#regardless the confidence of the other hobbits has got to be shaken now

[sweetteaanddragons]

Boromir is excluded since he was first; Pippin is excluded since he won the first poll.

I am very curious about the people who voted for Sam in the last round given his canonical level of resistance; whoever you vote for, I would love to see your reasons in the tags!

[thegreenleavesofspring]

#lord of the rings#polls#i think a lot would depend on exactly how Pippin succumbing went down#did they just have to leave him behind in Rohan or Gondor?#or did someone have to kill him?#or is he still with them?#Because if it's the second option#the guilt is definitely going to weaken whoever did it#and the tensions over whether or not it was necessary is going to shake the others#regardless the confidence of the other hobbits has got to be shaken now

Well, with Boromir it was a very temporary succumbing, yes? Vanished as soon as the Ring was beyond his reach. So I'm going to say Gandalf rolls Pippin up in a blanket like a hobbiturrito, slings him across Shadowfax's back, and lights out for Gondor (don't let's look too closely at my timelines here okay.)

This leaves everyone else shaken and maybe a little sad but not actually harmed. It also leaves them on high alert to resist temptation.

All except Legolas, who is such an airhead nothing gets through his empty skull except a Balrog (or a sentimental stream.) Thus, Legolas is the next to succumb.

Boromir is excluded since he was first; Pippin is excluded since he won the first poll.

I am very curious about the people who voted for Sam in the last round given his canonical level of resistance; whoever you vote for, I would love to see your reasons in the tags!