Samwise Gamgee is the stalwart companion of Frodo and stands by and protects him along the entire quest. Sam follows Frodo from Bag End to Rivendell (where he becomes part of the Fellowhship) all the way to the cracks of doom. While he starts out as a simple gardener, Sam develops into a complex character and hero in his own right. Along the quest he also becomes a ring-bearer and is so entitled to travel west near the end as a privilege.

The figure was going to use Frodo's hairy chest torso, pack, barrow sword. He was to be the same height as Frodo and had potential for a plethora of variations. It was possible that the entire body of Frodo might have been used with a new head sculpt designed to fit on that body. Also, many of the accessories could be re-used from other figures and their variations.

The drawing in the upper left is an early concept drawing and there were three other concept drawings created showing Samwise and his accessories and they are shown below.

Variations planned:

Sam The Hobbit - mass market
Sam with traveling clothes, felt hat, barrow-sword, barrow shield, blanket with design, pack, grey cloak, Frodo's belt.

Sam At The Barrows - Toy Club
Sam with white clothing, circlet of gold, gold chains that fit around waist, Frodo's barrow sword, barrow shield, chest from Barrow-wight figure, goblet from Barrow-wight figure.

Sam With Galadriel - Diamond
Sam with traveling clothes, barrow shield, barrow dagger, felt hat, Elven cloak with Elven brooch, Frodo's belt, hobbit knife, Galadriel's box.

Sam In Mordor - regular
Sam with rope (silver string), orc helm, black orc cloak, shapeless black orc garment underneath, Frodo's belt, Sting.

Variations considered:

Sam In The Shire - Regular Sam with shears, Frodo's pack, felt hat, hooded cloak (cloth), blanket (cloth), water bottle, food packet, box of salt.

Sam In Elrond's Council - Basic Sam with barrow shield, barrow dagger, barrow dagger sheath, heavy pack, hat, Elrond's cloak.

Sam On The Trail - Basic Sam with apple, cooking gear, box of salt, tobacco pouch, pipe, flint and tinder, hobbit knife, heavy pack, rope (string).

Invisible Sam - Basic Sam with barrow shield, Sting, barrow dagger sheath, hand with the ring on it, stave of polished wood.

Sam Victorious - Princely Sam with small bag of gold, Galadriel's box, elven cloak, tobacco pouch, pipe, flint & tinder, brooch, coat of gilded mail, new sword, Elanor his baby.