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Lord of the Rings – Epic Trilogy Series
(Toy Biz) 2005

Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy was nothing short of EPIC! Each of the movies are considered modern day classics and they spawned a massive generations of fans, which in turn, created a huge generation of Lord of the Rings collectors. Toy Biz’s LOTR toy line from 2001 – 2005 was warmly received by both fans and collectors, and remains popular to this day. This line was a solid effort, consisting of several waves of well articulated action figures, large sized figures, multipacks, gift packs and various accessories. This final wave of products was aptly named “The Epic Trilogy Series” and consisted of only three waves and a couple of Gift Sets. 

For more information about Toy Biz’s (LOTR) Epic Trilogy Series, see bottom of the page for a complete summary.

Epic Trilogy Series (2005): Fellowship of the Ring- Series 1

Toy Biz released four fantastic looking figures for the premier wave of the Epic Trilogy Series. This first wave included Council of Elrond Aragorn, Fiery Ringwraith, Galadriel Entranced and Super Poseable Frodo with Journal. This initial wave was themed to the first movie in Peter Jackson’s epic trilogy (no puns intended) with the Fellowship of the Ring.

Epic Trilogy Series (2005): Two Towers- Series 2

Toy Biz released five more fantastic looking figures for the 2nd wave of the Epic Trilogy Series. This middle wave included Balrog Battle Gandalf, Eowyn Shield Maiden of Rohan, Gandalf Stormcrow, Legolas and Legolas with Arrow Launch and Sound features. As with the previous wave, this one was themed to a particular movie, with it being the Two Towers.

Epic Trilogy Series (2005): Return of the King – Series 3

Toy Biz released five fantastic looking figures for the 3rd and final wave of the Epic Trilogy Series. This last wave included Electronic Eye of Sauron, Gondorian Swordsman, Moria Orc Lieutenant, Morgul Lord Witch King and Super Poseable Gothmog. As with the previous two waves, this one was themed to a particular movie, with it being the Return of the King.

Epic Trilogy Series (2005): Gift Packs

Toy Biz releases several beautiful Gift Packs throughout their run of Lord of the Rings action figures, but that tradition came to an end in 2005 with the Epic Trilogy Series. That being said, Toy Biz did release two beautiful new Gift Packs with the Elves of Middle Earth and Kings of Middle Earth sets.

Epic Trilogy Series (2005): Multi-Packs

Toy Biz did not release any Multi-Packs for the Epic Trilogy Series in 2005.

Epic Trilogy Series (2005): Large Sized Figures

Toy Biz did not release any Large Sized or 12″ Figures for the Epic Trilogy Series in 2005.

Epic Trilogy Series (2005): Weapons & Accessories

Toy Biz did not release any Weapons or Accessories for the Epic Trilogy Series in 2005.

Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy was nothing short of EPIC! Each of the movies are considered modern day classics and they spawned a massive generations of fans, which in turn, created a huge generation of Lord of the Rings collectors. Toy Biz’s LOTR toy line from 2001 – 2005 was warmly received by both fans and collectors, and remains popular to this day. This line was a solid effort, consisting of several waves of well articulated action figures, large sized figures, multipacks, gift packs and various accessories. This final wave of products was aptly named “The Epic Trilogy Series” and consisted of only three waves and a couple of Gift Sets. 

Toy Biz released only three waves of action figures for The Epic Trilogy Series, and only two Gift Sets. There were no new 12″ figures, Large Sized Figures, Horse Sets, Multipacks or other Accessories released for the line. The three new waves included many major characters from the movie, with a few brand new figures along with some that were previously released. Among the highlights were Council of Elrond Aragorn and Super Poseable Frodo from the Fellowship of the Ring wave; Gandalf Stormcrow and Eowyn Shield Maiden of Rohan from the Two Towers wave; and Gondorian Swordsman and Mordor Orc Lieutenant from the Return of the King wave. Toy Biz also released two nice looking Gift Packs, with Kings of Middle Earth and Elves of Middle Earth.

The packaging for the Epic Trilogy Series combined color schemes of all three waves of Lord of the Rings figures from 2001-2005, but with a new unique photo art adorning each package. Each of the three waves of figures had their own unique packaging theme, offset by the traditional yellowish gold highlights. All packaging utilized the “small card” blister pack style that Toy Biz switched to in late 2003. These small card packaged Epic Trilogy Series figures are certainly a bit tougher to find than previous waves and generally sell for more money on the secondary market, with some being harder to find than others. This was mostly due to lower production numbers and big box stores just not willing to give up retail space to a franchise that had no new movies on the horizon.