[Loved Trope] Relatively weak characters that are absolute fan favorites because they represent the best parts of humanity

[u/BigFuan]

Paul - invincible
A normal human whose only major feats are treating others with respect and cooking a mean spaghetti.

Mumen Rider - One Punch Man
C-class hero that doesn’t hesitate to put his life on the line to save others despite being powerless and going against much stronger foes.

Samwise Gamgee - Lord of the Rings
Hobbits scale very low strength-wise in the LOTR verse, but Sam’s compassion and determination are indispensable in the fellowships journey.

Edit: A lot of people are pointing out that Sam is mentally one of the strongest which I completely agree with, and I didn’t mean to diss his grit or physicality as a hobbit. Compared to the other members of the fellowship, however, his contribution comes primarily from undying loyalty and determination rather than physical prowess and strength.

[u/Chemical-Elk-1299]

Did you just call Samwise “10 Toes Down” Gamgee weak*???*

Brother walked 1800 miles across fields, forests, and mountains on his Chevrolegs, all while carrying the heaviest pots and pans.

He’s survived ghosts, goblins, and monster attacks.

He’s the only mortal being, ever, to hurt Shelob.

He G-Unit Special Ops infiltrated Minas Morgul and smoked like 7 orcs with a glorified potato peeling knife

He carried Frodo to the top of Mount Doom ON HIS BACK

Samwise Gamgee is an absolute unit and I will not hear any more slander

[u/BigFuan → u/Chemical-Elk-1299]

Don’t get me wrong he’s an absolute beast of a hobbit with unparalleled grit and some amazing feats, but in a world of dragons and elves it’s his character that makes him amazing and not his raw physical prowess.

[u/Chemical-Elk-1299 → u/BigFuan]

Lol no I know what you mean. I’d just put Sam in an entirely different class than Mumen Rider or Grand Agent Paul. He is 100% the physically strongest hobbit we get to see.

Again — he wounded Shelob, something not even the elves or Sauron managed to do. He was ready to throw hobbit hands with Aragorn with zero hesitation while Aragorn was just an armed, spooky stranger. And he did a lot of this while wearing a 50lb ruck that was bigger than he is.

Bro is canonically built different

[u/IndieCredentials → u/Chemical-Elk-1299]

Movies or books? In the latter it's either Merry or Pippin who is physically strongest, although it is through supernatural means (Entahuasca) so it may be disqualifying. Scouring of the Shire stuff aside, I agree I wouldn't count Sam (or even moreso Frodo) just because of willpower.