Who are your favorite characters from fantasy & sci-fi stories?

[Tonguez]

Overall Favourite: Tarzan, Lord Greystoke

Fantasy: Susan Sto Helit - Pratchett (Deaths Granddaughter)
followed by Woefully Fat (from On Stranger Tides)

Sci-Fi: Dave Lister - Red Dwarf (Last human in the universe)

 

[Sado]

Fantasy:
Damastes a Cimabue (Seer King by Chris Bunch)
Janos Greycloak (The Far Kingdoms by Allan Cole and Chris Bunch)

Sci-Fi:
Keill Randor (The Last Legionary by Douglas Hill)
Donal Graeme (Dorsai by Gordon Dickson)

EDIT-Didn't see that we were limiting it to two, had to take a couple out.

 

[Hypersmurf]

There are a lot of characters I know and also like in this thread, but these two I've never heard of -- care to share some details? I'd rather hear it from you than Google it.

Well, Miles Vorkosigan is the main character in Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan books. He's small, weak, fragile, hyperactive, and brilliant.

Paraphrasing from memory: "I remember the last time," the admiral of a mercenary fleet growls at Miles. "You entered Tau Verde local space with a staff of four. Within two months, you were dictating terms..."

Simon Illyan is the Chief of Imperial Security. He's described, repeatedly, as 'dry'. He gets some of the best lines in the whole series.

"The lady asked you to unhand her, Lieutenant. She shouldn't have to ask twice. Or... once."

Or one of my favourites:

"You know the old story, where the king tries to get rid of his daughter's only unsuitable suitor by setting him three impossible tasks? Don't ever try that with Miles. Just... don't."

-Hyp.

 

[Squire James]

I'd go for Morollan from the Jhereg series as my fantasy favorite, and Miles Vorkosigan for sci-fi. Miles has made it through - 10? - books without getting stale, which is quite an accomplishment!

 

[reapersaurus]

Fantasy: Garet Jax, the Weaponsmaster from The Wishsong of Shannara

Sci-Fi: Hideo, the vat-grown ninja from Neuromancer

 

[Ghostknight]

Sci fi: Donal Graeme (Dorsai Series- Gordon r Dickson) and Lew Alton (Darkover Series- marion Zimmer Bradley)

Fantasy: Rincewind and Samwise Gamgee

Heh- notice the complete absence of any of the fluff characters from the game based books in this thread?

 

[EastCoast9]

Fantasy: Can't narrow it down to just 2, too many entertaining characters out there! First is Buiva, the old god of war from the Tales of the Bard series (and by extension Owen the weapon master, since I thought they were practically identical characters). Then Decado the Icekiller, from David Gemmell's 'The King beyond the Gate'. Then Tomas/Ashen-Shugar from the Riftwar. Then the Patrician of Ankh-Morporkh. After them comes most of the characters David Gemmell has written (guess I'm a fanboy), followed by a good half the characters from the Feist/Wurts Empire series.

Sci-Fi: Alot easier for me... Odetta from the Dark Tower series & Orion from the series of the same name.

 

[Brakkart]

Fantasy:

FitzChivalry Farseer - From the Farseer & Tawny Man Trilogies by Robin Hobb.
Commander Sir Samuel Vimes - From various Discworld novels.
Angua - From various Discworld novels.
Sorak the Tribe of One - From the Tribe of One Trilogy & The Broken Blade Dark sun novels by Simon Hawke.
Raif Sevrance - From the Swords of Shadows trilogy by J.V. Jones.

Sci-Fi:

Ambassador Vir Cotto - Centauri Trilogy by Peter David.

 

[Felonious Ntent]

Fantasy:
Paran Ganoes and Fiddler in Steven Erikson's Malazan book of the Fallen.

Sci-fi:
Angus Thermopyle from Donaldson's Gap series

 

[Hypersmurf]

Fantasy: Garet Jax, the Weaponsmaster from The Wishsong of Shannara

Oooo-ooh.

He's awesome. I might bump Kragar for Garet Jax in the Supporting Character position.

-Hyp.