge. Then continue climbing to the top of the mountain. You will see that steps of the stairs will fall and be destroyed. Rebuild the broken stairs and continue climbing a tower. Break a chain to go down some steps and continue up the stairs until you reach the highest point of the mountain, where you will face Durin's Bane. Avoid his attacks by jumping over his whip and sword attacks and wait for lightning to strike. When the storm begins, stand in the glowing circle, press the action button, and aim the electric beam at one of the weak points on Durin's Bane's wings. Repeat the same cycle two more times, this time with the second wing and then to the body, and you will end up with Gandalf's perspective.
From Frodo and Sam's perspective, Gollum will grab the fishes from the basket and block your path with a stone wall. To reach him, you will have to fill the basket with up to six fish. The first two can be found at the beginning of the area (the second will only appear after completing Gandalf's perspective). Place them inside the basket immediately by selecting them in the inventory and pressing the action button while standing on the stone next to the stone wall. Go to the right path and you will find the third fish at the top, on a rocky ledge. Switch to Sam, stand under the grappling hook and press the action button to grab the Elven Rope so the Hobbit can climb up. Destroy the bushes next to you and build a ladder with the remains to reach the fish. You can head further to the right or go back to the basket. Farther to the right, use Sam to place a plant and move the pillar so you can use it as a platform. Jump along the leaves to the edge of the rock and to the other side. There you will find the fourth fish on a rocky ledge that is too high to reach. To get to it, you will have to create a campfire using three pieces of wood. Destroy the plant near a cracked tile at the bottom left to get the first wood. Next, destroy the rock barrier in the upper left corner and destroy a rock on top of a small ledge to get the second wood. Finally, destroy the plants under the rock ledge to obtain the third and final wood. Once you get the three woods, use Sam to dig a campfire near the plants on the north wall and place the three woods there to light it. The fire will burn the plants, allowing you to use handholds to reach the edge of the rock and then grab the fish. Go back to the left side, but don't go to the basket spot yet. Instead, use Frodo's flask to illuminate a dark cave to the right of the grappling hook and switch to Sam to excavate the fifth fish. Now, go back to the place where you got the fourth fish and continue to the right. There, destroy the rubble in the middle of the zone to dig up some bricks with Sam and use them to build a grappling hook. Then use the Elven Rope on the grappling hook to climb up a rock ledge and place a plant. Switch to Frodo and jump over the leaves to reach the ledge where you placed a plant. Head inside the hatch and cross the cliff by grabbing a handhold. Then, use the jar to illuminate a dark cave and find the sixth and final fish. Once you have obtained the four missing fish, push an object on the far right of the zone to return to the first zone and place the four fish in the basket to lower the stone wall. Then, go through the open passage to go to the next area.
In the next area, you will have to face Gollum. He will be constantly moving along the opposite wall. To make him fall, you must throw a fish at him. The first one is right in front of you. Pick it up and throw it at Gollum. When Gollum falls to the ground, switch to Sam and use his Elven Rope from a glowing circle to hook Gollum. This will anger Gollum and he will attack Sam; switch to Frodo and attack him with his sword to remove a heart. Gollum will return to the wall and you won't have any fish left to bring him down. To solve this problem, you will need to build a fishing rod. Use Frodo's flask to illuminate a dark cave under the wall where Gollum is and destroy a plant to obtain a rope. Climb the rocks on the left side of the area and use Sam's Elven Rope to climb onto a rock ledge. Next, destroy a bush to get a stick. Finally, get a little closer to the dark cave and use Sam at a dig site to dig up some bricks and build a grappling hook. Then, use his Elven Rope to knock down a box and get a fishhook. Once you have obtained the three necessary items, combine them to create the fishing rod. Go to the pond on the right side and use the fishing rod to catch a fish. Pick up the fish and throw it at Gollum to make him return to the ground. Hook him with Sam and hit him with Frodo to remove another heart. Repeat this one more time to defeat him and finish the level.
Collectables[]
S means that the collectible can be obtained both in Story and in Free Play. F means the collectible can only be obtained in Free Play.
- Minikit Chests
- (S) From Gandalf's perspective in the first area, where you build a staircase with colored bricks, build according to the pictogram on the wall and this minikit will appear on top.
- (F) After building the colored staircase in the first area from Gandalf's perspective, use the Berserker's bombs to destroy some silver rocks to the right. Then, use a small character to enter the hatch and go left to find this minikit.
- (F) From Gandalf's perspective, in the middle of the tower, you will see a Morgul wall to your left. Use a character capable of breaking Morgul objects to destroy it and then use a gardener to place a long plant. Use the leaves of the plant as trampolines to reach this minikit.
- (S) From Frodo and Sam's perspective in the first area, destroy four skeletons to reveal this minikit:
- The first skeleton is just to the left of where the perspective begins.
- The second skeleton is to the right of the first hook, just before the dark cave where you find the fifth fish.
- The third skeleton is near the Morgul wall that protects a dark cave for the sixth minikit.
- The fourth skeleton is at the end of the area, right in front of a slab and a moving stone.
- (S) Just after the dark cave where you find the fifth fish, you'll see a hook on top of a rock on the ground. Use a character with Elven Rope to push the rock and reveal this minikit.
- (F) Next to the slab where you push a pillar, you will find a Morgul wall. Use a character capable of breaking Morgul objects to destroy it and then use a character who can light up to illuminate a dark cave and reveal this minikit.
- (F) From Frodo and Sam's perspective in the first area, use an archer character to hit two targets and reveal this minikit:
- The first target is inside the flower that blooms above the first plant you place.
- The second target is inside the flower that blooms above the second plant you place.
- (F) In the third zone of Frodo and Sam's perspective, you will find a cracked tile on the wall. Grab Gimli or Gloin and throw him at the cracked tile to destroy it and reveal this minikit.
- (S) In the second area, destroy three piles of fish bones next to the Save Statue and then build this minikit with its remains to obtain it.
- (F) In the second area, enter the dark cave under the wall where Gollum is, light it with a character who can illuminate it, and use the Berserker's bombs to destroy silver rocks and go to a special area. There, switch to a climbing character and start climbing a wall. When you reach the end of the path (stop so the arrows don't hit you), switch to the second character and turn the mechanism on the left to change the layout of the intersection. Once again, switch to the climbing character and head to the middle of the path, where you get a crank. Go back to the wall and go to the middle. Return to the second character and turn the mechanism to the right, allowing the climbing character to reach the chests on the rock ledge. Destroy them, build a mechanism with their remains, place the crank and turn it to open the door and obtain this minikit.
- Treasures
- Snowman Hood
- (F) While at the bottom of the tower, jump to the left to reach a ledge (on the wall of the tower you should see handholds that will allow you to return). There, use a super strength character to pull an orange handle to open a door and hit the snowman to get this treasure.
- Rock Hat
- (F) After jumping from the pillar to the rock ledge, go to the bottom left corner to find a cracked tile on the ground. Switch to a character with an axe, jump on it and break it to reveal this treasure.
- Fishing Rod
- (S) You will receive this treasure automatically when you create it in Story Mode, so it cannot be lost.
- Snowman Hood
- Blacksmith Design
- Mithril Carrot Bow
- (F) From Gandalf's perspective, when you reach the end of the tower, on its outer wall to the right you will see some targets. Switch to an archer character, create handles and swing them towards the handhold. Then, go up to the dark cave and use a character that can light up to illuminate it and find this Blacksmith Design.
- Mithril Carrot Bow
Unlockables[]
The minikit model in this level is a High Mountain. In Middle-earth you will be able to continue to The Dead Marshes or Track Hobbits. After collecting all three treasures, you will be able to take a Snowman Hood, a Rock Hat, and a Fishing Rod from your inventory. After collecting the Blacksmith Design, you will be able to craft a Mithril Carrot Bow.
Data[]
| Game | LEGO The Lord of the Rings |
|---|---|
| Start point | High Mountain |
| Characters | Gandalf the Grey Frodo Sam |
| Length | Medium |
| Unlocks | None |
| Enemies to defeat | None |
| Bosses to defeat |
Durin's Bane Gollum* |
Gallery[]
