Favourite fictional character?

[gaz]

Following on from Farmgirl's book thread here's a similar one. Premise is simple - name your favourite fictional character, literary characters are preferred but if you're too dumb to read books then you can name one from the screen world (And if you fall into that category, then learn to f**king read).

Straight off the top of my head I'm going for Andrew "Ender" Wiggin from Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game". It starts with him as a six year old and ends (I think) when he's around ten, it's the story of him being groomed at battle school to become a general and saviour of the human race.

[farmgirl]

I like Kate from The Taming of the Shrew, because she's a woman before her time. :D

[Fintin]

George and Lennie from of mice and men....


from a film...Joel Barish..eternal sunshine of the spotless mind...

also Red and Andy from Shawshank Redemption...

[Javehn]

Jay and Silent Bob . Recognise .

[FRO]

I'd have to say Marlow, Joseph Conrad's narrator for both Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim. I like Marlow's world-weary, cynical yet romantic voice.

However, I'm also a huge fan of Henry V as portrayed in the eponymous play by Shakespeare and Athos of Dumas' the Three Musketeers series.

[Seraphim]

Al Gore...we all know hes a robot.

[2Sheds_Jackson]

Without a doubt it's Malphew Doy'ce from Valdoski's Salutations of an Oligarchy. His character's forthright presentation of cool logic and narrative quasi-Faustian hierarchal analysis amid the unrestrained excesses of common human misery always inspired me.

Either him or Hank Hill.

[Trigger]

Wow 2Sheds, you sounded just like Huck Mucus for a minute there :D

My favorites: Nick Stone from Andy McNab's novels. He keeps going even as his world crumbles around him. Sometimes cold and brutally efficient but still able to find humor in some situations and care deeply for the few people he has allowed to get close to him.

and...

Jack Ryan from Tom Clancy's novels. He's just the all-American hero.

[FuturePara]

Captain Yossarian from Catch 22 was a crack up.

[California Joe]

Roland the Gunslinger from the Dark Tower series.

[Rantanplan]

Arthur Dent

And who doesn't know who Arthur Dent is, can kiss my ass!!!!!! :bash:

[zenmaster]

Quagmire from Family Guy. Giggity Giggity Gigitay!

[Argyll]

Aragon..........the man could kick ass big time,and he was almost as good looking as me!! ;)











Shut it Joe!!

[FallenAngel]

Iago from Othello. He's on evil and manipulating bastard.

Oh, and of course, the Super Heroes (Spiderman, Superman, Batman, Punisher, X-Men). :lol:

Jay and Silent Bob, biatch. They get all the supa' fine honies :lol:

[Trident-za]

Aragon..........the man could kick ass big time,and he was almost as good looking as me!! ;)



rofl

I agree with 3 characters listed above: Nick Stone, Aragorn and Roland the Gunslinger (how many of the series have you read, Joe?) Also read a book called "Moscow USA"... had a Russian character in it, ex Alpha, who's name currently escapes me, but he was impressive too.

Well, all the above characters are the same kind of guy, arent they? So much for new age man stuff :)

Edit. I just remembered, the Russian guy was named Nikolai Sherenko (don't trust my spelling though)

[molly747]

Scout from 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' I was a tomboy growing up, plus it's a really great coming of age story. And it takes place in the South, so I could always relate to the way the characters interacted.

[Argyll]

Before Aragon,there was the main character from Eric Van Lustbaders books about the Ninja........I think his name was Nick as well?

[Trident-za]

Arthur Dent

And who doesn't know who Arthur Dent is, can kiss my ass!!!!!! :bash:

Arthur Dent is very funny... love that "trilogy of four" :)

[HELEX]

Aeon Flux

[NcDeuce]

Malcolm from Shakespeare's Macbeth

[Trident-za]

Oh, I forgot... probably my all-time favourite is Arkady Renko from Gorky Park, Polar Star, Havannah Bay and Red Square. To anyone who hasn't read these books, you really should!

[Aussie E]

Roland the Gunslinger from the Dark Tower series.
Their is another Roland that I like:
Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner. From the song of the same name by the late great Warren Zevon.

[hank]

Captain Yossarian from Catch 22 was a crack up.

Great choice, great book.

I always identified with the kid from Faulkner's "The Rievers". Can't remember his name but its a great story if you are disciplined enought to make it through Faulkner. I have read it and someone once told me that a young Steve McQueen played him in a film version. I can't remember his name off top of my head and all books are packed.

Another Southern classic that I have enjoyed is Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer. I think I would pick Tom between the two, but both are great. Can't think about Tom without remembering stuf as a kid. Guess that's wehy we all still read it, huh?

Lastly, and this is from a movie, but I read so its OK, I like Will Munny from Unforgiven. some of the best serious one-line quotes and he waas meaner than a striped snake. Cool dude.

hank

[Tane Angle]

That's a toughie...S.R. Hadden, from Contact, is up there. Just a very interesting character, though not necessarily likeable in the sense that I'd let him near my daughter or I'd really want to go out for beers with him.

[Hullebullen]

Smeagol/Gollum...

[Gringo]

I quite like Slim from Of Mice and Men; for his philisophical personality. He seems to be the only character that is friendly and welcoming in the novel.
Everyone else is hostile is some way or another.
And Lennie as he is very innocent in the novel and doesn't deserve the consequences that happen to him.

[Fox2]

The good Samaritan from Luke 10:25-37.

Taken in context, it's a story not only about being kind to those you see as your neighbors, but also those you wouldn't. Back in those days, those from Judea had some extreme prejudices against those from Samaria, and vice versa. It's a story about loving others like you love yourself, no matter where they come from or the color of their skin.

[California Joe]

Roland the Gunslinger from the Dark Tower series.
Their is another Roland that I like:
Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner. From the song of the same name by the late great Warren Zevon.

I've read them all. Great song Oz.

[Trigger]

Roland the Gunslinger from the Dark Tower series.

Oooooh!
Good choice. I forgot about him. woot

[Dennis G]

Johnny Rico in "Starship Troopers" The book not the Movie

[Elmo]

Billy Pilgrim from Slaughterhouse-five.

[Dennis G]

Billy Pilgrim from Slaughterhouse-five.

thats a good one

[OB Kenobi]

Jesus.

No, actually I don't like Jesus.

Ok, maybe... Conan. Yeah, that's it.

[Trigger]

^You're going to hell for that.

Mel Gibson told me.

Did so. p-)

[Ratamacue]

Gurney Halleck from Dune or Tyler Durden from Fight Club.

[memphiz]

John Clark:Rainbow Six
Jake Grafton: From any of Stephen Coonts books
Richard Markinco

[Falco]

Good question

[PsihoKeke]

Vojko from Ukana. He's very smart, thoughtful, resorcefull and excellent sniper.

[James]

Half Cocked Jack Shaftoe, from Neil Stephenson's "Quicksilver" and "The Confusion".

[mocking_loudly_died]

Wow 2Sheds, you sounded just like Huck Mucus for a minute there :D

My favorites: Nick Stone from Andy McNab's novels. He keeps going even as his world crumbles around him. Sometimes cold and brutally efficient but still able to find humor in some situations and care deeply for the few people he has allowed to get close to him.

and...

Jack Ryan from Tom Clancy's novels. He's just the all-American hero.

Nick Stone, I read those books for the humor the character provides - great one-liners.

"he was as serious as cancer" .

[digrar]

Shane Schofield "the scarecrow" from Mathew Reilly's Ice Station, Area 7 and Scarecrow.
I also liked John Clark when he was a younger John Kelly in Without Remorse (they should make a movie about that book).

[ikurinturbiini]

Billy Pilgrim from Slaughterhouse-five.

Vonnegut rocks.

My fav is Kilgore Trout.

I also like Sinuhe the Egyptian.

[caspermeister]

Achilles from the up coming TROY
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