Thorin, because his name is so close to mine, and I am very
evil and self-centered. The name YayGollum barely won out over No-H-Thorin, which means that Torin is my real name.
Also, he's not a very popular character, for some crazy reason. Always a good reason for me to give him a chance.
Also, also, what's not to like? He's a
Dwarf, easily my favorite
race that the
Tolkien person used, after
Beornings. Full of pride. A prince, tossed out of his kingdom, lived for a while in some place that would be very substandard, to him, then eventually rounded up a few other rogue
Dwarves, and came up with the quest to retake the
Lonely Mountain. A crazy quest, no way he could have realistically fulfilled it. He was decently civil to some crazy wizard and some useless
hobbit, and eventually admitted that they did help him out a bit. After all kinds of adventures and finally reclaming his kingdom, he was betrayed (but shouldn't you always expect that from some evil thief?) and forced into a war before he was really ready for one. Went out fighting and got a decent death scene. Very cool. If he had been a representative of some more popular race, lots more people would enjoy this character.
Beorn would be next, because he's a werebear, and bears are cool. Mysterious without being obnoxiously so. Private and independent. Had a cool house.
Gollum would be next, of course. He is easily the best character of that
The Lord Of The Rings story, though.