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Two characters, Tarzan and James Bond, have just been nominated a second time. Thus, #120 and #124, should be taken out and we're at number #123--next entry should be 124.

115 Zorro Zorro, whose real name is Don Diego de la Vega, is a master swordsman and hero who fights agaisnt tyrrany, injustice, and oppression. He first appearned in 1919 in a pulp magazine. Since then he has appeared in novels, comics, pulp serials, tv series, animated series, and several...

88 The Wicked Witch of the West I'll get you my pretty... The main villain from Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch of the West is the sister of the Witch of the East, who was killed by the story's heroine Dorothy near the beginning of the story. Dorothy takes the ruby slippers...

One more essential nomination... 86 'Dirty' Harry Callahan "Ah Ah, I know what you're thinking. 'Did he fire six shots or only five?' Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I've kinda lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and...

78 The Lone Ranger 'Who was that masked man?' The Lone Ranger was a popular radio program from 1933 to 1954. It also inspired numerous comic books, two movie serials, books, a television series (1949-1957) starring Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger and several animated cartoon series. 'Hi...

65 The Terminator The Terminator. He terminates people.

64 The Equalizer Robert 'The Equalizer' McCall, main character of the 80s action TV show of the same name Odds against you? Robert McCall, better known and the Equalizer, was a secret agent with a dark and mysterious past, and a guilty conscience. He decides to atone himself by...

58 Gil Grissom Gil Grissom is a charcter on the TV show CSI. He is the lead Crime Scene Investigator at the night shift of the Las Vegas crime lab. Besides being an expert in crime forensics, he's one of the world's leading experts on insects, and often is able to use them in his...

51 Allan Quartermain Sean Connery as Quartermain Stewart Granger as Quartermain From the pen of H Rider Haggard (King Solomon's Mines, Allan Quartermain, et al.), Allan Quartermain is the prototype for the wandering adventurer treasure hunter who would eventually become Indiana Jones. But...

47 Jean-Luc Picard Renaissance man captain of the Enterprise.

44 R2 D2 One of four characters who appeared in all 6 Star Wars episodes, 'Artoo's' universally-recognizable beeps and whistles, while never understood word for word, always seemed clearly understandable.

38 Odo One of the more intriguing characters from the Star Trek universe, Chief Constable Odo is a shapechanger living in a foreign land. He has ties to many of the powers in the ST: DS9 Storyline (he is a founder himself; he worked for the Cardassians, and later the Bajorans). His...

37 Lex Luthor Quite simply, the greatest criminal mind of all time. Superman's lifelong enemy, who is obsessed with killing Superman and taking over the entire world.

33 Angus MacGyver Simply known as 'MacGyver', or 'Mac', this clever character became a classic 'brains over brawn'. He always figured a way out of his jams. Like all classic characters he had his share of trademarks--the leather jacket he always wore and never washed, and duct tape and...

32 Belloq Another Raiders of the Lost Ark villain: Rene Belloq is Indiana Jones' most talented and competitive rival, and enemy, in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark. He frequently refers to this competition by saying 'what was once yours, is now mine.' Belloq is a french archeologist who...

15 Buffy Summers In our first act of Affirmative Action, I'm going to drop in a female. Fans of the series may prefer Buffy's sometimes-boyfriend Angel, the cursed vampire with a enlightened soul and a dark background. (and, those fans are free to nominate him). Buffy represents a...

14 Conan What character showdown on a fantasy website would be complete without this guy: I think this character needs little introduction. To many people, Conan IS sword and sorcery. He was born on a battlefield, and his whole life seemed to be one. When not in combat we wandered the...

13 Tarzan Tarzan was introduced to the world in 1914 by Edgar Rice Burroughs. I believe he is one of the top five heros to be featured in a movie (Sherlock Holmes is #1), and has been the hero comic strips, comic books, radio, and television programs. Tarzan is the son of a British Lord...

11 Robin Hood Robin Hood originated from popular medieval ballads and continues as a popular hero in literature, cinema, and television today. He's the main hero in in dozens of films as well as numerous tv series, including an upcoming BBC production starring Jonas Armstrong. Robin Hood is...