Pippin Took

**Peregrin "Pippin" Took** (also known as **Pip**) is a Tolkien character who is one of the main protagonists of *The Lord of the Rings* series. He appeared in *The Fellowship of the Ring*, *The Two Towers*, and *The Return of the King*. Pippin is the youngest member in the Fellowship of the Ring and the best friend and cousin of Merry Brandybuck. Though initially a trouble-maker, Pippin matures as the series progresses.

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## Overview

**Peregrin "Pippin" Took** was the youngest member of the Fellowship of the Ring. He was the only son of Paladin and Esmeralda Took (nee Banks), the younger brother of Pearl, Pervinca and Pimpernel Took and cousin of Merry Brandybuck, Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, future husband of Diamond of Long Cleeve and father of Faramir Took.

Pippin and Merry had later snuck out of the Shire. They ran into Frodo and Sam while stealing Farmer Maggot's crops. After many dangers, Pippin also went on the Quest of Mordor despite the fact he was younger than most of the others. Pippin later awoke all the creatures in Moria, causing them to lose Gandalf from the Balrog. In Lothlórien, Lady Galadriel gifted Pippin with a dagger. When the Fellowship broke, Pippin and Merry were later captured by Uruk-Hai after Boromir died trying to protect them. The Hobbits eventually escaped from their captors when Éomer and the other Rohirrim and Treebeard was charged by Gandalf to protect them. Pippin also drank from water that made him grow. Doing so led Pippin to become one of the tallest hobbits in history, surpassing Bullroarer Took. They were later sent to the Shire, so Pippin ultimately came up with an idea and had Treebeard go south to Isengard. They later settled down in said city after Saruman was defeated.

However, Pippin's curiosity once got the better of him when he stole the Palantir and made a short link with Sauron. The link gave Pippin a small vision of the Enemy's plans to take down Minas Tirith. Gandalf took Pippin with him to the doomed city, where he gave his service to the Steward, Denethor, for Boromir protecting him and Merry. During the siege, Pippin lit the beacons to his allies in Rohan on Gandalf's orders and developed a friendship with Faramir. However, asDenethor later lost his mind, Pippin turned to Gandalf, and both men rescued Faramir. During the final days of the Pippin later participated in the battle of the Black Gate. Because of these deeds, Aragorn knighted Pipin and allowed him to return home. After the ordeal was over, Pippin was reunited with Merry, Frodo and Sam.

After the War, Pippin returned home, where he met his future wife, Diamond at his friends' Rosie and Sam's wedding .Pippin became the father of a son, named after Faramir son of Denethor.

## Personality

When he was a young hobbit, Pippin was quite mischievous and sometimes had more curiosity then Merry, even though most of the trouble was orchestrated by his cousin. Pippin usually depended on Merry through most of it all, and usually went through with his league. The most notable trouble they got in was stealing Gandalf's fireworks. Eventually letting the curiosity getting the best of him twice: once by accidentally causing the bones of an orc and a bucket drop into a well in Moria that resulted in Gandalf's apparent demise and after the consequences that were very traumatizing from his confrontation with Sauron.

Apart from his trouble-making and comic relief in the film, Pippin was quite friendly, well-to-do hobbit, similar to his cousin, Bilbo. He easily formed friendships with Boromir, and Faramir, Boromir's younger brother, especially after knowing each other for several minutes. Caring a great deal for his friends, Pippin was affected by the apparent downfall of Gandalf and the death of Boromir. One of Pippin's greatest fears was never seeing Merry again after their separation during the final days of the War of the Ring or ever being reunited with Frodo and Sam.He was willing to protect Frodo from any dangers during his quest to destroy the Ring, sympathized with Treebeard after finding his friends dead and even saved Gandalf from an oncoming orc, and later worried for Faramir when he realized that Denethor would unknowingly kill his own son and himself.

Overtime, Pippin became fearless and brave and especially merciless when it came to enemies. Though he was apparently afraid of the Witch-king's Fellbeast during his and Gandalf's confrontation with the beast and his master, Pippin nevertheless charged the creature bravely in an effort to protect Gandalf, until its roar. And though he could have died, Pippin jumped onto a pyre to save Faramir. he was initially afraid to die in battle, until Gandalf revealed what happened after death.

Resulting in the many trials, Pippin matured into a confident, young hobbit, no longer mischievous and taking on more responsibility. His mannerisms at first are similar to that of Kíli from *The Hobbit*.

## Gallery

*A gallery focusing on **Pippin Took** may be found here.*