Tolkien Black

Tolkien Black

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Gender	Male
Age	10
Hair Color	Black
Occupation	Student
Grade	4th Grade
Aliases	Tolkien Black the Healer, Tupperware
Religion	Roman Catholic
Father	Steve Black
Mother	Linda Black
Girlfriend	Nichole Daniels
Voiced by	Adrien Beard
First Appearance	Cartman Gets an Anal Probe

About

Tolkien is a member of the boy's 4th grade class. He is the richest kid in South Park and also one of the only black kids. In one instance, Cartman got arrested and sent to juvie hall after throwing a rock at Tolkien's head. Tolkien is also a very gifted singer and can play a mean bass guitar, (much to the dismay of Cartman's stereotyping). When he's not slapping the bass, however, he's teaming up with the infamous superhero squad Coon and Friends. His secret identity: "Tupperware!"

DNA Overview

You’re calm, cool and collected. You have the pride of a lion and a heart of myrrh. People with Tolkien Black DNA have an artsy side, contrary to what others may think.

"JESSE JACKSON IS NOT THE EMPEROR OF BLACK PEOPLE!"

Memorable Quotes

• "Yeah, and with Cartman's enormously fat ass, the boys are sure to win." (Cartman's Silly Hate Crime)
• "Please God, send more rich kids to my town..." (Here Comes the Neighborhood)
• "What?! We don't HAVE a bass guitar!" (Christian Rock Hard)
• "JESSE JACKSON IS NOT THE EMPEROR OF BLACK PEOPLE!" (With Apologies to Jesse Jackson)
• "I'm sorry, Kyle. I like girls." (Cartman Finds Love)
• "You made everyone think I'm a fucking patient zero!" (World War Zimmerman)

Life Lessons

• "Five midgets spanking a man covered in Thousand Island dressing. Is that making love?"

Design

Here's Tolkien's biggest design changes throughout the show's run.

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Cartman Gets an Anal Probe

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Season 1-4

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Season 5-11

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Season 12-Present

Main Alter Egos

Alter egos that have appeared numberous times in-show and/or other official media.

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Tolkien (Pajamas)

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Tolkien (Formal)

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Tolkien (P.E. Uniform)

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Tolkien (Basketball Uniform)

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Tupperware

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Tolkien Black the Healer

Other Alter Egos/Outfits/Counterparts

Season 5

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STD Fighter Tolkien

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Baseball Tolkien

Season 6

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Mongolian Tolkien

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Lord of the Rings Tolkien

Season 7

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Metrosexual Tolkien

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Bass Tolkien

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Faith +1 Tolkien

Season 8

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Black Chaku (Non-anime)

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Black Chaku (Anime)

Season 9

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Waiter Tolkien

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Baseball Tolkien

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Whale Heist Tolkien

Season 13

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Tolkien in Bedsheets

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Tolkien in Wrestling Gear

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Congo

Season 15

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Mexican Tolkien

Season 16

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Sarcastaball Tolkien

Season 17

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Zombie Tolkien

Season 19

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Children's Choir Tolkien

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Ninja Tolkien

Season 21

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Put It Down Choir Tolkien

Season 22

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Fortnite Tolkien

Season 24

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Season 25

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EVENTS

SOUTH PARK: POST COVID

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SOUTH PARK THE STREAMING WARS PART 2

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The Fractured But Whole

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Tupper Mech Mk III

Phone Destroyer

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Shaman Tolkien (Reality)

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Space Warrior Tolkien (Reality)

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Witch Doctor Tolkien (Reality)

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Shaman Tolkien (Imagination)

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Space Warrior Tolkien (Imagination)

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Witch Doctor Tolkien (Imagination)

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Rogue Tolkien (Imagination)

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Tupperware (Imagination)

Family

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Steve Black

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Linda Black

Romantic Relationships

Girlfriend

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Nichole Daniels

Ex-Girlfriend

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Wendy Testaburger

Best Friend

Tolkien and Craig's friendship has been shown to be close over the years. Tolkien is the only member of Craig and Those Guys (besides Craig himself) to be in every incarnation of the group, whether they're playing Metrosexuals or Ninjas, or just hanging out. Tolkien’s bond with Craig also exists when the group is disbanded; for example, Craig was the only kid that Tolkien trusted enough to know about his true intentions of making a trashy reality show and keep them secret.

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Craig Tucker

Close Friends

Tolkien is close with his fellow members of Craig and Those Guys, regularly acting as the 2nd main member of the group.

Tolkien and Kenny share many common interests, including, but not exclusive to, science fiction. They also seem to enjoy the concept of ninjas, and both started their own ninja club together. They also both share types of financial issues.

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Clyde Donovan

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Jimmy Valmer

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Kenny McCormick

The Guys

Tolkien has an extended group of friends that he hangs out with at school. He regularly catches up with them outside of school though, usually to see what crazy new thing has come to town, or to simply watch the newest Terrance & Phillip episode.

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Stan Marsh

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Kyle Broflovski

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Eric Cartman

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Butters Stotch

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Tweek Tweak

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Timmy Burch

Classmates

These characters usually interact with Tolkien exclusively at school. He seems to be on good terms with all of them, but doesn't have any special relationships with any of them.

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Scott Malkinson

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Heidi Turner

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Bebe Stevens

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Red

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Annie Knitts

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Nelly

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Bradley Biggle

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David Rodriguez

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Dog Poo Petuski

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Jason White

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Jenny Simons

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Kevin Stoley

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Lola

Acquaintances

Tolkien's relationships with these characters have never been quite clear, and his mutual feelings about them is usually up for debate amongst fans.

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Frederick Smith

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Lisa Smith

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Daniel Smith

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Aslan the Lion

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Lions

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Tyler Perry

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Randy Newman

Rivals

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Park County Police

Groups

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Faith + 1

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World Takedown Federation

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Cows Dodgeball Players

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Cows Sarcastaball Players

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Baseball Team

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La Resistance

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Craig and Those Guys

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Craig's Ninja Gang

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Fighters of Zaron

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Coon and Friends

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Craig's Metrosexual Gang

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South Park Ninja Clan

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Cows Boys' Basketball Players

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Junior Wrestling Club

Residence

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Black Residence

Featured Episodes

• Cartman's Silly Hate Crime (s04e01)
• Here Comes the Neighborhood (s05e12)
• The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers (s06e13)
• Christian Rock Hard (s07e09)
• Raisins (s07e14)
• Quest for Ratings (s08e11)
• Wing (s09e03)
• With Apologies to Jesse Jackson (s11e01)
• Coon 2: Hindsight (s14e11)
• Funnybot (s15e02)
• 1% (s15e12)
• Cartman Finds Love (s16e07)
• World War Zimmerman (s17e03)

Bonus Factoids

• Much like Butters, Tolkien has actually been around as a background character since the pilot episode, "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe". His first big breakout role was in Season 4's "Cartman's Silly Hate Crime".

Tolkien vs. Cartman

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Tolkien and Cartman have always had a love/hate relationship -- from the "hate crime" in Tolkien's first main episode ("Cartman's Silly Hate Crime") to their intense standoff in last season's "World War Zimmerman". Tolkien also kicked Cartman's ass in "Christian Rock Hard". 

Behind The Scenes

• Tolkien is one of the few main [male] characters not voiced by Matt and Trey. His voice is provided by our Producer/Lead Storyboard Artist Adrien Beard.

• Below is a selection of kick-ass behind the scenes content, exclusively from South Park:

From "World War Zimmerman" (1703)

Fist Bump: Storyboard

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After the script is written, the first step in our production process is creating storyboards. Here's a "board" of the fist bump scene, before it was animated bro.

"Patient Zero" Art

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Here's a better look at the art for Cartman's "Patient Zero" sketch. All props used in the show are created by our Art Department.

From "Black Friday" (s17e07)

Production Art: Round Table

This round table was a specialty prop. As you can see, the boys "wireframes" were used here for placement.

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