Game Of Thrones Vs. Lord of The Rings: 12 Epic Deathmatches We Want To See

4. Legolas Vs. Oberyn

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Ladies, roll up. The two pretty boys of Middle Earth and Westeros have arrived to the party. Orlando Bloom and Pedro Pascal stole the hearts of many an admirer, but who would take the victory?

Legolas is the cult hero of Lord of the Rings, with at least one ridiculously 'Hollywood' moment per film. First it was the slo-mo arrow shot across practically from one side of Moria to the other, then it was him surfing on an Uruk shield down a flight of Helm's Deep stairs firing as he went, then perhaps his greatest feat, systematically unravelling an entire Mumakil, complete with fully armed crew. These were ludicrious moments, but screw it, they were epic.

Oberyn is a different proposition. He's an exotic, deadly assassin figure, and could've developed into a far greater warrior than he was shown to be on-screen, so the judgement has to be made from what he demonstrated.

The Dornish Prince was nimble and ferocious against The Mountain but he had an enormous motivation. The only way Oberyn could summon the same fire to finish off Legolas would be if the elf stole his beard trimmer for Gimli.

Result: Legolas Wins

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