Why did he use his magic only once in six movies? When he turns the trolls into stone. Do his spells have a six movie cooldown?
He can't use magic in front of muggles.
>>63274492
this really made me think 2bh family member
>>63274457
I think he's not allowed to directly intervene into mortals' affairs, except on some special occasions.
Or he is just always out of mana.
He didn't turn the trolls into stone, the sun did.
>these faggots don't know what his ring does
get out.
The sun turned the trolls to stone
the only time he used magic was when he made his staff glow so they could navigate the mines.
wait also when he fights saruman
and maybe the balrog I think?
I remember twinkling
I haven't seen the movie in a while
>>63274457
Do you know how much Mana it takes to be that old.
He used chain lighting in a cave once, I believe.
>>63274457
What about the flaming pinecones senpai?
The beam of light?
>>63274555
Pretty sure he was shining a bright light on the Fellbeasts in ROTK, wasn't he?
Gandalf (as with all the Istari) was never meant to fight with his magic. He is only supposed to be there to lend support, advice, and encouragement.
I mean, he's basically a god in disguise. Like Odin when he wandered the Earth.
he had magic fireworks
>Uses magic to light fireworks at start of movie
>Uses magic to blow smoke into shapes when smoking dank Hobbit weed
>Uses magic to fight Saruman
>Uses magic to call for eagles
>Uses magic to light Moria
>Uses magic multiple times to fight Balrog (including muh lightning sword and you shall not le ebin pass)
That's just in the first movie. How fucking retarded are you?
>>63274457
Off the top of my head he uses magic to fight saruman, light the way in Moria, fight the balrog, exercise Saurman from Theoden, drives off the Nazgul from Minas Tirith, heal Pippin after the effects of the palantir, helps Elrond summon the river to drown the black riders . Sorry this isn't Harry potter and Gandalf didn't use magic to butter his fucking toast
>>63274540
What does his ring do?
He had no spare batteries for his staff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUzUAbtRt-A
>>63274690
inspires others to resist tyranny and instils hope
>>63274692
Dear God, that looks like a Hanna-Barbera cartoon, but with zero creativity.
>>63274697
No it doesn't it gives him greater control over fire
>>63274697
Oh. So it's like the Middle Earth equivalent of "the power was in you all along."
His magic runs off crystal, which are like batteries and he forgot his charger. It's explained in this scene:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-fcJm1Slk2E
>>63274697
>>63274745
Actually I take that back I just looked it up.
>>63274692
Jesus Christ. This isn't Middle Earth this is fucking Disc world and Rincewind is having a bad day
>>63274457
I bet you loved all that lightsaber action the SW prequel trilogy.
>>63274697
>>63274759
I've never heard that before, and I think it's pretty cool and thematically appropriate.
Off the top of my head:
>scratches a glowing rune on Bilbo's door
>makes pipe boats
>shatters stone that allows the sun to hit the trolls
>teleports in goblin cave and casts stun
>lights pine cones on fire during warg fight
>reveals Sauron and orc army at Dol Guldur
>summons aid from eagles by talking to moths (two or three times)
>uses his staff as a flashlight several times in Moria and against Nazgul.
>has wizard fight with Saruman
>uses fireworks without igniting them
>teleports into Bag End after Bilbo uses the ring at the end of his party
>intimidates Bilbo by conjuring cheap tricks
>uses shield and stun spells against Balrog and enchants his sword with lightning
>levels up
>in Fangorn forest, shatters Legolas' arrow, Gimli's axe, and makes Aragorn's sword red hot.
>summons a horse from beyond Middle Earth with a whistle
>exorcises Theoden
>breaks Saruman's staff
>heals Pippin after he uses the lost seeing stone
>inspires the army of Minis Tirith
>>63274690
+1 to Armor Class
>>63274626
>Gandalf is a low-level illusionist who everyone mistakes for a powerful magic user
GOAT character, such depth, well done Tolkien
>>63274824
NOT CANON
GO AWAY
Aaahh, Eru, help!
Gandalf is constantly using magic. Every other page it's like "he seemed to grow ten times as tall!" and "his voice echoed and boomed"
>>63274919
So Gandolf is a bard?
He probably uses magic more often in six films than Dumbledore does.
>>63274457
Why doesn't this chump just use his Epsilon Mirror to restore mp?
What a shit wizard.
Why didn't he just ask the eagles to take them to mordor in the very beginning?
>>63274457
The Wizards were sent to Middle Earth to guide men. They weren't allowed to directly interfere, IE use their powers. They were only supposed to guide and inspire them. Man was meant to save themselves.
Saruman strayed from the path and started using his powers to take control over parts of Middle Earth and raise armies, and he had his powers stripped from him by Gandalf on Eru's authority.
You do realize that the Wizards aren't in their natural form on middle earth right? That's them in disguise, they're no way near their full power level while on middle earth.
He's just a shit tier wizard, that's all.
>>63275062
Anti-eagle shield over Mordor caused by Sauron. Once the ring's destroyed, it goes away.
>>63274919
Seems like some conjuror of cheap tricks tbqh, pham
>>63275093
He's no Schmendrick, that's for sure.
Magic should be used sparingly and remain mysterious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHrTTgmB_3w
This guy has good reasoning for why this is the case.
>>63274697
>inspires others to resist tyranny
aren't they all a bunch of fuckin monarchists? where's the anarcho-syndicalists in middle earth? the hobbits?
>>63274616
So Gandalf plays support?
>>63274626
>Uses magic to call for eagles
didnt happen. Radagast insects did.
>>63274697
you're making that up right?
Gandalf is actually a fallen angel and isn't technically allowed to use his powers to influence events in the world. His hand is forced when Saruman betrays his order's code of neutrality and sides with Sauron, who is effectively the son of the Devil.
>>63275074
What's their natural form?
![images[2].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/GTTLdgK.jpg "images[2].jpg")
>>63274690
>no items lol saving for ring of health
it was a 20 minute throne
>>63274457
Magic in Middle-Earth is highly situational and very subtle for the most part. Items, places, even words - you can physically hurt bad guys by shouting "Elbereth" - have "power" but even that is contextual. Though the "wizards" are actually demigods in disguise, they are not allowed or even able to exercise power much more. Magic-user as a walking artillery battery is more of a D&D thing.
>>63276068
No, he's not. It's called Narya and thats exactly what it does.
why was frodo such a useless shit in the movies but an alpha in the books?
>>63274824
>>63274626
you look real clever right now OP
>>63274692
HACKSONNNNN
>>63274919
>Every other page it's like "he seemed to grow ten times as tall!" and "his voice echoed and boomed"
So what you're saying is he was a big guy and he had the high ground?
>>63275062
All flights were grounded over concerns about Haradrim Sauronists
>>63277166
>conjure lesser meme
>>63276116
>Implying Sauron is the son of Melkor
Opinion discarded
>>63274555
The fireworks in shire dude, you are forgetting the fireworks
>>63274803
Oh my god, it totally is Discworld. That's what the hobbit movies are, they are Discworld.
