How exactly are we factoring in player skill for video game characters? I admit it may be the Metroid player in me, but I tend to assume that for the purposes of a vs. thread all characters have just completed a 100% no damage speedrun/Best Ending run of their respective game. That is, for matters where the player has control, I assume perfect play unless otherwise noted.
Unless it's contradicted by canon, I assume the character went through the game without taking any hits, collected all items, and met any other conditions required for the best ending. Canon contradictions would include, say, an after boss cutscene with a worn out hero (Dante can get a perfect during a fight with Virgil, but Virgil canonically had the upper hand the whole time, for instance) or acknowledgement of damage (the way some RPG tutorials force hits on you to introduce healing items.)
My two cents on Link's archery status: there is no such thing as optional when games are concerned. This is off-topic and Ganon solos.
On the LotR front, the two settings play by different rules so it's difficult to compare them. Breaking Saruman's staff required Gandalf to to overpower his magic, and the staff basically represented his power, so I wouldn't say it's an entirely physical thing. Then again Gandalf has broken swords before (IIRC) and that is definitely a physical thing.
HP wands aren't representations of power like that, being "mere" tools that they use. They can be physically broken easily, and don't necessarily require the user to be overpowered first. Heck, there's a specific spell to just knock a wand out of someone's hand, and then it's just a matter of breaking it over one's knee.
HOWEVER, assuming that Gandalf's wand breaker is a spell, it is not unreasonable that an HP wizard could defend themselves from it. A disarming spell can be blocked by a shield spell, which does protect the wand. On the other hand, HP spells are nearly all projectiles that can be tracked and prevented from hitting the target, while Gandalf's spell just straight up breaks the staff with no projectile. There's not much way for Voldemort to even see that coming, let alone defend himself from it.
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It's true Zant isn't Ganondorf, Zant had only a small fraction of Ganon's power. Ganon is much, much more dangerous, and you let him loose in this thread. It's like you hate Voldemort or something.
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