| “ | You're gonna need intelligent people for this sort of mission... quest... thing. | „ |
| ~ One of Pippin's most famous quotes. |
Peregrin "Pippin" Took is a major character in Peter Jackson's trilogy of adventure-fantasy movies, The Lord of the Rings, which adapts J.R.R. Tolkien's famous epic novels of the same name.
He is a Hobbit from the Shire, being the second cousin once removed from Frodo, the protagonist. He is also a close friend of Samwise Gamgee, and the cousin and best friend of Meriadoc Brandybuck. When Frodo departs away with the task of destroying the One Ring of Power, Pippin Merry and Sam go with him, with Pippin becoming an official part of the mission when he enters the Fellowship of the Ring at Rivendale. While he served more of a slapstick comic relief, and many doubted his capabilities and resourcefulness, as well as how could he help the group, he proved to be a valuable and courageous friend and ally.
He was portrayed by Billy Boyd.
His Good Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Good?[]
- He was a good friend of Frodo, Sam and Merry back at the Shire.
- He tried making Bilbo's party more fun with fireworks.
- He helped escape the Dark Knights after falling into the road.
- He told Frodo to jump into the boat as he fled from the Knight.
- At Weathertop, he and Merry protected Frodo with their swords.
- He decided to go with the rest of the Fellowship to help Frodo in his Quest, despite knowing of the dangers.
- When a Troll stabbed Frodo, he and Merry rushed to attack it to no avail, but nonetheless ensured Legolas to kill the beast.
- After Boromir died protecting them, he and Merry tried to avenge him.
- It's clear that Pippin took Boromir's death the hardest as he swears fealty to Denethor upon meeting the latter's father at last to make up the guilt despite Gandalf implored him not to speak out of turn in the troubled steward.
- Their fighting with the Uruk-hai also created a distraction that allowed Frodo and Sam to escape.
- He and Merry took advantage of a raid in the Uruk-hai by the Knights of Rohan, using it to escape to Fnagorn Forest.
- In Fangorn, they met Treebeard, and were taken to see Gandalf, now white. Afterwards, they made friendship with the rest of the Ents.
- After Merry's speech, he was motivated to fight again, and tricked Treebeard into going South in purpose, making him see the devastated Fnagorn forest and attack Isengard with the other Ents in rage.
- As Treebeard required, he guarded the doors of Isengard, ready to warn the Ents if any intruder appeared.
- He welcomed his friends as they entered a now taken over Isengard.
- He gave Gandalf the Palantir when he asked for it.
- While it was a stubborn action to look into the Palantir, that lead him to see a vision of Gondor's White Tree in fire, in other words, Sauron's upcoming devastating attack on Gondor, and since he warned Gandalf of this, he is responsible for the Fellowship being able to prepare themselves for the attack.
- He wished he could be sent to help in the Battle of the Pelenor Fields, just like Merry.
- Was heartbroken of being separated from his friend.
- He climbed the tower and set fire in the warning beacon at the top of it, which led to the nearby tower doing the same, and the other, and the other, causing a chain reaction to warn Rohan of the upcoming raid on Gondor, leading them to come for their aid.
- He made sure to tell Boromir's father, Denethor, that he died with honor, honoring his nation.
- When Faramir was brought back, Pippin realized he was still alive, and tried to warn this to Denethor, although him, in his madness, could only picture him dead.
- Warned Gandalf of Denethor's intentions of burning himself and Faramit alive, which led to the saving of Faramir.
- Managed to find Merry who's crippled from exposure to Witch-King of Angmar's Black Breath while stabbing the latter with his Barrow Blade thus allowing Éowyn to finish the Ringwraith off and remain on his side until healers come to restore him back to health following Battle of Pellenor Fields.
- He helped in the battle of the Black Gate with all the strength he could have, to give Frodo time to destroy the One Ring once and for all.
- His action prevented the Battle of Minas Tirith from being a total one-sided destruction to Gondor's side, while also indirectly causing the downfall of Saruman, which, even with his little resources, allow him to stand out.
What Prevents Him From Being Pure Good?[]
- He can be very mischievous and mean spirited sometimes, such as stealing one of Gandalf's fireworks with Merry and releasing it, which caused a lot of panic in the Shire, and also, along with Merry again, stealing food from Farmer Maggot.
- As noted by Gandalf and Merry, he can also be impulsive which can often unintentionally cause him and his friends' problems.
Trivia[]
- His book version isn't Near Pure Good for failing the standards too heavily for a variety of reasons, including the higher standards of the books, the bigger focus given to his actions in the movies, and his role in the flood of Isengard and defeat of Saruman being absent in the books.
- He, Merry and Bilbo Baggins are the only The Lord of the Rings Near Pure Goods to be hobbits, although Merry's book version is the only one to come from the books.
External Links[]
- Peregrin Took on the Heroes Wiki
- Peregrin Took on the The Lord of the Rings Wiki
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 Near Pure Goods
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