Why don t Fili and Kili look like Dwarves?

It's because Fili and Kili's father was unknown, and beyond that possibly not even a dwarf, and therefore his name was never recorded.
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Why does Kili have no beard?

'If you do not brush you hair, Kili, you will never grow a beard, and if you don't grow a beard, people won't think your a dwarf. I can't have a nephew that will one day become king not have a beard,' Throin said sternly, but there was also a hint of playfulness in his voice.
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Who is the good looking dwarf in The Hobbit?

His name is Kili (played by Aidan Turner), and he and his brother Fili (who is also not your typical homely dwarf) are the youngest in Bilbo's posse.
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Why do some Dwarves look human in the Hobbit?

All of the Dwarves of Thorin's company had body suits, prosthetics and 'dwarf-hand' gloves to tweak their proportions. Those changes were less noticeable with Thorin and especially his nephews. I think that you may be stuck on the approach that Jackson took with their beards and ignoring the rest.
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Are Kili and Fili related to Thorin?

Biography. Fíli and Kíli were nephews of Thorin, who was the elder brother of their mother Dís. They were also nephews of Frerin, grandsons of Thráin II, and great-grandsons of Thrór. Fíli's most distinguishing feature was his long nose, the longest of any of the Dwarves in Thorin's company.
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Are Fili and Kili half elf?

TL;DR: Thorin is half-elf, and Fili and Kili are themselves both part elf and half-human. The two young dwarves represent the union of Elves, Men, and Dwarves that once existed before Dale fell, and which will rise again.
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Who was the tallest dwarf in LOTR?

The Hobbit film trilogy

Proud, brave and one of the tallest of the Dwarves, Dwalin will bow to none but those who have earned his respect.
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How tall is Thorin in real life?

His Surprisingly Tall Stature: “The real height of Thorin is five-foot-two, so actually he's not really that short.
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What is the average height of a dwarf in The Hobbit?

According to author J.R.R. Tolkien, dwarves are on average between four and five feet tall, towering over their tiny friends the hobbits, who measure in between two and four feet tall, according to the books.
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What does Thorin look like in the book?

Thorin had a white beard and wore a sky-blue hood with a long silver tassel. Around his neck he wore a golden chain, upon which he attached his grandfather's key. He wore a belt of gold and jewels, and his stockings were yellow.
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What did Kili say to Tauriel on the beach?

Kíli says to Tauriel “amrâlimê” […] “amrâl” – means “love”. It used the abstract construction aCCâC as seen in the Tolkien original khuzdul words such as “aglâb”.
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Why does Thorin look younger than Balin?

But according to the genealogy in LOTR Appendix A - III (Durin's Folk), Tolkien had Thorin to be born in TA 2746 while Balin to be born in TA 2763, making Thorin to be 17 years older than Balin.
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Why does Thorin keep his beard short?

Thorin is an arrogant and self-important Dwarf

Cutting off most of his beard because he is in exile does not strike me as the sort of thing he would do.
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Do female dwarves have beards LOTR?

Beards. In The War of the Jewels, all Dwarves are described as having beards, including women. However, in later writings published in The Nature of Middle-earth, Tolkien excluded female Dwarves when listing the characters he imagined with or without beards, stating only that all male Dwarves had them.
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What did the dwarves discuss as they sat at the table?

Question 11: What did the dwarves discuss as they sat at the table? Answer: The dwarves sat around the table and discussed about mines and gold, troubles with the goblins, and the threat of dragons and many other things which Bilbo Baggins did not understand.
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Who was the tallest hobbit?

Bandobras was noteworthy among Hobbits for his exceptionally large stature, being four feet, five inches tall and able to ride a horse. He was the tallest Hobbit on record until the Ent-draughts taken by Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took made them the tallest Hobbits in the history of the Shire.
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Are Elves taller than humans LOTR?

In general fantasy, elves are frequently smaller than humans. But I seem to recall that in Tolkien they aren't.
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Where did tauriel go after the Hobbit?

Tauriel was banished from Mirkwood by Thranduil, so what happens to Tauriel after the Battle of Five Armies remains unknown, although actress Evangeline Lilly stated in an interview that Tauriel returns to Mirkwood.
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How old is Legolas?

Legolas was portrayed by Orlando Bloom. In the "official movie guide" for The Lord of the Rings, a birthdate for Legolas is set to 87 of the Third Age. This would make him 2931 years old at the time of the War of the Ring.
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How tall is Legolas?

Gandalf is 5'6", Legolas is 6', Boromir and Faramir are 6'4", Aragorn is 6'6", Elendil is 7'11" (even the NBA would call him a cheater), Celeborn and Galadriel are 6'4", Thingol is 8'2" (take THAT, Elendil, you little pipsqueak), and Bilbo is 3'6".
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How tall are hobbits LOTR?

'Shortish in the leg'

In a prologue to The Lord Of The Rings, he wrote that Hobbits are between two and four feet tall, the average height being three feet six inches.
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Who became king after Thorin?

They all united against the common enemy, and so was fought the Battle of Five Armies in the valley of Dale. Thorin was killed in the battle, as were his sister-sons Kíli and Fíli. As his "rightful heir," Dáin succeeded Thorin as King under the Mountain, and King of all of Durin's folk.
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How old is Kili in The Hobbit?

Kíli, born in T.A. 2864, was 77 years old at the time. The age of Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Dori, Nori and Ori has been left unknown. However, we know that Balin was the eldest of the Dwarves after Thorin and that Fíli and Kíli were the youngest “by some fifty years”.
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How tall is Gimli in real life?

Rhys-Davies appeared as the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The cinematography of the films was aided in that Rhys-Davies is tall – 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), compared to the actors playing hobbits at around 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m).
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