D&D 5E Best On Screen Depiction of the D&D Ranger

[Minigiant]

In disagreement with @Minigiant , to me one of the two true archetypes of Ranger is Robin Hood: someone forced by circumstance to live off the land and make the wilderness into his ally rather than his enemy. Most of the Merry Men also fall into this category.

The other archetype is of course Aragorn, in his Strider days.

Does he really live off the land though?

He steals from people and goes back to town to give to the poor. But does he take a cut to feed himself and the merry men?

And the Merry Men. That's a lot of human help, isn't it? They are Merry Men not Merry Treermen, Merry Moldmen, or Merry Bunnymen. Although the Disney one was furry and had bunnies. But they all were animals.

Sounds more like a fighter who took a level of rogue when he got chased into the forest and took Stealth and Perception skills.

I mean how many trees and animals did Robin Hood talk too?

But that's just my opinion. Fox Robin Hood.

 

[Tony Vargas]

Ok time to fight
Robin Hood isn't a ranger.
He is a fighter/rogue hiding to the woods. And he isn't even relying on nature nor mastering it.
And he has no magic abilities.

Wierdly enough, the original 0D&D/1e Ranger wasn't even a particularly good archer.
A fighter/rogue would at least have every reason to have a high DEX.

Of course, Robin Hood - a charismatic leader of armed insurgents controlling a territory within the confines of a troubled state in open defiance of that state's legitimate authority - was quite literally a warlord. ;p

 

[Leatherhead]

Deedlit is more of an Elf class or at least Fighter/Mage.

So I would have to give it to San, the Wolf Girl, from Princess Mononoke.

 

[Undrave]

Marshall Bravestarr I tell ya! He's living on the Frontier, he knows nature, he's got magical powers and even an animal companion! Plus is weapon of choice is a ranged weapon!

ALSO! Did you know Bravestarr has an official youtube channel with episodes? It's true!

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Wierdly enough, the original 0D&D/1e Ranger wasn't even a particularly good archer.
A fighter/rogue would at least have every reason to have a high DEX.

Of course, Robin Hood - a charismatic leader of armed insurgents controlling a territory within the confines of a troubled state in open defiance of that state's legitimate authority - was quite literally a warlord. ;p

They don’t control any territory, they’re bandits that have a forest that they hide in.
When the Prince’s men come, they run and hide. They haven’t laid claim, they are loyalists to the King.

 

[JiffyPopTart]

Deedlit is more of an Elf class or at least Fighter/Mage.

So I would have to give it to San, the Wolf Girl, from Princess Mononoke.

I'd vote San in as a monk. A reskinned monk reflecting nature powers instead of karate (aka San with the name filed off) was my ToA character.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Does he really live off the land though?

Yes. One of the things he "steels" is venison.

As for spellcasting, the 1980s TV series gave Robin a connection to the minor deity Herne the Hunter.

NB I disagree of the inclusion of Benjen Stark over Jon Snow in the poll. Jon Snow has the animal companion and is therefore more like a D&D ranger (although favouring 3rd edition).

 

[teitan]

Which edition because the ranger hasn’t been consistent through editions. 1e it’s very much Aragorn. Beyond that... I dunno.

 

[Coroc]

I voted for Aragorn, but the funniest thing about that survey, is that Aragorn in fact is more of a paladin with a woodsman background than a ranger.

 

[Coroc]

Again, there can be only one correct answer.

RANGER DANGER!

Now this is fishy, you will not present this as a beastmaster will you???