Lord Voldemort
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Lord Voldemort (formerly known as Tom Riddle) is a Harry Potter Minifigure partially introduced in 2001, and introduced as a proper Minifigure in 2005. Voldemort acts as the main antagonist in the series.
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Background
Early life
Lord Voldemort was originally born Tom Marvolo Riddle. His mother was Merope Gaunt, a descendant of Salazar Slytherin, who died in childbirth. His father was Tom Riddle Sr, a Muggle, who abandoned Merope after learning she was a witch. Riddle was raised in an orphanage. When he discovered his wizard powers, he used them to abuse the other children. Then, a younger Albus Dumbledore came to take him to Hogwarts. Tom, thinking Dumbledore was a doctor or psychologist there to take him to an asylum, refused to go until Dumbledore demonstrated his power.
Life at Hogwarts
At Hogwarts, Tom was a good student, and a very skilled wizard with many unique abilities such as parseltongue. All the teachers liked him, especially Professor Slughorn, who told Tom the nature of horcruxes in his later years. During one point, he persuaded then-headmaster Armando Dippet to allow him to stay there. When he was 16, he opened the Chamber of Secrets. The Basilisk inside killed Moaning Myrtle (Whose death he used to make his first horcrux, the Diary which would later take control of Ginny Weasley). He accused Rubeus Hagrid and his pet spider Aragog of killing Myrtle and got him expelled. Riddle got a trophy for "Special Services to the School".
The Dark Lord's First Rise and Fall
After he graduated, Riddle applied for the Defense Aginst the Dark Arts post twice, but was turned down. He visited his mother's old home, where he met his uncle Morfin Gaunt, who said he looked like "the filthy muggle who stole Merope." Tom, now known as lord Voldemort, killed his father and grandparents (which allowed him to make his second Horcrux, Marvolo Gaunt's ring, which was the Resurrection Stone), framed their gardener Frank Bryce, and altered Morfin's memory to convince him he did it. He later assembled a group of followers which included Bellatrix Lestrange, insane cousin of Sirius Black, her husband and brother-in-law Roldophus and Rastaban Lestrange, Lucius Malfoy, Fenrir Greyback, Peter Pettigrew, Walden Macnair, Severus Snape, Igor Karkaroff, Evan Rosier, Crabbe Sr., Goyle Sr., Avery, Amycus and Alecto Carrow, Antonin Dolohov, Barty Crouch Jr., Yaxley, Thorfinn Rowle, Regulus Black, Augustus Rookwood, Selwyn, Travers, and Wilkes. Voldemort also made 3 more Horcruxes: Salazar Slytherin's locket, Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem, and Helga Hufflepuff's cup. On Halloween in 1981, Peter Pettigrew revealed where the Potters were, Voldemort set off to find them. When he got to their house, James Potter tried to hold off Voldemort so his wife and child could escape but he left his wand in another room and Voldemort killed him with the killing curse. Upstairs he tried to force Lily Potter away so he could kill her son, but she refused to leave and he killed her with the killing curse. Then he cast the killing curse at their infant son Harry, but because his mother sacrificed herself for him it gave him protection, which caused the curse to bounce off Harry (giving him a scar) and hit Voldemort, destroying his body, and fused a part of his soul with Harry's scar, making him a Horcrux.
Variations
| Voldemort's first version, as Professor Quirrell in 2001. | Voldemort's second version in 2005 | Voldemort's 2010 redesign |
Notes
- When Lord Voldemort is shown in the LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 trailers, he is seen as he is in the Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, and Goblet of Fire theme, except in the Philosopher's Stone, and Chamber of Secrets he has a hood.
- In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, he gets killed by his own killing curse when he attempted to kill Harry because the Elder Wand, which he was using at the time, rightfully belonged to Harry, and the wand could not hurt its master.
- When Voldemort appeared at the toy fair, he was wearing green robes, but the actual color is black.
- Even though Tom Riddle was a prefect, he wasn't wearing a green cape like other Slytherin prefects in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.
- In the Graveyard Duel set, the pattern around Voldemorts eyes was grey, but occasionally red. Whether intentional or a mistake by LEGO, some of the heads had red print and some had grey. It was just a matter of which one you got.
- In the 2010 redesign of Voldemort has a white wand.
Appearances
- 4702 The Final Challenge (On the back of Professor Quirrell's head)
- 4766 Graveyard Duel
- 4842 Hogwarts Castle (New design)
- 4865 The Forbidden Forest (New design)
Lord Voldemort can be found in 4 sets.
Video Game Appearances
Gallery
Voldemort's very first appearance on the back of Professor Quirrell's head

