The Return of the King
Mount Doom
These characters' deaths at the beginning of Return of the King are only shown in the Extended edition
Saruman & Wormtongue
He becomes the new Steward of Gondor
Faramir
"For Frodo"
Aragorn
The Main Villains
Sauron & Saruman
After being told that authority is not given to him to deny the return of the king, this character then denies the return of the king
Denethor
The Mouth of Sauron
This person succeeds King Theoden
Eomer
"Certainty of death. Small chance of success. What are we waiting for?"
Gimli
The King of Rohan and his Son
Theoden and Theodred
Pippin becomes infatuated with what object
The Palantir
If you only watch the theatrical version, you'll miss this person's cameo during the drinking scene in Rohan
Howard Shore
He is elected mayor of Hobbiton
Samwise Gamgee
"I go now to my Fathers, in whose mighty company, I shall not now feel ashamed"
Theoden
The Capital of Gondor & The Witch -King of Angmar's Fortress
Minas Tirith & Minas Morgul
Sam kills three orcs on his way to rescue Frodo. Who were each of those three kills for?
Frodo
The Shire
'My old Gaffer'
In the Theatrical cut of the film, this character's eventual involvement in the war is left as a cliffhanger.
The Dunharrow King
The last three elves to leave Middle-Earth
Elrond, Galadriel, and Celeborn
"I did what I judged to be right."
Faramir
The Light given to Frodo by Galadriel & the High King of Gondor killed by Sauron during the battle of the Last Alliance
Earendil & Elendil
Shelob is the spawn of this evil entity from the Silmarillion
Ungoliant
If you only watch the Theatrical cut, you'll wonder why Gandalf is missing this item when saving Faramir from Denethor
His Staff (Destroyed by the Witch-King)
When Aragorn dies, he's buried next to these two characters
Merry & Pippin
"I'm gonna bleed you, like a stuck pig"
Shagrat
Lord of Moria & His Brother (remember the Hobbit)
Balin & Dwalin