The Greatness of Gandolf

 

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           I grew up with Gandalf. I grew up watching the old animated Rankin and Bass Hobbit movie, the Rankin and Bass The Return of the King (they did not do any of the others, and it was really confusing because they just kind of dumped you in with Sam trying to rescue Frodo from imprisonment deep in Mordor without much context). I read The Hobbit for the first time in Middle-School and enjoyed every moment of it. I have seen all of the movies so far and I have played many of the video games.

I have no idea how Pippin became the second most powerful character I got in "The Return of the King" game, but he killed everything.

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           While I am not incredibly knowledgeable in Middle-Earth lore, I really do enjoy the stories. They have also played a major role in shaping how I view fantasy and wizards. Maybe this sets me apart, but when I hear wizard I don't think of Merlin, or Dumbledore, or Harry Potter. I picture this guy.

"Balrog! You made me loose my hat. I will sword you to death!!!!" 

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          Gandalf is the quintessential good wizard for me. He is incredibly intelligent, learned, wise, magical, and willing to use his talents to advise others and to aid the greater good. Also the beard.

          Furthermore, despite all of his achievements Gandalf still goes out into the world and with his boots on the ground to resolve problems. He helped guild the Fellowship in person, he fought the Balrog, and he killed what scientists have officially declared to be "a metric-hoard" of goblins/orcs. Gandalf was with the fight almost the whole time. When Gandalf did disappear from the story it was usually because he was going out to study so everyone could know what was going on, he was finding reinforcements, or he was confronting darkness somewhere else. And, if he was not doing any of those things then he was coming back to life!

Death, the destroyer of worlds, is but a minor setback for this man.

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          So that is really all I have to say. I think Gandalf is awesome, and I view Gandalf as the poster-wizard for magic. Oh, and in case anyone is wondering who the most powerful character in The Return of the King game was, it was Gandalf... because of course it was!

Gandalf: "I don't even use magic half of the time. It's just more sporting that way."

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