Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) who is better Gandalf from lord of the rings? or dumbledore from harry potter? state your reasons here your reason for choosing can be absolutely anything Edited September 16, 2011 by kittygrl Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2011 #1, it's GandAlf #2, Gandalf gets my vote. He has so many powers that don't come out in the books, or especially the movie. Wizards in Lord of the Rings are few and far between and horrendously powerful, while wizards in Harry Potter are fairly typical. Gandalf, all the way <3 Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2011 sorry i went by sound dumbledore is awesome! he has 5 names!! Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) ~Inappropriate video removed~ Proof Gandalf is better than Dumbledore YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!! ((Has some language)) Edited September 19, 2011 by SockPuppet Strangler Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2011 That depends. Are we talking in overall coolness factor, or taking into account the fact that Dumbledore is just a human wizard while Gandalf is an Istari. So of course Gandalf's probably far more powerful, but Dumbledore's pretty far up there for a human. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2011 That depends. Are we talking in overall coolness factor, or taking into account the fact that Dumbledore is just a human wizard while Gandalf is an Istari. So of course Gandalf's probably far more powerful, but Dumbledore's pretty far up there for a human. Gandalf smokes. He's chill. But he can kick butt. I think he wins in power AND coolness Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2011 so gandolf is an istari with lung cancer? he magic-ed away the negative effects of the hobbit weed. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) totally Dumblydorrr!! and he appears in a movie after he frickin Died! Edited September 16, 2011 by poisonedlove Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2011 totally Dumblydorrr!! and he appears in a movie after he frickin Died! Gandalf defeated a Balrog and came back from the dead. Pwnt. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2011 As people have said before, Gandalf is a freakin' Istari. He also has better fireworks. And he's never early, nor is he late; he arrives precisely when he means to. And Gandalf has WAY more names than Dumble. Olórin, Mithrandir, Tharkun, Greyhame, Gandalf the Grey, Gandalf the White, The Grey Pilgrim, Stormcrow, The White Rider, Lathspell... Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2011 As people have said before, Gandalf is a freakin' Istari. He also has better fireworks. And he's never early, nor is he late; he arrives precisely when he means to. And Gandalf has WAY more names than Dumble. Olórin, Mithrandir, Tharkun, Greyhame, Gandalf the Grey, Gandalf the White, The Grey Pilgrim, Stormcrow, The White Rider, Lathspell... and Incánus ^.^ (totally googled it) Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2011 and Incánus ^.^ (totally googled it) Ha! That's more than twice as much as Dumbledore! Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2011 Gandalf, Dumbledore is cool and all, but Gandalf could beat him man to man and he's just cooler! I'm pretty sure Dumbledore couldn't go head to head with a Balrog! Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2011 And Gandalf has WAY more names than Dumble. Olórin, Mithrandir, Tharkun, Greyhame, Gandalf the Grey, Gandalf the White, The Grey Pilgrim, Stormcrow, The White Rider, Lathspell... To be entirely fair, though, a good deal of those names are just different "translations" of the same name into the various languages of Middle-earth... Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2011 I believe this image says everything you need to know about my stance on this matter. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2011 To be entirely fair, though, a good deal of those names are just different "translations" of the same name into the various languages of Middle-earth... Eh, not really. 'Mithrandir' may translate as 'Grey Pilgrim', but Olorin, Lathspell, Gandalf, Incanus, and Tharkun all mean different things in different languages. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) I'm going to say Gandalf. Setting my reasons why in white text because my reasons have to do with book 7 and I don't want to spoil the plot for anyone who hasn't finished deathly hallows yet... At the end of the seventh book, Rowling basically said the reason for Dumbledore's power was the Elder Wand in his possession. Gandalf does not possess any particularly special artifacts to make him more powerful... even his sword, while rare, is a generic ancient Elven blade with the stereotypical anti orc and evil creature detection powers of any of the blades forged around the time of the Silmarillion. And it's not even like Gandolf is in possession of The Only Ancient Sword On The Book... other characters also possess similar weapons. While he does possess one of the three rings for the Elven kings, that doesn't make a difference in terms of giving him power because throughout the books none of the three Elven ring wielders use their rings' power. Doing so would attract Sauron's attention, and that would be bad. And without any special "ultimate power" weapons, he was able to defeat a Balrog and come back from the dead. Edited September 16, 2011 by Layn Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) That depends. Are we talking in overall coolness factor, or taking into account the fact that Dumbledore is just a human wizard while Gandalf is an Istari. So of course Gandalf's probably far more powerful, but Dumbledore's pretty far up there for a human. Probably going with this. IIRC, Istari belonged to the Maias, the lesser order of Iluvatar's (the god who created Arda, the world in which Middle Earth resides) servants - or, rather, executives -, below the Valar, however, they're old as heck and noone really knows exactly when the Istari arrived to Middle Earth, so age + innate mysticism wins. Edited September 16, 2011 by lightbird Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2011 I'm going to say Gandalf. Setting my reasons why in white text because my reasons have to do with book 7 and I don't want to spoil the plot for anyone who hasn't finished deathly hallows yet... At the end of the seventh book, Rowling basically said the reason for Dumbledore's power was the Elder Wand in his possession. Gandalf does not possess any particularly special artifacts to make him more powerful... even his sword, while rare, is a generic ancient Elven blade with the stereotypical anti orc and evil creature detection powers of any of the blades forged around the time of the Silmarillion. And it's not even like Gandolf is in possession of The Only Ancient Sword On The Book... other characters also possess similar weapons. While he does possess one of the three rings for the Elven kings, that doesn't make a difference in terms of giving him power because throughout the books none of the three Elven ring wielders use their rings' power. Doing so would attract Sauron's attention, and that would be bad. And without any special "ultimate power" weapons, he was able to defeat a Balrog and come back from the dead. Except Dumbledore beat the guy who owned that wand before him. He fought against a powerful wizard armed with a power weapon and won. That has to count for something. I'm going to say Dumbledore, for the simple reason that it annoyed me how little magic Gandalf did. If Dumbledore had been as Minas Tirith instead of Dumbledore, I'm pretty sure he would have had a much bigger role in fighting the Orcs. Okay, Gandalf fought with his sword and staff alongside the soliders, but Dumbledore probably would at least taken out the towers and catapults. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 19, 2011 Voted Dumbledore, but honestly I think they're both equally amazing for their own reasons. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 19, 2011 Definitely Gandalf. Hands down. That will be all. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 19, 2011 (edited) Guess that kind of video isn't allowed, sorry sock. Edited September 19, 2011 by ghb523 Share this post Link to post
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