ToyBiz Action Figue News - Xoanon @ 09:56 PST
Ringer Spy Mr. Limpet was kind enough to send us this information from Action-figure.com regarding the ToyBiz LOTR toys.

Please bear in mind that the Lord of the Rings Assortments do seem to chop and change, so consider this rumor!

As you can see, we've got a LOT of contradiction, partly because ToyBiz seems to be chopping and changing the assortments, so both sets of info could have been true at one point, and it may be the case that NEITHER is true!

I've posted both sets of info I've received together so you can compare, and know what rumors are likely to be out there.

Assortment 3
I have 1 source telling me that the assortment is:
2x Bilbo Baggins, 1x Gladriel, 4x Aragon, 2x Pippin, 3x Elrond.
Source says these are to be released in January 2002

I have another source though that tells me that the assortment is:

Bilbo Baggins, Elrond, Aragorn, & Orc Pitmaster with a release date of November 2001

Assortment 4
1 source tells me that the assortment is:
2x Arwen, 3x Merry, 2x Baromir, 3x Twilight Ring Wraith, 2x Frodo
with a release date of January 2002

Other source tells me it is:
Arwen, Haldir, Twilight Ring Wraith, & Frodo w/ Sting
with a release date of December 2001

Twin packs Series 2
I have one source telling the assortment is:
4x Frodo & Sam, 4x Gimli & Uruk-Hai.
Release Date March 2002

Other source says it's:
Frodo & Samwise, Saruman & Gandalf, And Gimli & Legolas
Release Date of November 2001

Twin Packs Series 3
1 source tells me the assortment is:
2x Frodo vs. Twilight Witch King, 3x Aragon vs. Arwen, 3x Gimli vs. Legolas.
Release Date of January 2002

Other Source tells me it is:
Gil Galad & Elendil, Isildur & Sauron, And Gaffer Gamgee & Rosie Cotton
Release Date February 2002

12" Assortment 2
One source tells me the assortment is:
2x Aragon, 2x Galadriel, 2x Gimli
with a release date of March 2002

Other source source tells me it is:
Aragron, Galadriel, & Gimli
with a release date of November 2001

12" Assortment 3
One source tells me it's:
2x Sam Wise Gamgee, 2x Saruman, 2x Legolas.
with release date of July 2002

Other source tells me the assortment is:
Sam Wise, Saruman, & Legolas
Release Date of November 2001

Reader Darth Maul contacted ToyBiz to get the story straight on what the future line up for Lord of the Rings actually was. Read More for the response he got detailing Individual figures, Twin Packs and 12"...

This is the response good ol' Darth got:

The figures that are planned at this point are as follows:

Assortment III(6")-Bilbo, Elrond, Aragorn, Orc Warrior;

Assortment IV(6")-Orc Brute, Haldir, Twi-light Ringwraith;

Twin Pack Assortment II- Frodo & Sam w/ Boat, Gimli & Urak-hai;

Twin Pack Assortment III- Gil Galad & Elindil, Prolog Elf Infantry Men & Prolog Orc;

Assortment II(12")- Aragorn, Galadriel, Gimli.