Okay, so here's the deal: I was talking to Mona earlier, and it got me to thinking. Star Wars would totally beat Lord of The Rings in a fight. Here's a few examples. . .

Obi Wan Kenobi vs. Gandalf the Grey/White

Okay, this one is just pretty simple. I mean, the force is obviously much stronger than any of that wizard stuff Gandalf has. Even after becoming Gandalf the white. I mean, come on, Gandalf has to use a stick and say silly incantations. Obi Wan doesn't have to do any of that. He can wield the force through sheer mind power. Now, I know what you're thinking, "but Obi Wan always had to wave his hand around when he used the force!" Well, while true, it's not much of an argument. The hand motions do nothing more than serve as an action to help the jedi focus their mind power. They are not nessicary to using the force. Basicly though, this wouldn't be much of a fight. Especially if Obi Wan was allowed to use his lightsaber.

Luke Skywalker vs. Aragon

Again, not much of a contest. Aragon doesn't even have any wizard powers. He only has a sword and maybe a bow or something. Luke would kick him all over the place, lightsaber or no lightsaber. Even in a sword fight I think Luke would win because his fighting skills are enhanced by the force. So Star Wars Wins again.

Han Solo vs. Aragon

Now this one I think would go to Lord of the Rings. Han Solo has no force power plus, he's not much of a swordsman. If he had his blaster pistol or a crossbow then he would almost for sure win, but in a sword fight, or even hand to hand combat, I'm pretty sure Aragon would win. Though, in hand to hand it would be really close because Han Solo was once in the Imperial Navy and he's a good street fighter. How do you think he lived so long as a smuggler and statesman?

The Emperor and Darth Vader vs. Sauron and Saurumon

Okay, this one again is no contest. The Emporer and Darth Vader would use all their crazy dark force powers to destroy the other guys. I mean, I can't even spell the other guys' names. That alone is a blow against them. But seriously, the Emperor is totally the most evil out of them all too. Sauron and Saurumon are only trying to conquer one planet. The Emperor held an entire universe under his control for decades. That's pretty core evil conquest if you ask me. So Star Wars wins again.

As you can see, out of 4 battles, Star Wars wins. I didn't even get into the supporting cast much. I mean, sure, the hobbits would take care of C3PO, but R2-D2 would totally give them hell. It'd be a great fight. And Chewbacca would seriously take on just about anyone from Lord of the Rings and win, with the exception of the wizards. So there you have it. While equally cool and fun to read and watch, Star Wars would win in a fight. It'd be really awesome to watch though. I'm totally going to write an article on this for the next issue of the Odin. It's going to be sweet.

- posted by Jonathan@ 4:24 PM