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Just Eat Gilligan means getting rid of a character that keeps causing the heroes to fail.
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Subverted. Someone ''does'' suggest giving the Ring to Bombadil since it has no effect on him whatsoever, but Gandalf shoots him down because Tom would probably lose the damn thing specifically because it's no big deal to him (Also, it's believed by the characters that even Tom's power couldn't keep out the entire host of Mordor indefinitely once Sauron learned its location).
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* JustEatGilligan: Subverted. Someone ''does'' suggest giving the Ring to Bombadil since it has no effect on him whatsoever, but Gandalf shoots him down because Tom would probably lose the damn thing specifically because it's no big deal to him. (Also, it's believed by the characters that even Tom's power couldn't keep out the entire host of Mordor indefinitely once Sauron learned its location.)
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* BatmanGrabsAGun: A clear sign that the Ring is exerting its influence on Bilbo is when he not only acts aggressive and suspicious of Gandalf when the time comes to relinquish it, but that "his hand stray[s] to the hilt of his sword" in fear and anger that his old friend will steal it for himself. Gandalf [[TranquilFury strongly advises him not to try that again]], and the display shocks Bilbo back to his senses.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Well, "moron" is probably too strong a term, but Tom doesn't seem like any sort of warrior -- he's a stout, jolly person who speaks in verse and wears a bright-blue jacket and yellow boots. His main hobbies are collecting flowers, riding his pony, and telling stories to travelers. And he's also (potentially) the most ancient and most powerful entity in the ''entirety of Middle-Earth'', to the point where the One Ring can't affect him. Oh, and it turns out those rhymes have the ability to banish undead wights and possibly the Ringwraiths themselves. According to Gandalf, if Sauron regains the Ring and conquers the world, it's ''Bombadil'' who will hold out the longest out of all of Middle Earth.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Well, "moron" is probably too strong a term, but Tom doesn't seem like any sort of warrior -- he's a stout, jolly person who speaks in verse and wears a bright-blue jacket and yellow boots. His main hobbies are collecting flowers, riding his pony, and telling stories to travelers. And he's also (potentially) the most ancient and most powerful entity in the ''entirety of Middle-Earth'', to the point where the One Ring can't affect him. Oh, and it turns out those rhymes have the ability to banish undead wights and possibly the Ringwraiths themselves. According to Gandalf, if Sauron regains the Ring and conquers the world, it's ''Bombadil'' Bombadil, out of all of Middle Earth, who will hold out the longest out of all of Middle Earth. longest.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Well, "moron" is probably too strong a term, but Tom doesn't seem like any sort of warrior -- he's a stout, jolly person who speaks in verse and wears a bright-blue jacket and yellow boots. His main hobbies are collecting flowers, riding his pony, and telling stories to travelers. And he's also (potentially) the most ancient and most powerful entity in the ''entirety of Middle-Earth'', to the point where the One Ring can't affect him. Oh, and it turns out those rhymes have the ability to banish undead wights and possibly the Ringwraiths themselves. According to Gandalf, if Sauron regains the Ring and conquers the world, Bombadil will be the last to fall.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Well, "moron" is probably too strong a term, but Tom doesn't seem like any sort of warrior -- he's a stout, jolly person who speaks in verse and wears a bright-blue jacket and yellow boots. His main hobbies are collecting flowers, riding his pony, and telling stories to travelers. And he's also (potentially) the most ancient and most powerful entity in the ''entirety of Middle-Earth'', to the point where the One Ring can't affect him. Oh, and it turns out those rhymes have the ability to banish undead wights and possibly the Ringwraiths themselves. According to Gandalf, if Sauron regains the Ring and conquers the world, Bombadil it's ''Bombadil'' who will be hold out the last to fall.longest out of all of Middle Earth.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Well, "moron" is probably too strong a term, but Tom doesn't seem like any sort of warrior -- he's a stout, jolly person who speaks in verse and wears a bright-blue jacket and yellow boots. His main hobbies are collecting flowers, riding his pony, and telling stories to travelers. And he's also (potentially) the most ancient and most powerful entity in the ''entirety of Middle-Earth'', to the point where the One Ring can't affect him. Oh, and it turns out those rhymes have the ability to banish undead wights and possibly the Ringwraiths themselves.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Well, "moron" is probably too strong a term, but Tom doesn't seem like any sort of warrior -- he's a stout, jolly person who speaks in verse and wears a bright-blue jacket and yellow boots. His main hobbies are collecting flowers, riding his pony, and telling stories to travelers. And he's also (potentially) the most ancient and most powerful entity in the ''entirety of Middle-Earth'', to the point where the One Ring can't affect him. Oh, and it turns out those rhymes have the ability to banish undead wights and possibly the Ringwraiths themselves. According to Gandalf, if Sauron regains the Ring and conquers the world, Bombadil will be the last to fall.
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** The same applied to Sauron's forces, who, according to Treebeard, clearly were not informed that they might run into Ents in Rohan:
--->'''Treebeard''': And these same foul creatures were more than surprised to meet us out on the Wold, for they had not heard of us before, though that might be said also of better folk. And not many will remember us, for not many escaped alive...
--->'''Treebeard''': And these same foul creatures were more than surprised to meet us out on the Wold, for they had not heard of us before, though that might be said also of better folk. And not many will remember us, for not many escaped alive...
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* TakeMeInstead: Volunteers to be the one to take the Ring to Mt. Doom, not least because he guesses Frodo would have to do it otherwise. His age and the fact that the Ring already has a strong hold on him means he's turned down, though everyone honours him for the effort.
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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: Was about to repent after seeing Frodo sleeping, when Sam shouted at him.
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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: Was about to repent after seeing Frodo sleeping, when Sam shouted at him. This caused a green glint of malice to return to Gollum's eye and any thought of repentance was gone. By the time he fights the Hobbits at Mount Doom, what good that still lingered in him is completely gone.
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* AmbiguousSituation: He calls himself "the Eldest" and claims to remember "the first raindrop and the first acorn" and that he "knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless—before the Dark Lord came from Outside" (probably referring to Morgoth, the first enemy of Middle-earth, and not Sauron). Assuming he is telling the truth -- and Elrond implies that he is -- this is the only unambiguous thing about Tom, as well as the main obstacle when trying to fit him in any possible identity. Whether those words mean that he was there when the world was shaped or that he is somehow part of the world is never explained. Possibilities of just ''what'' Tom is include: a maia spirit, a manifestation of nature or the World, [[AuthorAvatar Tolkien]], and [[{{God}} Eru]] Himself.
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* AmbiguousSituation: He calls himself "the Eldest" and claims to remember "the first raindrop and the first acorn" and that he "knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless—before the Dark Lord came from Outside" (probably referring to Morgoth, the first enemy of Middle-earth, and not Sauron). Assuming he is telling the truth -- and Elrond implies that he is -- this is the only unambiguous thing about Tom, as well as the main obstacle when trying to fit him in any possible identity. Whether those words mean that he was there when the world was shaped or that he is somehow part of the world is never explained. Possibilities of just ''what'' Tom is include: a maia spirit, a manifestation of nature Nature or the World, [[AuthorAvatar Tolkien]], and [[{{God}} Eru]] Himself.
