When To Buy Characters: Please note, most characters are not able to be purchased until you have finished the Story Mode missions of the game.
This is made quite easy once you access the Map Stones in the area, as the characters appear as big circles of their face on the map and you can set waypoints on them to reach them directly.
Instead, you must find them walking around in areas of the overworld, by exploring this Middle-earth open world hub. How To Buy Characters & Map Tip: There is no one location to buy characters in this game. Some characters you could otherwise buy, can be unlocked via cheat codes as well as 10 via Middle-earth Characters Pack downloadable content (DLC)* which appear as blacked out in the bottom row of the character select screen. Some are just fully unlocked from completing missions, others are made available to purchase with studs. Play Tip: The majority of the Lego The Lord of the Rings characters are unlocked from finishing story missions (the Story Mode Levels). How to unlock all secret Lego Lord of the Rings characters? That question will be answered in our guide that shows you how and who to unlock to get the full roster of Lego Lord of the Rings unlockable characters on Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PC, PS Vita, 3DS & DS.
