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Posted by -Xan- (Member # 10091) on :

Who do you think the best charecter is, from literature, films, or anything else? Who is best?

the peramaters are in respects for all things awesome in every way.

My Vote is for Slippery Jim DiGriz

[ February 06, 2007, 02:06 PM: Message edited by: -Xan- ]

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

Me.

Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :

My Voet is 4 Slimy Joe Booga.

-Bok

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

Abner Doon.

Posted by -Xan- (Member # 10091) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Bokonon:
My Voet is 4 Slimy Joe Booga.

-Bok

I really would have guessed that you would have voted for Bokonon

P.s. I am sorry but the wave is just to much fun to not put on this.
[The Wave]

Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :

Honestly, my username not withstanding, I don't really have a favorite character.

Some of my favorites are:

Bokonon
Eliot Rosewater
Olhado
All the folks in Slash's 2350 Campaign
Jude Law's character in Gattaca

...And several hundred more.

-Bok

Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :

I vote Michael J. Caboose.

Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :

GIR

Posted by Liz B (Member # 8238) on :

Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett

Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :

Lazarus Long.

Posted by Mig (Member # 9284) on :

Sherlock Holmes

Posted by SoaPiNuReYe (Member # 9144) on :

Ed from Ed Edd & Eddy.

Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :

quote:
Originally posted by SoaPiNuReYe:
Ed from Ed Edd & Eddy.

Grrrr, yet another thing we disagree on. I can't stand that cartoon, but then again I can't stand any cartoons that have come out in the last 15 years except some powerpuff girls episodes, but beyond that I am kinda angry about the only stuff animated worth watching is some anime, pixar movies, and the occasional one hit wonder.

edit: Also I myself cannot elect anybody to be the best character ever, nobody comes out on top in my mind.

Posted by brojack17 (Member # 9189) on :

Ender (not a suckup, I promise)
Marty McFly

Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :

How can you possibly not like Invader Zim?!

Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :

I'll second Olhado.

And add:
Corran Horn
Samwise Gamgee
Vash the Stampede
Finrod Felagund

And most especially: Turin Turambar

[ February 06, 2007, 05:45 PM: Message edited by: Lyrhawn ]

Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Mig:
Sherlock Holmes

Nero Wolfe.

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

Doctor Who
Adama
Lucious Verenuss

Those three dudes are my favorite.

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

I can't name a favorite, but the medium-sized billy goat gruff has got to be the most non-descript character ever.

Posted by aragorn64 (Member # 4204) on :

Damon Gant. From Phoenix Wright.

Posted by Snail (Member # 9958) on :

Snufkin from the Moomins.
Steerpike from Gormenghast.
Cat-Woman from Batman.
Audrey from Twin Peaks.
Sue White from Green Wing.

Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :

ooh, Batman, that reminds me.

Mr. Freeze. One of my all time favorite villains.

Posted by Avatar300 (Member # 5108) on :

Jack Sparrow.

That's Captain Jack Sparrow, mate.

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

Arnold Mr. Freeze, Adam West's Mr. Freeze or animated/drawn Mr. Freeze?

Posted by Irami Osei-Frimpong (Member # 2229) on :

Achilles.

The guy is the primordial Ender, Yossarian, and Harry Potter. He couldn't abide by some man's rules when they clashed with his wise intuitions. Robin Hood would be another, but Hood enjoyed too much popular support.

Antigone would be another, except she didn't feel her plight as deeply as Achilles understood his.

[ February 06, 2007, 07:39 PM: Message edited by: Irami Osei-Frimpong ]

Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :

Kenshin Himura
Jon Snow
Calvin (from Calvin & Hobbes)

Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :

Animated/drawn Mr. Freeze.

I've never seen Adam West's, and Ahnold's was a travesty.

Posted by Phanto (Member # 5897) on :

Second Calvin.

Posted by SoaPiNuReYe (Member # 9144) on :

quote:
Originally posted by BlackBlade:

quote:
Originally posted by SoaPiNuReYe:
Ed from Ed Edd & Eddy.
Grrrr, yet another thing we disagree on. I can't stand that cartoon, but then again I can't stand any cartoons that have come out in the last 15 years except some powerpuff girls episodes...

Seeing as I came out in the last 16 years, I think that gives me an excuse [Razz]

However Hobbes is a worthy nomination for all ages I think.

Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :

House
Calvin and Hobbes
Ender and Bean
Ansset
and so many more...

Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :

Tyler Durden

Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :

Darnit, you beat me to House.

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

quote:
Best Charecter Ever

I've always liked the underscore.

Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :

NarcolepsyMan

Posted by Liz B (Member # 8238) on :

Second Samwise Gamgee

Add Scout Finch

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

Jason Fox

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

Oh, and Wolf. He made me cry.

Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :

Spike

Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :

Fluffy Ferguszon

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

Comic. Book. Guy.

Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :

quote:
Originally posted by breyerchic04:
Spike

Spike from what? I assume your talking about the dog from Rugrats. I can't think of any other spike of note.

Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Irami Osei-Frimpong:
Achilles.

The guy is the primordial Ender, Yossarian, and Harry Potter. He couldn't abide by some man's rules when they clashed with his wise intuitions. Robin Hood would be another, but Hood enjoyed too much popular support.

Yeah. What he said.

Although if a female needs must be added, I'll volunteer the many incarnations of Helen (of Sparta/Troy/wherever).

Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :

Sam Vimes
Granny Weatherwax
Bob Fraser (aka Fraser Sr., from Due South)

Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :

Q.

Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Little_Doctor:

quote:
Originally posted by breyerchic04:
Spike
Spike from what? I assume your talking about the dog from Rugrats. I can't think of any other spike of note.

Oh dear.

Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :

mr_porteiro_head

Posted by stihl1 (Member # 1562) on :

James Tiberius Kirk. Best. Ever.

Posted by Nathan2006 (Member # 9387) on :

The best 'charecter' ever would probably be... Brom, definently, from Christopher Paolini's 'Eragon'. What a captivating and orginial character!!! How could somebody *not* fall in love with him... I cried when he died. [Cry]

But seriously, Madame Foster from 'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'is totally awesome (And yes, this is one of the few animated cartoons that doesn't cheapen my quality of life) And no, I'm not being sarcastic, like earlier in my post.

Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Bokonon:
Jude Law's character in Gattaca

Jude Law's character in AI... [Wink]

-pH

Posted by Launchywiggin (Member # 9116) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Little_Doctor:

quote:
Originally posted by breyerchic04:
Spike
Spike from what? I assume your talking about the dog from Rugrats. I can't think of any other spike of note.

Spike Spiegel, Cowboy Bebop (seconded)

Raistlin Majere

Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :

Oh, I'll add Nicodemus and the Owl from The Secret of NIMH.

-Bok

Posted by Fyfe (Member # 937) on :

Ramses Emerson. Yummy.

I've also always liked Gollum a lot. And, oh, Aramis from The Three Musketeers, who is elegant.

Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :

It could always be William the Bloody Spike, too.

John Crichton.
FitzChivalry Farseer
The Fool
Eddie Dean
Fred and George Weasley
Westley

Ni!

Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :

My favorite written character is Paksenarrion, but the best-written ones I recall at the time are:

Gandalf
Wesley Windham-Price
Easy Rawlins
Andrew Wiggins

Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :

- Whatever character Chow Yun Fat is in whatever John Woo movie you're watching.

- HAL 9000 (doesn't have to be a PERSON, does it?)

Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :

John Corey (Nelson DeMille).

Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :

Ooh...Second FitzChivalry. I was thinking aobut putting him on my list, but I couldn't decide between him and the Fool. I guess including both works.

Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :

I'm really in love with their relationship, though it got a little weird there at the end.

Ni!

Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :

Oh for goodness...

It's Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :

Although, the dog from Rugrats was also a good Spike.

Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :

Spunky Susie

Posted by Nathan2006 (Member # 9387) on :

Oh, I forgot! Firekeeper, from the 'Wolf' series by Jane Lindskold. I may have already said this, but I have really slow dial-up, and I don't want to fool with checking to find out.

Posted by GForce (Member # 9584) on :

I second John Corey, and nominate Ian Malcolm.

On film, I like Hoffman's Captain Hook, as well as Inigo Montoya, Dannny Ocean, Clementine Kruczynski, and Luke Skywalker.

Posted by anti_maven (Member # 9789) on :

Han Solo

I can't believe I'm the first to mention him.

Inna book, hmm: Nanny Ogg or Juan Rico (Pratchett & Heinlein respectively)

Posted by Liz B (Member # 8238) on :

TV: Monk

Posted by SenojRetep (Member # 8614) on :

Spock
Iago
Strange AND Norrell
Taran, Assistant Pigkeeper
Holden Caulfield
Randall Patrick McMurphy
Don Quixote
Sir Thomas More (Man for All Seasons)

Posted by Happy Camper (Member # 5076) on :

The Janitor

Posted by HandEyeProtege (Member # 7565) on :

Han Qing-jao

So tragically flawed, and yet impossible not to love.

Though, FitzChivalry Farseer would be a good runner up.

I'd love to pick someone from Strange and Norrell, but honestly, how could you narrow one down? Besides the titular characters, there's the gentleman with thistledown hair, Childermass, John Uskglass, Vinculus--all fabulous characters.