Gollum

Once an ordinary hobbit, now a slave to the Ring, Gollum sneaks around the battlefield, becoming visible, then unseen.

In The Battle for Middle-earth II and its expansion The Rise of the Witch-king, he is required for the eventual summoning of Sauron or Galadriel.

Lore
As a hobbit, Gollum had gone by the name Smeagol, and lived by the Great River in a small community of Stoors.&#160; While fishing, his best friend, Deagol, came across the One Ring, and was subsequently murdered by Smeagol after a small fight over it.&#160; Cast out from his family, he made his way under the Misty Mountains and lost nearly all traces of his former life by an underground lake.&#160; Years had passed, and Smeagol, now called Gollum, lived a long unnatural life due to the influence of the Ring, secluded and unnoticed until, one day, another hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins came and tricked him out of his precious.&#160; After a short chase through the goblin tunnels, Gollum retreated back to his lake to wallow in anguish of losing his Ring.&#160; However, he left his home and now seeks the Ring for himself, hoping to take it back with him to his hole.

Gameplay
In The Battle for Middle-earth, Gollum is a playable hero of the Mordor faction. Unfortunately, his health is low and decreases quickly when he is attacked. His defense and offence capabilities are minimal as well, but in turn he is exceptionally agile, and has a wider shroud-reveal than other heroes. He is useful only as a scout.

Health-points: 350

Damage points (melee): 150

Cost: 150

The Battle for Middle-earth II
Gollum's function in BFME 2 is greater than in the previous game.&#160;He is no longer a playable hero, but wanders evasively around maps with the One Ring, on no one's side. He is only occasionally visible. If spotted, pursued, and killed, Gollum drops the Ring, and units may acquire it, to return it to their Fortress. The Ring is then used to summon a Ring Hero: Galadriel for the side of Good, or the Dark Lord Sauron for the forces of Evil.

Gollum appears in War of the Ring matches, but not in the Campaigns.