Wise wizard who guides the Free Peoples against Sauron's forces.
They cooperate as principal leaders of the resistance.
Gandalf travels with Aragorn to Isengard and later helps coordinate the defense of Minas Tirith.
Gandalf directs Pippin while helping him mature under pressure.
Gandalf instructs Pippin to light Gondor's beacons and later responds when Pippin alerts him to Denethor's pyre.
Gandalf's duty to defend Gondor clashes with Denethor's failing judgment.
Gandalf rides to Minas Tirith to warn Denethor, but Denethor's despair and decisions undermine the city's defense.
Their coordinated leadership links Gondor's and Rohan's defenses.
Gandalf accompanies Théoden during the return to Edoras and later marshals Minas Tirith's defenders while Théoden leads Rohan's charge.
Their shared departure reflects a long-standing bond.
At the conclusion, Frodo departs for the Undying Lands with Bilbo and Gandalf.
Their separate missions converge in the survival of the quest.
Gandalf guides the Free Peoples while Frodo carries the Ring toward Mount Doom, and Gandalf later helps rescue Frodo after the mountain erupts.
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