All-time favorite fictional characters

[Welverin]

The fact that I am such a nerd that I would actually consider what video game character I would want to be.

Well I don't see how it's any worse than a character from a book or the like. More likely even since you're more actively involved.

And yet even with all of the time that I spend on video games I still can't seem to beat Ninja Gaiden.

Well seeing as how the gaming professionals went on about how hard it is, I'm not surprised.

 

[Gomez]

Sherlock Holmes/Doctor Watson
Indiana Jones
Kimball Kinnison: (E.E. Doc Smith's Lensman series)
Dracula
Dr. Who (Tom Baker's version)
Honor Harrington
Horatio Hornblower
Londo Molari
Sam Spade
Darth Vader
Conan
Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart's classic character from "Casablanca")
Karl Kolchak (The Night Stalker TV shows)
Gandalf
Marvin the Android
James Bond

 

[Loghar]

Sparhawk from Eddings definitely tops my list, he's just so... real.
Perrin from WoT would probably be next. I relate to him a lot.
Roland (Gunslinger/Dark Tower series) is too cool.
Crowley from Good Omens, a Prachett/Gaiman book.

I guess the combination of Good guys doing bad stuff, and Bad guys doing Good that makes the characters interesting to me. Which is why Sparhawk and Crowley are on my list. Actually, nearly all the characters in Eddings's book are like that, and they always stand out.

 

[Demmero]

Most of my faves have already been listed, with one notable exception:

The Undertaker (WWE)

 

[ironmani]

Lets see if I can recall them...
Alias and Dragonbait
Rastlin
Sturm
Lord Soth
Redgar (he was pretty cool in the D and D novels)
Phelan Kell
Eddard Stark
Jon Snow
Kaz The Minitour
Theoden, King (I was so saddened by his death)
Boromir
Wuflgar (Till R.A. Salvatore turned him into a raging drunk Conan. A Pox upon him!)
Preacher (From the Preacher comic)
Cassidy, the Vampire (From the same)
Saint of Killers (Ditto)
Iron Man (Greatest Hero EVAR!!!!! imho)
Captain Marvel (The DC guy, not the stupid Peter David one. He's crazy!)
Spider Man
Dr Fate
and I am sure there are others I am forgetting......

 

[Richards]

In no particular order but alphabetical:

Adam Warlock (but mostly during the original series where he was confronting the Magus; I didn't like some of the more recent stuff)
Adrian Monk (Monk)
Alexander DeLarge (A Clockwork Orange)
Bruce Wayne/Batman
Calvin (Calvin & Hobbes)
Chiun (from The Destroyer novels)
Cugel the Clever (Jack Vance's Dying Earth novels)
Daria Morgendorfer (Beavis & Butthead, Daria)
Death (The Sandman)
Delerium (The Sandman)
Doctor, the (Doctor Who)
Doctor Phibes (The Abominable Dr. Phibes, Dr. Phibes Rises Again)
Dream (The Sandman)
Emma Peel (The Avengers)
Festina Ramos (from James Alan Gardner's novels)
Godzilla (the Toho version(s) only!)
Herr Starr (Preacher)
Hobbes (Calvin & Hobbes)
Jayne Cobb (Firefly)
John Carter (from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mars novels)
Joshua (Dark Angel)
Kwai Chang Caine (Kung Fu)
Leela (Doctor Who)
Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly)
Max (Dark Angel)
Number 6 (The Prisoner)
Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Ralph Hinkley (The Greatest American Hero)
Selina Kyle (Catwoman)
Severian (from Gene Wolfe's New Sun novels)
Sherlock Holmes
Stewie (Family Guy)
Swamp Thing (during the Alan Moore run of the series)
Tars Tarkas (from Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mars novels)

No doubt there are others, but those struck me immediately.

Johnathan

 

[RavenProject]

Why is everyone and his mother mentioning spiderman? He's a 15 years old kid with a lot of drama queen troubles (beside the superhero stuff) and he has a serious problem with making bad jokes in dire situations. At least that's all true for the comics. However, it might be, that most people here refer to the movie spiderman and that I could understand if I try hard. Just curious.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Why is everyone and his mother mentioning spiderman? He's a 15 years old kid with a lot of drama queen troubles (beside the superhero stuff) and he has a serious problem with making bad jokes in dire situations. At least that's all true for the comics. However, it might be, that most people here refer to the movie spiderman and that I could understand if I try hard. Just curious.

I grew up with him, he was cool, he is also one of the most known 'heros', plus he was a song that once gets in your head will not leave...Spider-man, spider-man...

 

[Orius]

All time favorite would probably be Conan. I like his use of violence to solve problems.

Other favorites would be Belgarath and Silk from Eddings' Belgariad and variouis sequels. Belgarath doesn't come off as just another Gandalf clone, he's a trouble maker at times, but he knows when to be serious and how to focus. And Silk is pretty much the only "iconic" character that isn't just a cliche, he's got some pretty good depth.

I'd also include Mat from the Wheel of Time. He's always getting in trouble, but he always manages to do the right thing. Plus his storylines are always fun to read.

I'll add another vote for Thrawn from Zahn's Star Wars books. He is one of the best Star Wars villians ever. He's in some ways the exact opposite of Vader, while Vader is always dominated by his anger, Thrawn is very cold and calculating. Plus his ability to gain insights into a species' psyche by studying their art was always interesting.

 

[Krug]

Not sure if he's been mentioned but Solomon Kane.