Fictional Rogues

[erleni]

Silk from David Edding's Belgariad is another great example, even of he borders a little bit on the assassin side.

 

[Noir le Lotus]

Riddick is a fighter who took a dip in Rogue for easier access to the Shadow Dancer PrC.

The Bride is a pure fighter. Nothing really roguey in what she does.

In the Black Company novels, Raven is a pure rogue : he fights with daggers and is very skilled to infiltrate, disguise and bluff.

 

[Raith5]

I would add Gary Gygax's Gord the rogue from the novels.

In scfi context: James Bolivar DiGriz, aka "The Stainless Steel Rat"

 

[Radiating Gnome]

Walter Slovotsky, from Joel Roseberg's Guardians of the Flame series is literally a rogue (And a damn good model of one).

Open to any page in Thieves World. That guy's a rogue.

Halfcocked Jack Shaftoe from Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle is dynamite.

Raven in the Black Company (Glen Cook). Most of the members of the company are a little shady, but Raven takes it to the hilt.

 

[mkill]

If we're talking Rogue, you absolutely have to mention Lidda. Only she puts the hawt in halfling.

And to keep it within D&D, Annah and Imoen.

Star Wars: Han Solo and Lando Calrissian.

DS9: Quark. I've been watching DS9 again lately and he acts like every Rogue in any D&D campaign, ever.

 

[Greg K]

I think the Mouser was one of the models for the D&D rogue. Cugel the Clever from Jack Vance's books was as well.

And Zelazny's Jack of Shadows

 

[grimslade]

The Grey Mouser is the quintessential D&D rogue. Gods IN Lankhmar bless his dark heart.

The whole Li Tam family in The Psalms of Isaak (Lamentation, Canticle and Antiphon) are good examples of roguery? roguishness? characters of loose morals?

Batman is a rogue. Maybe some monk multiclass but a rogue.