Note: This is the finalized version of the essay originally published as "How Large Was Smaug Really?" You can also find it on Quora in...

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore and Voldemort face off in an epic wizard duel. The two exchange lightning and...

In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Saruman summons Gandalf to his abode of Isengard in the Gap of Rohan. After...

In The Lord Of the Rings: The Two Towers, we see a flashback of Gandalf fighting the Balrog. At the duel's climax, the Wizard causes...

In Star Wars: Revenge Of the Sith, Obi-Wan Kenobi duels the cyborg General Grievous, cutting off two of his arms before taking him by...

Let's quantify MCU Thor's striking abilities with Mjolnir in The Avengers (2012). Feat (video version) Hulk weighs 450+ kg. Thor sends...

Movies vs show. Okay, this is a more even fight. Let's dive right in. Size: Smaug's size Smaug was called "twice as big as a 747" by a...

I'm literally agonizing over who would win between a multi-hundred-ton demon who shrugged off molten gold and a car-sized flying lizard with

Just some interesting data. A Sith uses the Force. Darth Vader (Star Wars) Vader used the Force to stop an AT-AT from crushing him, then...

Smaug blasts Lake-Town. This post is gonna be short. it's just an explanation of why we can know Smaug really does emit...

This post is far from finished, but will give a good idea of Gandalf's abilities. Note: Gandalf has been ordered by the Valar to never...

If you are a Star Wars fan or a Harry Potter fan, or a fan of anything besides LotR, you know that reading this blog is not going to be...

Type I—first come, first serve. Any magician can put a spell on any other magician. No countering spells. If Magician A and Magician B...

"I am fire. I am...death."—The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Universe: Arda (Peter Jackson) Creature type: Dragon (winged) Size:...

"My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail is a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane,...