The ring tempted what were effectively angels with untold cosmic power available to them already. Gandalf and Galadriel both failed the test.
Sam only avoided temptation because he was content in life before he came to know the world, and wanted nothing more than to go back to it. Frodo only failed in the 11th hour because the ring had been with him so long.
Sisko wants peace, he harbors deep resentment around the death of his wife, and he wants a fulfilling life for Jake. All things that depend on circumstances well outside his control, he’s temptable.
I was mostly joking about Odo. I imagine he’d fail too. But he’s so damned concerned with the fair execution of justice that he’d likely withstand it a bit. The ring is not his, and it is to be destroyed. He’d genuinely do his best to accomplish that goal.
The ring is not his, and it is to be destroyed. He’d genuinely do his best to accomplish that goal.
I had not considered that. His resistance then depends wholly upon this precondition, but if true then yes he would most definitely see it through to the end.
But if e.g. he were to find it while strolling around on the promenade, and after a certain time passed gave up finding its owner, then he might be tempted to… just hold it for a moment? After all, why shouldn’t he, there’s no harm in that… is there?
In that case the only chance he has if he finds out Quark is involved in any way. The Ring can’t give him the pleasure he’d get by denying Quark access to it. Only destroying it can
The ring tempted what were effectively angels with untold cosmic power available to them already. Gandalf and Galadriel both failed the test.
Sam only avoided temptation because he was content in life before he came to know the world, and wanted nothing more than to go back to it. Frodo only failed in the 11th hour because the ring had been with him so long.
Sisko wants peace, he harbors deep resentment around the death of his wife, and he wants a fulfilling life for Jake. All things that depend on circumstances well outside his control, he’s temptable.
I was mostly joking about Odo. I imagine he’d fail too. But he’s so damned concerned with the fair execution of justice that he’d likely withstand it a bit. The ring is not his, and it is to be destroyed. He’d genuinely do his best to accomplish that goal.
I had not considered that. His resistance then depends wholly upon this precondition, but if true then yes he would most definitely see it through to the end.
But if e.g. he were to find it while strolling around on the promenade, and after a certain time passed gave up finding its owner, then he might be tempted to… just hold it for a moment? After all, why shouldn’t he, there’s no harm in that… is there?
In that case the only chance he has if he finds out Quark is involved in any way. The Ring can’t give him the pleasure he’d get by denying Quark access to it. Only destroying it can
Lol how true! 🤣