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Who can resist the power of darkness.


Loki
Thor
Ronin
Hellboy
Jean Grey
Professor X
Man of Steel
Bruce Banner
Captain America


Conditions, the wearer must wear the ring for a year.
Give explanations for each on why they resist or fall to the power of the ring.

Xavier and maybe Cap. Xavier could probably mentally override the ring and Cap is altruistic to the point that he's almost worthy of wielding Mjolnir so he would probably have willpower enough to resist its lure

All fail.

Superman murders the universe

Asides from Xavier and Cap for reasons already mentioned, I feel like Thor if written right has a good chance due to him being so darn old.

But to be honest, I think Loki has the best chance. He's already evil by default so not sure how much more sinister the ring can make him, plus all his magical and arcane training should prepare him for the magic of the ring.

Originally posted by ares834
All fail.

How so?

Lomi and Hellboy are the two closest in nature to the ring as they are already inherently evil so maybe the pull.would be less? More? Who knows.

Thor, Xavier, Superman are all above this level in my oppinion anyway. Bruce Banner might succumb to evil but I think the Hulk part would actually fight against the rings influence.

Loki's jealous of Thor's ranking among Asgard or something, he'd be easy prey

Professor X, hard to say, not sure if the One Ring could be considered telepathy

Ronan, didn't he want to usurp Thanos? He may fall victim idk

Others, I'd be inclined to say yes tbh

Thor is an arrogant prick, he'd succumb quickly; also people that are evil would still serve the ring, it would make them do what it wanted regardless of allegiance

Originally posted by relentless1
Thor is an arrogant prick, he'd succumb quickly;

Maybe so if its Thor from the first movie where he was arrogant.

it still comes out in him in Avengers when they are all affected by Lokis staff, so its in there and the ring would bring it out quickly

Loki's staff was also effecting Cap, who you listed as being able to resist the ring because he is "altruistic to the point that he's almost worthy of wielding Mjolnir"

So how does almost being worthy enough to lift Mjolnir allow him to resist, but Thor who is worthy cannot?

even as the staff was affecting cap he was still on his high horse, being morally righteous; chastising tony for being selfish and shield for being shady. There is huge potential in there for him to succumb for sure but I think his moral stance in general gives him a better shot at resisting than most on the list mentioned. Thor was a jackass who got humbled by his dad, he adjusted his attitude to become worthy but clearly his true feelings were more in line with his original portrayal in the first Thor as evidenced by his outbursts while influenced by the staff

Thor, like Cap was also on his "high horse" when effected by the staff, hence his comments about them being petty, none of this changes the fact that you used Cap almost being worthy as a reason for him being able to resist the ring, while at the same time saying that Thor couldn't resist, even though he is more worthy than Cap.

All fall to the power of the Ring, Hobbits can resist it somewhat for a few months but even then the effects get worse and worse.

Originally posted by Time Immemorial
How so?

Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

Originally posted by Robtard
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

A higher power might be able to resist it. Like Thor and Man of Steel since they are > sauron.

Originally posted by Time Immemorial
A higher power might be able to resist it. Like Thor and Man of Steel since they are > sauron.

Nah, the Ring will prey on Thor's mega-arrogance and Kal is easy to provoke into fits of rage, the Ring will work its magic there.

Originally posted by Robtard
Nah, the Ring will prey on Thor's mega-arrogance and Kal is easy to provoke into fits of rage, the Ring will work its magic there.

It may not even affect them. They are not humans nor from earth. Aliens might not be affected.

Originally posted by Time Immemorial
It may not even affect them. They are not humans nor from earth. Aliens might not be affected.

Gandalf, Gollum and Elves are not human and the Ring's magical lure can affect them.

But if the premise is "The Ring can only affect peoples from Middle Earth", then what's the point of the thread?

Originally posted by Robtard
Gandalf, Gollum and Elves are not human and the Ring's magical lure can affect them.

But if the premise is "The Ring can only affect peoples from Middle Earth", then what's the point of the thread?

Lol what's the point of anything here

To have a discussion

Originally posted by Robtard
To have a discussion

Let's discuss

Did

Ok taking out the if not from middle earth won't work your assumptions seem well thought.

you're missing the point here: deep down Steve is a good guy, this was evident before he became a super soldier, Erskine said as much when he revealed why he chose Steve in the first place. Bottom line is Caps heart comes from a good place. Thor on the other hand does good things but his core is that of an entitlled douche, as evidenced by the whole first act of his first movie. At their core they are two different characters; Mjolnir BELONGS to Thor, Caps ability to even budge it goes to show how great his character is that Asgards magic would even recognize his good nature

Yes Asgard's magic recognized that as far as being worthy goes, Cap is a 1 and Thor is a 100.

Man of Steel Superman could resist it easily. It wouldn't even be a temptation for him. He already has enough power to easily rule the entire planet if he wanted to so the ring wouldn't really be offering him anything new. Plus, he is just too good of a person to be tempted by something like that. He is about as close as a character can get to being "perfect". His earth parents raised him well and his willpower is almost as strong as his physical body is.

The will of Sauron is nothing compared to the will of Kal-El.

Originally posted by Star428
Man of Steel Superman could resist it easily. It wouldn't even be a temptation for him. Plus, he is just too good of a person to be tempted by something like that. He is about as close as a character can get to being "perfect". His earth parents raised him well and his willpower is almost as strong as his physical body is.


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It's like he hasn't watched LoTR at all and didn't pay attention in Man of Steel.

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At inhuman:



The truth.



Oh yeah, I'm sure Retard's post was constructive too.

okay where to begin... cap, Professor X and Loki (resist the best)
first: the ring was created "And into this ring he poured all his cruelty, his malice and his will to dominate all life" + "but the power of the ring could not be undone" this meaning the part of saurons soul poured into the ring is pretty damn strong

second: sauron was one of the maiar... meaning he was a freak"n god/angle/power before the creation of middle earth and served the valar

third: in the second age sauroon became imensely powerful with each passing year and he was a few thousand years old

the reason professor X, cap and loki resist the ring long enough is because captains values, spirit and morality keep him pure and worthy but wouldnt last a full year. Professor X last longer because he is a powerful mutant with a great understanding of the whole emotional physology soul shit. Loki lasts the longest because he is a advanced being whose "magic" is based around trickery, greed and desire... its basically a contest of who can maintain their persona's the longest but loki doesnt have the strength to go toe to toe with Saurons soul poured into the ring for a year

boom nerdgasm achieved... i am soaked

Originally posted by Star428
Man of Steel Superman could resist it easily. It wouldn't even be a temptation for him. He already has enough power to easily rule the entire planet if he wanted to so the ring wouldn't really be offering him anything new. Plus, he is just too good of a person to be tempted by something like that. He is about as close as a character can get to being "perfect". His earth parents raised him well and his willpower is almost as strong as his physical body is.

The will of Sauron is nothing compared to the will of Kal-El.

You mean like Pa Kent who when Clark said 'Was I just meant to let them die?' after saving a bus full of school kids replied 'Maybe.' Yeah he's a real stand up guy.

**** this crew. I would pick Classic Lobo.

I would just make Him give his word that He won't succumb to its lure or temptations.

And that's all it would take.

Hell. He would ENJOY the fight.

Originally posted by Time Immemorial
It may not even affect them. They are not humans nor from earth. Aliens might not be affected.

That is not how the Ring works, Gandalf is Maia, as is Saruman. They both however would succumb to the will of the Ring.

As far as Thor and Superman > Sauron is concerned, erm no. Sauron's magic and illusion would school them.

Originally posted by Inhuman
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lol no way buddy, Superman would punch Saurons head off

Originally posted by relentless1
lol no way buddy, Superman would punch Saurons head off

But he would do so calmly....

Assuming he can be destroyed whilst wearimg the Ring, like have you ever read any of the books?

Sauron is a demi-god(Maia) and used the Ring to become more powerful than anyone in Middle-Earth. His magic and illusion is what will prove to be their un-doing, good luck fighting Sauron whilst he's burning your soul out of your body.

Darkseid is a full on God and Superman is more or less an equal on most occasions, Darkseid >> Sauron

I thought we were talking MoS Supes here, Darkseid isn't in MoSverse

fair enough, MOS is by far the hardest hitting though out of all the cinematic Supermen and it really isn't too far a stretch that he'd easily knock Saurons block off

I see you still gave no grasp on Sauron's real strength. He isn't some lump-head, he's the smartest being in the Second and Third age. He is a deciever and a sorceror, his magic would render MoS Supes completely defenseless.

The only being that was shown outside of the ring's temptation in LOTR was Tom Bombadil, and that was because he was just some weird dude.

I think everyone here could be influenced by it, except maybe Thor and Loki, but then if the ring could corrupt an angel (Gandalf), it could probably corrupt godlings as well.

Hellboy is the one tempted and exploited by magics all the time, movie Hellboy hasn't the feats to do this though.