I was having a conversation with some people today about a very clever theory to determine the awesomeness of certain characters in the LotR movies. So the rules are as follows:
1. If you have a helmet, your awesomeness is decreased.
2. If you have facial hair, your awesomeness is increased.
For example, Aragorn, Borromir and Faramir have no helmets and all have beards, therefore are pretty awesome. The Men of Gondor all wear helmets and are mostly clean-shaven, and they get owned clearly showing their lack of awesomeness. Also Éowyn (The Rohan Chick) takes off her helmet before slaying the Witch King, therefore increasing her awesomeness.
Here is a simple graph showing the effect of this theory. 'Helmetness' refers to whether the character actually has a helmet and, if so, the quality of his helmet (As better helmets further diminish awesomeness).
