Aragorn Elessar vs Jaime Lannister

[Sharpandpointies]

Well he did do draw up a scenario with the WoT characters.

His characters ended up winning, but only because he stacked the deck to a truly staggering extent. as in, his characters got to read the entire series and analyze for weaknesses (up to Sanderson's writing) front to back, his characters got to bring in the heaviest hitters of the ASOIAFverse, Rand, alone, decided to go in without backup or planning of any kind, and in the end it still required some handwaving regarding the magic of his verse vs the magic of the WoT verse. And Rand still was overtly arrogant and went easy on them.

Considering all that, GRR might have some bias.

Amazing you would think that.

:)

See, this is why we don't simply take author opinion on the matter. Because authors are biased.

...and don't tend to focus so obsessively on feat comparison as this board does. :)

[Sharpandpointies]

Gimli fighting the Mountain is an amusing image though.

Gimli potentially killing the Mountain is amusing, yes. :)

It's easy to laugh-off Gimli as comic relief, because that's how the movies present him. Fact was, Book-Gimli was not only a thoughtful, poetic, knowledgable/philosophical fellow (with a jolly disposition at times and a good sense of humor), but he was one heck of a fighter.

He carved his way through numerous Orcs without suffering injury. He ran for days (on shorter legs) alongside Aragorn and Legolas, and kept up. He killed over fifty orcs, personally, beheading many of them with single strokes, in the battle of Helm's Deep. And he was with Aragorn when Aragorn chopped his way across the battlefield and back again at the Pelannor fields.

Dude was an epic warrior.

[Sol M]

He literally says "Nazguls, they have wings.".

Which was a...er...metaphor...for...the fellbeasts. Yes. <_<

...okay, I'm only defending him because I literally cannot imagine how anyone who even knows what a "Nazgul" is can seriously believe they have actual wings growing out of their backs.

Gimli potentially killing the Mountain is amusing, yes. :)

It's particularly amusing given how much Tyrion gets laughed at by the characters for being 'a dwarf' in the books. That'll show 'em. :)

...granted, Gimli's an actual dwarf, rather than a really short human, but still. :P

It's easy to laugh-off Gimli as comic relief, because that's how the movies present him. Fact was, Book-Gimli was not only a thoughtful, poetic, knowledgable/philosophical fellow (with a jolly disposition at times and a good sense of humor), but he was one heck of a fighter.

He carved his way through numerous Orcs without suffering injury. He ran for days (on shorter legs) alongside Aragorn and Legolas, and kept up. He killed over fifty orcs, personally, beheading many of them with single strokes, in the battle of Helm's Deep. And he was with Aragorn when Aragorn chopped his way across the battlefield and back again at the Pelannor fields.

Forty Two in Helms Deep, as I recall. Considering this was in pure melee, that's fairly impressive.

Dude was an epic warrior.

Only by 3rd Age standards. :P

Not that this is stopping him from cutting off the Mountain's legs or something.

[Gorthaur]

He literally says "Nazguls, they have wings.".

In fairness, "wings" is sometimes used colloquially to mean "a flying means of transporation," like a car being referred to as "wheels."

I mean, I don't think this is really a mistake that someone who calls himself a fan would make.

[The Drunkard Kid]

He literally says "Nazguls, they have wings.".

Little Known Fact: Sauron invented Red Bull. That's why it tastes like an evil volcano mixed with proto-hobbit urine.

Did he actually slap the 's' on the plural?

*sounds of teeth grinding*

Well of course. Saying "Nazguls, they have wing," would just sound silly.

[Sharpandpointies]

...well done. :)