User blog comment:HazelQuill7445/RWBY Volume 4 Dead Pool/@comment-10390252-20161006162654/@comment-26018514-20161007040243

The Hobbit is considered LOTR's Prequel, however the death of Smaug was quite important, as if Sauron's army had gained Smaug and armored him up the fellowship(and all of free middle earth) would have been hosed.