[NT] What's your favourite fictional character of ALL-TIME?

[InsatiableCuriosity]

Charlie in Flowers for Algernon - he epitomises in his loss of innocence, and return to his original level of intelligence, the harm we may do when we identify the life lived by another as lacking in value and seek to change it.

 

[Reflection]

Yups.

Ooooh I know! This should have been my first thought considering the other thread I'm posting in.

River kind of annoys me. She's too inconsistent - one time a bad ass quasi-heroine, the other a damsel in distress.

Mal, on the other hand...

 

[Fluffywolf]

The big bad wolf.

 

[Aleksei]

The Doctor.

Eleven different utterly fucking awesome characters, all wrapped up into one. And 100% within the rules.

 

[Reflection]

The Doctor.

-pic snippety snip-

Eleven different utterly fucking awesome characters, all wrapped up into one. And 100% within the rules.

Ooooh, how could I have forgotten about the Doctor?

I favour 3 and 10 slightly above the others, though.

 

[Aleksei]

Ten and Nine are my favorites, personally -- especially Nine. Ten is epic, but he'd never think of destroying an invading alien family by calling of a missile drop on Ten Downing Street.

 

[Reflection]

I never connected with Nine. I prefer the more playful versions, more human. Nine was distanced and rough. Something about him really didn't sit well with me.

 

[Resonance]

River kind of annoys me. She's too inconsistent - one time a bad ass quasi-heroine, the other a damsel in distress.

Mal, on the other hand...

Mal is a little too ... I don't know. Too much integrity or something. In a hot way though.

River's ability to bridge gaps in otherwise inescapable situations is what makes her awesome IMO. The fact that she's a liability the rest of the time is of no consequence.

 

[CrystalViolet]

I loved Ayla from Clan of cave bear book series, at least in the earlier books.

 

[Stevo]

Gandalf the White.

But I'm a gigantic Lord of the Rings nerd.

 

[Coriolis]

Severus Snape is my favorite character of all times. I favor him because I admire his superior intelligence, innovation, courage and blunt honesty. I admire him because of the many sacrifices he did in the name of love and for the light's victory, with no regards to other's opinions, no regards to his life,etc. He may be unpleasant but at least he's authentic. He may be only a fictional character but he's my new idol...

I was wondering if anyone would list Snape. He is probably my favorite character as well, though for somewhat different reasons. I am continually amazed how much this character from "just" a children's fantasy series stands out, even relative to characters in the classic or "great" literature I have read.

 

[CrystalViolet]

I was wondering if anyone would list Snape. He is probably my favorite character as well, though for somewhat different reasons. I am continually amazed how much this character from "just" a children's fantasy series stands out, even relative to characters in the classic or "great" literature I have read.

He is one of most complex characters to arise from modern literature. I remember reading he was almost Shakespearean in nature in a review some where. I mean, you have to be dead inside, not to be moved by his motives in the end (or least appreciate them). Just thinking about it makes me want to read the harry potter series again.

I have to add another character. Jon Shannow from one of David Gemmel's book series.

 

[Reflection]

He is one of most complex characters to arise from modern literature. I remember reading he was almost Shakespearean in nature in a review some where. I mean, you have to be dead inside, not to be moved by his motives in the end (or least appreciate them). Just thinking about it makes me want to read the harry potter series again.

See, I don't appreciate his motives at all. I would rather have him posses an inner sense of honour and justice, over this semblance of love JKR tried to project for him. Love is a great motivator, but in the end, he never really loved Lily, and was rather selfish in his reasoning. I very much disliked the explanation in the 7th book.

Gandalf the White.

But I'm a gigantic Lord of the Rings nerd.

Just LOTR or everything about Middle earth? Because if we're counting everything, it's a toss up between Beren and Turin for me.

Oh, and I remembered another one of my favourites. Tyrion Lannister of Martin's Song of Ice and Fire.

 

[Stevo]

Well, I've always wanted to read the rest of Tolkien's Middle Earth lore, but I've not had the chance as of yet. So I've made up for it by reading the trilogy hundreds of times.

 

[Reflection]

I love Tolkien's world so much, I'm even learning Quenya. Such a geek.

 

[Aleksei]

Gandalf the White.

fucking racist

 

[kendoiwan]

Drizzt Do'Urden ISTP god

 

[Within]

Benjamin Linus.

 

[Weber]

Just LOTR or everything about Middle earth? Because if we're counting everything, it's a toss up between Beren and Turin for me.

The character of Túrin was too much sound and fury and not enough thinking for my tastes. Narn i Chîn Húrin was still excellent, though.

 

[CrystalViolet]

See, I don't appreciate his motives at all. I would rather have him posses an inner sense of honour and justice, over this semblance of love JKR tried to project for him. Love is a great motivator, but in the end, he never really loved Lily, and was rather selfish in his reasoning. I very much disliked the explanation in the 7th book.

I actually have to read the last book again to remind myself. I just remember being very touched.