I'm going to cheat and name Peregrin Boffin, aka Trotter - Bilbo's cousin who ran away to join the Rangers, survived more than one close encounter with the Nazgûl (even if he had to wear wooden shoes thereafter) and even made it through Moria once before escorting cousin Fr - er, Bingo to Rivendell and further. For a hobbit, that's about as badass as they come. I kind of almost wish Tolkien had kept him instead of changing him into a Big Man called Strider.
If we're limited to hobbits who actually made it into the finished book, well I'm afraid I'll have to be boring and say Sam, but I also have a soft spot for Lobelia.
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Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI
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