For all you LOTR geeks, may I present…
Answering literature’s greatest unanswered question.
Enhanced poster version with extra Glowing Evil.
This public service thread brought to you by the awesome awesomeness of Dave Kellett and Sheldon.
At risk of turning Cafe Society into a smoking crater, I must point out that he drew wings on Durin’s Bane, therefore his analysis of the Balrog’s thought processes can be given no credence.
Also, I think it would be more along the lines of, “Oops.”
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Glamdring?
I gotta assume the last thing then when through his mind when he hit the bottom of the pit was… his asshole.
Actually, Marvel’s got the entire Norse pantheon as part of their comic universe. Greek, too. Hercules is an occasional member of the Avengers. The Greek gods are also prominent in DC, too. Wonder Woman regularly tangles with folks like Hades and Ares.
Q: What’s the last thing that goes through a bugs mind when he hits the windshield?
A: His brains.
Thanks for the link emmaliminal
I’m not myself a card-carrying LOTR geek, but am only married to one. Nonetheless, did not JRR himself write wings on the Balrog at Khazad-dûm?
I love Sheldon! Been reading Kellett since the days of “Four Food Groups of the Apocalypse”.
That’s a matter of considerable debate, in Tolkein geek circles. He mentions wings, but it’s not clear if they’re literal wings, or figurative wings.
“Gee, I wish I had wings so I could fly.”
Sounds like the guy has never read a Thor comic. Sure, it’s not religious canon, but he’s not running around beating up bank robbers. He’s one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Universe (almost always last or next to last man standing in those epic battles), and Odin, Heimdall, Loki, Asgard, etc, have played major roles in a lot of his storylines. Now if you want to see a completely absurd portrayal of the Thunder God, watch the Incredible Hulk made for tv movie with him in it. Od’s blood!
Trust me, you do NOT want to open this can of worms.
Personally, I figure that the Balrog has literal wings which are literally composed of shadow. When you’re a mystical spirit being older than Creation itself, you can pull off things like that. Unfortunately, shadow-stuff wings are inadequate to provide an assumed corporeal form with flight, so a Balrog can fly only when unclad.
You, sir, win. Entirely.
Any Balrog capable of conscious thought would be thinking “Oh no, not again.”
Nope, there was a freakin’ big splash in some seriously deep water, followed by the father and mother of all staircase fights right the way from the bottom of the bottomless pit to the peak of the mountain, and then they really got down to it. If it had all been filmed it would have lasted much, much longer than the 20-minute sequence at the start of Saving Private Ryan.
Oh, okay. That makes sense. Sorry!
:: backs slowly away from can of worms ::
:: surreptitiously whispers to can of worms :: Psst! What Chronos said.