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Despite being a small role in theThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy , the Bret McKenzieLord of the Ringsrole has earned a position in Tolkien legend lead to the Flight of the Conchords comedian bring back forThe Hobbit . Almost 20 years after Peter Jackson’sThe Fellowship of the Ringfirst polish off theater of operations , theLord of the RingsandHobbittrilogies remain two of the most ambitious movie task of all metre , and give their absolute scale , it ’s no surprise that a few celebrity cameos , including Stephen Colbert and Jackson himself . However , the Bret McKenzieLord of the Ringscameo is potential the most famous of all .
Outside oftheLord of the Ringstrilogy , best known as one half of the Flight of the Conchords comedy duo , McKenzie has enjoyed a few small TV role and provided music for the big screenMuppetsreleases , even get ahead an Oscar for his original song " Man or Muppet . " McKenzie also has threeLord of the Ringscredits to his name inThe companionship of the Ring , The Return of the KingandThe Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey . But while McKenzie ’s hob cameo was n’t intended to create a cult campaign among Tolkien fans , that ’s exactly what occur .
Who Bret McKenzie Plays In Lord Of The Rings & The Hobbit
The first Bret McKenzieLord of the Ringsrole was as an unnamed elf who can be seen at the Council of Elrond shortly after Frodo propose totake the Ring to Mordor . He later appear inThe Return of the Kingas an extremely low frequency escorting Arwen to the Undying Lands , given the one line " Lady Arwen , we can not delay . " InAn Unexpected Journey , McKenzie play a on the face of it higher - order elf called Lindir who derives from Tolkien ’s al-Qur’an . Although it ’s not expressed in the movies , the player himself has confirm that he consider these portrait separate fictional character due to their different costumes and ear .
It ’s not light why Bret McKenzie was given the Lindir deed forThe Hobbitafter go unnamed inThe Lord of the Rings . Both Lindir and the nameless gremlin are glimpse in the same location , Rivendell , and since elves do n’t mature like mortals , the different meter periods would n’t have been an issue either . It ’s possible that Jackson mean all three of McKenzie ’s show to be one single part , but only arrogate him an official name forThe Hobbit .
Though the Bret McKenzieLord of the Ringsappearances were brief among the epic scope of Peter Jackson ’s pic , they did connect with audiences . The character has no air and barely appear on concealment , but McKenzie ’s elf rapidly developed a cult following as well as a moniker . After a Tolkien fan named Iris Hadad tell apart McKenzie while watching the tantrum and cry " Frodo Is Great … Who Is That ? " which became used as inspiration to call him Figwit once discussion of McKenzie ’s role caught on among online fans .
Why Bret McKenzie Was Brought Back
The fans ' reaction to the Bret McKenzieLord of the Ringsrole inspired Peter Jackson to expand his role in the mythology . After the Figwit phenomenon caught on , Jackson not only acknowledge the fans ' name for McKenzie ’s persona but bring him back for his third Middle - earth appearance in Jackson ’s firstHobbitmovie . With a enfranchisement as popular asLord of the Rings , it seems likely that Jackson is made aware of interminable wish and demands from devotee , many of which he could not possibly pull off . The fact that the Oscar - winning film producer go out of his way to acknowledge and keep this little obsession in the fandom make for a fun little Easter egg .
