The Coolest

[The 1,000 Reader]

Originally Posted by mormegil

Witch-King...well you know what I say about him?...Meh! That's right meh. He's done nothing for nobody and not even good at that.

He made a powerful kingdom in enemy territory.

He destroyed Arnor.

He was hoping to kill the king of Gondor quickly so he could run and save Carn Dum. Glorfindel would have taken up time. The same thing happened with Gandalf: he had to scrap the fight to save his army.

Eowyn did "cheat." There is no way you can deny that the Witch-King was about to kill her if it weren't for the stealthy hobbit with the super-powered shiv.

[Elu Ancalime]

I see that nobody else is going to vie for abstract, seemingly non-existant peoples of Middle-Earth.
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[Himilsillion]

Faramir is the coolest character by far. He is one of the only men to resist the power of the ring. He valiantly defended Osgiliath and he tried his best to show his allegiance to his father. More than anything he really restored honor to the House of Stewards by giving the throne to Aragorn.

[Alcarillo]

While I cannot deny the coolness fo the Witch-king and the Snowmen, I feel that the Sons of Feanor have been largely ignored. They're just so full of angsty tragedy. Oaths, kin-slayings, dramatic death scenes, you name it, they got it.

Originally Posted by Elu, concerning the Snowmen

I mean come on, they need to have a music video or something.

Pfff. Just look at the Sons of Feanor. Now they could make one cool music video.

[mormegil]

Originally Posted by The 1,000 Reader

He made a powerful kingdom in enemy territory.

He destroyed Arnor.

He was hoping to kill the king of Gondor quickly so he could run and save Carn Dum. Glorfindel would have taken up time. The same thing happened with Gandalf: he had to scrap the fight to save his army.

Eowyn did "cheat." There is no way you can deny that the Witch-King was about to kill her if it weren't for the stealthy hobbit with the super-powered shiv.

No it wasn't really him though was it. He's simply a pawn of Sauron. There's no real innate power in him. But come on, to not notice a lousy hobbit sneaking up behind you. Oh and how is that "cheating" by the way? Did not the W-k use the foul beast as his ally? Then why not use Merry? Or were you expecting the niceties of war to be followed thus prohibiting sneak or rear attacks?

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

I don't really understand this term 'cool'. Weren't the Snowmen just freezing? Now Cirdan and his Elves, a nice cool Sea breeze is the norm for them. And don't forget the island dwellers.

I'd rather be cool than cold.

[ninja91]

Mormegil. The Witch King would have turned Eowyn into a meat pie. PERIOD.
Plus, you asked how the Witch King should have noticed the hobbit BEHIND him? Doesnt it say in the LOTR that hobbits can be completely inaudible if they want to be? (kinda like elves)
Ha Ha! Now beat that, my friend Mormegil!

[Anguirel]

Alcarillo, much as I worship them I would say the Sons of Feanor were mostly hot rather than cool. There are, though, some exceptions-

Curufin is cool (by temperament)

Maglor is cool (by Eomer's sea-breeze definition)

Maedhros is sizzlin(g)

Also, on further consideration, I class the Lossoth or Snowmen as not merely cool, but, in fact, chilled.

[mormegil]

Originally Posted by ninja91

Mormegil. The Witch King would have turned Eowyn into a meat pie. PERIOD.
Plus, you asked how the Witch King should have noticed the hobbit BEHIND him? Doesnt it say in the LOTR that hobbits can be completely inaudible if they want to be? (kinda like elves)
Ha Ha! Now beat that, my friend Mormegil!

Irrelevant. He shouldn't have focused all his attention ahead of him when a battle is raging all around. He was too pompous and sure of his own fear factor. Again he was merely a pawn of the will of Sauron.

[ninja91]

He was not too pompous. He was busy KILLING an enemy! Plus, you really cant expect to be stabbed by a hobbit during the siege of Gondor. I mean, you would not have thought that hobbits were involved in the war in the south, if you lived in middle earth. but you dont. whoops.
Gosh I make myself sound stupid.

[mormegil]

Originally Posted by ninja91

He was not too pompous. He was busy KILLING an enemy! Plus, you really cant expect to be stabbed by a hobbit during the siege of Gondor. I mean, you would not have thought that hobbits were involved in the war in the south, if you lived in middle earth. but you dont. whoops.
Gosh I make myself sound stupid.

But he didn't kill an enemy now did he? Plus it's irrelevant that it's a hobbit. The point is he was too narrrowly focused and glorying in himself. Had he simply finished the job quickly and not given time for Merry to sneak up on him. It's a bloody battlefield why shouldn't he think about somebody coming up behind him. Plus you've never satisfactorily answered me about him merely being a pawn to the will of Sauron.