While the wayward and restless Nori comes and goes, spending his days in nefarious pursuits that raise Ori's hair, the youngest brother Ori dreams of adventure and glory from the confines of a sheltered life behind Dori's skirts. Dori feels it his duty to guide and protect them both, even if sometimes they protest.

But while some might dismiss Dori's mothering and dogged pretensions as signals of a fussy, overly fearful character, to do so would be to misunderstand him, for Dori is as tough and doughty as any Dwarf. The spiked bolas in his grip and sword at his side are weapons he wields with deadly proficiency when needed, and Dori's loyalty to Thorin Oakenshield is absolute, even if he does complain about the misfortunes and indignities the quest heaps upon him with each new step.