Originally posted by DizzleObould is equal to BRUENOR!? The dude uses a huge greatsword, and swings it almost as fast as Drizzt does his scimitars. He threw a FROST GIANT. 12 feet tall, tons and tons of strength, that whole deal. With one swipe, he cut an elf in half, from right next to the neck to the waist on the opposite side. Bruenor is nowhere close to Obould. Drizzt beat him with A: Magical, razor sharp sword and a hand crossbow with exploding darts. B: Speed and skill.
Exactly.
And even then, Obould never died...
Originally posted by Dizzle
Ok, Sea of Swords, near the end... "Bruenor just growled and cursed, swatting powerfully, taking hits that would fell most opponents and shrugging them off with dwarven toughness then boring on, his axe slashing in. [B] He was losing though, and he knew it." The enhanced ogress would have killed him, but Cattie Brie ended up shooting it the chest, and Guenhwyvar jumped on its face. Bruenor attacked her stomach, and Cattie Brie followed the shot by chopping its freaking leg off. Chogorugga wouldn't have been much stronger or faster than her son (the one Drizzt killed. who actually WAS a full ogre), because both were enhanced in the same manner. In his fight, however, he wasn't touched once. In this one, Bruenor takes multiple hits, and almost dies.I can't find the part where he gets buried by ogres...
In the Two Swords, when fighting the army of orcs, Bruenor DIES. He sacrifices himself to save Mithral Hall. Don't know how much that helps your case... "The strength of ten orcs" is obvious hyperbole. And the orc army is WAY bigger than 5,000, though Bruenor would still only be confronted by 3 or 4 at once. (his back was to a big stone wall)
Wait, Bruenor never kills Dinin... Drizzt does that. And it's Drizzt who fights Jarlaxle. (though Entreri would have something to say about "greatest knife thrower alive"😉 Entreri, in his fight with Jarlaxle, catches a couple knives with his cloak, while dodging a constant stream of them, and throws it at Jarlaxle's legs, tripping him. If that's not insane skill and agility, I don't know what is.
Bruenor kills a dragon by lighting himself on fire, jumping on its back, hitting it with his axe, and riding it down into a gigantic underground canyon. It was another kamikaze attempt, it had no skill involved at all. He survived on accident, because the dragon was occupied by the other warriors, and too surprised and initially injured to react. Bruenor survived on accident, because he was carrying Icingdeath, and therefore was not effected by the fire. The dragon was worshipped by stupid duergar, it wasn't really a god.
Bruenor would not be the strongest, nor the fastest, nor the most durable, nor the most skilled opponent Drizzt has ever faced. He's a good fighter, but he's nothing Drizzt hasn't owned the crap out of in the past.
I think Wulfgar actually might take Blade... Drizzt wins his fight. Bruenor and Cattie Brie lose. [/B]
actauly many of what u said was indeed incorrect. I do not have the time to get all the quotes in info at the moment but I will after im done at work which will be in a few hours. but I can easiliy disprov eone of ur claims right at the moment. bruenor died in a thousand orces by jumping in to the middle of them all non would of survived that. he did NOT DIE IN TWO SWORDS. HE DIED IN A THOUSAND ORCS. I the scene i was spekaing of is in tw swords when he allows every one eles to flee as he holds off the thosuands of orcs that they are vsing. he does not die in that fight at all. also u say DRIZZT killed his brother which he did not because drizzt was fighting some one eles. BRUENOR wa sht eone who killed his brother not drizzt. but dont takemy word for it when i return I willg et the quotes straight form the books.
again I will quote the author befor I leave drizzt is the best but I would never bet against Bruenor. that was all he would say if they fought. he relay ahd no idea who he thought would win.