DISCLAIMER: Beyond this point, writing will be totally based on my opinions relating to the aforementioned novels. I claim no responibility for any psychological damage done to Harry Potter and/or LotR lovers due to reviewing the strengths and weaknesses of the respective characters. Thus, I won't be open to suggestion, criticism, or long-winded rants. Thank you for your understanding.
Round I:
Frodo Baggins vs. Harry Potter!
Harry Potter attacks with Wingardium Leviosa! Blocked by Mithril Armor! Frodo counters with a melee basic attack from Sting! 9 damage!
It's main character against main character to start us off! So who wins this? Frodo Baggins. Why? Frodo journeyed just about everywhere, faced foes beyond his level of power, battled enemies on the inside, and worked to do good with an overwhelming evil right under his nose. Literally. What did Harry do? Sat in a school learning how to make things fly. He didn't even learn how to use "illegal spells". He's a hack. The only enemy he fought was Voldemort, and rarely did old Voldy have the upper hand. Book 1. Voldemort was on the back of someone's head. Book 7. Harry was in control of the Elder Wand. What the heck? Let's see how Harry fares against his enemies with an artifact that works against him.
Round II:
Dumbledore vs. Gandalf:
Dumbledore attacks with Elder Wand! 54 Damage! Gandalf wheels back, recovers, and deals a crushing blow with Glamdring! 78 damage and Dumbledore is stunned!
Next up, two great wizards face off in a truly epic duel. Who wins this round? Gandalf. Here's why: Who faced a Balrog single-handedly and won? Who saved Helmsdeep? Who is awesome? Gandalf (Well, Dumbledore is sorta awesome too). Dumbledore just spouted that love can defeat Voldemort and died before he even bothered to help save his precious Academy. The only thing he ever killed was a Horcrux Ring, and he busted up his hand for that. I'd like to see Gandalf do a spell on Dumbledore. It's one I like to call Wingardium Wedgieosa.
Ron Weasley vs. Samwise Gamgee
Ron calls in allies with Weasley Reinforcements! Samwise, bored, starts cooking some food.
Next, we're pairing up "sidekicks". The victor? Neither. Sam, for his part, can cook well, is a good friend to Frodo, and is a generally great sidekick, but he never really can work alone, whereas Ron can, and does, do without Harry on multiple occasions. Frankly, I like both characters equally anyway. Sam's combination of seriousness and occasional comedy is always fun, and Ron feels real, and is a great contrast to the either ridiculously rich or fairly average wizards.
Boromir vs. Snape
Boromir lets out a deafening War Horn Call! Snape counters with a random potion!
Next up to bat, we have the good-guys-seemingly-gone-bad-but-were-really-good-guys-the-whole-time characters. The victor is Snape. His longevity is amazing. Boromir died in the VERY FIRST BOOK. Well, not quite true. He died in the very beginning, and I mean the first eight pages (If memory serves), of the VERY SECOND BOOK. He did, however, die in the VERY FIRST MOVIE. In either case, Snape was killed much later. Also, his ability to so convincingly become the enemy is quite commendable. I mean, who didn't believe that Snape went bad when he killed Dumbledore. I know I was fooled. Boromir was clearly corrupted by the ring the first time he set eyes on it. Come on, Boromir, be a little subtle.
Sauron vs. Voldemort
Voldemort uses Elder Wand's Avada Kedavra! Sauron, unfazed, uses One Ring! Voldemort is stunned (save ends) and takes 407 damage!
Yes, it's the moment you've all been waiting for... The battle of the ubervillains, the head honchos of evil, the Dark Lords, those who are arguably the most well-known and feared villains in literature. And... Sauron comes out on top! Firstly, where's Voldemort's superweapon? Where's his giant army of orcs? Where's his nose? Answer 1: he has seven. But one's alive (Not agood idea), the other is his enemy, and the rest don't do much except collect dust. Sauron's soul-carrier/weapon is epic, because it tries to get back to him (Too bad Voldemort couldn't protect his precious), it doesn't like it's enemies (Sorry Isildur, it's true), and it's just awesome to have something forged in a volcano. Plus, Voldemort only has mean people in masks. Sauron has wraiths. He obviously wins.
Did you like this post? Tune in next time for HARRY POTTER VS. LORD OF THE RINGS.
-Kaires, who runs and hides behind a three-foot-thick reinforced titanium wall that was conveniently four paces away.
I conveniently agree with you, so I don't wish to fry you today.
ReplyDeleteI actually did make the Ring/Horcrux connection before. It's really interesting.
I think the entire LoTR conflict is more epic. Frodo can't really do anything. To be honest, the quest could be completed by a mouse with a determined sense of his mission. (I'll give it to Frodo that he has a certain determination and battles it out to the end.) Sauron is uber powerful, a fallen being (I forget if he was a Valar, a Maiar, or something else. He was equally as powerful as Mamwe, who's like the biggest presence other than Illuvatar in the LoTR universe. Anyway, I digress) but still epically powerful.
Harry can at least use a wand, which makes him equal to Voldemort in some ways. Voldy's just a really powerful kind of wizard. It's basically wizard to wizard, and more equal than LoTR.
So yeah, that's why I like LoTR. :)
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ReplyDeleteKaires, you made me laugh continuously through this whole review. Seriously. I was screaming with laughter and rolling on the floor.
ReplyDeleteWell, perhaps not. But I was laughing really, really hard, nonstop, throughout the whole review. And there was only slight psychological damage about Dumbledore.
With all due respect, I disagree, GiGi. Frodo's quest was far harder than that. There were magical, evil Ringwraiths who tried to kill him and threw soul-destroying knives at him, a huge, super-evil, magical being that could kill him in minutes, a magical Ring that was the most powerful artifact in the universe trying to get back to its master, gigantic volcanoes, orcs, Uruk-hai, and all sorts of other evil beings and objects. And Frodo may be an Elf-friend, but that doesn't stop the fact that he's a normal hobbit who has to throw a profoundly evil object into a volcano in an evil fortress filled with people who wanted to kill him, with no companions except Sam, who is a really nice, loyal hobbit who can cook food really well, but is still a hobbit, and a deeply changed hobbit named Gollum who wants to have the Ring, even if it means killing Frodo and Sam. Frodo has a really hard quest.
Whoa. Long comment. Sorry.
--Silver Prion Chemistry
P.S. It says that I deleted my post, but it's because I didn't say who I was. Just to clarify.
I agree, except that Dumbledore is slightly more evenly matched (There is the whole epic duel in the past, and such) especially with Gandalf the gray, though Gandalf is still far more awesome.
ReplyDeleteBut, you are forgetting one aspect. They may be this way in battle, but how are they in their role in the story? Here are a few from my point of view:
Evilness: Voldemort wins. Really. Sauron is most likely more evil, but think about it. Voldemort is human. Sauron, not so much. Of course Sauron is going to be evil! Voldemort was actually so malicious that he became evil when he had no natural affinity to it due to hsi species.
Wisdom and Magic: Gandalf. No explanation needed.
Loyal Sidekicks: Sam. Ron has a tendency to get jealous and abandon Harry when he really shouldn't, though he always bounces back.
Useful sidekicks: Ron. Sam can cook, and he's loyal, but Ron is actually pretty equal to Harry in actual combat and adventure prowess.
There, I just wanted to point that bit out. Great post! Made me laugh a lot!
Actually, I disagree. Evilness depending on race is irrelevant. Just because Sauron is a fallen being doesn't mean he should, or does, have any predisposition to evil any more than Old Voldy does. Even in the Tom Riddle years, he was still evil.
ReplyDeleteAnd as far as loyalness goes, I agree, but not about useful. You forget that Sam played a pivotal role in part of the story, taking the Ring from Frodo when Shelob attacked. Ron, on the other hand, never really took Harry's place, though he was a big help. The difference is that Sam had to do something without Frodo's help, while Ron never had to make such difficult decisions.
Kaires
And thanks for the compliment. I'm glad you enjoyed!
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