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[flabort]

But on the other hand, LotR gobbos need to eat.

[Dunamisdeos]

Orcs eat too.

And yes, while Gandalf does have some kind of special relationship/interest with fire, he is not a spirit of fire in the same way a Balrog is.

I believe Tolkien explained in one of his letters that Bombadil wasn't meant to be explained - he acted as the literary example of mystery in every legend. The author always enjoyed that part of tales and myths, so part of Bombadil's character was shaped in that manner...

That's the great thing about fantasy: showing you something cool and leaving how it was possible up to your imagination.

Quite correct, I agree. Bombadil was not meant to be explained. Half the fun in him is speculating on what or who he could be 

They put him in Battle for Middle Earth (the LOTR RTS game). He was highly underwhelming. Gandalf states at one point that if Sauron regains the ring, Bombadil would be the very last to fall. In the game kind of skips around and injures things, and you can kill him with like..... a couple squads of orc pikes.