| NOTE: This page only gives information about The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogies as Peter Jackson's six-film saga, as the original version and the version from the Rankin-Bass cartoon are not considered Near Pure Good, thus only the information of the live-action version of Bilbo Baggins should be put here. |
| “ | I am going on an adventure! | „ |
| ~ Bilbo excitedly, before beginning his first great journey. |
| “ | It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to. | „ |
| ~ Bilbo's advice being remembered by Frodo. |
Bilbo Baggins is one of the two deuteragonists (alongside Frodo Baggins) of Peter Jackson's Middle Earth film series, serving as the titular main protagonist of the Hobbit trilogy and a major character of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
He is a Hobbit from the Shire, coming from the considerably respected Baggins family. Despite, as most Hobbits, preferring a quiet and laid-back lifestyle, truly not looking forward to unexpected events or adventures of any type, his changed when he, of his own volition, went on an adventure across Middle Earth with a wizard named Gandalf, a dwarf prince named Thorin and his whole company of dwarves. Coming back from it as a changed person, and secretly carrying a powerful and evil ancient magical artifact.
He was portrayed by the late Ian Holm in the original trilogy and in his elderly age in the Hobbit films, as by Martin Freeman as his young self in the Hobbit films.
His Good Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Good?[]
In General[]
- While other heroes do more, Bilbo has less resources, having only his sword Sting and doing as much as he can with it without holding back at all. At least Frodo and Sam had lembas (sanctified waybread) and an invisibility cloak, as well as the knowledge that the Ring was an instrument of Lord Sauron, whereas Bilbo had none of the above and still played a crucial role in saving Erebor and prolonging the War of the Ring for literal decades.
An Unexpected Journey[]
- Even if he vehemently turned away Gandalf's proposal for an adventure, he was still polite and even said he could come for tea should he want.
- Despite being incredibly irritated, angry and confused, he gave the dwarves everything they asked for while they were in his house, being a good host despite the situation.
- He eventually agreed to help Thorin's company in their adventure to take back their home, long lost to Smaug.
- He saved the company by distracting the Trolls before they could eat any of them, giving Gandalf enough time to turn them into stone.
- Even if he had every reason to kill Gollum, who tried to unfaithfully kill him by breaking their deal not long before, he pitied the miserable creature and spared him, escaping non-lethally from his cave. This, although Bilbo never came to know, helped save Middle Earth, as Gollum's obsession with the Ring was eventually what got it destroyed.
- He took out the Ring and revealed himself to the company and voiced his intent to stay on the mission and help them take back their home, despite his wish of being on his own.
- Saved Thorin's life by killing the orc who tried to kill him while he was down.
The Desolation of Smaug[]
- He is shown making a patrol to make sure the orcs aren't nearby with his stealth skills.
- He saves the dwarves from the Giant Spiders of the Dark Forest.
- Using his ring, he formulates a plan that successfully breaks all of the dwarves free from Thranduil's prison.
- While they were ambushed, he saved Nori's life from an orc of Bolg's pack.
- He solves the riddle on what they had to do to go through the door, it being to wait for the moonlight.
- He distracts Smaug after accidentally waking him up, and lures him into a trap made by the dwarves who attempt to kill him with molten gold.
- Despite not wanting to break his trust, he understandably does not give the Arkenstone to Thorin, as it had a clear corrupting influence on him.
The Battle of the Five Armies[]
- He gives the Arkenstone to Thranduil and Bard, hoping it can be used as a trade coin and prevent any conflict. He even tells Gandalf that he's not afraid of Thorin.
- He reveals to Thorin he was the one who gave it to them, despite the possible danger due to his madness.
- He helps as he can despite being severely outmatched by most warriors, in the Battle of the Five Armies.
- He helps Dwalin when a backstabbing Orc tries to kill him.
- He makes amends with Thorin, accepting his apology and holding no ill feeling towards him, always seeing him as a friend.
- He honors Thorin, Fili and Kili at their funeral. And along the dwarves shout: ''Long live the King!'' to ensure Thorin's honor will endure through King Dain.
- He takes good care of his nephew Frodo, and raises him as a father would.
The Fellowship of the Ring[]
- While the corrupting influence was beginning to take its toll on him, after being harshly called out by Gandalf, he decides, on his own accord, to leave the Ring behind, something that requires extraordinary self-control and force of will.
- Greets Frodo at Rivendell and gives him his own old Mithril armor, which eventually saved Frodo's life.
- While he did briefly go feral and attempted to snatch the ring from Frodo, it was a clear mistake caused by the sudden impact of seeing the Ring again (and considering the Ring is sentient, likely an attempt to escape, as Frodo and the others were conspiring to destroy it) and he was clearly immediately remorseful and sorry for that afterwards. The fact he admits to having treated others in a less-than-ideal way (ex. confessing to Frodo that he took him in to ensure Sackville-Baggins would never claim Bag End in the event of his departure for good as opposed of charity) means he is accountable enough to accept that he was wrong instead of putting all the blame on the Ring.
The Return of the King[]
- He accompanies Frodo on the last journey to the Immortal Lands, along with Gandalf and the elves, once and for all bidding farewell to Middle Earth.
What Prevents Him From Being Pure Good?[]
- He had a few jerkish characteristics in his personality.
- He lied to Gandalf about the Ring twice, first citing that he found his courage, and later claiming that the Ring fell from his pocket during the climactic battle for Erebor. This instance is a minor prevention at best considering the One Ring's subtle malignant influence to divert suspicion from either of them.
- He treated other Hobbits poorly at least outside parties, causing him to be seen as a bad and strange person by some of them, especially in the light of the scandal between him and Sackville-Baggins who obsessed in claiming Bag End for themselves (he caught Sackville-Baggins selling away his belongings upon returning to the Shire from his adventures and therefore forced to buy them back in addition of made efforts to avoid them ever since, sometimes resorting to use the One Ring, much to their anger).
External Links[]
- Bilbo Baggins on the Heroes Wiki
- Bilbo Baggins on the The Lord of the Rings Wiki
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