My thoughts exactly.GundamSentinel said:Best wizard in fiction? I didn't know there were non-fictional ones...
Anyway, I'd say Gandalf, for me the archetype that Dumbledore was based on. Kindly old man, but dangerous when necessary.
My thoughts exactly.GundamSentinel said:Best wizard in fiction? I didn't know there were non-fictional ones...
Anyway, I'd say Gandalf, for me the archetype that Dumbledore was based on. Kindly old man, but dangerous when necessary.
Still 10 more books and a trillogy after that to find out. Cowl may already of hit his peak where as Harry is only 38-39 which is really young for a wizard so he still has about 100 years before he hits his peak and he is already more powerful than most.Falcon123 said:I've always been a Dresden guy myself. Especially after he became the Winter Knight. Though tbh, I think Cowl could probably take him, at least at this point in the series
In a magical duel, Rincewind would best both Dresden and Gandalf. They'd never be able to catch him, and that's before the Luggage got involved.RaffB said:I second Dresden.
My second favorite series of books ever, with the first being Discworld.
Gandalf is only supposed to use his true power in times of great danger for himself. Hence how he was able to defeat the Balrog. Gandalf is not really even a wizard though, he is a Maiar (one of the lesser Gods from Valinor) who takes the form of a man when he comes to Middle Earth. The Balrog was also one of these Maiar. So Gandalf basically goes and kills another demi-god. Ya no big deal.spartan231490 said:^ this guy wins. /threadVhite said:Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, *****.
Well, that this if you want 110% wizard.
Kvothe the Arcane, the Bloodless, the Kingkiller, Meadre, Sixstring... ∞ if you want awesome person who also happen to know magic very well.
Dumbledore is by far the most powerful wizard in fiction, let's be honest, gandalf doesn't do much magic. he sets some pine-cones on fire and makes beams of light that may or may not cause damage to what they hit. Not that impressive. He's more of a facilitator than a wizard, his main awesomeness comes from bringing people together to work for the same cause.
I will second this nomination. As well as having the perfect fantasy background (farmboy leaves home to save the world), as the Dragon Reborn he is the single most powerful mortal in the WoT. In the most recent book, he went so far as to decimate an entire army of trollocs single-handedly, and that is without his ter'angreal that lets him draw even more of the power thru the most powerful sa'angreal there is.tippy2k2 said:I don't know if he would actually count as a wizard but Rand Al'Thor (The Wheel of Time series) is shown to be able to slaughter hundreds of thousands and just plain destroy the world if he felt like it.
Exactly, He's so powerful, he has a wooden box eat his enemies for him, AND press his laundry.NickCaligo42 said:Is this really a contest? It's Rincewind from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.Gizmo1990 said:I cannot deside between Gandalf or Harry Dresden.
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I mean, honestly.
Fucking ninja'd!CrazyJew said:Rincewind, under the effects of the 8th spell. [/thread]
Ninjaed. . . Three times.Shakomaru said:Exactly, He's so powerful, he has a wooden box eat his enemies for him, AND press his laundry.NickCaligo42 said:Is this really a contest? It's Rincewind from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.Gizmo1990 said:I cannot deside between Gandalf or Harry Dresden.
[img src="http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1932/rincewind.jpg" /]
I mean, honestly.
Fucking ninja'd!CrazyJew said:Rincewind, under the effects of the 8th spell. [/thread]
Variety doesn't ensure superiority.Thedek said:Mordenkainen had more variety.JesterRaiin said:Sauron.
Even mighty Gandalf trembled when Big "S" name was spoken. And yea, he is a wizard.
Also : Bigby. Dem Fistz of Fury and their unconventional usage...![]()