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Topic	The wizards in LOTR are kind of embarrassing (spoilers)
synth_real 11/03/17 11:04:51 PM #54:	Zangulus posted... Blightzkrieg posted... Zangulus posted... Istari are a subset of the Maiar. So effectively they'll be almost matched. I know, but even among Maiar Sauron is supposed to be one of the strongest, or at least was in the First Age. Which goes back to the other part of what I said: He wasn't a master of his powers. Gandalf was (In full form). So if they were both taken off of Middle Earth to a GODS GRUDGE MATCH OF THE AGES. Gandalf would be able to just go "YOINK" rip off Sauron's finger, wipe his ass with the ring, and then proceed to bitch slap his dumb ass around for a couple hundred years. Now, if Sauron hadn't imbued his entire power into the ring in an attempt to subjugate the races of middle earth through it, yeah, it would be a fight. As it was, he literally imploded from having his ring finger cut off by some random dude on the battle field. I really don't think Gandalf was ever that powerful, there's nothing to suggest that his powers were that limited in mortal form as much as he had his orders on how he was supposed to conduct himself. The Balrogs were Maiar too, and Gandalf died to defeat just one. When Sauron forged the One Ring, it significantly amplified his power (which is why he made it in the first place) and it was implied in the Silmarillion that Morgoth made him more powerful during his service to him. I strongly doubt any single member of the Maiar would have been powerful enough to take on Sauron or else the remaining Balrogs would have probably done so. --- "I'm the straightest guy on this board. I'm so straight that I watch gay porn." - Smarkil <cite>synth_real posted [p:889720756] in The wizard... [t:75934797]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zangulus posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Blightzkrieg posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Zangulus posted...</cite> <quote>Istari are a subset of the Maiar. So effectively they'll be almost matched. </quote> I know, but even among Maiar Sauron is supposed to be one of the strongest, or at least was in the First Age.</quote> Which goes back to the other part of what I said: He wasn't a master of his powers. Gandalf was (In full form). So if they were both taken off of Middle Earth to a GODS GRUDGE MATCH OF THE AGES. Gandalf would be able to just go "YOINK" rip off Sauron's finger, wipe his ass with the ring, and then proceed to bitch slap his dumb ass around for a couple hundred years. Now, if Sauron hadn't imbued his entire power into the ring in an attempt to subjugate the races of middle earth through it, yeah, it would be a fight. As it was, he literally imploded from having his ring finger cut off by some random dude on the battle field.</quote> I really don't think Gandalf was ever that powerful, there's nothing to suggest that his powers were that limited in mortal form as much as he had his orders on how he was supposed to conduct himself. The Balrogs were Maiar too, and Gandalf died to defeat just one. When Sauron forged the One Ring, it significantly amplified his power (which is why he made it in the first place) and it was implied in the Silmarillion that Morgoth made him more powerful during his service to him. I strongly doubt any single member of the Maiar would have been powerful enough to take on Sauron or else the remaining Balrogs would have probably done so. --- "I'm the straightest guy on this board. I'm so straight that I watch gay porn." - Smarkil</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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