Ouch. MathewM, I have to say that I find your post painful.
First I have to say that your closing arguement was in my experience incorrect.
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Instead people who have no knowledge of his character deem him angry, irritated, and sometimes even evil.
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A friend of mine never understood why my sister cried at Boromir's death, but when she watched the FotR for the first time she cried(which considering how she is, is slightly unusual.) Because of his treatment of Merry and Pippin, I also liked him a great deal.
Now I do agree that you are entirely right in most of your points, but I just wanted to say that. (And also, you called his hair dark blonde. I don't think it is that light but I might not be remembering it correctly.)
I would say Sam is probably the best adapted character. Lobelia isn't bad...