Greatest Character Showdown! (Nominations CLOSED)

[Starman]

79. King Arthur

Arthur leading his knights

King Arthur is one of the most legendary figures in western mythology. His story has been told many times in many different forms. In most, he was given the sword Excaliber by the Lady of the Lake as a sign of his destiny to rule Britain. He assembled the Knights of the Round Table at the castle of Camelot and created a benevolent kingdom. He married the lady, Guinevere, but she falls in love with the knight Lancelot, Arthur's best friend, and they betray Arthur and consummate their love. Arthur is tricked by his evil half-sister, Morgan le Fay, into sleeping with her and their union produces a son, Mordred. Mordred is raised by Morgan to hate Arthur and when he grew up, he raised an army and went to war against his father. The war destroys the near utopic kingdom of Camelot. Arthur defeats and kills his son, but sustained wounds that killed him soon after. He had one of his knights throw Excaliber back into the lake before he died. According to legend, he will return in Britain's darkest hour.

 

[Templetroll]

#80

The Cheshire Cat

Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll

"And as she went along, there was the Cat again! And she told it she didn't like it coming and going so quickly.

So this time the Cat vanished quite slowly, beginning with the tail, and ending with the grin. Wasn't that a curious thing, a Grin without any Cat?"

 

[Talgian]

Arthur should be 79 and Cheshire Cat 80.

-Talgian

 

[Relique du Madde]

81. Sepiroth

The central antagonist in Final Fantasy VII. He is the product of bioengineering and contains the alien DNA from an entity known as J.E.N.O.V.A. He is a highly trained warrior who is considered to be the most famous member SOLDIER, a paramilitary group controlled by Shin-Ra Corporation. Sepiroth is responsible for the destruction of the town of Nibelheim and the murder of its citizens. Five years after the town's destruction, Sepiroth set to motion a plan which would have destroyed the Earth if it were not for the efforts of Cloud Strife and his companions.

 

[Jakar]

No. 82 - The Greatest Robot of all time - Bender Bending Rodriguez!!!

Bender Bending Rodríguez, more commonly known as Bender (assembled c. 2998 in Mexico) is a fictional sapient robot in the Futurama animated cartoon television series. He is voiced by actor John DiMaggio.

A comic anti-hero, Bender was described by Turanga Leela as an "alcoholic, whore-mongering, chain-smoking gambler," which largely sums up his personality. He curses, fights, argues, smokes cigars (to make himself look cool), drinks constantly (though, in his defense, alcohol is his primary fuel), reads robot pornography (in the form of circuit diagrams), and constantly demands attention and praise from everyone around him (he even created Bender Day). He also has a strictly voluntary sense of morals, being a kleptomaniac who snatches wallets and other valuables at every opportunity. He is easily the most offensive of the Planet Express crew. It is often stated that he has no emotions, though this is quite clearly not true ("We robots don't have any emotions, and sometimes *sniff* that makes me feel very sad!")


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bender_Bending_Rodriguez

 

[PhoenixDarkDirk]

83 David Xanatos

David Xanatos is a major character from the animated TV series Gargoyles. He was frequently at odds with the protagonists. A wealthy industrialist, his business interests include robotics, a media studio, and genetic research. His major goals are control and immortality. He is rather pragmatic, believing that revenge is foolish, and finds benefit in most defeats.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Xanatos

 

[Yellow Sign]

84. Bugs Bunny

No character -- much less a rabbit -- has captured the American moviegoer's imagination as thoroughly and uproariously as Bugs Bunny. And no character has dominated the medium of animation for as long as the unabashedly bold Brooklyn bunny.
Bugs Bunny is arguably the most popular and recognizable cartoon character of all time. In a classic role and true to his smart-aleck, self-confident nature, Bugs, rather than flee from a stalking hunter (the ubiquitous Elmer Fudd), faced him down with a disarming, unimpressed "Ehh, what's up, doc?".

Bugs' well-known personality was given depth and dimension from nearly every director at Warner Bros. cartoons. And his Brooklyn-Bronx accent, voiced by actor Mel Blanc, combined with his quick wit, brash resourcefulness, and boisterous independence, gave him the street credentials that have delighted three generations of devoted audiences. Knightly Knight Bugs No 1, in which the "wascally wabbit" stars, won an Academy Award. In addition, Bugs has appeared in full-length motion pictures, over 175 animated shorts and several prime time specials. So how has this rabbit managed to win the hearts of virtually every age of movie fan around the world? Simple. The gregarious but truly lovable Bugs Bunny always wins, no matter who he's battling, and no matter what the situation. No bully is too big, no hypocrite safe, no pompous adversary so powerful, that Bugs can't joyfully whittle him down to kindling wood.

Bugs' foremost rival was the passive-aggressive, chicken-brained hunter Elmer Fudd, voiced by Arthur Q. Bryan. The pair was famously cast against each other in the Wagner spoof, What's Opera, Doc?, the first animated short-subject to be inducted into the National Film Registry. Bugs and Elmer also appeared together in several theatrical releases including Stage Door Cartoon and Hare Tonic, in which Bugs escapes by tricking Elmer into thinking there is a terrible outbreak of "Rabbit-itus." In Wabbit Twouble, Bugs messes up Elmer's plans for "west" and "wewaxation" in Jellostone Park, and in Chuck Jones' Rabbit Fire, Bugs and Daffy Duck have a famous argument - much to the bufuddlement of Elmer Fudd - about whether it's duck season or rabbit season. The ever-scheming "genius" Wile E. Coyote also matches wits with Bugs - and loses -- in To Hare Is Human, Operation: Rabbit and Hare-Breadth Hurry. Hare-Way To The Stars has Bugs unknowingly stowing away aboard a rocket to Mars, where he has to prevent another adversary, Marvin The Martian, from destroying the Earth. And in the classic Bewitched Bunny, Bugs rescues the fairy tale characters Hansel and Gretel from Witch Hazel's clutches, and narrowly escapes being cooked as dinner himself. Then there's a passel of sidesplitting cartoons, all directed by Friz Freleng, in which Bugs battles the explosive fury of Yosemite Sam.

Whether it's building an elevator for his rabbit hole, tunneling to Sing Song Prison to hide out from hunters, or commanding the stage as a concert pianist in the cult classic Rhapsody Rabbit, Bugs Bunny has become an international hero. Not only has the world's favorite rabbit made generations of Looney Tunes fans laugh out loud, but he has done it in true prizewinning Bugs style - always cool and ever-so witty. What's up, you ask? Bugs is unbeatable, that's what!

 

[Morrus]

Edmund Blackadder

Blackadder is the generic name that encompasses four series of an acclaimed BBC historical sitcom, along with several one-off instalments. The first series was written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson, while subsequent episodes were written by Curtis and Ben Elton. The shows were produced by John Lloyd, and starred Rowan Atkinson as the eponymous anti-hero, Edmund Blackadder, and Tony Robinson as his sidekick/dogsbody, Baldrick.

Although each series is set in a different historical period, all follow the fortunes (or, rather, misfortunes) of Edmund Blackadder (played by Atkinson), who in each is a member of an English family dynasty present at many significant periods and places in British history. Although his intelligence levels rise over the course of the series (the character starts as being quite unintelligent in the first and gradually becomes smarter through each passing generation), each Blackadder is similar in that they are all cynical, cowardly opportunists concerned with maintaining and increasing their own status and fortunes in life, regardless of their surroundings. Also, each Blackadder's social status becomes lower, even though Blackadder's intellect increases. The lives of each man are also entwined with their servants, all called Baldrick (played by Robinson), who in each generation acts as the dogsbodies / punching bags of the various Blackadders, and who decreases in intelligence (and in personal hygiene standards). Each Blackadder is also saddled with the company of a dim-witted aristocrat - Lord Percy Percy (Tim McInnerny) in the first two seasons, George (Hugh Laurie) in the second two - whose presence he must somehow tolerate.

 

[johnsemlak]

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 would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?"

Dirty Harry, who first appeared in the film of the same name and later in several sequals, is the archetype of the cop who bends the rules to seek justice, who believes the ends justifies the means. He believes in justice, and retributive punishment for criminals--by any means necesary. He often comes into confict with his superiors over his methods.

 

[Ilium]

#87 Rooster Cogburn

#87 Rooster Cogburn

Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn is a fictional wild west character who first appears in the Charles Portis novel True Grit. The novel was adapted into a movie (True Grit, 1969) and a 1975 sequel titled Rooster Cogburn was also produced. John Wayne played Cogburn in both films and garnered his only Oscar for his performance in the first movie. Cogburn is portrayed as an anti-hero, an unusual role for Wayne, who usually played strait-laced heroes. The character was also featured in a 1978 made-for-TV sequel, also called True Grit, starring Warren Oates in the featured role.

Cogburn is described as a "fearless, one-eyed U.S. marshal who never knew a dry day in his life." He is "the toughest marshal" working the Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) on behalf of Judge Isaac Parker, the real-life U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of Arkansas (having criminal jurisdiction in the Indian Territory, as the baliff repeatedly announces in both films).

In the first film, Cogburn helps Mattie Ross (played by Kim Darby) to track down Tom Cheney, the man who killed Ross's father. In the sequel, he teams up with Eula Goodnight (Katharine Hepburn) and Wolf (Richard Romancito) while on the trail of a desperado, Hawk (Richard Jordan), who has stolen a shipment of nitroglycerin from the U.S. Army.

-Wikipedia