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'''Gandalf''' was a | {{wikipediainfo}} | ||
==Behind the scenes== | {{ImageLink}} | ||
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|created by = [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] | |||
|franchise of origin = ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' | |||
|job = Wizard | |||
|first = Endless Awesome (webcast) | |||
|appearances = {{il|[[GAME]]: {{cs|LEGO Dimensions (video game)}}|[[WC]]: {{cs|New Adventures Await! (webcast)}}}} | |||
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'''Gandalf''' was a [[wizard]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Molten Heart (novel)}}) who travelled through [[the Vortex]] alongside [[Batman]] and [[Wyldstyle]]. ([[WC]]: {{cs|New Adventures Await! (webcast)}}) | |||
He was a character in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)}}, etc.) | |||
== Biography == | |||
After travelling through [[the Vortex]] with [[Batman]] and [[Wyldstyle]], the trio landed on the streets of [[New York City]], where [[Slimer (LEGO Dimensions)|a ghost]] flew past. The [[Ghostbusters]] quickly began attempting to capture the ghost, before it broke free, with [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter]] having to help. The trio then ran past [[Ghostbusters H.Q.]] and into a [[portal]]. | |||
Reuniting with Batman and Wyldstyle, he then found himself in the [[Land of Ooo]], before [[Finn the Human|Finn]] and [[Jake the Dog|Jake]] appeared, proclaiming "It's [[battle]] time!". He then ran up a [[hill]], where [[the TARDIS]] began [[materialising]]. | |||
He later charged into battle alongside others, before ending up in a mosh pit including everyone who participated in the battle. ([[WC]]: {{cs|New Adventures Await! (webcast)}}) | |||
== Other references == | |||
A [[wizard]], the character of Gandalf also appeared in a [[film]] series that [[Ryan Sinclair]] enjoyed. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Molten Heart (novel)}}) In [[John Waters]]' [[drag]] adaptation of the book, Gandalf the Witch was played by [[Joan Crawford]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)}}) | |||
When {{Simm}} sent a message to [[Martha Jones]] via a [[television]] broadcast, he showed her the aged [[Tenth Doctor]] and sarcastically said, "Say hello, Gandalf." ([[TV]]: {{cs|Last of the Time Lords (TV story)}}) | |||
Later, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] said he was like a "[[space]] Gandalf". ([[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|Meanwhile in the TARDIS (home video)}}) | |||
When Ryan Sinclair first saw [[Basalt]]'s cave laboratory on [[Adamantine (Molten Heart)|Adamantine]], he commented that it looked like the study of a wizard like Gandalf. Much like the Master and the Eleventh Doctor himself previously, Ryan likened the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] to Gandalf, describing her as "sort of Gandalfy." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Molten Heart (novel)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes== | |||
[[File:Gandalf Lego Dimensions Doctor Who level.jpg|thumb|Gandalf as he appears in {{cs|LEGO Dimensions (video game)}}.]] | |||
*In the real world, Gandalf is a character from both ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' and ''[[The Hobbit]]'', by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]. | |||
* [[William Squire]] voiced Gandalf in the 1978 animated version of ''The Lord of the Rings''. | |||
* [[Ian McKellen]] played Gandalf in [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy; he later provided his voice for the [[Great Intelligence]] in {{cs|The Snowmen (TV story)}}. He also made a cameo as himself in costume as Gandalf on the set of ''The Hobbit'' in {{cs|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot}}. | |||
*[[Fourth Doctor]] actor [[Tom Baker]] was briefly considered for the part of Gandalf in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy; coincidentally, [[Seventh Doctor]] [[Sylvester McCoy]] would later be cast as Gandalf's fellow wizard {{iw|lotr|Radagast|Radagast the Brown}}. | |||
*Gandalf appears as one of the main characters in {{cs|LEGO Dimensions (video game)}}. | |||
==External links== | |||
{{iwx|wiki=lotr|wiki name=The Lord of the Rings Wiki}} | |||
{{ldx|Gandalf the Grey|Gandalf the Grey}} | |||
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[[Category:The Lord of the Rings characters]] | |||
[[Category:Magicians]] | |||
[[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | |||
[[Category:Individuals who have been to the Land of Ooo]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:53, 28 August 2024
Gandalf was a wizard (PROSE: Molten Heart [+]Loading...["Molten Heart (novel)"]) who travelled through the Vortex alongside Batman and Wyldstyle. (WC: New Adventures Await! [+]Loading...["New Adventures Await! (webcast)"])
He was a character in The Lord of the Rings, (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen [+]Loading...["Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)"], etc.)
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
After travelling through the Vortex with Batman and Wyldstyle, the trio landed on the streets of New York City, where a ghost flew past. The Ghostbusters quickly began attempting to capture the ghost, before it broke free, with Harry Potter having to help. The trio then ran past Ghostbusters H.Q. and into a portal.
Reuniting with Batman and Wyldstyle, he then found himself in the Land of Ooo, before Finn and Jake appeared, proclaiming "It's battle time!". He then ran up a hill, where the TARDIS began materialising.
He later charged into battle alongside others, before ending up in a mosh pit including everyone who participated in the battle. (WC: New Adventures Await! [+]Loading...["New Adventures Await! (webcast)"])
Other references[[edit] | [edit source]]
A wizard, the character of Gandalf also appeared in a film series that Ryan Sinclair enjoyed. (PROSE: Molten Heart [+]Loading...["Molten Heart (novel)"]) In John Waters' drag adaptation of the book, Gandalf the Witch was played by Joan Crawford. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen [+]Loading...["Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)"])
When the Saxon Master sent a message to Martha Jones via a television broadcast, he showed her the aged Tenth Doctor and sarcastically said, "Say hello, Gandalf." (TV: Last of the Time Lords [+]Loading...["Last of the Time Lords (TV story)"])
Later, the Eleventh Doctor said he was like a "space Gandalf". (HOMEVID: Meanwhile in the TARDIS [+]Loading...["Meanwhile in the TARDIS (home video)"])
When Ryan Sinclair first saw Basalt's cave laboratory on Adamantine, he commented that it looked like the study of a wizard like Gandalf. Much like the Master and the Eleventh Doctor himself previously, Ryan likened the Thirteenth Doctor to Gandalf, describing her as "sort of Gandalfy." (PROSE: Molten Heart [+]Loading...["Molten Heart (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In the real world, Gandalf is a character from both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien.
- William Squire voiced Gandalf in the 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings.
- Ian McKellen played Gandalf in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy; he later provided his voice for the Great Intelligence in The Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Snowmen (TV story)"]. He also made a cameo as himself in costume as Gandalf on the set of The Hobbit in The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot [+]Loading...["The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)","The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot"].
- Fourth Doctor actor Tom Baker was briefly considered for the part of Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy; coincidentally, Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy would later be cast as Gandalf's fellow wizard Radagast the Brown.
- Gandalf appears as one of the main characters in LEGO Dimensions [+]Loading...["LEGO Dimensions (video game)"].
